2007 Minor League Golf Tour Payout
Exceeds
1/2 MILLION DOLLARS!
December
21, 2007
JUPITER, Fla. - In 2007 the total payout
on the MLGT was $501,513.16, up from
$228,858.82 in 2006.
In 2005, our
first full year of operation, $75,868.85
was paid bringing the total MLGT purse
disbursement to $813,936.73 since the
tour kicked off in 2004.
Hal Jacobs Shoots 7 Under Par 65 To Win By
Three!
December 17, 2007
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Hal Jacobs of Pompano
Beach turned in a bogey-free scorecard
Monday to earn his second Minor League Golf
Tour title. Jacobs birdied Nos. 1, 5,
10, 13, 15, 17 and 18 on the south and
north nines at Ocean Breeze Golf Club.
The seven under par round was Hal's
personal best.
Marvin King, who came in second after a
three hole playoff last week at the 2007
Tour Championship, kept up the stellar play
with a four under par 68 and another second
place finish.
Steve Aliminas (69) finished third and was
the only other player in the field of 40
golfers to break 70. John Stoltz and
Scott Ford tied for fourth at two under par
70 and Scott Turner's 71 was good enough
for sixth place.
Jacobs earned $750 from the $4,207 purse.
His first MLGT victory was on Jan. 13,
2006, at the Florida Club in Stuart.
They Shot What?
Dully & Bensel Win Team Event
December 18, 2007
STUART, Fla. – Frank Dully of Salem, Mass.,
and Frank Bensel of Greenwich, Conn.,
combined to birdie 16 of 18 holes Tuesday
at the Florida Club to win the 2nd Annual
Holiday Team Championship.
Playing a four-ball stroke play format on
the front nine, Dully and Bensel made seven
birdies and two pars at the par-3 third and
par-4 seventh holes to turn in 29. In
the scramble format on the back nine they
made nine straight birdies for 27.
Their remarkable total, 56!!!!!!
Dully, head professional at Kernwood
Country Club in Salem, and Bensel, an
assistant at Century Country Club in
Purchase, N.Y., earned $1,400 ($700 each)
from the $9,000 purse.
The teams of Chris Diamiano & Brandon Knaub
and John Guyton & Anthony Aruta shot 59 to
tie for second place.
The team of Jerry Tucker and Chris Campbell
made the only skin of the day on the par-5
eleventh hole. Chris holed his bunker
shot for an eagle three. It was worth
a tour record $1,320!
Three teams tied for fourth at twelve under
par 60.
Scott Tucker and Rod Curl, Jr.
Dustin Cone and Justin Goodhue
Sandro Piaget and Ben Parker
Berliner birdies last hole to win over
Clodfelter by 1
December 20, 2007
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Scott Berliner
of Albany, N.Y., birdied the first
three holes Thursday but needed another
birdie at the 18th to earn
his first victory on the Minor League
Golf Tour.
With a 67 already posted earlier by
David Clodfelter, Berliner sank a ten
footer at the 18th hole for
his sixth birdie of the day. He
also birdied the eighth and 11th
holes in a bogey free round of 66.
He earned $800 from the $4,730 purse.
Forty-six players teed it up in the final
event of 2007 held on the challenging
Links at Madison Green.
Results
Skins Pot $320, 2 Skins, $160 Each
#11 Yohann Benson (eagle)
#18 Scott Berliner
(for the win and a skin)
Tour Championship Playoff Goes Three Holes
December 12, 2007
ATLANTIS, Fla. – Justin Hicks of Royal Palm
Beach birdied the third extra hole
Wednesday at Atlantis Country Club to win
the Minor League Golf Tour’s third annual
Tour Championship.
Hicks and Marvin King of Deerfield Beach tied at nine under
par 209. They halved the first two playoff holes, the
10th with pars and the 11th with
birdies. At the 12th, Hicks won with birdie
as King was unable to get up-and-down to make his birdie.
It was Hicks’ 15th victory, one less than Richard
Terga’s MLGT record 16. Hicks had rounds of 70-69-68
and earned $2,500 from the $16,715 purse. King shot
69-68-70 and received $2,000. He has 10 MLGT wins.
Justin Goodhue's 66 was the low round of the day and equaled
Jack Lander for the lowest round of the 2007 Tour
Championship.
Event Results
Day 3 Skins
Pot $140, 2 Skins, $70 each
#2 Dustin Cone
#5 David Clodfelter
Marvin King Takes 2 Shot Lead into Final
Round!
December 11, 2007
ATLANTIS, Fla. – Marvin King backed up his
first round 69 with a four under par 68 on
Tuesday to take a two shot lead into the
final round of the 2007 MLGT Tour
Championship. Marvin is currently second
on the 2007 Money List.
Leader Marvin King using his
"Texas wedge"
The 2006 money title holder
Justin Hicks is tied for second with Tim
Turpen and Dustin Cone two shots back.
Lurking three back is this year's money
leader Richard Terga, Scott Ford, and Jack
Lander who posted the lowest round of the
Tour Championship on Tuesday with a six under
par 66.
36 Hole Summary
Thirteen players are under par and 21
of 40 players made the cut and are at 147 or better.
Day 2 Skins
Pot $300, 3 Skins, $100 Each
#8 Clayton Gamber
#11 Jack Lander (eagle on par
4)
#12 Max Alverio (eagle)
Six Players Share Lead in 2007
Tour Championship!
December 10, 2007
ATLANTIS, Fla. – Six players shot three under
par 69 in the opening round of the 2007 MLGT
Tour Championship at Atlantis Country Club.
A total of 13 players are under par and 24
players are at 74 or better. The third MLGT Championship has a record $2,500 added
into the purse. ($1,200 was added in
2005 and $2,000 was added in 2006)
Day 1 Skins
Pot $300, 2 Skins, $150 Each
#12 Juan Aller (eagle)
#17 Jack Lander
JUPITER, Fla. – Yohann Benson
of Montreal posted a bogey-free
six under par 66 Tuesday at
Abacoa Golf Club to earn his
first victory on the Minor
League Golf Tour. Benson
birdied number 6, 8, 10, 11, 15
and 18 on his way to a three
shot win over 53 players.
He earned $900 from the $5,700
purse.
Matt Abbott, Derrick
Bohannon and Matt LeConche finished tied for
second place with three under
par 69's.
Skins Pot $400, 1 Skin, $400
David Clodfelter made eagle on
the par five tenth hole for the
only skin, $400!
Amateur O'Flynn Wins
Seven Man Playoff
Wednesday
December 5, 2007
PALM CITY, Fla. – Seven players
shot three under par 69 at
Hammock Creek on Wednesday
resulting in an unusual seven
man sudden death playoff.
Michael Brice, Brad Hartfield,
Justin Hicks, Pleasant Hughes,
Jack Lander, Sandro Piaget and
Amateur Thomas O'Flynn headed
to the first tee with daylight
in short supply in a scene
reminiscent of something you
might see on the Golf Channels
big break.
After a tee shot OB, three
missed birdie attempts from off
the green and two missed birdie
putts, the last player to hit
his third shot was amateur
Thomas O'Flynn, who drained his
12 foot birdie putt to win the
December Open.
Since O'Flynn is an amateur,
the USGA allows for up to a
maximum of $750 per event in
winnings in the form of
merchandise or gift
certificate. The remaining $50
of the $800 first place
allotment was divided between
the six players that tied for
second place.
Back on March 15 Justin Hicks
won a five man playoff at
Atlantis that ironically also
included Sandro Piaget and
Michael Brice.
Results
Skins Pot $330, 3 Skins, $110
each
#9 Yohann Benson (eagle)
#17 Rolf Muntz (eagle)
#18 Sandro Piaget
Weissenberg Shoots 69,
wins first event as a Pro!
Friday
December 7, 2007
HIALEAH, Fla. – Juan
Weissenberg of Miami fired a
three under par 69 on Friday at
the Country Club of Miami to
win the Minor League Golf Tour
event by two strokes, his first
victory as a professional.
Weissenberg made birdies at 2,
5, 7 and 12, and one
bogey at the par-4 sixth hole
on the 6,910-yard West course.
He won $600 from the $2,915
purse
John Stoltz and Marving King
both shot one under par 71 to
tie for second. Juan
Aller, playing his first event
as a professional tied for
forth with Max Alverio and
earned a $287.50 check.
Nick Kenney posted a 73 for a
solo sixth place finish and
Ryan Pienovi holed out his
second shot for an eagle two on
the par-4 tenth hole.
Juan Weissenberg has been
playing great golf this fall.
In October Juan and eight other
MLGT Players qualified for the
Nationwide Tour Miccosukee
Championship. A few weeks
later he shot 71-67-67 to
finish tied for first in a
Hooters Tour winter series
event, eventually losing in a
playoff.
Skins Pot $190, 3 Skins, $63.34
each
#2 Josh Williamowsky
#10 Ryan Pienovi (eagle)
#15 Hector Zapata
Clodfelter shoots 30 on
the front nine, wins by 4
Monday
November 19, 2007
STUART, Fla. – David Clodfelter
of Delray Beach made an eagle and
five consecutive birdies on the
front nine Monday at the Florida
Club enroute to a 65 and his
first Minor League Golf Tour
victory.
Clodfelter eagled the par-4
second hole and birdied Nos. 4,
5, 6, 7 & 8 to turn in 30.
He added one more birdie on the
back nine at the par-5 thirteenth
hole. The only blemish on
David's card was a bogey at the
par-3 third hole. Clodfelter's
stellar performance earned him
$750 from the $4,445 purse.
Jack Lander and Michael Connors
each took home $500 for their
three under par 69's and group of
five, Brett Burton, Michael
Brice, Dustin Cone, David M.
Smith and Scott Turner finished
at two under par 70.
Event Results
Skins Pot $330, 5
Skins, $66 Each #2 (Eagle), #6
Dave Clodfelter
#3 Adam White
#8 Scott Berliner (Eagle)
#18 Richard Terga
Peters by 1 over Terga
A Rivalry is Born?
Monday
November 26, 2007
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Justin Peters
of Plantation edged Richard Terga
of Miami by 66 to 67 in a Minor
League Golf Tour event Monday at
Ocean Breeze Golf Club.
Peters made six birdies, Terga an
eagle at the par-5 fourth hole
and three birdies. Neither
player had a bogey.
It was Peters’ 11th
MLGT victory, his seventh this
year and third this month. On
Nov. 8, Peters beat Terga in the
Match Play
Championship finals, 5
and 3. Today Peters earned
$600, Terga $425, from the $2,880
purse. Terga holds the MLGT
career record with 16 wins.
Yohann Benson shot 68 for solo
third place and Prang In, Brandon
Knaub, and
Justin Reiger tied for fourth
place with their
three under par 69's.
Event Results
Skins Pot $200, 3
Skins, $66.67 Each #7 Justin
Reiger
#12 Justin Peters
#14 Raul Cendoya
Turpen By 1
Wednesday
November 28, 2007
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Tim
Turpen of Fayetteville, Tenn.,
shot similar rounds of 70-71
for 141 to win the Minor League
Golf Tour Major by one stroke
Wednesday at Madison Green.
Turpen birdied the par-5 eighth
and 11th holes both
days as well as carding a bogey
at the par-3 13th
hole in each round. He
earned $1,250 from the $5,800
purse. It was his third MLGT
victory, his first since Feb.
12.
Brandon Knaub and Derrick
Bohannon finished tied for
second place, 1 shot behind
Turpen. Zac Oakley's 68
in the second round was the
lowest of the event. It
moved him from fourteenth place
into a tie for fourth with
first round leader Michael
Brice.
Results
Day 1
Skins Pot $140, 7 Skins, $20
Each
#5 Victor Leoni
#8 Yohann Benson (Eagle)
#9 Derrick Bohannon
#10 Ted Brown
#14 Michael Brice
#15 Greg Blackwell
#16 Marlon Gisi
Day 2
Skins Pot $160, 7 Skins,
$22.85 Each
#4 Jack Lander
#6 Greg Blackwell
#8 Richard Terga
(Eagle)
#9 Yohann Benson
#10 Greg Blackwell
#15 Michael Tobiason
#16 Victor Leoni
Brice Leads with a 69
Tuesday
November 27, 2007
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. – Michael
Brice shot a three under par 69
to lead the Madison Green Major
by one over Brandon Knaub, Tim
Turpen and David Clodfelter.
Derrick Bohannan, who has won
here three times, is two back at
one under par 71.
Results
- Teetimes
Lander Birdies Last 2
Wednesday
November 14, 2007
PALM CITY, Fla. –
Jack Lander of Palm Beach Gardens
birdied the last two holes for a
six under par 66 Wednesday at
Hammock Creek Golf Club to earn his
first victory on the Minor League
Golf Tour. After learning
that there was already a 67 on the
leaderboard, Lander chipped to
within five feet at the par-5 17th
hole, then hit a 148-yard wedge
shot to about 10 feet at the par-4
18th to edge Tim Turpen
by a stroke.
Neither Lander nor Turpen made a
bogey on the 7,119-yard course.
Lander had three birdies on each
nine, Turpen three on the front and
two on the back, finishing with
five consecutive pars. Lander
earned $600 from the $3,225 purse.
Turpen, runner-up among 31
starters, received $450.
David Clodfelter finished third
with a four under par 68 and
Jeffrey Brooks posted 69 for solo
fourth place.
Peters finishes with Birdie
Friday
November 16, 2007
HIALEAH, Fla. – Justin Peters of
Plantation birdied the final hole
for a one-stroke victory Friday in
a Minor League Golf Tour event on
the West course at the Country Club
of Miami.
Peters edged Max Alverio of Coral
Gables 73 to 74 on a windy and
unseasonably cold morning.
Peters overcame a double bogey at
the par-5 third hole with three
birdies and two bogeys.
Alverio bogeyed three of his first
11 holes, birdied the 14th
and finished with four straight
pars.
It
was Peters’ 10th MLGT
victory, his sixth this year,
including the inaugural Match Play
Championship Nov. 8 on the Estate
course at PGA National. He earned
$550 from the $2,702 purse.
Walter Blum, Jr. and JC Deacon tied
for third.
Event Results
Skins Pot $200, 4 Skins, $50 each #4, #17 Juan Weissenberg
#7 Nicholas Ayala
#8 Andrew Dawes
Congratulations
to Adam Adams
and Mike San Fillippo!
CORAL
SPRINGS, FL -- Congratulation to
Adam Adams
and three time MLGT winner
Mike San Filippo
for their success in the 72 hole 2008 Champions Tour Qualifyng
School.
Final Results
They finished in a three way tie for 19th---The
low-30 players and ties earn spots into open qualifiers at all
co-sponsored events on the Champions Tour in 2008.
more details here on PGATour.com
PGA TOUR
Qualifying School 30 PLAYERS
MOVE ON!
Congratulations and
Good Luck!
A total of thirty players with Minor League Golf Tour
experience have moved on to second stage.
The $10,000 Match Play Championship
Ponchock Shoots 66
Tuesday
November 13, 2007
WEST
PALM BEACH, Fla. – Del Ponchok fired
a six under par 66 to win by two
shots over Fred Brown, Jr. on
Tuesday. at The Breakers Rees Jones
Course in West Palm Beach. It
was the second MLGT victory for
Ponchock, who won the 2-Day
ProtoGOLF.com Invitational in
September.
Fred Brown, Jr. was second at four
under par 68 followed by Kris Maffet
who finished at two under par 70 for
a third place finish. Justin
Goodhue was fourth with a 71 and Greg
Blackwell, Jack Lander and David
Clodfelter each picked up $308.34 for
their even par efforts.
Event Results
Skins Pot $350, 4 Skins, $87.50 each #4 Fred Brown Jr (Eagle)
#6 Nick Milicevich (Eagle)
#12 Jessie Mudd (Eagle)
#18 Ira Saltzman
Peters Hot Putter Puts
Him in The Winners Circle
Thursday
November 8, 2007
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Justin
Peters of Plantation, two down after
three holes in Thursday's final
match, rallied to beat Richard Terga
of Miami 5 and 3 in the inaugural
Minor League Golf Tour Match Play
Championship on the Estate course at
PGA National.
It was Peters’ ninth MLGT victory,
his fifth this year. Terga
holds the career record of 16 wins
since the MLGT was formed in
September, 2004. Peters earned
$2,500, Terga $1,500, from the
$10,000 purse. They outlasted
the 32-player field by winning two
matches apiece both Tuesday and
Wednesday to gain entry into the
finals.
After Terga birdied the first and won
the third hole, Peters pushed ahead
winning the fifth*,
seventh, eighth, ninth*
and eleventh holes with birdies.
Terga chipped in for birdie at the
twelfth hole, cutting his deficit to
two holes, but Peters closed out the
match with birdies at the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth*
holes.
*putt
conceded
Event Results
Matt Abbott,
Juan Weissenberg, Scott Turner, Sunny Kim, AJ Walker and
Michael Valicenti, Randy Leen and Hoyt McGarity AllQualify for The Miccosukee
Championship
Monday,
October 22, 2007 Congratulations to Matt Abbott, Juan Weissenberg, Scott
Turner, Sunny Kim, AJ Walker, Randy Leen, Hoyt McGarity and
Michael Valicenti for qualifying for The Nationwide Tour
Miccosukee Championship. Valicenti
survived a four way playoff for the last spot at Jacaranda that
included Ronnie Davis. 2006 MLGT Tour Champion Adam Fox,
Tim Cantwell and Marty Stanovich were in a six way playoff for
one spot at Plantation Preserve.
Marc Turnesa Wins
Miccosukee Championship, Earns
2008 PGA Tour Card!
October 28, 2007
Congratulations to
Marc Turnesa
for his victory at the Miccosukee Championship. His
victory will move his 2007 earning to $235,158 and most
importantly, a 2008 PGA Tour Card.
Last October Turnesa won, finished solo second and T4 on The
Minor League Golf Tour as he prepared for Q-School.
Matt Abbott,
Juan Weissenberg, Scott Turner, Sunny Kim, AJ Walker and
Michael Valicenti, Randy Leen and Hoyt McGarity All
Qualify for The Miccosukee
Championship
