NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Michael Kartrude of Royal Palm Beach birdied the 18th hole Wednesday to score his first victory on the Golfslinger.com Tour. Kartrude won with a three under 68 at North Palm Beach Country Club, finishing a shot ahead of four players tied for second at 69.
Making his 13th start since turning pro in January, Kartrude made five birdies and two bogeys, receiving $700 from the $2,990 purse, raising his career earnings to $3,298.50. He won the Palm Beach County Public Links title in 2010 while attending Palm Beach State College.
Devin Kay of Potomac, MD, Marcelo Rozo from Bogota-Colombia, Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens and Christian Westhorpe from Toronto, Canada finished tied for second at 2-under par 69. Monday's winner Eric Cole of Orlando finished solo 6th with 70.
Golfslinger’s 61st tournament of the year drew 23 starters. Following an event Thursday on the Estate course at PGA National, the Tour takes a summer break, resuming play July 8 at Jupiter CC.
There was $100 in the skins pot with 5 skins out worth $20 each
5- Justin Peters
6- Scott Turner
10,16- Eric Cole
13- Marcelo Rozo(Eagle)
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Michael Kartrude | 1 | $700.00 | Royal Palm Beach, FL |
| 69 | Devin Kay | T2 | $425.00 | Potomac, MD |
| 69 | Richard Terga | T2 | $425.00 | Palm Beach Gardens |
| 69 | Christian Westhorpe | T2 | $425.00 | Toronto, Canada |
| 69 | Marcelo Rozo | T2 | $425.00 | Bogota, Colombia |
| 70 | Eric Cole | 6 | $200.00 | Orlando, FL |
| 71 | Greg Duncan | T7 | $97.50 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 71 | Zack Shriver | T7 | $97.50 | Marysville, WA |
| 71 | Michael Midgette | T7 | $97.50 | Plainview, NY |
| 71 | Carl McCauley | T7 | $97.50 | Parkland, FL |
| 72 | Chris Damiano | 11 | $0.00 | Jupiter |
| 73 | Scott Turner (a) | T12 | $0.00 | Palm City, FL |
| 73 | Whit Staples | T12 | $0.00 | Haymarket, VA |
| 73 | Charlie Sault | T12 | $0.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 73 | Sunny Kim | T12 | $0.00 | Queens, NY |
| 74 | Justin Peters | 16 | $0.00 | Stuart, FL |
| 75 | Jeff Ivall | 17 | $0.00 | Canada |
| 76 | Marc Mazza | 18 | $0.00 | Elmira, NY |
| 78 | Greg Kopf | 19 | $0.00 | Dallas, TX |
| 80 | Michael Capolongo | T20 | $0.00 | White Plains, NY |
| 80 | Alexander Bastidas | T20 | $0.00 | Lake Worth |
| NC | James Bartol | 23 | $0.00 | Florence, SC |