JUPITER, Fla. – Kevin Foley of Somerville, N.J., making his first start on the Golfslinger.com Tour in more than two years, won the second playoff hole Thursday for his second victory. It was worth $10,000, more than twice his career earnings of $4,929 in 11 previous starts.
Foley outlasted Brandon Smith of West Palm Beach, Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ontario, and Brad Adamonis of Cumberland, R.I., who have 25, 22 and 5 career Golfslinger victories, respectively. They had tied at five under par 139 at Abacoa Golf Club.
Foley and Silverman matched birdie-4s on the first extra hole, the par-5 17th, and Foley won at the par-4 18th. Foley made three consecutive birdies each day, starting at the 11th hole Wednesday and at the fifth Thursday. In 36 holes, he made 10 birdies and five bogeys for rounds of 71 then 68.
Smith, Silverman and Adamonis tied for second among 75 starters here, receiving $2,600 apiece from the $36,750 purse awarded for the tour’s second “major” and 40th tournament of the year.
Foley who won his first Golfslinger appearance, on March 2, 2011 at the Champions Club in Stuart won on the WEB.com tour back in 2013 and currently has status on the PGA Tour.
The next Major on the GOLFslinger Tour is July 14 and 15 at PGA National's Fazio Course.
Read about GOLFslinger Tour Majors.
Golfslinger has three 18-hole tournaments next week: Monday, TPC r>Eagle Trace, Coral Springs; Wednesday, Jacaranda GC, Plantation; and Thursday, Martin Downs CC, Palm City.
JUPITER, Fla. - Sunny Kim, Greg Etimos, Mike Stern, Brad Gehl, and Brandon Smith all fired 4-under par 68's in the opening round of the second GOLFslinger Tour Major of 2014. Six more players are 2 shots back at 2-under par 70.
Going into the final round, 17 players are within 3 shots of the lead.
The winner of this event will take home $10,000.
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 (71-68) | Kevin Foley | 1 | $10,000.00 | Somerville, NJ |
| 139 (68-71) | Brandon Smith (a) | T2 | $2,600.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 139 (70-69) | Brad Adamonis | T2 | $2,600.00 | Cumberland, RI |
| 139 (70-69) | Ben Silverman | T2 | $2,600.00 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 140 (68-72) | Brad Gehl | T5 | $1,433.33 | Carmel, IN |
| 140 (70-70) | Chris Scialo | T5 | $1,433.33 | New City, NY |
| 140 (71-69) | Andy Golden | T5 | $1,433.33 | Davie, FL |
| 141 (68-73) | Sunny Kim | T8 | $1,175.00 | Queens, NY |
| 141 (68-73) | Greg Etimos | T8 | $1,175.00 | East Islip, NY |
| 142 (71-71) | Nyasha Mauchaza | T10 | $1,070.00 | Port Saint Lucie, FL |
| 142 (73-69) | Justin Peters | T10 | $1,070.00 | Stuart, FL |
| 142 (74-68) | Zack Shriver | T10 | $1,070.00 | Marysville, WA |
| 142 (74-68) | Charlie Winegardner | T10 | $1,070.00 | Lothian, MD |
| 143 (68-75) | Mike Stern | T14 | $893.00 | Miami, FL |
| 143 (73-70) | Marc Turnesa | T14 | $893.00 | Rockville Centre, NY |
| 143 (74-69) | Paul Scaletta | T14 | $893.00 | Niagra Falls, NY |
| 143 (74-69) | Eric Dugas | T14 | $893.00 | Brewster, MA |
| 143 (74-69) | Carl McCauley | T14 | $893.00 | Parkland, FL |
| 144 (70-74) | Jason Parajeckas | T19 | $380.00 | Woburn, MA |
| 144 (71-73) | Chad Bricker | T19 | $380.00 | Waynesboro, PA |
| 144 (72-72) | Eric Beringer | T19 | $380.00 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 144 (72-72) | Chris Damiano | T19 | $380.00 | Jupiter |
| 144 (74-70) | Whit Staples | T19 | $380.00 | Haymarket, VA |
| 144 (74-70) | Mike Ballo | T19 | $380.00 | Stamford, CT |
| 145 (70-75) | Jon McLean | T25 | $215.00 | Weston, FL |
| 145 (73-72) | Bobby Bode | T25 | $215.00 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 145 (73-72) | Eric Steger | T25 | $215.00 | Noblesville, IN |
| 145 (74-71) | Brendan Barrack | T25 | $215.00 | Toronto, Canada |
| 145 (75-70) | Jesse Larson | T25 | $215.00 | Mendon, VT |
| 146 (72-74) | Dustin Wallis | T30 | $33.34 | Noble, OK |
| 146 (73-73) | Wayne De Haas | T30 | $33.34 | Johannesburg, SA |
| 146 (73-73) | Greg O'Mahony | T30 | $33.34 | Tequesta, FL |
| 146 (73-73) | Jeff Hatten | T30 | $33.34 | Farmington, CT |
| 146 (74-72) | Tyler Kitson | T30 | $33.34 | New Providence, NJ |
| 146 (76-70) | Way Ismail | T30 | $33.34 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 147 (70-77) | Ian Thimble | $0.00 | Hyde Park, MA | |
| 147 (71-76) | Josh Hart | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| 147 (76-71) | Jimmy Lytle | $0.00 | Ocean Ridge, FL | |
| 147 (76-71) | Roger Furrer | $0.00 | Switzerland | |
| 148 (73-75) | Matt Hill | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| 149 (71-78) | Sandro Piaget | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| 149 (74-75) | Jason Burstyn | $0.00 | Miami, FL | |
| 149 (76-73) | Mike Meisenzahl | $0.00 | Vero Beach, FL | |
| 149 (77-72) | Matt Dubrowski | $0.00 | Bergenfield, NJ | |
| 150 (72-78) | Craig Hicks | $0.00 | Windsor, Ontario | |
| 150 (73-77) | Micah Jacobsen | $0.00 | Fernandina Beach, FL | |
| 150 (76-74) | Logan Brown | $0.00 | Flint, MI | |
| 150 (76-74) | Tony Bostic (a) | $0.00 | Vienna, VA | |
| 150 (77-73) | Chris DeForest | $0.00 | Daniel Island, SC | |
| 151 (73-78) | Josh Camitta | $0.00 | Millburn, NJ | |
| 151 (73-78) | Matt Springer | $0.00 | Gary, IN | |
| 151 (73-78) | Dion Gonsalves | $0.00 | Pembroke Pines, FL | |
| 151 (74-77) | Matthew Myskowski | $0.00 | Palm City, FL | |
| 152 (77-75) | Brian Fister | $0.00 | Lexington, KY | |
| 152 (77-75) | Robert De Biase | $0.00 | Venezuela | |
| 153 (71-82) | Kris Wilcoxon | $0.00 | Easton, MD | |
| 153 (79-74) | Jeb Buchanan | $0.00 | Loudonville, NY | |
| 154 (76-78) | Cory Stelick | $0.00 | Groton, NY | |
| 154 (76-78) | Christian De Greiff | $0.00 | Medellin, Colombia | |
| 154 (79-75) | Matt Dodson | $0.00 | Bradenton, FL | |
| 155 (75-80) | Drew Imel | $0.00 | Bluffton | |
| 155 (79-76) | Sean Reed | $0.00 | Patakala | |
| 155 (80-75) | Brandon Parker | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| 157 (78-79) | T.J. Malman (a) | $0.00 | Manham, NJ | |
| 158 (77-81) | Julien Goulet | $0.00 | St-Roch de L'Achigan | |
| 158 (82-76) | Justin Bartlett | $0.00 | North Conway, New Hampshire | |
| 159 (78-81) | Marc Hames (a) | $0.00 | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | |
| 159 (80-79) | Jason Trout | $0.00 | Baltimore, MD | |
| 160 (81-79) | Nick Marcoaldi | $0.00 | Holliston, MA | |
| 162 (83-79) | Gustavo Arizpe (a) | $0.00 | Mexico, Cancun | |
| 163 (87-76) | Gordon Parker | $0.00 | ON, Canada | |
| 170 (79-91) | Patrick D'Anthony | $0.00 | Westminster, MD | |
| 178 (84-94) | Ryan Miller | $0.00 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 80 | Jimmy Hazen | $0.00 | Miller Place, NY | |
| 82 | Andrew Horrocks | $0.00 |
