CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Julian Guerrier of La Rochelle, France, earned his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour when he fired a seven under par 65 Monday at the TPC at Eagle Trace.
Guerrier eagled the par-5 fifth hole and birdied 15, 17 and 18 to finish two strokes ahead of Jimmy Lytle of Ocean Ridge. Lytle was second among 40 starters with 67 is the career leader on the MLGT with 44 victories.
Overall, Guerrier had an eagle, six birdies and a bogey in his second MLGT start and received $1,000 from the $5,000 purse, his first check. Lytle had six birdies, none after the 15th hole, and a bogey, collecting $600.
Julian Guerrier has been playing the European Tour and European Challenge Tour since 2007 after winning the British Amateur in 2006. That victory earned him a spot in the 2006 Open Championship and 2007 Masters.
Two more 18-hole tournaments are scheduled this week: Wednesday at Abacoa GC, Jupiter, and Thursday at Winston Trails GC, Lake Worth.
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Julian Guerrier | 1 | $1,000.00 | La Rochelle, France |
| 67 | Jimmy Lytle | 2 | $600.00 | Ocean Ridge, FL |
| 68 | Jon McLean | T3 | $487.50 | Weston, FL |
| 68 | Alvin Okada | T3 | $487.50 | Waianae, HI |
| 71 | Dylan Newman | T5 | $337.50 | New Rochelle, NY |
| 71 | Marc Issler | T5 | $337.50 | Toms River, NJ |
| 72 | Alejandro Garmendia | T7 | $206.67 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 72 | Ben Silverman | T7 | $206.67 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 72 | Jeff Bronkema | T7 | $206.67 | Plainwell, MI |
| 72 | Michael Johnson | T7 | $206.67 | Ambler, PA |
| 72 | Douglas Ebe | T7 | $206.67 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 72 | Justin Bryant | T7 | $206.67 | St. Louis, MO |
| 73 | Corey Henry | T13 | $74.50 | Boca Raton, FL |
| 73 | Matt Jankowski (a) | T13 | $74.50 | Grosse Pointe Shores, MI |
| 73 | Carl McCauley | T13 | $74.50 | Parkland, FL |
| 73 | Kristian Caparros | T13 | $74.50 | Hollywood, FL |
| 74 | Brandon Meltzer | T17 | $55.00 | Melville, NY |
| 74 | Jacob Eggers | T17 | $55.00 | Boone, NC |
| 75 | Mark Purrington | T19 | $12.75 | Dartmouth, MA |
| 75 | Patricio Salem | T19 | $12.75 | Lima, Peru |
| 75 | Chad Bricker | T19 | $12.75 | Waynesboro, PA |
| 75 | Corey Richmond | T19 | $12.75 | West Union, OH |
| 75 | Phillip Yribarren | T19 | $12.75 | Miami, FL |
| 75 | Robert De Biase | T19 | $12.75 | Venezuela |
| 75 | Lucas Duperre Vanden Hecke | T19 | $12.75 | Montreal |
| 75 | Ernesto Vitienes | T19 | $12.75 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 76 | Collin Neeman | $0.00 | Columbia, IL | |
| 76 | Drew Perry | $0.00 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 77 | Fernando Figueroa | $0.00 | El Salvador | |
| 77 | Felipe Velazquez | $0.00 | Venezuela | |
| 80 | Morgan Hobbs (a) | $0.00 | Wilmington, Delaware | |
| 81 | Nathan Davis | $0.00 | Taunton, MA | |
| 81 | Sonny Grosso | $0.00 | Ronkonkoma, NY | |
| 82 | Daniel Caban (a) | $0.00 | Cabo Rojo, PR | |
| 83 | Richard Trotter | $0.00 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| 83 | Matthew Rau | $0.00 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 84 | David Suarez | $0.00 | Medellin, Colombia | |
| 85 | Cory Stelick | $0.00 | Groton, NY | |
| 88 | Giancarlo Baxa | $0.00 | Vaughan, Ontario | |
| NC | Russell Budd | $0.00 | Toronto, Canada |