LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Sunny Kim made four straight birdies, and six within eight holes, to overcome a pair of eagles by Steve LeBrun and claim a Minor League Golf Tour victory Thursday 64 to 65 in a duel of bogey-free rounds at Winston Trails.
Kim, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, started his birdie streak at the fourth hole, adding birdies at Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, then made two more, at 14 and 15, for his 38th win since he joined the MLGT in October, 2006. He collected $560 from the $2,270 purse, raising his career earnings to $160,257.
LeBrun, of West Palm Beach, FL, eagled the par-5 fourth and ninth holes, adding birdies at 7, 11 and 13 to finish second among 21 starters. He received $440 to boost his career total to $130,588 since August, 2007. LeBrun is tied with Jimmy Lytle at 48 in career MLGT wins.
Three 18-hole tournaments are scheduled next week: Monday, Inverrary CC-East; Wednesday, Jacaranda GC-East; and Thursday, Ironhorse CC.
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Sunny Kim | 1 | $560.00 | Queens, NY |
| 65 | Steve LeBrun | 2 | $440.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 67 | Brian Fister | 3 | $360.00 | Lexington, KY |
| 69 | Joe Latowski (a) | T4 | $245.00 | Port Saint Lucie, FL |
| 69 | Justin Bryant | T4 | $245.00 | St. Louis, MO |
| 70 | Ben Silverman | 6 | $170.00 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 71 | Grace Na | 7 | $110.00 | Oakland, CA |
| 72 | Matt Genchi | T8 | $46.67 | Jupiter, FL |
| 72 | Patrick Rada | T8 | $46.67 | Anderson, SC |
| 72 | Brad Adamonis | T8 | $46.67 | Cumberland, RI |
| 73 | Jon McLean | $0.00 | Weston, FL | |
| 74 | James Braunsberg | $0.00 | Plymouth Meeting, PA | |
| 76 | Alvin Okada | $0.00 | Waianae, HI | |
| 76 | Anthony Infante | $0.00 | Miami, FL | |
| 78 | Alejandro Garmendia | $0.00 | Doral, FL | |
| 78 | Brendan Lemp | $0.00 | Westerly, RI | |
| 78 | Michael Wolf | $0.00 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 79 | Robert Diforio (a) | $0.00 | White Plains, NY | |
| 81 | Richard Trotter | $0.00 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| 90 | Austin Vannice (a) | $0.00 | Aspen, CO | |
| NC | Kristian Perry (a) | $0.00 | Delray Beach |
