WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ontario, finished with a blistering seven under par stretch on the last five holes Wednesday to earn his 33rd victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.
Silverman eagled the par-5 14th and 18th holes and birdied the three in between, Nos. 15, 16 and 17, for an incoming 29 at Ironhorse Country Club to equal the course record of nine under par 63. He also birdied the seventh and ninth holes on the front.
Silverman received $1,000 from the $5,680 purse and an additional $232 from an optional bonus pool, raising his career earnings to $121,954 since September, 2010.
Ben finished in a tie for 14th place at Web.com qualifying school in December of 2015 which earned him full status on the Web.com Tour in 2016. He heads to Louisiana March 17-20 for the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER on the Web.com Tour.
Dan McCarthy from Syracuse, NY, Max Buckley from Rye, NY, and David Erdy from Columbus, OH all tied for 2nd with rounds of 66.
The 20th tournament of the year drew 44 starters. Three more 18-hole events are scheduled next week.