JUPITER, Fla. - Dan McCarthy of Syracuse, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, birdied the first playoff hole Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club to become the first multiple winner of the Minor League Golf Tour's biggest event, its Tour Championship. McCarthy, 32, sank a 25-foot putt at the par-4 18th for his 48th MLGT victory since October, 2007. The win was worth $10,000, raising his career earnings to $155,098.
McCarthy, Mike Miller of Brewster, NY, and Chris Wiatr of Woodbury, CT, had tied at 10 under par 134. In the playoff, Wiatr hit his second shot into the water and Miller was short of the green in two, chipped to 10 inches but could only stand and watch as McCarthy drained the winning putt. The first round leader at 66, McCarthy added 68 and in 36 holes of regulation play, he totaled 12 birdies and had one bogey each round. He won in 2013 with 135, also at Abacoa.
Click here to watch Dan McCarthy win in a playoff
Miller posted the final day's low score, a 64, after opening with 70. His two-day scorecard showed 2 eagles, 8 birdies and a double bogey at the par-5 second hole Tuesday. Wiatr had a pair of 67's with 6 birdies and a bogey each round. They received $3,250 apiece from the $44,590 purse. Miller picked up another $446.67 from a skins game for a total of $3,696.67.
A big thank you to Abacoa Golf Club for being a great host. The greens were rolling great.
The 13th annual Tour Championship drew a starting field of 83 players. Four tournaments remain for the MLGT's 14th season: Monday-Tuesday (Dec. 11-12), PGA National-Estate course; Dec. 14, Evergreen Club; Dec. 18, Palm Beach Par-3 GC; and Dec. 20, Atlantis CC, the Holiday Team Championship.
JUPITER, Fla. - 2013 MLGT Tour Champion Dan McCarthy from Syracuse, NY, opened this year's Tour Championship with a 6-under par 66 that included 7 birdies and a lone bogey on the tough par-3 13th hole.
One shot back heading into the final round is Chris Wiatr from Woodbury, CT. Chris went out in 34 and came home in 33 for 67 and solo second place heading into the final round Wednesday. Seven players are tied for 3rd including Qualifying School Contest #4 winner Michael Chipolone.
There were three skins out on day 1 worth $446.67 each. Click on any of the $ links under the skins/total column to view the skins results.
| Score | Player | Amount | Skins | Total | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (134) 66 68 | Dan McCarthy | 1 | $10,000.00 | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | Syracuse, NY |
| (134) 67 67 | Chris Wiatr | T2 | $3,250.00 | $0.00 | $3,250.00 | Woodbury, CT |
| (134) 70 64 | Mike Miller | T2 | $3,250.00 | $446.67 | $3,696.67 | Brewster, NY |
| (135) 68 67 | Andreas Halvorsen | T4 | $1,900.00 | $0.00 | $1,900.00 | Larvik, Norway |
| (135) 68 67 | Josh Hart | T4 | $1,900.00 | $0.00 | $1,900.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| (135) 69 66 | Jordan Elsen (a) | T4 | $1,900.00 | $0.00 | $1,900.00 | Kenosha, WI |
| (136) 68 68 | Sunny Kim | T7 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 | Queens, NY |
| (136) 68 68 | Daniel Obremski | T7 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| (136) 70 66 | Jamie Sindelar | T7 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 | Horseheads, NY |
| (137) 70 67 | Steve LeBrun | T10 | $1,275.00 | $0.00 | $1,275.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| (137) 72 65 | Olin Browne Jr. | T10 | $1,275.00 | $0.00 | $1,275.00 | Hobe Sound, FL |
| (138) 70 68 | Davey Jude | T12 | $1,200.00 | $446.67 | $1,646.67 | Kermit, WV |
| (138) 71 67 | Adam Svensson | T12 | $1,200.00 | $0.00 | $1,200.00 | Surrey, British Columbia Canada |
| (138) 71 67 | Tyler McCumber | T12 | $1,200.00 | $0.00 | $1,200.00 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| (139) 68 71 | Jeremy Walsh | T15 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | Tequesta, FL |
| (139) 68 71 | Michael Chipolone | T15 | $1,087.50 | $446.67 | $1,534.17 | Boca Raton, FL |
| (139) 69 70 | Zac Goodman | T15 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | Boca Raton, FL |
| (139) 69 70 | Eric Dietrich | T15 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | Cheshire, CT |
| (139) 70 69 | Matt Springer | T15 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | Gary, IN |
| (139) 71 68 | Bryce Emory | T15 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | Aurora, IL |
| (140) 69 71 | Jacob Eggers | T21 | $656.25 | $0.00 | $656.25 | Boone, NC |
| (140) 70 70 | James Smith (a) | T21 | $656.25 | $0.00 | $656.25 | North Palm Beach, FL |
| (140) 70 70 | Logan Lagodich | T21 | $656.25 | $0.00 | $656.25 | Canton, OH |
| (140) 70 70 | Tarik Can | T21 | $656.25 | $0.00 | $656.25 | Sunny Isles, FL |
| (141) 68 73 | Joe Harney | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | West Roxbury, MA |
| (141) 70 71 | Mark Foster | T25 | $275.72 | $446.67 | $722.39 | |
| (141) 70 71 | Matt Dubrowski | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | Bergenfield, NJ |
| (141) 70 71 | Brad Miller | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | Timonium, MD |
| (141) 70 71 | Justin Peters | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | Stuart, FL |
| (141) 72 69 | Mark Purrington | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | Dartmouth, MA |
| (141) 73 68 | Sandro Piaget | T25 | $275.72 | $0.00 | $275.72 | Jupiter, FL |
| (142) 69 73 | Billy Walthouse | T32 | $73.34 | $446.67 | $520.01 | Longmeadow, MA |
| (142) 71 71 | Clark Robinson | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | South Windsor, CT |
| (142) 71 71 | Chad Bricker | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Waynesboro, PA |
| (142) 71 71 | Max Buckley | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Rye, NY |
| (142) 72 70 | John Flaherty | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Glastonbury, CT |
| (142) 72 70 | Peter French | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Franklin, MA |
| (142) 75 67 | Luke Graboyes | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Watchung, NJ |
| (142) 75 67 | Jesse Larson | T32 | $73.34 | $0.00 | $73.34 | Mendon, VT |
| (142) 76 66 | Dominick Vennari | T32 | $73.34 | $446.67 | $520.01 | Baltimore, MD |
| (151) 75 76 | Jeff Cohen | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Windham, NH | |
| (143) 69 74 | Matt Gallant | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Nashville, TN | |
| (143) 73 70 | Cole Willcox | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Malvern, PA | |
| (143) 73 70 | Blake Morris | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Waterbury, CT | |
| (144) 69 75 | Ricky Casko | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| (144) 71 73 | Max Gilbert | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | St-Georges, Quebec, Canada | |
| (144) 71 73 | Jason Trout | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Baltimore, MD | |
| (144) 72 72 | Collin Neeman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Columbia, IL | |
| (144) 74 70 | Patricio Salem | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lima, Peru | |
| (145) 71 74 | Justin Bryant | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | St. Louis, MO | |
| (145) 71 74 | Zack Shriver | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Marysville, WA | |
| (145) 72 73 | Andrew Kim | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palisades Park, NJ | |
| (145) 74 71 | Brian Fister | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lexington, KY | |
| (146) 70 76 | Matthew Perry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Charlotte, NC | |
| (146) 71 75 | Billy Kennerly | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Alpharetta, GA | |
| (146) 71 75 | JD Carrabino | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | New Canaan, CT | |
| (146) 74 72 | Eric Beringer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| (146) 74 72 | Will Coleman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| (146) 75 71 | Paul Park | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| (147) 71 76 | Rasmey Kong | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | North Haven, CT | |
| (147) 75 72 | Spencer Mellon | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Oakmont, PA | |
| (148) 75 73 | Alex Golland (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wynnewood, PA | |
| (149) 74 75 | Sean Busch | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | West Lafayette, IN | |
| (149) 74 75 | Brant Peaper | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Tequesta, FL | |
| (149) 75 74 | Kevin Foley | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Somerville, NJ | |
| (150) 71 79 | Tim Carey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Plymouth, MA | |
| (150) 75 75 | Paul Howell | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wilson, NC | |
| (151) 74 77 | Zach Weaver | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Virginia Beach, VA | |
| (151) 76 75 | Greg Reilly | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | New Canaan, CT | |
| (151) 78 73 | Mario Beltran | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Valencia, Spain | |
| (152) 75 77 | Nicholas Huggins | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Marietta, OH | |
| (153) 72 81 | Anthony Alex | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wayne, NJ | |
| (153) 74 79 | Matthew Piescher | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Mora, MN | |
| (153) 76 77 | Brendan Hunter | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Groton, MA | |
| (154) 78 76 | John Gerber | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Bluffton, SC | |
| (155) 77 78 | Austin Nowak | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Lancaster, NY | |
| (155) 79 76 | Jean-Michel Pare | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada | |
| (160) 84 76 | Julius Oppenheimer (a) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Pelham, NY | |
| 75 DNF | Bart George | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Annapolis, MD |