ATLANTIS, Fla. – Sandro Piaget sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole Wednesday as he teamed with Ricky Casko to make a successful defense at the Minor League Golf Tour’s 11th annual Holiday Team Championship at Atlantis Country Club.
Piaget and Casko, both from Jupiter, outlasted brothers Blake and Chandler Morris of Waterbury, CT, after they tied at 13 under par 59, the same winning score posted a year ago. In the playoff, Piaget was the only one of the four to reach the green off the tee at the par-3 10th hole. Both teams birdied No. 10 in regulation.
Playing a scramble format on the front nine and four-ball stroke play (better ball) on the back, Piaget and Casko birdied eight of the first nine holes, then five on the back. They had five birdies in a row starting at No. 6. Each received $700 from the $6,400 purse and an additional $325 from an optional bonus pool for a total of $1,025 apiece.
Team Morris eagled the par-5 first hole and added a bogey and 12 birdies, including the last five of the day. Each received $500.
28 of the 32 teams entered the optional $40 skins game building a pot of $1,120. Click on any of the $ links under the skins/total column to view the skins results.
There were two closest to the pin contest's on #8 and #17, along with a long drive contest on #11
CTP #8 - Cole Willcox/Jordan Elsen 5' 11" - (2) $25 Jersey Mikes Gift Cards
CTP #17 - Khris Merrill 1' 6" - 1 FREE Month of Training at Florida Institute of Performance
Long Drive #11 - Sunny Kim/Carl McCauley 313 Yards - (2) $25 Hurricanes Wings Gift Cards
A big thank you to Florida Institute of Performance for sponsoring this event's closest to the pin and long drive prizes.
Atlantis will host the 64th annual Leon Sikes Father-Son Team Championship Dec. 27-28, followed by a Parent-Child tournament Dec. 29. For information, go to www.AtlantisCC.com.
The MLGT's 128th and final tournament of its 14th season drew 32 teams. Play resumes Jan. 3 at Martin Downs CC in Palm City.