STUART, Fla. – Jamie Sindelar of Horseheads, NY. sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole Monday at The Florida Club to earn his 11th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.
After Sindelar, Paul Park of Wayne, NJ, and Chris Wiatr of Woodbury, CT, tied at four under par 68, all three birdied the par-5 fourth hole to start the playoff. Sindelar stood by as Park and Wiatr two-putted for par-4's at the fifth, then sank his putt for the win.
In regulation, Sindelar made three birdies and a bogey on each nine, Park had five birdies and a bogey, Wiatr seven birdies and three bogeys. Both Park and Wiatr bogeyed the par-4 18th hole. Park has one previous MLGT win, Wiatr is still looking for his first.
Sindelar received $1,000 from the $6,030 purse and an additional $194.50 from the optional bonus pool.
A big thank you to The Florida Club for hosting today's event. The course was redone last year and just opened back up last month. The course was in very nice shape.
The MLGT’s 37th tournament of the year drew 47 starters. Two more events are scheduled this week, Tuesday at The Evergreen Club and Thursday at Monarch CC, both in Palm City.