PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tate Smith of Port Charlotte, FL birdied the 18th hole Tuesday to edge another Florida West Coast player for his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour.
Smith nipped Ryan Celano of Naples, FL 70-71 on the Fazio course at PGA National. It was Smith’s third MLGT start and the first time he cashed a check, $600 from the $1,860 purse, by carding four birdies and two bogeys.
Finishing second among 14 starters, Celano made three birdies and two bogeys, collecting $430. As an amateur in May, 2018, he had shared first place when an MLGT tournament was cut to 12 holes by rain.
| Score | Player | Amount | Skins | B-Pool | Total | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Tate Smith | 1 | $600.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $600.00 | Port Charlotte, FL |
| 71 | Ryan Celano | 2 | $430.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $430.00 | Naples, FL |
| 72 | Michael Werenski | T3 | $226.67 | $72.00 | $0.00 | $298.67 | South Hadley, MA |
| 72 | AJ Crouch | T3 | $226.67 | $36.00 | $0.00 | $262.67 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 72 | Collin Neeman | T3 | $226.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $226.67 | Columbia, IL |
| 75 | Alejandro Garmendia | T6 | $75.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $75.00 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 75 | Ben Albin | T6 | $75.00 | $72.00 | $100.00 | $247.00 | Santa Fe, NM |
| 76 | Justin Peters | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Stuart, FL | |
| 76 | Evan Thornton | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Wyomissing, PA | |
| 77 | Kevin Jorden | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Juno Beach, FL | |
| 79 | Jay Jay Howard | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Concord, NC | |
| 85 | Bennett Buch | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Sykesville, MD |