ATLANTIS, Fla. - Mother nature didn't cooperate Thursday at Atlantis Country Club. Three rain delays later, the final group finished the 14th hole when darkness set in. MLGT policy is an event is official if the entire field finishes at least half of the scheduled starting holes. In today's case that was 9 of the scheduled 18. Even though the first half of the field finished their rounds the final group finished 14 holes (par 56) when darkness halted play.
Chris Navarro from Davidsonville, MD and Justin Feldman from Rockville, MD were ten under par through 14 holes and were one shot clear of two teams tied at -9. This was the first victory on the MLGT for both men. They split the first place prize of $1,400.
The front nine was a scramble, the back nine better ball, or four-ball stroke play. Navarro and Feldman chipped in for eagle on the par-5 9th hole to go out in 7-under par 29. They added birdies at 11, 13 and 14 to earn the win.
24 of the 30 teams entered the optional $40 skins game building a pot of $960. Two eagles (#9 and #12) won the $480 skins. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total column to view the skins results.
There were two closest to the pin contest's on #5 and #10, along with a long drive contest on #11.
CTP #5 - John Elliot/Dustin Hicks (a) 1' 6" - (2) MLGT Money Clip and Tour Towel
CTP #10 - Josh Anglin/Kristopher Tate (a) 2' 11" - (2) MLGT Tervis and Tour Towel
Long Drive #11 - Roland Massimino/Colin Warren 305 Yards - (2) MLGT Headcover
Atlantis will host the 66th annual Leon "Pop" Sikes Father-Son Team Championship Dec. 30-31. For information, go to www.AtlantisCC.com.
The MLGT's 16th season ends Tuesday with the 124th tournament of the year, the annual Team Trilogy, a 27-hole team event at Palm Beach Par 3 GC.
