BOCA RATON, Fla. - University of Texas amateur Will Thomson from Naples, FL birdied the first playoff hole to win in his first start on the MLGT. He and Ricardo Celia tied in regulation at 9-under par 135. The first round leader Celia added 70 to his first round 65. Thomson came from two behind with a final round 68 to force extras. On the first playoff hole Celia was on the back fringe and chipped down to 2 feet for par. Thomson converted his 10 foot birdie putt for the win.

Per USGA rules Thomson was awarded $1,000 (the maximum). Celia took home the top prize of $1,650 plus $367 from the bonus pool for a total of $2,017. Second place was $1,250 so the additional $250 that Thomson could not accept was distribured throughout the purse.

Click here to watch Will birdie the 1st playoff hole for the win

In a second day shootout Thursday among players who scored 71 or higher Wednesday, Patrick Allgeier won $100 with a final round score of 73.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Ricardo Celia from Miami, FL leads the way with 65 on the Falcon/Raven course at Osprey Point Golf Course after day 1. He did not make a bogey and carded birdies on 1,2,9,10,11,15 and 17 en route to a 2 shot lead entering the final round.

Sunny Kim and a pair of talented amateurs Alex Heard and Will Thomson are just two behind Celia with 18 holes to play.

There were four skins out worth $65 each. Click on any of the $ symbols under the skins/total tab to view the skins results.

There is an optional $50 2nd day shootout for players at 71 and higher. 100% of the entry goes into the purse and the top 33% and ties will earn a check. If you’d like to participate you must sign up and pay online before the first tee time on Thursday.