LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ontario, made five consecutive birdies, and seven in nine holes Monday, and went on to earn his second victory on the Golfslinger.com Tour. Silverman never let his opening round lead get away as he added 70 Tuesday for 135 to win by five strokes on the par-71 West course at Fountains Country Club.
Silverman, 25, opened with 65 on birdies at the sixth hole, Nos. 8 through 12, then the 14th before closing with bogey at the 18th. In the final round, he had two birdies and a bogey. Silverman earned $2,000 from the $8,735 purse, raising his career earnings to $22,195 since he joined the Golfslinger Tour in September, 2010. His only previous victory was in March, 2011, at President CC in West Palm Beach.
There were 29 entrants in the Golfslinger’s 40th tournament of the year. Next on the schedule is an 18-hole event Thursday at The Evergreen Club in Palm City.
There was $130 in the Day 1 Skins Pot with 7 Skins out worth $18.57 each.
2- Michael Radek
4- Hernan Rey
7,17,18- David Smith
8- Chad Bricker
16- Marc Mazza
There was $120 in the Day 2 Skins Pot with 4 skins out worth $30 each.
8,15- Dustin Wallis
14- Will Coleman
16- Michael Radek
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 (65-70) | Ben Silverman | 1 | $2,000.00 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 140 (70-70) | David Schuster | 2 | $1,200.00 | New York, NY |
| 142 (69-73) | David Johnson | T3 | $883.34 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 142 (71-71) | Pierre-Henri Soero | T3 | $883.34 | Noumea, New-Caledonia |
| 142 (73-69) | Hernan Rey | T3 | $883.34 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 145 (71-74) | Scott Hawley | T6 | $506.67 | Shrewsbury, MA |
| 145 (72-73) | Bobby Collins | T6 | $506.67 | North Palm Beach, FL |
| 145 (73-72) | Jeff Ivall | T6 | $506.67 | Canada |
| 146 (70-76) | Chad Bricker | T9 | $285.00 | Waynesboro, PA |
| 146 (75-71) | Devin Kay | T9 | $285.00 | Potomac, MD |
| 147 (71-76) | David M. Smith | T11 | $180.00 | Ruston, LA |
| 147 (73-74) | Kyle Moore | T11 | $180.00 | Dublin, Ohio |
| 148 (74-74) | Michael Radek | T13 | $108.75 | Chicago |
| 148 (77-71) | William Pugliese | T13 | $108.75 | Utterson, Ontario |
| 148 (77-71) | Will Coleman | T13 | $108.75 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 148 (78-70) | Matthew Myskowski | T13 | $108.75 | Palm City, FL |
| 149 (71-78) | Mark Smith | 17 | $0.00 | |
| 151 (73-78) | Tyler Kitson | T18 | $0.00 | New Providence, NJ |
| 151 (76-75) | Scott Marino | T18 | $0.00 | Fairfax, VA |
| 152 (74-78) | Dave Hilgers | T20 | $0.00 | Hershey, PA |
| 152 (74-78) | Marc Mazza | T20 | $0.00 | Elmira, NY |
| 152 (75-77) | Dustin Wallis | T20 | $0.00 | Noble, OK |
| 152 (76-76) | Sandro Piaget | T20 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 152 (77-75) | Michael Capolongo | T20 | $0.00 | White Plains, NY |
| 152 (79-73) | Jim Fitzpatrick | T20 | $0.00 | Stratford, CT |
| 154 (73-81) | Mike Fekete | 26 | $0.00 | Worthington, OH |
| 155 (76-79) | Joshua Seale | 27 | $0.00 | Preforia, South Africa |
| 158 (75-83) | Rodrigo Sol (a) | T28 | $0.00 | El Salvador |
| 158 (76-82) | Rick Sovereign | T28 | $0.00 |