WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – David Smith of Ruston, La., edged James Porter of Florence, Ala., by a stroke with a final round of eight under par 64 Wednesday at Ironhorse Country Club to win the first of four 2012 Golfslinger.com Tour Majors.
Smith came back from a windy opening round of 77 for 141 compared to back-to-back 71s for 142 by Porter, who hit his second shot into the water at the par-5 18th hole Wednesday while attempting to win the event by closing with a birdie. Smith had birdied 18 in the opening round Tuesday and did not even consider laying up.
In regulation, Smith had two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey at 18 on Tuesday, an eagle and six birdies Wednesday. Porter made five birdies, two bogeys and double bogey Tuesday, four birdies and three bogeys Wednesday.
It was Smith’s fourth Golfslinger victory. He earned $10,000 from the $37,080 purse. Porter, second among 76 starters in what the Golfslinger Tour called its March Major, collected $4,035. It was the Golfslinger’s 23rd tournament of the year.
Matt Hill of Palm Beach Gardens picked up $2,200.00 for his third place 143 (73-70) and Scott Marino of Fairfax, VA / Tequesta tied for fourth place with Tim Turpen of West Palm Beach at even par 144. Turpen shot the second best round of the day and of the tournament with a four-under par 68 on Wednesday. 
Turpen, Smith and Krister Eriksson of Norrkeping, Sweden all broke 70 in the final round with awesome ball striking in very windy conditions. Turpen hit 14 greens in regulation plus a fringe, Smith hit 15 greens, and Eriksson hit 16 greens, making birdies on six consecutive holes 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and then 1. Eriksson started the final round on the back nine.
There were four members of the Russian national golf team in the field. Two women, Anastasia Kostina and Galina Rotmistrova, finished in the money. Two men, Andrey Pavlov and Evgeny Volkov, did not. They will be playing in at least two more events in the upcoming weeks.
There was $320 in the Day 2 skins pot with 3 skins out worth $106.67 each.
3- Angel Monguzzi
12- Mike Fekete
14- Mike Larkin (Eagle)
There was $340 in the Day 1 skins pot with 4 skins out worth $85 each.
3- Devin Kay
12- Jordan Holley
13- Sam Kang
14- Jake Katz (Eagle)
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 (77-64) | David M. Smith | 1 | $10,000.00 | Ruston, LA |
| 142 (71-71) | James Porter | 2 | $4,035.00 | |
| 143 (73-70) | Matt Hill | 3 | $2,200.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 144 (70-74) | Scott Marino | T4 | $1,600.00 | Fairfax, VA |
| 144 (76-68) | Tim Turpen | T4 | $1,600.00 | Palm Beach Gardens |
| 145 (71-74) | Ben Hartman | T6 | $1,175.00 | Palm Beach Gardens |
| 145 (75-70) | Devin Kay | T6 | $1,175.00 | Potomac, MD |
| 146 (72-74) | Christopher Carlin | T8 | $1,090.00 | Davie, FL |
| 146 (74-72) | Kevin Foley | T8 | $1,090.00 | Somerville, NJ |
| 147 (71-76) | Jonathan Orchin | T10 | $1,040.00 | Washington, DC |
| 147 (74-73) | Nyasha Mauchaza | T10 | $1,040.00 | Port Saint Lucie, FL |
| 147 (74-73) | Brett Stegmaier | T10 | $1,040.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 148 (69-79) | Nick Kenney | T13 | $912.50 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 148 (75-73) | Justin Peters | T13 | $912.50 | Stuart, FL |
| 148 (75-73) | Billy Hemstock | T13 | $912.50 | Jupiter, FL |
| 148 (78-70) | Sunny Kim | T13 | $912.50 | Queens, NY |
| 149 (71-78) | Michael Tobiason | T17 | $530.00 | Wilmington, DE |
| 149 (73-76) | Kyle Willmann | T17 | $530.00 | Edmond, OK |
| 149 (74-75) | Jake Katz | T17 | $530.00 | Buffalo, NY |
| 149 (76-73) | Pierre-Henri Soero | T17 | $530.00 | Noumea, New-Caledonia |
| 149 (80-69) | Krister Eriksson | T17 | $530.00 | Norrkeping, Sweden |
| 150 (70-80) | Christian De Greiff | T22 | $293.75 | Medellin, Colombia |
| 150 (71-79) | Jordan Holley | T22 | $293.75 | Greensboro, NC |
| 150 (72-78) | Jon McDonald | T22 | $293.75 | Estero , FL |
| 150 (77-73) | Craig Hicks | T22 | $293.75 | Windsor, Ontario |
| 151 (75-76) | Tim Cantwell | T26 | $230.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 151 (76-75) | Andy Golden | T26 | $230.00 | Davie, FL |
| 151 (77-74) | Gustaf Kocken | T26 | $230.00 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 152 (75-77) | Hernan Rey | T29 | $201.67 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 152 (77-75) | David Sanders | T29 | $201.67 | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
| 152 (77-75) | Brandon Detweiler | T29 | $201.67 | |
| 153 (77-76) | Anastasia Kostina | T32 | $182.50 | Russia |
| 153 (78-75) | Scott Hawley | T32 | $182.50 | Shrewsbury, MA |
| 153 (78-75) | Matt Springer | T32 | $182.50 | Gary, IN |
| 153 (81-72) | Louis-Pierre Godin | T32 | $182.50 | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec |
| 154 (72-82) | Derrick Bohannon | T36 | $82.50 | Shelbyville, KY |
| 154 (74-80) | Nick Flynn | T36 | $82.50 | London, England |
| 154 (76-78) | Matt Hungerman | T36 | $82.50 | Mandeville, LA |
| 154 (78-76) | Galina Rotmistrova | T36 | $82.50 | Russia |
| 154 (79-75) | Will Coleman | T36 | $82.50 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 154 (80-74) | Ben Silverman | T36 | $82.50 | Juno Beach, FL |
| 155 (74-81) | Nick Bova | T42 | $0.00 | Bloomington, IL |
| 155 (78-77) | Sam Kang | T42 | $0.00 | Morristown, NJ |
| 155 (81-74) | Dustin Wallis | T42 | $0.00 | Noble, OK |
| 156 (79-77) | Jeff Ivall | 45 | $0.00 | Canada |
| 157 (78-79) | Andrey Pavlov | T46 | $0.00 | Russia |
| 157 (82-75) | Eric Beringer | T46 | $0.00 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 158 (80-78) | Angel Monguzzi | T48 | $0.00 | Cordoba, Argentina |
| 158 (80-78) | Enrique Campos | T48 | $0.00 | Leon, Mexico |
| 158 (80-78) | Mike Fekete | T48 | $0.00 | Worthington, OH |
| 158 (81-77) | Marty Stanovich | T48 | $0.00 | Tamarac, FL |
| 158 (81-77) | Michael Capolongo | T48 | $0.00 | White Plains, NY |
| 159 (79-80) | Jim Fitzpatrick | T53 | $0.00 | Stratford, CT |
| 159 (79-80) | Brandon Parker | T53 | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL |
| 159 (84-75) | Brian Friederichs | T53 | $0.00 | Boca Raton, FL |
| 160 (79-81) | Kyle Moore | T56 | $0.00 | Dublin, Ohio |
| 160 (84-76) | Mike Larkin | T56 | $0.00 | Yorktown, NY |
| 161 (81-80) | Mark McGuire | T58 | $0.00 | Clifton, NJ |
| 161 (82-79) | Aaron Clausen | T58 | $0.00 | Storm Lake |
| 161 (82-79) | Mike Field | T58 | $0.00 | England |
| 162 (81-81) | Fernando Figueroa | T61 | $0.00 | El Salvador |
| 162 (82-80) | Justin Bartlett | T61 | $0.00 | North Conway, New Hampshire |
| 163 (74-89) | Mauricio Bercun (a) | T63 | $0.00 | Leon |
| 163 (82-81) | Evgeny Volkov (a) | T63 | $0.00 | Russia |
| 163 (82-81) | TJ Roberts | T63 | $0.00 | Midland, MI |
| 164 (85-79) | Nick Martin | 66 | $0.00 | Winnetka, IL |
| 166 (82-84) | Ryan Willis | 67 | $0.00 | Atlanta Ga |
| 167 (85-82) | Scott Miller | 68 | $0.00 | Wyckoff, NJ |
| 174 (88-86) | Anthony Kuey | 69 | $0.00 | Westchester, NY |
| 175 (95-80) | Michael Williams (a) | 70 | $0.00 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 77-WD | Brandon Smith (a) | T71 | $0.00 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 79-WD | Andrew Turner | T71 | $0.00 | Lititz, PA |
| 80-WD | Brad Marek | T71 | $0.00 | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 84-WD | Billy Houle | T71 | $0.00 | Joliette, Quebec |
| WD | Eddie Gardino | T71 | $0.00 | |
| WD | Peter Laws | T71 | $0.00 | Toronto, Canada |
