Luke Gifford birdies the first playoff hole to outlast Thomas Longbella at Fountains CC
The two men tied in regulation at 4-under par 67 on a very windy day
Thursday, April 2, 2026

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Luke Gifford from Boca Raton, FL needed extra holes at Fountains Country Club to earn his 8th win on the MLGT. He and Thomas Longbella tied in regulation at 4-under par 67 on a very windy day on the West course. On the first playoff hole both players hit quality approach shots. Gifford was first to putt from 10 feet and rolled it in the middle. Longbella was next from 6 feet and his putt missed just on the high side.

Gifford earned $1,763 which included bonus pool and skin money. Longbella earned $1,118 for the 2nd place finish.

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

Jeremey Rauch and Cameron Kuchar, the son of 9 time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar, tied for 3rd one shot out of the playoff. Kuchar is a senior in high school and has committed to play his college golf at Texas Christian University.

Next on the schedule is the Palm Beach County Open presented by Tremont Tues-Thurs April 7-9. Round one is at Park Ridge Golf Course, round two is at Okeeheelee Golf Course then the field is cut to 40% plus ties and the final round is played at Osprey Point Golf Course. 81 players are set to tee it up in search of the $8k first place check.

Fountains West April Classic

40% of the field earns a check. WEST Course. Groups will be in foursomes.

Event Details

Start: 4/2/2026
Rounds: 1

Players: 57
Entry: $270
Purse: $9852

Event Photos


67 - Luke Gifford - $1,400 *Birdied first playoff hole

Fountains Country Club - West Course
4615 Fountains Drive
Lake Worth, FL  33467


(561) 642-2700

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Tournament Results Scoring Details

Score Player Amount Total
67 Luke Gifford1 $1,400.00$1,763.00
67 Thomas Longbella2 $900.00$1,118.00
68 Jeremey RauchT3 $750.00$750.00
68 Cameron Kuchar (a)T3 $750.00$923.00
69 Kamaljit SinghT5 $585.00$698.00
69 Evan KatzT5 $585.00$698.00
69 Fletcher WunderlichT5 $585.00$698.00
70 Timmy WidemanT8 $385.00$385.00
70 Domenico GeminianiT8 $385.00$398.25
70 Austin Lemieux (a)T8 $385.00$385.00
70 Brandon ValvanoT8 $385.00$398.25
70 Chris FrancoeurT8 $385.00$398.25
70 Matthew SoucinekT8 $385.00$398.25
70 Caleb ChoeT8 $385.00$385.00
71 Gunnar Schuster (a)T15 $240.00$240.00
71 Jack Martin (a)T15 $240.00$240.00
71 Carson KlawonnT15 $240.00$240.00
72 Garrett GilesT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Evan GrenusT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Cristian RabinowitzT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Larry BlattT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Taylor Kay-GreenT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Ian MasenheimerT18 $126.00$126.00
72 Eloik Bertrand (a)T18 $126.00$126.00
73 Freddy D'Angelo $0.00$0.00
73 Thomas Young (a) $0.00$0.00
73 Alex Zurat (a) $0.00$0.00
73 Matt Gallant $0.00$0.00
74 Emile Lebrun (a) $0.00$0.00
74 Joey Harrigan $0.00$145.00
74 Mark Goetz $0.00$0.00
74 Peifu Zou (a) $0.00$0.00
74 John Cammarano $0.00$0.00
75 Niko Karoutsos (a) $0.00$0.00
75 Bryce Lofton $0.00$145.00
75 Aaron DeWitt (a) $0.00$0.00
75 Jackson Buccigross $0.00$145.00
75 Donald Stimble $0.00$0.00
76 Matthew Mullen (a) $0.00$0.00
76 Sebastian Nachilly (a) $0.00$0.00
76 Anton Hansson $0.00$0.00
77 Ken Keller $0.00$0.00
77 Andrew Pae (a) $0.00$0.00
77 Nicholas Politis $0.00$0.00
78 Nick Marcoaldi $0.00$0.00
78 Stephen P Grant $0.00$0.00
79 Eric Mac Donald $0.00$0.00
79 Charles Chon $0.00$0.00
79 Theodor Bjoerge (a) $0.00$0.00
79 Patrick Deardorff $0.00$0.00
80 Shawn Blandine $0.00$0.00
80 Marc Delavaldene (a) $0.00$0.00
81 Maxwell Turnquist $0.00$0.00
85 Michael Yesbeck (a) $0.00$0.00
87 John Edgin $0.00$0.00
DNFSeamus O'Holleran (a) $0.00$0.00
DNFJohn Baptiste Hakizimana $0.00$0.00
       

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