Another fun weekend of golf in Orlando this past weekend. Saturday saw us at Shingle Creek and what a layout. The course was in great shape and we had some very competitive play. The Palmer flight alone saw 7 players separated by 3 shots! A couple of players had career rounds in claiming their flights as well. The switch to overall skins has produced some big payouts but none bigger than this Saturday as 3 players claimed $330 each! Pace was good for essentially all 4-somes on a packed course with the average being 4:49 and almost every group in under 5 hours. Sunday saw our first visit to the private course Rio Pinar. We will definitely be back! It is a well-conditioned great old style traditional layout with a great staff. Thanks to tour members Joe McKinney and Michael Tyson for steering us there. Unfortunately the day ended with an unfortunate circumstance. Mike Tyson had seemingly won the Hogan flight by 5 shots with a 77 and a skin on the 6th hole. When I went to pay him he very honestly told me he had not made a birdie. This led to the revelation that he had inadvertently signed an incorrect scorecard and he had to be dis-qualified from the event. Mike was extremely gracious in accepting his fate and should be applauded for his sportsmanship and the tour would also like to recognize his round as the round of the day on the course. He played very well but behaved better after the round. It is a cautionary tale for all players to be sure to check all the holes on your card and not just the totals. The pace on Sunday was phenomenal with the average being 4:12 and the slowest being 4:24. Well done to everyone! We have a lot coming up on the tour with Falcons Fire and Grande Pines in a couple of weeks, the Florida Open June 21st and 22nd and it looks like the Orlando Championship September 13th will be expanded to a 2-day event September 13th and 14th.
SATURDAY @ SHINGLE CREEK
Flight Winners:
Championship: Mike Amato
Palmer: Andy Parks
Hogan: Mark Anderson
Hogan SR: Murray Miller
Sarazen: Julian Torres
Sarazen SR: Lou Savinetti
Jones: Randy Smathers
Snead: Chris Grimont
SKINS:
We did overall skins and had 3 winners for $330 each
Wesley Barber, Joe Levy and Allen Huff
LAST MINUTE GOLFER CLOSEST TO THE PIN:
Mike Amato
SPACE COAST VACATION GIVEAWAY: 2 night stay on the coast, tickets to the Kennedy Space Center and a very cool Dinosaur exhibit
Al Hanif
SUNDAY @ RIO PINAR
Flight Winners:
Championship: Mike Amato
Palmer: Brian McDonald
Hogan: Richard Newman
Sarazen: Vince Jarrell
Jones: Gary Marx
Snead: Lou Liggett
SKINS:
Again we did overall skins with 3 winners for $140 each
Al Hanif (2) and Bryan Powe
LAST MINUTE GOLFER CLOSEST TO THE PIN CONTEST:
Gary Marx
SPACE COAST VACATION GIVEAWAY: 2 Nights Courtyard by Marriott in Melbourne, Tix to the Space Center and the new Dinosaur exhibit
Joe McKinney
NEXT EVENTS ON THE ORLANDO TOUR:
May 31st @ Falcons Fire and June 1st @ Grande Pines
Falcons Fire is a tour favorite. Always in great shape and the site of our annual Orlando Championship in September. We will be going off at 7 am for this one and space is limited. Grande Pines is back on the schedule after a 2-year absence. A great track this should make for a fun Sunday!
THE FLORIDA OPEN @ GRAND CYPRESS
The next Regional Major is coming up on June 21st and 22nd. Of course this will also be a National Championship preview as these courses will be part of that rotation as well. I will be sending out detailed info about the event in a separate email this week. Registration is scheduled to close for this event on June 1st!]
FLIGHTING
If you have been struggling in your flight and feel you may need to be adjusted please call or email me and we will review you status. We want everyone to be competitive.
MEMBER PACKS
Please be sure to go to the link I sent you a couple of weeks ago if you have not already to order your member pack. It will take 4-6 weeks from when you do this to receive the pack/
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