We had a great tournament on the West Course at The Fountains on Saturday! Although it was windy, the clouds kept the temperature down and the course was in perfect condition.
The biggest news from the tournament was Marc Milman’s Hole-in-One on the 9th hole! Marc hit a 5-wood on the 190 yard hole, drawing the ball around a large queen palm that stood between him and the pin. He said he knew it was a good shot, but couldn’t see the hole from the tee. When Marc and his playing partners, Dave Braden and Leonardo Argandona, arrived at the green, they were surprised that they didn’t see his ball. That surprise turned to noisy celebration as they found it at the bottom of the cup! Marc pocketed $1500 from the Hole-in-One Pool and another $30 for the skin.
Congratulations, Marc! Great shot!
In an interesting side note, this is the second time an Am Tour player has aced this hole in competition! Tony Lopez accomplished the feat in our last tournament at The Fountains on November 17th. Marc’s ace was the fifth Hole-in-One recorded on the Am Tour in South Florida and the fourth in the last 14 months! Shauna Federico recorded the first ace, holing out on the 17th hole at The Florida Club in April 2009. Mark Yogan started the recent run last February at Boca Country Club, holing out on the 17th. Marc Thibault then aced the 8th hole at Bear Lakes in October, followed just two and a half weeks later by Tony’s ace at The Fountains.
In other news from The Fountains tournament, Adam Morrison took the Championship Flight trophy, with three birdies on his way to a 2-stroke victory over Mark Yogan. In the Palmer Flight, Orlando Hernandez cruised to a 7-stroke victory, shooting 79. Rick Wilson won a very tight race in the Hogan Flight, shooting 84 to beat Leonardo Argandona by a stroke, with David Sherry two strokes back at 86. In the Sarazen Flight, Randy Bryant won his first Am Tour event, shooting 85 to clip Andres Romero by 2 strokes. Marco Martinez had a great round in the Jones Flight, shooting an 85 for the win. In the Snead Flight, Tony Ott took the title by a stroke, shooting 93 to Lynn Dunn’s 94.
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Next up is a Miami/Fort Lauderdale Tour event at Plantation Preserve this Saturday (May 7th), followed by the Florida Masters at Disney on the 14th and 15th.
See you on the course!
Jeff
