Tampa, Fla. – Brian Keenan and Paul Royak fired a third round score of 68 to capture the 3rd Florida State Two-Man Shoot-Out Championship at the Westin Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor on May 14-15, 2005.
The duo from Tampa finished with a three-round total of 194 to hold on and win the Championship by two strokes. In the first round of two-man scramble, Keenan and Royak posted an 8-under par 63 on Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course, home of the PGA Tour’s Chrysler Championship. Playing alternate shot in the second round, the pair fired an incredible 7-under par 63 on the Highlands North Course to lead by four strokes going into the final round. Keenan and Royak then recorded a 68 back on the Copperhead Course in the final round of four-ball to secure the Championship.
Matthew Anderson, from Tampa, and Scott Kennedy, of Pompano Beach, tied for second place with Michael Abrams, of St. Petersburg, and Michael Gilbourne, from Neptune Beach, after each team posted a three-round total of 196. Anderson and Kennedy shot a 62-68-66 while Abrams and Gilbourne recorded a consistent 65-66-65. Abrams and Gilbourne won the third round with their score of 6-under par 65 in the four-ball format. Bill Griffith, of Miami Shores, aced the eighth hole on the Copperhead Course in the final round to help his team place fifth. Griffith and Marc Rosenbaum, of Hollywood, finished with scores of 66-67-67—200.
The Two-Man Shoot-Out featured fifty teams of two playing three competitive rounds consisting of a two-man scramble, alternate shot format and the final 18 holes of four-ball. This year, the Two-Man Shoot-Out is only gross scoring.
Organized in 1913, the Florida State Golf Association is a not-for-profit organization that governs amateur golf in the state of Florida. In addition to conducting 21 championships for amateur golfers in the state, the FSGA is responsible for 41 qualifying tournaments for USGA National Championships and the Florida Junior Tour. The FSGA also maintains the USGA Handicap System, performs course ratings throughout Florida and assists in junior programs and scholarships.
| Score -- Team |
| 194 - -: Brian Keenan, Tampa, Paul Royak, Tampa, 63-63-68 |
| 196 - -: Matthew Anderson, Tampa, Scott Kennedy, Pompano Beach, 62-68-66 |
| 196 - -: Michael Abrams, Saint Petersburg, Michael Gilbourne, Neptune
Beach, 65-66-65 |
| 199 - -: Jeff Carine, Windermere, Michael Thompson, Bonita Springs, 65-67-67 |
| 200 - -: Bill Griffith, Miami Shores, Marc Rosenbaum, Hollywood, 66-67-67 |
| 201 - -: John Corzilius, Englewood, Steve Lacher, Venice, 63-67-71 |
| 203 - -: David Obst, Fort Lauderdale, James Weick, Fort Lauderdale, 65-71-67 |
| 204 - -: A J Kroeger, Apopka, Walter Himelsbaugh, Leesburg, 64-68-72 |
| 204 - -: Bret Voisin, Orlando, Bryce Voisin, Orlando, 62-72-70 |
| 204 - -: James Dailey, Orlando, Jeff Grossman, Palm Beach Gardens, 66-69-69 |
| 205 - -: Doug Snoap, Apopka, Byron Walden, Winter Springs, 62-74-69 |
| 205 - -: Jack Hannon, Tampa, Jimmy Jones, Tampa, 65-69-71 |
| 205 - -: Samuel Martinez, Miami, Bruce Fitzpatrick, Homestead, 66-71-68 |
| 206 - -: Jim Shields, Tampa, Tim Hume, Tampa, 63-72-71 |
| 207 - -: Richard Kerper, Safety Harbor, Mike Walters, Tampa, 67-70-70 |
| 208 - -: Cap Caponi, Orlando, Philip Meng, Orlando, 64-70-74 |
| 208 - -: Michael Cook, Brandon, John Walmsley, Valrico, 66-70-72 |
| 209 - -: Jaime Girardi, Lynn Haven, Jerry Young, New Port Richey, 64-73-72 |
| 209 - -: John Hewlin, Bradenton, Hilton Chancellor, Bradenton, 66-74-69 |
| 210 - -: Leonard Lasinsky, Sarasota, Charles Walters, Bradenton, 66-73-71 |
| 211 - -: Robert Meador, Miami Lakes, Dave Peterson, Coral Gables, 65-75-71 |
| 212 - -: Carl Sullivan, Zephyrhills, Howard Vaughn, New Port Richey, 67-73-72 |
| 212 - -: Ron Smotek, Jacksonville, Kevin Dougherty, Orange Park, 67-72-73 |
| 213 - -: Charles Hendrick, Inverness, Tom Hendrick, Inverness, 71-71-71 |
| 213 - -: Donald Johnson, Fort Myers, Matt Jozwiak, Wesley Chapel, 70-71-72 |
| 213 - -: Jason Camp, Naples, Keith Martin, Riverview, 66-75-72 |
| 213 - -: Vic Heisler, Brooksville, Andrew Padova, Hudson, 68-70-75 |
| 214 - -: Brent Mook Sang, Valrico, Ed Trinidad, Miami, 69-71-74 |
| 214 - -: Morgan Bays, Homestead, Michael Frederick, Homestead, 65-75-74 |
| 214 - -: William Bradshaw, Sarasota, Kenneth Chapman, Sarasota, 68-74-72 |
| 215 - -: Alan Ross, Tallahassee, Bob Sims, Tallahassee, 65-78-72 |
| 216 - -: Craig Morissette, Seffner, Scott Spicer, Valrico, 68-75-73 |
| 217 - -: Craig Branson, Miami, Dann Merrell, West Palm Beach, 69-73-75 |
| 219 - -: Alan Davis, Hudson, Tim Hooper, Clearwater, 72-73-74 |
| 219 - -: James Fuller, Dryden, Bill Marecle, Tarpon Springs, 69-76-74 |
| 219 - -: Vin Hoover, Tampa, Paul Caveny, Indian Shores, 67-77-75 |
| 222 - -: Anand Sabapathy, Brandon, Stephen Kin, Tampa, 70-80-72 |
| 222 - -: Andrew Price, Jacksonville, David Price, Jacksonville, 72-73-77 |
| 222 - -: Gary Prescher, Oldsmar, Kert Rhodes, Tarpon Springs, 71-79-72 |
| 222 - -: Greg Isom, Miami, Jose Novo, Miami, 69-75-78 |
| 223 - -: Jason Walker, Fort Pierce, Danny Wyrick, Littleton, 68-79-76 |
| 228 - -: Larry Barousse, Mount Dora, Tom Hand, Saint Petersburg, 70-80-78 |
| 229 - -: Kevin Riffey, Tampa, Terry Tavrell, Valrico, 72-81-76 |
| 229 - -: Matt Gilbert, Tallahassee, Lawrence Kaelin, Tallahassee, 71-79-79 |
| 233 - -: Jim King, Tampa, Steve Passen, Punta Gorda, 73-85-75 |
| 235 - -: Greg Perenich, Tarpon Springs, Terence Perenich, Tarpon Springs,
71-84-80 |
| 237 - -: Lonnie Johns, Lake Wales, Philip Verzosa, Lake Wales, 71-81-85 |
| 243 - -: David Disney, Deland, Mike Price, Ormond Beach, 71-85-87 |
| NC - -: David Kelly, Tampa, David Gentry, Oldsmar, 70-85-NC |
| NC - -: Michael Stewart, Windermere, Wade Oney, Orlando, 67-NC |