MELBOURNE, Fla. – First round leaders in the FSGA Winter Series four-ball event at Baytree National Golf Links in Melbourne managed to stay in front and win their respective divisions after a two hour and five minute fog delay in the final round. Jimmy Key and Kim Schwencke won the 40-54 age division, AJ Kroeger and Art Green captured the 55-64 age division and Jim Maxfield and Ray Darmstadt came in first in the 65 and over age division.
In the 40-54 age division, Jimmy Key and Kim Schwencke outlasted the field to win by five strokes. Key, from Jupiter, and Schwencke, of Temple Terrace, led after the first round firing a 9-under par 63. After the fog delay, the pair shot 68 to secure the title with a 131 tournament total. Schwencke has had an excellent Series thus far taking first, third and fourth in three individual events. Bob Currey, of Jupiter, and Glen Davis, of Orlando, shared second place honors with the Tampa duo of Bill Moore and Frank Griffin. Each team posted a 136 tournament total.
AJ Kroeger, of Apopka, and Art Green, from Leesburg, recorded rounds of 66-68—134 to claim the 55-64 age division by two strokes. Two-time Senior Champion Joseph Cristillo, from Crystal River, and partner Michael Sanderson, of Homosassa, tied with Carey Watson, of Coral Springs, and Jim Stone, from Bradenton. Cristillo and Sanderson shot a 69-67 while Watson and Stone posted a pair of 68’s.
Jim Maxfield and Ray Darmstadt captured the 65 and over age division by seven strokes with a tournament total of 134. Maxfield, of Melbourne, and Darmstadt, of Cocoa Beach, who has already won two individual events this season, shot similar rounds of 67 for the title. Larre Barrett, of Homosassa, and Robert Martin, of Fort Lauderdale, shot consistent scores of 70-71 for second place while John Harrigan, of Boynton Beach, and Tracy Allen, of Winter Park, finished third with a 143 tournament total.
The 2005-2006 Winter Series events include eight competitions, five individual events and three four-ball events. There are three age divisions, Mid-Senior (40-54), Senior (55-64) and Super Senior (65 & over). There is only gross scoring (no net division). However, each age division is flighted after the first round. The Winter Series is a great opportunity for golfers of all levels to compete in competitive events that normally may not because they do not live in Florida year round.
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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 22 Championships for amateur golfers in the state, the FSGA is responsible for more than 40 qualifying tournaments for USGA National Championships. The FSGA also maintains the USGA Handicap System within the state and performs course ratings throughout Florida.
Final Results
40 - 54 Age Division
131 - --: Jimmy Key, Jupiter, Kim Schwencke, Temple Terrace, 63-68
136 - --: Bob Currey, Jupiter, Glen Davis, Orlando, 67-69
136 - --: Bill Moore, Tampa, Frank Griffin, Tampa, 69-67
139 - --: Tim Kremer, St Lucie West, John Latowski, Port St Lucie, 68-71
140 - --: Andy Burton, Urbandale, Rokki Rogan, Fort Myers, 68-72
142 - --: Jose Novo, Miami, Ed Trinidad, Miami, 73-69
144 - --: Peter Burke, Orlando, Russ Manion, Kssimmee, 73-71
145 - --: Morgan Bays, Homestead, Sammy Martinez, Miami, 75-70
147 - --: Homer Capotis, Jupiter, Michael Capotis, Jupiter, 75-72
147 - --: Robert Noe, Vero Beach, Russell Mann, Vero Beach, 75-72
150 - --: Jim Bowhers, Vero Beach, Mike Bever, Vero Beach, 77-73
55 - 64 Age Division
134 - --: A J Kroeger, Apopka, Art Green, Leesburg, 66-68
136 - --: Joseph Cristillo, Crystal River, Michael Sanderson, Homosassa, 69-67
136 - --: Carey Watson, Coral Springs, Jim Stone, Bradenton, 68-68
138 - --: David Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley, Douglas Fraser, Mays Landing, 69-69
141 - --: Jesse Carroll, Rye, Mark Mulvoy, Vero Beach, 73-68
142 - --: Rick Spears, Stuart, Woodrow Smoak, Palm City, 68-74
142 - --: Mike Miller, Ormond Beach, Rick Cunha, Plymouth, 72-70
142 - --: Gary Frye, West Palm Beach, Jim Ammon, West Palm Beach, 73-69
142 - --: Dwaine Roney, Fort Myers, John McCreary, Lehigh, 72-70
143 - --: Mike Timbers, Bonita Springs, Van Lefferdink, Jupiter, 72-71
143 - --: Carl Miller, Gainesville, John Darr, Gainesville, 72-71
144 - --: Bob Fleming, Champaign, John Downs, Tampa, 74-70
145 - --: Peter Jackson, Valrico, Richard Brooks, Palm Beach Gardens, 75-70
145 - --: Denis Johnson, Palm Beach Gardens, John Hendricks, Mountain Lakes, 75-70
148 - --: Butch Von Weller, Winter Park, E Austin Jones, Orlando, 72-76
- --: David Cooper, Pompano Beach, Don Whittington, Fort Lauderdale, 70-NS
65 & Over Age Division
134 - --: Jim Maxfield, Melbourne, Ray Darmstadt, Cocoa Beach, 67-67
141 - --: Larre Barrett, Homosassa, Robert Martin, Fort Lauderdale, 70-71
143 - --: John Harrigan, Boynton Beach, Tracy Allen, Winter Park, 73-70
149 - --: James Dowling, Hobe Sound, Joseph Underwood, Key Biscayne, 74-75