Amateur Michael Weeks rallied to win the Florida Senior Open
8/14/2016 | by Florida State Golf Association
see also: View results for Florida Senior Open, Mayacoo Lakes Country Club
Michael Weeks posted a bogey-free 67 on Sunday to win the Florida Senior Open after starting the day three-strokes behind
Rinker played even par the rest of the way, and on the final hole he placed his pitching wedge approach shot 20-feet left of the hole. It wasn't exactly the shot he was looking for, but he still had a good look at birdie. The former PGA Tour player narrowly missed the putt to tie the amateur, Weeks. He finished at 5-under for the championship, in a tie with fellow professional David Good, of Lakeland. Good, also playing in the final group, birdied the final hole for a bogey-free 68, giving him a share of the low professional purse.
Gene Fieger's final round 72 saw him again fall short in his quest for a second title. He finished in solo fourth.
Defending Champion, Eduardo Herrera, of Windermere finished tied for seventh.
This is Weeks' second FSGA Championship, adding to his 2011 FSGA Mid-Senior Championship he captured at his home club, Bear Lakes Golf & Country Club.
The 40th Florida Senior Open, conducted by the Florida State Golf Association and South Florida PGA Section saw over 300 players try to qualify over eight qualifying sites across the state, setting a field of 78 amateur and 78 professionals who competed over 54- holes at Willoughby Golf Club & Sailfish Point Golf Club in Stuart.
About the Florida Senior Open
Fifty-four holes of individual stroke play. The field will be cut to the low sixty and ties after thirty-six holes. The lowest score for 54 holes will be the Champion. Open to male Florida Golf Professionals and Amateurs at least 50 years of age who ...
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