Florida State Amateur: Wire to Wire win for Abbate
6/26/2005 | by
see also: Florida Amateur Golf Championship, BallenIsles Country Club
Ryan Abbate, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, went wire-to-wire winning the title with a tournament total of 11-under par 277
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (June 26, 2005) -– Ryan Abbate outlasted a weather delay to fire a final round score of 2-under par 70 to capture the 88th Florida State Amateur Championship at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach.
Abbate, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, went wire-to-wire winning the title with a tournament total of 11-under par 277. In the first round, Abbate shot a 6-under par 66 on the Links course and a 69 in the second round on the Lakes course to lead the field of 74 players advancing to the weekend rounds. Playing the final 36 holes of the Championship on the Lakes course at 7,386 yards, Abbate shot even par in the third round to take a 5-stroke lead going into the final day. After an hour and six minute weather delay, Abbate posted a 70 to secure a 4-stroke victory. Abbate, who played college golf at Southern Methodist University, now has a perfect Amateur Championship record since this was his first attempt at the title.
The 2002 Amateur Champion, Ty Harris, of Longwood, made a surge with a 3-under par 69 in the final round for second place honors. Harris recorded a 74 in the first round and then made his move firing the low round of the Championship on the Lakes course, 66, in the second round. After an even par in the third round, Harris was tied for second place with Michael Nealy going into the final day. Harris finished the tournament with a 4-round total of 281 while Nealy, of Boca Raton, fell to third place with a final round score of 75. Nealy’s first three rounds of 70-67-75 put him at 1-under par 287 for the Championship. Kyle Henderson, of Clermont, a Florida Junior Tour member, secured fourth place with steady rounds of 69-72-74-75—290. Brad Doster, of Winter Park, and Patrick Olive, of Holiday, shared fifth place shooting a tournament total of 292.
Abbate receives a crystal vase and his name inscribed on the Clarence Camp Championship Trophy. The top ten plus ties receive an exemption into next year’s Florida State Amateur Championship at Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach.
Before reaching the Championship, more than 780 participants attempted to qualify at one of 13 sites across the state. In the Championship, participants play 18 holes each at the Lakes and Links courses on June 23-24. After 36 holes, 74 players at a two-round total of 151 or better advanced to the final 36 holes of the Championship on the Lakes course on June 25-26. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Bear Lakes features two championship golf courses, the Lakes and Links. Bear Lakes hosted the Amateur in 1990 as well as the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School in 2001.
Started in 1914, the FSGA State Amateur is the oldest continuous sporting event in the state as well as the largest amateur event in Florida. Past Amateur champions include Bob Murphy, Jerry Pate, Buddy Alexander, and PGA Tour players David Peoples, Chris Couch, and Barry Cheesman.
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Florida State Amateur Championship Results
Ryan Abbate, Fort Lauderdale, 66Links-69Lakes-72Lakes-70Lakes--277
Ty Harris, Longwood, 74Links-66Lakes-72Lakes-69Lakes--281
Michael Nealy, Boca Raton, 70Lakes-67Links-75Lakes-75Lakes--287
Kyle Henderson, Clermont, 69Links-72Lakes-74Lakes-75Lakes--290
Patrick Olive, Holiday, 74Lakes-72Links-69Lakes-77Lakes--292
Brad Doster, Winter Park, 71Links-73Lakes-77Lakes-71Lakes--292
David Roschman, Jupiter, 71Links-72Lakes-75Lakes-75Lakes--293
Matthew Galloway, Valrico, 72Links-73Lakes-77Lakes-72Lakes--294
Michael Giammaresi, Tampa, 76Lakes-73Links-73Lakes-72Lakes--294
David Steele, Bonita Springs, 70Links-78Lakes-72Lakes-74Lakes--294
Kelly Gosse, Inverness, 69Lakes-72Links-73Lakes-81Lakes--295
R J Nakashian, Palm Beach Gardens, 69Links-76Lakes-73Lakes-77Lakes--295
Noah Goldman, Longwood, 72Lakes-73Links-76Lakes-74Lakes--295
Rick Woulfe, Fort Lauderdale, 68Links-76Lakes-78Lakes-74Lakes--296
Tim Stieren, Palm Beach Gardens, 71Links-80Lakes-75Lakes-70Lakes--296
Jeff Golden, Winter Park, 71Links-75Lakes-74Lakes-76Lakes--296
Eddie Peckels, Pinehurst, 72Lakes-71Links-73Lakes-81Lakes--297
Bret Voisin, Orlando, 75Lakes-74Links-73Lakes-75Lakes--297
Greg O'Mahony, Tequesta, 70Lakes-73Links-75Lakes-79Lakes--297
Ian Ross, Ocala, 73Lakes-72Links-78Lakes-75Lakes--298
Richard Maddox, Panama City, 80Lakes-67Links-75Lakes-76Lakes--298
Tim Hume, Tampa, 72Lakes-74Links-74Lakes-78Lakes--298
Paul Melson, Plantation, 77Lakes-72Links-72Lakes-77Lakes--298
Scott Turner, Palm City, 72Lakes-72Links-74Lakes-80Lakes--298
Jon Veneziano, Mount Dora, 72Links-74Lakes-74Lakes-78Lakes--298
Hernan Borja, Coral Springs, 74Lakes-71Links-71Lakes-83Lakes--299
David Anthony, Jacksonville, 74Lakes-72Links-77Lakes-76Lakes--299
Chappell Brown, West Palm Beach, 71Links-75Lakes-77Lakes-76Lakes--299
Larry Lunsford, Jacksonville, 73Lakes-76Links-74Lakes-76Lakes--299
Mark Leetzow, Sarasota, 71Links-76Lakes-74Lakes-78Lakes--299
Steve Carter, Jacksonville, 76Lakes-70Links-75Lakes-78Lakes--299
Jeff Dennis, Parkland, 76Lakes-71Links-76Lakes-77Lakes--300
Andy Purnell, Jacksonville, 75Links-75Lakes-73Lakes-77Lakes--300
Greg Forest, Palm City, 73Links-71Lakes-77Lakes-80Lakes--301
Frank Babusik, Pompano Beach, 68Links-77Lakes-75Lakes-81Lakes--301
Bobby Dyer, Valrico, 73Lakes-75Links-81Lakes-72Lakes--301
Christopher Anderson, Lake Mary, 68Links-78Lakes-77Lakes-79Lakes--302
Ivan Brannan, Panama City Beach, 73Links-75Lakes-77Lakes-77Lakes--302
Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge, 75Lakes-71Links-76Lakes-80Lakes—302
Tommy Rymer, Tallahassee, 70Lakes-74Links-77Lakes-81Lakes--302
Robert Parker, Sanford, 71Links-75Lakes-73Lakes-83Lakes--302
Chase Baldwin, Plant City, 75Links-74Lakes-77Lakes-77Lakes--303
Judson Eustaquio, Lake Worth, 72Links-75Lakes-75Lakes-81Lakes--303
Justin May, Sarasota, 75Links-75Lakes-76Lakes-77Lakes--303
Doug Snoap, Apopka, 72Links-73Lakes-83Lakes-75Lakes--303
Phil Koch, Boca Raton, 73Lakes-73Links-78Lakes-80Lakes--304
Josh Skivington, West Palm Beach, 74Links-72Lakes-77Lakes-81Lakes--304
Edward Kenny, Lake Worth, 75Lakes-71Links-77Lakes-82Lakes--305
John Crum, Saint Petersburg, 76Lakes-73Links-75Lakes-81Lakes--305
Frank Buttacavoli, Miami Beach, 75Lakes-70Links-80Lakes-80Lakes—305
Jonas DeWitte, West Melbourne, 72Links-71Lakes-85Lakes-77Lakes--305
Parker Ferren, Tallahassee, 72Links-77Lakes-76Lakes-81Lakes--306
Tyler Hitchcock, Clermont, 70Links-80Lakes-80Lakes-76Lakes--306
Dion Gonsalves, Pembroke Pines, 72Links-74Lakes-79Lakes-82Lakes--307
Mike Gross, Tampa, 73Lakes-76Links-76Lakes-82Lakes--307
George Gandranata, Bradenton, 74Links-76Lakes-82Lakes-75Lakes--307
Chad Pereira, Saint Augustine, 71Links-76Lakes-78Lakes-83Lakes--308
Jason Elliott, Palm Harbor, 71Links-79Lakes-76Lakes-82Lakes--308
Ben Hartman, Palm Beach Gardens, 75Lakes-75Links-76Lakes-82Lakes--308
Adam Hoyer, Lutz, 75Links-72Lakes-80Lakes-81Lakes--308
George Roat, Windermere, 73Links-76Lakes-78Lakes-82Lakes--309
James Byrd, Windermere, 71Lakes-71Links-85Lakes-82Lakes--309
Rahul Sriram, Pensacola, 76Links-75Lakes-83Lakes-75Lakes--309
Preston Brown, Ponte Vedra Beach, 72Lakes-75Links-78Lakes-85Lakes--310
Jason Cranford, Lakeland, 77Lakes-72Links-79Lakes-82Lakes--310
Robert Baynard, Saint Petersburg, 71Links-79Lakes-77Lakes-84Lakes--311
David Haag, Boynton Beach, 79Lakes-69Links-81Lakes-82Lakes--311
Stuart Laake, Trinity, 76Lakes-73Links-83Lakes-79Lakes--311
Wes Pacheco, Jacksonville, 76Links-73Lakes-82Lakes-81Lakes--312
Tony Schissel, Longwood, 75Lakes-76Links-80Lakes-83Lakes--314
John Gering, Sarasota, 76Lakes-73Links-82Lakes-85Lakes--316
Dean Deadmon, Brandon, 74Lakes-77Links-87Lakes-88Lakes--326
About the Florida State Amateur
Started in 1914, the Amateur Championship is the oldest continuous sporting event in the state of Florida. The field will include exempt players and players who have qualified through 18 holes of stroke play at one of the qualifying sites. The Champi...
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