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Florida Senior Azalea: Doug Hanzel wins by two

Doug Hanzel matched a field-best score with a 3-under 67 to win his first title of the year by two stokes

PALATKA, FL (March 13, 2016)--Doug Hanzel (Savannah, GA) broke free of a three-way tie at the beginning of the final round to win the Florida Senior Azalea. Hanzel fired a final round, 3-under 67 at the Palatka Golf Club to win with a score 1-under par.

Doug Snoap (Apopka, FL) finished two strokes behind at 1-over par. Snoap was able to rebound from a first round 4-over 74 to shoot an even-par 70 and a 3-under 67.

Hanzel playing in just his second AmateurGolf.com ranking event of the year picked up his first win of the 2016 season. The 2015 Senior Player-of-the-Year was 2-over through the first two rounds after a pair of 71's before his field-best matching 3-under score.

Randy Elliot (Winter Park, FL) and John Fritz (Charlotte, NC) both struggled on the final day after being tied for the lead at the start of the day. The duo each shot 2-over par 72 to tie for third.

Denny Taylor (Gladstone, OR) finished in fifth place with a three round total of 4-over par.


Legends Division

In the Legends Division Jim Carley (75, 68, 71) blitzed the field winning by five stokes. Carley finished 4-over par for the tournament.

Brian Sachs (9-over) finished second and William Liberato (15-over) finished in third place.

AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2016 season — official results & points
PosPlayerFromScoresPoints
1Doug HanzelGA71-71-67=209700
2Doug SnoapFL74-70-67=211400
T3Randy ElliottFL69-73-72=214300
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