JUPITER, Fla.(Oct – Jared Meyers of North Palm
Beach made only one bogey in 32 holes Sunday
and had pars on his last eight holes enroute to
winning the 30th annual Tire Kingdom/Mid-
Amateur Match Play Championship.
Meyers beat John Pickett of Lake Worth in the
semifinals 4 and 3, then out-steadied former
touring pro Ryan Howison of Jupiter to win the
championship flight finals by 2 and 1 on the Fazio
course at Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club at Old
Trail.
For Meyers, 36, it was his eighth title, his third
this year. “Yes, I would say it’s my biggest win,”
Meyers said. “I’m happy to have my name on the
trophy with a lot of great players in the Palm
Beach County Golf Association.
“I didn’t play my best but I was consistent,
especially on the back nine this afternoon after I
three-putted the ninth hole, my only bogey of the
day.
“I got off to a bad start Friday,” five over par after
two holes. He settled down to shoot 77 and easily
qualify for the championship flight, “and that’s all
that really counts,” he added, “is to qualify, no
matter what you shoot.”
Earlier this year, Meyers won the Four-Ball with
Deron Zendt and the Tire Kingdom Stroke Play.
Overall, three of Meyers’ eight PBCGA titles were
in team events.
In the first flight, Walt Taormiona of Boca Raton
beat Dan Getson of Royal Palm Beach in the
finals, 4 and 2.
Jared Meyers takes the Palm Beach County Match Play title
Consistency was the key as Meyers makes par on the final eight holes to get the won over Ryan Howison