Marcus Beck wins the Moot Thomas Invitational

OCALA, FL (March 4, 2018) - Marcus Beck (Tallahassee, FL) captured the Moot Thomas Invitational at Ocala Golf Club, shooting a final-round even-par 72 to finish 6 under par, one shot ahead of Robert Parmar (Fairhope, AL). The tournament honors Moot Thomas, an Ocala native and FSGA Hall of Famer who had a lengthy and successful amateur career. Ocala Golf Club is where Moot learned the game, regularly competed and loved dearly. Beck grabbed the lead with a 5-under 67 in the first round, and despite a solid 71 in the second round he was passed by Allen Peake (Macon, GA), who shot a 66 to get to 7 under par through two rounds. Parmer also had a 66 in the second round and was well-positioned, in third place two shots behind Peake. Steve Humphrey (Lexington, KY), who has had a good start to the season with a win at the Kingsway Senior and a T4 at the Gateway Senior, shot 71-69 and was in fourth, three shots back. Scoring was higher in the final round, as only Brian Brown (Inverness, FL) was able to break 70, closing with a 69 to finish the tournament in sixth place. Peake struggled to a 75 in the final round, allowing both Beck and Parmar to pass him by shooting a pair of even-par rounds. Peake finished third at 4 under, two shots back. Humphrey (73) and Peter Detemple of Callaway, MD (70) tied for fourth at 3-under 213. No one else managed to break par for the tournament. Brown was next at 1-over 217, while the next lowest score was 220. In the Legends Division, Brian Sachs won a playoff over Jim Carley, after both had finished the tournament at even-par 216. Randy Briggs was third, one shot out of the playoff.