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A n o f f i c i a l p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e Florida State Golf Association
August 2011
McCumber Wins 94th Amateur Championship Tyler McCumber wins the 94th Florida State Amateur Championship, firing a tournament total of 1-under par 285 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami on June 23-26. Tyler McCumber, of Ponte Vedra Beach, prevailed over the field of 168 players to capture the 94th Florida State Amateur Championship. In the first round, McCumber carded a two-over par 72 on the Jim McLean Signature Course, and followed up with a second round two-over par 74 on the TPC Blue Monster Course to sit at four-over par for the championship heading into the weekend. McCumber moved up the leader board on Saturday with a four-under par 68 to trail by two strokes heading into the final 18-holes of play. In the final round McCumber played a flawless front nine with birdies on 3, 8, and 9 to turn at three-under par. McCumber said “Once I made birdie on number nine I knew I was in the golf tournament, it was really the turning point of my round”. After playing the next seven holes at one-over par, McCumber headed to the 17th hole tied for the lead. His approach would sail over the green, and after an excelTyler McCumber, 2011 Amateur Champion lent pitch shot McCumber would make par on 17 to hold a one-stroke lead heading into the difficult 18th hole. “I finally looked at a leader board after 17, and I knew I had the lead”, McCumber stated. After his approach shot on 18 found the right greenside bunker, McCumber left his par putt short and was left with a difficult 6 footer to finish at one-under par on the day. “I knew I had to make my bogey putt, the last thing I wanted to do was lose two shots on the final hole”, McCumber stated. After making bogey to fire a final round oneunder par 71, Ben Vertz and Ryan Abbate would go on to make bogey and triple bogey, respectively, for McCumber to capture the title.
Boys Junior Champions Hunter O’Mahony captures the 57th Florida State Boys Junior Championship as Sam Horsfield claimed the junior division title at Quail Valley Golf Club and Bent Pine Golf Club, in Vero Beach on July 6-8. In the 16-18 age division, Hunter O’Mahony, of Tequesta, posted a tournament total of 4-under par 212 to prevail in a playoff and win the 2011 Boys Junior Championship. After a first round one-over par 73 at Quail Valley Golf Club, O’Mahony trailed the leaders by four shots heading into the second round. O’Mahony cut into the lead with a second round three-under par 69 at Bent Pine Golf Club, to trail by two strokes. In the final round, O’Mahony would post even par on the front nine and added two birdies on the back nine to post a round of two-under par 70. The 2010 (13-15) Champion Jimmy Stanger, of Tampa, would find himself tied with O’Mahoney after rounds of 70-70-72 for a tournament total of 212. In the final round, Stanger carded a three-over par 39 on the front nine, caught fire late with Story Continued Page 2
Hunter O’Mahony (Left) and Sam Horsfield (Right), 2011 Boys Junior Champions
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