Terry Schmidt wins his first tournament of the year on the 18th hole.
On February 8th the WAGT Naples Fort Myers tour held its 3rd event of the 2015 Season at Copperhead Golf and Club. Current Order of Merit and Player of the Year Leader Frank Monaco was bidding for a back to back victory, and doing so would have put him in a commanding lead on both rankings. All was looking good going into the 18th hole when Monaco held a two stroke lead over Schmidt.
On 18 Monaco hit his drive in the left rough just 110 yards from the green and though Schmidt contemplated to go for the green from the tee which would had been a 285 yard drive with a 275 yard carry over the water cutting over the dogleg right, he chose to play it safe and hit a 230 yard 4 iron into the middle of the fairway leaving himself 125 yards from the green. Being away he it his approch shot 30 feet from the pin. Monaco with a two stoke lead hit his approach shot fat and the ball rolled into the water. After dropping Frank now had to hit his 65 yard approach onto the green, but again hit it fat to land in the water again. Frank ended up with the max 10 giving Schmidt a 4 stroke victory.
Monaco at one point held a 5 stroke lead at one point and regained momemntum after he birdied the par 3 14th giving him a 4 stroke lead but the shift of momentum turned when Schmidt drove the 285 yard 16th green from the tee resulting in a birdie to gain two strokes to be one back.
Schmidt 1st place finish puts him in 2nd place just 24 points behind Monaco who finished in 2nd. Monaco maintains in fist place stature for Player of the Year with a 115 point lead over El Duque Hernandez. |
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