Mid-Senior Four-Ball South

Mid-Senior Four Ball Championships

Jackie Miller and Scott Ernst defended their title winning the Mid-Senior Four-Ball South Championship at Hobe Sound Golf Club on September 16-17.   

The Naples pair of Jackie Miller and Scott Ernst claimed their second consecutive South Championship with a tournament total of 11-under par 133. Miller and Ernst posted a 67 in the first round to trail the leading teams by two strokes. The duo started strong in the final round making birdie on the first four holes. After a double bogey on the 6th hole, Miller and Ernst recovered nicely and clinched the Championship with a birdie on the 16th hole to win by one stroke. Two teams finished with a 134 total including the 2004 Champions Bill Griffith and Marc Rosenbaum. Griffith, of Miami Shores, and Rosenbaum, from Hollywood, first round co-leaders, shot a 65-69 to share second place honors with Ed Trinidad and Jose Novo. Trinidad and Novo, both from Miami, recorded a 66-68.

Round One Story

Teams of two, each 40 years of age and above, will compete in either the North or South Championship of 36 holes of four-ball stroke play. The Joe Lee designed golf course of Hobe Sound has been sculpted out of a natural wonderland of wooded areas, wetlands and man-made lakes.

ELIGIBILITY

Must be age 40 or older as of September 16, 2006, and both entrants must be members of the FSGA.

ENTRY FEE

$310 per team. ($300 for online entry.) Includes cart fees for tournament rounds and prizes.

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

36 holes four-ball stroke play

FLIGHTS

After 18 holes. The number of flights will be based on the number of competitors and/or the range of scores.

CARTS

Players are responsible for practice round cart fees.

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

Jackie Miller and Scott Ernst took the South title at Bay Colony Golf Club shooting a 73-63--136.