Eggertsson and Shuart Victorious at Mayacoo
TAMPA, Fla.- Ninety-eight teams of two teed it up across two different golf courses on Saturday, with hopes of winning a State Championship. In the end, two teams were better than the rest and were crowned Forty & Over Four-Ball Champions. Daniel DeBra and Joe Alfieri took home the title at Club Adena in the North, while Daniel Eggertsson and T J Shuart were victorious at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club in the South.
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Down in West Palm Beach, Mayacoo Lakes Country Club would prove to be as tough test of golf on the first day as winds gusted up to 30 mph. Despite the strong winds, Daniel Eggertsson and T J Shuart would find a way to make some birdies and post a 5-under par 66 in round one. Following closely behind was the duo of Bobby Bird and William Mallon after opening with a 4-under par, 67 to sit one shot back of the leaders. The Bird/Mallon combination are no strangers to winning Four-Ball events, having won the event in 2023 at Vero Beach Country Club. With 10 other teams shooting in the red numbers, many of them would still have a chance to win come Sunday.
The top of the leaderboard would remain congested during the second round as winds continued to blow, albeit not as strong as the first round. Two teams would start their day in a tie for 9th, four shots back of the lead at 1-under par in Matthew Lindahl/Chris Nagle and Patrick Beste/Ronald Ryan. Both teams would look to make an impression on the leaders as they made a number of birdies around Mayacoo. In the end both teams would shoot matching 63's to finish the event at 9-under par. This would put them in a tie for the lead with day one leaders Eggertsson and Shuart. The three teams would head to extra holes to crown a South Champion. With all three teams making pars on the first playoff hole, it would take some heroics from Daniel Eggertsson to earn the victory. Eggertsson would drain a 30 foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to notch the victory for himself and T J Shuart and be crowned Forty & Over Four-Ball Champions.
