Mid-Senior Four-Ball North

Gosse & Godwin Win Mid-Senior Four-Ball North

Kelly Gosse and Ken Godwin defeated two teams in a playoff to earn their second title of the year and win the Florida State Mid-Senior Four-Ball North Championship.

The 2004 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball North Champs, Gosse, of Inverness, and Godwin, from Ocala, fired a 67-70-137 on Amelia Island's Long Point Course. State Four-Ball Champions, Bret Voisin, of Orlando, and Jeff Robinson, of Longwood, also posted a two-day total of 137 as did Robert Gaff and Victor Gavalas, both of Tallahassee. In the playoff, all three teams made bogey on the first playoff hole. Gosse and Godwin clinched the Championship when they birdied the second playoff hole while the other teams made par. Alan Sorrick, of Tampa, and Terry Tavrell, of Valrico, finished the event one behind the leaders shooting a 67-71-138.

The Championship is 36 holes of four-ball stroke play over the course of two days. In four-ball stroke play, two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole. To be eligible for the Mid-Senior Four-Ball Championships, participants must be 40 or older.

To view complete pairings, tee-times and results, please see www.fsga.org

Named “Silver Medal Golf Resort” by Golf Magazine, Amelia Island Plantation has 54 championship holes. The Long Point Course, Tom Fazio’s creation, is an 18-hole layout distinctly designed among primal marshlands and the towering sand dunes of the Atlantic.

ELIGIBILITY

Must be age 40 or older as of September 18, 2004, 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.

CARTS

Players are responsible for practice round cart fees.

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

For the second year, Jacksonville’s David Anthony and Wes Paxson posted 67-63--130 to claim the north title at Sugar Mill Country Club in New Smyrna Beach.

ACCOMMODATION

The arrangements for Amelia Island are at the Amelia Inn for $117 for an ocean view or $90 for a resort view. Two bedroom villas are available from $170 - $220. Call (800) 874-6878 and identify yourself as an FSGA competitor for reservations.