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2022 Florida Cup - South Team

 

Reid Bedell
Naples
First Appearance

Occupation: Golf Shop Attendent - Pelican Marsh GC
Hometown: Fair Haven, NJ
College/University Attended: University of Kentucky
Home Club: Pelican Marsh GC

  • Second place finish at the 2022 Amateur Championship
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2021 Amateur Match Play
  • Top-20 finish at the 2021 Amateur Championship

Nathan Bertsch
Bradenton
First Appearance

Occupation: President of Southern Horizon Insurance
Hometown: Gulf Breeze, FL
College/University Attended: Florida State University
Home Club: Ritz-Carlton Members Club & Esplanade at Azario

  • Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Florida Open Championship
  • Top-15 finish at the 2021 Amateur Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2021 Foursomes Championship with partner, Matthew Lopez

Will Davenport
Palm City
Second Appearance (1-1-1)

Occupation: Consultant - Boston Consulting
Hometown: Palm City
College/University Attended: Yale University
Home Club: Pine Tree Golf Club

  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Two-Man Shoot-Out with partner, Colin Morris
  • 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifier with partner, Mike Smith
  • Quarterfinalist at the 2021 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • 2019 and 2020 Foursomes Champion with partner, Mike Smith
  • Advanced to match play at the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
     

Richard Donegan
Jupiter
Third Appearance (4-2-0)

Occupation: Financial Advisor
Hometown: Okeechobee
College/University Attended: University of Florida
Home Club: Jonathan's Landing

  • Third-place finish at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Championship with partner, Robbie Wight
  • Top-15 finish at the 2022 Amateur Championship
  • Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Two-Man Shoot-Out  with partner, Robbie Wight
  • Second-place finish at the 2021 Amateur Public Links Championship
  • Top-10 at the 2021 Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Championship
  • 2015 Amateur Public Links Champion

Blanton Farmer
Bradenton
First Appearance

Occupation: Sales Represenative - ICI Foods
Hometown: Lexington, KY
College/University Attended: Lipscomb University
Home Club: Sara Bay Country Club

  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner, Ryan Terry
  • Secured a top-10 finish at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Two-Man Shoot-Out with partner, Scott Cox
  • Top-15 finish at the 2022 Florida Open Championship
  • 2021 Foursomes Champion with partner, Scott Cox
  • Second place finish at the 2021 Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship
  • 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Qualifier

Todd Franks
Fort Myers
First Appearance

Occupation: Corporate Consulting
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
College/University Attended: University of Texas
Home Club: Fiddlesticks Country Club

  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Florida Senior Open (low amateur)
  • Third-place finish at the 2021 Senior Two-Man Shoot-Out with partner Thomas Midtgaard
  • Third-place finish at the 2021 Senior Four-Ball Championship with partner Patrick Becker
     

Tom Gieselman
Naples
First Appearance

Occupation: Sales Manager Adrian Steel Company
Hometown: Rochester, MI
College/University Attended: Southwest Texas State University
Home Club: Valencia Country Club

  • Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2021 and 2022 Senior Amateur Championship
  • Quarterfinalist at the 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
  • Second-place finish at the 2019 Mid-Senior Four-Ball (South) Championship with partner, Rokki Rogan

Joey Latowski
Port Saint Lucie
Fifth Appearance (5-5-2)

Occupation: Small Business Owner
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
College/University Attended: Penn State University
Home Club: PGA Golf Club

  • 2020 & 2022 Mid-Amateur Champion
  • Third-place finish at the 2022 Amateur Public Links Championship
  • Top-15 finish at the 2022 Amateur Championship
  • Runner-up at the 2022 Amateur Match Play
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Four-Ball Championship with partner, Ben Finley
  • 2021 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Champion
  • Three-time FSGA champion
  • 2020 Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

Carl Santos-Ocampo
Naples
Second Appearance (0-3-0)

Occupation: AVP, The High Net Worth Advisory Group
Hometown: Naples
College/University Attended: University of Nortre Dame
Home Club: Kensington Country Club

  • Fourth-place finish at the 2022 Four-Ball Championship with partner, Marc France
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Championship
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2021 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Second-place finish with Marc France at the 2021 Two-Man Shoot-Out
  • 2020 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Champion 
  • Reigning Club Champion - Kensington CC
     

Joe Shaktman
Coral Springs
Second Appearance (3-0-0)

Occupation: Retired
Hometown: Coral Springs
Home Club: Country Club of Coral Springs

  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Senior Match Play Championship and Super-Senior Match Play Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Senior Amateur Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Two-Man Scramble with partner, Steve Sponder
  • 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship Participant
  • Fifth-place finish at the 2021 Senior Four-Ball with partner, Steve Sponder

Jake Sherwin
Estero
First Appearance

Occupation: Vice President - Brown & Brown Insurance
Hometown: Cape Coral
College/University Attended: Florida Gulf Coast University
Home Club: Cypress Lake Golf Club

  • Runner-up at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • 2022 U.S. Amateur Championship Qualifier
  • Top-10 at the 2022 Two-Man Shoot-Out with partner, Chris Black
  • Runner-up at the 2021 Amateur Match Play Championship
  • Fourth-place finish at the 2021 Foursomes Championship with partner, Carl Stantos-Ocampo

TJ Shuart
Fort Lauderdale
Fifth Appearance (8-2-2)

Occupation: Director of Sales - Global Golf Sales
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale
College/University Attended: Loyola University
Home Club: Fort Lauderdale Country Club

  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Four-Ball Championship with partner, Scott Turner
  • Fifth-place finish at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Championship with partner, Will Davenport
  • Semifinalist at the 2021 Amateur Match Play
  • 2012 and 2014 Amateur Public Links Champion
  • 2015 and 2019 Mid-Amateur Champion
  • Six time FSGA champion
     

Nick Solimene
Naples
First Appearance

Occupation: Real Estate Broker
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
College/University Attended: University of Indiana
Home Club: Naples Grande Golf Club

  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Two-Man Scramble Championship with partner, Eric Grimes
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Four-Ball (South) Championship with partner, Casey Santos-Ocampo
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Amateur Match Play
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Four-Ball Championship with partner, Eric Grimes
  • Quarterfinalist at the 2021 Amateur Match Play

Scott Turner
Stuart
Fourth Appearance (4-3-2)

Occupation: Owner - Minor League Golf TOur
Hometown: Palm City
College/University Attended: University of South Florida

  • Quarterfinalist at the 2022 Amateur Match Play Championship
  • Second-place finish at the 2022 Four-Ball Championship with partner, TJ Shuart
  • Fifth-place finish at the 2022 Amateur Championship
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Top-10 finish at the 2022 Amateur Public Links Championship
  • Three time FSGA champion

Abbie Valentine
Naples
First Appearance

Occupation: Real Estate Broker
Hometown: Bayville, NY
College/University Attended: Bucknell University
Home Club: Quail Creek Country Club

  • 2022 Forty & Over Champion
  • Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
  • Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship
     

Pete Williams
Juno Beach
Third Appearance (4-1-1)

Occupation: Pilot / Captain United Airlines
Hometown: Juno Beach
College/University Attended: Rollins College
Home Club: Turtle Creek Club

  • Three-time Senior Four-Ball Champion with partner, Don Whittemore (2018, 2019 & 2022)
  • 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship Participant
  • Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 Senior Amateur Match Play
  • Second-place finish at the 2021 Senior Four-Ball Championship with partner, Don Whittemore
  • Third place finish at the 2021 Forty & Over Four-Ball (North) Championship with partner, RJ Nakashian
  • 11-time FSGA champion
  • Three-Time Senior Amateur Player of the Year