Sunday, June 23, 2024
From the Marion County Golf Association website
During the last three days, over three different golf courses, Matt Giovannelli played brilliantly to capture his second Marion Masters championship trophy, but it didn’t come easy.
Giovannelli grabbed the tournament lead after day one with a 5-under-par 67. Round two saw “Gio” shoot a 1-under-par 71 but he found himself just one shot clear of last year’s champion, Martin Musgrave, heading into the final round at the Ocala Golf Club.
The lead during the last round see-sawed back and forth with Musgrave grabbing it midway through the front nine. A birdie-birdie-birdie finish on the front side by Giovannelli and the lead was up to two shots heading to the back nine. Both golfers played well on the inward nine despite the sudden downpour that popped up. Unfortunately, Musgrave’s 35 was no match for the 33 that Giovannelli put up to claim the crown. Giovannelli finished with a three-day total of 12-under-par 204 (67-71-66) and Musgrave totaled an 8-under-par 208 score on rounds of 68-71-68.
Finishing in third place was another former MM Champion, Justin Grant. Grant fired rounds of 68-75-68 for a 5-under-par 211 total. Finishing in a tie for fourth place at 3-under-par 213 were Tommy Lowe and Ryan Letterly. Lowe shot rounds of 70-73-70. Letterly shot the low round of the tournament on the final day, a 65, to go with his 73 and 75. In sixth place was three-time former champion Daniel Owen who was also under par for the tournament with a 215 total (70-784-71).
For all the scores see TOURNAMENT INFO/Results/FINAL SCORES – MARION MASTERS
CHIP SHOTS – Finishing in a tie for 20th place was Tiana Eldem. The Lake Diamond resident plays golf for the Central Arkansas University golf team and is the fourth female to qualify to play in the championship.
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