Justin Grant, Michael Zito and Mike Murphy were winners at the Country Club of Ocala Invitational.

    In the Open Division it took a playoff hole for Grant to lay claim to the title. After regulation play Grant found himself in a tie with Sean Butcher at 2-over-par 146. Grant shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round and Butcher shot a 2-under-par 70. Grant won on the first playoff hole. Finishing third was Eoin Buckelew with a 150 (77-73). Fourth place went to Ty O’Shields at 151 and tied for fifth were Steve Kline and Daniel Wear at 152.

    In the Senior Division Georgia’s Zito shot a 2-under-par 70 which gave him a 2-under-par 142 total and a two-shot victory. Finishing in second place was Thomas Lowe who wound up at even par 144 (70-74). Third place went to Daniel Owen at 146 (76-70) and tied for fourth were Charles Kirk and Dough Jones at 147. This was the second tournament win in a row for Zito, he previously won the Senior Division in The Memorial.

    The Super Senior Division was a runaway for Tampa’s Mike Murphy who shot his second straight 4-under-par 68 for a 136 total and a 9-shot win. Second place went to Steve Humphrey at 145 (74-71) and tied for third place were Tom Murphy, Peter Guillette and Berger Warner at 148. comments powered by Disqus