Seth Williams Captures 16th Ocala Open at Candler Hills
Thursday, April 1, 2021

    OCALA - There were 46 players who made the cut at the Ocala Open last week, and they made a very diverse group. Of those who earned a paycheck, 17 reside in Florida, and the other 29 shipped in from 13 states and two Canadian provinces. One who missed the cut, Craig Isabel, hails from London, England. 

    Seth Williams, who comesfrom Whitestown, Indiana, won the 16th edition of the event with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff with Patrick Williams of Estero, Florida. Both shot 17-under-par 196 over the par-71 Candler Hills Golf Club course, which was playing at 7,274 yards. Fair earned a check for $15,000, while Williams collected $8,000.

    Willie Mack III, of Flint, Michigan, finished third at 15 under par and earned $6,000. Mack, who has been a contender in the event for many years, received a great deal of media coverage recently after gaining an exemption into the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Mack shot 70-76-146, 4 over par - with the cut coming at par 142. However, he will always have the knowledge that he finished above such as Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Charles Howell III, Jimmy Walker and Padraig Harrington. 

    Fair began Round 3 at 13 under par, three strokes ahead of Williams after rounds of 66 and 63. He closed with a final round of 4-under 67. Williams closed the gap with a best-of-the-day 64 to gain the tie.    

    There were three previous winners of the event in the field and all three made the cut. Yohann Benson of Montreal, the 2012 winner, tied for 14th at 10 under and collected $1,350; Michael Visacki of Sarasota, the defending champ, tied for 21st at 7 under and earned $1,075, and Kevin Aylwin of New Smyrna Beach, the 2018 winner, tied for 32nd at 5 under and took home $960. 

    There were seven players from Marion County in the field and all missed the cut, which came at 3 under par. Osten Waite, son of Ocala pro and PGA Tour winner Grant Waite, was the best of that group and finished at even par. The others were: Jason Bennett of Ocala (+4); Trey Rath of Reddick (+5); Tyler Hock of Dunnellon (+7); Orlando Merced of Ocala (+8); Iky Esteves of Ocala (+10) and Jerrod Williams of Ocala (+15).    

    Two former champs, Dan McCarthy (2015, 2016) and Wade Binfield (2017) have moved up to the Korn Ferry Tour. 

 THE MONEY WINNERS:     

1 - Seth Fair  Whitestown, IN -17 (66-63-67-196) . . . $15,000

2 - Patrick Williams,  Estero, FL -17 (64-68-64-196) . . . $8,000

3 - Willie Mack III,  Flint, MI - -15 (64-67-67-198) . . . $6,000

4 - Trey Shirley, Bardstown, KY -14 (64-68-67-199) . . .  $4,000

5 - TT Crouch, Fredericktown, OH -13 (67-66-67-200) . . .  $3,500

6 - Gregory Eason, Kissimmee, FL -12 (66-69-66-201) . . .  $2,500

     Sean Jacklin, Bradenton, FL -12 (67-67-67-201) . . .  $2,500

     Charles Wang, Bradenton, FL -12 (63-69-69-201) . . .  $2,500

9 - Nyasha Mauchaza, Port Saint Lucie, FL -11 (70-66-66-202) . . .  $1,700

     Donnie Trosper,  Canton, MI -11 (66-70-66-202) . . .  $1,700

     Austin Morrison,  Saint Simons Island, GA -11 (68-68-66-202) . . .  $1,700

    Joe Zawaski,  Northfield, IL -11 (69-67-66-202) . . .  $1,700

    Justin Doeden,  Prior Lake, MN -11 (67-66-69-202) . . .  $1,700

14 - Cristian DiMarco, Heathrow, FL -10 (67-69-67-203) . . .  $1,350

       Yohann Benson, Montreal, Quebec -10 (70-66-67-203) . . .  $1,350

16 - Ryan Siegler, West Windsor, NJ -9 (67-71-66-204) . . .  $1,162

       Luke Schniederjans,  Alpharetta, GA -9 (69-66-69-204) . . .  $1,162

      Jim Renner, Orlando, FL -9 (69-66-69-204) . . .  $1,162

      JC McFadyen, Fayetteville, NC -9 (68-66-70-204) . . .  $1,162

20 - Charles Merzbacher, Chattanooga, TN -8 (69-69-67-205) . . .  $1,100

21 - Blake Maum, Chattanooga, TN -7 (69-70-67-206) . . .  $1,075

       Chandler Eaton,  Alpharetta, GA -7 (69-69-68-206) . . .  $1,075

       Kevin Kring, Springfield, MO -7 (70-68-68-206) . . .  $1,075

       Michael Visacki, Sarasota, FL -7 (66-71-69-206) . . .  $1,075

25 - Cooper Musselman, Louisville, KY -6 (72-67-68-207) . . .  $1,020

       Jeff Sorenson, Blaine, MN -6 (71-68-68-207) . . .  $1,020

       Stephen Stallings, Louisville, KY -6 (69-69-69-207) . . .  $1,020

       Jimmy Jones, Tampa, FL -6 (69-68-70-207) . . .  $1,020

       Derek Bard, Jacksonville Beach, FL -6 (73-64-70-207) . . .  $1,020

       Velten Meyer, Orlando, FL -6 (69-66-72-207) . . .  $1,020

       Brad Adamonis, Ponte Vedra, FL -6 (67-68-72-207) . . .  $1,020

32 - Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, FL -5 (68-71-69-208) . . .  $960

       Tommy Schaff, Ridgeland, SC -5 (69-68-71-208) . . .  $960

       Travis Trace, Jacksonville, FL -5 (66-71-71-208) . . .  $960

       Chris Erwin, Gallatin, TN -5 (66-71-71-208) . . .  $960

       Brandon Hoelzer, Tampa, FL -5 (66-71-71-208) . . .  $960

37 - Brad Miller, Timonium, MD -4 (68-71-70-209) . . .  $913

       Facu Delapenna, Windermere, FL -4 (74-65-70-209) . . .  $913

       Keaton Veillette, Toronto, Ontario -4 (68-71-70-209) . . .  $913

       Ian Martin, Saline, MI -4 (68-70-71-209) . . .  $913

       Kevin Hall, Cincinnati, OH -4 (67-70-72-209) . . .  $913

42 - Beau Breault, Howell, MI -3 (69-70-71-210) . . .  $900

       Zack Carrabine, Bargersville, IN -3 (68-71-71-210) . . .  $900

       Nick Carlson, Hamilton, MI -3 (67-71-72-210) . . .  $900

       Marcus Manley, Orlando, FL -3 (70-67-73-210) . . .  $900

46 - Cory Howard, Jacksonville, FL - E (68-71-74-213) . . . $900



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