Patrick Christovich takes the Timuquana Cup
JACKSONVILLE, FL (May 7, 2017) - With a closing even-par 72 Patrick Christovich has won the Timuquana Cup Invitational by two shots. After beginning the day tied for the lead Christovich played a steady final round at Timuquana Country Club to finish 4-over and in front of runner-up Butler Melnyk.
On Sunday Christovich began his round with three straight pars before carding the first of his of his two birdies of the round on the 4th hole as he shot a a pair of even-par 36 sides. The additional birdie came on No. 12 while the bogeys were carded on the 6th and 13th holes.
Following the bogey on No. 13 the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runner-up tightened things up and played par golf the remainder of the way.
"Its been a three a three-year drought, Christovich told Global Golf Post of his win. "I made changes that I didn't need to make, and so I had to simplify things."
Butler Melnyk was second at 6-over, Nick Gilliam posted 8-over to finish third while Derek Camps and defending champion Joseph Deraney shared fourth at 9-over.
Chris Tuten who had a part of the lead after each of the first two days struggled during the final shooting a 5-over 77 to finish 9-over and share sixth.
ABOUT THE Timuquana Cup
Invitational tournament with a field
consisting
of 40 of the top Mid Amateur players in the
country, together with 20 of the top
Senior
Amateurs and 18 more Super Senior amateurs .
The theme of the event will be a
"Gathering of
Friends" with a small, select field
dedicated to
those individuals whose passion is
amateur
golf. The Timuquana Cup will be a
celebration
of amateur golf.
The tournament chairman is Steve Melnyk,
and
USGA Rules Official Tom Dudley will be in
charge of course set up and the rules of
competition. One of the highlights of this
year's event will be a cocktail cruise on the
St.
Johns River departing from the Timuquana
Country Club dock and housing will be
available
for many competitors in members' homes.
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