Saturday’s opening round, modified alternate shot, finished with only eight teams under-par. The duo of Nick DiPietra, of Weston, and Marc France, of Plantation, fired an impressive 68, four under-par, to lead by one stroke. Three teams, Tony Vento and Kasey Denesevich, Gregory Diederich IV and Diego Ayala, and Joseph Solenski and Paul Humbert, finished tied for second place with a score of 69.
After a small break for lunch, the teams teed it up again for round two’s two-man scramble. Scores were drastically lower but no one could shake DiPietra and France from first place. The team of Cody Olson and Kaleb Johnson advanced from fifth place to second with a round two score of 63, two shots out of first place. DiPietra and France shot five strokes less than their first round and finished the day with a total score of 131. Five teams tied for third place with a two round total of 134 including duo Joseph Solenski and Paul Humbert.
Round three, on Sunday, tested the players’ skills in 18 holes of four-ball. A change occurred at the top of the leaderboard after Solenski and Humbert posted the low score of the day, five under-par 67. Round one and two leaders, DiPietra and France, fell from their number one spot to tied for second place after a round three score of 71. Partners Daniel Eggertsson and Ben Adelberg, posted a strong round two and three score to finish tied for second place, 71-63-68—202. Solenski and Humbert lingered close to the lead after day one with scores of 69-65 and pushed to the top after round three. This marks the first FSGA victory for both Solenski, of West Palm Beach, and Humbert, of Miami.
The field of 51 teams played three competitive rounds consisting of modified alternate shot, two-man scramble and the final 18 holes of four-ball. All three rounds were played on the Equestrian Course at The Polo Club of Boca Raton. The highlight of the tournament occurred during the last round when Diego Ayala aced the par three, 166 yard, 11th hole. Solenski and Humbert outlasted all three formats and captured the 2015 Two-Man Shoot-Out!
