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1982 Florida Open - Sandpiper Bay Resort

Donnie Hammond
Hammond Nips Byrne For FL Open Title

Tampa Tribune
July 12, 1982

     Donnie Hammond emerged from the pack with a 5-under-par 67 and eased past third round leader Kip Byrne to win the $50,000 Florida Open golf tournament by one one stroke Sunday at Sandpiper Bay Country Club.
     The 19 year old mini tour player from Lonwood finished with a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276 over the par 72, 6,557-yard Sandpiper course. Byrne, who started the day with a 2-shot lead, carded a 7222 to finish at 277.
     Hammond, playing in his first Florida Open, earned $6,000. Byrne, of Winter Springs, won $4,800.
     Tom Garner of Pompano Beach was third with a 281 total, followed by John Elliott, the second round leader from Delray Beach, at 283. Walt Zemriski, of Orlando; Roger Kennedy of Pompano Beach; and Marc Arnette and David Ross, both of Jacksonville, were all bunched at 284.
     Hammond took the lead for the first time when he birdied the 11th and 12th holes on putts of 4 and 60 feet. He bogeyed the 13th to drop into a tie with Byrne, but recaptured the lead with a birdie on No. 14.
 
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 Scores
Pos. Name Rd. 1 2 3 4 Tot. Winnings
1 Donnie Hammond, Longwood 68 69 72 67 276 $6,000
2 Kip Byrne, Winter Springs 67 69 69 72 277 4,800
3 Tom Garner, Pompano (a) 69 68 71 73 281 0
4 John Elliott, Delray Beach 71 64 74 74 283 3,800
T5 Walt Zemriski, Orlando 70 74 70 70 284 2,475
T5 Marc Arnette, Jacksonville 69 72 70 73 284 2,475
T5 Roger Kennedy, Pompano 72 66 7 74 284 2,475
T5 David Ross, Jacksonville 73 67 72 72 284 2,475
T9 David Canipe, West park 73 66 74 72 285 1,425
T9 Ron Terry, Tampa 68 72 71 74 285 1,425
T9 Richard Nast, Orlando 69 68 73 75 285 1,425
T9 Rick Hartmann, Laurel 69 71 70 75 285 1,425
13 Tom Cleaver, Tampa 74 65 72 75 286 987
14 Pat Venker, Tampa 73 71 72 73 289 503.57
15 Jon Benson, Tampa 72 72 74 75 293 154
T16 Doug Hines, Tampa 70 75 74 75 294 66
T16 Grant Turner, Lakeland 80 72 71 71 294 66
T18 Jerry Stone, Lakeland (a) 71 75 76 74 296  
T18 P. Sosong, Wesley Chapel 74 73 75 74 296  
20 Chris Campbell, Lake Wales 73 71 73 79 297  
21 Scott Behl, Lakeland (a) 75 73 72 80 300  
T22 Jeff Stephens, Tampa 72 76 75 78 301  
T22 Vito Seputo, Tampa 72 73 79 77 301  
24 B. Semmerberg, Lakeland (a) 79 72 74 78 303  
25 Kirk Stringfellow, Tampa 76 75 74 79 304  
26 Rob Long, Lutz 75 71 75 76 307  
27 Charles Priester, Haines City 72 76 80 80 308  
28 Will Adams, Winter Haven 80 78 81 77 316  
29 Jeff Schmucker, Lakeland (a) 75 76 78 88 317