Tiger Godwin
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. – Tiger Godwin was victorious at the Amateur Public Links Championship on Sunday at ChampionsGate Golf Resort. The victor from Fort Meade secured the one-shot victory with a 6-under 210 for the three-day championship to capture his first individual FSGA championship.
Godwin got the championship started with a first-round 71, carding a bogey-free back side with four birdies. He followed that up with another 71 in the second round to finish the day in a seventh place.
Beginning the final round four shots back of the leaders, Godwin carded an impressive six birdies, three of the birdies being on the seventh, eighth and ninth. He was tied for first in the field for most birdies with a total of 15 over the three rounds.
Godwin bogeyed the par-3 17th, but bounced back strong with a birdie on the par-5 18th to post the lead score in the club house. Godwin fired a final round 4-under 68 to secure his first FSGA victory since the 2017 Four-Ball Championship with Kelly Sellers.
Richard Donegan and Marc Dull took home a tied-for-second finish at 5-under 211. Donegan made a move up the leaderboard after beginning the final round in a tie for 5th. He put together three consistent rounds of 71-70-70 and a total of 13 birdies for competition.
Past FSGA champion, Marc Dull started the final round looking to add to his victories. He began the day tied for second place and held the lead after the 50th hole of competition, but two late bogies on 17th and 18th put Dull back into a tie for second. The Lakeland native also carded constant rounds of 70-70-71 and a total of 12 birdies over the the days.
Godwin, Donegan and Dull were the only three players in the field to post three under-par rounds for the championship.
