The 1982 Florida Open Championship at 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.

Pos.	Name	Rd. 1	2	3	4	Total	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

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1982 Florida Open - Sandpiper Bay Resort

Donnie Hammond

Hammond Nips Byrne For FL Open Title

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