MUSGRAVE, THUL, MURPHY, SACHS MEMORIAL WINNERS

Even though Mother Nature didn’t present the golfers at The Memorial with the favorable scoring conditions she did on the first day at Eagle Ridge GC, the winners managed to handle the gusty winds that she threw their way to claim their division titles.

In the Open Division, defending champion Martin Musgrave shot a 5-under-par 67 to go with his opening 69 to finish the event at 8-under-par. The 136 total was four better than Matt Giovannelli who finished the event at 4-under-par 140 (68-72). Finishing in a tie for third were Asher Katz and Ryan Borruso at 2-under-par 142. Katz shot two rounds of 71 and Borruso shot 72-70. Finishing in fifth place was Jamie Morgan at 146.

Scott Thul came from behind to win the Senior Division with a 3-under-par 141. Thul shot the only under-par round in his division a 3-under-par 69 which propelled him to a one shot win over last year’s champion Mike Zito and Daniel Owen. Zito and Owen both finished the event at 2-under-par 142. Bill Knapp ended up in fourth place on rounds of 71-72 for a 1-under-par 143 total. Paul Irvin ended up in fifth place with a 146 total..

Mike Murphy (Tampa) continued his dominance of Super Senior golf as he won the SS Division by posting rounds of 67 and 68 for a 9-under-par 135 score. Only two shots off the pace was Robert Parmar as he shot a 5-under-par 67 final round and finished the event at 7-under-par (137). Tied for third were Tommy Lowe, Bill Zylstra and Tampa’s Kevin Macy with 5-under-par 139 totals. Lowe shot rounds of 68-71, Zylstra 70-69 and Macy 69-70.

In the Legends Divsion – Newberry’s Brian Sachs went wire to wire to claim the top spot. Sachs shot rounds of 68-74 for a two-day score of 2-under-par 142. Coming in second was Berger Warner with a 149 total (74-75). David Lee (Palm Bay) finished third with a 72-78 – 150 total. Randy Briggs finished in fourth place with a 153 and Ron Russo was fifth with a 156.

For the entire field scores see TOURNAMENT/INFO/Results/FINAL RESULTS – THE MEMORIAL

MUSGRAVE/GIOVANNELLI, DORMAN/LOCKER, SNOAP/GRIFFITH OCALA CUP WINNERS

The 2025 competitive golfing season has come to an end with the Ocala Cup, but the tournament that concluded 2025 marks the start of the 2026 race for Marion County’s Golfer, Senior Golfer, and Super Senior Golfer of the Year.

The number one and number two finishers in the 2025 Golfer of the Year, Martin Musgrave and Matt Giovannelli, paired up in this four-ball event at Ocala Golf Club to shoot a 16-under-par 128 score by posting back-to-back 8-under-par 64’s and win the Open Division title. Finishing in a tie for second place at 10-under-par 134 scores were Zach Andrews and Caden Flocker (67-67), Miles Albright and Greg Martin (67-67) and Ben Locker and Ryan Letterly (68-66).

In the Senior Division, Brent Dorman and Joseph Locker shot an 8-under-par 64 final round to win the top spot. Their 13-under-par 131 total was three better than runners-up Dewey Pachinski and Bill Knap and defending champions Paul Irvin and Bill Searcy, as both teams shot 10-under-par 134s. Finishing in fourth place were Mike Zito and Kyle Allen with 9-under-par 135 (69-66).

The Super Senior Division title went to Apopka’s Doug Snoap and Billy Griffith as they posted a pair of 8-under-par 64’s. Their 128 total was only one shot better than Robert Parker and Randy Smathers as they came in with a 15-under-par 129 total on rounds of 63-66. Tied for third at 11-under-par 133’s were Peter Guillettee and Rich Weber, Jeff Morley and Bobby Johnson and David Mears and Bill Zylstra.

For the entire field scores see: TOURNAMENT INFO/Results/FINAL RESULTS – OCALA CUP

On behalf of the Marion County Golf Association, we would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous New Year.

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