Ben Engle wins playoff to claim fifth event of PGA Tournament Series

 

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2015) – Ben Engle birdied the third playoff hole Tuesday to defeat Rod Perry and win Event No. 5 of the PGA Tournament Series at PGA Golf Club.

 

Engle started the day four shots behind Perry, but charged into contention with a 31 on the front nine and shot 67. When he and Perry bogeyed No. 18, they headed to the playoff after finishing at 8-under 136.

 

Engle hit a 6-iron to 6 feet on the 195-yard third hole at the Dye Course. Perry actually hit his approach inside of Engle's, but Engle rammed his putt in and Perry's lipped out.

 

"I had hit a 7-iron on the hole downwind during the round, but I knew I couldn't get the 7-iron there in the playoff," said Engle, who works at the Woodstock Club in Indianapolis. "I was already thinking about what shot I was going to hit on the fourth hole because I thought Rod was going to make it."

 

Perry, a two-time PGA Professional Player of the Year from Port Orange, Fla., opened with a 65, but he settled for a 71 Tuesday after three late bogeys. He was unlucky when he hit his second shot at the par-5 17th into a bush and made bogey after taking an unplayable.

 

"I missed putts on 17, 18, 1 and 3," Perry said. "I don’t care how close you hit it, you still has to make the putts. But I would have taken getting into a playoff at the start of the tournament."

　

Brian Norman of The Colony, Texas shot a 68 to finish tied for third with Adam Koloff (70), Frank Bensel (69), Jim Troy (69), Mark Mielke (71) and Rich Berberian (70).

 

Matt Dobyns, who clinched OMEGA PGA Professional Player of the Year honors with a victory in Event No. 2, remains the Series’ money leader at $9,840 with one tournament left. Jeffrey Schmid is second at $6,713.

 

The PGA Tournament Series is sponsored by Golf Advisor.

 

Tuesday's final-round scores from Event No. 5 of the PGA Tournament Series on the par-72 Dye Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.:

1 Ben Engle, Indianapolis, Ind. 69-67--136 $5,000.00

2 Rod Perry, Port Orange, Fla. 65-71--136 $3,740.00

T3 Brian Norman, The Colony, Texas 71-68--139 $1,605.00

T3 Adam Kolloff, Hoboken, N.J. 69-70--139 $1,605.00

T3 Frank Bensel, Jupiter, Fla. 70-69--139 $1,605.00

T3 Jim Troy, Portage, Mich. 70-69--139 $1,605.00

T3 Mark Mielke, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 68-71--139 $1,605.00

T3 Rich Berberian, Derry, N.H. 69-70--139 $1,605.00

T9 Ryan Kalista, Greenwich, Conn. 72-68--140 $1,000.00

T9 James Giampaolo, Torrington, Conn. 70-70--140 $1,000.00

T9 Troy Pare, Seekonk, Mass. 70-70--140 $1,000.00

T12 Jonathan Mansfield, Clearwater, Fla. 73-68--141 $817.00

T12 Jabir Bilal, New Orleans, La. 72-69--141 $817.00

T12 Shawn Warren, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 72-69--141 $817.00

T12 Scott Berliner, Queensbury, N.Y. 71-70--141 $817.00

T12 Matthew Sheperd, Nantucket, Mass. 69-72--141 $817.00

T17 Charles Meola, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 73-69--142 $669.00

T17 JC Anderson, O'Fallon, Mo. 72-70--142 $669.00

T17 Mike Vance, Jackson, Tenn. 72-70--142 $669.00

T17 Matt Noel, Huntington, N.Y. 71-71--142 $669.00

T17 Ed Kirby, Wakefield, R.I. 70-72--142 $669.00

T22 Jeff Wells, Redondo Beach, Calif. 72-71--143 $368.75

T22 Jeffrey Schmid, Columbia, Mo. 72-71--143 $368.75

T22 Daniel Urban, Howell, Mich. 72-71--143 $368.75

T22 Gregg Richbourg, Orlando, Fla. 71-72--143 $368.75

T22 John Guyton, Rockville Centre, N.Y. 71-72--143 $368.75

T22 Yong Joo, Bristow, Va. 71-72--143 $368.75

T22 Bob Sowards, Dublin, Ohio 71-72--143 $368.75

T22 Danny Lewis, Morrow, Ohio 70-73--143 $368.75

T30 Shaun Powers, Greenwich, Conn. 74-70--144 

T30 Wyatt Worthington, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 73-71--144 

T30 Rick Schuller, Chester, Va. 73-71--144 

T33 Mike Furey, Summit Hill, Pa. 72-73--145 

T33 Ari Papadopoulos, Steamboat, Colo. 72-73--145 

T33 Chip Johnson, Hingham, Mass. 71-74--145 

T33 Derek Sanders, Destrehan, La. 70-75--145 

T37 Daniel Augustine, Castle Pines, Colo. 76-70--146 

T37 Jeff Sorenson, Blaine, Minn. 75-71--146 

T37 Justin McCarraher, Fort Myers, Fla. 74-72--146 

T37 Kirk Oguri, Mineola, N.Y. 74-72--146 

T37 Gregory McClimans, Clearwater, Fla. 74-72--146 

T37 Matt Sita, Glen Cove, N.Y. 73-73--146 

T37 Kenneth Leech, Boca Raton, Fla. 73-73--146 

T37 Michael Meisenzahl, Medford, N.J. 71-75--146 

T37 Michael Sweeney, Floral Park, N.Y. 72-74--146 

T46 Joshua Rackley, Jupiter, Fla. 76-71--147 

T46 Kyle Higgins, Massapequa, N.Y. 76-71--147 

T46 Ashley Grier, Hagerstown, Md. 75-72--147 

T46 Brandon Myers, Danube, Minn. 74-73--147 

T46 Danny Kish, Melbourne, Fla. 74-73--147 

T46 Andrew Shiflet, Asheboro, N.C. 74-73--147 

T46 Brett Melton, Washington, Ind. 73-74--147 

T53 Robert McMillan, Colleyville, Texas 78-70--148 

T53 Gavin Vegas, Covington, La. 76-72--148 

T53 Matthew McAdow, Woodmere, N.Y. 77-71--148 

T53 Gregory Pieczynski, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 76-72--148 

T53 Adam Decker, Mechanicsville, Va. 75-73--148 

T53 Tim Puetz, West Palm Beach, Fla. 75-73--148 

T53 Mike Larkin, Harrison, N.Y. 72-76--148 

T53 Steve Parker, Houston, Texas 72-76--148 

T53 Ryan McClintock, Bettendorf, Iowa 72-76--148 

T53 Austin Gaugert, Lake Geneva, Wis. 72-76--148 

T63 Scott Schulte, Harrison Township, Mich. 77-72--149 

T63 Ted Kimmel, Greenwich, Conn. 78-71--149 

T63 Dwayne Randall, Clymer, N.Y. 75-74--149 

T63 Pete Catanzaro, Stamford, Conn. 73-76--149 

T63 Carl Cooper, Humble, Texas 70-79--149 

T68 Shane Kowal, Woodstock, Ga. 75-75--150 

T68 Tim Katanski, Ann Arbor, Mich. 73-77--150 

T70 Rafael Floriani, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 76-75--151 

T70 Brent Foockle, Cape Coral, Fla. 74-77--151 

T70 Mark Faulkner, Marion, Ill. 73-78--151 

73 Frank Dully, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 74-78--152 

74 Dakun Chang, Long Grove, Ill. 79-74--153 

T75 Marc Issler, Jupiter, Fla. 76-78--154 

T75 Tyler Lower, Norwalk, Conn. 76-78--154 

77 Joshua Fritz, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 77-78--155 

T78 Michael Adkins, West Palm Beach, Fla. 79-78--157 

T78 Kyle Jorden, Juno Beach, Fla. 76-81--157 

T80 Eric Smith, Plano, Texas 81-77--158 

T80 Alexander Kowalski, Wilmington, N.C. 77-81--158 

82 Jeff Herb, Lake Worth, Fla. 76-83--159 

83 Mike Argentine, Yonkers, N.Y. 79-82--161 

84 G. Sean Schley, Blacklick, Ohio 88-86--174