San Filippo and Schumaker win PGA Quarter Century Championships, Zimmerman wins Half Century

 

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2016) – Mike San Filippo of Hobe Sound and Bill Schumaker of Columbia City, Ind., won playoffs Thursday to claim titles in the PGA Quarter Century Championship at PGA Golf Club, while Bob Zimmerman of Port St. Lucie captured the PGA Half Century Championship.

 

San Filippo, an instructor at Trump International Golf Club, made a 20-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole to defeat Gene Fieger of Naples in the 64-and-Under division after both shot 68 to finish 10-under 134.

 

Schumaker won with a par on the first playoff hole when Steve Heckel – who shot a 64 – three-putted. They also finished at 10-under in the 65-and-Older division.

 

San Filippo almost won on the first playoff hole on the Wanamaker Course, but lipped out a 4-foot birdie putt. He birdied the next two to win his first PGA Winter Championship event since 2008.

 

“I never led until the last playoff hole,” San Filippo said. “Gene got out early with birdies on 1 and 2, and I was still trying to hang with him. It’s always great to win, but the best part of this tournament is seeing all of my old friends.”

 

Fieger had a two-shot lead at the turn, but made only one more birdie on the back nine. Neither player had a bogey in the 21 holes.

 

“We’ve been playing against each other since the late 1980s,” Fieger said. “He deserved it. He’s a real good player. If he had made some putts, he would have won it outright.”

 

Schumaker finished second last year to Bob Dickson, but finally broke through with his first PGA Winter Series title. He birdied the final hole, then learned in the scoring tent he was in a playoff.

 

“I’m kind of glad I didn’t know or I probably wouldn’t have made the 20-foot putt on the last hole,” said Schumaker, longtime owner of Crooked Lake Golf Club. “It’s very gratifying to win one of these.”

 

Heckel had to wait more than hour after shooting a 30 on his back nine to see if he would get into a playoff. He didn’t blame the bogey on the delay.

 

“I moved on that last putt,” Heckel said. “But you have to make a lot of putts to shoot 64. It was fun making those.”

 

Three players finished tied for third in the 64-and-Under at 137: Mark Anderson (67) of St. Simons Island, Ga.; David Young (68) of Scarborough, N.Y.; and Gary Trivisonno (69) of Aurora, Ohio.   

 

In the 65-and-Older, Pete Oakley of Palm City shot a 65 to finish tied for third at 137 with Steve Benson (68) and Freddy Gibson (70).

 

Zimmerman can thank his wife Dawn for him winning his first PGA Half Century Championship after he shot his second consecutive 1-over 73.

 

“I wasn’t going to enter, but my wife forced me to play in this,” he said. “She’s going to be happy because I’m coming home with $1,200.”

 

Zimmerman, 75, finished two shots ahead of playing partner Bill Erfurth (75) of Northbrook, Ill. Erfurth, at 86 the oldest player in the field, was 3-under after seven holes, but was 6-over the rest of his round to settle for second place.

 

“I just ran out of juice, I guess,” said Erfurth, who has won four Half Century Championships.

 

The PGA Winter Championships are presented by Premier Golf and Golf Advisor.

 

Thursday’s final-round scores from the PGA Quarter Century Championship (64-and-Under division) on the par-72 Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.: 

 

1 Mike San Filippo, Hobe Sound, Fla. 66-68--134 $1,500.00

2 Gene Fieger, Naples, Fla. 66-68--134

T3 Mark Anderson, St. Simons Island, Ga. 70-67--137

T3 David Young, Scarborough, N.Y. 69-68--137

T3 Gary Trivisonno, Aurora, Ohio 68-69--137

6 Rick Lewallen, Kannapolis, N.C. 69-69--138

T7 James Mason, Dillard, Ga. 72-67--139

T7 Robert Thompson, Huntsville, Texas 71-68--139

T7 Kirk Hanefeld, Acton, Mass. 67-72--139

T7 Craig Stevens, Dallas, Ga. 67-72--139

11 Quinn Griffing, Fort Wayne, Ind. 72-68--140

T12 Jerry Impellittiere, Palm City, Fla. 71-71--142

T12 Dave Kendall, Saline, Mich. 71-71--142

T12 Tom Atchison, Silver Lake, Ohio 71-71--142

T12 Gary Robison, Canton, Ohio 70-72--142

T12 Bill Breen, Nashville, Tenn. 71-71--142

T12 David Levine, O Fallon, Mo. 68-74--142

T18 Jack Seltzer, Linden, Mich. 74-69--143

T18 Mitchell Camp, Aurora, Ohio 74-69--143

T18 Jim Smoot, Huntington, N.Y. 70-73--143

T18 Kirk Stauffer, Bradford, Pa. 70-73--143

T18 Jack Druga, Southampton, N.Y. 69-74--143

T23 Bill Andrews, Portsmouth, N.H. 72-72--144

T23 Mike Lawrence, Anderson, S.C. 71-73--144

T25 Lon Nielsen, Orchard Park, N.Y. 74-71--145

T25 Jon Hoecker, Rochester, N.Y. 74-71--145

T25 Bob Ackerman, W. Bloomfield, Mich. 73-72--145

T25 Peter Procops, Lawrence, N.Y. 72-73--145

T25 Mike Diffley, Pelham, N.Y. 71-74--145

T25 Don Brigham, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 70-75--145

T31 Kevin Morris, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 75-71--146

T31 Doug Bauman, North Barrington, Ill. 75-71--146

T31 Bruce Zabriski, Jupiter, Fla. 74-72--146

T34 Michael Tucker, St. Louis, Mo. 75-72--147

T34 John Paesani, Mattapoisett, Mass. 75-72--147

T34 Brad Rollinson, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 74-73--147

T34 Gary Ostrega, Westfield, N.J. 72-75--147

T38 Michael Zaremba, Pueblo West, Colo. 75-73--148

T38 Chris Dachisen, Warren, N.J. 74-74--148

T38 John Reeves, Bedford, N.Y. 71-77--148

T41 Bob Darling, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 74-75--149

T41 Gary Baker, Pepper Pike, Ohio 73-76--149

T43 Bobby Heins, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 77-73--150

T43 Michael Lanzetta, Hightstown, N.J. 76-74--150

T43 Dave Laudien, Wall, N.J. 74-76--150

T46 Kevin Wilczewski, Lexington, Mass. 77-74--151

T46 Pat Delaney, Springfield, Ohio 76-75--151

T46 Mike Preston, Westfield, N.J. 76-75--151

T46 Butch Butler, Lusby, Md. 76-75--151

T46 Reed Hughes, Senatobia, Miss. 75-76--151

T46 Steve Bosdosh, Clarksburg, Md. 73-78--151

T46 Cary Hungate, Kokomo, Ind. 73-78--151

T46 Charles Stucklen, Medford, N.Y. 71-80--151

T54 Bruce Martins, Cortland, N.Y. 78-74--152

T54 Mark Thomas, Miami, Fla. 77-75--152

T54 Rod Nuckolls, Overland Park, Kan. 76-76--152

T54 Jeb Boyle, State College, Pa. 74-78--152

T58 Daniel Tzivanis, Greenwich, Conn. 77-76--153

T58 Joe Gutterman, Palm Coast, Fla. 75-78--153

T60 Paul Hollenbaugh, New Albany, Ohio 77-77--154

T60 Kammy Maxfeldt, Westport, Conn. 75-79--154

62 John Nelson, Coral Springs, Fla. 75-80--155

T63 Kim Gianatsis, Hammond, La. 83-74--157

T63 Gary Anderson, Hampton, Va. 77-80--157

T65 David Pfannenstein, Homosassa, Fla. 79-79--158

T65 Steve Wells, Dowagiac, Mich. 77-81--158

67 Stan McLennan, Windsor Locks, Conn. 81-78--159

68 Tony Wallin, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 80-81--161

T69 Sam Bradberry, Geneva, Ill. 84-78--162

T69 Kris Smith, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 79-83--162

71 Gregory Hurd, Manhasset, N.Y. 78-85--163

T72 Jim Remy, Ludlow, Vt. 82-82--164

T72 John Kerins, Hermitage, Pa. 83-81--164

74 Matthew Kleiner, Callicoon, N.Y. 86-79--165

 

Thursday’s final-round scores from the PGA Quarter Century Championship (65-and-Older division) on the par-72 Ryder Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.: 

 

Bill Schumaker, Columbia City, Ind.    68-66–134

Steve Heckel, Carterville, Ill.    70-64–134

Peter Oakley, Palm City, Fla.    72-65–137

Steve Benson, Palm City, Fla.    69-68–137

Freddy Gibson, Orlando, Fla.    67-70–137

Jim Sheerin, Rye Beach, N.H.    68-70–138

Wendell Coffee, Peachtree City, Ga.    72-67–139

Roy Vucinich, Moon Township, Pa.    70-69–139

Chuck Milne, Vancouver, Wash.    70-69–139

Dan Wood, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    72-68–140

Gary Wilkins, Norwalk, Ohio    71-69–140

Denny Ford, Indianapolis, Ind.    68-72–140

Bob Dickson, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.    72-69–141

Mike Harrigan, Chicago, Ill.    72-69–141

Jerry Tucker, Stuart, Fla.    69-72–141

Randy Erskine, Lake Orion, Mich.    69-72–141

Paul Parajeckas, Worcester, Mass.    69-72–141

David Glenz, Hamburg, N.J.    69-73–142

Rick Pohle, Hatfield, Pa.    69-73–142

Lynn Janson, Hastings, Mich.    74-69–143

Gary Groh, Highland Park, Ill.    70-73–143

Marion Heck, Fort Myers, Fla.    70-73–143

Terry Comstock, Sioux Falls, S.D.    75-69–144

Gary Baker, Naples, Fla.    71-73–144

Tom Fortuna, W. Bloomfield, Mich.    71-73–144

Bob Bilbo, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    72-73–145

Jack McConachie, Plainville, Conn.    72-73–145

Nick Manolios, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.    71-74–145

Bill Zimmer, St. Augustine, Fla.    71-74–145

Bob Zimmerman, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    73-73–146

Jimmy Williams, Christiansburg, Va.    72-74–146

Stephen Stull, Richland, Wash.    70-76–146

Mal Galletta, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    75-72–147

Bob Afton, West Palm Beach, Fla.    73-74–147

Robert Moreland, Ottumwa, Iowa    73-74–147

Billy Smith, Oyster Bay, N.Y.    70-77–147

Fred Harkness, Jupiter, Fla.    74-74–148

Bill Erfurth, Northbrook, Ill.    73-75–148

Roger Kennedy, Stuart, Fla.    73-75–148

Lynn Rosely, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    72-76–148

John Rainieri, Uniontown, Ohio    78-71–149

Tom Joyce, Huntington, N.Y.    77-72–149

Tom Kammann, Baneberry, Tenn.    76-73–149

Carl Pedersen, Gulf Breeze, Fla.    75-74–149

Mike Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa    74-75–149

Jim Holmes, Northbrook, Ill.    72-77–149

Bill Moser, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    78-72–150

Ken Corliss, Columbus, Ohio    75-75–150

Lloyd Monroe, Spring Lake, N.J.    78-73–151

Tom Gorman, Pompey, N.Y.    77-74–151

David Comstock, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    74-77–151

Jim Logue, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    77-75–152

Michael Turnesa, Rockville Centre, N.Y.    77-75–152

Jay Dolan, Haines City, Fla.    79-75–154

Nunzio Ciampi, Palm City, Fla.    77-77–154

Larry Mancour, Conway, Mich.    76-78–154

Earl Puckett, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.    76-78–154

Curt McCormick, Crewe, Va.    79-76–155

Art Proctor, Edmond, Okla.    76-79–155

Patrick Fitzsimons, Wilsonville, Ore.    75-80–155

Terry Carlson, Harbor Springs, Mich.    77-79–156

Earl Svenningsen, Sedona, Ariz.    78-79–157

Joe Tesori, Syracuse, N.Y.    77-80–157

Charlie Moore, New London, Conn.    76-81–157

Bill Miller, Fort Wayne, Ind.    80-78–158

Bob Ross, Washington, N.J.    78-80–158

Frederick Gipp, Yaphank, N.Y.    76-82–158

Paul Kelly, Dorset, Vt.    79-80–159

Larry Lisic, Orrville, Ohio    80-79–159

Bob Joyce, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.    78-81–159

Bob Placido, Indianapolis, Ind.    78-81–159

Ronald Applegate, Haslett, Mich.    82-78–160

Mike Brengard, Edwardsville, Ill.    78-82–160

Bob Barto, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    80-81–161

Jim Buchanan, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.    81-81–162

Ray Goddard, Terre Haute, Ind.    81-83–164

Pat Kenny, Landrum, S.C.    87-79–166

Doug Main, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    82-84–166

Dick Johnson, Saint Croix Falls, Wis.    87-80–167

John Scheffler, Brewster, Mass.    83-84–167

Dick LaGrasse, Port St. Lucie, Fla.    85-82–167

Mike Joyce, Amelia Island, Fla.    86-84–170

Sonny Rhodes, Austin, Texas    81-89–170

Gary Lockie, Fort Pierce, Fla.    89-83–172