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Taylor Collins Becomes First Woman

To Win South Florida PGA Professional Championship

Taylor Collins beats the guys and becomes first woman Channel’s Big Break Mexico in 2013 and played briefly
to win South Florida PGA Professional Championship on the LPGA Tour and Symetra Tour. But after she was
Taylor Collins of Fort Lauderdale made history diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, she shifted her
Thursday by becoming the first woman to win the career to teaching. “I’ve been playing competitive golf
South Florida PGA Professional Championship in the my entire life,” Collins said. “It’s nice to have another
tournament’s 42-year history. level of competition.”
Collins, a PGA assistant professional at Coral Ridge The top 12 players earned spots in next year’s PGA
Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, shot 72 on BallenIsles’ Professional Championship, April 17 to 20 at Omni
vaunted east course to win by four shots at 8-under 208. Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. Patrick
She started the day with a two-shot lead and steadily Rada and Tyler Collet are exempt because they qualified
pulled away. for this year’s PGA Championship.
“To be the first woman to win the South Florida Also earning spots to the national tournament were
PGA Section Championship is incredible,” Collins said. Justin McCarraher (71-286) of Fiddlesticks, Collet (71-
“I thought about it a little yesterday, but I had to stop 214) of John’s Island Club, Steven Vecellio (71-214)
thinking about it. If I think about it now, I might start Frenchman’s Reserve, Michael Valicenti (72-214) of
crying. Director of Golf Jeff Fitzherbert, Taylor Collins, Head Golf Mayacoo Lakes, Jason Martin (76-214), Matt Cahill
“It’s always great to beat the guys and show how the Professional Chris Hayes (70-216) of Seminole, Justin Ahasic (73-216) of Synergy
girls can play, as well. This gives me new goals to set, Golf, and Kenneth Leech (72-216) of Don Law Academy.
and I’ll have this sitting there forever.” Classic. He closed with a 3-under 33 on the back nine. Brett Melton (73-217) of Melton Golf Academy is first
Collins, 32, earned $7,500 from a record $90,000 “Winning Player of the Year was the farthest from my alternate.
purse. mind this year, but I started playing well so I kept trying,” BallenIsles’ east course has been the scene of much
Collins Won’t Get Spot In Puerto Rico Open Morin said. “These young guys are so good and they hit history. Jack Nicklaus won the 1971 PGA there, as well
Usually, the winner of the South Florida PGA it much farther than I do. But I’m still able to hang with as teaming with Lee Trevino to win the World Series
Professional Championship earns a spot in the Puerto them. The Puerto Rico thing was a bonus. I wasn’t even of Golf. It also hosted the PGA Tour’s q-school in ’71
Rico Open. But the South Florida PGA adheres to the thinking about that.” that produced Hall of Famers Tom Watson and Lanny
PGA Tour rule that stipulates a player who qualifies for Andrew Filbert, a PGA assistant professional at West Wadkins, as well as John Mahaffey and Bruce Fleisher.
a tour event must play from the back tees. Bay, shot a 7-under 65 –
There was a playoff between second-place finishers the low round of the week
Alan Morin (70-212) of The Club at Ibis and Austin – to improve from 36th
Davenport (74-212) of Dye Preserve for the Puerto Rico place to a fourth-place
spot, which Morin won with a par on the first extra hole. tie with Troy Pare (69-
By finishing tied for second, Morin, 52, also clinched 213) of Grand Harbor
his 11th Player of the Year Award in the South Florida Beach and Golf Club. “I
PGA, which earns him a spot in next year’s Honda took care of the par-5s,”
said Filbert, who played
Thank You them in 4-under with two
birdies and an eagle. “I
stayed patient out there.”
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