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RYAN ZYLSTRA 2017 National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional ChampionPGA Golf Club | Port St. Lucie, Fla.
42ND NATIONAL CAR RENTAL ASSISTANT PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
November 15 – 18, 2018
PGA Golf Club Wanamaker CoursePort St. Lucie, Fla.
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Purse and Honors A purse of $133,000 will be distributed to the 132 competitors. The 2018 National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Champion will receive a first-place check of $12,000.
Method of Play Stroke play, 18 holes daily. The field will be cut to the low 70 players and ties following the second round of play. In the event of a tie for first place after 72 holes, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff.
Rules and Regulations The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association and applied by the PGA of America Rules Committee.
Eligibility PGA assistant professionals (A-8 membership classification) and all registered apprentices may attempt to earn berths through their local PGA Sections. The final field is comprised of the 41 PGA Section assistant champions and the top-4 finishers from the 2017 Championship, if eligible.
Champion Benefits The 2018 National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Champion, if eligible, will earn a berth in the 2019 PGA Professional Championship.In addition, the top-4 finishers and ties will earn a berth in the 2019 National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, if eligible.
42ND NATIONAL CAR RENTAL ASSISTANT PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNOVEMBER 15 – 18, 2018 PGA Golf Club – Wanamaker Course | Port St. Lucie, Fla. Defending Champion: Ryan Zylstra, Richmond, Va.
Championship History For more than 40 years, the Assistant PGA Professional Championship has marked a tradition of excellence in bringing together some of the most talented players in the PGA of America.In its first 14 years of its existence, the Championship was hosted by Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, Mass., developing into one of the PGA’s most popular events.From 1991 to 1994, the Championship was hosted at PGA West, and contested on the Jack Nicklaus Private Course in La Quinta, Calif. In addition, the Championship was expanded from 54 to 72 holes. The Championship moved to its current home, PGA Golf Club, in 1996 and in 2010, the Championship expanded to 126 contestants.In 2012, National Car Rental became the title sponsor of the Championship, while COBRA PUMA GOLF became the presenting sponsor that same year.Past competitors or champions who have gone on to careers on the PGA and Nationwide Tour include: Loren Roberts (Champion, 1979), Fred Funk (Champion, 1984), Rich Beem (third, 1998), Jeff Freeman (T-7, 1998), Robert Thompson (Champion, 1986) and Tim Thelen (Champion, 2009).
PGA Golf Club – Wanamaker Course - Hole No. 5.
FACTS & FORMAT
PGA MEDIA GUIDE 2018 | 2The rain kept falling, the wind was constant, and the nearest competitor
was relentless. In the end, nothing proved enough to slow Ryan Zylstra.The 38-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, won the 41st National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship, edging Derek Berg of Duvall, Washington, by one stroke.“I don’t know what this win is going to do for me,” said Zylstra, who spends his time at The Federal Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. “I’m new to the business. I’ve only been an apprentice since February. I’m very thankful that I have the opportunity to play a lot of golf and get to represent my club and family.”Playing in the penultimate group, Zylstra entered the final round trailing Berg by two strokes. With wet and windy conditions plaguing PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course, Zylstra attacked the front nine and converted three birdies on holes 3, 5 and 6. A three-putt bogey on the par-3 4th was the lone blemish on his final round card as he made the turn at 10-under-par.“I knew it was going to be tough,” said Zylstra, referring to the weather. “You have two options: you either embrace it and take it for what it is, or let it bother you and get upset. I figured if I could maintain a good attitude that I’d be able to do the best I could. Accept that there’s going to be rough patches, you’re going to hit bad shots and get bad breaks. Everyone’s getting it. I’m not the only one playing these conditions. I think that really helped keep me levelheaded.”
2017
Zylstra’s positivity helped him overcome a three-putt bogey at the 10th. He would add two birdies at 13 and 16 – where he played a combined 7-under-par during the Championship – with par saves on 17 and 18 sealing the victory. 2017 was quite the year for Zylstra, who was named the OMEGA Middle Atlantic PGA Player of the Year, and won a mind-boggling thirteen times. But his greatest accomplishment came by the way of his first child, Jaxon, who was born days after winning the 2017 State Open of Virginia.“I really love competitive golf,” said Zylstra. “I struggled for a lot of years as a professional on minitours. The birth of my son has eased up everything this year. I’m very thankful.”
Championship Summary
Place Name Score Winnings
1 ZYLSTRA, Ryan 68-72-68-69--277 $12,000.00
2 BERG, Derek 68-67-71-72--278 $9,400.00
T3 RAINAUD, Adam 71-72-71-69--283 $6,800.00
T3 BOTTS, Ryan 66-70-71-76--283 $6,800.00
T5 STEWART, Billy 68-74-73-69--284 $4,506.25
T5 BENSEL, Frank 69-74-72-69--284 $4,506.25
T5 AUTERSON, Michael 69-70-73-72--284 $4,506.25
T5 COOK, Benjamin 67-71-70-76--284 $4,506.25
T9 MCLEAN, Jon 71-70-72-72--285 $3,016.66
T9 BAILEY, Todd 71-71-69-74--285 $3,016.66
T9 MCNEILL, Callum 67-72-68-78--285 $3,016.66
T12 FLENNIKEN, Casey 73-64-77-72--286 $2,417.00
T12 LEWIS, Danny 74-72-68-72--286 $2,417.00
T12 MOODY, Chris 72-73-69-72--286 $2,417.00
T12 MORIN, Alan 69-72-70-75--286 $2,417.00
T12 GRIFFIN, J.P. 66-74-70-76--286 $2,417.00
T17 SCRIMENTI, Adam 73-72-73-69--287 $1,875.00
T17 GIBSON, Tommy 70-76-73-68--287 $1,875.00
T17 SONNIER, Greg 77-70-66-74--287 $1,875.00
T17 TROUT, Chris 72-73-68-74--287 $1,875.00
T21 MENDOZA, Kyle 75-71-72-70--288 $1,496.42
T21 ICEMAN, Daniel 72-71-76-69--288 $1,496.42
T21 JOHNSON, Zach 69-74-72-73--288 $1,496.42
T21 PIGMAN, Kenny 73-71-71-73--288 $1,496.42
T21 NICOL, Chris 71-73-71-73--288 $1,496.42
Champion: Ryan Zylstra, Richmond, Virginia
Site: Port St. Lucie, FloridaDate: Nov. 9-12, 2017Par: 72 Yardage: 6,893Course: PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)Purse: $133,000Field: 132 Cut at 149 73 players advanced
Place Name Score Winnings
T21 WILES, Justin 71-72-70-75--288 $1,496.42
T21 QUILTER, Brian 72-70-69-77--288 $1,496.42
T28 BINGAMAN, Brandon 72-73-73-71--289 $1,275.00
T28 MACKEY, Brian 69-71-74-75--289 $1,275.00
T28 MORY, Chris 66-78-70-75--289 $1,275.00
T31 CASALINO, Anthony 71-74-73-72--290 $1,150.00
T31 EDERER, Clay 72-71-74-73--290 $1,150.00
T31 SKIRPSTAS, Peter 76-69-74-71--290 $1,150.00
T31 BERGSTOL, Brian 76-72-70-72--290 $1,150.00
T35 RACKLEY, Joshua 71-70-74-76--291 $1,045.00
T35 DROEMER, Jesse 73-73-69-76--291 $1,045.00
T35 GREGORY, Greg 71-69-74-77--291 $1,045.00
T35 FEENSTRA, Tim 68-73-72-78--291 $1,045.00
T39 STONE, Mike 75-71-72-74--292 $945.71
T39 GIBBS, Jordan 68-74-76-74--292 $945.71
T39 LEECH, Kenneth 72-72-72-76--292 $945.71
T39 MASSIE, Jesse 66-75-74-77--292 $945.71
T39 KELLY, Brittany 74-72-73-73--292 $945.71
T39 BALLO, Peter 72-67-75-78--292 $945.71
T39 BAUCOM, Donnie 69-71-71-81--292 $945.71
T46 DEBUSK, Chris 70-73-77-73--293 $870.00
T46 MCCARRAHER, Justin 76-71-73-73--293 $870.00
T46 VANGSNESS, Casey 71-71-72-79--293 $870.00
T49 MCGINNIS, Ryan 70-74-73-77--294 $810.00
T49 HOPPER, Michael 70-76-73-75--294 $810.00
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Place Name Score Winnings
T49 MCCORKLE, Todd 71-74-75-74--294 $810.00
T49 TURNER, Andrew 70-74-77-73--294 $810.00
T49 MICKELSON, Andy 72-75-73-74--294 $810.00
T54 STRANDEMO, Patrick 76-71-70-78--295 $757.50
T54 MARTINEZ, Christopher 69-78-71-77--295 $757.50
T56 GRADY, Patrick 75-72-71-78--296 $721.66
T56 STORM, Andrew 70-71-79-76--296 $721.66
T56 BEACH, Alex 70-74-78-74--296 $721.66
T59 LOMBARDI, Nicholas 74-73-71-80--298 $675.00
T59 WARREN, Shawn 72-72-76-78--298 $675.00
T59 SIMONS, Brad 70-78-74-76--298 $675.00
T59 HOLMES, Derek 74-74-75-75--298 $675.00
T59 BARAN, Matt 76-72-76-74--298 $675.00
T59 CHRISTIANS, Tyler 77-71-78-72--298 $675.00
T65 SELVAGGIO, Paul 73-73-74-79--299 $630.00
T65 HAUGHTON, Cody 73-74-73-79--299 $630.00
T65 HERRON, Justin 74-74-74-77--299 $630.00
T68 BALLO, Mike 73-75-72-81--301 $605.00
T68 TUCKER, Zachary 76-72-74-79--301 $605.00
70 CHEN, Matthew 75-73-78-77--303 $590.00
T71 FRANZ, Ray 73-74-79-78--304 $575.00
T71 WESTER, Andrew 73-75-76-80--304 $575.00
73 REDDING, Thomas 74-73-77-81--305 $560.00
CUT GODFREY, Andrew 78-71--149 -
CUT HANSEN, Andy 76-73--149 -
CUT MARSHALL, Shawn 75-74--149 -
CUT ISHEE, Nic 74-75--149 -
CUT BLACK, Aaron 74-75--149 -
CUT STEWART, Daniel 73-76--149 -
CUT BALKIN, Todd 72-77--149 -
CUT LUSENHOP, Bradley 71-78--149 -
CUT GOSLER, Jordan 80-70--150 -
CUT NEGRON, Jessica 76-74--150 -
CUT HAYS, Carl 75-75--150 -
CUT WALTERS, Tom 74-76--150 -
CUT FRANCO, Derek 74-76--150 -
CUT LANTING, Ben 73-77--150 -
CUT HAMAMOTO, JT 73-77--150 -
CUT MOSS, Jason 72-78--150 -
CUT BAIRD, Matt 72-78--150 -
CUT PELLETIER, Jere 71-79--150 -
CUT TROYANEK, Andrew 77-74--151 -
CUT TRAVERS, Nick 76-75--151 -
CUT EASTON, Erik 76-75--151 -
CUT MITCHELL, Brenden 76-75--151 -
CUT GERNEY, Jakob 75-76--151 -
CUT FOLAND, Matt 75-76--151 -
CUT KUSH, Taylor 73-78--151 -
CUT SANGER, Chris 72-79--151 -
CUT GREM, James 79-73--152 -
CUT PYNE, Casey 76-76--152 -
Place Name Score Winnings
CUT SMED, Bennett 75-77--152 -
CUT SCANLON, Kyle 74-78--152 -
CUT RIDER, Josh 74-78--152 -
CUT APPLE, Josh 78-75--153 -
CUT CARLSON, Brian 77-76--153 -
CUT MONTGOMERY, Ben 76-77--153 -
CUT PROBEN, Joshua 76-77--153 -
CUT O'BRIEN, Bobby 76-78--154 -
CUT KRAJEWSKI, Rob 74-80--154 -
CUT FRISINA, Mike 80-75--155 -
CUT ANDERSON, Brian 78-77--155 -
CUT APODIAKOS, Eric 77-78--155 -
CUT ROSS, Rex 74-81--155 -
CUT DEMARIA, Tony 82-74--156 -
CUT MCLEAN, Matt 81-75--156 -
CUT BLANKENSHIP, Shane 80-76--156 -
CUT MILLER, Adam 78-78--156 -
CUT NISHIMOTO, Justin 78-80--158 -
CUT ALLEN, Jack 80-79--159 -
CUT KELLEY, Shaun 79-80--159 -
CUT HEO, Hugh 79-80--159 -
CUT BENGTSON, Daniel 78-81--159 -
CUT KUMPF, Cory 79-81--160 -
CUT DOUGHERTY, Bryan 83-78--161 -
CUT SMITH, Matt 77-84--161 -
CUT WORSTER, Wes 80-82--162 -
CUT KOZUMA, Corey 78-86--164 -
CUT VOTRAW, Ethan 80-86--166 -
CUT DIX, Adam 83-85--168 -
CUT DONATO, Michael 83-89--172 -
WD ST. CHARLES, Kent 71-72-77-77 -
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*Won Playoff # Rain-shortened to 54-hole event
CHAMPIONS THROUGH THE YEARS YEAR WINNER, SECTION SCORE RUNNER-UP(S) SITE Inaugural 1977 Mike Zack, New Jersey 209 Dennis Sullivan Thorny Lea G.C.2nd 1978 Larry Griffin, Gulf States 209 Frank Shikle Thorny Lea G.C.3rd 1979 Loren Roberts, Southern California 212 Bob Huber Thorny Lea G.C.4th 1980 John Jackson, Southwest 205 Loren Roberts Thorny Lea G.C.5th 1981 Ted O’Rourke, New England 210 Ed Oldfield Jr. Thorny Lea G.C.6th 1982 Darrell Kestner, Metropolitan* 213 Jean-Louis Lamarre Thorny Lea G.C.7th 1983 Victor Tortorici, Metropolitan 214 Norm Becker Thorny Lea G.C.8th 1984 Fred Funk, Middle Atlantic 206 Brent Murray Thorny Lea G.C.9th 1985 Jon Fiedler, Southern California 211 Perry Arthur Thorny Lea G.C.10th 1986 Robert Thompson, Southern Texas 209 Ken Allard, Scott Steger, Ron Kiaaina Jr. Thorny Lea G.C.11th 1987 Darrell Kestner, Metropolitan* 210 Ken Schall, Greg Farrow, Bob Gaus Thorny Lea G.C.12th 1988 Webb Heintzelman, Middle Atlantic 205 Mitch Camp Thorny Lea G.C.13th 1989 Mike West, Middle Atlantic 210 Tracy Frank Thorny Lea G.C.14th 1990 Steve Gotsche, Midwest 205 Lee Rinker Thorny Lea G.C.15th 1991 Kim Thompson, Rocky Mountain 278 Thomas Cleaver PGA West16th 1992 Bill Loeffler, Colorado 283 Jon Fiedler PGA West17th 1993 Steve Brady, Michigan 284 Rob McNamara PGA West18th 1994 Wes Short Jr., Southern Texas 283 Carlton Blewett, Rob McNamara PGA West19th 1995 Bruce Zabriski, Metropolitan 282 Wes Short Jr. PGA National Resort & Spa20th 1996 Jim Schuman, Wisconsin 276 Bruce Zabriski PGA Golf Club21st 1997 Jim Schuman, Wisconsin* 280 Brian Fogt PGA Golf Club22nd 1998 Rick Gehr, Dixie 280 Rick Schuller PGA Golf Club23rd 1999 Randall McCracken, Dixie 211# Nick Klassen PGA Golf Club24th 2000 Alan Schulte, Indiana 282 Rodney Cook PGA Golf Club25th 2001 Frank Dobbs, South Florida 281 Alan Schulte PGA Golf Club26th 2002 Kyle Flinton, South Central 271 Gus Ulrich PGA Golf Club27th 2003 Kyle Flinton, South Central 270 Loren Personett PGA Golf Club28th 2004 Kirk Satterfield, Metropolitan 278 V.J. Trolio PGA Golf Club29th 2005 Kyle Flinton, South Central 282 James Herman, Jaysen Hansen PGA Golf Club30th 2006 Brad Lardon, Southern Texas 274 Faber Jamerson PGA Golf Club31st 2007 Chris Moody, Utah 277 James Herman PGA Golf Club32nd 2008 Kyle Voska, Southern Ohio 279 Matt Dobyns PGA Golf Club33rd 2009 Tim Thelen, Southern Texas 265 Sean Dougherty PGA Golf Club34th 2010 Frank Bensel, Metropolitan 277 Travis Deibert PGA Golf Club35th 2011 Frank Bensel, Metropolitan 283 Aaron Clark, Scott Berliner, PGA Golf Club Tyler Hitchcock, Ryan Sikora, Richard Terga 36th 2012 Jake Scott, Northern Ohio 271 Ryan Vermeer PGA Golf Club
37th 2013 Frank Bensel, Metropolitan 278 Charles Frost PGA Golf Club
38th 2014 Grant Sturgeon, Metropolitan 275 Kenny Pigman PGA Golf Club
39th 2015 Andy Mickelson, Illinois 272 Adam Rainaud PGA Golf Club
40th 2016 Ben Polland, Metropolitan 281 Shawn Warren, Andy Mickelson PGA Golf Club Danny Lewis41st 2017 Ryan Zylstra, Middle Atlantic 277 Derek Berg PGA Golf Club
ASSISTANT PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
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LOWEST FIRST-ROUND SCORE 63 Ken Allard, Rochester, Mich., 1986
LOWEST SECOND-ROUND SCORE65 Tim Thelen, New Ulm, Texas, 2009 Bill Loeffler, Littleton, Colo., 1992 Jake Scott, Strongsville, Ohio, 2012 Daniel Iceman III, Strongsville, Ohio, 2015 Andy Mickelston, Romeoville, Illinois, 2015
LOWEST 36 HOLES 131 Tim Thelen, New Ulm, Texas, 2009 134 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2003 Mitch Camp, Copley, Ohio, 1988
LOWEST THIRD-ROUND SCORE63 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2002 64 Garrett Post, Tariffville, Conn., 1998
LOWEST 54 HOLES197 Tim Thelen, New Ulm, Texas, 2009 202 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2003 204 Faber Jamerson, Amherst, Va., 2006 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2002 205 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend, Kan., 1990 Webb Heintzelman, Bethesda, Md., 1988 John Jackson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1980
LOWEST FOURTH-ROUND SCORE65 Grant Sturgeon, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 2014 J.P. Griffin, Sugar Hill, Ga., 2015 Richard Terga, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 2015 66 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2006 Kirk Satterfield, Manhasset, N.Y., 2004 Frank Bensel, Purchase, N.Y., 2011
LOWEST WINNING SCORE, 54 HOLES205 Steve Gotsche, Great Bend, Kan., 1990 Webb Heintzelman, Bethesda, Md., 1988 John Jackson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1980
ASSISTANT PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
LOWEST WINNING SCORE, 72 HOLES265 Tim Thelen, New Ulm, Texas, 2009 270 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2003 271 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2002 Jake Scott, Strongsville, Ohio, 2012 272 Andy Mickelson, Romeoville, Ill., 2015
HIGHEST START BY WINNER75 Bill Loeffler, Littleton, Colo., 1992
LOWEST START BY WINNER64 Webb Heintzelman, Bethesda, Md., 1988
MOST VICTORIES3 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2002, ’03, ’05 2 Jim Schuman, Janesville, Wis., 1996, ’97 Darrell Kestner, E. Norwich, N.Y., 1982, ’87 Frank Bensel, Purchase, N.Y., 2010, ‘11
MOST APPEARANCES7 Alan Schulte, Fishers, Ind. Frank Bensel, Purchase, N.Y. 5 Rodney Cook, Lecanto, Fla. Bob Gaus, St. Louis, Mo., Bob Mucha, Southwick, Mass.
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY8 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2005 7 Jake Scott, Strongsville, Ohio, 2012 Tim Thelen, New Ulm, Texas, 2009 Kyle Flinton, Edmond, Okla., 2002 Jim Schuman, Janesville, Wis., 1996
