David Anthony racks up another one: Fourth Super Senior title brings statewide total to14
David Anthony has another Florida State Golf Association title.
The Jacksonville resident eagled the par-5 sixth hole of the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City and posted a final-round 68 to win the FSGA Super-Senior Championship by eight shots at 8-under-par 216. It was Anthony's 14th FSGA championship in a statewide event and his fourth Super-Senior title in the last five years since becoming eligible.
Doug Snoap of Apopka (216) was second and Brad Rollinson of Ponte Vedra Beach (217) was third.
Anthony posted opening rounds of 70-70 with nine birdies and five bogeys. He was even par through his first five holes in the final round, eagled the sixth, then birdies Nos. 13, 14 and 16 to coast home.
"I did not have expectations coming into this tournament," Anthony told fsga.org. "I hit good shots the first and second day to get me rolling. [His eagle] gave me the confidence to get through the day. It means a lot. I am just very fortunate. I come out here and win four out of five and it doesn't happen very often and I feel very fortunate and thankful. You meet the finest people playing this game and it's such a blessing."
Lance LaCombe wins Azalea Amateur
Lance LaCombe of Fleming Island shot 67-66-70 and won the Palatka Azalea Amateur at 7-under-par 203, two shots clear of West Palm Beach resident Giuseppe Puebla. Cam Goldknopf of Ponte Vedra Beach (210) tied for sixth, Henry Robards of Ponte Vedra and Alejandro Ramos of Jacksonville tied for eighth (212) and Cody Carroll of Jacksonville tied for 11th (213).
Doug Conkey of Orange Park and Lucas Bennett of Palatka were flight winners.
Rich Buckner of Hobe Sound shot even-par 210 to win the Senior Azalea by one shot over Kevin VanderBerg of Naples. James Starnes of Fort Myers beat Anthony by four shots in the super-senior division.
Florida Junior Tour comes to Marsh Landing
Logan Leistner of Orlando shot 70 in the second round to rally from five shots off the lead and win the 16-18 Florida Junior Tour Marsh Landing Open at 3-over 147. He defeated Ryan Nicholson of Ponte Vedra (148) by one shot, with Robards (150) finishing solo fourth, Dylan Mason of Ponte Vedra and Andrew Morgan of Jacksonville (150) tying for fifth and Emmett Kuhlenkamp of Fleming Island and Josh Bibby of St. Augustine (153) tying for 10th. ... Angela Yiting of Orlando (153) won the girls division by four shots over Violet Robbins of Jacksonville. Maddie Rathjen of St. Augustine (159) was fourth, Nancy Cox of Ponte Vedra (161) was fifth, Alyssa Hardy of Jacksonville and Kalia Polete of Fleming Island (167) tied for eighth and Alexandra Drum of Ponte Vedra (168) tied for 10th. ... James Nagle of Ponte Vedra shot 69 in the second round and finished at even-par 144 at the 13-15 FJT Sun 'N Lake Open, at the Sun 'N Lake Golf Club in Sebring. He finished one shot behind winner Igancio Hurtado of Weston. Aubrey Fellows of Jacksonville (146) tied for fourth.
JAGA Senior kicks off busy stretch
The First Coast's oldest continuous golf tournament is next up with the 67th Jacksonville Area Golf Association Senior Championship April 7-9 at the Deerwood Country Club. A full field of 84 is expected, with Chuck Kirk of Middleburg defending his senior title. The senior division plays 54 holes and begins on April 7, with the super senior and grand senior division going 36 holes and starting on April 8. ... Entries are open for the St. Johns County Four-Ball May 4-5 at the St. Johns Golf Club. Visit jaxareagolf.org for information. ... The Clay County Gator Club's 24th annual Scholarship Tournament will be April 21 at Eagle Harbor. The entry fee is $125 per player and $500 per foursome. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the shotgun start at 1 p.m. Proceeds will go to Clay County Gator Club Scholarship Fund. Visit claygators.com for information or to register. ... The second annual Round Man Memorial Tournament will be May 4 at the St. Augustine Shores Golf Club. The entry fee is $65 per player or $250 per team. Registration is 8 a.m. and the shotgun start at 9 a.m. To enter visit the clubhouse or call (904) 797-4653.
Chuck Kirk qualifies for state senior
Before defending his title in the JAGA Senior, Kirk shot 71 at his home course of Eagle Harbor to earn co-medalist in a Florida Senior Amateur qualifier. Kirk played the last eight holes bogey-free, with one birdie. Also qualifying are Bob Macmillan of Ponte Vedra Beach (72), Rocky Fraleigh of Jacksonville, Dave O'Haren of Ponte Vedra and Michael Del Rocco of Jacksonville (73) and Jeffrey Feder and Billy Lodise of St. Augustine and John Milton of Jacksonville (74). The state senior will be April 16-18 at the Innisbrook Resort Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor. ... The Celebration of Golf Banquet presented by Circle K generated $8,000 in proceeds for the JAGA Scholarship Trust, which has awarded grants to college-bound area students since 1974. The 2025 banquet is tentatively scheduled to be mid-February at Deerwood. ... The Len Mattiace Foundation pre-Players Championship party raised $65,000 for its anti-bullying campaign. ... Two-time Times-Union high school player of the year Chloe Schiavone finished second to Notre Dame teammate Lauren Beaudreau in "The Bruzzy," a college tournament hosted by North Texas State at the Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Okla. Beaudreau shot 3-under and Schiavone 1-over. The Irish were second in the team standings to Arkansas.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville resident David Anthony wins fourth FSGA super senior title
