Sarasota's Guttman wins North Florida PGA Seniors

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Mo Guttman of Sarasota fired a closing round of three under par 69 on at Duran Golf Club to win the 26th annual North Florida PGA Seniors Championship.

At 139, Guttman, representing Evie’s Family Golf Center, finished one strok ahead of Vince Cali of Winter Park and Freddy Gibson of Orlando. Cali and Gibson tied for second among 46 starters at 140 on final round scores of 70 and 71.

Guttman also paced qualifying for the 19th annual Callaway Golf Senior PGA Professional National Championship scheduled Oct. 18-21 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. The NFPGA will have seven qualifiers in the event.

Qualifiers:

Mo Guttman, Sarasota 70-69—139
Vince Cali, Winter Park 70-70—140
Freddy Gibson, Orlando 69-71—140
Bob Bailey, Clermont 69-72—141
Tom Doozan, Apollo Beach 70-73—143
Joe Gutterman, Palm Coast 72-72—144
Gil Foushee, Lakeland 73-71—144

Alternates:

1. Fred Griffin, Orlando 75-69—144
2. Gary Wintz, Port Orange 72-72—144

Others in the top 20:

Fred Bender, Orlando 74-70—144
Mike Joyce, Amelia Island 72-72—144
Alex Romanoff, Valkaria 68-76—144
Wally Kuchar, Windermere 73-72—145
James Smith, Largo 73-72—145
Bill Sellers, Orlando 71-74—145
Don MacMillan, Ponte Vedra Beach 74-72—146
Jack McFaul, Venice 74-73—147
David Rose, Orlando 74-74—148
Erie Meyers, Ormond Beach 73-75—148
Jay Overton, Palm Harbor 72-76—148