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Dou & Odaiyar Capture Titles at Brooksville CC Sunday, January 22, 2012 Zecheng Dou and Kristine Odaiyar captured their respective division titles at the Florida Junior Tour’s (FJT) event at Brooksville Country Club, in Brooksville, January 21-22. Zecheng Dou, of Davenport, went wire-to-wire for his first career FJT title.  Dou posted a first round six-under par 66, which included eight birdies, to take a four stroke lead heading into the final round. Dou held on for the one stroke victory after a final round of three-under par 69, to hold off the hard charging Jeffrey Meltzer, of Bradenton.  Meltzer fired a first round one-under par 71, and followed up with the low round of the tournament carding an impressive round of seven-under par 65. Jack Maguire, of Saint Petersburg, finished in third place after rounds of 70-67 for a tournament total of seven-under par 137.     In the Girls’ 16-18 division, Kristine Odaiyar, of Ocala, overcame a two stroke deficit to capture her fifth career FJT title.  Odaiyar posted a first round six-over par 78 to find herself two strokes down heading into the final round. In the final round, Odaiyar posted an impressive round of three-under par 69 for a tournament total of three-over par 147, good enough for a five stroke victory.  Mallory Etcheberry, of Wesley Chapel, and Madison Opfer, of Plant City, finished tied for second place with a tournament total of 152.

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Tournament Entries Now Open Friday, January 20, 2012 The Florida State Golf Association is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2012 Men’s Tournament Schedule. The FSGA conducts 36 State Championships, seven of which require qualifying. The 95th Amateur Championship will be held June 21-24 at The Bear’s Club and The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter.  We will hold fourteen qualifiers throughout the state between May 21 and June 6. Started in 1914, the Amateur Championship is the oldest continuous sporting event in the state and it is the largest amateur event in Florida. The Florida Open will be hosted by the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club and Sara Bay Country Club, July 20-22. Florida PGA Section Professionals and top amateurs can qualify for the championship at sixteen local qualifiers between June 25 and July 9. Past Florida open champions include Gardner Dickenson, Don Bisplinghoff, J.C. Goosie, Bob Murphy, Gary Koch, Eddie Pearce, Charles Owens, Larry Mowry, Bruce Fleisher, Donnie Hammond, John Huston, Bart Bryant and Dudley Hart. The 58th Boys’ Junior Championship will be held at Sawgrass Country Club and TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course) in Ponte Vedra Beach, July 10-12. Qualifiers will be held at six locations between June 11 and June 19. Sawgrass Country Club is a course rich in tradition. It was the original host of the PGA Tour's Player Championship from 1977-81. Please review our full tournament schedule under championships at www.fsga.org.