Backspin Volume 3, Issue 11 | Page 37

Team Champions awarded at Silver Slipper Casino Hotel The National Car Rental Pro-Am Presented by Silver Slipper Casino Hotel named its Team Champions for 2016 at Diamondhead Country Club on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. Out of a record 31 teams totaling 124 players, this year’s winners included host PGA Professional Chris Altese, Larry Popovich, Glenn Conover and Don Mathews. Team Altese won in a scorecard playoff over Team J. Tomblin, which consisted of PGA Professional Josh Tomblin of TPC Louisiana, James Bulger, Ken Foreman and Lenny Fontenot. There was a three-way tie for the Title of Low Amateur Net between Don Mathews, Mike Davis and Ken Foreman with a score of 12-under 60. The Low PGA Professional Title was Matt Brunetz of Ladd’s with a score of 2-under 70. The Gulf States PGA Section would like to thank National Car Rental, Honorary PGA Member Baxter Lee of the Silver Slipper Casino Hotel, and Dan Peoples of ANTIGUA for sponsoring this event. The Section also wishes to thank the Members and Staff at Diamondhead Country Club including PGA Director of Golf Chris Altese and Head Golf Course Superintendent Steven Smith for their assistance in making this event possible. Click Here for Full Results. 37