A quartet led by the PGA Tour winner Davis Thompson birdied eight of 10 holes during a stretch at Sea Island Club Seaside Course on Monday and took a two-shot lead into the first round of the 48th Henry Tuten Gator Bowl Pro-Am.
Thompson, his father and tournament director RSM Tour Classic Todd Thompson, Bobby Wyatt and Jeremy Elliott shot 14-under-par 58 in a better-rough-ball format.
Three teams are tied for second at 10 under: PGA Tour winner Keith Mitchell and amateurs Jackson Byrd, Lee Knox and Hank Holcomb; University of Florida golf coaches JC Deacon and Craig Hosie, Richard Scott and Kelvin Day, as well as Blake Dyer, Devin Hernandez, Marc Dull and Spencer Baldwin.
After paring their first two holes, Thompson’s team continued their momentum, opening with three birdies in a row. They finished with four birdies in a row.
The tournament moved to the par-72 Plantation Course for Tuesday’s second round.
A group of five teams tied at 9 under includes reigning champions Dillon Council, Joe Stepnes, Alex Williamson and Sammy Davis. The under-8 group is led by the 2022 player champion Cameron Smith2024 Florida amateur champion Jimmy Ellis of Atlantic Beach, University of North Florida graduates John Limati and Brandon Arthurs.
48th Henry Tuten Gator Bowl Pro-Am
First round, at the Sea Island Club Seaside Course
Format: Best raw ball of a quartet
58 (less than 12)
Davis Thompson, Todd Thompson, Bobby Wyatt, Jeremy Elliott.
60 (10-under)
Blake Dyer, Devin Hernandez, Marc Dull, Spencer Baldwin.
JC Deacon, Craig Hosie, Richard Scott, Kelvin Day.
Keith Mitchell, Jackson Byrd, Lee Knox, Hank Holcomb.
61 (less than 9)
Dillon Council, Joe Stepnes, Alex Williamson, Sammy Davis.
Rob Oppenheim, RJ Glod, Dan Glod, Nick Diebel.
Matt Borchert, Doug Dvorak, Christian Vozza, Eric Atsma.
Alex Goff, Justin Horn, Dhaivat Pandya, Andrew Clark.
Joseph Winslow, Andrew Morgan, John Ambrose, Korky Kemp.
62 (less than 8)
Jeff Hanson, Zach Lee, Tyler Brown, Tom Krystyn.
Jimmy Jones, Josh Seiple, Chet Ghioto, Tom Nettles.
Cameron Smith, Brandon Arthurs, John Limanti, Jimmy Ellis.
63 (less than 7)
Ben Martin, Clayton Berline, Wesley Harden, Phillip Mollica.
Russell Knox, Luis Rivera, Anthony Rivera, John Coultas.
Mark Blakefield, Tanner Berry, Connor Shea, Brad Doster.
Tyler Gray, Adam Moyer, Dustin Dingus, Rhett Pooley.
Michael Mattiace, Jordan Batchelor, Jeff Dennis, Jack Comstock.
64 (less than 6)
Sam Anderson, Matt Wells, Thomas Joiner, Zack Justice.
Taylor Dickson, Walt Todd, Brandon Truesdale, Jordan Sease.
Jared Wolfe, Lenny Schonfeld, Philip Detlefs, Luke McCann.
Michael McGowan, Chris Wilson, Glen Long, Brian Smith.
Cary Splane, Jamie Welu, Luke Splane, Tyler Averdick.
65 (less than 5)
AJ Crouch, Phil Oweida, John Jonas, Connor Richardson.
Ron Philo Jr., Jeffrey Doty, Cooper Diaz, Nick Feinberg.
Josh Lee, Brett Schell, Nick Presti, Steve Carter.
Blanton Tessin, Marlen Vogt, Ben Hayes, Will Braude.
66 (4-under)
Ramon Bescansa, Michael Del Rocco, Andy Allen, Michael O’Neal.
67 (3-under)
Frank Lickliter, Jeff Golden, Adam Krestalude, Sam Ohno.
Raul Pereda, Tyler Vanover, James Dulin, Max Bianchi.
72 (2-over)
Michael Broderick, Matty Miller, Peter Catanzaro, Dan Huffingham.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Gator Bowl Pro-Am: 11 teams within four shots of Davis Thompson’s quartet
