• COURSE: Roosevelt, Par-33
• CHECK-IN TIME: 8:45 [Sunday, June 26]
• FIELD WATCH: 12 golfers are expected to tee it up Sunday, including defending champion Martin Witt. Former 2-time champion Walter Vargas will miss for the 4th straight year. Handicaps: E. Quiroz (12), Witt (20), Fidler (14), Vaughan (16), Frost (15), Bird (20), Mann (15), Moawad (12), T. Joe (20), Freitas (12), Crump (16), D. Vargas (12)
Not playing: W. Vargas, Grigorian, R. Quiroz, Gordon
• COURSE RECORD: 38, P-Jay Fidler (2010)
• LAST YEAR: In sweltering conditions, the smallest field in tournament history saw Martin Witt claim his first Astronomer’s Monument trophy.
• STORYLINES: Reigning Tour Champion Ed Quiroz enters having won 4 of the last 6 tournaments on Tour. Both Chris Moawad and Doug Vargas count the Griffith as 1 of 2 tournament victories needed for them to complete the career slam. Clint Crump will be making his first Griffith appearance since breaking 50 for the first time and winning in 2013.
• SHORT CHIPS: There has not been a repeat winner of this event… Doug Vargas carded the top gross last year, but his 46 was the highest top score in the history of the tournament, 3 strokes higher than the previous “worst” best score… Chris Moawad is coming off a career worst 49 last year, in which he failed to register a single par for the first time at Roosevelt… Defending champion Martin Witt has never broken 50 at Roosevelt and has not recorded a par in his last 4 Griffith starts dating back to 2010… Patrick Bird has never broken 50 in 7 career starts… Gerry Vaughan has recorded just 2 pars in 7 career starts… Reaching milestones Sunday: John Mann (65th career start), E. Quiroz (15th)… Tie breaker will be cumulative gross score on holes 7 and 8. If still tied, then 7,8, and 2; then 7,8,2,9
Martin Witt captured his first Griffith win in 2015.
PAST CHAMPIONS:
2015, Martin Witt
2014, John Frost
2013, Clint Crump
2012, Travois Gordón
2011, Walter Vargas
2010, Travois Gordón
2009, P-Jay Fidler
2008, Armen Grigorian
2007, Walter Vargas