Congratulations goes out to Rochelle's Andy Wilkinson who recently won a golf tournament in Florida.
Andy won by 2 shots at the South Central Regional Championship this past Sunday and Monday held at the Disney's Magnolia Golf Course in Orlando, Florida.
He shot and even par 72 during his first 18 holes and came back with a 4 under par 68 in the final round. Andy took home a check worth $2,000. This was his first tournament win for the year.
Wilkinsen is currently playing on the West Florida Golf Tour. For the past 3 months, he has been working at Feather Sound Country Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Andy has scheduled a number of tournaments in Florida this winter. Today, he is playing in the North/South Championship.
On January 9th, he will take part in the PGA Tour Latin American Q School.
After graduating from RTHS, Wilkinson played golf for 2 years at Rock Valley College in Rockford and 2 years at the University of Illinois in Springfield. He is a 4-time club champion in Rochelle.
His goal right now is the play on the Web.Com Tour some day.