Andrew Filbert, PGA Assistant Professional at West Bay Club in Estero secured his second South Florida PGA Professional Championship after firing an 8-under 64 during round three at Imperial Golf Club on Friday.
The win also earned Filbert a spot in the 2025 PGA Professional championship where he will compete for a chance to reach the 2025 PGA Championship. He previously qualified for the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage. Additionally, Filbert earned a berth in the 2025 Puerto Rico Open.
The 45th South Florida PGA Professional Championship was contested Sept. 18-20, at Imperial Golf Club’s East and West Courses in Naples.
“Coming out of the Bushnell, I didn’t play very well,” Filbert said. “Luckily I saw a great instructor in Jonathan Sutera who helped me think of one swing thought during the golf swing and then for some reason my putter came alive this week.”
Justin Hicks shot an 8-under 64 on Imperial Golf Club’s West Course Thursday to put him in front of a tight leaderboard as five players entered the final round within four strokes of the lead. Filbert (-10), Evan Bowser (-9), Dakun Chang, (-8) and Tom Cooper (-8) were all chasing Hicks on Imperial’s East course.