Scott Turner ran away with a wire-to-wire victory and etched his name into the record book as just the second three-time champion in tournament history.

Scott Turner has done it again. At the 51st Palm Beach Kennel Club County Amateur, the Stuart native closed out a wire-to-wire victory at The Park in West Palm Beach, finishing at 14-under 199 to win by eight and write his name into the championship’s record book.

With the title, Turner becomes just the second player in the event’s 51-year history to capture three County Amateur crowns. After back-to-back wins in 2019 and 2020, he returned in 2026 to claim a third — joining four-time champion Tom Knapp as the only players ever to win it three or more times. It’s a remarkable competitive record with the Palm Beach Golf Association, and one that now stands among the very best the County Amateur has ever produced.

A Coronation, Not a Race

Turner never gave the field a foothold. He opened with a 7-under 64, backed it with a 67, and carried a commanding margin into Sunday. The final round brought no let-up: five birdies, including a 3-under front nine, carried him to a closing 68 and pushed his 54-hole total to 14-under.

The most telling contrast came from Cole Imig, who had matched Turner’s opening 64 and sat second through 36 holes. But where Turner kept building, Imig’s Sunday 76 sent him tumbling to seventh at 2-under — a reminder of just how relentlessly steady the champion was over three days.

The Chase for Second

The real movement Sunday came in the fight for the runner-up spot. Coral Springs’ Thomas Christensen III turned in one of the day’s low rounds, a 4-under 67 built on six birdies and a scorching 4-under back nine, to climb into solo second at 6-under. Anthony Amoroso and Ryan Howison shared third at 5-under — Amoroso made an early charge with a 3-under front before giving it back coming home, while Howison’s steady 70 capped a rock-solid week.

Justin Goodhue and Tyler Mistretta tied for fifth at 4-under. Goodhue matched the low-round energy with five birdies and a 3-under front on his way to a closing 68. Mistretta, who had climbed near the top through 36 holes, saw his bid unravel at the par-5 9th, where a triple-bogey eight ballooned his front nine; to his credit he steadied for a 1-under back, but a 73 was too much ground to make up.

Howison Cruises to Low Senior Honors

That consistency earned Howison his 6th Low Senior Honor: the Jupiter veteran ran away with Low Senior Honors, separating himself from the rest of the seniors by ten shots at 5-under.

When it was over, though, the story was the same one that had defined all three days — Turner, in a class of his own. Congratulations to Scott on a performance, and a career, that place him firmly in County Amateur lore.