Willie Mack III is from Flint, Michigan, and his golf base is in Orlando.
But the 33-year-old mini-tour legend loves playing — and winning — on Florida’s First Coast.
Mack took a step towards capturing an APGA Tour event in the area for a third time in nine months when he carved out a bogey-free 3-under 69 on a sultry, calm Thursday to finish in a three-way tie for the lead with club professional Wyatt Worthington and former Middle Tennessee State golfer Marcus Byrd in the first round of the Billy Horschel Invitational, at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.