Pittsboro, NC
(July 26, 2014) - Rocky Mount's James Lingo stood on the 6th tee at
Chapel Hill Golf Club with a 3-iron in his hand. The 14-year Tour veteran
hit a shot straight at the pin on the 178 yard hole, but the uphill hole
blocked everyone's view of the green from the tee. The C Flight group
reached the green and didn't see a ball short or long. Playing partner
Andy Bousman peered in the hole and said "Here it is".
It was Lingo's first
career hole-in-one.
Bousman of Kernersville
also had a positive day, shooting his lowest Tour round ever, coming in as C
Flight runner-up, only 1 stroke behind James Eatmon of Sims who shot an 84.
In the A Flight,
Pelham's Mark Dill shot an all-time personal low score (not just
"on-Tour". but anywhere). His 70 nipped two players -
Fayetteville's Hollis Peery and Raleigh's Spurling Cookby a single shot.
"I've never had a day like this in my life", stated Dill.
"Every putt I looked at went in. Heck, I made an 18 footer on my
last hole to save par".
An even-par 72 by
Gibsonville's Neal Faulkner was enough to secure the top spot in the
Championship Flight over a quartet of players. Jared Jewett and Bryan
Sepich, both from Greensboro, Shannon's Stephen Pippin and Sanford's Craig
Sturdivant all shot 74.
A season best score of
76 by Raleigh's Nick Slager was enough to give him a comfortable 4 stroke
margin in the B Flight. Another Raleigh Tour member, Richard McMinis was
runner-up in the flight. Fayetteville's Bernard Broadnax enjoyed an even
wider margin of victory in the D Flight with an 89. Elvis Sheahan of
Durham and Richland, VA's Greg Dotson both shot 95s.
Next up for the Golfweek
Tour is Forest Oaks Country Club, next Saturday. There are openings still
available for that event.
THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR
GOLF TOUR
CHAPEL RIDGE GOLF CLUB
EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY
FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6700
yds)
Neal Faulkner,
Gibsonville 72
Jared Jewett,
Greensboro 74
Bryan Sepich,
Greensboro 74
Stephen Pippin,
Shannon 74
Craig Sturdivant,
Sanford 74
A FLIGHT
(6502 yds)
Mark Dill, Pelham
70
Hollis Peery,
Fayetteville 71
Spurling Cook,
Raleigh 71
Pat Merritt,
Raleigh 74
Mark Cobb, Hope
Mills 74
B FLIGHT
(6502 yds)
Nick Slager,
Raleigh 76
Richard McMinis,
Raleigh 80
Jason Smith,
Winston-Salem 81
Wayne Ferrell, Danville,
VA 82
Joe Prairie,
Asheboro 82
C FLIGHT
(6502 yds)
James Eatmon, Sims
84
Andy Bousman,
Kernersville 85
Jeff Shanberg, Browns
Summit 88
James Lingo, Rocky
Mount 94
Landon Wilkes,
Apex 94
D FLIGHT
(6502 yds)
Bernard Broadnax,
Fayetteville 89
Elvis Sheahan,
Durham 95
Greg Dotson, Richland,
VA 95
Tony Eaves, Durham
96
Keith Thomas,
Greensboro 97