HIGH SCORES DOMINATE EGOLF EVENT
Posted: 3/24/2009 12:25:51 PM
Morris & Shirral celebrate their victories!
Durham, NC (March 21, 2009) - Damp, slow fairways and tough greens caused scores to soar in the Egolf Amateur Golf Tour event held Saturday on the 6,475 yard, par 72 layout at Falls Village Golf Club. Only two golfers managed to break 80, and both accomplished the feat by the narrowest of margins by shooting 79s. Lexington's James Goin and Brad Morris of Four Oaks won the Championship and A Flights respectively with those scores.
The B Flight witnessed a battle between two first year Tour members as Ramseur's Mike Hindmarsh prevailed over Johnnie Baggett of Dunn on the 1st hole of a sudden-death playoff. Both had registered 84's on their regulation 18 holes during the event. In the playoff, Baggett, who had fought problems with a "snap-hook" earlier in the day, put his drive in the woods to the left. That errant shot resulted in a bogey-5 on the hole, while Hindmarsh cooly knocked his tee shot in the fairway and went on to a routine par for the win.
The most remarkable score of the day was turned in by C Flight player Shirral Davis of Raleigh. While virtually everyone else in the event was posting higher scores than normal, he turned in his best Tour effort in 3 years of play. Davis, who has an authenticated Tour handicap of 17.0 in over 25 events on-Tour, shot an 83 for a 9-stroke victory over his nearest competitor, James Eatmon of Sims. As a matter of fact, only five players in the C Flight field of nineteen even broke 100, making Davis' effort stand out that much more.
"Conditions were tough" said Assistant Tour Director Tom Kubla, "these guys are capable of shooting much lower than we saw today. I expect to see some (low) numbers posted next time out".
For information on joining the Egolf Tour, or playing as a guest, call 336-495-6556, or email behgolf@aol.com.
THE EGOLF AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
FALLS VILLAGE GOLF CLUB EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,475 yds)
James Goin, Lexington 79
Mike Crawford, Summerfield 80
Bruce Beck, Durham 82
Gene Queen, Winston-Salem 83
Drew Davis, Pinehurst 84
A FLIGHT (6,475 yds)
Brad Morris Four Oaks 79
Henry Lister, Chapel Hill 81
John Revis, Eden 83
Robin Neverve, Laurinburg 83
Al Matthews, Greensboro 84
David Levine, Clayton 84
Tom D'Ostroph, Lillington 84
Brian Yokley, Winston-Salem 84
B FLIGHT (6,475 yds)
Mike Hindmarsh, Ramseur 84
Johnnie Baggett, Dunn 84
Darren Martin, Winston-Salem 86
Jeffery Silver, Durham 87
Ron Snow, Mt Airy 89
Adam Perry, Greensboro 89
C FLIGHT (6,475 yds)
Shirral Davis, Raleigh 83
James Eatmon, Sims 92
Jason Smith, Winston-Salem 94
Steven Bell, Raleigh 95
Mark Harders, Raleigh 95