What
a great way to start the season. Even with all the rain we had this week Stone
Links was in great shape. We did play lift, clean and place but the course had
dried out and was in very good condition. The greens were firm and rolling
smooth. We had 34 players show up on a bright and sunny day with temperatures
around 78 degrees. I want to thank the management and staff at Stone Links for
everything they did to make this a successful day.
Congratulations
to Seth Garner who won the Championship flight with a great round of golf. Seth
had 2 birdies and an eagle on his way to a 2 under par round of 70. The course
played longer than the 7000 yards on the card, said Seth. The wet conditions
did not allow for much roll in the fairways. Patrick Lively finished second
with a nice round of 75 and Brad Coble came in third with a 77.
The
A flight saw only one player break 80 and that was the winner Brandon Maple who
shot a great round of 78. Second place was a tie between Kenny Pearce and Jim
Peloquin who both shot rounds of 80. Kenny took second place in a card off and
Jim finished 3rd.
The
B flight saw a visitor from the Memphis tour take first place. Rick Kidder shot
a great round of 84 to win the first event. Keith Greenfield finished 2nd with
a nice round of 86 and Darryl Hicks finished 3rd one shot back with an 87.
The
C flight was the largest flight with 10 players teeing it up. 18 year old Jon
Pigott from Camden High School shot a great round of 82 to take first place.
Kyle Malone finished in 2nd place with a round of 86 and one shot back in 3rd
was Reike Stewart with an 87.
The
D flight turned out to be the one with some drama as we had a two way playoff
for first between Gary Berry and Eric Holowell. Both guys finished the day with
a score of 91 but they needed extra holes to determine a winner. Gary defeated
Eric on the second playoff hole to take home first place. Eric finished second
and 3rd place went to Robert Luther with a 96.
We
now turn our attention to the second tournament being held at Chamberlyne Golf
Course on April 7, 2012. Deadline for entry is April 1st. I hope to see
everyone there and make sure you bring a friend.