Dixie Classic Recap

This year’s Dixie Classic Regional was played at The National (Bluff Cove). A total of 116 players from 21 different tours participated in the weekend event. 

In the Championship Flight, Steve Kubik from the Augusta Tour earned the victory with 81-72-153. Wally Love from the Charlotte Tour placed second with a score of 77-83-160. Eric King from the Kentucky Tour finished third with 82-82-263. 

In the A Flight, Adam Davis from the Augusta Tour took the top spot with a score of 78-81-159. Lonail Locklear from the Eastern NC Tour and Tommy Sedman from the East Tennessee Tour finished in a two-way tie for second with 165. Chet Dye from the Augusta Tour shot a 166, good for fourth place. 

In the B Flight, Heidi Rittenhouse from the Eastern NC Tour edged Norman Picker from the Augusta Tour by two strokes for the top spot. Rittenhouse carded 82-85-167 while Picker finished with 81-88-169. Steven Sapp from the Augusta Tour took third place with a 173. Tied for fourth were Mike Anderson from the Augusta Tour and Bill Russell from the Upstate Tour, both with a 174. One stroke behind them were Allen Hagen from the Charlotte Tour and Chris Winkler from the Augusta Tour.

In the C Flight, Joseph Jones from the Columbia Tour finished one stroke better than Ted Turner from the Augusta Tour to earn the win. Jones carded an 85-91-176 while Turner tallied a 92-85-177. Joe Brown from the Atlanta Tour finished with 89-92-181, good for third place. The fourth-place finisher, Chris Moulton from the Augusta Tour shot a combined 183 and edged out both Mike Martin from the Charlotte Tour and Brian Petty from the Augusta Tour by two strokes.

In the D Flight, Chad Oates from the Atlanta Tour took the top spot with a score of 96-96-192. Four players finished in a tie for second with cards of 197. They included: Nathan Wilson from the Augusta Tour, Gregory Reynolds from the Atlanta Tour, Doug Bailey also from the Augusta Tour and Benji Raines from the Upstate Tour.