Lexington, NC (May 21, 2011) - After four consecutive weeks "on-Tour" where either the weather report or the actual weather conditions were pretty dismal, perfect weather and an immaculate golf course greeted 95 golfers for the 2nd Major Tournament of the 2011 Golfweek Amateur Golf Tour season at Sapona Country Club.
Those Tour members who played had an eye on a victory that would guarantee them a spot in the season-ending Golfweek Tour National Championship, which will bring about 700 players from around the country to Hilton Head in late October. Golfweek Tour members can also get a bid to that event by finishing high in the season-long Points Standings race, and they were aware that as a "Major" tournament, the competition today would provide double points over a non-Major event.
The Flight winners were as follows:
Championship - Sean Pardue
A Flight - Jake Britt
B Flight - Tim Crites
C Flight - Allen Pegram
D Flight - Eric Friar
There were no ties atop the leaderboards in any one of the five flights in the event, consequently no "sudden-death" playoffs were necessary. All five players walked away with uncontested wins.
The Tour will be taking a 2-week break from competition and will resume play on June 11 at 12 Oaks Country Club in Holly Springs. Openings are available for that event.
For information on playing in a Tour event, which is open to any amateur golfer, call Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck at 33-495-6556, or email him at behgolf@aol.com.
THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
SAPONA COUNTRY CLUB (MAJOR) EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,620 yards)
Sean Pardue, Greensboro 76
Dan Holland, High Point 77
Joe Agee, Advance 78
Josh Duncan, Charlotte 78
Tracey King, Selma 79
A FLIGHT (6,157 yards)
Jake Britt, Louisburg 73
Mike Meadows, Advance 74
David Hopkins, Kernersville 75
Brad Morris, Four Oaks 76
Ritchie Fesperman, Durham 76
B FLIGHT (6,157 yards)
Tim Crites, Oak Ridge 79
Joe Magyar, Burlington 80
Lanzo Wallace, Fayetteville 80
Lanny Ealey, Durham 81
Todd Crabtree, Pinehurst 82
Eric Butler, Greensboro 82
C FLIGHT (6,157 yards)
Allen Pegram, Reidsville 85
Nelson Peterson, Greensboro 87
Ben Martin, Pinehurst 91
Michael Hawkins, Kernersville 91
Steven Bell, Raleigh 92
Jason Stutts, High Point 92
Bill Wilkinson, Rolesville 92
D FLIGHT (6,157 yards)
Eric Friar, Whispering Pines 90
Keith Thomas, Greensboro 96
Greg Dotson, Dry Fork, VA 99
Jerry Jordan, Winston-Salem 99
Carlos Simpson, Siler City 99