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The Senior Amateur Tour returns to Pinehurst and the championship courses of Pine Needles, Mid Pines and National GC.
Last year’s event drew 220 golfers and encompassed the three golf courses. The overall champions were: Championship Flight: Kim Mansfield (Triad, NC) Team Championship: Charlotte, NC We expect another great tournament throughout all four flights. The new handicap system we put in place for this year has really made each flight more competitive. All the players who came last year really enjoyed the Pinehurst area. In addition to world class golf, it offers great spa, restaurants and of course the famed Pinehurst #2. The record number of participants will be gunning for a total purse of at least $10,000 in gift certificates. The skins game on Monday will have a purse of $2500. In addition to the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday competition golfers have the opportunity to arrive early for practice rounds and enjoy all that Pinehurst has to offer.
"This tournament is important because it brings golfers who are competitive and enjoy a good golf course that will test you," said Parsons. "A lot of Carolinians who have not played her before will see this course. It's a nice marketing opportunity for us." High Point's Mansfield wins 2009 Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship
Champ Flight Winner Kim Mansfield --- A Flight Winner Tommy Lee
C flight winner Lamonte Ellison ---- Randall Robbins makes a Hole in One
Team cup winners- CharlotteSOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- For the second time this decade, Kim Mansfield of High Point, N.C., is the champion of the Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour. Mansfield shot a two-day total of even-par 143 to win the championship Wednesday. Mansfield, the 2002 champ, held off a charge by four players who finished a stroke back. He credited his opening round of 68 at National Golf Club for giving him the cushion needed in the final round at Pine Needles. "I played well both days. The difference was I made a lot of putts in the first round," said Mansfield, a former member of National Golf Club. "I knew my way around the course at National, but still you have to make the shots." A quartet of golfers finished a shot back of Mansfield in the Championship Flight. Rick Luzar of Pinehurst took second on a scorecard playoff, while Brad Kroll of Charlotte finished third after shooting the low round of the tournament, a 67. Fourth-place Denny Adkins of Myrtle Beach also closed with a 67. In the A Flight, first-round leader Tommy Lee of Knoxville hung on to post a total of 151 and a three-shot victory over Chuck Latham of Pinehurst. The B Flight winner was Orlando's Craig Stone at 156, while Lamont Ellison of Indiana took top honors in the C Flight at 173. Randall Robbins of Smithfield, N.C., made a hole-in-one in the final round. Robbins, a member of the Pinehurst tour, aced the 160-yard 12th hole at National with a 6-iron. It was his second career hole-in-one. In the battle for the team cup, Charlotte (1,276) rallied to edge Pinehurst by four shots. The Triad was third at 1,283. This was the 11th annual championship of the HT Senior Amateur Tour and it drew a record field of 210 participants. Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship Final ResultsNational Golf Club & Pine Needles Golf Club, Southern Pines, NCChampionship Flight Kim Mansfield (Triad) 68-75--143 Rick Luzar (Pinehurst) 74-70--144 Brad Kroll (Charlotte) 77-67--144 Denny Adkins (Myrtle Beach) 77-67--144 Chuck Wilkins (Pinehurst) 72-72--144 Brent Massey (Raleigh) 76-71--147 John Walters (Charlotte) 74-74--148 Jerry Sennett (Charlotte) 76-73--149 Tom Cone (Charlotte) 75-74--149 Bill Thaxton (Charlotte) 77-73--150 A Flight B Flight C Flight Team Cup For more information on the 2009 Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship, click here.
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