Senior Amateur Tour

ACE HIGHLIGHTS SENIOR AM TOUR EVENT

Posted: 5/7/2010 10:11:18 AM

Clemmons, NC (May 6, 2010) - Fayetteville's David Teal had played golf for 47 years without a hole-in-one. "You start thinking 'am I ever gonna get one' ", said Teal. Today was his day in the Senior Amateur Tour event held at Bermuda Run West Country Club. On the short, 129 yard, par-3, 8th hole, Teal smoothed a pitching wedge right at the target. "It went up in the air just like a wedge is supposed to", noted Teal. "I didn't see it, but the other guys in my group said it went in and started hi-fiving me. When we got to the green, the ball wasn't where I thought it would be - it was where it was supposed to be - in the hole"! Teal's ace helped him to a 77 and a 3rd place finish in the A Flight in back of Galax' John Ashby, who posted a 72, and Winston-Salem's Mark Robinson who finished with a 76. Ashby's round was highlighted by 10 one-putt greens. Larry Southern of King had the lowest round of the event in the Championship Flight with a 1 over 71. He needed every stroke, edging both Pinehurst's Ken Eichele and Brodie Baker of Clemmons by a single shot. It was Eichele's 2nd 72 in as many events. Ron Vanderklok of Advance gave a great example of "home-cooking" as the Bermuda Run member posted a 74 for a 3-stroke margin of victory over Pinehurst's Tom Kubla in the B Flight. A pair of Greensboro golfers posted 79s - Travis Jones and Clayton Henry. It took extra holes to determine the C Flight winner as Gary Niland of Mount Airy chipped in for the victory on the 1st hole of a sudden death playoff against Apex' Gary Ransom. Both shot 81 during their regulation 18 holes. "I'm proud of the C Flight as a whole today" said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "Last week only 4 of 25 guys broke 90. This week 20 of the 31 flight members notched that milestone - a number for their 1st time in Tour play this year". Tour action resumes next Thursday at Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro. Any amateur golfer over 50 interested in playing in a Senior Tour event can contact Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or email him at behgolf@aol.com. THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR BERMUDA RUN COUNTRY CLUB (WEST) EVENT TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (6,104 yds) Larry Southern, King 71 Ken Eichele, Pinehurst 72 Brodie Baker, Clemmons 72 Chuck Latham, Vass 73 Kim Mansfield, High Point 73 A FLIGHT (6,104 yds) John Ashby, Galax VA 72 Mark Robinson, Winston-Salem 76 David Teal, Fayetteville 77 Jimmy Jarrell, Greensboro 78 Dale Rogers, Lawsonville 80 Gil Smith, Raleigh 80 B FLIGHT (5,597 yds) Ron Vanderklok, Advance Tom Kubla, Pinehurst 77 Travis Jones, Greensboro 79 Clayton Henry, Greensboro 79 Bob Cox, Clemmons 80 C FLIGHT (5,597 yds) Gary Niland, Mount Airy 81 Gary Ransom, Apex 81 Earl Roe, Whitsett 82 Jim Stanley, Raleigh 82 Brian Costine, Durham 83

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