Fuquay- Varina, NC - (October 27, 2011) - W.E. (Bill) Heasley of Denton thought he might have a chance to be competitive today in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event held at Crooked Creek Golf Club. He felt confident after finishing "in-the-money" at the last Senior Tour event held at Colonial Country Club in Thomasville 2 weeks ago.
Not only was Heasley competitive, he excelled, shooting his way to a relatively comfortable win in the C Flight for his first Tour win in the last 2 years. Heasley's 86 was 3 shots clear of runner-up John Hall of Raleigh. They were the only 2 "C-Flighters" to break 90.
The lowest round of the day was turned in by Randy Bunn of Zebulon who's 73 also beat the 2nd place finisher - John East of Rockingham - by 3 strokes. The A Flight belonged to Zebulon members, as East was the only one of the top 4 not from the small Raleigh bedroom community.
Tom Handy, a Fuquay-Varina resident and frequent Crooked Creek customer. used his local knowledge well to secure 1st place in the B Flight with an even 80. Three strokes again remained the magic number, as that was Hardy's margin of victory over a trio of golfers - Lee Booker, also from Fuquay-Varina, Durham's Twig Avent, and Perry Laymon out of Wilmington.
The closest competition for 1st place occurred in the Championship Flight where Cary residents Steve Linton and Johnny Adams were separated by a single stroke. Linton took the title on the strength of a 79.
THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
CROOKED CREEK GOLF CLUB EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6271 yards)
Steve Linton, Cary 79
Johnny Adams, Cary 80
Jose Vigil, Raeford 83
David Coolidge, Greensboro 90
A FLIGHT (6271 yards)
Randy Bunn, Zebulon 73
John East, Rockingham 76
Gus Alford, Zebulon 79
Dale Casey, Zebulon 81
Brent Massey, Raleigh 81
B FLIGHT (5928 yards)
Tom Handy, Fuquay Varina 80
Lee Booker, Fuquay-Varina 83
Twig Avent, Durham 83
Perry Laymon, Wilmington 83
Neil Bleau, Durham 85
John Henely, Pinehurst 85
Mark Randall, Fuquay-Varina 85
C FLIGHT (5928 yards)
WE Heasley, Denton 86
John Hall, Raleigh 89
Barry Whitesell, Greensboro 90
Dane McCaffrey, Pinehurst 91
Elby Hatfield, Archdale 95