Senior Amateur Tour

DALE ROGERS WINS SENIOR TOUR PLAYOFF AT BERMUDA RUN

Posted: 5/5/2009 10:26:19 AM

Bermuda Run, NC - (May 4, 2009) Lawsonville's Dale Rogers, playing in only his 2nd event on the Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Golf Tour calendar, grabbed a win in a sudden death playoff for the B Flight crown at Bermuda Run Country Club. Rogers finished his regulation 18 holes tied with Mark Rice of West End as both posted 80s. On the first hole of the playoff, Rice made a clutch 15-foot putt to extend the match, but the steady Rogers posted another par on their second hole to seal the victory. "Rice has been playing well of late", said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "It would not have been suprising to see him grab the win, but it's always nice to see new guys do well in their first few events". An old Tour hand, Ken Eichele of Pinehurst, made a statement for the Tour veterans as he outdistanced two 1st-year Tour members in the Championship Flight with a 76 and a 5-stroke margin over Bermuda Run's Gordon Niblock and Raleigh's Bill Rockenstein. While the Championship Flight played from the 6,509-yard Blue tees, the A Flight played from the Whites at 6,165 yards. Randy Coppedge took full advantage of that difference in yardage, as the Greensboro resident wisely stayed in play off the tee by hitting long irons on most the par-4s. His conservative play resulted in a 75 and a 2-stroke win over Jim Gregory of Lexington. In the C Flight, two Greensboro Tour members fought it out with Tony Johnson also enjoying a 2 stroke cushion over TJ Warren, 86 to 88. This win capped a "comeback" for Johnson, who suffered a serious eye injury about 2 years ago and has worked hard to get back in competitive shape since. There are twenty events left on the Harris Teeter Sr Tour schedule for this season. Any amateur golfer over 50 can compete by calling Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or emailing him at behgolf@aol.com. THE HARRIS TEETER SENIOR TOUR BERMUDA RUN EVENT TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (6,509 yards) Ken Eichele, Pinehurst 76 Gordon Niblock, Bermuda Run 81 Bill Rockenstein, Raleigh 81 David Michaels, Greensboro 82 Brent Massey, Raleigh 83 A FLIGHT (6,165 yards) Randy Coppedge, Greensboro 75 Jim Gregory, Lexington 77 Doug Masters, Clemmons 79 Fred Hollinger, Raleigh 80 Bob Cox, Clemmons 82 B FLIGHT (6,165 yards) Dale Rogers, Lawsonville 80 Mark Rice, West End 80 John Ashby, Galax 80 Ron Vanderklok, Advance 81 Terry Dearman, Greensboro 83 C FLIGHT (6,165 yards) Tony Johnson, Greensboro 86 TJ Warren, Greensboro 88 Charles Pace, Lexington 90 Elby Hatfield, Archdale 91 James Eatmon, Sims 91

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