Seven Lakes, NC (June 3, 2010) - Sanford's Craig Sturdivant used a backside 34, highlighted by birdies on 3 consecutive holes to help him fashion a 2-under 70 at Seven Lakes Country Club here Thursday. Sturdivant finished 3-strokes clear of Pinehurst's Rick Luzar to take top honors in the Championship Flight of the Senior Amateur Golf Tour. After missing the first 8 events of the season, Sturdivant has steadily moved up the leaderboard in Tour Points Standings and stands alone in 6th place. In addition to that, his 1.4 Tour Handicap is the 3rd lowest among Pinehurst Tour Championship Flight members of the Senior Tour. Tour rookie Charles Smith of Greensboro, playing in his very first Tour event, came away with a victory in the A Flight after posting a 77 that included an eagle-3 on the 495 yard, par-5, 1st hole. Normally he would have had to go back on the course to settle 1st place in a sudden death playoff with Winston-Salem's Mark Robinson, who also posted a regulation 77, but Robinson had left the course, leaving Smith to take the top spot. One golfer, Randleman's Fred Dodge, managed to break 80 in the B Flight, and he did so by the narrowest of margins with a 79. He edged out a pair of Durham Tour members by that single stroke, as both Jack Reaume and Ed Lothes shot 80s. In C Flight action, Raleigh's Jim Stanley also enjoyed a 1-stroke margin of victory as his 84 edged Whitsett's Earl Roe. The two Tour veterans both posted one of their lowest scores over the last few seasons. Anyone interested in information about playing in a Senior Tour event, which is open to any amateur golfer over the age of 50, can call Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or by emailing him at behgolf@aol.com. THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR SEVEN LAKES COUNTRY CLUB EVENT TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (6,154 yds) Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 70 Rick Luzar, Pinehurst 73 George Shadwick, Jackson Springs 74 Chip Luce, Spring Lake 76 John East, Rockingham 77 David Williams, Raleigh 77 Ken Eichele, Pinehurst 77 A FLIGHT (6,154 yds) Charles Smith, Greensboro 77 Mark Robinson, Winston-Salem 77 Mike Allison, Durham 78 Tom Fagerli, Yadkinville 79 Bob McQueen, Hope Mills 79 Mike Daniels, Greensboro 79 B FLIGHT (6,154 yds) Fred Dodge, Randleman 79 Jack Reaume, Durham 80 Ed Lothes, Durham 80 Dan Whalen, Greensboro 82 Jerry Widdowson, Durham 82 Vic Robertson, Greensboro 82 C FLIGHT (6,154 yds) Jim Stanley, Raleigh 84 Earl Roe, Whitsett 85 Michael Smith, Asheboro 88 James Eatmon, Sims 90 Ron Alligood, Advance 91