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Another UGA
Junior Tour Player Wins UGA Title |
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Another UGA
Junior Tour Player Wins UGA Title |
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LINCOLNTON, NC – May 25,
2013 – Lincoln CC – What a day for golf! The UGA
Tour
returned to competition at Lincoln CC on
Saturday to kick off its summer portion of their
2013 schedule. The Tour will play every weekend
through October 31st except for
Father’s Day weekend.
As great as the day was the
play was a little rusty from the two week
layoff. Only two pars were made on the first
hole and that dropped down to only one par at
the par three second. After two holes of play
the current Tour Points leader Alan Wike had a
one stroke lead over half the field.
Wike lost control of his
lead at the par four third with his drive
landing in the woods on the left of the fairway.
On his first attempt to get out he hit another
tree but advanced his ball well enough to find
the green but could do no better than a double.
Then at the par four fourth Wike lost his drive
left again out of bounds. His second drive went
right of the fairway. From there his approach to
the green was long resulting in a triple bogey
and a loss of several slots down the leaderboard.
At the par four third Rob
Edwards of Granite Falls, Doug Wolfe of Maiden
and Thomas Redding of Hudson all carded pars
giving them each a share of the lead. Edwards
lost his share at the par four fourth with his
bogey. Wolfe dropped back into second with his
par because Redding made the first birdie of the
day giving him the lead alone.
The race from the fourth to
the turn was a three man race. Redding had to
step back from the lead at the fifth with his
double. Through a combination of bogeys and
doubles the lead was shared once again by
Redding, Edwards, and Wolfe after six holes of
play.
Thomas Redding began his
association with the UGA Tour through the UGA’s
junior tour where he won the junior
championship. He is currently enrolled at Queens
in Charlotte majoring in business with a minor
in Professional Golf Management. He is home for
the summer and working as an intern at Rock Barn
Golf & Spa.
Redding took back the lead
at seven with his par against Edwards and
Wolfe’s double bogey. From there Redding never
looked back. He crossed the turn with a three
stroke lead over Edwards and Tom Millican. Four
back of Redding was Wolfe and Tim Cooke.
Redding would continue to
dominate the field. Granite Falls Tim Cooke
tailed Redding by three the rest of the way in
finishing second to Redding’s first place finish
as well as his first UGA Tour victory in his
first outing this season. Third place belonged
to Rob Edwards of Granite Falls and Tom Millican
of Conover. The rest of the field was eight
strokes back
The UGA Tour travels to the
Warrior in China Grove next week for the Warrior
Spring Open. Entry free for non members is $130
and for tour members the entry fee is $55.
Deadline for entry is Wednesday May 29th
by 5PM. For more information go to
www.theuga.com or call 828-465-4693. |
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UGA
Tour Member Aaron Thomas Earns 1A
West Regional Medalist Honors |
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FRANKLIN, NC
– May 7, 2013 – Mill Creek CC – The UGA
Tour is very proud of one of its
junior tour members. Aaron Thomas from Mt.
Holly and a student at Highland Tech High
School played in his school 1A West
Regional at Mill Creek CC in Cherokee, NC
on Tuesday and came away with the medalist
honors with a round of 73.
Thomas, a
junior at Highland Tech, joined the UGA
Junior Tour in 2011. Tour Director Tom
Millican said, “I noticed something
special of this kid. He had a great
attention span and very focused. I knew by
his demeanor that he would be a rising
star in NC junior golf and would be the
leader on his high school golf team.”
On March 30
at the Deer Brook Golf Club in Shelby, NC
Thomas won his first UGA Amateur
Developmental Tour title with a round of
74 with some pretty severe course
conditions due to weather. This was a
match with adults and not his peers.
Thomas used superb course management
around the course and its playing
conditions.
Course
management is a difficult skill to get
juniors to work on. They had much better
want to grip it and rip it. Not Thomas.
Coach Hutchins relayed that he was amazed
at how well Thomas managed his game around
Mill Creek. Coach Hutchins said it was
fairways and greens all day.
In
conference play this season Thomas
finished in fourth place and captured one
medalist title in regular conference play.
With each succeeding season Thomas’ skill
level grows larger than the previous
season and it appears it is gelling at the
right time. Next season should be an
exceptionally good one for Aaron Thomas.-
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Tim
Cooke Captures 2nd UGA Tour Title |
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NEBO, NC – May 4,
2013 – Marion Lake Club – The UGA returned to
the Marion Lake Club
after several season of not playing there. The
course was in excellent shape and is always a
challenging course for most any skill level
player. Adding to the challenge was the weather.
The wind was almost howling and the temperatures
were in the mid fifties. A short sprinkling of
rain started around the fifth hole and lasted a
short while but added to the challenge with club
selection.
No.1 at Marion is
always a challenge and it proved so again today.
Only three players recorded pars at one. Tim
Cooke of Granite Falls, Rick Chapman of Granite
Falls and Jim Berry of Drexel jumped to the top
of the leaderboard after one.
On the short par
four second Cooke slid back into second with a
bogey at two while both Chapman and Berry
continued their par run but a shake up was about
to happen at the number one most difficult hole
on the course, the par four third.
Four is the
longest par four on the course that leads to an
elevated green that a front hole placement is never
allowed do to the severity of the slope of the green.
From the tee box you have to hit up and through a “gun
sight” that is formed by trees on the right and left
of the fairways. After getting through the “gun sight”
the fairway runs down hill to a pond. If you make it
through the “gun sight” you are left with a down hill
lies to an uphill green. No. 3 was a big lunch eater.
The average score at three on this day was 6.33
After three came a
breather, the par three fourth. The fourth yielded all
pars except for one bogey and one birdie by Tim Cooke.
Cooke’s birdie gave him a one stroke lead over the
2012 A Flight Champion Chris Murray.
At
the par four fifth Murray would be displaced by Jim
Berry from Drexel who carded the only birdie at five.
Cooke made par and retained his lead at the top with
Murray alone in third.
Berry has been playing extremely good golf all season
and is headed to the B Flight at the next ten round
reevaluation. In an effort to keep the tour and the
flights as competitively as possible the UGA Tour
re-flights the players after each ten rounds. The re-flighting
is determined by the player’s stroke averages.
Berry posted his second birdie of the day at six which
brought him within one stroke of the leader Cooke. The
battle for the lead at the turn was now between Cooke
and Berry.
Seven, the longest par five on the course was not kind
to Berry as it yielded a bogey for him. This bogey
pushed Berry two down from Cooke who managed a par at
seven and allowed Murray to share the second seat with
Berry.
After the longest hole on the course cam the shortest
hole on the course, the par three eighth. Cooke and
Murray came off of eight with bogeys but the hard
charging Berry recorded his third birdie in four holes
for a two stroke swing and a share of the lead with
Cooke with one hole to play on the outward nine.
The battle for the lead at the turned was won by Cooke
after birdying nine against Berry’s par. Cooke came
across at 38 with Berry at 39. Third best front nine
belonged to Chris Murray of Hickory at 40. This set
the stage for the race for the title on the back
nine.
Cooke has had a couple of rough events lately but you
can never count him out for long. He is a student of
his game and will work out his problems and then be
right back into the thick of things.
Cooke opened the inward nine with his third birdie of
the round taking the lead with it. Berry posted a par
at ten.
Cooke and Berry matched shots at eleven but Cooke
widened his lead to three with his par at twelve
against Berry’s first bogey on the back nine at
twelve.
On
the fourth most difficult hole on the course, the 13th,
Cooke found trouble off the tee box that would result
in him carding a double bogey. Berry took advantage of
Cooke’s double with his par, a two stroke swing in
Berry’s favor. Now with five holes to play Berry and
Cooke were separated by one stroke. Murray was still
alone in third.
After matching shots at fourteen the door was closed
on Berry at fifteen by Cooke. Berry’s tee shot found
the fairway but from the fairway till he cupped his
ball it would take him six more shots resulting in a
triple bogey. Cooke now had a four stroke lead over
the field after his par at fifteen.
Cooke widened his lead with his fourth birdie of the
round at sixteen. Berry fell two more strokes after
bogeying sixteen which sealed the win for Cooke with
two holes to play. Cooke’s victory at Marion Lake Club
was his second UGA title of this season and brings him
to number four in the Tour Points race.
The UGA Tour is off for the next two weeks and will
gather at Lincoln Country Club on May 25th
for an 11:30AM tee off. This is an open event and
anyone may enter. Member fee for this event is $46 and
for non-members the entry fee is $121. Entry deadline
is Wednesday May 22nd by 5PM. For more
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Lake Norman
Charter Places Four on Southern Piedmont 1/2A
All Conference |
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NORMAN, NC – April 29, 2013 – Lake Norman Charter had
a very successful season this year culminating with
the conference championship. Four of the Knights were
selected to the
Southern Piedmont 1/2A All Conference team. They Sr. Jake Blum, Sr. Ben Cattoni,
Sop. Landon Ragley, and Sop blake Fiest. Fiest was
also named Player of the Year for the
Southern
Piedmont 1/2A Conference. LNC travels to their
regional on Monday May 6.
Lake Norman Charter players named to the Southern
Piedmont 1A/2A All-Conference Team (From left to right
– Senior Jake Blum; Senior Ben Cattoni; Sophomore
Landon Ragley; Sophomore Blake Fiest who was also
named Conference player of the Year; and Coach Greg
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Roy
Andrews Wins First UGA Tour Title |
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STATESVILLE, NC – April 20,
2013 – River Oaks Golf Club – The UGA Tour
returned to
River Oaks Golf Club for the first time this
season and what a round it was. The golf course
was in real good shape and the greens, including
seven and nine were in great shape. The shape of
the player’s game was not up to par.
The beating started at
No.1, a short par four that most good drivers
can drive the green. On this day there were two
snowmen and two triples with a lot of bogeys
sprinkled on for good measure. Only two players
made par at the first hole of the round. Did one
set the tone for the rest of the day; you bet it
as no golfer shot less than 80. You can bet
there is a huge taste of revenge for River Oaks
left in the mouths of the players when the tour
returns there in August.
Granite Falls Rick Chapman
took the early two hole lead due to his being
one of only two pars made at the first hole of
play. After two holes of play Chapman had a two
stroke lead over the field.
Chapman continued his
command of the lead with a string of four pars
through four holes with only one player, 2012’s
UGA “A” Flight Champion Chris Murray, stalking
Chapman down. Murray bogeyed both one and two
but was able to get his game back with pars at
three and four. The rest of the field was
falling behind.
Chapman and Murray both made par at the par three
fifth but both would bogey the sixth though they were
not matching types of bogeys. Chapman’s was of the
double verity while Murray’s was just a bogey, the
every day type. Now Murray was only one stroke behind
Chapman. At
the par three seventh both would par but at the par
four eighth Murray’s approach shot was hit fat landing
just over the cart bridge into the hazard. After his
drop his fourth shot landed on the back of the green
while the pin was cut in the front of the green
requiring two putts to cup it for a double. This time
the tables were turned. Murray made the double while
Chapman made a bogey. This gave back to Chapman his
two stroke lead heading into the last hole of the
outward side.
Murray, as did many players found nine to be a little
different in that the tee box was set all the way back
to the front of the back tee box. This left a lot of
players with a down hill lie to an uphill green.
Murray came off of nine with a bogey while Chapman
came away with a par and the front side lead by three
over Murray.
Murray’s bogey allowed Lenoir’s Roy Andrews, who was
edging his way back his snowman at one and other
bogeys to share the second spot at 42 each.
Chapman’s 39 were three ahead of Andrews and Murray
and five ahead of the rest of the field. It appeared
that this was going to be Chapman’s day at River
Oaks.
Murray doubled ten dropping him way back into the rest
of the field. Now the chase to catch Chapman was in
the hands of Andrews who matched Chapman’s par at ten
with his own.
Chapman found trouble at the par three eleventh with
an errant tee shot. It would take another two shots
for Chapman to find the green and another two putts to
hear the clink of the cup. This double was answered by
Andrews with a one putt par after his tee shot missed
the green as well. Now the gap that Chapman had at the
turn has been whittled down to one by Andrews.
This dueling duo matched shots at twelve but at
thirteen Chapman was able to get back the two strokes
he lost to Andrews at eleven with only birdie of the
day at the par four thirteenth. Now Chapman was back
to a three stroke lead over Andrews with five holes to
play.
Out
of the din and dust of the trailing heard was emerging
Alan Wike, the current UGA Point’s leader. Wike worked
his way up to within one stroke of Andrews after
thirteen holes of play to be alone in third. Wike is
one of those players that can pound a ball well past
the three hundred yard mark.
All
of Wike’s hard work to claw his way out of the pack
came to an end at fourteen and fifteen with back to
back bogeys. This pair of holes was not charitable to
many of the players. Only four players made par out of
26 attempts.
Front runner Chapman doubled fourteen and bogeyed
fifteen while Andrews bogeyed fourteen, garnering for
him two of his three stroke deficit, and then making
only one of the four pars made at fifteen to get his
last stroke back and bring him into a tie for the lead
with Chapman with three holes to play.
Chapman played sixteen “just like the picture,”
fairway-green-two putt par, but it was not enough as
Andrews did the same but with only a one putt for
birdie to now be ahead of Chapman by one with two to
play.
Chapman checked himself out of the running at the par
three seventeenth. His tee shot missed the green and
then took two more shots to find the putting surface
and then another two putts to find the cup for double.
Andrews, playing in the same group with Chapman,
missed the green as well but took one less shot to get
aboard and two putts for a bogey and another stroke
ahead of Chapman.
While Chapman was falling back Wike regained control
of his driver and was now joining Chapman in second.
To
seal the deal Andrews made quick work of the par five
eighteenth with his second birdie of the last three
holes giving him a backside nine score of 38 for a
total of 80 for the win.
Wike overtook Chapman for second honors with his par
at eighteen while Chapman carded a bogey for his third
place finish.
This is Andrews first UGA title win this season and
his first in a long time. Andrews has played the UGA
Tour off and on since its inception back in 2001. His
golfing talent is and will always be a threat when he
is on the course.
The
UGA Tour travels up to Elkin NC next week to Cedar
Brook CC. This fine layout is always in great
condition and is a favorite of the UGA Tour players.
This is an Open meaning anyone is welcome to play. For
non UGA Tour members the entry fee is $125 and for
members $50. Entry deadline is Wednesday April 24 by
5PM. For more information on the UGA Tour go to
www.theuga.com or call 828-465-4693. |
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Richard Krapfel Wins 1st UGA Tour
Title @ Cedar Rock |
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LENOIR, NC – April 13, 2013 – Cedar Rock CC – The UGA
Tour returned to Lenoir for the second week in a row
to play the very challenging Cedar Rock CC. The front
nine ate a lot of player’s lunches on this trip,
especially on the4 first five holes.
Only two players made par at the first hole giving the
early lead to Alan Wike of Taylorsville and Jim Berry
of Drexel. But, from there on nothing was easy.
After the second hole Berry and Wike were joined by
Granite Falls Tim Cooke, Hickory’s Richard Krapfel and
Statesville’s Gary Dyson at the top of the leaderboard.
It
looked like who ever had the fewest bogeys would be at
the top of pack. After four holes Krapfel had the
fewest bogeys and the lead. Berry had one more bogey
than Krapfel and was alone in second. It was raining
bogeys.
Berry got caught in the bogey rain at the third hole
that began his slide down the leaderboard. Dyson
replaced Berry in second after six holes of play.
Krapfel was still in the lead by two over Dyson.
At
seven and eight Krapfel posted two pars together to
extend his lead by three over Dyson. While Dyson and
Krapfel were battling it out Wike, who had fallen back
after one, was making a move on the leadership. At
nine, Wike, who crushes a ball 300 yards or better at
will, made his first birdie of the round. Wike’s
birdie at nine gave him a share of Dyson’s second
place
Another mover up the
leaderboard, Ron Frady of Hickory, made his first par
of the round at seven and then a birdie at eight and
another par at nine to give him third all alone.
At
the turn, Krapfel came across in the lead by three
with a front nine score of 39. Dyson and Wike were
three back at 42 and Frady was alone in third at 43.
As
the players made the turn you could see that they were
badly bruised and battered by the torrent of bogeys
that the front nine showered them with. Indeed, the
challenge of Cedar Rock is for real. The good news is
that nobody no carded. They were vowed and determined
to find their game.
All
the leaders double bogeyed or bogeyed ten except for
Wike who made par. This par got him to within one
stroke of the leader at the turn, Krapfel, because of
Krapfel’s double at ten. Frady also doubled ten while
Dyson only bogeyed. It looked like the bogey rain had
not quit.
Both Wike and Krapfel pared eleven but Frady matched
his double at ten with one at eleven. Dyson came back
with a par at eleven giving him third all alone behind
Wike in second and Krapfel in first.
Over the next two holes, 12 and 13, Krapfel carded
back to back pars while Wike went bogey-triple. Wike’s
bogey-triple was the first two bogeys of a string of
seven and he was not heard from again.
Dyson remained in second at three behind the leader
Krapfel and two in front of Drexel’s Jim Berry who
after stringing five bogeys in a row on the front nine
began to find greens and pars. At 14 and fifteen that
would change.
Berry dropped back after going bogey-bogey through
fourteen and fifteen. Berry’s bogey slide allowed JD
Osborne from Union Grove NC to take his place in the
third spot but was four strokes behind the leader
Krapfel who has controlled the top spot since the
second hole.
With only three holes to play Krapfel made his first
birdie of the day at sixteen. Krapfel was feeling real
good that this birdie might have tied the knot for his
first victory on the UGA Tour. At seventeen that
feeling waned a bit as he gave back his birdie with a
bogey but was still three ahead of Dyson with one hole
to play.
Krapfel was in the group ahead of Dyson so he was not
sure where he stood when he teed off at eighteen.
Dyson had made a par against Krapfel’s boegy at
seventeen giving him a chance, very slight chance of
catching him.
Krapfel got into trouble on the finishing hole. He
missed his fairway and then could not get onto the
green in regulation. Once aboard, after four strokes,
he two putted for a double. This double gave Dyson his
chance. Krapfel’s double brought Dyson to within one
stroke which if Dyson was able to make birdie the
match would go into a playoff.
The
eighteenth was playing only 366 yards giving Dyson a
great opportunity to get aboard in two and one putt
for the birdie but, like Krapfel, Dyson also missed
the fairway. Dyson then needed two more strokes to
find the green and then two putted for his bogey and
the runner up spot in his first event of the 13th
season of the UGA.
Krapfel, in only his second ever UGA Tour event, won
his first UGA Tour title at the Cedar Rock Spring
Open. Krapfel had finished second at the 13 UGA
Masters held at Lenoir last week. By the looks of it
Krapfel is shaping up to be a force to be reckoned
with this season.
The
UGA Tour travels to River Oaks GC located in
Statesville for its next event. The River Oaks Spring
Open is open to anyone who would like to play. The
entry fee for non members is $120 and for Tour members
$45. Entry deadline is Wednesday, April 17. For more
information go to
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Hickory Champions
Tour Event Announces New Name and Unveils New
Tournament Logo |
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Tournament Now Known as
Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn
CONOVER, NC –
The Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn presented by
Kia Motors Champions Tour event is now the Greater
Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn, it was announced
today. A new tournament logo was unveiled and an
updated website is expected to launch soon. The 11th
annual Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn is set
for Oct. 14-20, 2013.
Kia
Motors America, the tournament’s longtime presenting
sponsor, has increased its sponsorship commitment to
the tournament and is now included in the title of the
event. The Greater Hickory Kia Classic will continue
to be contested on the Jones Course at Rock Barn Golf
& Spa.
“We are delighted to continue our relationship with
the Champions Tour and increase our sponsorship
commitment to the Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock
Barn,” said Percy Vaughn, executive director, regional
operations, Kia Motors America, southern region. “Kia
and the Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn are a
great fit, and we look forward to continuing to
accomplish our business objectives through our renewed
partnership with this outstanding community event.”
“I
think it's a great about the increased sponsorship for
the tournament in Hickory,” said Jay Haas, a two-time
winner of the tournament. “It’s a big deal that the
tournament will be sticking around on the Champions
Tour. I know it’s one of my favorite places on TOUR,
and I’m not just saying that because I’ve won there.
The community really gets behind that tournament so
it’s great that the Hickory area has been rewarded.”
“This announcement is terrific news for the Greater
Hickory Metro area and all of Western North Carolina,”
said Jim Correll, executive tournament director,
Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn. “This
tournament is extremely important to this community,
and we are very much looking forward not only to our
11th tournament but also to a bright future
ahead. We certainly appreciate the increased
commitment to this event from our partners at Kia, and
we look forward to continuing our phenomenal
relationship.”
“With Kia elevating its
commitment to the tournament, all associated partners
will benefit, particularly the local charitable
organizations, which is great news for the community,
the tournament, Rock Barn and, of course, Kia,” said
Champions Tour President Mike Stevens.
In addition to the
sponsorship announcement, Vaughn officially unveiled
the new tournament logo at a news conference at Rock
Barn Golf & Spa earlier today. In the coming days,
the tournament will launch an updated website at
www.greaterhickorykiaclassic.com, but until the
new site launches, the address will redirect to the
existing website.
The 11th
annual Greater Hickory Kia Classic is contested at
Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C. The event
features a week of special events and attractions,
including exhibitions, pro-ams and three days of
Champions Tour competition among some of the greatest
legends in golf. Fred Funk is the tournament’s
defending champion; he joins the tournament’s other
former champions Craig Stadler, Doug Tewell, two-time
winners Jay Haas and R.W. Eaks, Andy Bean, Gary
Hallberg and Mark Wiebe. Operated by the Greater
Hickory Classic Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3)
nonprofit, the tournament donates all net proceeds to
charities throughout the Greater Hickory Metro area
each year. For more information, please call (828)
459-4000 or visit
www.greaterhickorykiaclassic.com. Follow the
tournament on Twitter @greaterhickory and on
Facebook.com/GreaterHickoryKiaClassicatRockBarn.
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Lake Norman
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On Monday, April 15, 2013,
the Lake Norman Charter Knights hosted the Southern
Piedmont 1A/2A Conference at an 18 hole match at River
Run Country Club in Davidson, NC. Lake Norman Charter
improved their overall record to 38-3-1 by firing the
low score of 315. The Knights were led by sophomore
Blake Fiest who recorded a one-under-par score of 71.
Senior Jake Blum shot a 78, backed by scores of 82 and
84 from Landon Ragley and Ross Goldbrum respectively.
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Team Scores
Lake Norman
Charter - 315 North
Lincoln - 322 West
Lincoln - 337 Highland
Tech - 355 Lincolnton
- 358 East
Lincoln - 367 Cherryville
- 389 Bessemer
City - 398 |
Top Individual Scores
Blake Fiest (LNC)
- 71 Alston
Taylor (NL) - 74 Jake
Blum (LNC) - 78 John
Talent (WL) - 79 Grant Studdard (NL) - 80 Landon
Ragley (LNC) - 82 |
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Hickory
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Hickory 315
Watauga 318
St. Stephens 319
South Caldwell 321
Hibriten 330
Fred T. Foard 338
Alexander Central 354 |
Top
10 Individuals (including ties)
1. Spencer Ramseur St. Stephens 76
(medalist)
2. Garrett Gibbs (South Caldwell) 77
2. Austin Graham (Watauga) 77
2. Austin Harrill (Hickory) 77
5. Tyler Johnson (Hibriten) 78
5. Roland Morris (Hickory) 78
7. Blake Childers (South Caldwell) 79
7. Zayne Fox (Fred T. Foard) 79
7. Troy McNeil (Watauga) 79
10. Nic Hunt (St. Stephens) 80
10. Austin Russell (St. Stephens) 80
10. James Setzer (Hickory) 80
10. Frankie Wyatt (Hickory) 80 |
Team
Totals after Two Conference Matches:
1. Hickory 634
2. St. Stephens 647
3. Watauga 652
4. South Calwell 654
5. Hibriten 668
6. Fred T. Foard 705
7. Alexander Central 717 |
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Men's Golf
Results Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference |
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On Monday, April 8, 2013, Highland Tech hosted
the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A 18 hole Conference
Golf Match at Woodbridge Golf Club in Kings
Mountain, NC. Lake Norman Charter improved its
season record to 25-2-1, narrowly finishing
second to North Lincoln by a one stroke
differential of 315 to 316. The Knights were
led in scoring by Blake Fiest, who fired a
score of two over par 74. Fiest also captured
match medalist honors. Jake Blum (78) Ross
Goldbrum (81) and Ben Cattoni (83) rounded out
the scoring for the Knights.
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Team Results
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North
Lincoln - 315
Lake Norman
Charter - 316
Lincolnton -
322
East Lincoln
- 352
Highland
Tech - 355
West Lincoln
- 367
Cherryville
- 384
Bessemer
City - 402
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Top Individuals-
Blake Fiest 74
(LNC)
Alston
Taylor 75 (NL)
Eli Walker
77 (LIN)
Jake Blum 78
(LNC)
Grant
Studdard 78 (NL)
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On Wednesday, April
10, 2013, the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Conference held a nine hole conference match
at Deerbrook Country Club in Shelby, NC.
North Lincoln captured top team honors with
a score of 146. Lake Norman Charter finished
second with a score of 154. Lincolnton was
third with a score of 165. Lake Norman
Charter improved its season record to 31-3-1.
The Knights were led by sophomore Landon
Ragley who shot a one over par score of 37.
Seniors Jake Blum and Ben Cattoni fired scores
of 38 and 39 respectively. Aaron Thomas from
Highland Tech and Alston Taylor from North
Lincoln captured match co-medalist honors with
two-under-par scores of 34.
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Team Results -
North Lincoln -146
Lake Norman Charter - 154
Lincolnton - 165
Highland Tech - 171
West Lincoln - 176
East Lincoln - 177
Cherryville - 180
Bessemer City 186
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Top Individuals -
Aaron Thomas - 34 (HT)
Alston Taylor - 34 (NL)
Landon Ragley - 37 (LNC)
Grant Studdard - 37 (NL)
Jake Blum - 38 (LNC)
Ben Cattoni - 39 (LNC)
Sam Lawing - 39 (NL)
Nick Steele - 39 (NL)
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Reported by Greg
Murphy, Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach,
Lake Norman Charter High School (704)
907-2323.
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Newton Conover
Makes It Three for Three |
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MORGANTON, NC – April 11, 2013 – Quakermeadows Golf
Club – The 2A CVAC conference held their third
conference match of the season at Quakermeadows Golf
Club. The Red Devils of N-C came off the course with
their lowest team score of the season for the school
and the conference. Their 144 score state championship
quality.
Leading the Red Devils was medalist Trey Burton with a
round of 34 followed by Hayden Bandy at 35, Alex
Hefner at 36 and their number four, Chris Ziogas came
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Aaron Thomas Wins First UGA Tour
Event @ Deer Brook |
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SHELBY, NC – March 30, 2013 – Deer Brook Golf Club –
The UGA Tour traveled to Shelby, NC
to play the Deer Brook Spring Open. Over night rains
had left the course wetter than had been anticipated
so the match was played under “lift-clean-place” in
the fairway only. Adding to the playing conditions
were the greens which had been aerated and had not
completely healed.
First year tour player, Alan Wike, jumped out to the
early lead with a birdie at one but by the time he
walked off the green at the par five second he was
joined in lead by Mt. Holly’s Aaron Thomas. One stroke
back of the leaders was Granite Falls Tim Cooke and
Hickory’s Ron Frady.
Wike and Thomas not only continued their control of
the leaderboard but through four holes of play had
increased their led by two. However, their chasers had
changed. Two strokes back was now Drexel’s Jim Berry
and Tom Millican of Conover.
A
shakeup began to take place after the fourth hole.
Wike went bogey-bogey at five and six while Thomas was
continuing his par string and now was leading the
pack. Wike was now alone in second two behind Thomas
pushing Berry back into third. Millican doubled the
par three sixth pushing him back into fifth behind Tim
Cooke.
Thomas put together a string of seven pars before
finding trouble at the par five eight. However, he
managed to walk off the green with a bogey and still
with the lead in his pocket.
Cooke was beginning to settle down after a bad start
on the first four holes. At five he carded a par and
backed that par up with a par at six which put him
alone in third. At the par four seventh his approach
shot landed left behind the hole with a long breaking
putt from left to right that tumbled into the hole for
his first birdie of the round. This birdie put Cooke
in second.
At
the par five eighth Cooke put together two fine shots
leaving him about 105 from the pin. His approach came
up short of the front cut cup. His ball was one ball
width off the green leaving him an up hill putt of
almost 20 feet. After Cook struck his ball you could
hear him say “go” thinking it was not going to get to
the cup but it did for his second birdie in as many
holes.
Both Cooke and Thomas pared nine for a front nine of
37 for Thomas and 38 for Cooke. Jim Berry and Alan
Wike made the turn tied for third with 41’s. Millican
and Brian Johnson were tied at 44 for fourth and
Newton’s Steve Shuford crossed with a 45 for fifth
place.
Aaron Thomas began playing with the UGA in the junior
division where with each succeeding season his game
improved. He plays for Highland Tech high school
located in Gastonia, NC and won his first medalist
honor in a high school match last week. His good play
from last week was continuing at Deer Brook.
After the first nine holes it looked like a good tight
race was shaping up between Cooke and Thomas,
especially with the momentum Cooke created with back
to back birdies at seven and eight.
Both the leaders pared the par five tenth. At eleven
Cooke lost another stroke to Thomas with his first
bogey of the backside while Thomas made his second par
on the back nine. Cooke matched Thomas’s par at twelve
leaving him still two behind.
Thomas got his first birdie of the round at thirteen
against Cooke’s par pushing him three down from
Thomas. With this birdie the stage was set for Thomas
to claim his first UGA Tour title as he continued his
even par play until Deer Brook’s infamous No. 18.
Thomas had hit a fine drive leaving him a mid iron
shot to the green. Thomas miss hit his shot dropping
his ball short and into the water that fronts the
green causing him to lay out for his fourth shot to
the green. After landing aboard safely Thomas two
putted for a double and a two over round of 74 and his
first UGA Tour title.
Cooke had finished with a pair of bogeys for the
runner up spot with a round of 79. The third spot went
to Alan Wike with his round of 83
The UGA Tour will hold its first major of this season
next week at the Lenoir Golf Club in Lenoir, NC. The
UGA Masters will be held over a two day stretch
covering Saturday April 6 and ending on Sunday April 7th.
In
last years event Phillip Bollinger of Lenoir held the
first day lead by two strokes over Hickory’s Scott
Miller and three strokes over Hickory’s Chris Murray
Sr. On day two of the 2012 UGA Tour Masters Scott
Miller battled his way into the lead and finished with
a four stroke victory over Chris Murray Sr.
It
is not known at this writing whether the defending
champion Scott Miller will be playing. This event is
for only UGA Tour players.
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North Lincoln
Claims Top Spot at Cowans Ford |
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On Monday March 18, 2013, East Lincoln hosted a
regular season Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Conference conference match at Cowans Ford Golf
Club in Denver, NC. Lake Norman Charter High
School fired a team score of 153, narrowly
eclipsed by North Lincoln High School's winning
score of 151.
Lake Norman Charter was led by sophomore Blake
Fiest who finished as the match medalist with
a score of three under par 33. Ben Cattoni
(39); Jake Blum (39); and Ross Goldbrum and
Landon Ragley (42's) completed the scoring for
the Knights. North Lincoln was led by Grant
Studdard who fired a two under par score of
34. Alston Taylor (35); Nick Steel (41)
and Ben Hager (41) completed the scoring for
North Lincoln. Highland Tech finished
third with a score of 169.
Team Scores
North Lincoln - 151
Lake Norman Charter -
153
Highland Technology -
169
West Lincoln - 170
Lincolnton - 175
Cherryville -
176
East Lincoln -
180
Bessemer
City - 205
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Top
Individuals
Blake
Fiest
(LNC)
- 33
Grant
Studdard
(NL)
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34
Alston Taylor (NL) - 35
John Talent (WL) - 37
Ben Cattoni (LNC) - 39
Jake Blum (LNC) - 39
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Blake
Fiest, Medalist - Lake Norman Charter |
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Rick Clanton
Wins Silver Creek Spring Open |
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MORGANTON, NC – March 16,
2013 – Silver Creek Plantation – The UGA
traveled to Silver Creek Plantation for its
annual Spring Open. It was a good day for golf
even if the winds were strong at times because
the temperature was terrific.
Returning
Tour player Rick Clanton from Valdese and JD
Osborne from
Statesville took the early lead with back to
back pars on one and two. Last weeks title
winner Tim Cooke and the Fox Den Champ Alan Wike
were one shot back of the leading duo of Clanton
and Osborne.
Both leaders continued
their hold on the top spot after four holes of
play but Statesville’s Brian Johnson move up
into the fray with his birdie at No. three. This
birdie allowed him to replace Cooke in the
second position along with Wike.
As the round moved through
six holes of play both Clanton and Osborne
continued their shot for shot match keeping them
in the lead. However, the chase behind the
leaders changed. Both Wike and Johnson were
replaced with Conover’s Tom Millican and
Drexel’s Jim Berry. Wike and Johnson were now
holding down the third spot.
Clanton stumbled through
seven and eight with back to back bogeys while
Osborne continued his hold on the No. one spot.
Millican had a chance to join Osborne at the top
of the board with a three foot down hill putt at
eight that broke hard from left to right that
dribbled past the cup on the right. Continue
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