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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 31^st 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 29^th by 5PM. For more information go to www.theuga.com or call 828-465-4693.

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.- Deer Brook stats.........

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. 

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 13^th, 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 25^th 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 22^nd by 5PM. For more information go to www.theuga.com.

LAKE 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 Murphy);

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.

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 13^th 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 www.theuga.com or call 828-465-4693 - Complete scoring.....

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 11^th 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 11^th 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 11^th 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.

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 in with a 39.

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 7^th. 

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.

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 reading......

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