Contributed by Sean Naylor
This year’s Dixie Classic Regional was played at The National (Bluff Cove). A total of 116 players from 21 different tours participated in the weekend event.
In the Championship Flight, Steve Kubik from the Augusta Tour earned the victory with 81-72-153. Wally Love from the Charlotte Tour placed second with a score of 77-83-160. Eric King from the Kentucky Tour finished third with 82-81-263.
In the A Flight, Adam Davis from the Augusta Tour took the top spot with a score of 78-81-159. Lonail Locklear from the Eastern NC Tour and Tommy Sedman from the East Tennessee Tour finished in a two-way tie for second with 165. Chet Dye from the Augusta Tour shot a 166, good for fourth place.
In the B Flight, Heidi Rittenhouse from the Eastern NC Tour edged Norman Picker from the Augusta Tour by two strokes for the top spot. Rittenhouse carded 82-85-167 while Picker finished with 81-88-169. Steven Sapp from the Augusta Tour took third place with a 173. Tied for fourth were Mike Anderson from the Augusta Tour and Bill Russell from the Upstate Tour, both with a 174. One stroke behind them were Allen Hagen from the Charlotte Tour and Chris Winkler from the Augusta Tour.
In the C Flight, Joseph Jones from the Columbia Tour finished one stroke better than Ted Turner, Jr. from the Augusta Tour to earn the win. Jones carded an 85-91-176 while Turner tallied a 92-85-177. Joe Brown from the Atlanta Tour finished with 89-92-181, good for third place. The fourth-place finisher, Chris Moulton from the Augusta Tour shot a combined 183 and edged out both Mike Martin from the Charlotte Tour and Brian Petty from the Augusta Tour by two strokes.
In the D Flight, Chad Oates from the Atlanta Tour took the top spot with a score of 96-96-192. Four players finished in a tie for second with cards of 197. They included: Nathan Wilson from the Augusta Tour, Gregory Reynolds from the Atlanta Tour, Doug Bailey also from the Augusta Tour and Benji Raines from the Upstate Tour.
Champ & A Flight Skins (Saturday)
#1 Walter Brown
#3 Michael Lovett
#4 Walter Brown
#10 Chaz Perry
#11 Adam Davis
#16 Larry Gragg
#18 George Domit
B Flight Skins (Saturday)
#1 Pete Smith
#2 Chris Winkler
#7 Charles Mathis
#13 JA Arnold
#16 Heidi Rittenhouse
#17 Ronald Johnson
C Flight Skins (Saturday)
#4 Zack Choice
#13 Junior Tunnell
#15 Brian Petty
D Flight Skins (Saturday)
#1 Shaggy Brown
#3 Dave Phillips
#4 John Greider
#13 Nathan Wilson
Super Skins (Saturday)
#2 Chris Winkler
#3 Michael Lovett
#7 Charles Mathis
#10 Chaz Perry
#17 Ronald Johnson
#18 George Domit
Closest to the Pin (Saturday)
#4 – Steve Bisson – 4 feet 4 inches
#7 – Charles Mathis – 1 foot 7 inches
#12 – Tony Mangieri – 4 feet 4 inches
#16 – Jimmy Sullivan – 4 feet 11 inches
SU2C Raffle (Saturday)
1st Place – Chris Winkler ($460)
2nd Place – JA Arnold (Yeti Rambler)
Champ/A Flight Skins (Sunday)
#4 Corey Thomas
#6 Wally Love
#10 Mark Ballew
#12 Winston Robinson
#16 Larry Gragg
#17 Scott Kennedy
B Flight Skins (Sunday)
#1 Allen Hagen
#2 Michael Miklos
#17 Kevin Thomas
#18 Larry Calinda
C Flight Skins (Sunday)
#3 David England
#4 Jimmy Sullivan
#5 Lyn Rhode
#10 Chris Moulton
#15 Joseph Jones
#16 Chris Carter
D Flight Skins (Sunday)
#1 Nathan Wilson
#13 Nathan Wilson
#14 Danny Sullivan
Super Skins (Sunday)
#2 Michael Miklos
#5 Lyn Rhode
#12 Winston Robinson
#13 Nathan Wilson
#14 Danny Sullivan
#18 Larry Calinda
Closest to the Pin (Sunday)
#4 – Joe Smolira – 10 feet 2 inches
#7 – Steve Bisson – 19 feet 6 inches
#12 – Wally Love – 29 feet 10 inches
#16 – Herb Holley – 5 feet 3 inches
SU2C Raffle (Sunday)
1st Place – Ticket #5111043 ($340)
2nd Place – Jimmy Sullivan (Yeti)