On Saturday March 21st, the Golfweek Central Carolina Amateur Golf Tour travelled to Raeford to tackle the Bayonet at Puppy Creek golf course. Summerlike weather made for a very pleasant day for golf. The course did its best to give the players a sufficient test.
In the Champ flight, Steven Hamby continued his torrid pace with a one under par round of 71 en route to a two shot victory. Outstanding golf Steven! Dana Parzaile was runner up with his own excellent round of one over par 73, while Eli Villanueva grabbed third place with a score of 76. Chip Collins placed fourth carding a 78, as Justin Applebaum finished fifth shooting 86.
Paul Hines fought off his competition all day long in the A flight. At the end of the day he came away with a single shot victory by virtue of his round of 78. Great golf Paul! Last week's winner Kirby Moffitt had another good week as the runner up shooting 79, while John Crooks placed third posting his round of 80. Spurling Cook claimed fourth place posting a score of 81, and James Bryant rounded out the top five with a round of 82.
In the B flight, Thomas Askew fired off a great round of two over par 74 to take a four shot victory. Thomas finally got a win after a couple close calls. Awesome golf Thomas! James Shoemaker captured the runner up honors with a score of 78. Third place was a T3 ending as David Pitt and Michael Cherry both recorded rounds of 82. Last week's winner Witson Rodrigues followed up with another top five finish posting 84.
Davy Avina started well and kept rolling in the C flight. He was chased but not caught as his 87 gave him a one shot victory. Well played Davy! Tommy Stokes from the Charleston SC Tour claimed second place honors with a score of 88. Third place was another T3 with David Brown and Melvin Jenkins recording duplicate rounds of 89. Peter Pentony closed out the top five scoring with a 91.
In the D flight, Robert Kessler fired an awesome round of 83 to win going away, a seven shot victory. Great job Rob! Our very own Tour Director Sola Edwards wrapped up second place with a score of 90. Meanwhile, Nick Dalessandro finished the day in third place carding a round of 91. Josh Simmons from the Atlanta GA Tour made it a fourth place finish by recording a 92, and Gilly Torres completed the top five scoring with a score of 94.
After a short break in competition, Central Carolina next moves to Lexington to take on Sapona CC on Saturday April 11th with a 10am start with straight tee times. Sign up while you are thinking about it. See you there!