Senior Amateur Golf Tour North Central Florida: April 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Smith, Cox Record Great Shots in Sugarmill Woods Tournament

Homosassa, FL – Jerry Smith eagled the 320-yard par four fifth hole and Dave Cox rolled in three birdies, two back-to-back, at the Sugarmill Woods Country Club in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament, Monday, April 18.

“I hit a 147-yard 7 iron from the fairway,” Smith said. “And it went over a little hump in the green so I didn’t even get to see it go in the cup.” He went on to also birdie the 135-yard par 3 fifteenth, for a final score of 76 to win the “B Flight.”

Dave Cox represented the “Championship Flight” well when he rolled in the most birdies of the day with three. They included the 156-yard par 3 twelfth and back-to-back birdies on the 421-yard par 4 seventeenth and the 504-yard par 5 eighteenth.

The “Championship Flight” winner was Ed Fletcher with a 75. Second place went to Tom Gallagher with a 76, and Cox took third with a 78.

“I’m on a ’75 train’ and I can’t get off,” said Fletcher, mentioning that 75 has been his score for his last five rounds. “I had an 18-inch down hill putt on the last hole to make 74 and break the string, but I missed it and wound up with another 75,” he added.

Smith lives in Spring Hill, FL, and Fletcher, Gallagher and Cox live in The Villages, FL.

The birdies kept coming also in the “A Flight” as Guy Laniel rolled in one and finished with a 79 to place first and Jay Kocher rolled in two birdies for a final score of 82 to place second.

In the “C Flight” Terry Campbell shot an 86 to come in first, while John Tayman had an 89 and Roger LaGreca had a 91 to place second and third, respectively.

Campbell is from Brooksville, FL, Tayman is from Deltona, FL, and LaGreca is from Homosassa, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Ed Fletcher, 75

2. Tom Gallagher, 76

3. Dave Cox, 78

“A” Flight:

1. Guy Laniel, 79

2. Jay Kocher, 82

3. N/A

“B” Flight

1. Jerry Smith, 76

2. N/A

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. Terry Campbell, 86

2. John Tayman, 89

3. Roger LaGreca, 91

The Tour’s next tournament is Wednesday, May 4 at the Country Club of Ocala, FL.

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Kelly Minton, Joe Dunn, Terry Campbell

Mike Malloch, Mark Lancaster, Roger La Greca

George Danforth, Jerry Smith, Dave Raybin, John Tayman

Scott Gourley, Dave Gollobin, Wayne Morrison, Guy Laniel

Dan Johnston, Pat Monti, Tom Gallagher, Jay Kocher

Ed Fletcher, Dave Cox, Ron Cooper

The Scoreboard

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Course, Score Card Playoffs Determine Winners at Golden Hills Event

Ocala, FL – Wayne Morrison outlasted Larry Barousse in a sudden death playoff on the first hole of the Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club course Monday (April 4) to win the “A Flight” in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament. Both were tied at 83 after 18 holes. New member and first-time competitor Buddy Slay placed third with an 85, after a score card play-off with Guy Laniel..

Morrison is from Macclenny, FL, Barousse is from Mt. Dora, FL, Slay lives in Lake City, FL, and Laniel is from The Villages, FL.

All the players welcomed beautiful course conditions, the clear blue skies and warm temperatures after the last event was called off last week because of severe, threatening weather.

It was an interesting rules day, as well. Two competitors teed from the wrong tee, one player hit the wrong ball, and another lifted his ball and mark from the putting surface and then had to re-place it. As competitive golfers always do, they took their penalty strokes in stride and continued play.

Regular player from the Orlando, FL, tour Bill Foster won the “Championship Flight” with a 73, while North Central Florida member Ed Fletcher came in second with a 76. New Tour member and first-time competitor Dave Cox placed third with a 79.

Foster, Fletcher and Cox are all from The Villages, FL.

Competing in only his second tournament, Dave Rabin won the “B Flight” with a 94 and John Hammack placed second with a 103. Both Rabin and Hammack live in The Villages, FL.

And, overcoming frustration in his previous competitions, George Danforth won the “C Flight” with a 94. Placing second was John Tayman with a 95, and third was taken by Mike Malloch with a 97. Danforth and Malloch live in The Villages, FL, while Tayman resides in Deltona, FL.

Closest-to-the-Pin for the “Championship” and “A” flights were awarded to Dave Gollobin from Orange Park, FL, and Tom Grant of Oviedo, FL. The “B” and “C” Closest-to-the-Pin went to Malloch and Tayman.

Championship Flight:

1. Bill Foster, 73

2. Ed Fletcher, 76

3. Dave Cox, 79

“A” Flight:

1. Wayne Morrison, 83 (playoff)

2. Larry Barousse,83

3. Buddy Slay, 85

“B” Flight

1. Dave Rabin, 94

2. John Hammack, 103

3. N/A