Senior Amateur Golf Tour North Central Florida: May 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Campbell Wins in Sudden Death; Fletcher Wins Back-to-Back

Lake Mary, FL – Terry Campbell and Mike Malloch went head-to-head in a sudden death playoff at Timacuan Golf Club after matching 94’s in the “C Flight” at the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament Wednesday (May 18). Campbell emerged the victor after one hole.

This was Malloch’s first brush with victory and it was Campbell’s second win on Tour, winning previously at Heathrow Golf and Country Club.

Ed Fletcher won for the second time in a row with a 75 to take the “Championship Flight”

The course was in great shape with the greens putting true. Blue skies and sunshine helped make the conditions about as perfect as it gets for golf, even though the wind picked up a bit in the early afternoon.

In the “A Flight,” Ed Paterniti won with a 76. Tom Grant’s 78 and a birdie on the number one handicap hole earned him second place in the “A Flight” after winning the score card playoff with Robbie Robinson

In the “B Flight,” Jerry Felty won with an 82, and Jerry Smith placed second with an 86.

Patterniti lives in Ormond Beach, FL, Grant lives in Oviedo, FL, Robinson lives in Orlando, FL, Campbell lives in Brooksville, FL, and Smith lives in Spring Hill, FL, while Fletcher, Felty and Malloch live in The Villages, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Ed Fletcher, 75

2. N/A

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Ed Paterniti, 76

2. Tom Grant, 78 (score card playoff)

3. Robbie Robinson, 78

“B” Flight

1. Jerry Felty, 82

2. Jerry Smith, 86

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. Terry Campbell, 94 (sudden-death playoff)

2. Mike Malloch, 94

3. N/A

The Tour’s next tournament is Tuesday, May 31 at Southern Woods in Homosassa, FL.

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Jerry Felty "B" winner, 82; Terry Campbell, "C" winner, 94 (sudden-death playoff); Ed Fletcher, "Championship" winner, 75

Robbie Robinson, Bill Ferguson, Ed Fletcher

Frank Olive, Scott Gourley, Ed Paternitti, Jim Lyle

Wayne Morrison, Dave Gollobin, Larry Barousse, Tom Grant

Jerry Felty, Dave Raybin, Jerry Smith

Mike Malloch, George Danforth, Joe Dunn

Watching the putting on the 15th green.

Spectator on the course

John Tayman, Terry Campbell

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Fletcher Beats Par For Second Time; Libby, Felty, Lancaster Win

Ocala, FL – A brief rain shower cooled the temperature but it didn’t cool Ed Fletcher’s hot play as he shot his second sub-par round and won the “Championship Flight” with a one under par 71 at the Country Club of Ocala Wednesday, May 4, in Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida play. He shot a 2-under 70 at Red Tail Golf Club earlier this year.

And when the clouds cleared out and the sun shined brightly in beautiful blue skies, Truman Libby won the “A Flight” with an 81, followed by Jerry Felty’s 87 to win the “B Flight” and Mark Lancaster”s 85 to win the “C Flight.”

Both Fletcher and Felty live in The Villages, FL, while Libby lives in Homosassa, FL, and Lancaster travels from

Glen St. Mary, FL.

Dave Cox placed second in the “Championship Flight” with a 76 and also won the Closest-to-the-Pin on one of the par 3’s. In the “A Flight”, Tom Grant placed second by shooting an 82, and Don Ahlstrand came in third with an 83.

Placing second in the “C Flight” was Terry Campbell with a 91. Additional Closest-to-the-Pin winners were Frank Olive and Dave Raybin.

Championship Flight:

1. Ed Fletcher, 70

2. Dave Cox, 76

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Truman Libby, 81

2. Tom Grant, 82

3. Don Ahlstrand, 83

“B” Flight

1. Jerry Felty, 87

2. N/A