Senior Amateur Golf Tour North Central Florida

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

CAMPBELL TAKES “PLAYER OF THE YEAR” AWARD; FLETCHER, MORRISON, RAYBIN WIN FLIGHTS

The Villages, FL—Terry Campbell (center) has won the 2011 “Player of the Year” honors and first place in the “C Flight” on the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida. Ed Fletcher (left) was the “Championship Flight” points leader, Dave Raybin (right) was the “B Flight leader. Wayne Morrison (not pictured) led the “A Flight” points race.

Campbell played in 13 tournaments, won 10, and placed second once. He finished with a 91.9 scoring average, a 15.9 Tour index and amassed 5,175 points.

Fletcher played in 10 tournaments, won 7 times, placed second twice, and recorded three sub-par rounds. He completed the year with a scoring average of 73.8 and a Tour index of -1.2, which is the fourth lowest nationally on the Senior Amateur Golf Tour. His point total was 3,875.

Raybin played in 11 tournaments, won once, placed second three times and had a 95.2 scoring average. His Tour index is 18 and his points totaled 3,000.

Morrison played in 12 tournaments, won four times, placed second once. His year-long scoring average was 84.4 and a Tour index of 7.4. He finished with a total of 3,000 points.

The trophies were presented Tuesday night (11/29/11) at the Waterfront Inn in The Villages, FL.

Recognition was also given to the first National Championship Team representing North Central Florida at Pinehurst, NC, which included Morrison, Pat Monti, Tom Gallagher, Dan Johnston, Scott Gourley, and Ron Cooper. Gallagher was also recognized as the first member of the local Tour.

Campbell is from Brooksville, FL, Morrison is from Macclenny, FL, and Fletcher and Raybin live in The Villages, FL. Monti, Johnston, Cooper, and Gallagher are also from The Villages, and Gourley is from DeLand, FL.

Ed Fletcher, Championship; Terry Campbell, C, Player of The Year, Dave Raybin, B

Ed Fletcher, Championship Flight Winner

Dave Raybin, B Flight Winner

Terry Campbell, C Flight Winner and Player of the Year

Pat Monti, member of the First National Championship Team at Pinehurst

The First National Championship Team: Wayne Morrison, Pat Monti, Dan Johnston, Tom Gallagher, Scott Gourley, Ron Cooper

Members and wives at Awards Night

Talking Golf at Awards Night

Thursday, October 13, 2011

SMITH WINS AGAIN IN SUDDEN-DEATH; GALLAGHER, FELTY, CAMPBELL RECORD REPEAT WINS

SORENTO, FL—Dave Smith won in a sudden-death playoff for the “A Flight” win over Scott Gourley in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament held yesterday (Wednesday, Oct. 12) at the Eagle Dunes Golf Club. Tom Gallagher recorded two birdies on his way to a par 72 and another win in the “Championship Flight,” while Jerry Felty shot an 85 to win again in the “B Flight,” and Terry Campbell won the “C Flight” again with a 91.

Smith and Gourley finished regulation play with 78’s, as Gourley rolled in four birdies (two of them back-to-back) for his first finish in the money. In the “C Flight”, Joe Dunn had one birdie and tied John Tayman at 92 after 18, but Tayman took second in a score card playoff.

Smith is from Ocala, FL, Campbell is from Brooksville, FL, Gourley is from DeLand, FL, Tayman is from Deltona, FL, and Gallagher and Felty live in The Villages, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Tom Gallagher, 72

2. N/A

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Dave Smith, 78 (sudden-death playoff)

2. Scott Gourley, 78

3. N/A

“B” Flight

1. Jerry Felty, 85

2. N/A

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. Terry Campbell, 91

2. N/A

3. N/A

The Tour’s next tournament is Monday, Oct. 24, at Gainesville (FL)Country Club.

For more information contact: Jim Castello, 352-446-3446; or, email at ncflorida@amateurgolftour.net; web site: www.senioramateurgolftour.net. Facebook: Senior Amateur Golf Tour North Central Florida; Twitter: @SAGTNCFla;Blog: SAGTNCFla.blogspot.com.

Dave Smith, A, 78 (sudden-death playoff), Terry Campbell, C, 91, Jerry Felty, B, 85, Tom Gallagher,Championship, 72

Tom Gallagher, Dan Johnston, Robbie Robinson, Ron Cooper

Tom Grant, Scott Gourley, Dave Smith

John Tayman, George Danforth, Terry Campbell, Joe Dunn

Jerry Felty, Jim Castello, John Abbruzzese, Tom Caven

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Caven Cards First Tour Win; Fletcher, Smith and Campbell Win Again

Dunnellon, FL—Tom Caven recorded his first win on the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida Monday, September 26, with a 90 in the B Flight, while Ed Fletcher claimed another Championship Flight victory with a smooth par 72 at the Juliette Falls Golf Club. The tournament also had repeat winner Dave Smith in the A Flight with a 77, and Terry Campbell scoring a 92 in the C Flight to win again on Tour.

Caven carded two birdies and four pars for his win, while Fletcher sank three birdies to offset the three bogies to finish at even par.

Rounding out the Championship Flight, Tom Gallagher was second with a 78 and Toni Baccari finished third with an 80.

Wayne Morrison finished second in the A Flight with an 83, and Quay Burket came in third with an 84.

Smith is from Ocala, FL, Morrison is from Macclenny, FL, Burket is from Altamonte Springs, FL, and Campbell is from Brooksville, FL, and Baccari lives in Odessa, FL.. Caven, Fletcher and Gallagher live in The Villages, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Ed Fletcher, 72

2. Tom Gallagher, 78

3. Toni Baccari, 80

“A” Flight:

1. Dave Smith, 77

2. Wayne Morrison, 83

3. Quay Burket, 84

“B” Flight

1. Tom Caven, 90

2. N/A

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. Terry Campbell, 92

2. N/A

3. N/A

The Tour’s next tournament is Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Eagle Dunes Golf Club, Sorrento, FL..

Tom Caven, B, 90; Terry Campbell, C, 92; Ed Fletcher, Championship, 72; Dave Smith, A, 77

Tom Gallagher, Tony Baccari, Dan Johnston, Ed Fletcher

Bob Coleman, Tom Grant, Quay Burket, Ron Cooper

Scott Gourley, Wayne Morrison, Dave Smith, Jerry Smith

Dave Raybin, Tom Caven, Ray Morawski

Joe Dunn, Terry Campbell

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Gallagher Shoots First Tour Win; Tayman Wins in Sudden Death

Howey-in-the-Hills, FL—Tom Gallagher recorded his first win on the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida yesterday (Monday, September 12) with a 77 in the Championship Flight, while John Tayman claimed the C Flight victory with a 99, after a sudden death playoff with George Danforth on the El Campeon course at Mission Inn Resort. It was Tayman’s second Tour win.

Gallagher played steady golf all day; but, parring the back nine that was set up by two birdies, clinched the win. “I played pretty solid on the back side,” he said.

The A Flight was won by Wayne Morrison with an 87, after “playing steady golf all day until I got to 17 and 18,” he said, “those two holes really did me in.”

Ben Hamby won the B Flight with an 84, that included a birdie on the difficult par 4 eighteenth hole.

Gallagher is from The Villages, Morrison is from Macclenny, FL, Hamby is from Winter Springs, FL, and Tayman lives in Deltona, FL.

Skins in the Championship and A Flights birdie pool paid $14 each; in the B and C Flights they paid $15 each.

Closest-to-the-pin in the Championship and A Flights on number 2 was won by Steve Johnson; and, on number 8, Ron Cooper. Closest-to-the-Pin in the B and C Flights on number 12 was won by Dave Raybin; and, on number 15 by Danforth.

Championship Flight:

1. Tom Gallagher, 77

2. N/A

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Wayne Morrison, 87

2. Ed Paterniti, 88

3. Larry Barousse, 89

“B” Flight

1. Ben Hamby, 84

2. Jerry Felty, 89

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. John Tayman, 99 (Sudden Death Playoff)

2. George Danforth, 99

3. N/A

The Tour’s next tournament is Monday, Sept. 26, at Juliette Falls in Dunnellon, FL.

Ben Hamby, B, 84; Tom Gallagher, Championship, 77; Wayne Morrison, A, 87; John Tayman, C, 99, Sudden-death playoff

Ron Cooper, Pat Monti, Tom Gallagher

Wayne Morrison, Scott Gourley, Jerry Smith

Tom Grant, Steve Johnson, Ed Paterniti, Larry Barousse

Dave Raybin, Ben Hamby, Jerry Felty, Tom Caven

Mike Malloch, Terry Campbell, George Danforth, John Tayman

Friday, July 22, 2011

Burket Wins First Tournament, Smith, Campbell Win Again

Citrus Springs, FL – Quay Burket notched his first win yesterday (Tuesday, June 21) on the tough El Diablo Golf and Country Club course in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament that also saw Jerry Smith and Terry Campbell win again.

On a very hot day, Burket shot an 88 to win the “A Flight,” Smith shot an 86 to win the “B Flight” and Campbell scored a 97 to take the “C Flight” victory. Bill Ferguson won the “Championship Flight” with an 89.

Rounding out the “A Flight” was Dave Smith with an 89. Dave Raybin finished second in the “B Flight” shooting a 94 and Joe Dunn placed second in the “C Flight” with a 101.

Burket is from Altamonte Springs, FL, Jerry Smith lives in Spring Hill, FL, Campbell is from Brooksville, FL, Dave Smith and Dunn live in Ocala, FL, while Ferguson and Raybin are from The Villages, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Bill Ferguson, 89

2. N/A

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Quay Burket, 88

2. Dave Smith, 89

3. N/A

“B” Flight

1. Jerry Smith, 86

2. Dave Raybin, 94

3. N/A

“C” Flight

1. Terry Campbell, 97

2. Joe Dunn, 101

3. N/A

The Tour’s next tournament is Monday, July 11 at Rolling Oaks at World Woods in Brooksfille, FL..

For more information contact: Jim Castello, 352-446-3446; or, email at ncflorida@amateurgolftour.net; web site: www.senioramateurgolftour.net.

Facebook: Senior Amateur Golf Tour North Central Florida; Twitter: @SAGTNCFla;

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Bill Ferguson, 89, "Championship"; Jerry Smith, 86, "B"; Terry Campbell, 97, "C"; Quay Burkey, 88, "A"

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Membership Fee Reduced to $55, a $35 saving

For the remainder of this year, the membership fee has been reduced to $55, a savings of $35. There is still time to qualify for the National Championship. For those who thought it was too far into the year to play, this is the opportunity to join the Tour that treats amateurs like pros. Check the web site: http://www.senioramateurgolftour.net/. Click on North Central Florida. Sign up for the tour and then click the pay by credit card button to pay for membership and also tournaments. If you have questions, call or email me.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Fletcher, Campbell on “Hot” Win Streaks

Brooksville, FL – It wasn’t just the temperature that was hot yesterday (Tues., June 7) as Ed Fletcher won his sixth straight and Terry Campbell won his fourth straight at the Pine Barrens at World Woods course in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour of North Central Florida tournament.

Ed Fletcher shot a 74 to take the “Championship Flight,” and Campbell shot an 88 to take the “C Flight” as the thermometer registered well over ninety.

In the “A Flight,” new member and first time competitor Dave Smith shot a 78 to win and in the “B Flight” Jerry Felty shot a 76 to take first.

Rounding out the “A Flight,” Tom Grant scored an 80 to come in second and Larry Barousse placed third with an 81, after a score card playoff with Steve Norell.

George Danforth placed second in the “C Flight” with a 96.

Campbell lives in Brooksville, FL, Grant lives in Oviedo, FL, Smith lives in Ocala, FL, Barousse is from Mt. Dora, FL, Norell is from

Port St. Lucie, FL

, while Fletcher, Felty, and Danforth live in The Villages, FL.

Championship Flight:

1. Ed Fletcher, 74

2. N/A

3. N/A

“A” Flight:

1. Dave Smith, 78

2. Tom Grant, 80

3. Larry Barousse, 81 (score card playoff)