Piedmont Virginia Tour Kicks off 2014 Season
Piedmont Virginia
Senior Amateur Kicks Off 2014 Season at Spring Creek Golf Club
Tuesday April 8, 2014
Gordonsville, VA
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senior amateur golfers from around the State of Virginia gathered this morning
to start a new Golf Tour Season. It is the Tours 3rd season in
existence and is part of a network of Tours all over the country. This past
November at the National Finals in Pinehurst, NC; the Virginia Tour was able to
claim 3 of the 4 National Champions. As the new season gets underway Tour
Director Kenny Powell has set his sights on bringing all 4 Championships back
this year. “It is a rather high goal but one I feel our guys are capable of
obtaining “says Powell.
After
rescheduling twice due to wintry weather the group finally got a beautiful 68
degree sunny day to experience one of the Top Golf Courses in the country at
Spring Creek Golf Club in Gordonsville, VA. In the Championship Flight former
National Champion Jim Gallagher from Yorktown showed no signs of off season
rust as he used 3 birdies to card a 1 under par 71 for his first win of the
season. Mark Wade from Charlottesville finished 2nd with a score of
81.
The
A-Flight was led by Rusty Ward from Hopewell with the only other round in the
70’s today. Ward used 2 birdies to give him the 5 stroke victory with a 76. Jim
Gaddy from Lynchburg claimed 2nd place in the flight with an 81.
In
B-Flight action Jerry Delbridge from Emporia also used 2 birdies during his
round to cushion his lead as he won the flight by 4 strokes with his 85. Tour
rookie George Russell Jr. from Montpelier finished 2nd with an 89 in
his first Tour tournament.
The
Tours C-Flight was once again a battle until the final hole to decide its
winner. Current C-Flight National Champion David Davis from Martinsville jumped out to a 4 stroke lead
over the rest of the field after the first 6 holes; only to see Bart Truesdell
from Huddleston fight his way back to make the turn tied at 45. On the first 2
holes of the back nine Truesdell quickly got himself a 3 stroke lead only to
see Davis come back to even it up with a birdie on #13. After Davis carded a
double bogie on #17 Truesdell again took a 3 stroke lead into the final hole.
Not to give up Davis made 1 more charge by making par on the difficult par 5
closing hole which gave up only 5 pars all day. Truesdell although making a
double bogie on the closing hole was able to better Davis by a single stroke
with a score of 88 to Davis’s 89 for the win.
The
Tour has 19 scheduled tournaments this season before returning to Pinehurst for
Nationals in November. The next scheduled tournament is Wednesday April 16th
at the Manor Resort in Farmville. Contact Kenny Powell at 434-792-3728 for
information or registration by April 14th. Online registration for
this or any other tournament may also be made online at www.senioramateurgolftour.net
and select the Piedmont Virginia Tour.
Spring Creek 2014
Tournament Results:
Championship
Flight:
Jim Gallagher-
Yorktown – 71
Mark Wade – Charlottesville- 81
A – Flight:
Rusty Ward – Hopewell – 76
Jim Gaddy – Lynchburg – 81
Phillip Clay – Evington – 85
Doug Brandmahl – Manakin Sabot – 95
William Chavis Jr. – Glen Allen -95
B –Flight:
Jerry Delbridge – Emporia – 85
George Russell Jr. – Montpelier – 89
Bill Knarr – Verona – 91
Charlie Snipes – Keswick – 92
Bob Weaver – VA Beach – 92
Ed Gore – Warrenton – 93
C – Flight:
Bart Truesdell – Huddleston – 88
David Davis – Martinsville – 89
Kenny Powell – Danville – 97
Roy Hodges – Dinwiddie - 97
