Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateurs Compete in final Major of the season at Keswick
Keswick, VA
October 9, 2012
The
Keswick Club; which was built in 1948 by Scottish immigrant Fred Findlay and
redesigned by the Arnold Palmer Golf Course Design Company in 1992; was the
site for Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateur Golf Tours final MAJOR of the season.
The tournament brought players from West Virginia, Tennessee, and all across
the state of Virginia to experience the beauty of the venue. It was also the
last opportunity for the Tour members to win automatic qualification to the
National Championship and receive double points in their flight point
standings. Tour Director Kenny Powell said of the course,” I have played a lot
of courses but none much more beautiful or with greens any more challenging
than these.” From the Magnificence of the Resort Hotel and Clubhouse , the beauty
of the natural scenery of the course and grounds, and the friendly courteous
professional staff this was truly a First Class experience.
The
Championship Flight saw Keith Myers from Roanoke collect his 6th win
of the season ; and 2nd in a row by carding a 77 on the very
difficult tract. Three strokes behind was 2011 National Champion Jim Gallagher
from Yorktown, Terry Towler from Dillwyn, Tim Chocklett from Roanoke, and
Frankie Smith Sr. from Lynchburg; all tied for 2nd place with 80’s.
This 2nd place finish was also Frankie Smiths first tournament in
Championship Flight after being promoted up from the A Flight following his win
last tournament at Chatmoss.
In the
A Flight Jim Gaddy from Lynchburg ; who had been edged out by only a stroke or
two in each of the other 3 MAJORS ; used a strong finishing surge to pull away
from his competitors. Gaddy picked up 3 birdies on his final 5 holes in route
to his 5th victory of the season and 1st MAJOR win. Gaddy’s 74 was also the low round of the
tournament. In 2nd place with an 83 was Dick Douthat from Forest.
Bill
Knarr from Verona carded 1 birdie in his round of 86 in the B Flight to give
him his 1st win of the season. In recent weeks Bill has been
consistently improving. Two strokes behind at 88 were Wayne Crupi from
Alexandria and Charlie Snipes from Keswick ; each of which had birdies today
also.
The C
Flight also saw a new face on the Winners platform with Robbie Jones from
Chesapeake picking up his 1st win of the season with his 94. In 2nd
place for the 6th time this season in 6 tournaments entered; and
again by a single stroke was Walt Renton from Crossville, Tennessee with a 95.
With
only 2 tournaments left in the season the next tournament is Tuesday October 16
at Pulaski Country Club with the final tournament being Tuesday October 30 at
Hunting Hills.
Closest to the Pin winners were :
Danny Wright from Big
Island on hole #6
Dick Douthat from
Forest on hole # 16
Tournament Results:
Championship Flight
Keith Myers-Roanoke-77
Jim Gallagher-Chesapeake-80
Frankie Smith-Lynchburg-80
Tim Chocklett-Roanoke-80
Terry Towler-Dillwyn-80
Mark Wade-Charlottesville-84
Richard Suggs-Palmyra-86
A Flight
Jim Gaddy-Lynchburg-74
Dick Douthat-Forest-83
John Maddox-Rustburg-84
Larry Maitland-Stony Creek-85
B Flight
Bill Knarr-Verona-86
Wayne Crupi-Alexandria-88
Charlie Snipes-Keswick-88
Sammie Moser –South Boston-90
Mike Helmkamp- Rice-90
Raymond Rice-Hurt-93
Irving Carter-South Boston-95
Edward Ryan-Oak Hill,WVA-101
C Flight
Robbie Jones-Chesapeake-94
Walt Renton-Crossville,TN-95
Danny Wright-Big Island-97
Tim Stirling-Huddleston-97
Kenny Powell-Danville-97
Chuck Rosenberg-Huddleston-107
