Small Field with Large Competition at Pulaski Country Club
Pulaski, Va.
October 16, 2012
Only 6 players showed up on a cool fall
morning at Pulaski Country Club for the Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateur
tournament this morning. Although a little cool to start it soon warmed up as
did the competition; making for a very enjoyable time for all.
The Championship flight saw John Sutton
from Pilot and Mark Wade from Charlottesville battle for the first place finish
throughout the entire round. Wade took a
2 stroke lead over Sutton when he birdied the 4th hole; but Sutton
soon closed the gap back to a single stroke with a birdie of his own on # 8.
Wade held on to his single stroke advantage until the 14th hole when Sutton tied the
score with a par as Wade settled for a bogie. The score remained even until the
final hole when according to Wade, “John hit 2 perfect shots right down the
middle on the sloping par 5 finishing hole; therefore really putting the
pressure on me.” Wade went on to record a par on the hole but Suttonfinished
the hole just as strong as he had
started; carding a birdie for the single
stroke victory. Sutton finished with a 76 as Wade finished at 77. It was
Sutton’s 2nd win of the season; having also won the Major just up
the road at the Pete Dye River Course in August.
There were no A flight players
participating in today’s tournament but in the B Flight Bill Knarr from Verona picked
up his second win in a row with his 84 finish. Knarr; who is the only player on
the Tour who has not missed a tournament all season will move into the points
lead in B Flight with the 450 points he receives for today’s win. He now leads
the flight with only 1 tournament remaining by 75 points.
In the C Flight Derek Latham from
Sherrill’s Ford, NC ; a Charlotte Tour member
collected his 2nd win of the year .Latham began the day with
a birdie on the first hole ; and was able to steadily add to his lead over Tour
Director Kenny Powell for a 14 stroke margin of victory . Latham finished with an
85 and also collected the closest to the pin prize in his first ever appearance
on the Piedmont Virginia Tour. Tour Director Powell said” I have a feeling we
will see him back again in an effort to take our prize back to North Carolina”.
The Piedmont Virginia Tour will have their
final tournament of their inaugural season Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hunting
Hills Country Club in Roanoke. It is scheduled for a 10:00am shotgun start and
the cost is $65 to enter. Registration is due by October 23, 2012.
Tournament Results:
Championship Flight
John Sutton-Pilot-76
Mark Wade-Charlottesville-77
B Flight
Bill Knarr-Verona-84
Edward Ryan-Oak Hill,WVA-100
C Flight
Derek Latham-Sherrill’s
Ford,NC-85
Kenny Powell-Danville-99
Closest to the Pin :
Derek Latham
