Browns Summit, NC  (June 5, 2014)  -  Burlington's Gary Roberson was no stranger to the winner's circle on the Senior Amateur Golf Tour, having won the Championship Flight before.  He followed up a first round 72 with a 76 today at Bryan Park, The Champions Course, for a 148 two-day total and a 1-shot win over Pinehurst's Arch Reed.  Roberson was unique in that he was the only winner in four flights to have tasted victory before "on-Tour".

Long hitting Ron Brady of McLeansville took the top spot for the first time in the A Flight with a 152  total.  Like Roberson, he won by the slimmest of margins over Charlotte's Steve Romito who carded a 153.  The B Flight was even closer than that as Parker Whitt of Winston-Salem, also competing in his first year on the Senior Tour, had to go 2 extra holes in a sudden-death playoff to defeat Clemmons' Larry White after both posted regulation 2-day scores of 153. When asked, Whitt said "Yep - this is my first Tour win".  Whitt actually had to overcome a strong first day deficit coming from 7 strokes back with a closing round of even-par 72.

In the C Flight Patrick Warren had the luxury of a 5 stroke lead after the first day's play firing an incredible 76.  The reason it was incredible was that Warren entered the event with a Tour handicap of 15.3, had broken 90 only twice in 9 Tour events, and had yet to win "on-Tour".  He finished with a very strong 81 for an 8 stroke advantage over High Point's Richard Hartley and Mocksville's Mark Denton.

"When I started on this Tour, I told my wife I wanted to move up", said Warren.  "It'll be OK for me to do that now.  I'm ready to go to the B Flight".

The Tour is taking next week off with no event scheduled.  Play will resume June 19 at Stoney Creek Golf Club.  There are openings available for that event.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

BRYAN PARK 2-DAY EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP  (6550 yds)

Gary Roberson, Burlington  72, 76 - 148

Arch Reed, Pinehurst  75, 74 - 149

Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem  77, 75 - 152

David Coolidge, Greensboro  73, 81 - 154

James Dill, Cary  79, 77 - 156

Craig Cathey, Burlington  72, 84 - 156

A  FLIGHT  (6135 yds)

Ron Brady, McLeansville  78, 74 - 152

Steve Romito, Charlotte  76, 77 - 153

Wayne Denton, Clayton  82, 73 - 155

Roger Joyce, Walnut Cove  77, 78 - 155

Steve Manley, Reidsville  81, 77 - 158

Ron Vanderklok, Bermuda Run  79, 79 - 158

B  FLIGHT  (6135 yds)

Parker Whitt, Winston-Salem  81, 72 - 153

Larry White, Clemmons  74, 79 - 153

Grady Strickland, Chapel Hill  81, 78 - 159

Chuck Smith, Sanford,  74, 86 - 160

Larry Ringen, Pinehurst  80, 83 - 163

C  FLIGHT  (6135 yds)

Patrick Warren, Chapel Hill  76, 81 - 157

Richard Hartley, High Point  87, 78 - 165

Mark Denton, Mocksville  81, 84 - 165

Elby Hatfield, Archdale  86, 84 - 170

Mike Hunter, Greensboro  89, 83 - 172