Whitsett, NC  (June 19, 2014)  -  Over 100 players showed up to play the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event at Stoney Creek Golf Club with temperatures also pretty close to that 100 mark.  Despite the heat, scores across the board were impressive.  It took a very low number to be "in the money" in 3 of the 4 flights. 

"The heat must have helped these guys hit the ball a long way", mused Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck, "because this is a fair but challenging golf course".

Leading the parade of flight winners with strong efforts was Raleigh's Rick LaFata who fired a 1-over 72 to grab the top spot in the A Flight.  He edged Winston-Salem's Jim Blaylock by a single shot.  The top six players in the flight were separated by only 4 strokes.

The B Flight saw Sanford's Dick Kuehl out-duel Cary's Chris Riggsbee in a sudden death shootout after both shot 76s in regulation play.  Kuehl made quick work of it on the first hole of the playoff with a par when Riggsbee failed to get up & down from a green-side bunker.

John Henely bettered his best score of the 2014 season by 7 strokes in taking the C Flight crown with an 80.  "John had failed to break 90 in 10 of his last 12 Tour outings", said Hallenbeck, "it was good to see him break through.  Henely needed every good shot he hit as he bettered Zebulon's Willie Brady by one shot.

In the Championship Flight multiple Tour winner Craig Sturdivant again proved to be the class of the field with a 74 that nipped Greensboro's David Coolidge by a single shot.  "Although Craig and the other Championship Flight guys play from tees that are considerably longer that the other flights, his consistency this year has been very impressive.  Going into each event I like his chances", said Hallenbeck.

The next Tour stop is the season's 3rd Major Championship at Pinewood CC in Asheboro.  That event is sold out.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

STONEY CREEK GOLF CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP  (6327 yds)

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford  74

David Coolidge, Greensboro  75

Joey Moffitt, High Point  77

James Dill, Cary  77

Arch Reed, Pinehurst  79

Mike Hallisey, Colfax  79

A  FLIGHT  (5983 yds)

Rick LaFata, Raleigh  72

Jim Blaylock, Winston-Salem  73

Jim Powers, Advance  74

Tom Fagerli, Yadkinville  75

Steve Williams, Reidsville  76

Randy Bunn, Zebulon  76

Joe Preirie, Asheboro  76

B  FLIGHT  (5983 yds)

Dick Kuehl, Sanford  76

Chris Riggsbee, Cary  76

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro  77

Glenn Wright, Pittsboro  77

Patrick Warren, Chapel Hill  80

Parker Whitt, Winston-Salem  80

Dawson Strider, Advance  80

C FLIGHT  (5983 yds)

John Henely, Pinehurst  80

Willie Brady, Zebulon  81

Anselmo Arellano, Greensboro  83

Charles Gunn, Greensboro  83

Doug Harvey, Knightdale  85

Richard Glick, Raleigh  85