Aberdeen, NC  (January 31, 2015)  -  Eighty-five Tour members ignored morning temperatures in the teens to make their way to The Legacy Golf Links for the 2015 Pre-season Golfweek and Senior Amateur Golf Tours "Kick-Off" event today.  They were rewarded with sunny skies and temperatures that reached the mid-fifties shortly after play started.

"When I left my house to go to the course this morning, it was 16 degrees", stated Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck.  "Although the forecast had called for reasonable temperatures, I sure didn't think the conditions were going to turn out as favorable as they did.  Everybody on the course enjoyed the day".

One player who enjoyed the day more than most was Fayetteville's Larry Hardee.  Hardee picked up right where he left off last year when he won the season-long Points Standings race for the Championship Flight by firing a 73.  Charlotte's Mike Gentry was 2 shots back in second.

A last second entry into the event, Raleigh's Tim Manyatis, posted a solid 74 for the A Flight win, one of only 3 flight members to break 80.  The other two were Sanford's Chuck Smith (78) and Lexington's Don Tabat (79).  While Manyatis was only 1 stroke back of Hardee's winning score in the Championship Flight, it should be noted that the A Flight played from significantly shorter tees.

A 4-way playoff was necessary to determine a B Flight winner as a quartet of members posted 85s to top the field.  Sophia's Dennis Bryant pulled out the win over Greensboro's James Bagwell, Stokesdale's J. Combs, and Nick Slager of Raleigh.

A 90 was enough to secure victory in the C Flight for Mocksville's Mark Denton.  He was 3 strokes clear of Browns Summit's Jeff Shanberg.  Hillsborough's Bob Wisniewski scored his first Tour victory with a 92 - tops in the D Flight competition by 8 full shots over Greensboro's Keith Thomas.  While Wisniewski enjoyed the comfortable win, Thomas recorded a Tour milestone with a D Flight eagle-2 on the 393 yard, par 4, 13th hole, believed to be the only D Flight eagle in local Tour history.

"Great guys, a nice day, and an outstanding course made for a lot of fun today", said Hallenbeck.  "We have one more Pre-season event before the regular season starts - February 28 at Longleaf Golf Club.  We are accepting sign-ups for that venue from any amateur golfer".

THE GOLFWEEK AND SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE LEGACY PRE-SEASON EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP

Larry Hardee, Fayetteville  73

Mike Gentry, Charlotte  75

Johnny Adams, Cary  76

Joey Moffitt, High Point  77

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford  77

A  FLIGHT

Tim Manyatis, Raleigh  74

Chuck Smith, Sanford  78

Don Tabat, Lexington  79

Foster Price, Raleigh  81

Ron Tapscott, Walkertown  81

B  FLIGHT

Dennis Bryant, Sophia  85

James Bagwell, Greensboro  85

J. Combs, Stokesdale  85

Nick Slager, Raleigh  85

Bob Sheahan, Apex  87

C  FLIGHT

Mark Denton, Mocksville  90

Jeff Shanberg, Browns Summit  93

Landon Wilkes, Apex  95

Doug Jurusik, Wake Forest  95

Mike Hunter, Greensboro  95

D  FLIGHT

Bob Wisniewski, Hillsborough  92

Keith Thomas, Greensboro  100

Elvis Sheahan, Durham  101

Tony Mizzi, Kernersville  104

Vince Thompson, Mebane  106

Tony Eaves, Durham  106