Sanford, NC  (March 18, 2015)  -  Raleigh's Rick LaFata made his last event as a Senior Amateur Golf Tour A Flight participant a memorable one.  By hitting every fairway and 15 greens while posting 3 birdies, LaFata was able to cruise to a 4 stroke win in the A Flight over last week's flight winner - McLeansville's Ron Brady.

In his most consistent Tour round to date, LaFata's 1-under par 70 moved his Tour handicap into Championship Flight range in which he'll compete starting with his next event.  "I'm ready" stated LaFata in reference to the move up.  "Rick's a great guy and should be very competitive moving up with the 'big boys' ". said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck.

Another Raleigh member, Scott Fink, playing in only his second Tour event also enjoyed a comfortable margin of victory in the B Flight competition, posting a 78.  He was 5 shots clear of Pinehurst's Tom Kubla.

Fink's 37 on the front side propelled him to the win.

Ted Harris of Fayetteville was also able to notch his first career Tour victory with an 84 that was the class of the C Flight.  Harris was 2 shots clear of two golfers - Winston-Salem's Steve Shows and High Point's Richard Hartley.

In the Championship Flight competition High Point's Joey Moffitt and Sanford's Craig Sturdivant finished tied with 76s after 18 holes.  Normally a sudden-death playoff would then determine the winner of the flight, but Sturdivant graciously elected not to go back out and let Moffitt claim the win.  "There was a steady rain which fell all day", said Tour Director Hallenbeck.  "It never fell hard, but it became quite annoying after 18 holes.  I can't say I would've wanted to go out into it either.  As a matter of fact, considering the conditions, every flight winner or runner-up did a remarkable job today".

Next up for the Senior Amateur Golf Tour is the season's first "Major" at Bryan Park's Championship Course.

There are some spots left for that event and any amateur golfer over 50 can contact Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 or by email at behgolf@aol.com for information on how to compete "on-Tour".

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

TOBACCO ROAD GOLF CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP  (6297 yds)

Joey Moffitt, High Point  76

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford  76

Ron Hockensmith, Southern Pines  83

Greg Mabe, High Point  83

Johnny Adams, Cary  84

A  FLIGHT  (5887 yds)

Rick LaFata, Raleigh  70

Ron Brady, McLeansville  74

Jim Pullins, Lancaster, OH  77

Steve Manley, Reidsville  77

Dexter Barbee, Burlington  80

Mike Peters, Raleigh  80

B  FLIGHT  (5887 yds)

Scott Fink, Raleigh  78

Tom Kubla, Pinehurst  83

Larry Ringen, Pinehurst  86

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro  86

Issy Sepulveda, Fayetteville  86

C  FLIGHT  (5887 yds)

Ted Harris, Fayetteville  84

Steve Shows, Winston-Salem  86

Richard Hartley, High Point  86

Mark Denton, Mocksville  88

Dwight Davis, Pittsboro  89