Sanford, NC  (August 15, 2013)  -  Sunny temperatures in the low 70s and a golf course in great shape greeted Senior Amateur Tour members who teed it up at Carolina Trace Country Club - The Lake Course today.  Despite these ideal conditions, and a recent spate of record low scores registered "on-Tour" in past weeks, modest scores were the norm for the day across the board in all 4 Flights contested.

Nowhere was it more evident than in the B Flight.  Normally 1 or 2 members of the flight will break 80 in a given event.  Not one player bettered 85 in the flight as 3 participants posted that score exactly.  Smithfield's Randy Robbins needed 3 holes to finish the sudden death playoff that occurs after any 1st-place tie "on-Tour".  Pittsboro's Glenn Wright and Raleigh's Darrell Hagwood came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Only 2 players managed to break 90 in the C Flight - Raleigh's Jim Tesch, with an 87, and Brian Costine of Durham with an 89.  The remaining 29 flight members shot 92 or higher.  In the A Flight, Madison's Wilson Shelton and Jim Shermer of Lewisville were the only 2 participants to break 80 with a 76 and 78 respectively.

While only 3 strokes separated the top 4 players in the Championship Flight, it was Cary's Johnny Adams who walked away with the 1st place prize.  Adams was 1 shot clear of Winston-Salem's Howard Nemenz.

"The greens were running at PGA Tour speeds", noted Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck.  "That, despite the fact that the tee boxes were fairly short by Tour standards was probably the biggest reason scores were modest".

Next up for the Senior Amateur Golf Tour on August 22, is the season's final Major event at Anderson Creek, also in Sanford.  That event is very close to a sell-out right now, with just a few spots remaining available on the roster.  Contact Hallenbeck if interested in participating.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

CAROLINA TRACE (LAKE COURSE) EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP  (6235 yds)

Johnny Adams, Cary  74

Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem  75

Allen Lee, Pinehurst  76

Eric Ardery, Durham  77

Joey Moffitt, High Point  79

A  FLIGHT  (5895 yds)

Wilson Shelton, Madison  76

Jim Shermer, Lewisville  78

Dale Casey, Zebulon  81

Bob Dail, Wendell  81

Joe Prairie, Asheboro  82

James McMillan, Laurinburg  82

B  FLIGHT  (5895 yds)

Randy Robbins, Smithfield  85

Glenn Wright, Pittsboro  85

Darrell Hagwood, Raleigh  85

Harry Mosher, Knightdale  86

Vic Robertson, Greensboro  87

Tom Kubla, Pinehurst  87

Allen Kayler, Midway  87

Grady Strickland, Chapel Hill  87

Burnie Nance, Lumberton  87

 C  FLIGHT  (5895 yds)

Jim Tesch, Raleigh  87

Brian Costine, Durham  89

Dennis Bryant, Sophia  92

Harold Booker, Raleigh  93

Elby Hatfield, Archdale  93

Mike Hunter, Greensboro  93