Senior Amateur Tour

BARBEE GETS "HOME-COOKED" SR TOUR PLAYOFF WIN

Posted: 3/25/2011 10:20:37 AM

Graham, NC (March 24, 2011) - Have you ever wondered how you would handle the pressure of a 6-foot downhill "slider" in a 3-man, sudden death playoff for a Tour victory? Burlington's Dexter Barbee knows how he'd handle it - he'd make the sucker for a birdie and his 1st Tour victory. Playing in the B Flight of the Senior Amateur Golf Tour at The Challenge, his home course, the Tour rookie finished regulation play with an 80 - the same as Durham's Jerry Widdowson and Gene Martin of Apex. Barbee struck the decisive putt firmly, "It's a good thing it hit the hole, 'Cause it would have gone 10 feet by" he said. "Having knowledge of the course was an advantage, I knew where to hit the ball".

Tour veteran Mike Smith of Lewisville shot an even par 72 for the top spot in the Championship Flight. Smith's effort was aided by a chip-in eagle at the 473 yard, par 5, 7th hole.

Pinehurst's Chuck Taubersmith and Ed Gregory of Cary were 3 strokes back at 75. Laurinburg's James McMillan, who finished 1st last week at Willow Creek CC in High Point, made it back-to-back A Flight Tour wins as his 76 nipped Thomasville's Gene Jones by a single stroke. Jones, a Tour newcomer this year, enjoyed his highest finish of the young season.

The C Flighters were on their game today as 7 out of the field of 24 players managed to break 90, led by Madison's Rob Leggett.   Leggett fired an 83 for a comfortable 3-stroke edge over another Tour rookie - Southern Pine's Tony Robison. Greensboro's TJ Warren and Pinehurst's John Henely finished 1 behind Robison with a pair of 87s.

"We're just getting started this year", said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "We're still accepting new members and any amateur golfer over 50 can contact me at 336-495-6556, or email me at behgolf@aol.com for information regarding competing on-Tour".

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
THE CHALLENGE EVENT TOP FIVE
SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6,273 yards) Mike Smith, Lewisville 72 Chuck Taubersmith, Pinehurst 75 Ed Gregory, Cary 75 Johnny Adams, Cary 79 Steve Lambert, Summerfield 79

A   FLIGHT (5,989 yards) James McMillan, Lauringburg 76 Gene Jones, Thomasville 77 Roger Joyce, Winston-Salem 81 Marshall Wolfe, Clemmons 81 Doug Masters, Clemmons 81 John East, Rockingham 81

B   FLIGHT (5,989 yards) Dexter Barbee, Burlington 80 Jerry Widdowson, Durham 80 Gene Martin, Apex 80 Travis Jones, Greensboro 81 Terry Dearman, Greensboro 83 Joe Burgess, Charlotte 83

C   FLIGHT (5,989 yards) Rob Leggett, Madison 83 Tony Robison, Southern Pines 86 TJ Warren, Greensboro 87 John Henely, Pinehurst 87 Charles Gunn, Greensboro 88 Richard Payne, Kernersville 88 Len Bullock, Greensboro 88

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