Senior Amateur Tour

HARRIS TEETER SR TOUR SCORES GO LOW AT MEADOWLANDS

Posted: 6/12/2009 9:49:16 AM

Wallburg, NC (June 11, 2009) - Great course conditions and perfect weather plus a number of golfers who were really "on their game" combined to produce low scores across the board for the Harris Teeter Senior Tour event held at The Meadowlands Golf Club Thursday. Only one golfer in the combined Championship, A, and B Flights failed to break 90, while not a single C Flight member failed to break 100. Although no official Tour records are kept for performance of the entire field as a whole, Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck said "This has got to be a first". Leading the way appropriately, was Championship Flight member Ken Eichele of Pinehurst who fired a one-under 71 for a 4-shot cushion over Findley, Ohio's David Coolidge and Raleigh's Brent Massey. "I couldn't get off the tee very well today, but thank goodness I was on from 100 (yards) in". The A Flight witnessed some extra drama as Bob Cox of Clemmons and Lewisville's Mike Smith went to sudden death to determine a winner after both fired regulation 73s. The suspense ended early however, as Cox sank a 14 foot putt for par on the first playoff hole after Smith failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker for a bogey. Advance's John Lyda placed 3rd. The B Flight, which played from the shorter White Tees, saw some of the lowest scores posted this year. Winston-Salem's David Frye shot a 75 which just barely nipped Randleman's Fred Dodge and Rick Schliepsiek of West End by a single shot. Jamestown's Gary Chapman shot a career-low Tour round with an 80 to grab the C Flight top prize. Greg Postlethwait was 2nd with an 84, while Greensboro's Mark Campanella rounded out the top 3 with an 85. THE HARRIS TEETER SENIOR TOUR THE MEADOWLANDS GC EVENT TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (6,113 yds) Ken Eichele, Pinehurst 71 David Coolidge, Findley, OH 75 Brent Massey, Raleigh 75 George Kennon, Greensboro 77 Peter Skalak, Durham 78 A FLIGHT (6,113 yds) Bob Cox, Clemmons 73 Mike Smith, Lewisville 73 John Lyda, Advance 74 Peter Crook, Burlington 75 Randy Coppedge, Greensboro 76 Wilson Shelton, Madison 76 B FLIGHT (5,861 yds) David Frye, Winston-Salem 75 Fred Dodge, Randleman 76 Rick Schliepsiek, West End 76 Jerry Widdowson, Durham 77 Jerry Weadon, Eden 78 Dan Whalen, Greensboro 78 C FLIGHT (5,861 yds) Gary Chapman, Jamestown 80 Greg Postlethwait, Durham 84 Mark Campanella, Greensboro 85 Ron Alligood, Advance 86 Elby Hatfield, Archdale 86 Tim Story, Lewisville 86

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