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Craig Stone Takes Senior National Title in B Flight at Tour Championship in Pinehurst

Senior Team Orlando 2009
Craig Stone (pictured at left) captured the B flight Senior National Championship at the 11th annual Harris Teeter Amateur Golf Tour Championship. The event was held in Pinehurst, NC. Competing on courses at the National Golf Club and Pine Needles, Stone posted rounds of 79-77-156 for a four stroke victory over Joe Prairie of Pinehurst (80-80-160). Three others were another stroke back at 161.
Eighteen Orlando players made the trip to compete in Pinehurst. All flights played one round on National Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus designed course. The A and C flights played one round on Mid Pines and the Championship and B flights played one round on Pine Needles.
"I was either good or bad" said Stone. "I shot 43 on my first nine the first day and 41 on the first nine of the final round. But each day I settled down and finished very well. I only made one birdie, but I did make quite a few pars.". He said that he didn't have any really bad breaks all week and just managed to stay out of trouble. "It was boring at times" he quipped. It was a pleasant surprise for Craig as his lowest score on tour this year was 86 before the trip to Pinehurst.
Arnie Guerra, also in the B flight, finished tied for 9th with rounds of 81-82-163. It capped a good season for Arnie. He finished fourth in the Player of the Year standings in 2009. B flight Player of the Year Tim Sobitz finished with 88-81-169 and a T20 finish.
In the other flights, Chip Petersen led the Championship flight players with a T10 finish on rounds of 73-77-150. He lost out on a prize in the scorecard pllayoff. Player of the Year Dan Gladman posted 78-75-153 for a T21 finish. In the A flight, Alan Neal and Ed Paterniti posted 36-hole totals of 172.
James Pratt and Larry English represented the C flight. James posted 94-91-185 and Larry scored 97-93-190. Alan Neal and Chip Petersen won skins during Wednesday's final round. Here are the complete Orlando results and the team scoresl
|
Chmp |
Chip Petersen |
73 |
77 |
150 |
T10 |
|
Chmp |
Dan Gladman |
78 |
75 |
153 |
T21 |
|
Chmp |
Rob Kempinski |
85 |
74 |
159 |
T34 |
|
Chmp |
Dennis Brady |
81 |
WD |
|
|
|
Chmp |
Jim Hammons |
77 |
WD |
|
|
|
A |
Ed Paterniti |
87 |
85 |
172 |
T25 |
|
A |
Alan Neal |
85 |
87 |
172 |
T25 |
|
A |
Robbie Robinson |
86 |
92 |
178 |
T35 |
|
A |
Brad Bettin |
91 |
96 |
187 |
44 |
|
B |
Craig Stone |
79 |
77 |
156 |
1 |
|
B |
Arnie Guerra |
81 |
82 |
163 |
T9 |
|
B |
Tim Sobitz |
88 |
81 |
169 |
T20 |
|
B |
Chet Rakowski |
87 |
82 |
169 |
T20 |
|
B |
Ben Hamby |
82 |
92 |
174 |
T38 |
|
B |
John Pringle |
91 |
86 |
177 |
T48 |
|
B |
Dan Lambdin |
91 |
88 |
179 |
T52 |
|
C |
James Pratt |
94 |
91 |
185 |
T15 |
|
C |
Larry English |
97 |
94 |
191 |
T20 |
|
Team |
RD 1 |
RD 2 |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
Charlotte |
645 |
631 |
1276 |
|
|
|
Pinehurst |
638 |
642 |
1280 |
|
|
|
Triad |
635 |
648 |
1283 |
|
|
|
Raleigh |
657 |
650 |
1307 |
|
|
|
Columbia |
678 |
654 |
1332 |
|
|
|
Orlando |
672 |
665 |
1337 |
|
|
|
Ind-W.Ky |
693 |
677 |
1370 |
|
|
Team Orlando Finishes 4th; 7 Players Win Prizes at Tour Championship in Hilton Head

Team Orlando 2009

Chad Frank tees off in Saturday's first round
Chad Frank, the 2007 egolf Tour Champion led Orlando with a 6th place finish in the Championship flight. He shot rounds of 71-81-152. Bill Shufelt finished T9 on 71-83-154 (he lost the scorecard match for the 9-10 prizes). Wayne Zeigler shared the first round lead with Frank and Shufelt (71), then slipped on Sunday to finish T21 with 71-87-158. Only 10 of the 92 players were able to break 80 on the Robert Cupp course at Palmetto Hall on Sunday as the course played long and the pins were very hard to get to.

Jonathan Stuart, A-Flight, 9th place
Jonathan Stuart was the low Orlando player in A-flight. He fell well off the pace on Saturday with an opening round of 88, but then follwed up on Sunday with a fine 74 at the picturesque Robert Trent Jones course at Palmetto Dunes. It was the second lowest score in A flight for the day and propelled him to a 9th place finish. Andy Baker and David Parker were next for Orlando with 36-hole scores of 165, good for a T16 finish.

Steve Cleary, B-Flight, T6
In B flight Steve Cleary, 2009 Player of the Year, led the way with rounds of 84-83-167. It was good for a T6 finish. Paul Cope also finished in the money with rounds of 86-83-169 and a T10 finish. Four Orlando players also won skins in the B flight. On Saturday it was John Pringle and Tim Sobitz who walked with good skins. Sunday saw Subernia Johnson and Steve Cleary cash in.

James Pratt at Robert Trent Jones course
The C flight found the going much tougher. James Pratt and Chace Petersen were the top performers. They finished T12 with two-day totals of 190. Petersen also won a skin on Saturday. Sunday was a difficult day as the lowest scores for the Orlando C flight were a 94 and 96.

Wayne Weaver & Tim Sobitz III, D-Flight, T8
D flight produced two top ten finishes. Player of the Year Wayne Weaver and Tim Sobitz III finished tied for 8th (Wayne won the match of scorecards). Wayne posted steady rounds of 95-91-186. Tim opened on Saturday with 98, but then followed that up with a solid 88 on Sunday to move into the top ten.
The team from the egolf Louisiana North tour captured the team trophy at the egolf Tour Championship in Hilton Head, SC. Orlando finished in 4th place, 23 strokes back (not a big difference when you consider that 20 scores are used for the team score over 2 days).
Forty-six players from across the five flights represented the Edwin Watts Amateur Tour in Hilton Head. It was a great experience and the courses were in good condition along with the best weather we have had in several years at the finals. Congratulations to all the Orlando players who qualified and took the time and effort to participate. Here are the Orlando scores, followed by the team results:
|
Chmp |
Chad Frank |
71 |
81 |
152 |
6 |
|
Chmp |
Bill Shufelt |
71 |
83 |
154 |
T9 |
|
Chmp |
Wayne Zeigler |
71 |
87 |
158 |
T21 |
|
Chmp |
Eric Baker |
77 |
86 |
163 |
T36 |
|
Chmp |
Mike Menyhart |
83 |
88 |
171 |
T62 |
|
Chmp |
Cory Walker |
78 |
95 |
173 |
T68 |
|
Chmp |
Jim Hammons |
77 |
WD |
WD |
|
|
Chmp |
Sean Marlowe |
83 |
WD |
WD |
|
|
A |
Jonathan Stuart |
88 |
74 |
162 |
9 |
|
A |
David Parker |
86 |
79 |
165 |
T16 |
|
A |
Andy Baker |
84 |
81 |
165 |
T16 |
|
A |
Matt Tickle |
86 |
85 |
171 |
T41 |
|
A |
Stacy Banach |
83 |
88 |
171 |
T41 |
|
A |
Ed Paterniti |
90 |
82 |
172 |
T47 |
|
A |
Jeff Stinson |
87 |
87 |
174 |
T60 |
|
A |
Tom Dillon |
89 |
86 |
175 |
T64 |
|
A |
Al Clerico |
87 |
88 |
175 |
T64 |
|
A |
Robbie Robinson |
89 |
88 |
177 |
T70 |
|
A |
Jim Kenney |
96 |
83 |
179 |
T90 |
|
A |
Dennis Cargo |
93 |
88 |
181 |
T96 |
|
A |
Brad Bettin |
WD |
WD |
|
|
B |
Steve Cleary |
84 |
83 |
167 |
T6 |
|
B |
Paul Cope |
86 |
83 |
169 |
T10 |
|
B |
Ben Hamby |
89 |
87 |
176 |
T34 |
|
B |
John Pringle |
88 |
89 |
177 |
T40 |
|
B |
Tim Sobitz |
91 |
94 |
185 |
T97 |
|
B |
Dan Seidenfaden |
96 |
90 |
186 |
102 |
|
B |
Subernia Johnson |
89 |
89 |
178 |
T50 |
|
B |
Dan Lambdin |
86 |
101 |
187 |
105 |
|
B |
Rick Broennle |
94 |
99 |
193 |
129 |
|
C |
Chace Petersen |
86 |
94 |
180 |
T12 |
|
C |
James Pratt |
84 |
96 |
180 |
T12 |
|
C |
Brian Mack |
90 |
99 |
189 |
T50 |
|
C |
Larry English |
92 |
106 |
198 |
T78 |
|
C |
Chase Forsyth |
98 |
106 |
204 |
87 |
|
C |
Chuck Jaqueth |
97 |
108 |
205 |
89 |
|
C |
Chas McIntyre |
95 |
WD |
WD |
|
|
D |
Tim Sobitz III |
98 |
88 |
186 |
T7 |
|
D |
Wayne Weaver |
95 |
91 |
186 |
T7 |
|
D |
Randy Stephens |
100 |
89 |
189 |
T13 |
|
D |
James Rearden |
103 |
93 |
196 |
T24 |
|
D |
Ian Halliwell |
102 |
98 |
200 |
T42 |
|
D |
Alberto Esperon |
106 |
96 |
202 |
T49 |
|
D |
Jerry Harris |
107 |
97 |
204 |
T55 |
|
D |
Nathan Gonzalez |
112 |
101 |
213 |
T66 |
|
D |
Dana Turgeon |
124 |
122 |
246 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Team |
RD 1 |
RD 2 |
Total |
|
|
LOUISIANA NORTH |
843 |
826 |
1669 |
|
|
|
CHARLOTTE, NC |
850 |
821 |
1671 |
|
|
|
TIDEWATER, VA |
846 |
842 |
1688 |
|
|
|
ORLANDO, FL |
842 |
850 |
1692 |
|
|
|
LOUISIANA SOUTH |
853 |
855 |
1708 |
|
|
|
HOUSTON, TX |
862 |
858 |
1720 |
|
|
|
NASHVILLE, TN |
860 |
866 |
1726 |
|
|
|
TRIAD, NC |
877 |
874 |
1751 |
|
|
|
JACKSONVILLE, FL |
868 |
895 |
1763 |
|
|
|
RALEIGH, NC |
889 |
889 |
1778 |
|
|
|
DETROIT, MI |
890 |
889 |
1779 |
|
|
|
PINEHURST, NC |
894 |
895 |
1789 |
|
|
|
UPSTATE, SC |
893 |
901 |
1794 |
|
|
|
COLUMBUS, OH |
900 |
896 |
1796 |
|
|
|
DOWNEAST, NC |
926 |
871 |
1797 |
|
|
|
MISSISSIPPI |
918 |
898 |
1816 |
|
|
|
COLUMBIA, SC |
907 |
920 |
1827 |
|
|
|
AUGUSTA, GA |
931 |
912 |
1843 |
|
|
Now it is off to Pinehurst for the Harris Teeter Senior Tour Championship. Orlando will be represented by 19 players competing in four flights. Orlando won the Senior Team Cup in 2007.