Tuesday September 10, 2013 Emporia, Virginia Almost half of today’s field enjoyed having the 17th tournament of the season on their home course. Even with the home course advantage only 2 Emporia members were able to secure the top spots in today’s tournament. 16 Birdies were recorded by the field of 19 players today in the humid 94 degree temperature. The course was in Great condition and the hospitality of the staff and hosting participants made for a most enjoyable day for all. In A Flight action Rusty Ward from Hopewell came back after falling a stroke down to 2nd place finisher Tim Matthews on their opening hole; to capture his 4th First Place finish of the season. Matthews from Yorktown quickly jumped out front by birdieing the first hole but was even with Ward as they made the turn with both carding 38’s on the front side. It was Wards birdie on #16 as Matthews made a double bogey that sealed the victory for him. Ward finished with a 79 for the day as Matthews collected 2nd place honors with an 81. Emporia members Larry Maitland and C.J. Fisher finished 3rd and 4th with 82 and 85 finishes. The B Flight saw the two lowest rounds of the day with two players turning in 77’s. There would have been a playoff for first place but Rick Brockwell from Dinwiddie ; an Emporia member was playing as a guest and was therefore ineligible for Tour prizes. Robert Weaver from Virginia Beach claimed the First Place prize with his 77. This was Weaver’s second win since being promoted from the C Flight into the B Flight; and was his 5 win of the season overall. Weaver who played very steady all day was only able to card one birdie for the day. Brockwell although having one triple bogie used 3 birdies for his 77 finish. Brockwell decided to join the Tour following his experience as a Tour guest today. Charlie Powell from Danville trailed Weaver by a single stroke at the turn but could never make a rally move on the back nine. Powell claimed 2nd place with an 81 finish. C Flight saw two of the local members use their course knowledge and experience to claim the two top spots in the Flight. Jim Wyatt turned in a very solid 81 to claim his second win of the season. Wyatt picked up a stroke lead on the first hole and was never tied or trailed after the 4th hole. Larry Bass also playing out of Emporia finished 2nd with an 84. The Tour has two tournaments next week as the season heads down the home stretch toward the National Finals in November. The next tournament is at The Crossings in Glen Allen, VA. next Tuesday September 17th beginning at 10am. Entry fee is $70 and registration due by September11th. The following day Wednesday September 18th the Tour will hold its 3rd MAJOR of season at Brickshire in Providence Forge at 10am. Double points and automatic qualification to Nationals are up for grabs at this event. Entry fee is $70 and registration due by September 11, 2013 also. Only 5 more regular season tournaments are on schedule so come out and get your game in order for Nationals . Emporia Tournament Results: Closest to the Flag Winners were: Rusty Ward – Championship & A Flights on Hole # 15 Mike Wren- B & C Flights on Hole #7 A- Flight: Rusty Ward-Hopewell-79 Tim Matthews- Yorktown-81 Larry Maitland-StonyCreek-82 C.J. Fisher-Sutherlin-85 B- Flight: Robert Weaver- Virginia Beach-77 Rick Brockwell- Dinwiddie-77 Charlie Powell- Danville-81 Winfred Powell – Emporia-82 Bill Knarr-Verona-85 Charlie Snipes- Keswick-90 Jim Goforth- Hartfield-96 C- Flight: Jim Wyatt- Emporia-81 Larry Bass- Emporia- 84 Mike Wren – Virginia Beach- 85 Ed Harris- Jarrad-86 Roy Hodges- Dinwiddie-87 Richard Newsome- Emporia-88 Kenny Powell – Danville-90 Jerry Bryan-Williamsburg-94
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:33:54 +0000
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