10th Tar Heel Cup Matches

Pinehurst Country Club , Course # 8

April 5, 2004

Results

Professionals 25 1/2 Amateurs 10 1/2

Pinehurst: The North Carolina professionals continued their dominance over the NC amateurs in the 10th Annual Tar Heel Cup Matches. The format pits eight players on each team in a one point front nine, one point back nine and one point for the 18 match play format. The pros jumped out to an 8 1/2 - 3 1/2 lead after the morning Four-Ball matches and never looked back. This marks the eighth win for the pros against two for the amateurs.

 

Four-Ball

Mike Taylor, Gastonia and Jeff Avant, Burlington defeat William McGirt, Fairmont and Greg Powell, Whiteville 2 1/2 to 1/2

Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill and David Strawn, Charlotte halve David Thore, Greensboro and Bob Boyd, Wilmington 1 1/2 to 1 1/2

Jeff Lankford, Mocksville and John Carney, Wilmington defeat Mitch Adams, Cary and Paul Simson, Raleigh 2 1/2 to 1/2

Gus Ulrich, Pinehurst and Billy Anderson, Wilmington defeat Lex Alexander, Durham and John Kelley, Winston-Salem 2 to 1

Singles

Mitch Adams, Cary halves Gus Ulrich, Pinehurst 1 1/2 to 1 1/2

David Thore, Greensboro defeats William McGirt, Fairmont 2 to 1

Bob Boyd, Wilmington defeats Greg Powell, Whiteville 3 to 0

Mike Taylor, Gastonia defeats Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill 2 1/2 to 1/2

David Strawn, Charlotte defeats Jeff Avant, Burlington 2 to 1

Billy Anderson, Wilmington defeats Paul Simson, Raleigh 3 to 0

John Carney, Wilmington defeats Lex Alexander, Durham 2 to 1

Jeff Lankford, Mocksville defeats John Kelley, Winston-Salem 2 to 1

 

Amateurs in italics.