61st Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches
Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin-Sabot, VA
October 22, 2006
Final Results
CAROLINAS WINS THE 61st VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS TEAM MATCHES
MANAKIN-SABOT
–– The
24-golfer Carolinas team outscored their Virginias counterparts 13½-10½ in
final day singles matches to win the 61st Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches,
27½-20½. The matches concluded today at Kinloch Golf Club (7,112 yards, par
36-36—72). A victory in each match
scores one point in the Ryder Cup-style format, and if a match goes 18 holes
without a decision, one-half point is awarded to each side.
Carolinas, which owned a 14-10 lead heading into last
day singles, bested Virginias regulars, 9-7, and won seniors matches, 4½-3½. A
victory in each match scores one point in the Ryder Cup-style format, and if a
match goes 18 holes without a decision, one-half point is awarded to each side.
Virginias
regulars got off to a strong start, winning three of the first four matches.
Tim Fisher (Statts Mills, W.Va.),
Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.)
and Roger Newsom (Virginia Beach, Va.) each scored victories for Virginias in that opening stretch. Decker
was 2-up through seven holes, but his opponent, Steve Harwell (Mooresville, N.C.),
won Nos. 8 and 9 to square the match at the turn. Decker then won Nos. 10 and
11 to go 2 up and held the lead the rest of the way. Newsom, meanwhile, scored
a wire-to-wire 5 and 3 win over Walter Todd (Laurens, S.C.).
Luke Hart (Blythewood, S.C.)
registered Carolinas lone victory in that span, getting past Tad Tomblin (Charleston,
W.Va.), 1 up.
After
Robert Dargan (Columbia, S.C.)
posted a 7 and 6 victory for Carolinas in match five, Jason Pool (Dunn Loring, Va.) halved Skip
Taylor (Flat Rock, N.C.), while Hank Klein (Glen Allen, Va.)
scored a 4 and 3 victory. Virginias
outscored their counterparts 4½-2½ through the first seven regulars’ matches.
Thereafter,
Carolinas won six of eight matches to reclaim
the matches. Dale Fuller (Raleigh, N.C.) registered a 6 and 5 victory for Carolinas, before Christopher Reeves (Alexandria,
Va.) contributed a win for Virginias,
besting Danny Gurley (Chapel Hill,
N.C.), 3 and 2. But following
Reeves’ win, Carolinas notched three consecutive victories in matches, with
Whit Massey (Mount Pleasant, S.C.),
John Finster (Wake Forest, N.C.)
and Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) earning wins.
Over the
final four matches, Yorktown’s Allen Barber contributed a win for Virginias, but Brian Westveer (Charlotte,
N.C.) and Mike Goodes (Reidsville,
N.C.) posted victories for Carolinas
in the closing stretch. In the last regulars’ match of the day, Manakin-Sabot’s David Partridge halved Scott McClellan (Cary N.C.).
Virginias also started well in the seniors
matches, winning three of the initial four matches. Jack Forbes (Morgantown, W.Va.), Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.) and reigning VSGA Senior Amateur champion Jamie
Gough (Fairfax, Va.) each posted wins.
Giles was
four under through four holes against Ken Eichele (Pinehurst, N.C.)
and built an early 3-up lead en route to a 5 and 4 victory. Gough posted a 4
and 3 comeback victory over Bob Desjardins (Matthews, N.C.), winning four
straight holes on their outward half to build a 2-up lead.
For
Carolinas, Arnold Edwards (Charlotte, N.C.) notched a 2 up victory over J.P. Leigh (Suffolk, Va.).
After Rick Bendall (Lynchburg,
Va.) halved David Strawn (Charlotte,
N.C.), Carolinas
captured the last three seniors matches of the day.
Logan Jackson (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
bested George B. Owens (Virginia Beach,
Va.), 3 and 2 in match six. In
addition, John Green (Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.) prevailed for a 1-up victory over John Price (Chantilly, Va.), while Roger
Taylor (Conover, N.C.)
registered a 3 and 2 victory over Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.).
Carolinas
retained the Captain’s Putter Trophy, awarded to the event victors, after
winning last year’s matches by the same 27½-20½ count at The Dunes Golf and
Beach Club in Myrtle Beach,
S.C.
MANAKIN-SABOT –– Results from final day singles
matches at the 61st Virginias-Carolinas
Team Matches at Kinloch Golf Club (7,112 yards, par 36-36—72) on Sunday, Oct. 22.
REGULARS
Tim
Fisher (Statts Mills, W.Va.) def. Adam Hart (Blythewood, S.C.), 1 up; Luke Hart
(Blythewood, S.C.) def. Tad Tomblin (Charleston,
W.Va.), 1 up; Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.) def. Steve Harwell (Mooresville,
N.C.), 2 and 1; Roger W. Newsom (Virginia
Beach, Va.) def. Walter
Todd (Laurens, S.C.), 5 and 3; Robert Dargan (Columbia, S.C.) def. Paul C.
Erdman (West Point, Va.), 7 and 6; Jason Pool (Dunn Loring,
Va.) halved Skip Taylor (Flat Rock, N.C.); Hank Klein (Glen Allen, Va.) def. Graham
Banister (Raleigh, N.C.), 4 and 3; Dale Fuller (Raleigh, N.C.) def. Paras Pandya (Midlothian, Va.), 6
and 5; Christopher Reeves
(Alexandria, Va.) def. Danny Gurley (Chapel Hill, N.C.), 3 and 2; Whit Massey
(Mount Pleasant, S.C.) def. Pat Tallent (Vienna,
Va.), 1 up; John Finster (Wake Forest, N.C.) def. Glenn Mullian
(Richmond, Va.), 7 and 5; Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) def. Adam Horton
(Chesapeake, Va.), 3 and 2; Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.) def. Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.), 3 and 2; Brian
Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.) def. Larry Loving Jr. (Richmond, Va.), 4 and 2; Mike
Goodes (Reidsville, N.C.) def. Ryan Stinnett (Amherst, Va.), 2 and 1; David
Partridge (Manakin-Sabot, Va.) halved Scott McClellan
(Cary N.C.).
Carolinas won final day regulars
singles matches, 9-7.
SENIORS
Jack
Forbes (Morgantown, W.Va.) def. John Walters (Charlotte,
N.C.), 3 and 2; Vinny
Giles (Richmond, Va.)
def. Ken Eichele (Pinehurst, N.C.), 5 and 4; Arnold
Edwards (Charlotte, N.C.) def. J.P. Leigh (Suffolk, Va.), 2 up; Jamie Gough
(Fairfax, Va.) def. Bob Desjardins (Matthews, N.C.), 4 and 3; Rick Bendall (Lynchburg, Va.) halved David Strawn (Charlotte,
N.C.); Logan Jackson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) def. George B. Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.), 3
and 2; John Green (Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.) def. John Price (Chantilly, Va.), 1
up; Roger Taylor (Conover, N.C.) def. Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.),
3 and 2.
Carolinas won final day seniors
singles matches, 4½-3½.
Carolinas won final day singles
matches, 13½-10½.
Carolinas wins the 61st Virginias-Carolinas
Team Matches, 27½-20½.
MANAKIN-SABOT –– Results from second day four-ball
matches at the 61st Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches at Kinloch Golf Club
(7,112 yards, par 36-36—72) from Saturday, Oct. 21.
REGULARS
Adam
Horton (Chesapeake, Va.)-Roger W. Newsom (Virginia
Beach, Va.) def. Adam Hart (Blythewood, S.C.)-Luke Hart (Blythewood, S.C.), 2 and 1; Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.)-Ryan
Stinnett (Amherst, Va.)
halved Steve Harwell (Mooresville,
N.C.)-Walter Todd (Laurens, S.C.); Paul C.
Erdman (West Point, Va.)-Jason Pool (Dunn Loring,
Va.) def. Robert Dargan (Columbia, S.C.)-Skip
Taylor (Flat Rock, N.C.), 1 up; Glenn Mullian (Richmond, Va.)-David
Partridge (Manakin-Sabot,
Va.) def. Graham Banister (Raleigh, N.C.)-Dale Fuller (Raleigh, N.C.), 2 and 1; Danny Gurley (Chapel Hill, N.C.)-Whit
Massey (Mount Pleasant, S.C.)
def. Allen Barber (Yorktown,
Va.)-Larry Loving Jr. (Richmond, Va.), 2 and 1; John
Finster (Wake Forest, N.C.)-Paul Simson (Raleigh,
N.C.) def. Tim Fisher (Statts Mills, W.Va.)-Tad
Tomblin (Charleston, W.Va.), 2 and 1; Christopher
Reeves (Alexandria, Va.)-Pat Tallent (Vienna, Va.) def. Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.)-Brian
Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.),
2 and 1; Hank Klein (Glen Allen, Va.)-Paras
Pandya (Midlothian, Va.) halved Mike Goodes (Reidsville, N.C.)-Scott McClellan (Cary N.C.).
Virginias won day two regular
four-ball matches, 5-3.
SENIORS
Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.)-Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.) def. Ken Eichele (Pinehurst,
N.C.)-John
Walters (Charlotte, N.C.),
1 up; John Green (Ocean Isle Beach,
N.C.)-Roger Taylor (Conover, N.C.) def. J.P.
Leigh (Suffolk, Va.)-Jamie Gough (Fairfax, Va.),
1 up; Bob Desjardins (Matthews, N.C.)-David Strawn (Charlotte,
N.C.) def. Rick Bendall
(Lynchburg, Va.)-Jack Forbes (Morgantown, W.Va.), 2 up;
Bill Boles (Wilson, N.C.)-Logan
Jackson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) def. John Price (Chantilly, Va.)-George
B. Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.), 2 and 1.
Carolinas won day two senior four-ball matches, 3-1.
The two teams halved day two
four-ball matches, 6-6.
Carolinas led following day two, 14-10.
MANAKIN-SABOT –– Results following first day of
modified foursome matches at the 61st Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches at
Kinloch Golf Club (7,112 yards, par 36-36—72) from Friday, Oct. 20.
REGULARS
Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.)-Skip
Taylor (Flat Rock, N.C.) def. Paul C. Erdman (West Point, Va.)-Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.), 2 and 1; Adam Hart (Blythewood, S.C.)-Mike
Goodes (Reidsville, N.C.)
def. Keith Decker (Martinsville,
Va.)-Ryan
Stinnett (Amherst, Va.),
1 up; Danny Gurley (Chapel Hill,
N.C.)-Scott McClellan (Cary N.C.) def. David
Partridge (Manakin-Sabot,
Va.)-Glenn Mullian (Richmond, Va.), 1 up; Steve Harwell (Mooresville, N.C.)-Robert
Dargan (Columbia, S.C.)
def. Tim Fisher (Statts
Mills, W.Va.)-Tad Tomblin (Charleston, W.Va.), 2 up; Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.)-Luke
Hart (Blythewood, S.C.)
def. Christopher Reeves (Alexandria, Va.)-Pat Tallent (Vienna,
Va.), 1 up; Graham Banister (Raleigh, N.C.)-Dale
Fuller (Raleigh, N.C.)
def. Larry Loving Jr. (Richmond,
Va.)-Jason Pool
(Dunn Loring, Va.),
3 and 2; Paras Pandya (Midlothian, Va.)-Hank
Klein (Glen Allen, Va.) vs. Walter Todd (Laurens, S.C.)-Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.); Roger W. Newsom (Virginia Beach, Va.)-Adam
Horton (Chesapeake, Va.)
def. John Finster (Wake Forest,
N.C.)-Whit Massey (Mount Pleasant, S.C.),
2 up.
Carolinas won day one regulars
modified foursome matches, 6-2.
SENIORS
Charles
E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.)-Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.) def. Bill
Boles (Wilson, N.C.)-Bob Desjardins
(Matthews, N.C.), 3 and 2; J.P. Leigh (Suffolk,
Va.)-Jamie Gough (Fairfax, Va.) def. Logan Jackson (Winston-Salem,
N.C.)-David Strawn (Charlotte,
N.C.), 2 and 1; Ken Eichele
(Pinehurst, N.C.)-John Walters (Charlotte,
N.C.) def. Rick Bendall
(Lynchburg, Va.)-Jack Forbes (Morgantown, W.Va.), 3 and
2; John Green (Ocean Isle Beach,
N.C.)-Roger Taylor (Conover, N.C.) def. George
B. Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.)-John Price (Chantilly, Va.),
3 and 2.
Seniors’ tied modified foursome
matches, 2-2.
Carolinas led following first day
modified foursome matches, 8-4.
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