13th CGA Island Four-Ball Championship

February 18-20, 2009

Willis and Black Wins 13th island Four-Ball Championship gross Title

Criminger's and Lofgren's Crowned Net Co-Champions

La Romana, Dominican Republic (2/21/09) - South Carolinians Terry Willis of Taylors and John Black of Greer captured the Island Four Ball Tournament at Casa de Campo Resort.

The event, in its 13th year, is the annual Island getaway for golfers and their guests of the Carolinas Golf Association. Willis, a dentist,  and Black, an executive at Scansource are both members of Thornblade Club in Greenville, SC. This is their first win in the event.

Bryan and Blair Criminger of Waxhaw, NC and the Club at Longview matched Gunnar and Inga-Lil Lofgren of Charlotte and Raintree Country Club for the overall net title.  Both teams fired 200 totals to split the first-place prize.

0VERALL GROSS
1st - Terry Willis, Taylors, SC and John Black, Greer, SC 72(70) – 69(67) – 71(68) = 212 (205), $250

Gross (Net)

FLIGHT 1
1st - Fletcher and Anna Steele 85(72) - 78(65) - 75(64) -- 238(201), $200
T2 - Parker and Leslie Barnes, Boone, NC 79(72) - 71(62) - 77(68) -- 227 (202) $125
T2 - Ray Novicki, Southern Pines, NC and Bill Biggins, Camden, SC 77(68) - 75(66) - 78(68) -- 230(202), $125
Thomas and Leesa Goodson, Winston-Salem, NC 89(77) - 81(71) - 80(69) -- 250(217)
Jeff and Kathy Howe, Gastonia, NC 85(72) - 79(64) - 89(76) -- 253(212)

FLIGHT 2
T1st - Bryan and Blair Criminger, Waxhaw, NC 85(71) - 82(69) - 74(60) -- 241(200)*, $200
T1st - Gunnar and Inga-Lil Lofgren, Charlotte, NC 91(72) -  83(63) -  84(65) -- 258(200)*, $200
3rd – Larry and Ellen O’Brien, Charlotte, NC 91(70) - 92(72) - 88(66) -- 271(208), $125
David and Ada-Ellen Smith, Gastonia, NC 86(70) - 82(66) - 87(74) -- 255(210)
David and Paula Steele, Statesville, NC 85(76) - 76(67) - 78(70) -- 239(213)

Flights were paid for net winners.
*Tied for overall net

2009 Island Four-Ball Participants