The morning started off with some high winds and heavy rain right at daybreak. The course got .63inches of much needed rain. By the 9am shotgun start the course was dry enough to allow carts to drive in the fairways.
There were 13 teams that started with a yellow ball and eleven teams returned to the clubhouse with their ball. The tournament is divided into two divisions. One is a regular dogfight and the second is the Yellow Ball division. If a team loses its Yellow ball they are eliminated from this division but they are still competing in the regular dogfight. The entry fee was $30 per golfer above the cost of golf. Each captain establishes a rotation for the Yellow Ball prior to the start of the tournament. Each golfer has to play with the Yellow ball on every fourth hole. Ie (1,5,9,13,17), (2,6,10,14,18), (3,7,11,15) and (4,8,12 ,16).
The skins payout and the closest to the pins are rewarded to the Yellow Ball score only.
The regular dogfight winning teams were as follows. The teams of (Brandon Fincher, Steve Dean, Corey Dailey and David Gaston) tied for 1st place with the team of (Ray Ferguson, R D McDonald, Chris Palmer and Kimberly Stubbs). Both teams were +16 points above their quota. They split the $440 for 1st&2nd place Finishing in 3rd place was the team of (Cooper Dean, John Harris, Hondo Galloway and Jan Parton) they were +12 points above their quota. 3rd place won $100.00
The Yellow Ball division was won by the team of Fincher, Dean, Dailey and Gaston. They were +7.75 points above their quota. 1st place won $300.00 2nd place went to the team of (Mike Sweatman, Doug MacMurdo, Caeman Jernigan and Steve Sorrell).2nd place paid $200. They finished at + 6.75 above their quota and finishing in 3rd at + 4.75 and taking the $100.00 prize was the team (Mike Griffin, Ray Lineberry, Daniel Leverton and Jeff Kimbrel).
We had six skins awarded. Cooper Deans team won a skin with an Eagle 2 on hole #5. Eric Smith’s team had the only birdie on #8 and they also won a skin with the only birdie in #17. Mike Sweatman’s team scored a birdie on #10. Mike Griffin’s team scored the only par on #15 and Brandon Fincher’s team had the only Yellow Ball birdie on #16. Each skin paid $43.
Kimberly Stubbs won the individual most over. Kimberly was +8 above her quota for the $60 pay out.
Stan Elliott was the closest Yellow Ball on #4 (10’2”). Jason Berry was closest on #8 (7’2”), Mike Sweatman was 9”10” on #14 and Chris Anelo was 9’9” on #17. Closest to the Pin paid $24 each.
A special thanks to Ray Lineberry and PaPa John’s Pizza for furnishing the pizza lunch that everyone enjoyed during the awards ceremony.
We hope to do it again at some time in the future.
Thanks again
Tony Parton