Daren Green captures national title on Golfweek Tour D
aren Green of Durham has been a regular on the Golfweek Amateur Tour for the last 10 years. He start- ed in the C Flight but earned a promotion a few seasons back.
But until the national championship at Hilton Head Island on Oct. 23, he had never found the winning formula in the higher division.
“When I first started the tour I was an upper-90s shooter,” he said of his C Flight days. “And I’ve placed in the money a lot and lost in playoffs, but this was the first time ever winning a B Flight event.” While the regular season consists of one-day shootouts, the national champion- ship was decided over 54 holes and Green said that was to his advantage. “I don’t shoot a lot of low scores, but I’m usually consistent,” he said after his 81-84-83 effort at Palmetto Dunes edged Latella Salvatore of Michigan by one shot. The top 10 finishers in the division of 169 players were separated by only seven shots.
After the first two days at the George Fazio and Robert Trent Jones courses, Green was tied for fourth place and faced a two-shot deficit. His chances didn’t look good when he fell six shots of the pace early in the final round, but when his play-
GOLFWEEK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship Flight 1. Jim Aughtry, Charlotte
Selected others (78 in field) 23. Rob Clarke, Raleigh
A Flight
1. Dan Barrows, Tidewater, Va. 80-79-75 -- 234 6. Henry Lister, Chapel Hill
103-94-87 -- 284
28. Mike Groenewald, Morrisville 81-87-83 -- 251 135. Tom Vasseur, Raleigh 137. Mark Cobb, Hope Mills
75-87-79 -- 241 92-97-92 -- 281
B Flight 1. Daren Green, Durham 2. Latella Salvatore, Michigan
20. Russ Padgett, Cary 31. Jay Yergeau, Godwin 40. Doug Tompkins, Linden 55. Robin Neverve, Laurinburg 57. Johnnie Baggett, Dunn 84. Kenneth Weeks, Raleigh 86. Ben Martin, Pinehurst
81-84-83 – 248 83-82-84 -- 249
88-85-85 -- 258 86-89-86 -- 261 90-84-89 -- 263 86-88-92 -- 266 88-95-84 -- 267 90-88-903 -- 271 87-98-87 -- 272
90. Johnny Brooks, Youngsville 87-86-99 -- 272 113. Randy Starr, Rocky Mount 97-88-90 -- 275 126. Jeffrey Martin, Dunn 139. Bill Wilkinson, Rolesville 150. Bob Sheahan, Apex
97-87-94 -- 278 94-92-94 -- 280 86-100-101 -- 287
C Flight 1. Matt Johnson, Charlotte
59. Steven Bell, Raleigh
64. Johnny Sears, Fayetteville D Flight
1. Dustin Wheeler, Asheville
Selected others (73 in field) 13. John Dorris, Raleigh
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89-87-88 -- 264 93-100-95 -- 288
98-95-97 -- 290
94-84-87 -- 264 103-94-94 -- 291
57. Will Thompson, Fayetteville 109-104-105 -- 318
70-72-77 -- 219 82-72-82 -- 236
ing partners ran into trouble on the Jones course, Green stayed consistent. He played the last 11 holes in 4-over to outdistance the players in his foursome. But he still had to wait for the final group to finish play
Senior Amateur Tour Crooked Creek, Fuquay-Varina Oct. 27
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,271 yards) Steve Linton, Cary Johnny Adams, Cary Jose Vigil, Raeford
David Coolidge, Greensboro A FLIGHT (6271 yards)
Randy Bunn, Zebulon John East, Rockingham Gus Alford, Zebulon Dale Casey, Zebulon Brent Massey, Raleigh
B FLIGHT (5928 yards)
Tom Handy, Fuquay Varina Lee Booker, Fuquay-Varina Twig Avent, Durham
Perry Laymon, Wilmington Neil Bleau, Durham
John Henely, Pinehurst
Mark Randall, Fuquay-Varina C FLIGHT (5,928 yards)
W.E. Heasley, Denton John Hall, Raleigh
Barry Whitesell, Greensboro Dane McCaffrey, Pinehurst Elby Hatfield, Archdale
Colonial CC, Thomasville Oct. 13
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,250 yards) Steve Lambert, Summerfield Gene Jones, Thomasville John Franklin, Danville, VA Mike Smith, Lewisville
Tim Letchford, Kill Devil Hills George Paris, Durham Cecil Lockley, Creedmoor
Gus Alford, Zebulon
David Frye, Winston-Salem Mike Gaisbauer, Davidson Sonny Rose, Rockingham
B FLIGHT (5,912 yards) James Herndon, Hamlet Charles Smith, Durham Tim Ward, Greensboro Len Bullock, Greensboro Neil Bleau, Durham
Bryan Hedrick, Hillsborough John Hall, Raleigh
Elby Hatfield, Archdale WE Heasley, Denton Mike Hunter, Greensboro Don Micheaux, Greensboro
Carolina Trace, Sanford Oct. 6
CHAMPIONSHIP (6317 yards)
Johnny Adams, Cary Rick Luzar, Pinehurst Mike Smith, Lewisville Terry Collins, Pinehurst Gene Jones, Thomasville
A FLIGHT (6013 yards) Wiley Barrett, Southern Pines Ron Marks, Pinehurst John East, Rockingham Gus Alford, Zebulon
James McMillan, Rockingham B FLIGHT (6013 yards)
John Ashby, Galax, VA Steve High, Rocky Mount Tom Whatley, Durham Twig Avent, Durham Tim Ward, Greensboro
C FLIGHT (6013 yards) Elby Hatfield, Archdale
Jim Pritchett, Winston-Salem Phil Schroeder, Greensboro James Eatmon, Simms Richard Glick, Raleigh
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,600 yards) Jim Guidici,Carrboro Steve Linton, Cary
89 90 92
Longleaf G&CC, Southern Pines Sept. 29
70 73
74 76 78 80 83
74 76 77 78 78
77 78 79 80 83
C FLIGHT (5,912 yards)
80 81 82 87 87
A FLIGHT (6,250 yards)
74 75 77 77 80 80
78 78 78 80 81 81
75 76 77 78 81
before he could celebrate the win. “It’s great to have something like this for the weekend golfer,” Green said of the Golfweek Tour. “We get to feel the nerves on the first tee and over those 3-foot putts.”
Golfweek Amateur/Senior Amateur Scoreboard A FLIGHT (6,151 yards)
Chuck Latham, Vass Mike Smith, Youngsville Gene Jones, Thomasville
A FLIGHT (6,098 yards)
79 80 83 90
73 76 79 81
80 83 83 83 85 85 85
86 89 90 91 95
John East, Rockingham Brent Massey, Raleigh George Paris, Durham Sonny Rose, Rockingham Cecil Lockley, Creedmoor
B FLIGHT (6,098 yards) John Ashby, Galax, VA
81 Wayne Ricks, Pinehurst Doug Shank, Raleigh Ray Miranda, Fayetteville Gene Martin, Apex
Bill McGee, Durham
Tony Robison, Southern Pines John Hall, Raleigh
Elby Hatfield, Archdale Rudy Binder, Greensboro Ron Alligood, Clemmons
Greensboro CC (Farm Course) Sept. 22
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,191 yards) John Franklin, Danville, VA Mark Craige, Raleigh
Rick Luzar, Pinehurst Jim Beaver, Matthews Mike Smith, Lewisville
A FLIGHT (6,191 yards) Sonny Rose, Rockingham John East, Rockingham Jim Alford, Zebulon Arch Reed, Pinehurst George Paris, Durham Ron Vanderklok, Advance
B FLIGHT (5,904 yards) Neil Bleau, Durham
Harry Mosher, Knightdale Tim Ward, Greensboro
Bryan Hedrick, Hillsborough Charles Smith, Durham
C FLIGHT (5,904 yards)
Mike Hunter, Greensboro Bill Wilkinson, Rolesville Ron Alligood, Clemmons Bill McGee, Durham Greg Dauscher, Zebulon
Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro Sept. 15
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,353 yards) Johnny Adams, Cary Mark Craige, Raleigh Mike Smith, Lewisville Rick Luzar, Pinehurst
Doug Masters, Clemmons Mike Gaisbauer, Davidson
Bill Martinson, Durham Arch Reed, Pinehurst
Sonny Rose, Rockingham Jerry Widdowson, Durham
B FLIGHT (5,835 yards)
Tom Whatley, Durham John Ashby, Galax, VA Tom Kubla, Pinehurst
Grady Strickland, Chapel Hill Terry Dearman, Greensboro
86 TJ Warren, Greensboro 87
C FLIGHT (5,835 yards) Jim Pritchett, Winston-Salem Charles Gunn, Greensboro Richard Glick, Raleigh Mike Hunter, Greensboro Don Michaux, Greensboro
Hyland GC, Southern Pines Sept. 8
CHAMPIONSHIP (6,151 yards) Gary Strickfaden, Southern Pines 68 Mike Smith, Lewisville
Steve Lambert, Summerfield Mark Craige, Raleigh
Bill Wilson, Ridgeway, VA Johnny Adams, Cary
72 72 73 73 73
76 77 77 77 78
81 82 83 84 85 85
A FLIGHT (6,353 yards)
73 74 75 76 77
71 72 72 73 74
81 82 82 82 85
75 78 79
81 81
70 72 73 74 74
74 75 77 78 78 78
James Dockery, Southern Pines 81 James Herndon, Hamlet Twig Avent, Durham
77 81
83 84 84 84 84
C FLIGHT (6,098 yards) 79
86 90 90 91 91
Golfweek Am Tour LOCAL FINALS
Bryan Park, Brown Summit Players Course - Sept. 24 Champions Course - Sept. 25 CHAMPIONSHIPFLIGHT Park Williams, Kernersville 75-73 -- 148 Sean Pardue, Greensboro 73-77 -- 150 Dan Holland, High Point 74-78 -- 152 Mike Tyner, Greensboro 79-76 -- 155 Kevin Goedeck, G'boro 76-79 -- 155 A FLIGHT
Tim Knight,Columbia, SC 74-74 -- 148 Mike Meadows, Advance 71-77 -- 148 Dan Anthony, Thomasville 74-76 -- 150 James Earles, Greensboro 76-78 -- 154 Billy Lankford, Kernersville 76-79 -- 155 Coray Mitchell, G'boro 78-77 -- 155 B FLIGHT
Joe Magyar, Burlington 75-82 -- 157 Daren Green, Durham 79-81 -- 160 Johnny Brooks,Youngsville 81-80 -- 161 Bob Sheahan, Apex
86-81 -- 167
Nelson Peterson, G'boro 81-86 -- 167 C FLIGHT
Don Pollock, Union Hall,Va 77-88 -- 165 Ben Martin, Pinehurst 79-86 -- 165 Bill Wilkerson, Rolesville 83-83 -- 166 Randy Starr, Rocky Mount 79-90 -- 169 Allen Pegram, Reidsville 90-84 -- 174 D FLIGHT
Ken White, Greensboro 91-86 -- 177 David Flanagan, Clemmons 89-98 -- 187 D. Williams, Columbia, SC 92-98 -- 190 Craig Johnson,Summerfield 88-107 -- 195 Keith Thomas, Greensboro 97-99 -- 196
Falls Village, Durham Sept. 17
CHAMPIONSHIP (7,072 yards) Sean Pardue, Greensboro Mike Tyner, Greensboro
Kevin Goedeck, Greensboro Bill Bowers, Youngsville
A FLIGHT (6,474 yards) Ken Carlyle, Greensboro Rob Andrews, Jamestown Steven Brown, Columbia, SC James Earles, Greensboro Tim Knight, Columbia, SC
B FLIGHT (6,474 yards) Mike Hindmarsh, Ramseur Robin Gomez, Greensboro Jimmy Adams, Smithfield Chad Gerber, Rolesville Tom Kubla, Pinehurst
Ray Schenkel, Reidsville Ben Martin, Pinehurst
Bill Wilkerson, Rolesville James Eatmon, Sims Shirral Davis, Raleigh
Randy Starr, Rocky Mount John Dorris, Raleigh
D FLIGHT (6,474 yards) Keith Thomas, Kernersville
97 99
Billy Montgomery, Fayetteville 100 Chris Bentley, Greensboro
101
First-place ties broken by sudden death playoffs on the course.
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81 92 94 96 98
76 77 80 84
83 83 84 84 84
85 85 87 88 88 88
71 74 74 77 78
78 79 81
Mike Gaisbauer, Davidson James McMillan, Laurinburg Cecil Lockley, Creedmoor Steve Smith, Pinehurst
B FLIGHT (6,151 yards)
Edward Burton, Durham Twig Avent, Durham Al Forte, Durham
Darrell Hagwood, Raleigh Doug Shank, Raleigh James Herndon, Hamlet
C FLIGHT (6,151 yards)
Benny Miller, Raleigh Elby Hatfield, Archdale Don Michaux, Greensboro Randy Carr, Raleigh Bill McGee, Durham
83 83 84 85 86
76 78 79 79 80 80
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