GOLF: Wilson Classic goes down to wire
the 18th Annual Darren Wilson Golf Classic held at the Center
Country Club. The team, which scored a 54, was made up of
Raymond, Justin Riggs, Adam Ray, Shane Ray, Jason Sample and
Joe Anderson. (Photo by John Krueger)
CENTER -- Not only was the temperature hot, but the competition was as well as 72 East Texas golfers competed for pride and to raise money Saturday at the 18th Annual Darren Wilson Golf Classic held here at the Center Country Club.
The J.B. Raymond team captured top honors in the Gross Score competition, shooting a 54, topping the second-place Glenn Cordray team, which finished the one-day tourney with a 56. The J.B. Raymond team was made up of Raymond, Justin Riggs, Adam Ray, Shane Ray, Jason Sample and Joe Anderson. The Glenn Cordray team was made up of Cordray, Davis Foster, Jerry Cassell, Michael Cassell and Matt Cassell.
The Joe (Pro) Whittlesey team - made up of Whittlesey, John Harbison, Britt Harbison, Billy Thompson, Kyle Bush and Brett Scarber - was a close third with a 57 and the Tanner Peace team - consisting of Peace, Kenneth Jones, Joel Covington, Johnny Covington, James Hockenberry and Ryan Keele - tied the Larry Horn team - made up of Horn, Scott Eastland, Mark Fannin, Darrell Koonce, Richard Pinkston and Jordan Horn - for the fourth spot as each group shot a 58.
In the Net Score competition, the determination of a winner was even closer as the Rodney Hale team and the Larry Horn team had to go to a tie-breaker to determine the victor of the charity event. Both team shot a 43 in the 18-hole affair, so official began comparing scores from the 14th hole to determine the winner.
It wasn't until the 17th hole that there was a different score between the two team as the Rodney Hale team shot a three and the Larry Horn team only managed a par-4 on the hole. That gave the Hale team the victory. The Hale team was made up of Hale, Todd Bush, Steve Dinnerville, Max Malone, Mark Atkerson, Andy Dennard and Prentis Hay, Jr.
The J.B. Raymond team, the Wil Blackshear team - made up of Blackshear, Ryan Fitzgerald, Clay Ihlo, Nic Fitzgerald, Collin Mathews, Roy Blackshear and Phillip Holt - and the Tanner Peace team each tied for third with identical 44 scores, while the Glenn Cordray team placed sixth with a 45 and the Charles Barr team placed seventh with a 47. The Charles Barr team consisted of Barr, Blake Barr, Steve Barr, Harry Murdock, Jr., Hay Murdock, David Shields and Greg Luman.
All the money raised from entry fees, hole sponsors and from the silent auction will go into the Darren Wilson Scholarship Fund. In the past 17 years over $100,000 has been raised by the event.
Other Gross Score finishers included the Stacy Pledger team - consisting of Pledger, Will Lloyd, John Paul Packard, Marcus Nix and Josh Sowell - placing sixth with a 59, followed by the Rodney Hale team and Wil Blackshear team tying for seventh with identical scores of 60.
The Shelby Savings Bank team, consisting of Leroy Newman, Ed Johnson, Tyler Jackson, Jeremy Fenley, Leon Dykes, Charles Rushing and A.W. Bolen, placing ninth with a 64, along with the Charles Barr team. The James Wilson team, made up of Wilson, Tom Hairgrove, Jr., Brent Gregston, Jody Cooper, Neal Stevenson, Ric Lee, Tyler Patterson and Samson Davey, coming in 11th with a one-day total of 67.
Other Net Score finishers included The Joe Whittlesey placing eighth with a 48, the James Wilson team scored a 49 for ninth and the Stacy Pledger team and the Shelby Savings Bank team tying for 10th with scores of 50.
In the individual recognition honors, Clay Ihlo had the Longest Drive, while Davis Foster was Closest to the Pin on Hole #3 and Ryan Keele was Closest to the Pine on Hole #6.
18th ANNUAL DARREN WILSON GOLF CLASSIC
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Gross Score Standings
1.J.B. Raymond Team 54
2.Glenn Cordray Team 56
3.Joe (Pro) Whittlesey Team 57
4.Tanner Peace Team 58
4.Larry Horn Team 58
6.Stacy Pledger Team 59
7.Rodney Hale Team 60
7.Wil Blackshear Team 60
9.Shelby Savings Bank Team 64
9.Charles Barr Team 64
11.James Wilson Team 67
Net Score Standings
1.Rodney Hale Team 43*
2.Larry Horn Team 43
3.J.B. Raymond Team 44
3.Wil Blackshear Team 44
3.Tanner Peace Team 44
6.Glenn Cordray Team 45
7.Charles Barr Team 47
8.Joe (Pro) Whittlesey Team 48
9.James Wilson Team 49
10.Stacy Pledger Team 50
10.Shelby Savings Bank Team 50
* - Won tie-breaker
Individual Recognition
Longest Drive Clay Ihlo
Closest to Pin (#3) Davis Foster
Closest to Pin (#6) Ryan Keele