Bradley Tourney Nets $6,000
Local golfers helped raise about $6,0(>0 Sunday for the Fred Bradley
Foundation with a captain's choice tournament at Lockwoixl Goll Links.
"We were real pleased," said tournament coordinator Michael
Hobbs. "The weather was jum great."
Hobbs vi id 32 teams and I2X golfers participated in the inaugural
event.
The Freil Bradley Foundation is named in honor of a former West
Brunswick teacher anil assistant football coach w ho died last year of can
cer.
lis goal is to provide a partial scholarship and trophy each year to a
West Brunswick football player.
The team of Scott Irbv. Hal Rouse, Sid Warner and I ;itv Jones won
the championship (light Sunday with a 5l>.
On a match of cards, the foursome of Michael Hobbs. Michael Cox,
Jerry Canrctte and Joe Nance look second with 59.
In the first flight, the team of Ricky Robinson. Tom Butler. Bill
Breeding and John Gainey won with a 63.
Placing second with a 64 was the team of James Russ, Rennie Clark.
Ken Ferguson and Don Warren.
Tom Massingale, Wayne Tharpe, Ross Rankin and Henry Fdmund
won the second llight with a 67.
Second place on a match of cards went to the foursome ol Jell Gore,
Skipper Bmmmcit. Charlie Harvell and Jamie Millikcn with a (>7.
Hobbs said the NationsBank team, captained by Scott Irby, won the
"batUe of the hanks" w iih a 5l>.
NationsBank competed against United Carolina Bank. Southern
National Bank and First Investors for a rotating trophy thai will go to the
w inner each year
GOLF ON A COMPUTER
It Was High-Tech
Chinese Water Torture
1 played a golf game last night in my upstairs den. Actually, that den
has been partially converted to a computer room by my son. Bill is the proud
owner of a new "Mac" color computer with a big hard drive. He is interested
in computer aided design, draw pro
grams and paint programs. The way
he has gone at it the past few nights,
he may become an even bigger com
puter nut than I am.
Bill is also a golfer, so it was
not surprising that one of the pro
grams he purchased was PGA Golf,
a full-color adaptation of the game
on a two dimensional screen. 1 have
played one or two of the arcade golf
games and spent 30 minutes or so with another computer adaptation. None
of these games provided the icast stimulation to play them again. They were
more like pinball machines than the game of golf.
PGA Golf Is A Winner
The PGA Golf program is something else altogether. It does nothing to
improve or even evaluate your golf swing, but it certainly challenges your
knowledge of how to play the shots. In addition, it tests you on some really
great golf courses.
When 1 arrived home last night Bill had departed to play in his dart
league and lelt me a note to go upstairs and play with his new toy. 1 was
more than happy to oblige. I booted his hard disk with the intention of
browsing his software and fooling around with one of die design programs.
However, my eye was drawn to the golf program.
What the heck. It probably was just another arcade game. I decided 1
would check it out to see. You can imagine my surprise when 1 lound that
you could choose to play the TPC at Sawgrass, the PGA West, or die TPC at
Avenel. Since my brother lives on the TPC at Sawgrass at Jacksonville
Beach and I was fortunate enough to play the course w hen visiting him
once, I naturally choose it as ihe course to play. I also gallcricd the second
Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass, so I am still familiar with
how the professionals handled the course.
A False Start
Ihe computer asked me if I wanted to practice a few shots on die prac
tice range or go straight to the course. 1 made a bad decision to go to the
course. The computer then asked if 1 wanted to play the blue or white tees,
and 1 opted foi the whites, i was tlieii treated to a helicopter fly-by of the
lirst hole from the green back to the lee box. Then I saw a birds eye view,
two dimensional, of the entire hole complete with the length of the hole and
a quote by Frcdy Couples which advised that I aim my drive to the right side
of the fairway for the best approach to the green.
The next visual was a shot of me standing on the first tec looking down
the first fairway. An info box recommended 1 use a driver and when I
clicked the "dnve" button, the golfer took a 120% backswing and hit a
boomerang slice into the woods.
OK, I'll Take A Lesson
At that point, I changed my mind, went back to the "Pro Shop" button
and asked to hit a few shots on the practice range. There I learned that I
could control the length of the backswing on a scale from zero to 120% by
clicking at the desired point on the scale to stop the backswing and start the
forward swing. To hit a straight ball I had to click a third lime as the club
made contact with the ball. If I clicked loo early, I got a draw or a hook de
pending on how early 1 clicked on the down swing. Likewise, a late hil pro
duced a fade or slice.
While practicing on the hil scale, I also noticed a wind indicator which
gave both speed and direction of the wind. Also, I learned that I could tap
another button to adjust my aim and stance. After a little practice, a fairly
standard draw and faJc were possible. Standard unless I forgol to notice an
occasional "gusi" of wi'id.
Back To The Course
When I weni back to ihe first tec, 1 had resolved to play only the first
three holes and get back to more important things. 1 bogicd the first hole and
birdied die second. Ah haa! Then I tripled ihe third and ihe battle was on. I
played all IX holes and shot an 86 which, believe il or not, was the exact
score 1 recorded when 1 played the TPC at Sawgrass. 1 rationalized at ihe
time that there was more wind thai day than when the pros had played the
course. 1 also fell cheated in thai the water hazards did not allow you to re
cover your ball very easily. I mean, how can you concentrate when you arc
playing with your last new ball?
I vowed at the time, that I would bring that course to its knees the next
time I was in Florida. Last night I also vowed to do the same thing when I
get home tonight
I am out of here!
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Sea Trail Men Compete With One Club Each
Marv Peters, Bern Dawley, Wins
ton Stephens and John Pcnficld won
the Sea Trail Men's Golf Associa
tion captain's choice last week with
a score of 71.
Each golfer selected one club at
the start of the tournament, which
was played last Tuesday on the
Maples course.
Second place went to the lour
some of Gene Bilz, John Pointer,
Dave Llewellyn and Walter O'Neill
with a 72.
On a match of cards, the team of
Jik- Reid, Joe Polanski, Al Cambria
and Jim Blanda placed third with a
73.
Brierwood Ladies
Two teams lied for lop honors in
the first flight of the Brierwcxul
l adies Golf Association best net ol
twosome event last Tuesday.
Marge Roach and Rose Rciter
shot 58 to tie the Ginger Sugruc
team. Sharon Martin and Lois Beato
shot 01 to lie the duo of Ann
Hicrman and Ethel Brown for sec
ond. Mary Schaack and Hilda Hall
shot 64 lo finish third.
Leading the second flight with a
net 58 was the team of Joyce
Thompson and Dot Crean. Runners
up were Margaret Wood and
Carolyn McCroskey with 60 and
Peg Sawyer and Jane Fleig with 62.
In the third flight, Catherine
Clcmmons and Belli lou Bayne shot
62 to tie the team of Marion
Monaghan and Pierrette Tompkins
for first place.
Janice Owens and Emily Laugh
I in placed second with 68. Kay
Quackcnbush and Lucille Martin
shot 7.1 to lie Marion Corbin and
Marilyn Athan for third.
Marion Rockstroh and Molly
Hoke led the fourth flight with a 59,
followed by Toni Kobos and Manila
Warchcim with 61.
Peg Steiner and Edith Wilckcns
shot 62 to tie the duo of Fran
Torgersen and Ellen Wuihrich for
third plate.
Birdies were carded by Jan
Lollin. Claire Aslon and Cleromons
at ihe second hole, Hicrman at the
fourth. Wood at the eighth.
Ruth's Renegades
Three teams tied for first place in
the St. Patrick's Day Scramble at
Colonial Charters.
Ruth's Renegades hosted the cap
tain's choice tournament March 16.
The Carolina Shores Silly Niners
also participated.
On a match of cards, the team of
Anna Clute, Ixc Walkins. Lcn
Brown and Bob Shields took first
place with a 78.
Teddy Altruetcr. Jean Romero,
Jack Elliott and Don F.ricksen fin
ished in second place.
Third place went to the team of
Madclyn Mahony, Jane Taubel.
John Ward and Vince Arlotta.
Placing fourth with a 79 was the
team of Mary Ann Ketcham, Ellen
Erickseu. Alan Storm and Jim Gray.
Closest-to-the-pin winners were
Maxinc Gray for the Renegades.
Martha Lovaty for the Niners and
Paul Martin for the men.
Brick Landing
The Brick Landing Ladies Golf
Association held a low putts tourna
ment last week, with winners named
for the front nine, back nine and all
IS holes.
Rose Gorney won the front nine
Trojans Win Golf Tourney
West Brunswick's golf team
pulled into first place in the Wac
camaw 2- A Conference standings
wuh a tournament win at Whiteville
Country Club Monday.
J(x:y Stadick fired an 80 to lead
the Trojans to a team score of 329.
Matthew Hate shot 81 and Sonny
Leggcti carded an 83 for West.
Brandon Vanoy of South Bruns
wick was the tournament medalist
with a 78. The Cougars finished sec
ond in the tournament with a 335
team score.
Whiteville was third with 349,
followed by East Bladen, 360; Noah
Brunswick. 401: Fairmont. 404; and
West Columbus, 431 .
Wcsl Brunswick Coach Will
Cockrcll said the Trojans lead South
Brunswick by one stroke and
Whitcvillc by I A in the conference
standings after two matches.
The Waccamaw Conference is us
ing a new system this year in golf,
keeping a running total of team
scores from each of the six tourna
ment to detenu inc the league cham
pion.
Cockrcll said scores from the con
ference championship tournament
will count double. West Brunswick
will host the conference champi
onship April 27 at The Gauntlet at
St. James Plantation.
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Bill llaupl. Gordon Mavcr, Joe
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Teams counted one low net and
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Finishing second with a score of
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Finishing one shot back in sccond
placc was the team of A1 Butler.
Jack Baker and Marge Roach.
On March 16, the men's golf
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tournament. Robert Wurchcin^ won
with 19 points.
Hank Gulp. John Martocci, Matt
Monaghan and Howard Scutt lied
for second placc with IS points
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Howard Bayne and Dick Pulliain
each hail 17 points and tied for third
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Carolina Shores Ladies
Ann Hicrman, Barbara Br?x>ks.
Jackie Distler and Helen Tyson
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Sally Manifold, Edith Grice, Louise
Olilman and Grace Thorpe with 133
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13th hole and Ginny Derrickson
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Isobcl Sleight at the 12th. Tyson at
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