Amateur golf - Randolph Record

17 Sep

Asheboro golfer places in North Carolina Super Seniors

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MOORESVILLE – Asheboro’s Charlie Parks finished tied for 12th place in the 70-plus division of the North Carolina Super Senior Championship. Parks shot rounds of 77 and 73 for a 6-over total in competition conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association on Sept. 6-7 at Mooresville Golf Club. There were 47 entrants in the 70-plus division, which was won by Raleigh’s Dee Blankenhorn at 6-under (68, 70). He won by five shots on Robert Desjardins of Matthews. Todd Hendley of Columbus was the winner in the 65-and-older class with 7-under 137.

14 Aug

Area Sports Briefs: Kidd, teammate place 12th in CGA event; Fall sports begin at high schools

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Kidd, partner play well in senior four-ball PINEHURST – Steve Kidd of Liberty and Linley Tate of Greensboro combined to tie for 12th place in the North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship last week at Pinewild Country Club. The winning team was Gastonia’s Larry Cloninger and Belmont’s Mark Hodges at 17-under-par 199. The Kidd/Tate combo checked in at 9-under. Brian Skeen of Trinity and Craig Stroup of Thomasville tied for 21st place at 5-under. There were 79 teams entered in the Carolinas Golf Association event. ** Asheboro’s Sam Davidson didn’t make it to the round of 16 in the North Carolina…

23 Jun

Asheboro’s Davidson takes second in N.C. Amateur

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JEFFERSON – Asheboro golfer Sam Davidson has made a habit of runner-up finishes. Davidson tied for second place in the North Carolina Amateur, a four-round event that ended Sunday. The winner was UNC Wilmington golfer Walker Isley of Oak Island. Isley shot a 3-under-par 281 at Jefferson Landing. Davidson, a rising senior at Guilford College, and Winston-Salem’s Davis Womble, a former college golfer for Wake Forest, finished at 1-under. Davidson was also the runner-up in the Asheboro City Amateur earlier this month. In the N.C. Amateur, Davidson shot rounds of 68, 72, 74, and 69. The final-round score was the…

05 Jun

Bass three-peats in Asheboro City Amateur

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JD Bass watches a tee shot on the ninth hole during Sunday’s final round of the Asheboro City Amateur at Pinewood Country Club. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – JD Bass took the lead after the first day of the Asheboro City Amateur and led each day to clinch the championship Sunday at Pinewood Country Club. In winning for the third year in a row, Bass was in control of each of the three courses used. Bass shot rounds of 67 (Asheboro Municipal Golf Course), 63 (Asheboro Country Club) and 67 for a 16-under 197 total. That was good for a…

27 Apr

Randleman golf farm set stage for Hall of Fame

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Here’s Ellen Griffin with stock-car driving legend Richard Petty, who was at the Randleman farm to pick up a child after a golf lesson. (Courtesy photo) Former instructor created foundation for teaching, playing careers RANDLEMAN – From what was farmland in Randleman to much bigger stages, Ellen Griffin helped grow the game of golf. While that was decades ago, her legacy lives on. “It’s unbelievable people still remember her,” said Charlie Griffin, her nephew. Last week, Griffin was inducted posthumously into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame at Raleigh Convention Center. She was a golf instructor and helped form…

14 Apr

Area Sports Briefs: Asheboro golfer contends; Caraway Speedway set to resume

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Asheboro man contends in Four-Ball event WILSON – An Asheboro golfer was among the contenders in the North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball Championships last month. Charlie Parks of Asheboro and playing partner Doug Owens of Albemarle placed third in the 65-and-older division at Wilson Country Club. Parks and Owens had rounds 71 and 67 for a two-round total of 6-under-par 138. That left them a shot behind the tandems of Surf City’s Gary Howze / Claremont’s Randall Sullins and Morrisville’s Preston Edmondson / Pinehurst’s Steve Fox among the 28 teams in the division. Edmondson and Fox claimed the championship on…

08 Aug

Area sports briefs: Charlotte teen wins Asheboro tourney; Caraway card wiped out

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ASHEBORO – Neel Ladde of Charlotte won the Junior Amateur golf tournament during the weekend at Asheboro Municipal Golf Course. Ladde posted a total of 107 for 27 holes in the tournament that was reduced because of weather interfering. He had rounds of 36 and 71. Second place went to Lexington’s Steele Fischer (38-78) with 116 and third place went to Eastern Randolph rising senior Connor Carter (41-76) with 117. The 13-18-year-old age group had seven entrants, marking it the largest group in the tournament. Some golfers completed 12 holes before storms suspended play Saturday, so only the first nine…