Nadeau and Grogan win Mid Pines Invitational
Mid Pines Invitational Champs Vincent Nadeau and Brandon Grogan
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina (February 7, 2016)
– A field of 116 amateur golfers from 9 states
competed in the 17th Annual Mid Pines Invitational
Golf Tournament at Mid Pines Golf Club in Southern
Pines, North Carolina. This is a very popular team
event, which annually attracts a strong field of
golfers, and is played on the Donald Ross designed
golf course which was recently remodeled at the
hand of Kyle Franz. The Mid Pines Invitational has
become one of the most prestigious team events to
kick off the tournament season in the Southeast.
|
Senior
Champs Dean Channell and Tuck
Burkinshaw |
Virginians Vincent Nadeau from Zion Crossroads
and Brandon Grogan from Martinsville took home
the top prize in the Open division with a 11-under
par score of 133. For Nadeau and Grogan, this was
their first win in the Mid Pines Invitational. Joe
Jaspers from Huntersville and Jim Autry from
Concord came in second with a 9-under par total of
135. Tracey King from Selma and Kevin Miller from
Clayton tied with John McCord and Nick Shelton
from Tullahoma and Franklin, Tennessee,
respectively, for third place with a score of 137.
Dean Channell and Tuck Burkinshaw, both from
Cary, won the Senior division with a 13-under par
score of 131. Tennesseans Clay Uselton and James
McCord from Tullahoma, finished second with a 9-
under par score of 135.
Virginians Harold Payne and John Duty Sr.,
Tennesseans Jon English and Craig McElhaney and
New Yorkers Patrick Dwyer and John Kircher
finished with a three-way tie for third place with a
total score of 137.
The 18th Annual Mid Pines Invitational is
scheduled for February 3-5, 2017. For more
information about the 2017 Mid Pines Invitational and
other scheduled events at Mid Pines or Pine
Needles, please contact the professional golf staff
directly at (910) 692- 8611 or email
midpinesgolfshop@rossreosrts.com.
View results for Mid Pines Invitational
ABOUT THE Mid Pines Invitational
Of the seven Donald Ross courses in the
Sandhills
area, this is the only one with the original
routing
left in place. A fun 36 hole team event played on
a wonderful 6500 yard golf course. Open Division,
Senior Division (both players must be 50+).
View Complete Tournament Information