VILLAGE of PINEHURST, North Carolina (November 3, 2008) -- It was only fitting that a team named for legendary course architect Donald Ross would prevail on the famed Pinehurst No. 2 layout -- a course which he considered the fairest test of golf and where he made his home.
The spirited Ross team did well in the Championship Division, but really excelled on Tuesday in the Net singles matches.
Two players that faced off on a rainy, blustery day -- Steve Warren and Eric Czarnecki -- were apparently unfazed as they both shot rounds of 76 gross. The two strokes that Czarnecki got helped him win 2 1/2 of 3 points. Warren's Four-Ball partner, Rick Friedman, was one of three players (Ray Skretteberg and James Pybus also did it) to get 3 points by winning front, back, and eighteen.
The final result was 37 1/2 points for Ross, and 34 1/2 for Fazio.
Despite the less-than-perfect Tuesday conditions, all players enjoyed drinks in the 91st hole pub, and talked about what a great destination that Pinehurst is. No doubt, amateurgolf.com will be coming here for years.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
-- Thanks to all players for making the trip to North Carolina, and for your continued support of amateurgolf.com travel events. We hope to see you at Kiawah Island, SC in March or Bandon Dunes, Oregon in April.
-- A note of gratitude to the entire staff of the Pinehurst Resort, especially Sherry Sawyer, for making the event run so smoothly. Additionally, we would like to thank Bridgestone Golf and Danny Le, UST Golf Shaft and Jamie Pipes, and Travel + Leisure Golf and Jana Friedman for their attendance and support with prizes.
-- Lastly, a toast to Patron Spirits Company for hosting our Saturday welcome party and after-dinner drinks on Monday.
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Final results November 4, 2008 from the Inaugural amateurgolf.com Pinehurst Invitational follow. Tuesday's singles matches determined the final outcome of the Ryder Cup-style team event -- the "Ross" and "Fazio" teams were separated by a single point heading into the final round with 36 points up for grabs in the (12) 3-point matches.
| MATCH | ROSS | PTS |
FAZIO | PTS |
| 1 | Jeff Powers | 1 1/2 |
Dan Potter | 1 1/2 |
| 2 | Jamie Pipes | Doug Potter | 3 |
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| 3 | Carl Everett | 2 |
Danny Le | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Miller | 1 1/2 |
Pete Wlodkowski | 1 1/2 |
| 5 | Charles Birkhold | 3 |
Don Williams | |
| 6 | Ray Skretteberg | 3 |
Paul Williams | |
| 7 | Steve Warren | 1/2 |
Eric Czarnecki | 2 1/2 |
| 8 | Rick Friedman | 3 |
James Ford | |
| 9 | James Pybus | 3 |
Gary Meadors | |
| 10 | Buddy Pitt | 1/2 |
Roy Paxson | 2 1/2 |
| 11 | Jay Czarnecki | 1/2 |
Robert Harrison | 2 1/2 |
| 12 | Jack Czarnecki | 1 1/2 |
Kevin Czarnecki | 1 1/2 |
| ROSS SINGLES TOTAL | 20 |
FAZIO SINGLES TOTAL | 16 |
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| ROSS FOUR BALL TOTAL | 17 1/2 |
FAZIO FOUR BALL TOTAL | 18 1/2 |
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| OVERALL MATCH TOTAL | 37 1/2 |
OVERALL MATCH TOTAL | 34 1/2 |
Previous results, including 36 hole best-ball medal play totals:
| CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION | Rd1 |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
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| First | Last | City | State | Team | Pts |
BB |
Pts |
BB |
BB |
| Pete | Wlodkowski | Carlsbad | CA | Fazio | 3 |
69 |
2 1/2 |
75 |
144 |
| Danny | Le | Covington | GA | Fazio | |||||
| Doug | Potter | Coeur dAlene | ID | Fazio | 3 |
71 |
1/2 |
73 |
144 |
| Dan | Potter | Irvine | CA | Fazio | |||||
| Jamie | Pipes | Fort Worth | TX | Ross | 80 |
1/2 |
76 |
146 |
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| Charles | Birkhold | Bedford | TX | Ross | |||||
| Jeffrey | Powers | Haymarket | VA | Ross | 77 |
2 1/2 |
72 |
149 |
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| Ray | Skretteberg | Winter Garden | FL | Ross | |||||
| NET DIVISION | Rd1 |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
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| First | Last | City | State | Team | Pts |
BB |
Pts |
BB |
BB |
| Eric | Czarnecki | Mt. Pleasant | SC | Fazio | 3 |
62 |
67 |
129 |
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| Kevin | Czarnecki | Marlborough | CT | Fazio | |||||
| Gary | Meadors | Jacksonville Beach | FL | Fazio | 3 |
68 |
3 |
66 |
134 |
| Roy | Paxson | Jacksonville Beach | FL | Fazio | |||||
| Buddy | Pitt | Orangeville | ON | Ross | 69 |
2 1/2 |
67 |
136 |
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| James | Pybus | Cobourg | ON | Ross | |||||
| Jay | Czarnecki | New Hope | PA | Ross | 70 |
3 |
68 |
138 |
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| Jack | Czarnecki | Sanibel | FL | Ross | |||||
| Rick | Friedman | Newburg | IN | Ross | 3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
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| Steven | Warren | Newburgh | IN | Ross | |||||
| Don | Williams | Monroe | CT | Fazio | 74 |
1/2 |
72 |
146 |
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| Paul | Williams | White Rock | BC | Fazio | |||||
| SENIOR DIVISION | Rd1 |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
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| First | Last | City | State | Team | Pts |
BB |
Pts |
BB |
BB |
| Carl | Everett | Havertown | PA | Ross | 3 |
71 |
3 |
67 |
138 |
| Michael | Miller | Knoxville | TN | Ross | |||||
| James | Ford | Euless | TX | Fazio | 83 |
78 |
161 |
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| Robert | Harrison | N. Richland Hills | TX | Fazio | |||||
| TEAMS | |||||||||
| Day 1 | Fazio | 12 |
Ross |
6 |
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| Day 2 | Fazio | 6 1/2 |
Ross |
11 1/2 |
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| Total | 18 1/2 |
Total |
17 1/2 |
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