Roy Gainer and Timothy Lemp Capture World Am International Pairs Qualifier and Advance to Represent United States in the 2007 World Finals in St. Andrews
September 1, 2006, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Baxter Greene of Granite Falls, N.C., shot a net 66 Friday to win the 2006 PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship Playoff at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Greene captured the title with a two-stroke lead over Carlton Carr of Enterprise, Ala. A 24-handicap golfer, Greene earned a spot in Friday’s World Championship Playoff by winning flight number 21 .
"What a great week of golf," said Baxter Greene, 2006 PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Champion. "This was my second time at the World Am and I can definitely say that this is the best amateur golf tournament in the country. I would like to thank the World Am staff for running such a well organized tournament and The Dunes Club for allowing us to play on such a championship golf course."
Roy Gainer of Oviedo, Fla. and Timothy Lemp of Maitland, Fla., teamed up to win the United States Qualifier for the International Pairs Championship at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club Friday. The duo won an all-expense paid trip to St. Andrews to represent the United States in the 2007 International Pairs World Finals. A sold-out field of 300 twosomes entered the World Am United States Qualifier, the lone site for the Qualifier, and the team’s scores from the four rounds were combined with 20 teams advancing to the final round.
"We congratulate Baxter on capturing the 2006 PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship," said Steve Mays, tournament director for Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. "The 23rd World Am was a great success with the highest golfer participation in four years. We also crowned the International Pair team that will represent the United States in the 2007 International Pairs World Finals, Roy and Timothy. We look forward to another great tournament in 2007."
The 23rd annual PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship was held August 28 – September 1 and attracted 3,829 golfers to play on 55 Myrtle Beach golf courses from 47 states and 24 foreign countries. Nearly 100 golfers played this year in each of the 39 flights, with all flight winners and five additional golfers who tied advancing to compete in today’s 18-hole World Championship play-off.
The 2006 World Am gave away over $500,000 in prizes, including a $160,000 Myrtle Beach villa in Berkshire Forest Thursday night to David Weems of Detroit, Michigan, in the Centex Homes Villa Quest. Always scheduled the week before Labor Day, the 24th annual PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship will be held August 27 – August 31, 2007. For more information, call 1-800-833-8798 or visit the PGA TOUR Superstore website at www.WorldAmGolf.com.
About PGA TOUR Superstores
PGA TOUR Superstores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. (GTPS), headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Each Superstore is dedicated to providing consumers with exceptional selection, services and prices within an entertaining, interactive store environment. GTPS is the PGA TOUR’s exclusive PGA TOUR partner for off-course/off-airport golf retailing. Two Superstores operate as Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Three Superstores operate in the Atlanta area (Roswell, Kennesaw, and Duluth) as PGA TOUR Superstore. All Superstores are focused on game improvement in golf and tennis, as well as growing the games. Each store offers swing analysis, golf instruction by professional instructors, club fittings, indoor practice greens, and hitting nets, as well as golf and tennis apparel, golf-themed home furnishings, and a vast selection of golf and tennis equipment. The PGA TOUR Superstore’s Web site address is www.pgatoursuperstore.com.
About Centex Homes
Centex Homes is the largest and most respected home builder along the Grand Strand, with 28 neighborhoods from Brunswick County, N.C., to Georgetown County, S.C. The Centex Homes Myrtle Beach Division is a J.D. Power & Associates "Certified New-Home Builder," and has been honored with Habitat for Humanity’s coveted "Golden Brick Award." Dallas-based Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX), founded in 1950, is one of the nation’s leading home building companies. Centex operates in major U.S. markets in 25 states and delivered more than 39,000 homes in the United States in its most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Its leading brands include Centex Homes, Fox & Jacobs Homes, CityHomes and Centex Destination Properties. In addition to its home building operations, Centex’s (www.centex.com) related business lines include mortgage and financial services, home services and commercial construction. These businesses provide operational or financial support to home building operations and are leaders in their respective industries. Centex consistently ranks among the most admired companies in its industry, according to FORTUNE magazine.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 54 accommodations, 85 championship golf courses and four golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. In addition to hosting the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest on-site golf tournament, Golf Holiday also manages the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament and Golfapalooza each spring, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call 1-800-833-8798 or visit www.GolfHoliday.com.
FINAL RESULTS FOR THE 2006 PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE WORLD AMATEUR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF
September 1, 2006
Dunes Club Golf & Beach Club
Place Golfer Net Score Handicap
1 Baxter Greene, Granite Falls, N.C. 66 (24.0)
2 Carlton Carr, Enterprise, Ala. 68 (17.0)
3 Larry Gilley, Shreveport, La. 69 (21.0)
T 4 Ben Amerson, Sandersville, Ga. 70 (8.0)
T 4 Bob Collins, Santa Claus, Ind. 70 (10.0)
6 Dennis Natale, Apopka, Fla. 71 (9.0)
7 Karen Knock, Reisterstown, Md. 72 (19.0)
8 Hubert Buehler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 73 (10.0)
T 9 Thomas Dietzler, Milford, N.J. 74 (11.0)
T 9 Donna Passons, Austin, Tex. 74 (18.0)
T 11 George Baker, Tampa, Fla. 75 (13.0)
T 11 Hugh Bolick, Hickory, N.C. 75 (11.0)
T 11 Alan Caswell, Garner, N.C. 75 (7.0)
T 11 Nuno Espana, Lisboa, Ontario, Canada 75 (29.0)
T 11 George Love, Dothan, Ala. 75 (10.0)
T 11 Chaille Manis, Dickinson, Tex. 75 (36.0)
T 11 Eva Pazan, St. Augustine, Fla. 75 (29.0)
T 18 Fred Riviezzo, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 76 (10.0)
T 18 Gene Gavin, Waldorf, Md. 76 (8.0)
T 18 Roland Richardson, Binghamton, N.Y. 76 (16.0)
T 18 Archie McDowell, Portsmouth, Va. 76 (2.0)
T 18 Stephen Nunes, Williamstown, N.J. 76 (16.0)
T 18 Paul Grimm, Jacksonville, Fla. 76 (26.0)
T 24 Harvey Noschese, Freehold, N.J. 78 (16.0)
T 24 Richard Kline, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 78 (11.0)
T 24 Philip McHenry, Zephyrhills, Fla. 78 (7.0)
T 24 Ari Rassler, San Diego, Ca. 78 (18.0)
T 24 Nicholas Mark, South Bend, Ind. 78 (8.0)
T 29 Timothy Webster, McDavid, Fla. 79 (7.0)
T 29 James Cook, Canton, Ga. 79 (9.0)
T 29 Karl Janke, Birmingham, N.J. 79 (5.0)
32 Charleen Warr, Scottsboro, Ala. 80 (25.0)
T 33 Quinton Sherlock, Southhampton, Ontario, Canada 81 (8.0)
T 33 Gary Sasso, Iowa City, IA 81 (15.0)
T 33 John Ruggiero, Oldsmar, Fla. 81 (18.0)
T 33 Chris McCutcheon, Chesapeake, Va. 81 (11.0)
T 33 Joseph Hutchinson, Randallstown, Md. 81 (16.0)
T 33 Brian James, Versailles, Ky. 81 (5.0)
T 33 Harry Heithaus, Lake Worth, Fla. 81 (25.0)
40 Gayle Sakacs, Wyomissing, Pa. 85 (23.0)
41 Robert Himel, Bastrop, La. 88 (15.0)
Don Grant, Cronulla, South Wales, Australia DQ (16.0)
Jim Sedgwick, Cincinnati, Ohio WD (17.0)
FINAL RESULTS FOR THE 2006 UNITED STATES QUALIFIER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PAIRS
September 1, 2006
Dunes Club Golf & Beach Club
Place Golfer Net Score
1 Roy Gainer, Oviedo, Fla. / Timothy Lemp, Maitland, Fla. 131
2 Steve Manis, Dickinson, Tex. / Laurence Walker, Santa Fe, Tex. 133
3 Raymond Blank, Saint Amant, La. / Wayne Blank, Gonzales, La. 134
4 Anthony Hannan, Goodyear, Ariz. / Andrew Savage, Mesa, Ariz. 141
T 5 Hugh Eason, Fernandina Beach, Fla. / Gerald Hill, Fernandina Beach, Fla. 142
T 5 John Jones, Arlington Heights, Ill./ Walter Jones, Montgomery, Ala. 142
T 7 George Love, Dothan, Ala. / Brian Brevig, Alexandria, Va. 147
T 7 Robert Neuwar, Berea, Ohio/ Jerry Pichan, Carleton, Mich. 147
9 Jason Corum, Cleveland, Tenn. / Lance Evans, Cleveland, Tenn. 148
T 10 Bob Collins, Santa Claus, Ind. / Tom Stein, Centennial, Colo. 149
T 10 Chris McCutcheon, Chesapeake, Va. / Michael McCutcheon, Jamestown, N.C. 149
T 12 Archie McDowell, Portsmouth, Va. / Danny Forbes, Chesapeake, Va. 151
T 12 Mike Rutland, Greenwood, S.C. / James McFerrin, Greenwood, S.C. 151
T 14 Daniel Clem, Lemoyne, Pa. / Marlin Way, Camp Hill, Pa. 154
T 14 Deborah Heisy, Denver, Pa. / Sharon Hurst, Ephrata, La. 154
T 16 Harry Heithaus, Lake Worth, Fla. / Ari Rassler, San Diego, Ca. 159
T 16 Richard Kanski, Jersey City, N.J. / Tom Smith, North Arlington, N.J. 159
T 18 Jim Andrew, Everett, Wa. / Peter Chmielink, Everett, Wa. 161
Chester Jackson, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Walter McHenry, Summerville, S.C. DNF
Roger Morris, San Antonio, Tex. / John Stevens, San Antonio, Tex. WD
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