Dick Lemmon, the current leader in the season long individual competition, heads into the final week hanging onto a slim one point lead. His net 36 and 20 points in Thursday's round kept him ahead of Jack Butcher and Jack Lents, each of whom shot net 34's and earned 41 points on the day. Lemmon's 685 point total tops Butcher's 684 and Lents' 680. Dick Barber sits in fourth place after also shooting a net 34 with 654 points. Dave Brown, with a net 37 and only 15 points for his round, is tied with Barber. Mike McLaughlin, the leader of the pack a short two weeks ago, had a disastrous net 44, earned only one point and fell to sixth place in the standings with a total of 651 points.
In the 36 hole flighted tournament: Al Kavanaugh tightened the race in A Flight by shooting the day's low gross, a 36, while Mike Bird and Junior Byron shot 39's. Bird maintains a two stroke advantage after 27 holes with a score of 111, two up on Byron and four up on Kavanaugh. In B Flight, Frank Fee fired a 42 while his co-leader of a week ago, Terry LaMar, ballooned to a 48, giving Fee sole possession of first place. His 117 total leads Jack Lents' 120 and Jack Butcher's 121. Susan Fee in C Flight expanded her lead from a slim one stroke to four strokes. Her four over round of 40 gives her a 27 hole total of 14 under par, four strokes better than Tony Wease who shot five over in his round. Denny Wagoner in D Flight extended his lead over Rex Hudson to six strokes by firing a 44 versus Hudson's 46. In E Flight, Morris Cornelius replaced second round leader Dick Barber at the top with a round of 45 and a total of 140. Barber, who fired a 48, is two strokes back at 142.
Low net scores for the day were posted by JD Faris with a net 30 and by Morris Cornelius with a 31. Hole prizes were claimed by John Chapman at #7, Al Kavanaugh at #8 and by Denny Wagoner at #9.
Of note: Denny Wagon's round of 44 started out in stellar fashion as he completed the first five holes at one under par. That included his first ever eagle, a short chip in at #2.
In the 36 hole flighted tournament: Al Kavanaugh tightened the race in A Flight by shooting the day's low gross, a 36, while Mike Bird and Junior Byron shot 39's. Bird maintains a two stroke advantage after 27 holes with a score of 111, two up on Byron and four up on Kavanaugh. In B Flight, Frank Fee fired a 42 while his co-leader of a week ago, Terry LaMar, ballooned to a 48, giving Fee sole possession of first place. His 117 total leads Jack Lents' 120 and Jack Butcher's 121. Susan Fee in C Flight expanded her lead from a slim one stroke to four strokes. Her four over round of 40 gives her a 27 hole total of 14 under par, four strokes better than Tony Wease who shot five over in his round. Denny Wagoner in D Flight extended his lead over Rex Hudson to six strokes by firing a 44 versus Hudson's 46. In E Flight, Morris Cornelius replaced second round leader Dick Barber at the top with a round of 45 and a total of 140. Barber, who fired a 48, is two strokes back at 142.
Low net scores for the day were posted by JD Faris with a net 30 and by Morris Cornelius with a 31. Hole prizes were claimed by John Chapman at #7, Al Kavanaugh at #8 and by Denny Wagoner at #9.
Of note: Denny Wagon's round of 44 started out in stellar fashion as he completed the first five holes at one under par. That included his first ever eagle, a short chip in at #2.
