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The golf notebook ...
Addison Smith’s late rally last Sunday in the Crescent Men’s Golf Association club championship tourney was amazing.
Smith, the club’s assistant pro, trailed Jonathan Martin by six strokes with four holes to play in the 36-hole event.
Smith gained three strokes with a par on the par-3 15th, where Martin made triple bogey. Smith then birdied 16, 17 and 18, and Martin parred each hole. That left the golfers tied at 159.
A sudden-death playoff was held on the par-5 No. 1 hole, where Smith won with a par.
Martin wound up the low net winner in the championship flight with a 155, while Corey Basinger received second low gross with 162.
Other gross winners were winner Dwight Bradshaw and runner-up Wes Payne in the first flight and winner Wayne Tate and runner-up Bob Kimball in the senior flight.
Low net winners were Darren Solomon in the first flight and Bob Clewell in the senior flight.
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TOUGHEST HOLE: Crescent head pro Ross Desmond charted all the scores during the tournament and found that the par-5 first hole was the most difficult.
Golfers played that hole to an average 6.73 strokes, 1.73 strokes above par. The No. 1 handicap hole, the par-4 third, played to an average of 5.71 strokes, 1.71 above par.
The most difficult hole on the back nine was the par-4 16th at 1.42 strokes over par.
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MARATHON SET: The Catawba College Golf Marathon will be held at McCanless Golf Club on Monday, Oct. 9.
Golfers who will play 100 or more holes include Catawba head football coach David Bennett and athletic director Dennis Davidson.
Others in the field are Bob Bost, Bob Casmus, Dave Van Aken, KevinKeiger, Norman Hodges, Rudy Busby, Tom Bonebrake, Tom Childress, Mike Fisher, Peter Bourque, Craig Turnbull, Mac Caddell, Bob Nolan, Pat Thomas and CalvinHelms.
The event serves as the largest fund-raiser for Catawba’s athletic department. Anyone interested in playing or sponsoring a golf should contact Bill Pieczynski in the Development at 800-Catawba or 637-4394.
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NAZARETH BENEFIT: The Hendrick Children’s Classic will be played at 11 a.m. Monday,Oct. 2 at Sapona Country Club in Lexington.
Proceeds will fund capital projects, emergency care for boys and girls and an on-campus transitional classroom at Nazareth Children’s Home.
The entry fee of $60 per player ($41 for Sapona members) includes green and cart fees and lunch. Entries are due Monday.
The Masters flight will be for golfers in the 0-8 handicap range, and the Tour flight will be for those with handicaps of 9 or higher.
For more information, contact Blair Crouse at 336-247-3388 or Steve Regan at 336-247-1133.
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BARKLEY MEMORIAL: The fifth annual Marty Barkley Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament will be played Saturday, Oct. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at McCanless.
A scholarship fund was established in May of 1994 as a memorial to Marty Barkley by his family and friends at Faith Baptist Church. Marty had expressed his desire before his death that the scholarship be established to assist students from the church in achieving their educational goals.
The entry fee for the captain’s-choice tourney is $35 per person. The entry deadline is Oct. 12.
For more information, call Faith Baptist Church at 279-3629.
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COUNTRY CLUB LADIES: Opal Ingram and Rosemary Spain teamed up to win a best ball twosome tourney at the County Club of Salisbury on Thursday.
Second place went to Avice Bost and Louise Walser, followed by Ruth Meade and Joan Harris. Blanche Glover and Betty Jean Brittain shared fourth with Krista Watts and Dot Errante.
Next Thursday’s format will be best ball of foursome.
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CORBIN WINNERS: Nina Burton and Erma Bonzo shared low gross honors for ladies at CorbinHills Golf Club on Tuesday.
D.J. Whitfield won low net, while Marian Harter took second.
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Senior sports writer Ed Dupree covers golf for the Post.
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