Rowan County golfers who haven’t discovered The
Tillery Tradition Country Club might be surprised to know how close it is.
Tillery Tradition is located near Mt. Gilead in
Montgomery County, but it’s less than an hour’s drive from Salisbury —
much less from the eastern side of the county. The course is located just off
Highway 73, about nine miles past Albemarle.
Tillery Tradition opened Aug. 5, 2000. It’s a
par-72 course which plays to a maximum of 6,930 yards. There are four sets of
tees — championship, men’s, senior and ladies.
Designed with rolling, tree-line fairways on 540
acres on Lake Tillery, the course has no parallel fairways. It has its share of
scenic holes.
David Sykes is the head pro, while Gus Ulrich is the
teaching pro. Both played golf at N.C. State University, where Sykes’ father,
Richard, is head coach.
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HUNDLEY TOURNEY: Jeff Holshouser, Jason Sparger,
Todd Shuping and Matt McRee won the Bob Hundley Golf Tournament at Corbin Hills
last weekend.
Second place went to Phip Sparger, Doug Shuping, Bud
Sparger and Mark Lowery.
Closest-to-the-pin prizes went to Holshouser, Terry
Miller, Tony Queen and Garrett Gardner, while Todd Shuping hit the longest
drive.
Seventy-two golfers played in the North Rowan
Booster Club-sponsored event.
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CATAWBA EVENT: There are still openings in the
Catawba Celebrity Classic, set for 10:15 a.m. on Friday at the Warrior Golf
Club.
Celebrities will be auctioned off during a social at
7 p.m. Thursday at in the Kirkland Lobby at Catawba’s Goodman Gymnasium.
The entry fee is $125, which includes the social
auction, green and cart fees, Friday’s breakfast and dinner, plus beverages, a
golf shirt and gift package.
For more information, call Coach David Bennett at
704-637-4722.
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WRESTLING CLUB: Truett Boles, Gary Jordan, Darrell
Goins and Wayne Bostian shot a 57 and won Division I of the Eastern Rowan
Wrestling Club tourney at Rolling Hills Golf Club.
The winners won a putt-off for first place against
Perry Craver, Jim Erik, Randy Davis and Scott Bame, who also shot a 57.
Marshall Wells, Phillip Morgan, Dale Snyder and John
Simpson finished third with a 59.
Louis Antosek, Joe Antosek, Steve Antosek and John
Basinger won Division II with a 61.
Second place went to Richard Love, Mike Floyd,
Warren Love and Brad Perry with a 66, while Justin Edgell, Roger Edgell and
Thomas Bostian took third with a 69.
Snyder won a prize for the longest drive, while
Justin Edgell and Bame had shots closest to the pin on holes No. 10 and 12,
respectively.
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WEDNESDAY SHOOTOUT: Homer Huskins won the Wednesday
Shootout at Rolling Hills last week, while Danny Davis and Marshall Wells took
second and third, respectively.
Wells won the Skins Game with eight, followed by
Davis with five, Dale Snyder with three and Huskins with two.
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MEMBER-GUEST: Opal Ingram, Pat Couch, Patti Glassgow
and Donna Johnson took low gross honors during the Country Club of Salisbury’s
ladies member-guest day.
The tournament format was best ball foursome on the
front nine and captain’s-choice on the back side.
Betty Jean Brittain, Becky Isenhour, Joan Harris and
Maggie Dunham won low net.
Second low net went to Shirley Terry, Libby Quinlan,
Marilyn Whittington and Peggy Shuford, while Rosemary Spain, Dodo Morton, Krista
Watts and Barbara Price took third.
Couch hit the longest drive on No. 3, and Marie Pugh
hit the most accurate tee shot on No. 5.
Johnson hit the shot closest to the pin on No. 6,
while Louise Walser made the longest putt on No. 9.
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CORBIN LADIES: Becky Isenhour shot a 79 to take
overall gross honors during a Corbin Hills Ladies Golf Association best ball net
and gross tourney on Thursday.
Other winners were:
Jean Wray, overall net; Susan Lane Morris, front
nine gross; Ruth Meade, front nine net; Wanda Sanders, back nine gross; Avice
Bost, back nine net; and Louise Walser, low putts.
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HOLE IN ONE: Brandon Denmon scored a hole in one at
Crescent Golf Club, using an 8-iron to ace the par-3, 134-yard No. 8 hole. He
was playing with son Colton, John Noonan and John Noonan Jr.
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Senior sports writer Ed Dupree covers golf for the
Post. Contact him at 704-797-4258 or edupree@salisburypost.com
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