Defending champion Keith Dorsett and medalist Stan Honeycutt won matc hes in the opening round of the 30th Horace Billings Rowan Amateur Championship at Corbin Hills on Friday.
Dorsett posted four birdies in a row as he took a 2 and 1 win over Chris Sifford.
Honeycutt used three late birdies on his way to a 3 and 2 decision over Jeff Quan.
Dorsett will face Joe Harrell, who edged Dwayne McIntyre, in the second round which has an 8:06 a.m. starting time today.
Also at 8:06 a.m., Honeycutt will meet Gary Miller, who owns the tourney record for most wins.
Miller, who has won the tournament six times, turned back Robert Jordan 3 and 2.
The longest match of the round saw Max Galang edged by his father Alfred Galang on the 23rd hole.
Thirty-two players earned spots in the tourney. Sixteen were eliminatedFriday. Two rounds wlll be played today.
The suvivors will decide the championship in two rounds Sunday, starting at 8:06 a.m. The title match is at 1 p.m.
Results and pairings are in Scoreboard.
: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:12 PM
Foxwood baahhaha what a jokeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:10 PM
I wasn't aware there was a vote being taken...
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whos this guy? : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:35 AM
whos has said anything about having this at the crescent? from what ive read, most people are voting for the warrior. doesn't surprise me.
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Corbin Hills : Monday, July 21, 2008 8:40 PM
Lighten up on your negative comments about Corbin Hills. It's been the home of the Rowan Amateur tournament for the past 30 years and guess what.....next year will be the 31st year. If you don't like it...don't play there. I'm a member of Crescent Golf Club but over the last 25 years I've played Corbin at least 100 times and each time I walked in the door Tim, Perry, Jerry, and the rest of the staff have always treated me as if I were one of their members. It's a good local course with a fair green fee. Try paying $65 to play some of the dog tracks in Charlotte and maybe you'll start to appreciate what you have in your own back yard. Keep up the good work guys.
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: Monday, July 21, 2008 5:53 PM
Maybe one of you "great golfers" would rather have this at the Crescent. That would make a lot of goats mad, gettin' in their pasture.
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TO WHOEVER POSTED "WOW" : Monday, July 21, 2008 1:52 PM
THE COURSE LOOKS GOOD; COMPARED TO WHO, FOXWOOD. I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT IT MIGHT LOOK BETTER THAN IT DID 10 YEARS, ONLY B/C THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKS HIS A** OFF 24/7. TOURNMENT LIKE THIS NEEDS TOURNMENT CONDITIONS. SHAPE UP OR MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE
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To whoever posted What a joke : Monday, July 21, 2008 9:39 AM
Obviously someone has a personal problem with Corbin because the 1st 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the country club of salisbury championship played in the amateur. If you're going to write a comment you should base it on some sort of fact and personal vendettas should be left out of public domain.
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what a joke : Monday, July 21, 2008 6:10 AM
corbin hills is by far the biggest joke of a golf course as there is in rowan county. when you think about the people who chose to not play in this years tournament, its pretty sad. where is all of the salisbury country club talent, wheres the younger generation of golfers in the county, etc. think about all the young guys that grew up at corbin hills and now are members somewhere else. wonder why they left??? its pretty obvious.
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P:AY BOTH
REALLY : Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:30 PM
Keep up the good work Tim , some of us golfers still like a challenge.Don't know why someone would say they weren;t treated nice.THe Warrior always is the one who is stuck up.
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wow : Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:11 AM
Corbin HIlls is a great place to play. The Amateur has always been there. The Warrior has the Masters. Keep up the good work Tim. The course looks good.
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golf : Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:54 PM
Why don't they play this at Warrior. Better course, better conditions, and nicer people.
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Scoreboard : Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:18 AM
How the heck do you find this? It seems there is an endlss loop on your site if you are trying to find the scorebaord!
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Gallagher's roaming the county
