Opening Day 2008 at Elks Run turned out to be a test for most golfers in the field. The combined score for the event was 100.6 strokes. But good scores and good shots were found along the way. The low gross round of the tournament was turned in by Nick Francis who fired an 82. Michael Bowen recorded the 2nd regular season hole-in-one in OVGA History, knocking it home on the par 3 12th hole.
Opening Day belonged to the rookies as all three flights were claimed by 1st year players.
In the Nicklaus Flight, Cole Cartwright outlasted Eric McGahey in a one-hole playoff (determined by net score on #1 handicapped hole, Cartwright 3, McGahey 4). James Frisby, Rich Lakes and David Johnson finished one shot back.
In the Palmer Flight, Trevor Gummere won his first OVGA event in a one-hole playoff over Matt Berry (determined by net score on the #1 handicapped hole, Gummere 4, Berry 5). Gummere and Berry were the only players to shoot sub-90 rounds in the Palmer Flight. Doug Hart finished a shot back and Todd Jones, Allan Bevans, John Pikunas and Jeff Krohmer were 2 shots off the pace.
In the Hogan Flight, Brian Brooks didn’t need a playoff to secure his first OVGA win. Brooks came in with a net 73 to finish one stroke ahead of Aaron Caudill. Louis Misciasci and Mike Thies finished 2 strokes back.
NEXT WEEK: The OVGA heads to Miami Whitewater for the first of the Great Parks Championship events with the Rebecca Maynard Memorial.
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1 Criss Titschinger // Apr 13, 2008 at 6:54 am
Glad the rain held out for you guys. Definitely tough playing conditions yesterday if you guys had the wind that we had over here.
Bowen, congrats on the hole-in-one buddy!
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