Pinebrook/Ironwood
Golf Club
May 17, 2008
On a near perfect day 30 of our Champions came out to do battle with the Pinebrook/Ironwood
golf course here in Bradenton, Florida. Just as the player meeting was about to adjourn, we were joined
by the National AAU Golf Chair, Hal and Elaine Yost who came down to see the Champions play. It was a perfect
addition to the event.
The event had 3 divisions:
the 9 hole competition, the 18 hole competition and the 18 hole college division. All were competing
for Champions Points for the point’s series championship, as well as bragging rights for today’s event.
In the 9 Hole Event:
The 10u boys division had Robby Tingler shooting a 57 for top honors
and David Welch, Jr. in second place with a 69. Joey Tingler (Robby’s brother) came in first place
in the 12u boys division and Morgan Mulholland leading the girls 12u division with a low round of 61. Anthony
Freeman had a 68 and Juwalden Brown finished second with an 85. In the 16u Quayshaua Oliver shot a blistering
46 and Jacoby Jacobs was second with a 69. Cedric Brown had a 64 to win the 18u division.
In the 18 Hole Event:
Lemar “Sandtrap” Williams had had rounds of 48 and 51
for a total of 99 to come in first place in the boys 8u division, while Logan Schanio had a 102 in the boys 10u division to
take top honors. Jeffery Alexander shot a blistering 38 – 35 for a score of 73 and Prabhu Gadam came
in second with a 49-44 total of 93 to place second for the day.
Lukas
Nabergall placed 3rd in the 14u boy division with at 109, while Vincent Franke shot a solid 89 and Michael Visacki
recorded rounds of 38-32 for a round of even 70 to take the win. The 16u group showed up with second place
finisher JP Dwyer with a 37-37 total of 74 and Ryan Billings took the top spot with a 35-34 total of 69.
Champions College Series
The Champions College Series had 12 players from the University of
Florida (UF), Florida State (FSU), Manatee Community College (MCC), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), Florida
Gulf Coast (FGC), Florida Southern (FS) and the University of South Florida (USF),
Josh Strawn of the University of Florida Southern had low round of
61, Jordan Prichard from the University of Florida was second with a 76 and Nick Roehl from the University of South Florida
was third with a 79. In fourth to last: Ryan Fetchho (MCC), (Tied) Robert Pickett (FIT)-Thomas
Ganey (UF), Logan Fleming (FGC), Bobby Saltsman (UF), Sean Attman (USF), David Tyson (UF), Alex Casella (USF) and Alex McQuiston
(UF).
Closest to the Pin Competition
Awards went to Prabhu Gadam, Jeff Alexander, JP Dwyer and Logan Fleming
Putting Contest Competition
We had a two way tie for second and a four way tie for fourth-seventh,
so we had a putt-off!
Here
are the final seven winners, beginning with the first place finisher.
Michael Visacki, Logan Flemming, Logan Schanio, Prabhu
Gadam, Jeff Alexander, Cedric Jones and Robby Tingler. Congratulations to all!
We want to thank Joel King and Mike Wilson at the Pinebrook/Ironwood Golf Club for the
great golf towels and the closest to the pin prizes at this event. From all of us at Champions…we
really thank you and all the staff at your wonderful facility for letting us enjoy your great golf course. And
a special thanks to all the volunteers and parents who make this and all the Champions events fun for all the athletes.
