Boner, Woodard cruise to six-shot win at Pine Needles Invite
3/3/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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The brothers-in-law from Charlotte, N.C., turned a three-shot lead into a six-shot victory at Pine Needles
Boner and Woodard extended their three-shot lead to a six-shot cushion on Sunday. Behind them, Bill Kwasnick and Chad Day, Southern Pines locals, tied with Mark and Brian Gauley, both from Raleigh, N.C., with 54-hole scores of 203.
Boner is almost in that category, having made it to the final match of the Mid-Am in September before falling to fellow North Carolinian Kevin O'Connell.
Related: Locals Boner, Woodard rep city as U.S. Mid-Amateur matches begin
Boner and Woodard, both fortysomething reinstated amateurs, teamed up to win the Anderson Memorial, a two-man best-ball event at Winged Foot, last year. The two also qualified for the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Winged Foot but missed the cut by two shots.
Paul Simson and Preston Edmondson from Raleigh and Morrisville, N.C., won the senior division with scores of 67-64-67. Tennesseans Dan Crockett and Craig McElhaney finished second with scores of 67-67-70.
About the Pine Needles Invitational
54 holes four-ball stroke play championship with open and senior (both players ages 50+) divisions. The first two rounds are best-ball and the final round is modified alternate shot. The field will be cut to the low 48 teams split between both divisi...
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