- No. 18 green at The Ocean Course
KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 28, 2006) -- The final round of the
Inaugural amateurgolf,com Kiawah Island Two Man Championship was played today
on the famous Ocean Course, host of the 1991 Ryder Cup, 2007 PGA Senior Championship
and 2012 PGA Championship.
Nobody complained about not playing it all the way back.
With steady 20 mile per hour winds challenging players to "pick the right
club and commit" it was obvious that no lead (even the 6-stroke margin
enjoyed by Andy Kitchen and Paul Rice of Redlands, California) would be safe.
After starting with a birdie (Rice from 20 feet) the leaders made three bogeys
and closed with a 38 on the front nine before settling into 6-straight pars
on the difficult back nine. With their playing partners Chris Brauner and Pete
Wlodkowski struggling with wind, water, and sand on the back nine, Rice and
Kitchen had only a brief moment of worry on No. 17 (a team double) before closing
with a solid par when Rice got up-and-down from the front of the green to stop
the bleeding and ensure that a low final round would have to be posted by anyone else
in the field to catch them.
Mark Gardner and Ted Lyford, traveling mates of Kitchen and Rice (with a few
side bets on the lines) posted the low round of the day (72) to climb into second
place.
In the Net Division, brothers Eric Czarnecki of Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
and Kevin Czarnecki of Marlborough, Connecticut fired a final round of 2-under-par
70 -- spurred by two net "aces" -- to win by two over Mike Casey of
Brentwood, California and Bob Paulson of Oakley, California. Casey and Paulson
had the low round of the day, at 5-under-par 67.
TOURNAMENT NOTES:
- Pete Davison of West Hartford, Connecticut posted an amazing 6 birdies on
the Ocean Course to answer his partner Don Miller's retorical question "where's
the REAL Pete" from the first two days. Pete birdied Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, 11
and 16.
- Jim Gentile, also of West Hartford, almost aced the difficult par-3 fifth
hole with a 5-wood that finished a maddening 8 inches behind the hole. He made
the putt, and also scored a birdie 2 on No. 17.
- Special thanks to Ocean Course First Assistant Mark Schaffer for helping our
group with rules and scoring all week. In addition, thanks to Dave Selner, Christian
Hartsel, and the entire staff at the Kiawah Island Resort for their hospitality
this week.
* * *
Final results from the amateurgolf.com Kiawah Island Two Man Championship follow.
Today's round was played at The Ocean Course, with the Championship Division
at 6744 yards and Net Division at 6105 yards:
CHAMPIONSHIP |
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|
Team |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Tot |
Pos |
Andy Kitchen, Redlands, CA -- Paul Rice, Redlands, CA |
70 |
67 |
77 |
214 |
1st |
Mark Gardner, Redlands, CA -- Ted Lyford, Redlands, CA |
71 |
74 |
72 |
217 |
2nd |
Keith Holmes, Macon, GA -- Rusty Strawn, Mcdonough, GA |
74 |
72 |
73 |
219 |
3rd |
Peter Davison, W.Hartford, CT -- Don Miller, Norcross, GA |
74 |
74 |
74 |
222 |
4th |
Chris Brauner, Austin, TX -- Pete Wlodkowski, Carlsbad, CA |
72 |
71 |
80 |
223 |
|
David Humphreys, Charleston, SC -- Carl Everett, Havertown, PA |
76 |
77 |
77 |
230 |
|
Jim Gentile, W. Hartford, CT -- Terry Huffman, West Hartford, CT |
82 |
75 |
77 |
234 |
|
Carl Ross, Katonah, NY -- John Vignola, Hopewell Junction, NY |
77 |
79 |
84 |
240 |
|
Rick Bowers, Rogers, AR -- Bob Kalbfell, Katonah, NY |
78 |
77 |
89 |
244 |
|
Steven Dyer, Summerville, SC -- Allan Holmes, Charleston, SC |
82 |
79 |
83 |
244 |
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NET |
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Team |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Tot |
Pos |
Eric Czarnecki Mt. Pleasant, SC -- Kevin Czarnecki, Marlborough, CT |
74 |
69 |
70 |
213 |
1st |
Mike Casey, Brentwood, CA -- Robert Paulson, Oakley, CA |
70 |
78 |
67 |
215 |
2nd |
Lacy Hayes, Charlotte, NC -- Ernest Humphreys, Barrington, RI |
74 |
74 |
72 |
220 |
3rd |
Morrie Birnbaum, Concord, CA -- Charles Chavez, Half Moon Bay, CA |
74 |
68 |
80 |
222 |
4th |
Daniel Germain, Charlotte, NC -- Dan Thome, Sparta, MI |
71 |
78 |
74 |
223 |
|
Gregg Dennington, Sterling, CO -- Bart Goldie, Oakland, CA |
76 |
70 |
79 |
225 |
|
Howard Rosenberg, Weatogue, CT -- Michael Vegis, Kiawah Island, SC |
78 |
75 |
72 |
225 |
|
Brian Adair, Lafayette, CA -- Shawn Brown, Moraga, CA |
78 |
79 |
73 |
230 |
|
Jim Bradley, Bethany Beach, DE -- Paul Robino, Wilmington, DE |
78 |
75 |
78 |
231 |
|
Don Corken, Florence, KY -- Jeff Corken, Florence, KY |
77 |
78 |
80 |
235 |
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ABOUT THE
amateurgolf.com 2006 Kiawah Island Two Man
Registration for this tournament is now closed.
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In February, get a jump on the season with an early tournament-trip to the fantastic Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina, home of the 1991 Ryder Cup. We’ll play three rounds of tournament golf on three of the resort’s best – including the famous Ocean Course where we will play our final round. The Ocean Course was the site of the 1991 Ryder Cup 'War by the Shore' - it will also host the 2007 Senior PGA Championship and the 2012 PGA Championship.
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