Saturday and Sunday – July 23-24, 2016

Deer Brook Golf Course – Shelby, North Carolina

65 Players

Senior Flight                                                            79-98

1. C.C. Clarke 79-70=149
2. George Howell 79-71=150
3. Marshall Allen 82-69=151
4. Coley Jeter 83-73=156
5. Ivory Walker 82-74=156
6. Eddie Lamar 83-79=162
7. Steve Hines 83-79=162
8. Eddie Chambers 83-79=162
9. Sonny Bailey 93-81=174
10. Charles Couch 86-93=179
11. Earl Seagle                                                             97-103=200
12. Marcus Potts 98-102=200

Championship Flight                                   72-79

1. Spencer Jones 72-74=146
2. Willie Woodard 75-74=149
3. Lee Walker 78-71=149
4. Mike Wallace 75-75=150
5. Colonel Hopper 78-73=151
6. Richard Degree 75-77=152
7. Jerry Neuhaus 76-78=154
8. Victor Brown 76-80=156
9. Donnell Davis 74-83=157
10. Kenny Hall 79-81=160
11. Jonathan McDonald 79-82=161
12. Eddie Harris 79-83=162

First Flight                                                    80-86

1. Tim Harris 80-74=154
2. Terrain Gill 81-74=155
3. Scottie Wilson 80-77=157
4. Andre Robinson 82-76=158
5. Al Woods 81-79=160
6. Alton Caldwell 81-80=161
7. George Ratchford 83-79=162
8. Alvin Thompson 88-74=162
9. Darrell Johnson 83-82=165
10. Kendu Dunlap 83-82=165
11. Sam Barnette 86-81=167
12. Dock Mangrum 84-83=167
13. Willie Wood 86-84=170
14. Ron Crockett, Jr. 86-86=172
15. Ray Howell 86-87=173
16. Larry Watkins 84-90=174
17. Michael Roddy 86-91=177

Second Flight                                                            87-94

1. Paul Williams, III 88-80=168
2. Denorris Byers 87-83=170
3. Pink Degree 88-86=174
4. Randolph Hartgrove 88-86=174
5. D.J. Witherspoon 92-84=176
6. James “Buck” Glenn 88-89=177
7. Ray Johnson 96-86=182
8. Harold Varner, Jr. 93-90=183
9. JaRon Stevenson 95-89=184
10. Eugene Cook 92-96=188
11. Otis Worthy 94-95=189
12. Mark Williams 88-102=190
13. Michael Webber 94-101=195
14. John Love 89-DNP

Third Flight                                                  96-102

1. John Graham 100-89=189
2. Ron Crockett, Sr. 99-95=194
3. Andre Banks 101-93=194
4. Chuck Crockett 102-93=195
5. James Bullard 97-102=199
6. Derek Foster 99-100=199
7. Larry Aiken 99-107=206

Closest to Pin Saturday

#3        Sam Barnette

#6        Eddie Chambers

#12      Ron Crockett, Jr.

#14      Sonny Bailey

Closest to Line Saturday

#13      Richard Degree

Skins Saturday

#8        Willie Wood                                        (Eagle)

#10      Alton Caldwell                                    (Eagle)

#11      Colonel Hopper                                  (Birdie)

#12      Eddie Chambers                                  (Birdie)

#18      Ron Crockett, Jr.                                (Birdie)

Skins Sunday

#2        C.C. Clarke                                         (Eagle)

For more information
contact John Love at
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Saturday – July 23, 2016
Tradition Golf Course – Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Players




 

Senior Flight

1. John Love 76
2. Robert Botley 91
3. Tom Griffin 95
4. Alfred Drakeford 95
5. Mike Motley 96
6. George Herron 100
7. Chico Caldwell 101

Ladies Flight

1. 1. Corretta Bigelow                                                         86

Championship Flight

1. Robert Bethea 78
2. John Williams 79

First Flight                                                                                       

1. Kevin Manns 83
2. Don Cureton, Jr. 88

Second Flight

1. Pete McCaudle 85
2. Todd Huston 89

Third Flight

1. Tim Emery 87
2. Ryan McManus 90
3. Brad Smith 91
4. Garrett Astler 93

Fourth Flight

1. Lloyd Morris 93
2. Kenneth Bigelow 100
3. Bill Dixon 100
4. James Brailey 108
5. John Little 109
6. Donald Henderson 144

Closest to Pin

#5        Don Cureton, Jr.

#8        John Love

#11      John Love

#15      Tim Emery

Longest Drive Men

#2        Kevin Manns

#10      John Williams

Longest Drive Ladies

#2        Corretta Bigelow

#10      Corretta Bigelow

For more information
contact John Love at
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(July 22, 2016) Portland, OR and Troon, Scotland: Young golfers who have won or placed in Bill Dickey Invitational (BDI) Tournaments are currently making history and wowing crowds all over the world. BDI alums are among the first group of four black women to ever compete in the LPGA Tour at the same time. Cheyenne Woods, Mariah Stackhouse, Sadena Parks, and Ginger Howard played in the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic Presented by JTBC in Portland, OR, June 30 – July 3.

Harold Varner III

BDI Alum Harold Varner, III just competed in the 2016 British Open at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland, July 14 – 17, 2016. This marks an important milestone and notable return for Varner – coming full circle to play as a professional golfer in Scotland. He first played on Scotland courses through a special visitors program sponsored by the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association and the New Links St. Andrews Program. Varner is enjoying international success, building on attention and experience he gained through the BDSA.

“We are so proud to see golfers who benefited from the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association and the Bill Dickey Invitational reaching such exciting heights in the golf world,” said BDSA Chairman Nathaniel R. Goldston, III. “Our organization is about encouraging young players to hone their skills while helping them get a quality education so they can take their careers to the next level, in golf and beyond.”

Each of these BDI Alumni have excelled at golf while pursuing their studies:

• Cheyenne Woods attended Wake Forest University
• Mariah Stackhouse attended Stanford University (BDSA Scholar & BDI Alum)
• Sadena Parks attended University of Washington
• Harold Varner, III attended East Carolina University

This year’s Bill Dickey Invitational, held June 26 – 28, was hosted by members of The Club at Ibis in West Palm Beach, Florida for the second year.

Over the past 30 years, the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association has awarded over $3.5 million in scholarships to more than 1000 minority students nationwide. Deserving students have used the BDSA gift to further their education and career goals. As a result of the Bill Dickey Invitational held annually, program youth have achieved academic success and impressive wins and honors at various collegiate, amateur and professional golf competitions.

RELATED: The golf community loses a champion of minority golf and education as BDSA Founder Bill Dickey passes away at the age of 84.

Bill Dickey’s legacy continues with the Scholarship Association’s annual major fundraising event, The Bill Dickey East/West Golf Classic – January 13-15, 2017, the weekend prior to the MLK Holiday and will feature a scramble format on Saturday. This event has received national accolades as a direct result of  phenomenal sponsor and participant support, and welcomed up to 500+ players/participants in past years. For more information about BDSA, go to billdickey.org

More than 650 of golf’s top young players are competing in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The tournament will bring together some of the world’s most talented young competitors, many of whom have the potential to become leading collegiate and professional golfers in the future. Quincy Ahlias Leonard from Montgomery, AL in the Boys 10-11 age division will compete in the championships on July 20-25.

To view the golfers’ age divisions and hometowns, click here. Junior golfers ages 10 to 18 from around the world play in the annual tournament. July 20-25, 2016 — Boys 10-11, 12-13 and Girls 10-12 July 25-30, 2016 — Boys 14-15 and Girls 13-14 July 31- August 4, 2016 — Boys 16-18 and Girls 15-18.

The Optimist prides itself as an international event, with players representing 42 states, six Canadian provinces and 25 total nations. Former champions and top finishers of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships include PGA TOUR members Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Bill Haas, and Jeff Overton in addition to LPGA members Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome and Lexi Thompson. A number of other well-known professional golfers have participated in Optimist-sponsored championships, including Ernie Els, Nancy Lopez, Davis Love III, Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

The Optimist returns to PGA National Resort and Spa for the 20th consecutive year. Four of PGA National’s championship layouts are used for the event – the Champion, Palmer, Fazio and Squire courses. PGA National is home to the PGA TOUR’s Honda Classic and has been host to the PGA Seniors Championship, the 1987 PGA Championship and the 1983 Ryder Cup. Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with more than 2,500 Optimist Clubs dedicated to “Bringing out the best in children, in their communities and in themselves,”

Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than 6 million young people each year. The Optimist Junior Golf program is one of the organization’s most prominent projects. Scores, photos, news stories and tee times will be updated throughout the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. Results will be available under the tournament’s information at www.optimist.org/golf.