*2010 Money List winner will get his name engraved on the inagural Carolina Mountain Tour "Player of the Year" trophy.
Money List as of: October 4th, 2010
1
Blake Palmer
$4,200.00
2
Matt Cook
$2,062.00
3
Josh Gallman
$2,060.00
4
Joshua Philbeck
$1,905.00
5
Mike Lawrence
$1,793.33
6
Phil Nickell
$1,680.00
7
Ben Duncan
$1,387.50
8
Dustin Adair
$1,346.00
9
Michael Lawrence, Jr.
$1,206.00
10
Will Oldham
$995.00
11
Mike Fusonie
$925.00
12
Ryan Linton
$880.00
13
Garland Ferrell
$876.00
14
Kevan Maxwell
$870.00
15
CD Hockersmith
$805.00
16
Paul Butler
$785.00
17
Tyler Rody
$775.00
18
Vince Hatfield
$650.00
19
Daniel Brunson
$640.00
20
Daniel Bowden
$635.00
21
Baxter Culler
$595.00
T-22
Iain Hall
$550.00
T-22
Justin Gupton
$550.00
24
John Carter
$410.00
25
Brian Lamb
$350.00
26
Blaine Rogers
$330.00
27
Matthew Bryant
$320.00
T-28
Parker Reeves
$310.00
T-28
Joe Hollingsworth
$310.00
30
Mr. Tyler Comer (A)*
$270.00
31
Derrick Oyervides
$250.00
32
Casey Flattery
$246.00
33
Mr. Casey Smith (A)*
$245.00
T-34
Nate Irvin
$223.33
T-34
Jay McKnight
$223.33
T-36
Mr. Nelson Dickson (A)*
$210.00
T-36
Adam Shanks
$210.00
T-38
Mike Blankenship
$175.00
T-38
Stefan Van Der Merwe
$175.00
40
Michael Webb
$130.00
41
Brad Caldwell
$92.50
42
Mr. Rob Blumenthal (A)*
$66.00
43
Jamie Hall
$46.00
Paul Butler of Gaffney, SC
10.4.2010 -- For Immediate Release
On a cool and breezy day, Paul Butler of Gaffney, SC won the last regular season Carolina Mountain Tour event of 2010. After getting off to a slow start, Paul managed to shoot even par on the front side after carding two early bogeys. He took that momentum into the back side carding three more birdies to shoot a two-under par round of 70. Second place went to former Big Break contestant and Mountain Tour regular, Kevan Maxwell. He carded a solid round of one-over par, 73. Third place went to Mike Blankenship and Stefan Van Der Merwe, both shooting three-over par 75's.
The Mountain Tour would also like to thank its first female contestant, Stephanie Simich, for participating. We wish her much success as she will be working her way towards exempt status on the Duramed Futures Tour. We would like to also extend an open invitation to any other females that would like to participate on the Mountain Tour.
At the Carolina Mountain Tour Championship, Blake Palmer made a strong statement on the back nine as he went on to win. On Monday, he kept himself within reach of Daniel Bowden (First Round Leader) after his one-under par round of 71. On Tuesday, while playing in the final pairing with Bowden and Dustin Adair, Palmer managed to shoot an outstanding five-under par 67, including a 32 on the closing 9-holes to capture the tour's first two-day Tour Championship! With the win, Palmer solidifies his standing as the tour's leading money winner and the Carolina Mountain Tour "Player of the Year."
Second place went to former Georgia Tech and Furman University golfer, Daniel Bowden of Easley, SC. Bowden, playing in just his second professional event, managed to grab the first round lead and was just one shot short of the title. The 2009 Mountain Tour Player of the Year, Phil Nickell, of Hendersonville, NC fired a 73 in the first round and started the second round by holing out from the fairway for an eagle on the par-4 first hole. He would capitalize from his good start by finishing the day with a two-under par 70 to finish alone in Third place.
Mike Lawrence rolled in 7 birdies in route to a beautiful 5-under par round of 66 on the Jackson Course at Rock Barn Golf & Spa. The good round earned him a check for $500 and moved him closer to the top of the money list race as we are approaching the end of the season. Many others played well as 53% of the field shot par or better. Second place went to Mountain Tour newcomer, John Carter from Banner Elk, NC. Spartanburg's Dustin Adair and Golf Channel's former Big Break Contestant, Kevan Maxwell "KMAX" shot 3-under par 68's and finished in a Tie for third place.
Matt Cook birdied three of the four par- 5's at Red Fox on his way to a two-under par round of 70. Today's win not only earned Matt a check for $512 dollars but it also got him a little closer to the top spot on the money list. He currently stands in second place, behind money leader Blake Palmer, who also managed to earn a check today and keep his first place position for another week. Also playing well was Will Oldham from Spartanburg and Ben Duncan, just coming off of a win on the Carolinas Pro Tour; both men shot 71's respectively. Fourth place went to Daniel Brunson and Blake Palmer with rounds of even par 72.
Skins Game: There were a total of 5 skins worth $60 dollars each.
Michael Lawrence, Jr. of Easley, SC shoots 67(-5) to win by one shot at the latest Carolina Mountain Tour event contested at River Bend YMCA Golf Club, located in Shelby, NC.
In route to his first professional victory, Michael Lawrence, Jr. carded an impressive bogey-free round with an eagle and three birdies. Along with his $500 first place check, the recent USC-Upstate graduate received a skin for his eagle on the par 5 second hole. Second place went to Garland Ferrell, a recent graduate of Furman University. He also carded a bogey-free round on his way to a 68 (-4). Third place went to Carolina Series Hooters Tour regular Matthew Bryant of Columbia, SC. Matthew shot a 69 (-3). *As a note, 5 of the top 6 finishers had never previously played River Bend YMCA Golf Course.
*Story: Josh Gallman from Gaffney, SC and Phil Nickell from Hendersonville, NC both shoot 6-under par 66's at River Falls Plantation. Gallman wins on the first sudden-death playoff hole. Congratulations Josh and Phil for your great rounds! Along with Gallman, Michael Lawrence, Jr. of Easley, SC, was making his professional debut and was able to secure 3rd place in a scorecard playoff over Dustin Adair from Spartanburg, SC. Both shot 4-under par 68's respectively. Fifth place went to Justin Gupton of Huntersville, NC with a 3-under 69.
Former Tiger, Vince Hatfield, shoots Mountain Tour's lowest competitive round so far this year (65), in route to his win at Village Greens Golf Club in Grambling, SC!
