The third major of the season is at the end of the month July 25^th& 26^th at Cowan’s Ford CC on Saturday & Carolina Lakes GC on Sunday.  Both days are 1:30 shotgun starts and courses will be in excellent shape.

Please email me back (Yes or No) as the first two majors of the year have had waiting list early.

Practice rounds at Cowan’s Ford weekday only are just $35.

Cowan’s Ford Tees:

Champ Flight: Black

A & B Flight: Blue

C & D Flight: White

1:30pm shotgun start for this Saturday at Cowan’s Ford CC

Practice rounds at Carolina Lakes all week.

Monday – Thursday (Anytime): $29 + tax

Friday – Sunday (Anytime: $39 + tax

Carolina Lakes Tees:

Champ (Black)

A & B Flight (Blue)

C, D (White)

For those of you new to the tour majors mean double the prize pool, double points and your National Championship paid for if you win your flight!

The Players Championship Prize Breakdown:

Champ A Flight B Flight C Flight

1^st 550 550 550 550

2^nd 250 250 250 250

3^rd 200 200 200 200

4^th 100 100 100 100

$1050 $1050 $1050 $1050

Note: First place in each flight will be your $350 National Championship Fee paid and a $200 gift card. 

Irish Creek USGA calculated yardage/slope and rating play as par 69:

Champ flight:     7099 – 755 = 6344

ABC flights:         6489 -  657 = 5732

D Flight :               5867 -  470 = 5397                                    

#6 played 266 for Champ, A,B,C    approx. 260 for D

#7 played 155 for Champ, A,B,C   approx. 150 for D

#17 played at 352 for ALL flights.

Champ  yardage difference is 639 + 116 = 755  which according to the table below (-3.4 in rating and -8 in slope)

ABC yardage difference is 579 + 78 = 657  which according to the table below (-3.0 in rating and -7 in slope)

D yardage difference is 433 + 37 = 470 which according to the table below (-2.1 Rating and -5 in slope)

Championship Flight:

Dave Schmidt shot under par both days 68-67=135 for the five shot victory and punches his ticket to Hilton Head in October.  Justin Wagner played consistent all weekend as he fired a pair of 70’s for a second place 140 finish.  Jobe Dyson, Randy Dockins and Jody Clary all finished at 143.

A Flight:

Don Bridges fired the best round of his career a 67 to end up tied with Tim Smith at 143.  After two sudden-death playoff holes Bridges took home the crystal and the victory.  Phil VanGeersdaelen, Mitch Howze and Charles DeVenney all finished tied at 147.

B Flight:

Judd Dye wins by three with a two day total of 147.  Mason Hagen was tied after day one then chased all day Sunday, but could only capture second place at 150. Paul Aschmann took solo third at 154 and Allen Brian Swanson, Allen Hagen and Nolan Elenz all tied at 155.

C Flight:

Mark Sikes wins at 167 followed by James Hill and Cory Bowman at 168.  John Page, Steve Daniels and Pat Reynolds all finished 2 back at 170.