The New Kent Classic

                                         "A Day Made for Golf"

On Saturday, April, 11^th Players from the Richmond Golf Channel Am Tour gathered at the Traditional Golf Club at Brickshire to contest for the Trophy and “Bragging” rights in 5 individual flights for the New Kent Classic. The already long and demanding, Curtis Strange design layout, in Providence Forge Va. played

even longer and tougher than normal due to saturating conditions from a drenching downpour the evening before. As a result carts were limited to the paths for the day, forcing players to navigate the hilly terrain of Brickshire on foot for the better part of the day.

Having weathered the long winter better than many courses Brickshire had a hint of green starting to make its appearance into the fairways, and the greens were in remarkable shape and rolling rapidly. With sunny skies, temperatures in the 70’s and virtually non-existent wind the day was ideal for the 3^rd of the Richmond Golf Channel Am Tour tournaments for the 2015 season, where the points battles in each flight are starting to heat up along with the weather.

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PALMER FLIGHT

In a mirror image of a week ago where they went head to head, Sam Bailey and Mike Sheehan battled it out down the stretch for top honors in the Palmer flight. In the end however Bailey made the necessary shots when it counted to once again thwart the bid of Sheehan for the win. Craig Crowley finished third.
The win was the 2^nd of the season for Bailey, leaving him needing only one more for a bid to the National Championship

HOGAN FLIGHT

A brilliant display of golf to begin the round was the deciding factor in allowing Ferdinand Hudencial to hold off the challenge of Tom Yeager and claim the trophy for the Hogan flight. The win was the 2^nd of the season for Hudencial and moved him one step closer to qualifying for the National Championship. Tour newcomer Alan Bodle finished 3^rd.

SARAZEN FLIGHT

Making his 2015 debut, Chris Heipel, showed no signs of rust as he went out and picked up a win in the Sarazen flight with a 1 shot margin of victory over Richmond Golf Channel Am Tour newcomer Roger Moore. It was Heipel’s steady play down the stretch that was the deciding factor. Finishing 3^rd was Nathan Glass

JONES FLIGHT

Propelled by a “Rock Solid” finishing 9 holes Ken Cherry was able to pull out a win in the Jones flight for the 2^nd tournament in a row, besting his closest competition by 4 shots. The victory left Cherry one win away from an invitation to the Senior National Championship in Palm Springs. Finishing in a deadlock for 2^nd were Rodney Newton and another Tour rookie, Michael Eaton.

SNEAD FLIGHT

Standing on the 18^th tee, the duo of MauryGatewood and Bill Goodman were all even on their respective scorecards with the final hole waiting to be the deciding factor on who would take home the trophy in the Snead flight. The final conclusion showed that Goodman had made 1 less stroke to complete the round than Gatewood. Jamie Iannelli came home in third

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

April 18 The Ironclad Open @ Riverfront Golf Club

April 24 The Williamsburg Open @ Stonehouse