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Sanchez
A Bridesmaid No More!
CONCORD, N.C. –.
Pinehurst’s David Sanchez finally broke through for his first Tarheel
Tour victory at the Cabarrus Open on Thursday. Sanchez, a Charlotte native, shot
a final round 66 in wind conditions more native to Scotland than Concord.
Long regarded as one of the best players on Tour not to have won, Sanchez
said he tried not to think of that on the back nine: “I didn’t look at the
scoreboard all day. I really just wanted to treat it like a normal round.” The
former Wolfpack star was in or around the lead all day, but when a devilish 40
foot birdie putt dropped on 17, he knew he had the cushion he needed going to
the last.
“It’s just a great feeling of relief to finally win out here and know
that I can bring my best stuff in the final round,” said Sanchez, who will
enter the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School in three weeks.
Former Nationwide Tour player Tommy Biershenk finished solo second after
an impressive final round 66. Douglas Fiese picked up $3000 for finishing third
at 10 under par 206, while fourth place was shared by Aaron Black and Kyle
Bradley.
Second round co-leader Tommy Tolles let the tournament slide away with a
back nine 39. Tolles, a former standout on the PGA Tour, said he is using the
Tarheel Tour in order to prepare for the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying
School, for which he is exempt. “If you don’t have status on the PGA or
Nationwide Tours, this is the Tour to play,” said Tolles just before leaving
for his home in Flat Rock, NC.
The tour would like to thank the members of Cabarrus Country Club, as
well as Head Pro Ken Guilford and Superintendent Tim Davis and their respective
staffs for putting on such a great event.
The Tarheel Tour visits venerable Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro,
NC next week for the inaugural Big Stakes Classic.
For more information, visit www.tarheeltour.com.
Tarheel
Professional Tour Cabarrus Open Final Round Results Cabarrus
Country Club
Par
72 -- 6,924 Yards
David Sanchez, Pinehurst
$9000
68-69-66=203
Tommy Biershenk, Boiling Springs, NC
$5000
71-68-66=205
Douglas Fiese, Atlanta
$3000
71-67-68=206
Aaron Black, Australia
$2400
72-67-68=207
Kyle Bradley, North Augusta, SC
$2400
69-67-71=207
Gary Christian
, Dallas, TX
$1750
70-71-67=208
Stewart Moore
, Charlotte
$1750
68-70-70=208
Chris Mundorf
, Greensboro
$1750
71-63-74=208
Matt Cannon, Huntersville, NC
$1350
70-69-70=209
Tommy Tolles
, Flat Rock, NC
$1350
67-67-75=209
John Engler, Augusta, GA
$1225
70-71-69=210
Fernando Mechereffe, Charlotte
$1225
72-68-70=210
Ryan Grant, Alpharetta, GA
$925
71-71-69=211
Karl Mitchell, Rockwell, NC
$925
69-72-70=211
Rich Mudd, Charleston, SC
$925
70-71-70=211
Ben Case, England
$925
70-71-70=211
Jason Martin, Lenoir, NC
$925
71-69-71=211
Brent Delahoussaye, Greenville, SC
$925
73-67-71=211
Gregg Jones, Florence, SC
$925
72-68-71=211
Ben Duncan, Greenville, SC
$925
69-67-75=211
Jared Garrity, Atlanta, GA
$675
69-74-69=212
Mike Walls, Durham, NC
$675
69-71-72=212
Thomas Schaff, Savannah
$675
72-67-73=212
Scott Volpitto, Augusta, GA
$625
70-68-75=213
Yohann Benson, Quebec, Canada
$591
71-72-71=214
Mark Baggarly, West Palm Beach, FL
$591
70-71-73=214
Keith Unikel, Washington DC
$591
71-70-73=214
Justin Walters, South Africa
$558
73-70-72=215
David Siegel, Charlotte
$558
72-69-74=215
Stephen Woodard, Charlotte
$558
72-69-74=215
Josh Wilson, Charlotte
$525
70-73-73=216
Luke Stephan, Atlanta, GA
$525
74-69-73=216
Daniel Sloan, Spartanburg, SC
$350
72-71-74=217
Luis Rivera, Jacksonville, FL
$350
70-71-76=217
G.W. Cable, Fairfax, VA
$100
69-73-76=218
David Seawell, Columbia, SC
$100
75-67-76=218