Tarheel Tournament Won by Matt Cannon at Carolina Country Club 2005

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Matt Cannon of Huntersville earned his first win of the year by shooting an impressive 66 Thursday in the final round of the Tarheel Tour's South Carolina Classic at Carolina Country Club.
Cannon captured the $9,000 first-place prize with a 13-under total of 203, edging Charlotte's Fernando Mechereffe by a shot. It was a special victory for Cannon, who's struggled to regain his form after a car accident last October ended his 2004 season.
"It's nice to put three rounds together. I've been plaing well for one or two rounds, but I've been very inconsistent this year," said Cannon, who broke two ribs and injured his shoulder in the accident. "This is the really the first tournament where the velocity of my golf ball was back. I finally felt I could take a rip at it."
Cannon started the day four shots behind Mechereffe, but took control early with birdies on holes 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10. He closed with a birdie on No. 18 to secure his 16th Tarheel Tour win and push his tour-best all-time earnings to $116,771.63.
"Everything was pretty good this week," Cannon said. "There weren't many bad shots."

Mechereffe, playing in the group behind Cannon, made a late surge with an eagle on No. 18, but had to settle for a 71. His second-place finish at 204 earned him $5,000.
Former TCU standout Scott Volpitto of Jupiter, Fla., fired a 67 to move into a tie for third at 205 with former N.C. State All-American Chris Mundorf of Greensboro, who shot 69. They won $2,500 apiece.
North Augusta's Kyle Bradley, who played at the College of Charleston, shot 67 and tied for fifth with Pinehurst's David Sanchez, who also shot 67. Both took home $1,800.
Three golfers tied for seventh at 207, earning $1,216.66. They were: Blake Adams of Eatonton, Ga., Stewart Moore of Charlotte and David Seawell of Columbia, S.C.
The tour is off next week before returning to action Aug. 9-11 with the Statesville Classic at Stateville (N.C.) Country Club.
Tarheel Professional Tour
Final Results
South Carolina Classic
Carolina Country Club
Par 72 -- 6,877 Yards
Matt Cannon, Huntersville, $9,000 70-67-66--203
Fernando Mechereffe, Charlotte, $5,000 64-69-71--204
Scott Volpitto, Jupiter, Fla., $2,500 66-72-67--205
Chris Mundorf, Greensboro, $2,500 70-66-69--205
Kyle Bradley, N. Augusta, S.C., $1,800 68-71-67--206
David Sanchez, Pinehurst, $1,800 71-68-67--206
Blake Adams, Eatonton, Ga., $1,216.66 70-69-68--207
Stewart Moore, Charlotte, $1,216.66 64-73-70--207
David Seawell, Columbia, $1,216.66 64-72-71--207
Frank Adams III, Laurinburg, $1,000 71-72-66--209
Jason Martin, Lenoir, $1,000 67-72-70--209
Matt Mankin, Roanoke, Va., $1,000 72-65-72--209
Ryan Gioffre, Greensboro, $900 71-70-69--210
John McAllister, Spartanburg, $850 72-72-67--211
Matt Johnson, Fairfax, Va., $762.50 70-73-69--212
Tommy Schaff, Savannah, Ga., $762.50 67-74-71--212
Andy Crain, Goldsboro, $762.50 74-67-71--212
Brent Delahoussaye, Greenville, S.C., $762.50 69-70-73--212
David Siegel, Charlotte, $687.50 72-71-70--213
John Heffernan, Waxhaw, $687.50 68-72-73--213
Andy Parks, Rutherfordton, $650 72-71-71--214
Len Calvert, Easley, S.C., $625 75-70-70--215
Ben Duncan, Greenville, S.C., $587.50 72-72-72--216
Dave Hill, Albany, Ga.. $587.50 69-77-70--216
Will McGirt, Taylors, S.C., $525 71-74-72--217
Derek Watson, Murrells Inlet, S.C., $525 71-74-72--217
Erik Herberth, Cornelius, $525 69-75-73--217
Charles Frost, St. Simons Island, Ga., $62.50 72-74-72--218
Garth Mulroy, Raleigh, $62.50 76-70-72--218
Luis Rivera, Jacksonville, Fla., $62.50 73-73-73--219
Ben Case, Charlotte, $62.50 74-72-74--220
Michael Thornburg, Charlotte, $62.50 78-68-74--220
Keith Rick, Myrtle Beach, S.C., $62.50 74-72-76--222
Nathan Bertsch, Sunset, S.C., $62.50 70-76-81--227
Robbie Biershenk, Boiling Springs, S.C., $62.50 73-72-NC