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Moon
Goes Down Under at Cowans Ford
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STANLEY, N.C. – Australia’s Jason Moon dropped a 35-foot birdie bomb
on the first playoff hole to beat Columbia’s Scott Feaster and win the 2005
Cowans Ford Classic. Moon, who tasted victory last month at the Olde Sycamore
Open, claimed his second win of the year on the 16th hole, which
served as the first playoff hole. Moon’s putt was one that players usually
hope to two putt, but the NC State alum had his putter in the air with 6 feet to
go as it curled in to put all the pressure on Feaster. Feaster’s 15-foot
birdie putt caught the right edge of the hole and spun out to end the drama.
“I missed a couple of three footers during the round, but I was able to
put those behind me and stay positive all day,” said Moon, who is predicting a
victory for his NC State football team tonight against Clemson. “I looked at
the scoreboard a few times and knew that I was in contention, but with some
birdie holes on the back nine, you can’t assume that the field will come back
to you.” |
“This gives me a lot of confidence heading down to Florence, SC for the
first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School,” said Moon, who will tee it up
against the best in hopes of playing on TV in 2006.
Feaster, a Columbia native and diehard Gamecocks fan, took advantage of
perfect conditions on Thursday and fired the low final round with a 65. His
round was highlighted by birdies on holes 3-6 and an eagle at the dangerous 15th.
Aaron Black of Australia and Chris Mundorf of Greensboro shared third
place at 13-under par. The charismatic Black nearly joined the playoff himself
on 18, but his birdie chip slid by the hole on the last turn, much to his
disbelief. Mundorf, the 18 and 36-hole leader, was in the hunt on the back nine
despite a double bogey at the 8th. His chances faded away as birdie
putts failed to find the hole coming down the stretch.
The Tour would like to thank Mitch Clodfelter and the entire staff at
Cowans Ford Country Club for hosting such a great event.
The Tour will take the next two weeks off before finishing the 2005
season with the Anderson & Strudwick Tour Championship.
For more information, visit www.tarheeltour.com.
Tarheel
Professional Tour
Cowans
Ford Classic
Final
Round Results
Cowans
Ford Country Club
Par
72 -- 6,854 Yards
Jason Moon
Australia
$9000
67-68-67=202
Scott Feaster
Columbia, SC
$5000
67-70-65=202
Aaron Black
Australia
$2750
68-69-66=203
Chris Mundorf
Greensboro, NC
$2750
63-67-73=203
Rich Mudd
Charleston, SC
$1875
68-71-65=204
Mitch Adams
Cary, NC
$1875
71-65-68=204
David Sanchez
Pinehurst, NC
$1313
70-65-70=205
Rob Bradley
Jacksonville, FL
$1313
66-69-70=205
John Engler
Augusta, GA
$1313
69-64-72=205
Karl Mitchell
Rockwell, NC
$1313
68-66-71=205
Tommy Tolles
Flat Rock, NC
$1100
69-70-67=206
Jeremy Pope
Pawleys Island, SC
$1100
68-70-68=206
Richard Hanna
Standardsville, VA
$1100
70-68-68=206
Jared Garrity
Hamilton, GA
$950
68-71-68=207
Stan Gann
Centerville, GA
$950
70-65-72=207
Ben Case
England
$781
70-69-69=208
Brian Quackenbush
Oakhill, VA
$781
69-68-71=208
Stewart Moore
Charlotte, NC
$781
66-70-72=208
Scott Volpitto
Augusta, GA
$781
71-65-72=208
David Siegel
Matthews, NC
$665
69-70-70=209
Luke Stephen
Marietta, GA
$665
69-70-70=209
Frank Adams III
Laurinburg, NC
$665
70-68-71=209
Curtis Deal
N. Las Vegas, NV
$665
69-68-72=209
Tony Bostic
Vienna, VA
$600
68-71-71=210
AJ Elgert
Lincoln, NE
$600
70-69-71=210
Luke Slaymaker
Center Point, IA
$600
73-65-72=210
Jason Martin
Lenior, NC
$575
68-71-72=211
Chris Yoder
Winston-Salem, NC
$550
70-69-73=212
Jordan Dempsey
Jacksonville, FL
$525
72-66-76=214
Mayson Petty
Tuscaloosa, AL
$525
70-69-77=216
Billy Judah
Chesapeake, VA
$500
71-68-78=217
Andrew Dustman Bloomington, IL $500 73-66-79=218