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Eichele Cruises to Victory in Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour's 2004 Tour Championship

PINEHURST, N.C. -- Ken Eichele of Pinehurst shot 72 on Wednesday to take an easy victory in the Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour's 2004 Tour Championship at Legacy Golf Links. Eichele finished the championship at four-under-par 140, 10 shots ahead of his nearest competitor in the Championship Flight.
It was a successful end to a successful season for Eichele. He won 13 times during the year playing the tour's Sandhills division, and he was also the points champion of the Sandhills tour. Second place, at 150, went to Bill Hall of Charlotte, who shot 75-75--150. Charlotte's Mike Emory, the 2000 HT Tour champion, finished third, also at 75-75--150.

In the A Flight, Evans Harbour of the Daytona tour took top honors by shooting 75-71--146. Second place in the flight went to Charlotte's Pat Dolan at 75-77--152.

Robbie Robinson of the Orlando tour edged Vic Robertson of the Triad tour to win the B Flight. Robinson shot 85-79--164, while Robertson finished at 80-85--165. The C Flight winner was the Triad's Nelson White at 81-85--166.
The 2004 Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship included 115 players from nine separate Harris Teeter Senior Tour divisions across the country.
Harris Teeter
Senior Amateur Tour
2004 Tour Championship
Final Results
Legacy Golf Links, Pinehurst, N.C.
Championship Flight
Ken Eichele (Sandhills) 68-72--140
Bill Hall (Charlotte) 75-75--150
Mike Emory (Charlotte) 75-75--150
David Watterworth (Charlotte) 76-75--151
Bill Turner (Raleigh) 74-78--152
Dennis Helms (Charlotte) 78-75--153
Cliff Seastrunk (Raleigh) 77-76--153
A Flight
Evans Harbour (Daytona) 75-71--146
Pat Dolan (Charlotte) 75-77--152
James Herndon (Sandhills) 76-76--152
Rex Mills (Charlotte) 79-74--153
Matt Hardee (Sandhills) 78-75--153
David Teal (Sandhills) 77-76--153
Mark Gregory (Charlotte) 77-77--154
B Flight
Robbie Robinson (Orlando) 85-79--164
Vic Robertson (Triad) 80-85--165
Danny Young (Raleigh) 85-81--166
Sonny Gil (Triad) 82-84--166
Dan Whalen (Triad) 82-84--166
Bob Milroy (Raleigh) 84-82--166
Tom Whatley (Raleigh) 85-82--167
C Flight
Nelson White (Triad) 81-85--166
James Howard (Raleigh) 86-87--173
Jimmy Taylor (Charlotte) 89-85--174
Steven Blakely (Triad) 84-91--175
I.N. Kutty (East Tennessee) 90-87--177
Glenn Schaal (Triad) 94-84--178
Steve Gioelli (Ohio River) 88-90--178