Rocky River Golf 2005 Tarheel Tournament David Sewell Wins

CONCORD, N.C. -- Once again, David Seawell caught fire on the closing nine Thursday, and this time it led to the $9,000 first-place check in the Tarheel Tour's Rocky River Classic at Rocky River Golf Club.
Seawell, a former PGA Tour player from Columbia, S.C., made birdies on three of the last six holes to shoot a one-under 71 and surge past former U.S. Public Links champion Chris Wollman of Strongsville, Ohio. Seawell posted a three-day total of seven-under 209 thanks largely to strong play on the back nine. In the second round, Seawell made five birdies on the back to move to the top of the leaderboard.
"I played the back side better all week," said Seawell, an All-American at South Carolina. "I seemed to be able to read the line on the putts better. Chris went a shot up on me at No. 12, but then I birdied 13 and 14, which turned my momentum around."

For Seawell, it was his first Tarheel Tour victory and a key step in his comeback. He took four years off after losing his PGA Tour card in the late 1990s, before returning to competition last year and advancing to the second stage of PGA Q-School.
"I struggled when I was on Tour with putting, and now my putting is pretty consistent," he said. "I make the putts I am supposed to make now."
Wollman, who played collegiately at Ohio State, also shot 71 Thursday, and collected $5,000 for finishing second at 210.
Nine players earned $1,738.88 each for tying for third at 214. The group included Jay Haas Jr., of Greer, S.C.; David Siegel of Charlotte; and last week's winner, Frank Adams III of Laurinburg. Another six players tied for 12th, picking up $950 apiece.
The Tarheel Tour takes a week off before returning to action April 19-21 with the Verdict Ridge Invitational, a Stableford scoring event at Verdict Ridge Country Club in Denver, N.C.
Tarheeel Professional Tour
Final Results
Rocky River Classic
Par 72 -- 6,970 Yards
David Seawell, Columbia, SC, $9,000 66-70-71--207
Chris Wollmann, Strongsville, OH, $5,000 66-73-71--210
Ryan Grant, Alpharetta, GA, $1,738.88 70-73-71--214
Ben St. John, Purley, Surrey, UK, $1,738.88 69-72-73--214
David Siegel, Charlotte, $1,738.88 68-72-74--214
Frank Adams III, Laurinburg, $1,738.88 70-71-73--214
Jay Haas Jr., Greer, SC, $1,738.88 68-72-74--214
Garth Mulroy, Raleigh, $1,738.88 66-74-74--214
Jason Martin, Lenoir, $1,738.88 70-70-74--214
Brad Fritsch, Morrisville, $1,738.88 70-70-74--214
Kyle Bradley, N. Augusta, SC, $1,738.88 65-74-75--214
David Mathis, Raleigh, $950 68-73-75--216
John Connelly, Oregon, OH, $950 69-73-74--216
David Sanchez, Pinehurst, $950 69-72-75--216
Justin Walters, Raleigh, $950 73-68-75--216
Derek Watson, Murrells Inlet, SC, $950 69-71-76--216
Gordon Chilton, Markham, Ont., $950 70-70-76--216
Chris Wisler, Dover, DE, $725 72-72-74--218
Matt Cannon, Huntersville, $725 72-71-75--218
Chris Mundorf, Greensboro, $725 72-71-75--218
Ryan Gioffre, Greensboro, $675 70-71-78--219
Kevin Taylor, Mocksville, $637.50 73-72-75--220
Courtney Faircloth, Raleigh, $637.50 67-76-75--220
Stewart Moore, Charlotte, $587.50 70-74-77--221
Ben Case, Charlotte, $587.50 72-71-78--221
Shawn Hodge, Warner Robbins, GA, $550 74-69-79--222
Nathan Bertsch, Sunset, SC, $525 71-74-78--223
Luke Slaymaker, Center Point, IA, $525 71-73-81--225
Todd Westfall, Clendenin, WV, $500 72-73-82--227
Johann Benson, Pincourt, Quebec, $400 74-70-84--228
Karl Mitchell, Rockwell, $400 72-70-86--228
Ty Cole, Powder Springs, GA, $200 72-73-87--232