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Gilley Tastes Victory for Second Time in 2005 

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Steve Gilley of Newman, GA captured his second Tarheel Tour win of 2005 on Thursday at storied Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. Gilley, playing in only his third Tarheel Tour tournament of the year, held off a final round charge by Derek Watson to capture the prestigious title. Gilley’s round of 68 was jump started by an eagle at the narrow par-5 fifth. Bogeys on holes 12 and 16, coupled with a birdie at 15, brought Gilley to the short par-5 18th with a one shot lead over Watson. After a poor tee shot, Gilley laid up to 52 yards and managed to get up and down from there to claim victory.   “I love the traditional style golf courses,” said Gilley, who is now preparing for the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School next week. “The narrow holes suit my eye and my game for that matter. I feel my accuracy gives me an advantage over some of the other players.”

One statistic that will amaze all players haunted by Sedgefield’s treacherous greens is that Gilley did not three putt once all week. For anyone who has played a Donald Ross golf course, they know that this falls somewhere in between miraculous and impossible.

Watson, a former Wofford star and longtime mini-tour player, carded the day’s low round with a 65. Watson was relatively out of the picture for much of the day before finishing eagle, par, birdie, birdie to lose by a shot.

Third place goes to Watson’s former Wofford teammate William McGirt of Greenville, SC. Fourth place was solidified by Greensboro’s own Ryan Gioffre, a former Demon Deacon standout and Nationwide Tour player.

The Tour would like to thank Head Professional Rocky Brooks and the entire Sedgefield Country Club staff for hosting such a wonderful tournament. The Tour would also like to thank Sedgefield Country Club member Doug Cline for his hospitality all week.

The Tarheel Tour returns to the Charlotte area next week for the Cowans Ford Classic at Cowans Ford Country Club on October 11-13.

For more information, visit www.tarheeltour.com. 

Tarheel Professional Tour
Big Stakes Classic
Final Round Results
Sedgefield Country Club

Par 71 -- 6,754 Yards 

Steve Gilley, Newman, GA                           $9000              67-65-68=200                                   

Derek Watson, Murrells Inlet, SC                 $5000              70-66-65=201

William McGirt, Greenville, SC                     $3000              67-68-67=202           

Ryan Gioffre, Greensboro, NC                     $2500              69-67-69=205

Kyle Bradley, North Augusta, SC                $1750              70-69-67=206

Gary Christian            , England                    $1750              70-68-68=206

Derek Brown, Walnut Cove, NC                 $1750              69-67-70=206

Jason Moon, Raleigh, NC                            $1225              72-69-66=207

Tommy Tolles, Flat Rock, NC                     $1225              72-66-69=207

Rob Bradley, Jacksonville, FL                      $1100              72-68-68=208

Richard Hanna, Virginia Beach, VA              $1100              70-68-70=208

Erik Herberth, Cornelius, NC                       $1100              72-66-70=208

Frank Adams III, Laurinburg, NC                $1000              70-70-69=209 

Aaron Black, Aiken, SC                               $925                68-72-70=210

David Sanchez, Pinehurst, NC                      $925                72-68-70=210

Andy Crain, Goldsboro, NC                         $825                71-68-72=211                       

Korky Kemp, Greensboro, NC                    $825                68-69-74=211

Gregg Jones, Florence, SC                           $694                71-71-70=212

Stan Gann, Atlanta, GA                                $694                72-70-70=212

Scott Feaster, Columbia, SC                        $694                70-71-71=212

Adam Speirs, Canada                                  $694                73-68-71=212

Jason Martin, Lenoir, NC                             $600                72-70-71=213

Jay Mundy, Atlanta, GA                               $600                70-71-72=213           

Brian Quackenbush, Fairfax, VA                  $600                69-72-72=213

Pete Popovich, Hilton Head Island, SC        $538                71-71-72=214

Billy Judah, Virginia Beach, VA                    $538                70-70-74=214

Ben Case, England                                       $535                70-71-74=215

Ned Michaels                                               $513                73-69-74=216

Jason Griffin                                                 $513                72-69-75=216

Jason Harris, Clemmons, NC                       $417                75-67-75=217

Daniel Sloan, Spartanburg, SC                     $417                71-70-76=217           

Jason Huguet, Charlotte, NC                       $167                70-72-78=220