8th Tar Heel Cup

Pinewild Country Club, Holly Course, Pinehurst, NC

Tuesday, April 2, 2002

Final Results

Pinehurst, NC-- The Carolinas PGA Professionals scored a decisive victory in the four-ball competition and edged the amateurs in the singles to easily win the 8th Tar Heel Cup Matches at Pinewild Country Club's Holly Course.

The format, the three-point nassau system, has proven successful for the professionals in six of the eight Tar Heel Cups, with the amateurs last victory coming in 2000.

Chris Logan of Winston-Salem led the amateurs with five points, while Pinewild assistant professional Gus Ulrich of Pinehurst led the professional side with five and a half points of a possible six.

Amateur Paul Simson of Raleigh and professionals Jeff Lankford of Mocksville and Bryan Sullivan of Kitty Hawk have represented their constituency in all eight Tar Heel Cups.

The Tar Heel Cup matches are conducted jointly by the Carolinas Golf Association and Carolinas Professional Golfers Association.

 

Four Ball Matches

Chris Logan, Winston-Salem & David Strawn, Charlotte def. Mike Taylor, Gastonia & Kent Stauffer, Charlotte, 2-1

Bryan Sullivan, Kitty Hawk & Steve Isley, Oak Island def. Wynn Solle, Pinehurst & Keith Harris, Concord, 2.5-0.5

Bob Boyd, Wilmington & David Thore, Greensboro def. Mitch Adams, Cary & Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, 2.5-0.5

Jeff Lankford, Mocksville & Gus Ulrich, Albemarle def. Dirk Fennie, Greensboro & Paul Simson, Raleigh, 3-0

Four-Ball Score: CPGA 9 CGA 3

 

Singles Matches

Wynn Solle, Pinehurst def. Mike Taylor, Gastonia, 2-1

Kent Stauffer, Charlotte def. Keith Harris, Concord, 2.5-0.5

Bryan Sullivan, Kitty Hawk def. David Strawn, Charlotte, 2.5-0.5

Chris Logan, Winston-Salem def. Steve Isley, Oak Island, 3-0

Bob Boyd, Wilmington halved Paul Simson, Raleigh, 1.5-1.5

Dirk Fennie, Greensboro def. David Thore, Greensboro, 2-1

Jeff Lankford, Mocksville def. Danny Gurley, Chapel Hill, 2-1

Gus Ulrich, Albemarle def. Mitch Adams, Cary, 2.5-0.5

 

Singles Score: CPGA 13 CGA 11

Final Score: CPGA 22 CGA 14