Tar Heel Cup

Carolinas Wins 64th Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches

WILMINGTON, N.C. (10/17/09) –– The 24-golfer Carolinas squad posted a seven-point victory in final-day singles matches against their Virginias counterparts to score a 31-17 triumph as the 64th Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches concluded today at Eagle Point Golf Club.

Possessors of a seven-point advantage following the first day, Carolinas registered a 15½-8½ triumph in singles’ action, the identical margin the team held following first day four-ball and foursome matches. On the last day, Carolinas regulars won singles matches by five points (10½-5½), while the squad’s seniors were 5-3 victors.

Over the two days of matches, Carolinas outscored Virginias’ regulars by 10 points (21-11), while the host’s seniors held the advantage, 10-6.

For Virginias’ seniors in singles, Suffolk residents Bobby Bleiler and J.P. Leigh scored victories in matches three and four. But Carolinas answered to win three of the final four seniors’ matches, with Gary Brown (Charlotte, N.C.), Ron Carpenter (Creedmoor, N.C.) and Frank Ford (Charleston, S.C.) scoring wins. Richmond’s Vinny Giles, the 2009 USGA Senior Amateur champion, scored Virginias’ only victory in matches 5-8 in senior singles’ encounters.

In the 16 matches among the regulars, the two teams earned two-and-a-half points in the first five singles matches. Carolinas, though, surged ahead in a five-match span, Nos. 6-10, owning a 4-1 advantage in that stretch. For Carolinas, Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.), Uly Grisette (Clemmons, N.C.), Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) and Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) notched victories during that decisive run.

Virginias won three of the four matches in encounters 11-14, with Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.), Jeffrey Topp (Fairfax, Va.) and Dustin Groves (Keswick, Va.) coming away with wins.

But Carolinas finished off their triumph by scoring victories in the final two matches, with Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.) and Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.) posting concluding victories.

Carolinas leads the all-time series 46-17-1, but the matches are tied 4-4-0 in the last eight meetings dating back to 2002. Carolinas has won the past three meetings in matches played on North Carolina or South Carolina soil going back to 2005; the matches annually rotate between sites in the Virginias and the Carolinas.

WILMINGTON, N.C. –– Results following the final day singles matches at the 64th Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches at Eagle Point Golf Club from Friday, Oct. 16.

REGULARS

Anthony Reale (Charleston, W.Va.) halved Thomas Bullock (Greensboro, N.C.); Walker Taylor (Wilmington, N.C.) def. Pat Carter (Huntington, W.Va.), 2 up; Tim Kelley (Ashland, Va.) halved John Blackwell (Wilmington, N.C.); Sherrill Britt (West End, N.C.) def. Buck Brittain (Tazewell, Va.), 6 and 5; Jeff Long (Centreville, Va.) def. Chris Mitchell (Prosperity, S.C.), 1 up; Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.) def. Jason Copeland (Virginia Beach, Va.), 3 and 2; Adam Horton (Chesapeake, Va.) def. Joe Jaspers (Huntersville, N.C.), 2 up; Uly Grisette (Clemmons, N.C.) def. Jon Hurst (Fredericksburg, Va.), 3 and 2; Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) def. Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.), 4 and 2; Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) def. Nick Biesecker (Staunton, Va.), 1 up; Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.) def. Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.), 1 up; Paul Tucker (Waxhaw, N.C.) def. Scott Shingler (Haymarket, Va.), 4 and 3; Jeffrey Topp (Fairfax) halved Rob Simmons (Beaufort, S.C.); Dustin Groves (Keswick, Va.) def. Logan Harrell (Huntersville, N.C.), 3 and 2; Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.) def. Glenn Mullian (Richmond, Va.), 3 and 2; Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.) def. Dan Hosek (Alexandria, Va.), 3 and 2

Carolinas regulars won singles matches, 10½-5½

SENIORS

Ray Womack (Burlington, N.C.) def. John Long (Centreville, Va.), 4 and 2; Frank Wrenn (Greenville, S.C.) def. Mike McDonald (Williamsburg, Va.), 1 up; Bobby Bleiler (Suffolk, Va.) def. Larry Boswell (Jamestown, N.C.), 3 and 2; J.P. Leigh (Suffolk, Va.) def. Mark Wagner (Statesville, N.C.), 5 and 4; Gary Brown (Charlotte, N.C.) def. George B. Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.), 6 and 5; Ron Carpenter (Creedmoor, N.C.) def. Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.), 3 and 2; Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.) def. Brad Burris (High Point, N.C.), 3 and 2; Frank Ford (Charleston, S.C.) def. Steve Fox (Huntington, W.Va.), 5 and 4

Carolinas seniors won singles matches, 5-3

Carolinas won final-day singles matches, 15½-8½

Carolinas wins the 64th Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches, 31-17

WILMINGTON, N.C. –– Results following first day four-ball matches at the 64th Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches at Eagle Point Golf Club from Friday, Oct. 16.

REGULARS

Adam Horton (Chesapeake, Va.)-Jeff Long (Centreville, Va.) def. Rob Simmons (Beaufort, S.C.)-Paul Tucker (Waxhaw, S.C.), 1 up; Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.)-Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) def. Jeffrey Topp (Fairfax, Va.)-Jason Copeland (Virginia Beach, Va.), 2 up; Logan Harrell (Huntersville, N.C.)-Walker Taylor (Wilmington, N.C.) def. Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.)-Jon Hurst (Fredericksburg, Va.), 3 and 2; Pat Carter (Huntington, W.Va.)-Anthony Reale (Charleston, W.Va.) def. Uly Grisette (Clemmons, N.C.)-Joe Jaspers (Huntersville, N.C.), 1 up; Scott Shingler (Haymarket, Va.)-Dan Hosek (Alexandria, Va.) def. Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.)-Chris Mitchell (Prosperity, S.C.), 2 and 1; Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.)-Glenn Mullian (Richmond, Va.) def. Sherrill Britt (West End, N.C.)-John Blackwell (Wilmington N.C.), 1 up; Tim Kelley (Ashland, Va.)-Dustin Groves (Keswick, Va.) def. Thomas Bullock (Greensboro, N.C.)-Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) 1 up; Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.)-Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.) def. Buck Brittain (Tazewell, Va.)-Nick Biesecker (Staunton, Va.), 1 up

Virginias regulars won morning four-ball matches, 5-3

SENIORS

Frank Ford III (Charleston, S.C.)-Brad Burris (High Point, N.C.) def. Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.)-John Long (Centreville, Va.), 2 and 1; Gary Brown (Charlotte, N.C.)-Ron Carpenter (Creedmoor, N.C.) def. Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.)-Mike McDonald (Williamsburg, Va.), 2 and 1; J.P. Leigh (Suffolk, Va.)-Steve Fox (Huntington, W.Va.) halved Larry Boswell (Jamestown, N.C.)-Mark Wagner (Statesville, N.C.); Ray Womack (Burlington, N.C.)-Frank Wrenn (Greenville, S.C.) def. Bobby Bleiler (Suffolk, Va.)-George B. Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.), 2 and 1

Carolinas seniors won morning four-ball matches, 3½-½

Carolinas led following first day morning four-ball matches, 6½-5½

WILMINGTON, N.C. –– Results from first day foursome matches at the 64th Virginias-Carolinas Team Matches at Eagle Point Golf Club from Friday, Oct. 16.

REGULARS

Rob Simmons (Beaufort, S.C.)-Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) def. Anthony Reale (Charleston, W.Va.)-Jason Copeland (Virginia Beach, Va.), 1 up; Paul Tucker (Waxhaw, N.C.)-Brian Westveer (Charlotte, N.C.) def. Jon Hurst (Fredericksburg, Va.)-Dustin Groves (Keswick, Va.), 2 and 1; Jarrett Grimes (Columbia, S.C.)-Sherrill Britt (West End, N.C.) def. Glenn Mullian (Richmond, Va.)-Jeffrey Topp (Fairfax, Va.), 5 and 3; Uly Grisette (Clemmons, N.C.)-Walker Taylor (Wilmington, N.C.) def. Keith Decker (Martinsville, Va.)-Pat Carter (Huntington, W.Va.), 3 and 2; Chris Mitchell (Prosperity, S.C.)-John Blackwell (Wilmington, N.C.) def. Adam Horton (Chesapeake, Va.)-Dan Hosek (Alexandria, Va.), 5 and 3; Allen Barber (Yorktown, Va.)-Tim Kelley (Ashland, Va.) halved Todd Hendley (Simpsonville, S.C.)-Joe Jaspers (Huntersville, N.C.); Logan Harrell (Huntersville, N.C.)-Paul Simson (Raleigh, N.C.) def. Buck Brittain (Tazewell, Va.)-Scott Shingler (Haymarket, Va.), 1 up; Thomas Bullock (Greensboro, N.C.)-Steve Liebler (Irmo, S.C.) def. Nick Biesecker (Staunton, Va.)-Jeff Long (Centreville, Va.), 3 and 1

Carolinas regulars won afternoon foursome matches, 7½-½

SENIORS

John Long (Centreville, Va.)-Charles E. Green III (Tazewell, Va.) def. Brad Burris (High Point, N.C.)-Gary Brown, (Charlotte, N.C.), 2 and 1; Frank Ford (Charleston, S.C.)-Ron Carpenter (Creedmoor, N.C.) def. Bobby Bleiler (Suffolk, Va.)-Mike McDonald (Williamsburg, Va.), 3 and 1; Steve Fox (Huntington, W.Va.)-George Owens (Virginia Beach, Va.) halved Ray Womack (Burlington, N.C.)-Mark Wagner (Statesville, N.C.); Vinny Giles (Richmond, Va.)-J.P. Leigh (Suffolk, Va.) def. Larry Boswell (Jamestown, N.C.)-Frank Wrenn (Greenville, S.C.), 3 and 2

Virginias seniors won afternoon foursome matches, 2½-1½

Carolinas won afternoon foursome matches, 9-3

Carolinas led following the first day of matches, 15½-8½

WEST END, NC (10/15/09) — The Carolinas Golf Association squad will try to start a new winning streak when the 64th Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches are played at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, NC, Oct. 16-17.

For more information about the 64th Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches and many other Carolinas Golf Association events, visit the Championship Home Page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.

Course Description: The golf club in northern New Hanover County has earned national recognition, breaking in at No.83 on Golf Digest’s annual ranking of America’s 100 greatest golf courses. The Tom Fazio design is known for scenic vistas and multi-tiered, undulating greens that often reach scary speeds. It is said to be the only private club in Southeastern North Carolina to offer full caddie service daily.