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VT Players at Masters
Coach Jay Hardwick, Asst Coach Sharp and members of VT Golf Team follow Drew Weaver during practice round at Augusta National for the 72nd Masters Tournament.
Brian Kitts makes ACE on 14!!!
Radford, Va.- Brian Kitts recorded the rare feat on Saturday, March 16th while playing with Dr Eric Ervin, Pat O'Bannon and Joel Brown. Kitts used a 9-iron from 139 yards to record the "ACE", he followed up his accomplishment with back to back birdies! Kitts is the second player to record an "Ace" in the Association HIO pool. Congratulations to Brian!!!
Griffith Hunter Wins Club Championship
Radford,Va. - Radford University golfer Hunter Griffith claimed the 2007 Men's Club Championship this past weekend. Hunter fired rounds of 68-72-140 to claim the title by 7 shots over runner-up Pat O'Bannon. During the first round Hunter recorded 8 birdies in carding a four under 68. The second round started out similarly for the long hitting Hunter, recording 3 birdies in the first nine holes to stretch his lead to 9. The last nine was a formality as Hunter cruised to his 7 shot romp. The Senior Club Championship was won by Bobby Swain of Christiansburg with scores of 77-72-149. Complete flight winners and scores are listed below:
| Championship Flight | |
| Griffith Hunter | 68-72 - 140 |
| Pat O'Bannon | 72-75 - 147 |
| John Hite | 74-76 - 150 |
| Todd Burchett | 77-77 - 154 |
| Scott Tarcy | 74-84 - 154 |
| Senior Championship | |
| Bobby Swain | 77-72 - 149 |
| Craig Waggaman | 82-80 - 162 |
| Mike Anderson | 83-83 - 166 |
| Al Wojetera | 81-90 - 171 |
| First Flight | |
| Todd Ullman | 79-71 - 150 |
| Brian Kitts | 81-75 - 156 |
| DJ Barksdale | 81-75 - 156 |
| Bev Davis | 81-77 - 158 |
| Second Flight | |
| Craig Waggaman | 82-80 - 162 |
| Erik Ervin | 83-80 - 163 |
| Mike Anderson | 83-83 - 166 |
| Danny Axsom | 85-83 - 168 |
| Third Flight | |
| Zeke Shaffer | 86-74 - 160 |
| Jan Fisher | 86-82 - 168 |
| Joe Scartelli | 88-82 - 170 |
| Dave Diesel | 75-100 - 175 |
| Fourth Flight | |
| Victor Delapp | 91-81 - 172 |
| Dan Lineweaver | 90-91 - 181 |
| Ernest Howard | 92-89 - 181 |
| Fifth Flight | |
| Buddy Shull | 97-94 - 191 |
| Steve Obenchain | 97-97 - 194 |
| First Senior Flight | |
| Loopy Price | 95-88 - 193 |
| Ralph Arthur | 89-95 - 194 |
Barton and Newton claim 2007 Member/Guest
Ben Barton and John Newton show off their awards for winning the 2007 Member/Guest. The pair shot 134 to win the event by one shot.
Radford, VA. - The formidable team of Ben Barton and John Newton fired consecutive rounds of 67-67 to win the 2007 Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech Member/Guest this past weekend. Team Barton/Newton finished the final round in spectacular fashion with an eagle/par/birdie finish to win by one shot over the team of Todd Ullman and Kelly Driscoll. The event was highlighted by a putting tournament with the winner receiving 2 season tickets to VT Football courtesy of Pepsi. Bubba Creasy of Floyd County made the 60 ft. putt and also won a raffle for a set of Callaway irons. One of the final round highlights was a hole in one on #7 by Greg Linkous. Greg won a $100 Callaway gift card and a skin for his feat. In all, over 30 teams participated and a great time was had by all. Below is a list of final results:
| Championship Flight | |
| Ben Barton - John Newton | 67-67 - 134 |
| Todd Ullman - Kelly Driscoll | 67-68 - 135 |
| Greg Linkous - Mike Yuhas | 67-71 - 138 |
| Bev Davis - Tony Anderson | 65-76 - 141 |
| 1st Flight | |
| Adam Gerald - Bobby Swain | 69-68 - 137 |
| Grian Kitts - Gary Kitts | 68-71 - 139 |
| Kent Bond - Jeff Woods | 68-71 - 139 |
| Erik Ervin - Stan Stagg | 70-70 - 140 |
| Joe Abercrombie - Bo Walker | 68-74 - 142 |
| 2nd Flight | |
| Tanner Smart - Kent Bell | 71-68 - 139 |
| Todd Burchett - Ronnie Burchett | 71-72 - 143 |
| Bennie Daigre - Matt Martin | 71-76 - 147 |
| Steve Obenchain - Bubba Creasy | 71-81 - 152 |
| 3rd Flight | |
| Bob Hayes - Mike Danielly | 73-73 - 146 |
| John Hite - Tommy Hite | 72-77 - 149 |
| Roger Wills - Tony Perez | 73-76 - 149 |
| John Adler - John Adler, Sr. | 74-77 151 |
| 4th Flight | |
| Danny Axsom - Niel Haveestien | 76-75 - 151 |
| Richie Davis - Kevin Campbell | 76-76 - 152 |
| Mike Pak - Brett Lim | 76-77 - 153 |
| Mike Anderson - Rick Reeves | 75-79 - 154 |
| 5th Flight | |
| Mark Manross - Dean Manross | 78-71 - 149 |
| Carl Leonard - Phil Anderson | 78-79 - 157 |
| DJ Barksdale - Brian West | 78-79 - 157 |
| Paul Murphy - Perry Murphy | 77-84 - 161 |
| Jason Calhoun - Ed Benotti | 80-82 - 162 |
| 6th Flight | |
| Phil Hendrix - Pete Beller | 85-86 - 171 |
| John Hodock - Eric Brown | 84-89 - 173 |
| 7th Flight | |
| Mark Mariotti - Eric Deeb | 89-88 - 177 |
| Weldon Shaffer - Robert Parfitt | 87-93 - 180 |
Junior Golf Camp
Participants in the 2007 PDRC Junior Golf pose for group shot. Campers enjoyed golf, fishing, baseball and art classes. The highlight was a Skills and Long Drive Competition on the Final Day. Click here to see the full size picture.
"The River" takes the lead in the NRV Challenge Cup
Radford, Va.- The first round of the 2007 NRV Challenge Cup was completed at the Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech on Sunday, April 22nd . The event format is a home and away cumulative total match between the best players from 4 area clubs. (The Meadows, Blacksburg CC, Auburn Hills, and the Pete Dye River Course) Each club brings its best nine players plus a PGA Professional. The competition is a 2 Man Team-Better Ball format. The River Course team scored a total of 281 to take a 14 shot lead in the first round. Completed first round scores are listed below:
The River.....281
The Meadows.....295
Blacksburg CC.....297
Auburn Hills.....301
The next NRV Match is scheduled for June 3rd at The Meadows.

