Ellwood City, PA- The Golf Club at Olde Stonewall was the venue this weekend for the Pittsburgh Golf Channel Am Tour once again as a fall event was added to the schedule. Those players who attended the spring season opener were looking to better their scores or seek revenge on the course as they prepare to close out the season and look forward to nationals. A dreary morning of heavy fog blanketed the area and at times only allowed players who would have been playing early morning rounds just limited visibility on the hilly course. The fog would subside however before our event started and play would be held in beautiful weather and moderately warm temperatures.
In the Hogan Flight, Michael Yates shot an 86 to win the flight. He was playing with David Faller, a guest at the event, who's wife is a regular in the Sarazen Flight. Faller also shot an 86 on the very challenging course.
The Sarazen Flight saw Nora Faller shoot a great medalist round of 79 to take the win coasting over her male counterparts. Daniel Woods was 12 shots back in 2nd place with a 91. Matt Blum finished in 3rd place with a 98. Faller was very consistent in her round making 10 pars and had a streak of 5 pars in a row during her front 9 leading to her 3-over 39.
And in the Jones Flight, Peter Gitnik proved that home course knowledge paid off as he took the title in his flight. Gitnik, a member who plays Olde Stonewall many days a week, shot an 85 and won by 11 strokes over Charles Burger who shot 96. Ronald Shoemaker and Jerry O'Brien tied for 3rd place shooting 97's. The key to Peter Gitnik's round was his back to back birdies on the par-4 8th hole and par-5 9th hole to close his front nine in 42.
Thank you to all the Pittsburgh Tour members who have played this season on tour. We have really enjoyed your support. We close out our season on Saturday, August 27th at Avalon Lakes Golf Club in Warren, Ohio. The course at Avalon Lakes is a very popular course which use to host the LPGA when they came to Northeastern Ohio. It is another challenging layout that is a great warm-up for those who plan to attend the 2011 National Championships. The highest placed finisher in each flight who has not already qualified for the 2011 Nationals will earn a spot in the Championships from this event.
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