Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, May 7, 1990 TAG: 9005070076
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY SPORTSWRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Allara and Turner put their local knowledge to good use, capturing the Virginia State Golf Association Two-Man Championship in a playoff with David Hagadorn and Tom Brittain.
After Allara had forced the playoff with a 20-foot birdie putt at No. 18, Turner made a 10-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole for the victory.
Allara and Turner shot a final-round 65 in the better-ball format for a 9-under-par total of 133. Hagadorn and Brittain, teammates on the golf team at Virginia Tech, had a second-day 63 that included seven birdies and an eagle.
David Brogan and J.W. Entsminger of Lexington settled for third at 134. First-round leaders Mike Smith and Jack Tuttle of Roanoke tied for fourth with Dick Wagner and Greg Caldwell of the host club.
Allara, 35, is the reigning two-time Hidden Valley club champion, although he and Turner qualified as dark horses.
"No one knew who we were," said Allara, a dentist who did not take up the game until he was in his 20s. "But I know how I feel when I play a strange golf course. It's hard."
Turner, 48, had an earlier introduction to golf than Allara, but gave up the game when he was 31 in order to spend more time with his family. He did not pick up a club for nine years.
Allara and Turner had not previously been partners in the two-man championship, but they teamed flawlessly, never making birdies on the same hole.
There were several strange occurrences Sunday, including a better ball of 11 by Clint Thornhill and Hugh Esleeck at No. 16, and a double-eagle 2 at the par-5 12th hole by Al Persinger of Bedford.
by CNB