Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 10, 1990 TAG: 9006100078
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Doug Doughty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Rams had a three-day total of 887 at the Tanglewood Country Club in Clemons, N.C., for a three-stroke victory over Western Kentucky.
Jerry Wood, a senior from Martinsville and former Timesland player of the year from Drewry Mason High, finished in a fourth-place tie individually with a total of 217. Mike Grant, a junior from Radford, finished seventh at 218.
The rest of VCU's lineup included senior Tommy Joyce from Bassett, junior David Boardman from Cave Spring in Roanoke and Jeff Jorgensen from Culpeper. Grant finished the year with the low stroke average on the team, 75.46 for 28 rounds, followed by Wood at 76.43.
Jacksonville won the first two Sun Belt golf championships before South Florida won the tournament 11 years in a row.
Lord Botetourt product Matt Mankin, a redshirt junior at Augusta (Ga.) College, was picked for the All-Big South team after finishing fourth in the conference tournament. Mankin, recovering from tendinitis in his left forearm, lost in a playoff for the individual championship at the 38-team Zip Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Former North Cross golfer Richie Wolf, a sophomore at Princeton, won the 20-team Norstar tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, site of the 1989 U.S. Open, in Rochester, N.Y. Wolf finished eighth in the Ivy League tournament, missing the all-conference team by one spot.
William and Mary freshman Vickie Linkous from Roanoke had three second-place finishes in tournaments and was in the top 10 in all four of the Indians' spring tournaments. Linkous' stroke average of 80.5 was second on the team behind senior Tiffany Maurycy.
The biggest surprise in David Layman's resignation as Roanoke College golf coach was that he had been in the position for five years while also serving as a teacher and girls' basketball coach at Cave Spring.
"It was a matter of not having enough time and having too many conflicts," Layman said. "I made clear when I took the job at Roanoke that my obligations at Cave Spring came first.
"Our first golf tournament of the year was the weekend of March 7 and that was the same time [the Cave Spring girls] were at the state tournament in Richmond. Roanoke College never even hinted there was a problem, but I didn't think it was fair to the kids to have to put up with that."
Eric Early of Patrick Henry in Roanoke and Jessica Adams of Bassett were among 17 high school seniors to receive scholarships from the Virginia State Golf Association. To be eligible for the scholarships, most in the $3,000 range, the candidates must attend college in Virginia. Early will play for Hamdpen-Sydney and Adams is headed to James Madison.
Rob Wolfe, winner of the Scott Robertson Memorial Scholarship, will be the 15th member of his family to attend Colgate. . . . All-Timesland selection Billy McBride from Northside High in Roanoke has decided to pursue his golf career at North Carolina-Wilmington.
When the entry deadline for the Scott Robertson Memorial tournament passed Monday, there were a record 287 entries from 19 states, including 17 girls. The field will be reduced to 144 but 10 spots will be available through a qualifying tournament June 25 at Roanoke Country Club.
The increased interest can be attributed to an affiliation with the American Junior Golf Association, which recognizes the Robertson in its points series. To conform with AJGA guidelines, the Robertson has been upgraded from 36 to 54 holes and moved from June to July 16-18. There will be two boys groups, ages 13-14 and 15-18, and one group for girls.
Kevin Wilmouth, a former assistant at Roanoke Country Club and Countryside, is the new head pro at Fallen River in Appomattox. Wilmouth actually left the golf business at one point to sell insurance and competed in the 1989 Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame tournament for Countryside.
Dr. Barry Wolfe, coordinator of the golf competition for the Virginia State Games, is urging local golfers interested in participating July 7-8 at Countryside to contact him by phone or in person this weekend at the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame tournament.
Harry Fridge had the best showing by a Roanoke-area player in the Kenridge Invitational at Farmington in Charlottesville, finishing in a third-place tie with rounds of 72-74-76. Mike Smith of Roanoke was tied for fifth at 223. . . . Keith Decker of Martinsville topped a quality field to win the Townes Lea Invitational at Danville Country Club.
Bill Burton is playing in the Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame for what is believed to be a record fourth club, Blue Hills. Burton also has played for Hidden Valley, Roanoke and Ole Monterey. . . . Walter Mayo enjoyed a rare distinction May 25 at Hunting Hills when he fired a 1-over-par 71, which was one shot lower than his age.
by CNB