GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Lots of BRJGT golfers at the top of the standings in the VA Class A State Golf tournament. Giles won and Galax finished second. A majority of the kids on both of those teams have played the BRJGT since they were very young. Zeke Shaffer of Radford, who won the individual title, has been a member of the BRJGT for the last several years as well. Not only that but his father has also been the Title Sponsor of our tournament at the River Course of Virginia Tech for several years too. Its also good to see Gate City's team make the State Tournament as well...almost every one of their players participated on the BRJGT for the first time this past summer! Congratulations to all of you!!! I've marked the BRJGT members with an * in the standings below... http://www.galaxgazette.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?055+article+Sports+20091022093447055055007 Tide’s bid to repeat in Group A golf falls short Galax cut 10 strokes off of its first-day score but it wasn’t enough to overcome Giles. By Shaun Hoy MIDLOTHIAN -- Galax put forth great effort in trying to defend its 2008 Group A golf championship but fell just short at Independence Golf Club on Tuesday. The Maroon Tide shot a second-round 313 to put the pressure on Giles, but the Spartans held on for their first team championship since 2002 with a score of 622, followed by Galax (636) in second and Chatham (643) in third. Radford High School sophomore Zeke Shaffer won the individual championship with a two-day score of 1-under 143, five strokes ahead of James River freshman Korey Watts, who finished in second place. As for Galax, though the team didn’t come out on top, coach Terry Snow was proud of the effort. “We did much better today,” he said. “We were just nervous and tense yesterday. “We could have done better today ... if we had a few putts to go in. We could have done better but we made a big improvement so I’m happy with that.” Giles shot a 314 on Monday to take a nine-stoke lead into Tuesday. And while Galax improved upon Monday’s 323, Giles shot a 308 in the second round to claim the title. “This is a tough golf course, a very tough golf course,” Giles coach W.R. Johnston said. “I was really, really proud of our guys to be able to shoot that here.” The defending champion Maroon Tide players were disappointed with the way things worked out. “[before] the first day, everybody kinda thought we already won, so we kinda thought we’d just get here and shoot whatever and still win,” said Galax’s Brock Cox, who finished seventh in the individual standings. “Turned out that wasn’t the case. We had to play our game and we didn’t.” Galax senior Kyle Schaeffer had to agree. “We definitely thought that we could win — this morning, leaving yesterday, that’s all we talked about,” he said. “All we had to do is play a little bit better. Giles played better than us.” Rounding out the top 5 individually, Wes Fletcher of Virginia High took third place after beating Chilhowie’s Conner Hayden in a playoff. Both had compiled a two-round total of 150. Giles’ Tanner Carbaugh was fifth with a 151 as Region C dominated, finishing 1-2 in the team standings and posting eight of the top nine individual scores. Grayson County’s Tyler Rutherford placed 12th overall and Schaeffer was 15th. Galax’s Matt Downey and John Bryant were 18th and 19th, respectively. Group A state golf tournament at Independence Golf Club, Midlothian Par 72, 6,677 yards Team scores Giles 314-308—622, Galax 323-313—636, Chatham 325-318—643, Appomattox 334-318—652, Powell Valley 333-327—660, Gate City 353-344—697, Lancaster 351-352—703, Rappahannock 362-358—720. Individual results Zeke Shaffer, Radford73-70—143* Korey Watts, James River73-75—148 x-Wes Fletcher, Virginia High76-74—150 Conner Hayden, Chilhowie78-72—150* Tanner Carbaugh, Giles77-74—151* Scott Obenshain, Glenvar74-79—153 Trevor Myers, Giles79-74—153* Brock Cox, Galax80-74—154* Michael Carbaugh, Giles79-78—157* Jacob Hardy, Chatham80-78—158 Stanley Shelton, Chatham79-79—158 Tyler Rutherford, Grayson Co.82-76—158* Patrick Mayberry, Appomattox83-76—159 Andrew Arnold, Chatham80-80—160 Kyle Schaeffer, Galax81-79—160* Caleb Tilley, Giles79-82—161 Tre Mullins, Powell Valley81-80—161 Matt Downey, Galax79-82—161* John Bryant, Galax83-79—162* Nathan Ballenberger, Lebanon80-82—162 Robert Crowther, Lancaster80-82—162 Tyler Carrico, Appomattox84-79—163 Derek Allen, Castlewood85-79—164* Tyler Mullins, Appomattox83-81—164 Eddie Hanks, Galax84-81—165* Stuart Sheffield, West Point80-85—165 Jake Huff, Powell Valley82-83—165 Luke Humphries, Riverheads82-84—166 Nick Coates, Gate City84-82—166* Jake Perkins, Appomattox84-82—166 Alex Fry, Bath County82-85—167 Justin Bullis, Essex87-81—168 Daniel Fawbush, Powell Valley82-86—168 Landon Francisco, Rand-Henry86-82—168 Daniel Adams, Randolph-Henry81-87—168 Leighton Bennett, Altavista83-86—169 Eric Moore, Appomattox86-83—169 Ryan Parker, Northumberland87-82—169 Jesse Wells, Chatham88-81—169 Kelly Sumner, Northumberland86-83—169 Dylan Dunn, Rappahannock81-89—170 Colton Hayden, Lancaster89-82—171 Alan Audia, Lee82-90—172 Caleb Dockery, Gate City90-82—172* Ryan Baughan, Essex93-79—172 Jake Black, Randolph-Henry84-88—172 Zach Dean, Virginia High85-89—174 Todd Galyean, Powell Valley91-83—174 Rachel Nicholson, Chatham86-88—174 Colby Addington, Powell Valley93-81—174 Camden Shelton, Chatham90-84—174 Patrick Franklin, Appomattox87-88—175 Dustin Thompson, Galax88-88—176* Chad Robertson, Giles92-85—177 Luke Holcomb, Powell Valley88-89—177 Tyler Meredith, Giles90-88—178 Zach Ramey, Clarke County89-89—178 William Johns, Rappahannock92-86—178 Logan Nonnemacker, Lancaster90-95—185 Kenny Dodson, Rappahannock95-90—185 Luke Baker, Gate City95-90—185* Tensley Clowser, Lancaster92-93—185 Joey Gordon, Rappahannock94-93—187 Austin Palmer, Gate City100-90—190 Dylan Longest, King William98-100—198 Andrea Walker, Rappahannock103-97—200 Megan Mayer, Lancaster99-102—201 Seth Campbell, Twin Springs106-98—204 Skyler Reed, Gate City108-96—204* Marcus Mondy, Lancaster99-110—209 Clint Lowe, Gate City84-DNP* Nathan McConnell, Gate CityDNP-95* John Hoover, Rappahannock107-DNP Caleb Gallagher, RappahannockDNP-122 x-won third-place playoff * - denotes members of the BRJGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior 10 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 G-Man, I played on the BRJGT when I was in high school and I really enjoyed. Got to play at some pretty nice places for nominal fees, especially the Greenbrier, that is really a treat. All the staff and other participants were always really nice and made sure everyone had a great time. I would recommend any junior golfer in the area to play on the BRJGT, or any jr tour for that matter, it is a good experience and the competition will really help and it is fun even if you are not a real low handicap golfer. Various age and skill levels participate. The young kids seem to have a blast with it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 GMan, I have watched the BRJGT for years. I know of no other youth sports program in the region that gives kids the chance to learn their game, grow and develop as players. If you ever need some help, PM me, I have time in the summers and am looking for positive things to be a part of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 GMan, I have watched the BRJGT for years. I know of no other youth sports program in the region that gives kids the chance to learn their game, grow and develop as players. If you ever need some help, PM me, I have time in the summers and am looking for positive things to be a part of. I'll remember that next Spring! LOL We're always looking for extra help! Next year will be the 11th season of the Tour...I'm the only one that has been with it "full time" since the beginning. Others have been with it every year as well but not in as large of a capacity as I have been...most find it takes too much time, which it does, and they choose to lessen their involvement in it as time goes by. I guess for however long Dewayne and I are willing to run it, the BRJGT will be around for the kids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 G-Man, I played on the BRJGT when I was in high school and I really enjoyed. Got to play at some pretty nice places for nominal fees, especially the Greenbrier, that is really a treat. All the staff and other participants were always really nice and made sure everyone had a great time. I would recommend any junior golfer in the area to play on the BRJGT, or any jr tour for that matter, it is a good experience and the competition will really help and it is fun even if you are not a real low handicap golfer. Various age and skill levels participate. The young kids seem to have a blast with it too. What's your name? PM me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior 10 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Do you run the tour G-Man? and also I love Dewayne and his great first tee introductions, he is a great guy and he also introduced on the first tee my senior year Region C tourney at Draper, it was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Yes. I'm the one who does the website, receives the Tour Apps, sends the Tour Packets, receives the tournament entries, takes all of the phone calls from parents with first-timers on the Tour, makes the pairings, updates the website, takes all the cancellations/WDs, prints the scorecards and scoresheets, keeps up with the point standings, updates the website, does all the deposits, sends all the refunds, updates the website, and so on and so on...you get the picture...LOL... I'm the one who does all the behind the scene grunt work and gets none of the glory (interviews with the newspaper or TV). But that's OK, I don't need any of that...putting my face on TV or in the newspaper may be detrimental to the Tour. I've been with the tour since we started it back in 2000...back when I actually worked in the golf business. Dewayne is a good guy! He was my golf coach back at Bluefield College in the late 80s-early 90s. Ironically, I coached the Graham golf team in 2000 when his oldest son was a freshman in high school...kinda completed the circle, if you will. He and I have gotten to the point where we work very well together...he knows his job and I know my job and we both know the other one will take care of what needs to be taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior 10 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I see, I am putting two and two together now. Keep up the great work with the tour, I know all your effort is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghsfan07 11 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Yes. I'm the one who does the website, receives the Tour Apps, sends the Tour Packets, receives the tournament entries, takes all of the phone calls from parents with first-timers on the Tour, makes the pairings, updates the website, takes all the cancellations/WDs, prints the scorecards and scoresheets, keeps up with the point standings, updates the website, does all the deposits, sends all the refunds, updates the website, and so on and so on...you get the picture...LOL... I'm the one who does all the behind the scene grunt work and gets none of the glory (interviews with the newspaper or TV). But that's OK, I don't need any of that...putting my face on TV or in the newspaper may be detrimental to the Tour. I've been with the tour since we started it back in 2000...back when I actually worked in the golf business. Dewayne is a good guy! He was my golf coach back at Bluefield College in the late 80s-early 90s. Ironically, I coached the Graham golf team in 2000 when his oldest son was a freshman in high school...kinda completed the circle, if you will. He and I have gotten to the point where we work very well together...he knows his job and I know my job and we both know the other one will take care of what needs to be taken care of. dang gman i have been wondering who you were for years and by this i finally know who you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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