Pilgrimage Four-Ball has it all …

Published 12:00 am Sunday, April 2, 2000

The final round of the Pilgrimage Four-Ball at Beau Pre Country Club on Sunday had everything — low scores, sunshine, rain and lightning.

In the end, Greg Hogue and Tommy Loette had a final-round 66 for a two-round total of 134 in the championship flight to win by one stroke.

&uot;The first nine holes we both hit it on the green and had some birdie putts. Tommy played 14 and 15 by himself, then I birdied 17 and 18,&uot; Hogue said about the team’s play.

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Two teams — Frank Maxwell-Bill Newsome and P.Z. Brewer-Bo Lovittt — finished in a second-place tie with a score of 135.

Maxwell and Newsome had a final-round of 67 while Brewer and Lovitt had a 66 for the lowest score by any team in the two-day event.

Glen Roscoe and Dale Cagnolatti had a somewhat disappointing final round score of 70 to finish fourth with a 138.

The players in the first flight were unable to play all 18 holes on Sunday due to inclement weather. Therefore, each team’s nine-hole scores on Sunday were added to Saturday’s scores.

Clay Arnold and Corbett Edgin along with Scottie Southall and Geoff Calloway finished tied for first with a 103.

Robert Loupe and John Moore finished in third place with a 104. Five teams finished tied for fourth with a 106.

Edgin and Calloway had back-to-back eagles on the 18th hole.

The final round of play was suspended for an hour and 15 minutes due to lightning from a nearby thunderstorm, the first of three storms to play havoc on the players during the mid- to late-afternoon hours.

Benny Bell and Darrell Easley won the second flight with a two-round total of 140 after shooting a 68 on Sunday.

Howard Jones and David McDonald finished second with a 142. Larry and Jim Germany and Woody Allen and Bill Chaney finished tied for first in the third flight with a 144.

Eric Smith and Raymond Steele won the fourth flight with a score of 143. Smith and Steele had a final-round 68.

Brad Chapman and Bill Walker along with Jerry Pyron and Paul Byrne finished in a first-place tie with a 148.

There was also a first-place tie in the sixth flight as teams of Tom and Brady Gartman and Kinny and John Carlton finished with a 155.

Benny Daigle and Jerry Brooks won the seventh flight with a score of 160.

Bobby Meason and Mitch Ashmore moved up from the fifth flight to the championship flight, shooting a 68 on Sunday after a 77 on Saturday.

Cecil Manchester and Bert Thornton moved up from the seventh flight to the third flight, shooting a final-round 74 after shooting an 83 on Saturday.