Local Golfer Cards Second Ace

Bill Kelly (on left) has played golf for 22 years and like most of us, dreamed in those early years of what the feeling would be like to walk up to the green after hitting what you knew was a solid shot and not seeing your ball, only to finally look in the cup and see it lying at the bottom.

It happened to Bill about a year ago on hole number 12 at the Cedars, he hit his 6 iron into the wind and aced the 128 yard par 3.

Today at Raintree Country Club it happened again, with the same club. On hole number 15, Bill struck his 6 iron in the sweet spot and 151 yards later, it dropped to bottom of the cup.

Two aces and playing Pebble Beach for his 60th birthday gives Bill plenty to smile about these days.

Upson-Lee Golf Tournament

The annual Upson-Lee Athletic Association golf tournament saw one hundred two golfers participate over the weekend at the Raintree Country Club in Thomaston.

Bo Abney and Clay Stephenson (right) from Calhoun, Georgia won the championship flight with a low score of 127. Lee Gerdes and Gerald Pearce finished second with a 129. The team of John Carson and Casen DeVane tied with Sonny Trammel and Al Jernigan at 130.

Billy Peyton and Johnny McElroy carded the lowest score of the tournament at 126 to win the first flight. Mark and Ken Gaskins tied with Scott Alder and Scott Boatwright for second at 134.

Steve Long and Charles McDaniel won the second flight with a 131. Bill Gardner and Brad Brown finished a stroke back at 132. The teams of Kenny and Laddie Fulcher and Kevin Woodruff and Jonathan Broadnax both shot a 137 to take third.

Sam Smith and Ryan Willis won the third flight with a 139. Tony and Ricky Nicholson shot a 140 to take second and Todd Davis and Jay Strange finished third with a 145.