Reed, Calvert tied at top
- Updated: July 18, 2015
[corner-ad id=2]Pair posts 65s to lead Dub Ellis Invitational after first round; Geeting wins Red, White & Blue Par-3 at The Hill
Adam Lawrence hits his tee shot on 17 in the Dub Ellis Invitational to 10 feet.
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
CENTRE — Byron Reed and past champion Chad Calvert both shot 6-under-par 65s Saturday to seize the opening-round lead in the Dub Ellis Invitational at Cherokee County Country Club.
They hold a two-shot lead over Dawson Garrett. Three others – defending champion Jeremy McGatha, Billy Mack Garrett and Brady Garrett – are another shot back.
Ten players are within four shots of the lead.
Calvert won the title in 2012. That year he shot an opening-round 70, followed it with a 65 Sunday and won in a playoff.
The highlight of his round Saturday was back-to-back eagles on 6 and 7. He made his only bogey on 13, then finished with birdies at 14, 16 and 18.
“Other than that (13), I was never in trouble,” he said.
Reed also had two eagles in his round. He chipped in on the par-4 10th and eagled the par-5 14th after hitting his approach to a foot. He had three birdies on the front, a fourth at 16 and two bogeys.
“I just never got really lucky on the greens before, but this year … I kind of hit it in the right spots and got lucky chipping in,” he said. “It’s going to be tough for me to follow up a round like that. I haven’t been playing that great, but I kind of put it all together today. I hope I can do it again tomorrow.”
Dub Ellis Invitational
At Cherokee County CC
First-round results
Championship flight
Chad Calvert 31-34–65
Byron Reed 33-32–65
Dawson Garrett 34-33–67
Billy Mack Garrett 34-34–68
Jeremy McGatha 34-34–68
Brady Garrett 34-34–68
Ty Cole 33-36–69
Skyler Dennis 36-33–69
Jeremy Willis 36-33–69
Adam Weaver 32-38–69
Stephen Keen 31-39–70
Brian Johnson 33-37–70
First flight
Clay Stephenson 37-34–71
Scotty King 37-34–71
Matt Rogers 34-38–72
Jake Minnix 33-39–72
Mike Granato, Sr 35-38–73
Robin Wood 34-40–74
Kenneth Patterson 34-40–74
Wayne Garrett 38-37–75
Robby Spruiell 39-36–75
Mike Granato, Jr 37-38–75
Carson Garrett 37-38–75
Jon Bailey 35-40–75
Second flight
Scott Hays 36-40–76
Ryan Zebo 41-35–76
David Garrett 39-37–76
Clayton Chandler 41-35–76
Shawn Wigley 36-40–76
Johnny Bentley 41-36–77
Sid Garrett 38-39–77
Shawn Snow 37-40–77
John Stanley 40-37–77
Jesse Bannister 38-39–77
Adam Lawrence 37-40–77
Kurt Duryea 40-37–77
Third flight
Phil Donehoo 37-41–78
Allen Keen 40-38–78
Scotty McFry 38-41–79
Bubba Smith 40-39–79
Tim Hill 37-42–79
Ricky Hairston 41-39–80
Harrison Davis 42-38–80
Caden Garrett 39-41–80
Ben Chapman 40-40–80
TJ McGatha 40-40–80
Eric Brown 38-42–80
Fourth flight
Scotty Grimes 39-42–81
Larry Haynes 41-40–81
Chad Naugher 38-43–81
Mark Harper 39-42–81
Kelly Rogers 43-39–82
Johnny Logan 41-41–82
Corey Tanner 41-42–83
Lee Morgan 42-42–84
Larry Guffey 40-44–84
Scott Petty 50-38–88
Kevin Bedwell 42-49–91
Phillip Hicks 47-49–96
Sunday’s pairings
8 a.m. — Hicks, Bedwell, Petty, Guffey
8:10 — Morgan, Tanner, Logan, K. Rogers
8:20 — Harper, Naugher, Haynes, Grimes
8:50 — Chapman, Caden Garrett, Brown,
9:00 — Davis, Hairston, McGatha, Hill
9:10 — Smith, McFry, A. Keen, Donehoo
10:00 — Lawrence, Bannister, Stanley, Snow
10:10 — Duryea, Bentley, S. Garrett, Hays
10:20 — Zebo, D. Garrett, Chandler, Wigley
10:50 — Bailey, Carson Garrett, Granato Jr., Spruiell
11:00 — W. Garrett, Patterson, Wood, Granato Sr.
11:10 — Stephenson, King, Rogers, Minnix
11:40 — Johnson, S. Keen, Weaver, Willis
11:50 — Cole, BM Garrett, Dennis, B. Garrett
Noon — McGatha, Daw. Garrett, Reed, Calvert
ADRIAN GEETING
RED, WHITE & BLEW BY YOU: Adrian Geeting shot 1-under-par 80 to win the 27-hole Red, White & Blue Par-3 Contest at Anniston Municipal GC.
He won by one over Lynn Oswalt and Allen Mangham. Oswalt won a playoff for second with a birdie on the first extra hole.
“Any win at The Hill is always a special win,” Geeting said.
The other flight winners were Austin Minter (87), Richard Banks (91) and Gary Thomas (94).
Red, White & Blue Par-3
At Anniston Municipal GC
First flight
Adrian Geeting 25-28-27—80
x-Lynn Oswalt 26-28-27—81
Allen Mangham 29-27-25—81
x-won playoff with a birdie on first extra hole.
Second flight
Austin Minter 32-27-28—87
Roger Jackson 31-31-26—88
x-Jackson Bonner 32-28-29—89
Jerre Dingler 30-30-29—89
Mickey Travis 30-32-27—89
x-won playoff with a birdie on first extra hole.
Third flight
Richard Banks 34-31-26—91
x-Glenn Heathcock 32-31-30—93
y-Ron Wheeler 33-32-28—93
Michael Herndon 34-29-30—93
x-won playoff with birdie on first extra hole; y-won playoff for third.
Fourth flight
Gary Thomas 34-33-27—94
Jack Bowen 37-31-28—96
Charles Carden 33-34-31—98
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