Caleb clutch

Caleb Bowen makes birdie putt in playoff to win Pine Hill CC club championship for second time

By East Alabama Sports Today

A little over a month ago Caleb Bowen felt the sting of losing a tournament in a playoff. On Sunday, the worm turned.

Bowen sank a birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Landon Straub to win the Pine Hill CC club championship for the second time.

“I felt like it was a complete role reversal and a payback for the Buddy Moore ending,” said Bowen, the first-round co-leader.

Five weeks ago Bowen and partner Cory Etter lost in the Buddy Moore Tournament at Anniston Municipal when Straub and Jason Johnson tapped in a short par putt on the second hole of sudden death.

Bowen, the 2016 Pine Hill club champion, and Straub both shot 1-over-par 145 for 36 holes of regulation. Bowen shot a final-round 74 and Straub 73.

Straub carried a one-shot lead into 18. He made a bogey after a testy putt from the fringe rolled to the front of the green. Bowen lipped out a five-footer that a would have won it in regulation, made his par and headed back to the tee to start the playoff.

On the playoff hole, Bowen chipped up to three feet and made his birdie after Straub missed his putt for par.

Chip Howell completed a wire-to-wire win in the Senior Division. He backed an opening-round 66 with a 73 and won by 12 shots.

Pine Hill Club Championship

Championship flight
x-Caleb Bowen	71-74–145
Landon Straub	72-73–145
Peyton Bradley	71-75–146
Gary Wigington	72-74–146
Chris Hubbard	75-72–147
Jonathan Pate	73-75–148
Josh Poole	74-74–148
Adrian Geeting	72-78–150
Will Brown	74-77–151
Daniel Black	75-78–153
Cole Fuller	74-79–153
David Hurst	75-85–160
John Grubbs	75-85–160
First flight
Adam Johnson	76-71–147
Chad Watson	78-70–148
Billy Thompson	80-69–149
Gage Miller	77-74–151
Mark McCaig	77-75–152
Wesley Jenkins	76-77–153
Cameron McCareeth	77-76–153
James Lett	76-81–157
Tyler Dopson	76-81–157
Ethyn Roberts	77-81–158
John Sears	80-78–158
Rodney Grubbs	77-86–163
Danny Whittaker	80-85–165
Greg Rainey	80-87-167

Second flight
Ricky Hurst Jr.	82-74–156
Bradley Elliott	83-75–158
Marcus King	82-78–160
Mike Lett	81-79–160
Lamar Carter	83-78–161
Jason Rich	84-78–162
Tony Hicks	87-77–164
Phillip Sanderson	82-82–164
Ricky Carden	85-80–165
Terry Cobb	81-85–166
Steve Taylor	81-86–167
Josh Hicks	81-86–167
Eddie Burks	84-85–169
Wayne Boyd	84-86–170
Blake Jones	85-91–176
Brian Irwin	85-WD
Third flight
Tyler Teneyck	89-81–170
Ray Doss	89-83–172
Johnny Barnes	87-85–172
Lenn Coffey	86-86–172
Chris Reaves	92-82–174
Mickey Sheppard	89-87–176
Jacob Sears	88-90–178
Riley Boyd	94-88–182
Todd Hamilton	89-95–184
Warren Sewell	95-91–186
Rodney Ford	95-93–188
Steve Perry	98-94–192
Nick Machowicz	97-108-205
Ladies Bailey Webb	80-85–165
Isabel Rogers	84-86–170

Sr. Championship
Chip Howell	66-73–139
Keith Haywood	76-75–151
Robbie Hurst	73-79–152
Doug Sears	76-76–152
Glenn Heathcock	78-75–153
Morris Mink	77-76–153
Ricky Hurst Sr.	75-79–154
Bruce Collins	77-77–154
Allen Mangham	77-79–156
Jerry Irwin	77-79–156
Dennis Austin	78-82–160
Sr. 1st flight
Rick Barthel	80-74–154
Tim Hill	79-76–155
Frank Toland	81-76–157
Ron Wheeler	79-79–158
Buddy Eiland	79-80–159
Michael Crews	81-78–159
Carter Gable	82-78–160
David Roden	82-82–164
Robbie Robertson	82-83–165
Randall Doss	82-87–169
Ken Boyd	83-88–171
Tim Steward	83-WD
Steve Williams	83
Sr. 2nd flight
Jim Kelley	85-79–164
David Medders	87-80–167
Ben Surrency	85-85–170
Richard Banks	89-84–173
Greg Thrower	91-85–176
Wayne Conner	92-89–181
Frank Cobb	90-94–184
Tommy Beck	90-97–187

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