News >> Blackwell Captures Title

The Hooters Carolina Series Week 12
 Meadowlands Golf Club
August 11-13, 2009
$16,830 Purse
 
Calabash, NC (August 13, 2009)…Greg Blackwell (Miami, FL) carded a three-under par 69 in the final round Thursday to capture the twelfth event of the Hooters Carolina Series over the 7054 yard par 72 Meadowlands Golf Club.
 
Blackwell, a former Kansas State University golfer, carded rounds of 68-67-69 for a three day total of twelve-under par 204 and a three stroke victory over Ramon Bescansa (Santiago, Spain) and Kyle Bradley (North Augusta, SC). Bescansa and Bradley fired 71 and 72 respectively to finish in second at nine-under par 207.
 
Tony Parris (North Myrtle Beach) headed up the local contingent after carding a one-under par 71 to finish T-4th at eight-under par 208 while former College of Charleston golfer Kellen Altman finished with a 77 for two-over par total of 218.
 
The twenty-three year old Blackwell collects $3750 for his first Carolina Series win, while Bescansa and Bradley take home $1,762.50 for their runner-up finishes.
 
The Hooters Carolina Series heads to Farmstead Golf Links in Calabash, NC for week thirteen of the series with action starting on Monday August 17 and ending up on Wednesday August 19.