Hampton, Mayatt out front
By By Marty Stamper/EMG sports assistant
June 13, 2004
The team of Steve Hampton and Andy Mayatt were nearly as hot as Saturday's temperatures in the first round of the Boy Scouts Benefit Golf Tournament at Briarwood Country Club.
Their 14-under-par 58 gave them a four-stroke lead heading into today's second-round action.
Hampton and Mayatt found the morning round to their liking as they had 10 birdies and two eagles. Both eagles came on par-5s, Nos. 4 and 8. They also birdied Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17 and 18.
In second place is the team of Kelly Swain and Earl Aycock at 62. They had eight birdies Nos. 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17 and 18 and an eagle on the par-4 10th hole.
Four teams enter today's final round tied at 63. In that group are the duos of Dan Sollie and Robbie Garrett, Willie Frazier and Mike Easterwood, Scotty Elliot and Daniel Boles, and Randy Warden and his partner.
Sollie and Garrett had an eagle on No. 4 to go with birdies on Nos. 8, 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18.
Frazier and Easterwood had birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, 15 and 18.
Elliot and Boles had birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 15, 17 and 18.
Warden's team had birdies on Nos. 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17 and 18.
Marcus Willis and Kevin Stone shot a 64 to take sole possession of seventh place. They had birdies on Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 15, but had a bogey on No. 16 to give one stroke back.
In eighth place with a 65 is the team of Rodney Scarborough and Sammy Broadhead.
In the father-son division, Eddie Brown and Nick Brown hold a one-stroke lead over Joel Nelson and James Nelson. The Browns opened with a 62, while the Nelsons had a 63.
In third place at 65 is the team of George Polizzi and Tony Polizzi.
In the seniors division, which is played from the gold tees, Don Bounds and Dennis Foster shot an 11-under par 61 to take a four-stroke lead over Tootie Ellis and his partner. In third place with a 66 is the team of Lamar McClelland and Lynn Limerick.
