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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1990
Page
10
Tazewell's Tom Brittain captured the 1990 area golf title at Fin castle Country Club with even par for the tournament. Several past champions and notable players contended, including Todd Satterfield, Hobe Bauer, and Kevin Leatherwood, while a 46-player cut set the stage for a dramatic Sunday finish.
Tom Brittain won by four strokes with an even par 210 over Bluefield’s Kevin Leatherwood in Tazewell, as Buck Brittain tied for seventh with 220. The brothers, raised at Tazewell High and trained at Tazewell Country Club, discussed rivalries, college golf, and their long golfing partnership.
Jim Godsey won the Seniors Division at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Area Golf Tournament five strokes ahead of R W Wilkinson. Jim Powers withdrew after six holes in the final round. Godsey, who has claimed multiple top ten finishes, noted the tough pin placements and rushing kept him from lower scores. Wilkinson credited not quitting and a steady round despite midgame slumps.
Elizabeth Cruise of Bluefield attends the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Area Golf Tournament for 21 years. Her son Phil Cruise has never missed a cut in the event, and her grandson Kevin played at Concord College but was unable to attend this year.
West Virginia coach Don Nehlen says the Mountaineers are on schedule for the upcoming season but need more consistency and work in kicking and receiving. With two weeks left, he expects to be ready by Sept. 1 opener against Kent State. He praises the team’s attitude and notes several redshirt freshmen and sophomores may start or back up.
Mark Martin captured the Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway, leading 70 of the final 76 laps in a dominant Ford Thunderbird performance. He stretched his Winston Cup point lead as Dale Earnhardt faded to eighth, while Greg Sacks finished second and Rusty Wallace took third. Martin sought momentum to challenge Earnhardt for the series title.
Bluefield Orioles edged Princeton Patriots 7-6 at Bowen Field after Keith Schmidt and German Paredes hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the bottom of the eighth to break a 5-5 tie. Aurelio Llanos Mark Steffens Troy Rusk and Ron Lockett hit solo homers for Princeton.
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