Area golfers compete in state amateur tournaments

PGA-sanctioned amateur event to be held at Bond Head

By Brian Lockhart Beeton area golfers will have the opportunity to participate as a team in a local qualifier of the PGA Scramble that will be held at The Club at Bond Head. Now in its 11th year, the PGA Scramble presented by BMW is the largest grassroots amateur golf program in Canada, taking place at over 185 locations. The winners of each local qualifier are invited to participate in one of 13 Regional Finals later this summer. From there, Re…

Area golfers compete in state amateur tournaments

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Wade Boteler of Burlington placed 56th in the North Carolina Amateur last month at Bermuda Run Country Club’s East Course. Alamance County golfer Wade Boteler after an earlier tournament. Boteler had scores of 77, 72, 79, and 69 for his 9-over 297. Mebane’s Holden Yakola, a recent graduate of Alamance Christian School, missed the cut after rounds of 74 and 80. Burlington’s Simon Boteler was done after t…