Congratulations to Steven Widener - Champion of the 2018 Jones Cup!

Former champion Mark Hunter was second, while Brent Nifong, Jeff Carowan and Frank Hughes finished third, fourth and fifth. Congratulations to Mark, Brent, Jeff and Frank on the excellent play.

The Jones Cup began it's 7th year with a practice round at Oyster Bay Golf Club in Sunset Beach, NC. An extra night at The Legends made an early start at OB more comfortable. Nary a gator was seen in the low country and the weather was great. The Boundary House in Calabash provided good times and good food after the round. David Bender enjoyed a glass wine with 4 straws. David was quoted saying the "wine was flavorful with just a hint of polyethylene terephthalate."

This year, we welcomed back former champion Gene "The Riddler" Riddle after an extended absense. Newcomers this year included Mike Maher, Josh Frahm and Brent Nifong.

Heathland

Fine weather set the scene on the Heathland course. Great rounds were recorded by Mike Maher, Mark Hunter, Steven Widener, Efrin, De la Luz, Frank Hughes and David Bender. Andy Carowan, Josh Frahm, and Steven scored in the low seventies, while Efrin and Frank broke 80. Steven Widener set the pace with +17 points. This was after the committee adjusted his handicap by a record amount. (NOTE: scoring data has only been kept since 2012.) Mr. Widener had not been known to score this well in previous years. In fact, Steven was as much as 20 shots higher just two years ago. Maybe a recent coaching change was the difference; however, Steven's partner, Robbie Cheek, wasn't listening. Mathis and Hughes took the team lead by two points over Widener and Cheek and Rath and De al Luz.

Moorland

Always a grind, the Moorland course sent scores climbing. The only one falling was Robbie Cheek. Robbie decided to take dive before play began and was placed on Injured Reserve (IR) for the rest tournament. Mark Hunter, Steven Widener, Dan Rath, Brent Nifong and Gordon Lovette played excellent rounds. Again, Steven Widener turned in a great round of 75, followed by Josh Frahm at 79. With rain approaching, Boston Bob did his best to hurry the field at the turn. It wasn't to be as the last few holes were played in the rain. A few clubs went flying as gloves became slick. There were no injuries. The team competiion was lead by Mathis and Hughes with both players in positive territory on the day. Rath and De la Luz were hanging tough in second. One point separated Widener and the injuried Cheek from the Carowan and Carowan team.

Parkland

A cold rain refused to yeild as the third round got underway. After 7 or 8 holes, water collected on the greens. The grounds crew did little to keep the competition going and the committee called suspended play after nine. The tournament ended when rain checks appeared for all players.

Individual and Team Scoring

The Jones Cup

Player	Total
S. Widener	32	1st	$75.00
M. Hunter	18	2nd	$50.00
B. Nifong	17	3rd	$35.00
J. Carowan	15	4th	$25.00
F. Hughes	13	5th	$20.00
D. Bender	12
D. Rath	10
G. Lovett	9
KC Rankin	9
E. De la Luz	5
D. Mathis	5
J. Frahm	4
B. Koeval	1
M. Maher	0
J. Poore	0
A. Carowan	0
J. Ketner	-1
G. Riddle	-1
B Kelley	-2
B. Titsworth	-6
R. Crim	-6
C Kelley	-7
JJ Johnson	-10
D. Geary	-18
M. Davis	-19
J. Tallant	-24
J. Johnson	-26
R. Cheek	IR

Team Play

Team	Total
D. Mathis, F. Hughes	40
D. Rath, E. De la Luz	35
S. Widener, R. Cheek	30
J. Carowan, A. Carowan	29
K.C. Rankin, J. Frahm	25
B. Titsworth, M. Hunter	23
D. Bender, G. Riddle	21
J. Poore, J. Ketner	0
C. Kelley, B. Kelley	-7
B. Koeval, R. Crim	-8
B. Nifong, J. Tallant	-12
G. Lovett, M. Davis	-13
M. Maher, D. Geary	-21
J. Johnson, J.J. Johnson	-49

Most Pars

Tournament founder, Jim Jones, alway said he was never upset with PAR. Old man PAR is your friend and very hard to beat. The first annual award for MOST PARS goes to Josh Frahm - Congratulations to Josh!

Player	Heathland	Moorland	Total
J. Frahm	12	12	24
A. Carowan	13	10	23
S. Widener	9	14	23
E. De la Luz	12	9	21
F. Hughes	12	9	21
M. Hunter	9	7	16
J. Johnson	7	6	13
B. Koeval	6	7	13
KC Rankin	7	6	13
G. Riddle	6	6	12
D. Rath	7	4	11
G. Lovett	6	5	11
M. Maher	6	5	11
B. Kelley	5	5	10
J. Carowan	6	4	10
D. Geary	5	4	9
C Kelley	7	2	9
R. Crim	5	4	9
JJ Johnson	5	2	7
B.Titsworth	3	4	7
D. Mathis	4	3	7
D. Bender	3	4	7
B. Nifong	3	3	6
J. Tallant	0	4	4
J. Poore	2		4
M. Davis	2		3
J. Ketner	2		2
R. Cheek	2		2

Most Points

Player	Points		Total Points
	Heathland	Moorland
S. Widener	71	69	140
J. Frahm	71	63	134
A. Carowan	74	56	130
F. Hughes	67	50	117
E. De la Luz	64	43	107
M. Hunter	54	50	104
D. Rath	51	47	98
KC Rankin	48	45	93
J. Johnson	48	44	92
B Kelley	47	43	90
G. Lovett	46	43	89
B. Koeval	42	47	89
M. Maher	47	37	84
J. Carowan	38	43	81
G. Riddle	40	39	79
D. Bender	43	35	78
B. Titsworth	42	36	78
C Kelley	43	34	77
JJ Johnson	41	35	76
R. Crim	40	36	76
D. Mathis	41	32	73
D. Geary	36	34	70
B. Nifong	30	33	63
J. Tallant	30	30	60
M. Davis	29	28	57
J. Poore	24	30	54
J. Ketner	30	21	51
R. Cheek	28	0	28

Medal Play

Player	Score		Total
	Heathland	Moorland
S. Widener	74	75	149
J. Frahm	74	79	153
A. Carowan	72	82	154
F. Hughes	75	86	161
E. De la Luz	77	84	161
M. Hunter	80	86	166
J. Johnson	84	88	172
D. Rath	84	88	172
B. Koeval	87	87	174
KC Rankin	85	91	176
B Kelley	86	90	176
G. Lovett	87	89	176
M. Maher	85	94	179
C Kelley	88	95	183
B. Titsworth	88	96	184
JJ Johnson	90	95	185
R. Crim	91	95	186
G. Riddle	91	95	186
J. Carowan	93	94	187
D. Mathis	90	98	188
D. Bender	91	97	188
D. Geary	94	96	190
B. Nifong	98	96	194
M. Davis	98	101	199
J. Tallant	100	99	199
J. Poore	102	101	203
J. Ketner	97	107	204
R. Cheek	99	0	99