Mr. Blue Skies broke early and bright for The Jones Cup for 2019 as the largest field in history took the field. Thirty plus players teed off on the Heathland course to practice for the upcoming tournament. Defending champ Steven Widener was not among the field as he practiced off site before making a dramatic appearance before the first round. For the first time, Oyster Bay was not the site of the practice round. That means players would play Heathland on Thursday and the first round on Friday.

Round One - Heathland

Players got a good look at Heathland on Thursday and the first round results showed it. The Johnson boys got off to a great start with Dad Jim Johnson shooting the low round of 76 and 66 points. Son Jimmy Johnson opened with 81 and 58 points. Other leading scores were recorded by Jeff Carowan, rookie Justin May, veterans Chris Kelley and Bill Titsworth. Other fine rounds included Frank Hughes with 82, Rich Crim and Dad Jim Johnson tied for “Most Pars” at 11. Founder Dan Rath scored a fine 85. Also lurking on the first page leader board were Barry Kelley, Bruce Bryan and Tom Spellman. Play for The Jones Cup was tied at +13 by Son Jimmy Johnson and the vulnerable Jeff Carowan.

Round Two - Moorland

The second round of The Jones Cup is traditionally played on the always difficult Moorland course. This year the weather was beautiful for Moorland with bright skies and light winds. However, the quick, sloping greens took their toll. The shot of the day was recorded by rookie Kevin Rumsey with an eagle on the very difficult par 4 18th hole. It was an impossible shot to an uphill and blind hole location. The patrons were beside themselves in disbelief and pitch coins in to the divot in memory of a shot for the ages. The Legends management may set a bronze plague to commemorate the heroic shot.

It was Tom Spellman with the round of the day as he took lead for The Jones Cup at +10. A great round was turned by Dale Mathis - last year’s winner of the “Shirt off his Back” award. Gordon Lovett, Jeff Widener, and Brent Nifong all scored in positive territory. Crowd favorites, little Tommy Woods and big Robbie Cheek score well, along with KC Rankin, Chris Kelley, Son Jimmy Johnson.

At the end on two rounds, Tom Spellman and Son Jimmy Johnson were tied for The Jones Cup at +16. The team of Tom Spellman and Kevin (the Eagle) Rumsey were tied up with the Johnson boys at +19. The chase was on as Chris Kelley, Gordon Lovett and big Robbie Cheek nipped at the heels of leaders.

Who would succumb to the pressure? Who would sleep well with the lead? Who would break through as a first time winner of… wait for it – The Jones Cup?

Final Round - Parkland

The Parkland course is always long and difficult and this day was cart path only adding to the difficulty. However, Brent Nifong continued his great play on the Parkland course on a cool day scoring a stellar 40 points. Dad Jim Johnson turned a brilliant 84 while rookie Bruce Bryan and Rich Crim scored in plus territory. Again Tom Spellman continued solid play. Chris Kelley and KC Rankin challenged as Son Jimmy Johnson fell back. In the end it was Tom Spellman cruising to a 6 point win with Chris Kelley second and Brent Nifong third.

Mr. Blue Skies fell on Tom Spellman as the champion golfer of the year and winner of The Jones Cup.

Individual and Team Scoring

The Jones Cup

Player	Total
T. Spellman	21
C Kelley	15
B. Nifong	14
B. Bryan	8
KC Rankin	6
R. Crim	6
JJ Johnson	4
J. Widener	4
K. Rumsey	4
R. Cheek	2
G. Lovett	1
VanNoy/Bender	0
J. Johnson	-2
R. Gesmer	-3
D. Mathis	-5
J. Ketner	-7
T Woods	-7
J. May	-10
C. Nall	-10
S. Widener	-10
S. Aldibbni	-11
J. Carowan	-11
B Kelley	-12
G. Riddle	-13
D. Rath	-14
M. Davis	-19
J. Poore	-20
F. Hughes	-20
B. Titsworth	-24
B. Lewis	-27
B.Koeval	-32
M. Hunter	-34

Team Play

Player	1st Rd Total	2nd Rd Total	3rd Rd Total
J. Johnson	22	19	2	3rd
JJ Johnson
J. Widener	10	8	-6
J. May
R. Crim	15	-5	-25
M. Hunter
J. Poore	3	-11	-27
J. Ketner
S. Widener	-12	-32	-106
B.Koeval
D. Rath	3	-3	-10
VanNoy/Bender
B. Nifong	4	-6	-13
B. Lewis
G. Lovett	2	4	-18
M. Davis
C Kelley	12	4	3	2nd
B Kelley
D. Mathis	-3	-10	-25
F. Hughes
KC Rankin	12	4	-18
B. Titsworth
R. Cheek	2	11	-5	5th
T Woods
R. Gesmer	-2	-10	-16
G. Riddle
J. Carowan	17	-2	-21
C. Nall
S. Aldibbni	8	0	-3	4th
B. Bryan
T. Spellman	9	19	25	1st
K. Rumsey

Most Pars

Tournament founder, Jim Jones, always said he was never upset with PAR. Old man PAR is your friend and very hard to beat. This year's award for MOST PARS goes to Dad Jim Johnson - Congratulations to JJ!

Player		Heathland	Moorland	Parkland	Total
Jim	Johnson	11	7	7	25
Rich	Crim	11	4	6	21
Steven	Widener	7	10	3	20
Jimmy	Johnson	8	7	3	18
Chris	Kelley	7	5	5	17
Gordon	Lovett	8	5	3	16
Barry	Kelley	8	3	5	16
Bruce	Bryan	6	4	6	16
Frank	Hughes	6	4	6	16
Dan	Rath	7	3	4	14
KC	Rankin	7	2	5	14
Justin	May	7	4	2	13
Tom	Spellman	5	5	3	13
Simon	Aldibbni	6	4	2	12
Mark	Davis	4	6	1	11
Brent	Nifong	5	3	3	11
Bill	Tittsworth	6	3	1	10
Rich	Geismar	5	3	2	10
Mark	Hunter	6	3	0	9
Robbie	Cheek	4	3	1	8
Kevin	Rumsey	2	2	4	8
Gene	Riddle	1	3	4	8
Dale	Mathis	3	3	0	6
Brent	Koeval	2	2	2	6
Al	Van Noy	0	2	4	6
John	Ketner	3	2	0	5
Jeff	Carowan	2	1	2	5
Blake	Lewis	3	1	0	4
Calvin	Nall	2	2	0	4
Jonathan	Poore	2	0	1	3
Tommy	Woods	1	1	0	2
David	Bender	1	1	1	1
Jeff	Widener	0	1	0	1

Most Points

Player	Heathland	Moorland	Parkland	Total
J. Johnson	66	51	52	169
JJ Johnson	58	48	33	139
F. Hughes	53	38	48	139
R. Crim	51	42	45	138
KC Rankin	47	49	42	138
C Kelley	49	42	41	132
G. Lovett	46	50	34	130
J. May	56	38	31	125
K. Rumsey	43	40	41	124
B. Bryan	44	32	46	122
D. Rath	48	34	39	121
B Kelley	46	33	41	120
T. Spellman	39	43	38	120
S. Widener	59	59	0	118
S. Aldibbni	43	39	30	112
M. Hunter	55	29	26	110
B. Nifong	33	37	40	110
K. Gesmer	40	30	35	105
B. Titsworth	51	29	22	102
G. Riddle	32	36	33	101
R. Cheek	36	28	33	97
VanNoy/Bender	34	30	33	97
D. Mathis	31	42	24	97
J. Carowan	49	22	26	97
M. Davis	35	31	23	89
B. Koeval	33	29	15	77
J. Ketner	29	24	18	71
B. Lewis	35	17	17	69
J. Poore	27	15	19	61
T Woods	15	26	15	56
C. Nall	26	17	13	56
J. Widener	16	22	0	38

Medal Play

Player	Heathland	Moorland	Parkland	Total
J. Johnson	76	85	84	245
F. Hughes	82	92	87	261
JJ Johnson	81	88	95	264
R. Crim	85	91	88	264
C Kelley	86	89	93	268
J. May	82	92	97	271
D. Rath	85	95	91	271
B Kelley	87	96	90	273
B. Bryan	87	99	87	273
T. Spellman	91	92	91	274
G. Lovett	87	90	98	275
KC Rankin	88	98	89	275
K. Rumsey	90	95	92	277
S. Aldibbni	88	91	101	280
M. Hunter	82	100	100	282
B. Nifong	97	93	92	282
K. Gesmer	89	98	96	283
G. Riddle	97	92	97	286
B. Koeval	92	101	95	288
VanNoy/Bender	94	98	97	289
J. Carowan	87	105	100	292
D. Mathis	100	93	101	294
B. Titsworth	89	101	105	295
M. Davis	94	99	104	297
R. Cheek	96	100	112	308
J. Ketner	99	104	108	311
B. Lewis	93	109	111	313
J. Poore	100	111	106	317
T Woods	111	101	115	327
C. Nall	101	111	120	332