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15th Raleigh Tournament
June 25-26, 2011


Raleigh, NC - Ray Mann and George James posted 74s to hold the lead after Saturday's Round and with seven golfers within 7 strokes of the lead, the stage was set for a shootout on Sunday.

As the story unfold on Sunday, it looked like the only fireworks that were going to be supplied were by Ray.  He birdied three out of the first seven holes against a single bogey on his way to posting 2-under par 34 on the front nine.  On the other end of the spectrum, George saw his chances quickly faded as he bogeyed five out his first six holes on his way to posting a 44 on the front nine.  Mike Jones' fate was similar, despite posting seven pars against two bogeys as he dropped five stokes off the pace, after posting a 38 on the front nine.  Rob Slade also watched the lead grow as he rattled off six straight pars before making a bogey and double bogey to post a 39 on the front nine.

With nine holes left to play, it appeared that all Ray needed to do was put it on cruise control, but a pair of triple bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes opened the door.  Four straight pars allowed Mike to hang around just long enough to take advantage of Ray's stumble.  Mike held a very unexpected 2-stroke lead going into 15th hole.  Ray regained the lead with a series of pars of his own as Mike double bogeyed the par 3 15th and bogeyed the par 4 16th.  The late developing back and forth battle between Ray and Mike came down to the final hole, with Ray holding a one stroke lead over Mike, as they stood on the 453 yard par 5 18th.  Mike hooked his tee shot into deep brush and had to take an unplayable, giving Ray enough breathing room to play the final hole aggressively.  Which is exactly what he did, hitting a solid drive, setting up an approach shot that left him with an easy up and down for birdie.  Mike went on the bogey the final hole to secure the runner-up spot.  George finished strong with an eagle on the final hole and a back nine of even par 36 thanks to making the short putt that was setup by a 205 yard 5-iron that settle just 2½ feet from the hole.  The tournaments' only eagle was too little too late as Saturday's Co-leader had to settle for a tie for 3rd with Rob, who also lost ground despite birdying the final hole and posting 38 on the back nine.

The win is Ray's 3rd Career Win on the Bogey Cup Tour.

 
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