1989 North Carolina State Open
held at Howard Johnson Motor Lodge - East, Greensboro, NC (located at I-85 & Elm St) - July 4th-5th-6th, 1989
ACF Bulletin # 221 - October, 1989, pg 13 reported... North Carolina
Ron King from the island of Barbados comes in first with 26 points, Elbert Lowder from Sanford, NC is second with 20 points, Jerry Ingram from Marietta, GA is third with 18 points, Edward Scheidt from Chapel Hill, NC, E.G. McQueen from Pacolet, SC, and E. R. Luffman from Ringgold, VA, tied for fourth with Gene Lindsay from Morristown, TN coming in fifth and Tim Laverty from Sanford, NC coming in sixth, and rounding out the Master Division was Robert D. Butler from Knoxville, TN, Scott Castle from Kingsport, TN and Angus Simpson from Greensboro, NC.
B.T. Jones from Forest City, NC at the age of 89 wins the Majors' Division again. Wm Harvey Griffin from Nashville, NC came in 2nd, E.W. Connell from Kingsport, TN came in third, Joseph McClellan from Winston-Salem, NC came in forth and other participants in the order of their scoring include: Raleigh Johnson, Ira L. Hinson, Elmer Donnelson, Wade Holder, Jr. Ezra Rolader, L. Fred Church, Charles B. Stansel, Clifford Shook, James C. Heffner, Cecil C. Lowe, C. Waldo Barton, Ben P. Jones, Sr., Marshall Stephenson, Merle Vaughn , R.G. Whitley, J.C. Little, Herschel Smith, H. L. Hodge, L.W. Newsom, Frank Walls, James Sipe, W.H. Amos, Clinton Pickard, Joe McIver, Wayne Pierce, Tim Hitson, Larry T. Michael, Max C. Robinson, Edward Stokes, and Reed Parris. W. H. Amos, State Tournament Sponsor/Promoter
Master Division
|
Finish |
Player | City, State | Points |
Comments |
| 1st | Ron King | Barbados | 26 | |
| 2nd | Elbert Lowder | Sanford, NC | 20 | |
| 3rd | Jerry Ingram | Marietta, GA | 18 | |
| 4th | Edward Scheidt | Chapel Hill, NC | 3way tie for 4th place | |
| 4th | E. G. McQueen. | Pacolet, SC | ||
| 4th | E. R. Luffman | Ringgold, VA | ||
| 5th | Gene Lindsay | Morristown, TN | ||
| 6th | Tim Laverty | Sanford, NC | ||
| 7th | Robert D. Butler | Knoxville, TN | ||
| 8th | Scott Castle | Kingsport, TN | ||
| 9th | Angus Simpson | Greensboro, NC | ||
Majors Division
|
Finish |
Player | City, State | Points |
Comments |
| 1st | B. T. Jones | Forest City, NC | age 89 wins Majors again! | |
| 2nd | Wm. Harvey Griffin | Nashville, NC | ||
| 3rd | E. W. McConnell | Kingsport, TN | ||
| 4th | Joseph McClellan | Winston-Salem, NC | ||
| 5th | Raleigh Johnson | Murfreesboro, NC | ||
| 6th | Ira L. Hinson | Lancaster, SC | ||
| 7th | Elmer Donnelson | Coeburn, VA | ||
| 8th | Wade Holder, Jr. | Fayetteville, NC | ||
| 9th | Ezar T. Rolader | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 10th | L. Fred Church | Winston-Salem, NC | ||
| 11th | Charles B. Stansel | Lumberton, NC | ||
| 12th | Clifford Shook | Taylorsville, NC | ||
| 13th | James C. Heffner | Maiden, NC | ||
| 14th | Cecil C. Lowe | Colerain, NC | ||
| 15th | C. Waldo Barton | Greensboro, NC | ||
| 16th | Ben P. Jones, Sr. | Flat Rock, NC | ||
| 17th | Marshall Stephenson | Raleigh, NC | ||
| 18th | Merle Vaughn | Ahoskie, NC | ||
| 19th | R. G. Whitley | Woodland, NC | ||
| 20th | J. C. Little | Hudson, NC | ||
| 21st | Herschel Smith | Durham, NC | ||
| 22nd | H. L. Hodge | |||
| 23rd | L. W. Newsom | Winston-Salem, NC | ||
| 24th | Frank Walls | Broadway, NC | ||
| 25th | James Sipe | Taylorsville, NC | ||
| 26th | W. H. Amos | Greensboro, NC | ||
| 27th | Clinton Pickard | Sanford, NC | ||
| 28th | Joe McIver | Broadway, NC | ||
| 29th | Wayne Pierce | Gatesville, NC | ||
| 30th | Tim Hitson | |||
| 31st | Larry T. Michael |
Lexington, NC |
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| 32nd | Max C. Robinson | Fayetteville, NC | ||
| 33rd | Edward Stokes | |||
| 34th | Reed Parris |
North Carolina State Champions