E.A. Sports Today

Burgess’ big day

Garrett and Garrett Jr. shoot final-round 64 to win ACC Parent-Child by 3

By East Alabama Sports Today

For the first time in quite a while Garrett Burgess was playing in a team event in which his partner was the one with the sore shoulders – and he was an 11-year-old.

Burgess and son Garrett Jr. won the annual Parent-Child Tournament at Anniston Country Club Sunday and it was the junior partner who hit some of the biggest shots of the day.

Team Burgess shot a final-round 64 for a two-day total 129 that was three shots better than first-day leader and defending champion Gary and Peyton Wigington and 19-and-over flight winner Jeremy and T.J. McGatha for the overall win.

The winners got their round going with three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine, with Garrett Jr. making birdies at 13 and 15. He also made an eagle at 1, driving the green from his tees to 18 feet, a birdie at 2 and a needed par on 9. Dad felt he had to catch up, making birdies at 16 and 3.

“If he wouldn’t have played very well there’s no way we could have won, that’s for sure,” the elder Burgess said. “And he let me know about it. He was like, ‘come on, come on.’ He was pepping me up, getting me to hone in a little bit. It’s nice to be able to lean on somebody, there’s no doubt.”

According to dad, young Garrett, who turns 12 in July and will be entering the sixth grade at Iola Roberts Elementary School in Pell City in the fall, has put a lot of work into his game the last couple months. He still needs a year or two of development before he can be the low man in the living room, but dad is fully aware that day is getting closer.

“I’m sure he’s got an inkling now that if he gets a few things taken care of he’s going to be wearing me out,” Garrett said.

The Wigingtons shot a final-round 70. Peyton had a birdie on 3 and Gary dropped one on 14. 

The McGathas won their flight by two over Cypress and Noah Hathorn. They shot a final-round 68 with T.J. contributing a birdie at 9 and a par at 18 and Jeremy dropping birdies on 6 and 11.

ACC Parent-Child
Gross Division

18-AND-UNDER
Garrett Burgess + Garrett Burgess, Jr 65 64 129
Gary Wigington + Peyton Wigington 62 70 132
Anderson Brooks + Andrew Brooks 72 67 139
Bodie Fite + Freeman Fite 70 69 139
Brennan Clay + Atticus Clay 68 71 139
Freeman Fite + Payton Fite 69 70 139
Isabel Rogers + Matt Rogers 72 73 145
Dakota Willingham + Kenneth Willingham 80 83 163
Gant Whitlow + Rusty Whitlow 83 82 165
Dustin Merritt + Thomas Merritt 87 86 173
Don Whitlow + Gantt Whitlow 89 85 174
Dean Coppock + Hayden Coppock 94 85 179
19-AND-OVER
Jeremy McGatha + T.J. McGatha 64 68 132
Cypress Hathorn + Noah Hathorn 66 68 134
Braylin Hathorn + Cypress Hathorn 68 67 135
Randy Reaves + Will Reaves 67 69 136
David Lipscomb + Randy Lipscomb 66 71 137
Charlie Smith + Hank Smith 75 64 139
Drennan Beam + Garrett Burgess1 71 68 139
Graham Morrow + Taylor Morrow 73 72 145
Hayden Downey + Michael Downey 73 74 147
Chris Lett + Eric Lett 75 73 148
Caleb Morrow + Graham Morrow1 72 79 151
Brett Putnam + Mike Putnam 73 79 152
Bill Teneyck + Tyler Teneyck 76 78 154
Jonathan Whitlow + Mike Whitlow 82 73 155
Don Whitlow + Jonathan Whitlow 79 77 156
Donald Whitlow + Trey Sawyer 80 78 158
Don Whitlow + Rusty Whitlow 78 83 161
Don Whitlow + Mike Whitlow 82 80 162
Sean Hayes + Taylor Hayes 85 77 162
Sean Hayes + Steve Hayes 87 77 164
Sam Garner + Tim Garner 84 90 174

Net Division

18-AND-UNDER
Garrett Burgess + Garrett Burgess, Jr 59 59 118
Anderson Brooks + Andrew Brooks 64 58 122
Freeman Fite + Payton Fite 63 67 130
Gary Wigington + Peyton Wigington 62 69 131
Dakota Willingham + Kenneth Willingham 64 70 134
Bodie Fite + Freeman Fite 67 68 135
Isabel Rogers + Matt Rogers 67 68 135
Brennan Clay + Atticus Clay 68 71 139
Don Whitlow + Gantt Whitlow 71 69 140
Dustin Merritt + Thomas Merritt 70 72 142
Gant Whitlow + Rusty Whitlow 78 75 153
Dean Coppock + Hayden Coppock 83 75 158
19-AND-OVER
Cypress Hathorn + Noah Hathorn 60 62 122
Braylin Hathorn + Cypress Hathorn 62 61 123
Hayden Downey + Michael Downey 62 62 124
Charlie Smith + Hank Smith 68 58 126
Donald Whitlow + Trey Sawyer 63 63 126
Bill Teneyck + Tyler Teneyck 63 64 127
David Lipscomb + Randy Lipscomb 62 65 127
Don Whitlow + Mike Whitlow 64 64 128
Don Whitlow + Jonathan Whitlow 64 65 129
Chris Lett + Eric Lett 67 63 130
Jeremy McGatha + T.J. McGatha 64 66 130
Randy Reaves + Will Reaves 64 66 130
Drennan Beam + Garrett Burgess 67 64 131
Graham Morrow + Taylor Morrow 67 66 133
Jonathan Whitlow + Mike Whitlow 71 62 133
Sam Garner + Tim Garner 64 70 134
Don Whitlow + Rusty Whitlow 64 71 135
Sean Hayes + Steve Hayes 74 62 136
Brett Putnam + Mike Putnam 66 72 138
Caleb Morrow + Graham Morrow66 72 138
Sean Hayes + Taylor Hayes 73 65 138

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