Lotto birdies

Georgia’s Robinson shoots a 6-under-par 66 to lead the Pine Hill Invitational after one round. Four golfers lurk one stroke back.

By Joe Medley
East Alabama Sports Today

PINE HILL — Alabamians often drive to Cody Robinson’s place of employment to buy lottery tickets, but he brought a winning number to Alabama on Saturday.

The Tallapoosa, Ga., resident shot a 6-under-par 66 to lead the Pine Hill Country Club Invitational after the first round.

Robinson, 30, leads by one stroke over Dustin Travis. Ty Cole, Jacob LeCroy and Dalton Chandler.

Chad Calvert is two strokes back at 68.

Robinson’s father owns the Shell station at Exit 5, off of I-20. That exit and station are popular for lottery-ticket seekers.

Robinson had the magic number Saturday.

“I chipped in on 1, which was nice,” he said. “I had a couple of pars on par 5s, so it could’ve been better, but I’m not going to complain about busting a 66.

“I hit the ball pretty well for the way I’ve been playing lately.”

Robison played for Bremen (Ga.) High School and Point University. He’s a member at Pine Hill and Cider Ridge.

The Pine Hill Invitational is the 2025 Calhoun County Golf Tour’s third points event, and Robinson is making his first Tour appearance.

He knows Cory Etter, who runs Cider Ridge and Pine Hill.

“I’ve known Cory for a number of years now,” he said. “I just texted him. I knew a guy who was playing it, so I texted Cory to see if he could make room for me.

“I wasn’t sure if it was a Calhoun County Tour event, actually.”

As for the foursome at 67, LeCroy is making his second Tour appearance this season after the Donoho and University of South Alabama grad moved back to Calhoun County. He won the season opener at Cane Creek in a playoff with John Rollins.

Cole is a six-time Tour player of the year. He won at Twin Bridges last week and leads the season points standings. 

He posted his fourth consecutive sub-70 round of the season Saturday.

Travis is a White Plains High graduate seeking his first Tour victory. His top Tour finish was a second-place showing at Twin Bridges after a playoff with Cole in 2023.

Travis lives near Pine Hill. It’s his home course, and he posted a strong round there Saturday. Four of his five birdies came on the back nine. He hit a 20-foot putt to birdie No. 12, but earned most of his birdies with other clubs.

“It was a pretty boring round, really,” he said. “I had no bogeys. … My struggle all day was I just didn’t make any (long) putts for birdie. Most of the birdies I made were something I had within five of six feet.”

First-round scores

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
NAME	RD. 1	TOTAL
Cody Robinson	66	66
Jacob LeCroy	67	67
Dalton Chandler	67	67
Dustin Travis	67	67
Ty Cole	67	67
Chad Calvert	68	68
Dawson Day	70	70
Brennan Clay	71	71
John Rollins	71	71
Josh Reynolds	71	71
Wesley Jenkins	71	71
Gage Miller	71	71
FLIGHT 1
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Jeremy McGatha	72	72
Sawyer Edwards	72	72
Trevor Lane	72	72
Gary Wigington	73	73
Houston Black	73	73
Ryder Hudgins	73	73
Ward Campbell	73	73
Dakota Albright	73	73
Chris Reaves	73	73
Daniel Black	74	74
Dakota Gaskin	74	74
Eric Cannington	74	74
Eric Messer	74	74
FLIGHT 2
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Joe Cash	75	75
Lee Hubbard	75	75
Carson Chandler	75	75
Cam Hurst	75	75
Greg Shultz	76	76
Joe Hedgepeth	76	76
Chris Sprayberry	76	76
Brock Young	76	76
Caleb McKinney	77	77
Mark McCaig	77	77
Rick Okins	77	77
Caden Wood	77	77
Hunter Carr	77	77
Vann Hall	77	77
Andrew Miller	77	77
FLIGHT 3
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Robin Wood	78	78
Matt Rogers	78	78
Bob Eaton	78	78
Rylan Bentley	78	78
Park Denton	78	78
Hunter Fordham	79	79
Chris Randall	79	79
Chris Hubbard	79	79
Tony Hicks	79	79
Chris Hubbard	79	79
Tony Hicks	79	79
Vance Lewis	79	79
Billy McCroskey	79	79
Shannon Page	79	79
J.C. Adams	79	79
FLIGHT 4
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Nick Ledbetter	80	80
Ted Gregerson	80	80
Aaron Gregerson	80	80
Mason Dennis	80	80
Madilyn Turner	80	80
Mark Durden	80	80
Cooper Martin	80	80
Dre Davenport	80	80
Heath Hammond	81	81
Jeff Chapman	81	81
James Harrison	81	81
Wade Richardson	81	81
Kolby Slick	81	81
FLIGHT 5
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Sean Kline	82	82
Andrew Gunnells	82	82
Josh Ballew	82	82
Ricky Carden	82	82
Dylan Jackson	82	82
Marlee Hedgepeth	84	84
Danny Whittaker	84	84
David Medders Jr.	84	84
Jason Green	85	85
David Coffey	86	86
Greg Rainey	86	86
Landon Price	86	86
Adam Benefiel	86	86
Jeff Roszell	86	86
FLIGHT 6
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Dylan Russell	87	87
Greg Harrelson	87	87
Shane Lee	87	87
Shane Price	87	87
Braxton Branham	87	87
Sean Hayes	87	87
Ben Miller	88	88
Trent Williams	88	88
Frank Cobb	89	89
Blake Jones	90	90
Jason Swope	90	90
Nash Messer	90	90
FLIGHT 7
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Mike Ledbetter	91	91
Noah Preston	91	91
Ethan Beadles	93	93
Scott Jimmerson	93	93
Chris Hollingsworth	93	93
Ken Renfroe	94	94
Larry Champion	95	95
Hunter Russell	95	95
Shane Price	95	95
FLIGHT 8
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Brady Turner	96	96
Luke Webber	96	96
Courtney Loveless	96	96
Isaac Scroggins	99	99
Landis Yarbrough	99	99
Dison Durden	101	101
Jeremiah Boyd	101	101
Kody Medders	104	104
Logan Swope	113	113
SUPER SENIOR FLIGHT
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
David Sanders	66	66
Rick Barthel	77	77
Steve Williams	77	77
Norris Turner	82	82
Robbie Robertson	87	87
David Medders Sr.	87	87
Lamar Ward	96	96
Ron Fleming	101	101
SENIOR FLIGHT
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Ott Chandler	67	67
Clay Calkins	68	68
Rich Etter	74	74
Glenn Heathcock	75	75
Chip Howell	75	75
David Messer	75	75
Tim Steward	76	76
Tim Hill	77	77
Keith Haywood	78	78
SENIOR 2 FLIGHT
PLAYER	RD. 1	TOTAL
Michael Downey	78	78
David Fitzgerald	79	79
Randall Doss	79	79
Steve McClellan	79	79
Ray Stover	80	80
Wilton Page	80	80
Jimmy Ingram	81	81
Lee Clark	84	84
Steve Davis	84	84
Steve Perry	88	88
Eddy Reese	92	92
Steve Smith	93	93

Sunday tee times

6:30 a.m.	Ron Fleming	Lamar Ward	Robbie Robertson	Norris Turner
6:40 a.m.	David Sanders	David Medders Sr.	Steve Williams	Rick Barthel
6:50 a.m.	Steve Smith	Eddy Reese	Steve Perry	Randall Doss
7:00 a.m.	Lee Clark	Jimmy Ingram	Steve Davis
7:10 a.m.	David Fitzgerald	Wilton Page	Frank Cobb	Ray Stover
7:20 a.m.	Tim Steward	Keith Haywood	Michael Downey
7:30 a.m.	Glenn Heathcock	David Messer	Tim Hill	Steve Mcclellan
7:40 a.m.	Ott Chandler	Clay Calkins	Rich Etter	Chip Howell
7:50 a.m.	Logan Swope	Kody Medders	Jeremiah Boyd	Dison Durden
8:00 a.m.	Landis Yarbrough	Isaac Scroggins	Courtnney Lovelss	Luke Webber
8:10 a.m.	Hunter Russell	Brady Turner	Shane Price	Larry Champion
8:20 a.m.	Ken Renfroe	Ethan Beadles	Chris Hollingsworth	Scott Jimmerson
8:30 a.m.	Noah Preston	Mike Ledbetter	Blake Jones	Jason Swope
8:40 a.m.	Nash Messer	Trent Williams	Ben Miller	Braxton Branham
8:50 a.m.	Shane Lee	Greg Harrelson	Dylan Russell	Sean Hayes
9 a.m.	STARTERS TIME
9:10 a.m.	David Coffey	Marlee Hedgepeth	Adam Benefiel	Landon Price
9:20 a.m.	Greg Rainey	Jason Green	Danny Whittaker	Jeff Roszell
9:30 a.m.	David Medders Jr.	Dylan Jackson	Ricky Carden	Josh Ballew
9:40 a.m.	Andrew Gunnells	Sean Kline	Wade Richardson	Kolby Slick
9:50 a.m.	STARTERS TIME
10 a.m.	Dre Davenport	Eddy Burks	James Harrison
10:10 a.m.	Heath Hammond	Jeff Chapman	Madilyn Turner
10:20 a.m.	Mark Durden	Cooper Martin	Mason Dennis
10:30 a.m.	J,C, Adams	Hunter Fordham	Shannon Page	Billy McCroskey
10:40 a.m.	Chris Randall	Bob Eaton	Matt Rogers	Mark McCaig
10:50 a.m.	Aaron Gregerson	Ted Gregerson	Nick Ledbetter	Vance Lewis
11 a.m.	Robin Wood	Caden Wood	Rylan Bentley	Park Denton
11:10 a.m.	Tony Hicks	Chris Hubbarrd	Andrew Miller	Vann Hall
11:20 AM	STARTERS TIME
11:30 a.m.	Chris Sprayberry	Hunter Carr	Caleb McKinney	Brock Young
11:40 a.m.	Greg Schultz	Joe Hedgepeth	Cam Hurst	Rick Okins
11:50 a.m.	Carson Chandler	Lee Hubbard	Joe Cash	Eric Cannington
NOON	STARTERS TIME
12:10 p.m.	Dakota Gaskin	Daniel Black	Eric Messer	Dakota Albright
12:20 p.m.	Ward Campbell	Ryder Hudgins	Gary Wigingtonn	Houston Black
12:30 p.m.	Chris Reaves	Trevor Lane	Sawyer Edwards	Jeremy McGatha
12:40 p.m.	STARTERS TIME
12:50 p.m.	Gage Miller	Wesley Jenkins	John Rollins	Brennan Clay
1 p.m.	Josh Reynolds`	Dawson Day	Chad Calvert	Jacob Lecroy
1:10 p.m.	Ty Cole	Dustin Travis	Dalton Chandler	Cody Robinson

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