Tarheel Tour Closes Out Virginia Swing With Pete Dye Classic  

Radford, VA- The Charlotte, NC based Tarheel Tour will make its third and final trip to the Commonwealth of Virginia this week for the inaugural Pete Dye Classic at the Pete Dye River Course at Virginia Tech. A strong field of 115 players including the Tarheel Tour’s most recent winner Michael Sims will tee it up in the first round on Tuesday at the longest and possibly most difficult course of the season.

The Pete Dye River Course at Virginia Tech can measure as long as 7,665 yards and boasts one of the most difficult tests in the history of developmental tour golf. The legendary architect who designed courses such at the TPC Sawgrass has made a recent visit to Radford to help prepare the course for its biggest event to date. David Robinson and Andy Bare who have each won twice in 2008 on the Tarheel Tour will be in the field this week and are likely to challenge for the title in one of the most anticipated events this season.

Former Duke University All-American Ryan Blaum, who won last year at the Salisbury Classic in his only Tarheel Tour start will make his first start of 2008 on the Tarheel Tour. The Coral Gables, FL native has played well this year in several Nationwide Tour events and also tied for 15th at the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open in March cashing a check of $52,000.

Former PGA Tour winner Michael Clark II is also making his first start of the 2008 season on the Tarheel Tour. Clark, who won in Milwaukee in 2002, is likely to contend for the first place check of $16,000. U.S. Open contestant Kevin Silva and 2006 Tarheel Tour leading money winner Dustin Bray are also hoping to make successful returns to the Tarheel Tour this week. Bray played the last two weeks on the Nationwide Tour while Silva chose to take last week off after returning home from the San Diego, CA area after participating in the U.S. Open. Both men are former University of North Carolina golfers.

The Pete Dye Classic at Virginia Tech is the 11th of 20 events on the Tarheel Tour in 2008. Please come out and watch the best players in developmental tour golf contend for one of the most prestigious titles of the season. In accordance with all Tarheel Tour events, the Pete Dye Classic is open to the public and free of charge.

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