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Matthew Ledbetter watches his shot fly down the ninth fairway during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bob Davidson, left, and playing partner Bob Burr size up a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bob Burr rolls a putt onto the ninth green during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Matthew and Austin Ledbetter work out their strategy on the ninth fairway during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

From left, Robbie Woody, Lee Harbour, Jody Harbour and Chandler Harbour pose for a group photo at the end of their round in the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Robbie Woody, left, looks at his playing partner Lee Harbour after a short putt lipped out of the hole during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Robert Carroll putts on the ninth hole during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jody Harbour, right, gets a fist bump from Chandler Harbour after making a birdie putt on the eighth hole during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bill Rackstraw hits a tee shot during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bubba Moss watches a tee shot during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bob Davidson, left, gets a bottle of water from Kaden Taylor at the beverage cart during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bill Rackstraw wears a wet towel over his head to beat the heat during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. Temperatures neared 100 degrees on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Kaden Taylor, left, and Candalynn Dawson work the beverage cart during the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble Saturday at Clear Creek Golf Course. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren County’s summer golf season started with a big tournament and a gentlemen’s tie at Clear Creek Golf Course.

The teams of Tim Rodgers and Jim Darnell, and Mike Wooten and Scott Ashley shared the championship of the Bud Light 2-Man Scramble on Sunday. Both teams finished with a total of 127 in the two-day tournament, and rather than go to a playoff they agreed to split the $800 in golf merchandise awarded to the winners.

“Everybody was tired and hot, so they decided to split it and be co-champions,” Clear Creek pro Ronny Ross said.

Barry Breithaupt and Rodney Lindsey shot 128 to finish third in the championship flight. The winners of each of four flights received $800 in golf merchandize, the second-place finishers got $500 and the third-place finishers $300.

A total of 40 two-man teams participated in the tournament, which was played on a weekend when temperatures soared well above 90 degrees both days. Golfers were seeded into flights of about 10 teams each following the first round on Saturday.

All 10 teams in the championship flight were within three strokes of each other heading into the final round. Trey Martin and Mike Hurley were tied with Rodgers and Darnell and Wooten and Ashley for the first-round lead after all of them shot 61 on Saturday.

The two winning teams went low on Sunday, however, with matching 66s, while Martin and Hurley shot 68 and finished two shots back in fourth.

Robert Portwood and Jim Warren won the first flight, with a two-round total of 131. They beat runners-up Jay Prince and Don Lagrone by five shots.

Bubba Moss and Tommy Klauder tied with Gent Smith and Greg Garvin, at 146, to win the second flight.

Josh Hallberg and Jessie Hallberg won the third flight with a total of 146.

The Bud Light Scramble was the first of several competitive golf tournaments scheduled at Clear Creek over the next six weeks.

The Clear Creek Club Championship, which is for Clear Creek members only, is scheduled for July 30 and 31. The top finishers in the Club Championship will also be invited to play in the Warren County Cup, a Ryder Cup style competition against Vicksburg Country Club’s top players, in August.

The Warren County Championship, which is open for all players, is scheduled for Aug. 6 and 7 at Clear Creek.

Clear Creek also hosts a weekly Senior Scramble for club members, beginning at 9 a.m. each Wednesday.

For information on any of the tournaments or to register, call 601-638-9395 or visit the Clear Creek Golf Course clubhouse in Bovina.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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