Staff Report

MASON, W.Va. — Paul Somerville of Point Pleasant has taken the lead at the midway point of the 2008 Riverside Senior Men’s Golf League. Somerville has a total of 139 points to lead Carl Stone of Ripley by a mere one point.

Stone was absent from play on Tuesday and his lead evaporated in one week. In third place with 136 points is Mick Winebrenner of Racine.

A total of 81 players were on hand for the Tuesday play to make up 18 four-man teams and three three-man teams. This was a new single-day record for the league, with the old record being 78.

The low score of 10-under par 60 was shot by the winning team of Mick Winebrenner (Racine), Dick Dugan (Racine), Bob Hysell (Pomeroy) and Paul Somerville (Point Pleasant).

The second low round was a 63 (7-under par) and there was a three-way tie. The trio of Willis Korb (Guysville), Marvin Stafford (Letart) and Don Waldie (Point Pleasant) was one runner-up team.

The foursomes of Jim Gress (Letart), Ed Coon (New Haven), Don Wilson (Chester) and Bob Brooks (Ripley) — as well as Rusty Wood (New Haven), Bill Rainey (Point Pleasant), Claude Proffitt (Patriot) and Bill Winebrenner (Syracuse) — were the other second-place teams.

The closest to the pin winners were Chuck Stanley on the ninth hole and Benny Dent on No. 14.

Riverside Senior Golf League

Standings after 12 weeks

Paul Somerville 139.0

Carl Stone 138.0

Mick Winebrenner 136.0

Don Waldie 113.5

Bob Hill 112.0

Paul Maynard 109.0

John Krawsczyn 107.5

Ken Whited 107.0

Jim Gress 106.0

Bob Oliver 100.5

Haskel Jones 100.5

Cecil Minton 97.5

Rick Northup 94.5

Rusty Wood 93.5

Bucky Dent 93.0

Bub Stivers 92.5

Jack Maloney 92.5

Curtis Grubb 92.0

Steve Safford 91.0

Tom Dotson 90.0

Bill Winebrenner 90.0

Kenny Greene 89.5

Gary Minton 88.5

Ralph Syare 87.0

Harley Rice 86.5