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Fifty thousand (50,000) fans, the most in tournament history, witnessed David Mathis win the eighth-annual BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament held at Thornblade Club Sunday, May 18th. The win was the first for the Winston-Salem, N.C. native, who finished the tournament at -20 under par (65, 65, 68, 68) beating Roger Tambellini by three strokes.
The win earned Mathis $121,500 and skyrocketed him from 44th place to fourth on the Nationwide Tour money list. Mathis has earned a total of $166,479 so far this year and is well on his way to competing on the PGA TOUR next year. The top 25 money leaders on the Nationwide Tour automatically earn playing status on the PGA TOUR in 2009.
NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky and his professional partner Chris Nallen won the Pro-Am/Pro-Celeb portion of the tournament at -46 under par. Gretzky won a BMW Z4 Roadster for winning and he and Nallen donated their $10,000 winnings to The Charles Lea Center. R&B singer/songwriter Javier Colon and his professional partner Colt Knost finished second at -44 under par. They donated their $9,000 winnings to The Ronald McDonald House. Fred Mercer, an entrepreneur from Greenville, S.C., and his professional partner Todd Fischer finished fourth overall and were the top scoring Pro-Am team at -37 under par.
Complete scoring can be found on the tournament's website at www.bmwcharitygolf.com by clicking on the "Final Results" feature box.
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