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ORMOND BEACH — He drove six hours but hadn’t packed a tee time.
Two days later, Kelby Burton was heading back home with a Riviera Open win and the $6,000 first-place check tucked into his driver-side sun visor.
“I’m playing really well right now,” said Burton, who returns to work Monday as a caddy at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., just across the Savannah River from his home in Augusta, Ga.
How well is he playing? He opened the 63rd annual Riv Open with an 11-under 60 and coasted to a three-shot win Sunday with a businesslike 67.
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New Smyrna Beach’s Kevin Aylwin was solo second at 12 under, while Oviedo’s Kamiau Johnson and another NSB golfer, Tiernan “Tito” Sand, tied for third at 11 under.
It was quite a turn of events for Burton, who’d missed the entry deadline and reported at dawn to Saturday’s first tee as an alternate for the longtime Florida Tour event.
“Got there at 6:45 and sat at the first tee from the time of the first tee time,” Burton said.
At 8:15, he got word there would be a no-show. Not much time for a warmup, though.
“I hit a few wedges,” he said.
Burton, a Georgia native and former Kennesaw State golfer, played Saturday’s final 12 holes in 10 under par, including a 7-under 29 on the back nine — “Just 1 under through 6 but finished really hot,” he understated.
He took a four-shot lead into Sunday’s second round, and with first-hand knowledge of Riviera’s ability to give up a low number, there was no running out the clock.
“I knew I had to go shoot something decent,” he said.
Aylwin got within two shots Sunday after a birdie on the par-3 15th. After both Aylwin and Burton birdied the par-5 17th, Burton regained his three-shot edge with a birdie on 18 after driving just left of the green on the 355-yard par-4.
It’s two straight wins for Burton, who won a one-day Carolina Mountain Tour event two weeks ago in South Carolina.
After a week of work at Sage Valley, he’ll drive back down Friday and play next weekend’s Indian River Open at New Smyrna Beach Golf Club. That Florida Tour tournament moves this season off its longtime slot in late January or early February.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person has died and another has been injured after a shooting on the 2100 block of C Street on Thursday night.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to C Street around 9:34 p.m. in reference to shots fired with two people down.
Deputies says upon arrival, they located one male and one female subject had been shot at least one time.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, where the male victim succumbed to his injuries.
The sheriff’s office says investigators are still on scene as of 11 p.m.
Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin was shot dead in his home on Highland Avenue.
The shooting comes amid a two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives across the CSRA.
Cities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest community in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Blue Angels graced the river region’s skies on Thursday.
They landed at Bush Field for some practice ahead of their show dates that start in the spring.
On Thursday afternoon, you might have seen or heard the flight demonstration squad.
After their winter site visit, we heard from the two pilots about the air show.
“Our mission as The Blue Angels is to inspire, serve the country and inspire those to excellence through our flight demonstration and community outreach. So, our hope is to bring a little bit of that to Augusta,” said Lt. Commander Lilly Montana.
According to the show schedule, The Blue Angels are expected to be in Beaufort, S.C. on April 12 and 13 and then in Augusta on April 26 and 27.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man was killed early Thursday in a shooting on Highland Avenue, the latest victim in an outbreak of violent crime with a toll that’s nearing 200 in a little over two years across the CSRA.
Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen identified the victim as Chavious Kimmerlin, 50.
At 7:13 am, deputies say they responded to the 500 block of Highland Avenue to investigate a report of gunshots.
Upon arrival, deputies say they found the victim, who had suffered at least one gunshot wound.
The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene by the coroner, according to deputies.
He lived at the home where he was found.
An autopsy will be conducted.
At the scene, yellow crime tape surrounded a white house.
There was a marked Richmond County Sheriff’s Office car and three unmarked cars in the turning lane in front of the house on Highland Avenue.
Investigators were still on the scene at 9:30 a.m. and there is no additional information available at this time, authorities said.
The shooting comes amid a two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives across the CSRA.
Cities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest community in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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