Andy Bare made the most of home cooking last week when he won the first stage of the PGA Qualifier held on Pinewild Country Club's Magnolia Course by shooting 10-under-par 66-70-72-70--278.

Bare, who lives in West End, is no stranger to the award-winning Pinewild course and made the most of the opportunity by jumping out with a 66, which was two strokes better than Dustin Bray, who plays out of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Bare, who has been one of the better players on the eGolf Tour for the past few years while also competing in some Nationwide events, finished one shot ahead of Jay Woodson, of Richmond, Va., who closed with a 67.

Birdies on 13 and 14 gave Bare the victory, although he stumbled with bogeys on the 199-yard par-3 15th and the 457-yard par-4 17th.

Three other North Carolina players were among the top 21 and advanced to the second stage, They were Jason Kokrak of Charlotte with 282, Brad Fritsch of Holly Springs with 286 and Jerry Richardson of Morrisville with 288.

Jamie Lovemark, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., also advanced with 286

Patriot Charities: The Patriot Foundation has done it again.

The foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit headed by retired Naval Reserve Captain Chuck Deleot of Southern Pines, works year-round to raise funds for the offspring of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers killed in combat and children of serving, retired and former Army Special Operations soldiers.

Those efforts this year raised more than $100,000 for the charities, despite a recessionary climate. But the ever enthusiastic Deleot has hopes that those funds will total much more when they are presented at the end of the year.

"We're hoping to come close to doubling that amount when we present it," Deleot said.

The highlight of the fundraising effort is the 54-hole Sunbelt Senior Tour Championship pro-am tournament and dinner held at National Golf Club each October for the past seven years.

There were 170 people at the Saturday night dinner, with 76 golfers participating. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, Director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, was the guest speaker.

The 82nd Airborne Chorus performed, although it was smaller than usual due to so many soldiers being deployed, according to Deleot.

"We couldn't come close to raising this much money without our corporate sponsors," Deleot said. "We have to thank Mr. and Mrs. Mike Girimont, Walmart, BB&T Bank, the Restaurant Management Group, Boddie-Noell Enterprises and Prism Medical, Ltd.

"We've also joined with the Folds of Honor Foundation and will help with the Patriot Golf Days in North and South Carolina."

EJGA: Patrick Davey, of Cary, shot 77-73--150 to win the boys 16-18 age division in the Eastern Junior Golf Association event held at Longleaf Country Club last week.

Todd Eckstein, of Durham, was one stroke back, with Dalton Gore, of Oak Island, and Conner Reilly, of Whispering Pines, tied for third at 152.

Bryan Stewart, of Pinehurst, finished seventh with 159 and Christian McDonald, of Pinehurst, shot 176.

Zachary Bauchou, of Forrest, Va,. won the 14-15 division with 151. Caleb Keck, of Reidsville and Zachary Martin, of Pinehurst, tied for second with 152. Alexander Meade, of Southern Pines, shot 170.

Josh Martin, of Pinehurst, won the 12-13 division by six strokes, shooting 73-72--145. Thomas Welch, of High Point, was second with 151. Josh Stockwell, of Aberdeen, shot 158, Sean Chang, of Aberdeen, was at 165, Ben Chrystler, of Whispering Pines, at 175 and Blake Martin, of Pinehurst, at 201.

Brian Chen, of Cary, won the 10-11 division with 160, with Anderson Allgeyer, of Pinehurst, at 161. Brian Subin, of Pinehurst, was third with 172.

Kayla Sciupider, of Etowah, won the Girls' 13-18 division with 151. Megan Burham, of Gastonia ,was second with 166, and Summer Barmore, of Pinehurst, finished third with 168. Savannah Thompson, of Seven Lakes, was at 197, and Olivia Matcham, of Pinehurst, at 302.

Gina Kim, of Chapel Hill, won the girls 12-and-under division with 169. Marisa Daquil-Kawabe, of Fayetteville, was second with 204.

The next EJGA event is scheduled for Tobacco Road in Sanford Nov. 14-15.

For information visit the Web site at EJGA.net.