The Martin brothers of Pinehurst just keep on winning golf tournaments, but this time it was Zachary’s turn as he claimed a six-stroke victory in the prestigious International Junior Golf Tour’s Winter Shootout held at Eagle Pointe Golf Club, in Bluffton, S.C.

Martin opened with a brilliant 69 in the boys’ 15-19 age division, then kept the rest of the field at bay on Sunday with a 74 for a 36-hole total of 143.

Martin made two birdies and no bogeys in the 2-under-par 69 on a course that is known for tight fairways and undulating greens. He credited his success to the strategy of using his driver sparingly, hitting it only twice in the round of 69.

“The key was keeping the big dog in the bag,” Martin told tournament officials.

The 69 was the low round of the event and gave him a five-shot lead going into Sunday’s finale. He ended any hopes of challengers with a clutch birdie on the challenging 11th hole.

Evan Smith of Bluefield, W.Va., shot 74-75—149 to claim second in the division, while Shosei Inokawa of Japan was third with 151.

Joshua Allen of Wilson shot 151 to win the 14 and under division, with Shogo Ito of Japan second at 154.

Lydia Gumm of Radcliff, Ky., shot 147 to win the girls’ division by five strokes over runner-up Moyu Sasaki of Japan.

Moore Women: The dates and site of the annual Moore Women’s Amateur Championship have been released.

The tournament will be held June 18-19 at Woodlake Country Club, and the entry fee is $95.

The event is open to all women golfers who are residents of Moore County or are members of a golf club in the county.

Tin Whistles: The team of Frank Corcoran, Murray Williamson, Bill Cantley and Jan Ludwig posted 129 to win the two-best-balls event held by the Tin Whistles Club on the Pinehurst No. 4 Course.

Charlie Eichhorn, Tom Race, Ski Kinelski and Jack Wells were second with 134. Third place went to the foursome of Ron Sunstrom, Dennis Dolgan, Stu White and Ron Kuklok with 135.

True Blue: True Blue Golf Plantation, one of America’s top 100 public courses as ranked by Golf Digest, is giving away a two-night, three-round golf vacation.

Those interested can visit and click like on True Blue’s Facebook page. Once the page reaches 1,500 likes, a random drawing will be held to determine the winner of the vacation package.

The prize includes a two-night stay at the True Blue Resort Villas and three rounds of golf at True Blue Golf Plantation and its sister course, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, for four golfers.

The vacation has a retail value of $3,000 and is sponsored by Caledonia Golf Vacations.

Those interested can visit the website for more information: www.truebluegolfplantation.com.

Caledonia Golf and Fish Club (1994) and True Blue Golf Plantation (1998) are two of late architect Mike Strantz’s most decorated layouts.