MOULTRIE — Half of defending championship team and both members of the 2008 runner-up are in the field for the 55th Ramsey Pidcock Invitational that will run this weekend at Sunset Country Club.

The tournament has 111 twosomes in eight flights that will be teeing off on Saturday and Sunday.

“The course is in real good shape,” said Sunset Country Club pro Bob Windom. “The greens look real good.

“We ought to have some good scores.”

The team of Darin Bentz and Marcus Beck, representing Tallahassee’s Capital City Country Club, won last year’s event with a two-day score of 128.

But Bentz, a former Sunset member, is unable to play this year. Beck will team up with Mike Grant in hopes of taking a second-straight title back to Tallahassee.

Returning intact is the team of Kevin Blanton and Greg Coop, a pair of Sunset members who shot a 63-67 for 130 that left them two back of Bentz and Beck last year.

Blanton will be seeking his fourth Ramsey Pidcock championship.

Aaron Elrod, who teamed with Pax Clark to shoot a 130 to finish third last year, is in the field again with Matt Key.

The team of Clarke Hendrick, who is heading to Valdosta State to play golf next season, and rising Colquitt County High senior John Fordham, also is among the tournament favorites.

The championship flight includes Kevin Blanton and Greg Coop; Clarke Hendrick and John Fordham; Casey Willis and George Faircloth; Aaron Elrod and Matt Key; Adrian Fletcher and Ryan Moore; Marcus Beck and Mike Grant; Nick Daugharty and Greg Reid; Ernie Venet and Michael Standard; Sam Hogan and Greg Blaise; Clay Cantly and Dale Tyre; Brent Harper and Brad Hunter; and Gary Hilton and Brian Hill.

The first flight includes Drew Broadaway and Shelton Murdock; David Letson and Steven Hall; Ty Howze and Von Stripling; Ramsey Merrill and Neal Clements; Jonathan Bridges and Jared Bridges; John McKenzie and Patrick Leatherwood; Patrick Carson and Bill Carson; Jordan Hall and Pat Hall; Andrew Dismuke and Mark Massey; Hayden Willis and Porter Reeves; Jesse Tillman and Mark Briggs; and Chad Griffith and Gannon Hall.

The second flight includes Ray Bailey and Ron Lee; Billy Edwards and Davis Edwards; Chad Eunice and Andrew Eunice; Jon Ladson and Phil Rouse; Greg Parris and Cliff Newsome; Bill Clanton and Dwayne Hale; Jeff Jursik and Kirk Friedlander; Scott Dismuke and Jason Ball; Charlie Lindsey and Robert Seay; Grady Clements and Reid Penuel; Hale Bishop and Lee Redding; and Ben Fuller and Reid Davis.

The third flight includes Craig Stevens and Dan Jeter; Kevin Casteel and William Keller; Buster Clements and Mark Mobley; John Lastinger and Mike Drumheller; Steven Chaney and Scott Chaney; Jerry Fuller and John Norris; Jon Edwards and Donald Dale; David Hughes and Sammy Craig; Donnie Edwards and Glen Gray; Mark Bennett and Jared Yost; Mark Glaucum and Mike Harper; Michael Green and Barry Williams.

The fourth flight includes Brad Mathis and Jim Whidden; Paul Boyd and Jeremy Davis; Andy Scott and Guy Stripling; Saxby Chambliss and Bo Chambliss; Dug Schwalls and Nate Branch; Andy Kistler and Andrew Kistler; Chris Musgrove and David Payne; Glen Fowler and Steve Stripling; Rob Plant and Chip Blalock; Doug Scott and Ray Folsom; Paul Whitman and Jason Wellborn; and Russ Beggs and Matt Whittington.