SCRUGGS -- So what is Fielding Brewbaker going to do today?

Fielding Brewbaker tees off during the third round of the Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame at The Waterfront on Sunday. Brewbaker won by seven strokes.

First, forget about playing golf. The recent James Madison University graduate has more pressing business to handle as he prepares to make his impending move from amateur to professional status.

"Winning the Hall of Fame championship!" a grinning Brewbaker said. "This is something I've got to add to the top of my resume now. Hey, I'm trying to get some sponsorship dollars, so playing well and winning this sure helps that pursuit."

Pursuit? Well, nobody was chasing down the 22-year-old Roanoker in Sunday's final round of the 36th Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame men's championship at The Waterfront Country Club.

Coming off rounds of 69 and 64 that left him four shots ahead of his nearest pursuer, Brewbaker captured his first HOF title in a cakewalk, waltzing to a seven-shot triumph over defending champion Marshall Bailey.

"I got my payback," Brewbaker said. "We took no prisoners this time."

While he failed to make a serious run at the 54-hole event's scoring record of 202, set in 1983 by former U.S. Amateur runner-up David Tolley, Brewbaker strolled to an even-par 71 and coasted to the finish in stress-free fashion. His total of 11-under 204 was the second lowest in tournament history.

Fielding Brewbaker (center) makes a short putt as Jack Wilkes (left) and Marshall Bailey wait their turns to putt. Bailey finished second, seven strokes behind Brewbaker. ERIC BRADY The Roanoke Times

"You really only worry about you, but far as getting beat, Marshall was really only my main concern," Brewbaker said. "It never got closer than four shots. I'm excited. This is great. I'm speechless!"

Frankly, those who have witnessed Brewbaker's game recently were hardly shocked. And they're weren't speechless about it, either.

"The last 3-4 months, Fielding just started playing awesome," Hidden Valley teammate Aaron Eckstein said. "He's really mentally strong and physically, his golf swing is so sound right now that the ball is going to where he's aiming. I'm not surprised. I'm surprised he didn't shoot 3- or 4-under 4 [Sunday]. He's by far the best player in the valley right now."

Bailey, who beat Brewbaker for the title in a one-hole playoff last year, also had plenty of bows for the new champion.

"He's a player," said Bailey, a junior on the Virginia Tech golf team. "He deserved to win. It was really never close."

Darrell Craft, who finished sixth a year ago, improved to third this time, albeit a whopping 11 shots back. Eckstein, also a junior on Tech's squad, closed with a red-hot 5-under 31 on the final nine to card a day's best 70 that left him in a three-way tie for fourth with Jason Orlando (73) and 2008 HOF junior champ Jack Wilkes (75) at 216.

Making Brewbaker's big day even merrier was the fact that his Hidden Valley Country Club squad rolled to a 35-stroke romp over Roanoke Country Club in the team competition. The Salem club finished with a 54-hole team score of 12-over 1,302, the second-lowest total in history behind the 1,289 number posted by Hidden Valley 30 years ago.

Besides Brewbaker and Eckstein, three Hidden Valley players -- two-time champion Scott Wise, 2001 winner Jack Allara and resurgent John Newton -- tied for seventh at 220.

"The only way we could have lost today was if the two seniors, Allara and myself, on the team had fallen asleep on the course," Newton quipped. "And the bad news for everyone else? We're going to have John Maggiore on our team next year."

John Maggiore, playing for Hunting Hills in this event, also tied for seventh.

Reigning Blacksburg Country Club champion Kenny Moles was the fifth player at 220.

Three-time Roanoke Valley Match Play champion Miller Baber, the best player never to win the HOF, tied for 20th at 227. Two-time winner Brandon LaCroix of Hunting Hills tied for 36th at 233.