Earl Fritts Places for Third Time as Tourney Winner

Baltimore, MD   …After winning tournaments in Dallas, Texas and Indianapolis, Indiana, Earl Fritts, Houston, Texas pro, again finished with flying colors in the August 13 tournament held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, 1100 North Point Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland. Fritts aced the last two holes of the 08 hole route to finish with a 192, 24-under par, strategically winning by one stroke over Lee Weldy of Savannah, Georgia who shot a 193. Fritts earned $500 in the $1,000 tourney, with Weldy trailing for $250.

Asheville, North Carolina pro, Vance Randall, shot a dramatic 196 for third place winnings of $100 with Neil Connor of Greenville, South Carolina coming in fourth with his 197, good for $50.

The next national PPPGA tournament will be held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, Dickens Road and Broad Street, in Richmond, Virginia. Prize money will total $1,000 in this August 20 tourney.

Results of the $1,000 Baltimore, Maryland Tournament

Round

Player

Home Course

 1 2 3 4 5 6

Total

Prize Money
1 Earl Fritts Houston, TX 29 31 34 33 31 34 192 $500.00
2 Lee Weldy Savannah, GA 36 32 30 33 30 32 193 $ 250.00
3 Vance Randall Asheville, NC 31 35 36 30 34 30 196 $ 100.00
4 Neil Connor Greenville, SC 31 36 32 34 31 33 197 $ 50.00
5 Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL 33 34 35 33 35 28 198 $ 25.00
Steve Hubbard Kannapolis, NC 36 33 32 35 30 32 198 $ 25.00
7 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 37 35 32 34 33 28 199 $ 15.00
8 Earl Capps Roanoke, VA 32 32 33 38 33 32 200 $ 11.66
Ron Nixon Columbus, GA 33 38 34 34 30 31 200 $ 11.66
Tracy Moore Augusta, GA 34 31 33 36 32 36 200 $ 11.66
11 Fred Abrogast Bethlehem, PA 35 38 33 40 34 33 203
12 Earnest Kaulfuss Allentown, PA 35 36 34 32 33 37 204
13 Jim DeFrancis Wilmington, DE 37 33 37 31 35 34 207
Bud Taylor Baltimore, MD 35 34 32 33 36 37 207
Jay Williams Baltimore, MD 35 35 36 33 31 37 207
16 Jon Varney Baltimore, MD 36 36 35 35 31 37 210
17 Jim Howell Princeton, NJ 38 35 34 34 34 36 211
Dick Tribow Wilmington, DE 37 38 32 39 36 39 211
Norman Turner Baltimore, MD 37 34 35 40 33 32 211
20 Joe Atanobich Baltimore, MD 37 36 34 38 35 32 212
21 Dan Kriner Allentown, PA 37 33 37 33 35 38 213
22 Dan Collins Baltimore, MD 39 34 35 33 34 40 215
23 Ed Curcucci Wilmington, DE 43 35 33 34 38 33 217
24 Dick Souders Baltimore, MD 39 32 38 35 39 35 218
Enslow Prodis Wilmington, DE 35 34 34 38 35 43 218
Dale C. Brady Allentown, PA 38 35 39 33 36 37 218
27 Harvey Martin Baltimore, MD 34 36 36 35 40 39 220
28 Jim Martin Wilmington, DE 222
29 Richard Krome Wilmington, DE 224
Otto Ollinger Baltimore, MD 224
31 Bill Tanner Baltimore, MD 227

Player Who Missed Four-round Cut

George Keller Baltimore, MD 147
William Blanchard Wilmington, DE 147
Bob Curry Wilmington, DE 148
Norm Crickenberger Wilmington, DE 149
Jim Steven Wilmington, DE 149
Bill Brown Wilmington, DE 149
Bill Nelson Allentown, PA 150
Dick Hobson Shreveport, LA 150
Ken Curry Wilmington, DE 152
Dick Reed Wilmington, DE 153
Gene Annoni Allentown, PA 154
Bob Ashwell Washington, DC 154
Laurence Hogan Wilmington, DE 155
Bob Huber Baltimore, MD 155
Bob Pitts Baltimore, MD 156
Charles Sygowski Wilmington, DE 156
John Sentman Wilmington, DE 158
Joe Bryant Wilmington, DE 160
Lewis Balenoski Baltimore, MD 161
Owen Henderson Baltimore, MD 162
Bob Divver Washington, DC 164
John Liptock Allentown, PA 168

Next Stop ... Richmond, Virginia ... $1,000
August 20

The next national PPPGA tournament is scheduled for August 20th on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, Dickens Road and Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Prize money will total $1,000 with top money being $500. Entry fees are $2.00 and qualifying rounds will begin promptly at 1 PM.

If registering with the tournament director at the Richmond tourney site, all rpos must be registered by 1 PM, Friday, August 19. If registration through the PPPGA Home Office, registration forms must be received by 1 PM, Thursday, August 18.

August 1960 Locals

Please note the following correction: The PPPGA $100 local will be held on the Montgomery, Alabama Putt-Putt Golf Course, 100 Coliseum Boulevard on August 20, instead of August 16, as published in the August 8th edition of the PPPGA Newsletter.

A $100 PPPGA local will be held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, 3120 Hillsboro Road, Durham, North Carolina on August 22, 1960.

Lowest Average Score Per 18 Holes (National PPPGA Tournaments)
(To qualify for average stroke listing, pros must have competed in at least 4 national tournaments.)

Player Home Course Stroke Average
1 Neil Connor Greenville, SC 33.10
2 Vance Randall Asheville, NC 33.21
3 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 33.62
4 John Connor Greenville, SC 33.74
5 Earl Fritts Houston, TX 33.77
6 Keith Richardson Houston, TX 33.88
7 John Curlee Columbus, GA 34.26
8 Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL 34.34
9 Ron Nixon Columbus, GA 34.50
10 Dave Warrington Jacksonville, FL 34.58

  Top Money Winners To Date (National PPPGA Tournaments)

Player Home Course

Money Winnings
1 Frank Holt Savannah, GA $ 3,596.66
2 Neil Connor Greenville, SC $ 3,487.50
3 Earl Fritts Houston, TX $ 2,780.22
4 Ron Nixon Columbus, GA $ 2,438.32
5 Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL $ 2,167.50
6 Lehman Key Lake Charles, LA $ 1,365.00
7 Keith Richardson Houston, TX $ 1,079.16
8 Ron Slocumb Columbus, GA $ 1,016.66
9 Don Posey Winston-Salem, NC $ 1,000.00
10 John Connor Greenville, SC $ 932.50

Hawaiian VFF Winner Selected

On August 6th, at the Dayton, Ohio national PPPGA tournament, Miss Putt-Putt selected  the third Vacation Fun Festival Winner. Leta Bela Burns, 705 Cusic, Lake Charles, LA won the all-expense paid vacation for two to Hawaii.

All score, statistics and descriptions taken from the Putt-Putt Professional Golfers Association Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 14, August 1, 1960.

 
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