Lee Weldy Cops First
Place in $1,000 Tournament
Fayetteville, NC - 27 August 1960 - Lee Weldy, 22 year
old Savannah, Georgia pro fired a 19 under par, 197, for the 108 hole
route of the final PPPGA tournament of the 1960 season in Fayetteville,
North Carolina on August 27th, 1960.
Weldy's precision netted him first place money of $500
in the $1,000 tourney. Neil Connor of Greenville, South Carolina
finished second for $250 with his 199. Hickory pro, Eddie Anderson, shot
a 200 for third place money of $100. Pre-tourney
favorite, Earl Fritts, finished out of the money with a 213, with Frank
Holt, another top pick finishing in a tie for 10th place with Ralph Sapp
of Augusta, Georgia with 208s, good for $5.00.
However, Frank Holt still remains top money winner at
the close of the season with $4,101.66 in prize money to his credit for
1960. A total of $3,727.50 has been accumulated by the 1960
National Champion, Neil Connor, for second place money winner of the
year. News of the bigger-than-ever PPPGA
tournament schedule will be forthcoming to all pros in the near future
for the 1961 season.
Results of the $1,000 Fayetteville,
North Carolina Tournament
|
|
|
Round |
|
Prize |
|
Player |
Home Course |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
Money |
| 1 |
Lee Weldy |
Savannah, GA |
33 |
30 |
35 |
33 |
34 |
32 |
197 |
$ 500.00 |
| 2 |
Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
39 |
36 |
30 |
29 |
33 |
32 |
199 |
$ 250.00 |
| 3 |
Ed Anderson |
Hickory, NC |
35 |
38 |
32 |
29 |
30 |
36 |
200 |
$ 100.00 |
| 4 |
Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
35 |
32 |
29 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
201 |
$ 50.00 |
| 5 |
Chuck Schaffer |
Augusta, GA |
33 |
32 |
36 |
33 |
36 |
32 |
202 |
$ 25.00 |
|
Tom Bennett |
Fayetteville, NC |
35 |
33 |
32 |
34 |
30 |
38 |
202 |
$ 25.00 |
| 7 |
Gene McDonald |
Savannah, GA |
37 |
34 |
36 |
31 |
34 |
31 |
203 |
$ 15.00 |
| 8 |
Roy Collinsworth |
Macon, GA |
34 |
37 |
35 |
30 |
40 |
30 |
206 |
$ 15.00 |
| 9 |
Charles Connor |
Greenville, SC |
36 |
32 |
35 |
36 |
32 |
36 |
207 |
$ 10.00 |
| 10 |
Ralph Sapp |
Augusta, GA |
34 |
38 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
41 |
208 |
$ 5.00 |
|
Frank Holt |
Savannah, GA |
34 |
31 |
36 |
32 |
38 |
37 |
208 |
$ 5.00 |
| 12 |
Ted Brown |
High Point, NC |
34 |
31 |
38 |
34 |
33 |
39 |
209 |
|
| 13 |
Sam Henrickson |
Fayetteville, NC |
34 |
35 |
40 |
37 |
30 |
34 |
210 |
|
|
Harold Elliott |
Asheville, NC |
42 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
28 |
39 |
210 |
|
|
Joe Hayes |
Winston-Salem, NC |
37 |
35 |
38 |
32 |
36 |
32 |
210 |
|
| 16 |
Bob Rudas |
Allentown, PA |
38 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
31 |
35 |
211 |
|
| 17 |
Ron Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
37 |
30 |
34 |
37 |
33 |
41 |
212 |
|
|
Boyd Ashwell |
Washington, DC |
32 |
37 |
34 |
38 |
34 |
37 |
212 |
|
| 19 |
Harry Williams |
Roseboro, NC |
33 |
36 |
39 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
213 |
|
|
Earl Fritts |
Houston, TX |
31 |
34 |
35 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
213 |
|
| 21 |
John Connor |
Greenville, SC |
34 |
36 |
39 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
214 |
|
| 22 |
Grayson Mayfield |
Columbia, SC |
34 |
43 |
36 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
215 |
|
|
Bob Phillips |
Fayetteville, NC |
36 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
39 |
33 |
215 |
|
| 24 |
N. Swearingin |
Detroit, MI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
Vance Randall |
Asheville, NC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
Calvin Hart |
High Point, NC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
216 |
|
| 27 |
Bob Hobbs |
Roseboro, NC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
218 |
|
| 28 |
Walter Medlin |
Shreveport, LA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
219 |
|
| 29 |
Howard Collins |
Columbia, SC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
220 |
|
| 30 |
Steve Jankins |
New Orleans, LA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
223 |
|
Player Who Missed Four-round Cut
This part is unreadable on the
copy I am using. If anyone has a clear copy of these results,
please email me.
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 |
Frank Holt |
Savannah, GA |
33.60 |
| 2 |
John Connor |
Greenville, SC |
33.68 |
| 3 |
Earl Fritts |
Houston, TX |
33.94 |
| 4 |
Lehman Key |
Lake Charles, LA |
34.06 |
| 5 |
Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
34.13 |
| 6 |
Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
34.36 |
| 7 |
Ron Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
34.37 |
| 8 |
John Curlee |
Columbus, GA |
34.50 |
| 9 |
Dave Warrington |
Jacksonville, FL |
34.58 |
| 10 |
Lee Weldy |
Savannah, GA |
34.82 |
Top Money Winners To Date (National PPPGA
Tournaments)
|
Player |
Home Course |
Money Winnings |
| 1 |
Frank Holt |
Savannah, GA |
$ 4,101.66 |
| 2 |
Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
$ 3,737.50 |
| 3 |
Earl Fritts |
Houston, TX |
$ 2,805.22 |
| 4 |
Ron Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
$ 2,688.32 |
| 5 |
Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
$ 2,267.50 |
| 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 |
$ 940.83 |
Top Pros to Compete
on Television
On September 15th, 1960 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
the TV cameras will begin rolling, recording on film the
$5,200 Pro Championship Putting Series of the Week to be
released in the spring of 1961. First match will show Neil
Connor, 1960 National Champion
of Greenville, SC, and Frank Holt of Savannah, Georgia,
leading money winner, battling for first place of $1,000.
Second place finisher will receive $300. Other pros competing
in this series will be Earl Fritts of Houston, Texas, Ron
Nixon of Columbus, Georgia and Bob Williamson of Jacksonville,
Florida, all top money winning PPPGA pros.
All score, statistics
and descriptions taken from the Putt-Putt Professional
Golfers Association Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 16, August
29, 1960.
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