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Neil Connor Wins PPPGA National Championship
ATLANTA, GA …The $5,000 PPPGA National Championship
tournament had a perfect holiday setting and Fourth of July fireworks were certain to fly
in the scramble for the $2,000 top pay-off.
Neil Connor, amazing young pro from Greenville, South Carolina, shot a
breath-taking 190, 26 under par for the 108 hole route, to demonstrate his winning form
and truly phenomenal putting ability. Connor aced 21 holes and with his 190 total won
first place money of $2,000.00. Neil state that with this money he plans to enter Southern
Tech in Atlanta and plans to major in electrical engineering.
Connor was trailed by Keith Richardson of Houston, Texas, who shot a
193, 23 under par, to win second place money of $1,000. Richardson previously placed fifth
in the Houston PPPGA tourney held on June 4th with his 214 aggregate good for $62.50.
Bob Williamson of Jacksonville, Florida, money-winner in each of the six
national PPPGA tournaments thus far, brought his total PPPGA earnings up to $1,137.50 mark
this week by copping third place for $500 with his 194 total.
The next national PPPGA tourney will be held on Saturday, July 9 on the
Putt Putt Golf Course, Independence Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina. Prize money will
total $2,000, with top-pay off of $1,000 going to first place winner. This tourney will
mark the mid-way point of the PPPGA's $30,000 summer putting season, to be followed by
seven more nationals across the country. |
Results of the $5,000 PPPGA National Championship
Tournament
Atlanta, Georgia
Player |
Home Course |
Total |
Prize
Money |
| Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
190 |
$2,000.00 |
| Keith Richardson |
Houston, TX |
193 |
$1,000.00 |
| Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
194 |
$500.00 |
| Ted Brown |
High Point, NC |
195 |
$250.00 |
| Ron Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
196 |
$250.00 |
| Lehman Key |
Lake Charles, LA |
197 |
$150.00 |
| W. H. Strickland |
Macon, GA |
197 |
$150.00 |
| Jim Bryan |
East Point, GA |
200 |
$100.00 |
| Walter Wende |
Orlando, FL |
201 |
$100.00 |
| Freeman Hutton |
Atlanta, GA |
201 |
$100.00 |
| LeRoy Cooper |
East Point, GA |
201 |
$100.00 |
| Howard Troutman |
Jacksonville, FL |
203 |
$100.00 |
| Jim Kelly |
Columbus, GA |
203 |
$100.00 |
| Frank Holt |
Savannah, GA |
204 |
$50.00 |
| Bob Duncan |
Lynchburg, VA |
204 |
$50.00 |
| Herb Seaton |
Johnson City, TN |
204 |
$50.00 |
| Daryl A. Freeman |
Bristol, VA |
205 |
| H. H. Hardester |
Orlando, FL |
206 |
| Lee Weldy |
Savannah, GA |
206 |
| Tom Meyers |
Savannah, GA |
206 |
| John Connor |
Greenville, SC |
206 |
| Ed Anderson |
Hickory, NC |
207 |
| Gary Smith |
Atlanta, GA |
207 |
| Earl Fritts |
Houston, TX |
207 |
| Bob Anderson |
Atlanta, GA |
207 |
| Fritz Schafer |
Jacksonville, FL |
207 |
| Ashely Slocum |
Columbus, GA |
207 |
| John Curlee |
Columbus, GA |
207 |
| Walter Dryden |
Charleston, WV |
208 |
| Tracy Moore |
Augusta, GA |
208 |
| Paul Collette |
Knoxville, TN |
208 |
| Chuck Schafer |
Augusta, GA |
208 |
| Frank Reid |
Atlanta, GA |
208 |
| Ed Shelby |
Augusta, GA |
209 |
| Glenn Frye |
Hickory, NC |
209 |
| Ray Andrews |
Wilson, NC |
209 |
| Bud Maggi |
Atlanta, GA |
209 |
| Roy Collingsworth |
Macon, GA |
209 |
| Richard Minnick |
Bristol, TN |
210 |
| Vernon Taylor |
High Point, NC |
210 |
| Howard Collins |
Columbia, SC |
210 |
| Don Posey |
Winston-Salem, NC |
210 |
| Dennis Harville |
N. Augusta, SC |
211 |
| Jack Stuart |
Macon, GA |
211 |
| Richard Pearson |
Augusta, GA |
211 |
| Condy Roberson |
Savannah, GA |
211 |
| Bill King |
Cayce, SC |
211 |
| Don Holt |
Greeneville, TN |
212 |
| Bob Brooks |
Knoxville, TN |
212 |
| Jan Bowman |
Bristol, TN |
213 |
| Harold Wooten |
Winston-Salem, NC |
213 |
| Vance Randall |
Asheville, NC |
213 |
| Joe Hayes |
Winston-Salem, NC |
213 |
| C. C. Reid |
Winston-Salem, NC |
213 |
| Bob Shutt |
Winston-Salem, NC |
214 |
| Joe Drefahl |
New Orleans, LA |
214 |
| C. L. Ennis |
Jacksonville, FL |
214 |
| Ben Crabtree |
Dallas, TX |
214 |
| Jim Anderson |
Augusta, GA |
215 |
| Jim Maher |
Decatur, GA |
215 |
| Pete Reid |
Atlanta, GA |
215 |
| Eric Ficken |
Atlanta, GA |
216 |
| Neil Alexander |
Atlanta, GA |
217 |
| Harry Williams |
Roseboro, NC |
217 |
| Ken Boy |
Bristol, TN |
218 |
| Charles Hayes |
Winston-Salem, NC |
218 |
| Jim Cox |
Phoenix, AL |
219 |
| Lamar Brown |
Atlanta, GA |
221 |
| Joe Huey |
Savannah, GA |
223 |
All other contestants were eliminated after 72 holes of medal play in
qualifying rounds.
Next National Tournament ... Charlotte, NC
July 9th ...... $2,000
On July 9th, the seventh national PPPGA tournament will be held on the Putt Putt Golf
Course, Independence Boulevard, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Qualifying rounds will begin
promptly at 1 PM. All pros must be initially registered prior to that time...by 1 PM, July
8th if registering at tournament site, and by 1 PM, July 7th, if registering through the
Home Office. Top prize money will be $1,000.
Top Money Winners to Date:
| Player |
Home Course |
Money Winnings |
| Frank Holt |
Savannah |
$2,615.00* |
| Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
$2,010.00 |
| Ronnie Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
$1,640.00* |
| Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
$1,137.50 |
| Earl Fritts |
Houston, TX |
$1,067.72 |
| Keith Richardson |
Houston, TX |
$1,062.50 |
| Ronnie Slocum |
Columbus, GA |
$750.00 |
| Charles Schafer |
Augusta, GA |
$500.00 |
| John Curlee |
Columbus, GA |
$395.00 |
| Lehman Key |
Lake Charles, LA |
$365.00 |
*Includes both local and national winnings.
Lowest Average Scores per 18 (National PPPGA
Tournaments)
| Player |
Home Course |
Stroke Average |
| Ted Brown |
High Point, NC |
32.50 |
| Neil Connor |
Greenville, SC |
33.25 |
| Freeman Hutton |
Atlanta, GA |
33.50 |
| Howard Troutman |
Jacksonville, FL |
33.83 |
| Jim Kelly |
Columbus, GA |
33.83 |
| Ronnie Nixon |
Columbus, GA |
33.83 |
| W. H. Strickland |
Macon, GA |
33.83 |
| Jim Bryan |
Atlanta, GA |
33.92 |
| Frank Holt |
Savannah, GA |
33.92 |
| Bob Duncan |
Lynchburg, VA |
34.00 |
A new national average stroke record was set this week by Ted Brown of
High Point. Previous record hold was Frank Holt with a 33.90 average.
In Brown's first national PPPGA tournament, his average score per 18 holes
was 32.50.
Winner of the vacation fun festival drawing for the trip to Mexico City is
Mr. Melvin Stevens, 1490 N.W. 83rd Terrace, Miami, Florida as determined in the VFF
drawing on July 4th in Atlanta, Georgia.
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