Don Posey Wins $1,000 in Winston-Salem Tourney

Winston-Salem, North Carolina - 16 July 1960 - Newcomer to the PPPGA tourney circuit, Don Posey, was victorious over 110 other tournament entrants on his home course in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the PPPGA $2,000 tournament held there on July 16, 1960. Posey shot a 22 under par with his 194 for the 108 hole route for first place money of $1,000. Frank Holt, top PPPGA money winner and John Connor of Greenville, South Carolina trailed to split second and third money with their 197 aggregate, good for $350 each. This brings Holt's total PPPGA earnings up to the $2,965 mark.

The Winston-Salem Putt-Putt was also the scene of another tournament held in conjunction with the PPPGA national, for the sports writers. Jack Horner, Sports Editor of the Durham Herald, copped first place with his 74 for the 36 hole route to be awarded a matched set of Swing-Weight golf clubs. Second place went to Smith Barrier, Sports Editor of the Greensboro Daily News, who shot a 83, good for a $50 gift certificate from Southern Golf Distributors. A gift certificate of $25 went to Horace Billings, Sports Editor of the Salisbury, North Carolina Post, for third place, with fourth place earnings of a $10 gift certificate going to Max Ulrich, Sports Director, WSJL-TV, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Irwin Smallwood gained honorable mention for shooting the most Holes-In-One for the tournament. Smallwood, Golf Editor of the Greensboro, North Carolina Daily News, shot a total of 8 Holes-In-One.

Results of the $2,000 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Tournament

Round Prize

Player

City

 1 2 3 4 5 6

Total

Money
1 Don Posey Winston-Salem, NC 32 31 35 31 35 30 194 $ 1,00.00
2 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 32 34 31 34 37 29 197 $ 350.00
John Connor Greenville, SC 32 33 31 33 33 35 197 $ 350.00
4 Charles Hayes Winston-Salem, NC 33 32 40 29 34 31 199 $ 100.00
5 Vance Randall Asheville, NC 38 32 27 33 35 35 200 $ 62.50
Charles Dunnigan Winston-Salem, NC 36 32 33 30 32 37 200 $ 62.50
7 Bob Duncan Lynchburg, VA 31 33 36 36 36 29 201 $ 21.66
Bruce Wicker Winston-Salem, NC 39 30 31 34 33 34 201 $ 21.66
Daryl Freeman Bristol, VA 32 34 33 34 36 32 201 $ 21.66
10 Earl Fritts Houston, TX 35 36 33 38 35 31 202 $ 10.00
11 Ted Brown High Point, NC 31 34 31 36 38 33 203
12 Neil Connor Greenville, SC 37 31 30 37 33 36 204
Jim Minnish Winston-Salem, NC 38 32 35 30 35 34 204
14 Pete Littleton High Point, NC 35 35 34 30 31 34 205
Roger Watson High Point, NC 35 34 32 33 36 35 205
16 Joe Hayes Winston-Salem, NC 34 34 31 32 37 38 206
Joe Clayton China Grove, NC 35 31 36 34 35 35 206
18 Charles Connor Greenville, SC 35 35 35 35 36 32 208
19 Tracy Moore Augusta, SC 38 32 29 34 42 34 209
Claude Staggs Richmond, VA 36 37 35 34 37 30 209
21 Eddie Anderson Hickory, NC 38 35 34 34 34 35 210
Dave Bailey Raleigh, NC 33 36 35 34 34 38 210
23 Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL 39 33 33 33 39 34 211
Herb Seaton Johnson City, TN 35 34 31 29 37 45 211
Carl Saylor Winston-Salem, NC 33 38 32 39 36 33 211
26 Luther Colbert Orlando, FL 212
C. C. Reid Winston-Salem, NC 212
Jack Wooten Winston-Salem, NC 212
29 Bill King Caycee, SC 214
30 Richard Minnick Bristol, TN 215
Randy Packard Winston-Salem, NC 215
32 Ralph Kiger Lynchburg, VA 217
Ron Slocumb Columbus, GA 217
Lockland Bryant Charlotte, NC 217
LeRoy Cooper East Point, GA 217

Player Eliminated After 72 Holes:

Bob McDowell High Point, NC 144
Ron Nixon Columbus, GA 145
Frank Reid Atlanta, GA 145
Dave Warrington Jacksonville, FL 145
George Hodges Cary, NC 145
Alvin Maretz Winston-Salem, NC 145
Harry Williams Roseboro, NC 145
George Grissom Henderson, NC 145
Tommy Bennett Fayetteville, NC 146
Keith Richardson Houston, TX 147
Ralph Sapp, Jr. N. Augusta, SC 147
Lamar Brown East Point, GA 147
Bob Chappell Raleigh, NC 147
James Taylor Statesville, NC 148
Charles McCown Macon, GA 149
Ray Watson Charlotte, NC 149
Howard Collins Columbia, SC 149
Glenn Hilton Hickory, NC 149
Laurence Siebert Wilkesboro, NC 149
Sam Henrickson Fayetteville, NC 149
John Crawford Caycee, SC 150
Grayson Mayfield Columbia, SC 150
Larry Bowers Maryville, TN 150
Gene McDonald Savannah, GA 150
Bob Garren Greenville, SC 150
Richard Buchan Henderson, NC 150
John Helmns Charlotte, NC 151
Carlos Donahue Augusta, GA 151
Clint Ashburn Winston-Salem, NC 152
Calvin Hart High Point, NC 152
J. B. Troutman Concord, NC 152
F. H. Lewis Kannapolis, NC 152
Luther Todd Yadkinville, NC 152
Harold Padgett Charlotte, NC 153
Condy Roberson Savannah, GA 153
Lee Weldy Savannah, GA 153
Don Scott Winston-Salem, NC 154
Jan Bowman Bristol, TN 154
Jack Wood Lynchburg, VA 154
Steve Hubbard Kannapolis, NC 154
Jerry Alman Kannapolis, NC 154
James Athey Fayetteville, NC 154
Cliff Sloan Statesville, NC 155
John Curlee Columbus, GA 156
Tom Whitten Danville, VA 156
Charles Hodges Raleigh, NC 157
Cleveland Daniel Kinston, NC 157
Charles Posey Winston-Salem, NC 158
Lewis Lindsay Roanoke, VA 158

All other players held scores of 160 or over.

Johnson City, TN Next Stop
July 23 .... $2,000

The next national PPPGA national tournament will be held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, 2906 Kingsport Bristol Boulevard, Johnson city, Tennessee on July 23, 1960. Total prize money ... $2,000. First place money .... $1,000. Recommended headquarters include Pioneer Motel, Terrace Court, Beverly Court, Rio Motel, and the Broadway Tourist Court. Entry fees are $4.00. Qualifying rounds will begin at 1 P.M. on Saturday, July 23. Plan to attend!!

Lowest Average Score Per 18 Holes (National PPPGA Tournaments)

Player Home Course Stroke Average
1 Don Posey Winston-Salem, NC 32.33
2 Neil Connor Greenville, SC 33.41
3 Ted Brown High Point, NC 33.50
4 Bruce Wicker Winston-Salem, NC 33.50
5 Freeman Hutton Atlanta, GA 33.50
6 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 33.81
7 Howard Troutman Jacksonville, FL 33.83
8 Jim Kelly Columbus, GA 33.83
9 W. H. Strickland Macon, GA 33.83
10 Jim Bryan Atlanta, GA 33.92

  Top Money Winners To Date (National PPPGA Tournaments)

Player Home Course

Money Winnings
1 Frank Holt Savannah, GA $ 2,965.00
2 Neil Connor Greenville, SC $ 2,085.00
3 Ronnie Nixon Columbus, GA $ 1,640.00
4 Lehman Key Lake Charles, LA $ 1,365.00
5 Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL $ 1,137.50
6 Keith Richardson Houston, TX $ 1,079.16
7 Earl Fritts Houston, TX $ 1,077.72
8 Don Posey Winston-Salem, NC $ 1,000.00
9 John Connor Greenville, SC $ 850.00
10 Ronnie Slocumb Columbus, GA $ 750.00

All score, statistics and descriptions taken from the Putt-Putt Professional Golfers Association Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 10, July 18, 1960.

 
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