Reed Wins $3,000 Atlanta, GA
Southern Open

Atlanta, GA - June 10-11, 1961 - The PPA $3,000 Southern Open ended up in a deadlock at 252, 36 under par today with Frank Holt of Savannah, Georgia, 1960 leading money winner, and Pete Reed, Delta Airline employee of Atlanta, Georgia, being forced to play an 18 hole playoff for first place money and the Southern Open Crown.

On rain swept carpet before a large gallery, Holt went one up on the first hole and held his advantage matching shots with Reed through the 15th hole. Holt then took a bogey on the 15th hole to cause the match to move into a deadlock again after 139 holes. On the 17th hole of the playoff round Reed scored a hole in one and Holt was forced to settle for two thereby giving the winning edge of one stroke to the Atlanta pro. Third place was Daryl Freeman of Bristol, Tenn. with a 253, 35 under par, for a $300 prize, followed by the two well known PPA Pros, Condy Roberson of Savannah, Ga. and Neil Connor, 1960 National Champion and winner of last week's $2,000 Orlando Open.

Professional Division of the $3,000 Southern Open (Atlanta, GA)

Round Prize
Player City 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Money
1 Pete Reed Atlanta, GA 32 34 33 31 30 32 29 31 252 $1,200.00
2 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 34 27 33 34 30 30 29 35 252 $600.00
3 Daryl Freeman Bristol, TN 33 32 33 31 31 31 30 32 253 $300.00
4 Condy Roberson Savannah, GA 34 33 33 31 36 30 39 31 257 $150.00
5 Neil Connor Greenville, S.C. 34 31 33 35 31 31 30 33 258 $100.00
  Lee Weldy Savannah, GA 33 29 33 33 34 30 32 34 258 $100.00
7 Bob Sweatt Lexington, N.C. 34 32 39 29 35 30 30 30 259 $87.50
  Vance Randall Asheville, N.C. 31 29 35 33 33 31 31 36 259 $87.50
9 Ken Boy Bristol, TN 34 32 33 32 35 30 30 34 260 $75.00
10 Jim Bryan Atlanta, GA 32 34 34 32 34 32 29 36 261 $75.00
  Ron Slocumb Columbus, GA 30 33 34 33 32 34 30 35 261 $75.00
12 Nelson Fowler East Point, GA 32 33 33 36 32 33 31 32 262 $50.00
  John Connor Greenville, S.C. 32 34 32 33 36 33 34 28 262 $50.00
14 Bill Peters East Point, GA 35 35 35 30 29 34 34 31 263 $16.66
  LeRoy Cooper East Point, GA 32 31 32 36 33 31 32 36 263 $16.66
16 Gene McDonald Savannah, GA 39 32 34 31 32 33 32 30 263 $16.66
17 Lamar Brown Atlanta, GA 32 35 35 31 33 31 33 34 264  
18 Dick Roots Cincinnati, OH 35 35 30 35 30 34 37 30 265  
  Bob Williamson Jacksonville, FL 32 32 34 35 34 35 33 30 265  
  Harman Strickland Macon, GA 36 35 34 32 33 34 31 30 265  
21 Carl Strickland Macon, GA 36 31 31 32 35 34 33 34 266  
  Dick Minnick Bristol, TN 34 34 32 33 32 33 32 36 266  
  Benny Nealer Atlanta, GA 34 31 33 37 34 33 34 33 266  
24 Charles McIntosh Birmingham, AL 33 34 30 36 34 33 32 35 267  
  Gene Kitchens Augusta, GA 35 35 32 34 33 34 34 30 267  
  Jim Maher Decatur, GA 38 32 34 34 31 33 32 33 267  
27 Gary Smith Atlanta, GA 32 32 33 34 32 38 35 32 268  
  Earl Fritts Savannah, GA 32 30 38 34 34 33 32 35 268  
  Ron Nixon Columbus, GA 34 37 31 32 32 35 34 33 268  
  Jack Hamilton Birmingham, AL 35 32 37 33 33 34 32 32 268  
  Frank Black Decatur, GA 34 32 39 34 32 32 34 31 268  
32 Toby Scherb Savannah, GA 34 33 34 34 35 32 33 34 269  
33 Howard Troutman Jacksonville, FL 36 32 35 36 33 35 34 29 270  
34 Marshall Seigfred Cincinnati, OH 35 36 33 35 34 35 32 31 271  
  Fritz Schafer Jacksonville, FL 36 36 33 34 35 33 31 33 271  
  George Cabeca Miami, FL 36 35 35 31 35 35 35 29 271  
37 Freeman Hutton Atlanta, GA 32 35 29 33 34 43 32 34 272  
  Jerry Williams Tuscaloosa, AL 39 35 33 31 35 32 37 30 272  
39 Frank Reid Atlanta, GA 37 31 36 31 34 34 35 35 273  
  Harold Hardester Orlando, FL 35 37 31 34 33 34 35 34 273  
  Charlie Connor Greenville, S.C. 35 35 34 36 36 35 31 35 273  
  Jan Bowman Bristol, TN 35 34 34 35 34 33 36 32 273  
43 Roy Collinsworth Macon, GA 36 39 32 32 35 37 30 33 274  
  George Kimmer Charleston, S.C. 32 36 34 33 36 36 33 34 274  
  Vernon Taylor High Point, N.C. 38 34 29 35 37 34 35 32 274  
46 Bill Floyd Montgomery, AL 32 33 39 33 33 34 39 32 275  
  Clifford Moose Atlanta, GA 32 37 35 33 34 33 31 39 275  
  Jack Stuart Atlanta, GA 36 31 36 36 33 31 34 38 275  
49 Robert Pruitt Atlanta, GA 35 34 33 35 36 35 34 34 276  
  Charles Jones Decatur, GA 36 32 37 32 37 30 35 37 276  
51 Ken Miller Birmingham, AL 35 35 35 33 33 35 35 36 277  
52 Russell Chasteen Forest Park, GA 35 34 35 35 36 33 34 37 279  
  Joe Joyner Atlanta, GA 34 37 32 36 34 37 34 35 279  
54 Clay Poole Atlanta, GA 33 35 34 37 37 41 31 32 280  
55 Bill Lansford Powersville, GA 35 33 34 36 37 36 34 36 281  
  A. C. Medlin Montgomery, AL 37 35 33 34 36 37 35 34 281  
  Charles Retherford Pensacola, FL 35 34 35 35 35 32 34 41 281  
58 Harold Smith Forest Par, GA 33 37 32 36 40 33 35 38 284  
59 Jimmy Cox Phoenix City, AL 35 32 34 37 39 38 34 36 285  
60 Bill Padgett Charlotte, N.C. 37 33 35 34 39 39 3 34 286  

Players Eliminated After 72 Holes of Medal Play

George Jones Cincinnati, OH 140
John Helms Charlotte, N.C. 140
Harold Elliott Greensboro, N.C. 140
Bill Huey Atlanta, GA 140
Joe Davidson Macon, GA 140
Virgil Bryan East Point, GA 140
Tom Myers Savannah, GA 140
Bill Blanchard Wilmington, Del. 141
Jeff Jacobs Atlanta, GA 141
Walter Wende Orlando, FL 141
Carlos Donahoe Augusta, GA 141
Paul Gordon Shreveport, LA 142
Ashley Slocumb Columbus, GA 142
Jimmy Lewis Anniston, AL 142
Harvey Forrester Greenville, S.C. 142
E. W. Copeland Atlanta, GA 141
Joe Gordon Shreveport, LA 142
Fred McSpadden Chattanooga, TN 142
Terry Hudson Greenville, S.C. 142
Jerry Collette East Point, GA 142
Jack Melton Atlanta, GA 142
Dwayne Walls Norcross, GA 143
Hubert Skidmore Shreveport, LA 143
Lowell Snead Liberty Springs, GA 143
Jack Gilbert Montgomery, AL 143
Richmond Hobson Shreveport, LA 143
Gary Puckett Atlanta, GA 143
David Harvard Dothan, AL 143
Bobby Padgett Atlanta, GA 143
Pete Likert Milwaukee, WI 144
Pete Hendry Savannah, GA 144
Sam Label Atlanta, GA 144
James Colclaure Little Rock, AR 144
James Cobb Forest Park, GA 144
Gary Barton Greenville, S.C. 144
Tom Stuart Lennox, GA 144
Dan Alexander Mobile, AL 144
John Duncan Greenville, S.C. 145
Marion Lanford Greenville, S.C. 145
Jim Black Jacksonville, FL 145
Jim Morris East Point, GA 145
Jerry Cladwell Atlanta, GA 146
Pat Lawrence Louisville, KY 146
Wayne Hunt Birmingham, AL 146
John Starr Montgomery, AL 147
John McGady Duluth, GA 147
Roger Moore Atlanta, GA 148
Huey Batson Greenville, S.C. 148
Mack Manion Little Rock, AR 148
Jim Carr Macon, GA 149
Max Gutherie Birmingham, AL 151
Fred Barfield Orlando, FL 152
Jerry Whitmire Atlanta, GA 152
Owen Asdell Atlanta, GA 153
Virgil Claar Orlando, FL 155
Marvin McCrory Jackson, TN 156
Jerry Corcica Clifton, N.J. 158
Curt Hammond Reynolds, GA 161

Lowest Average Score Per 18 Holes National PPA Tournaments

1 Neil Connor Greenville, S.C. 31.81
2 Frank Holt Savannah, GA 31.87
3 John Connor Greenville, S.C. 32.31
4 Lee Weldy Savannah, GA 32.38
5 Vance Randall Asheville, N.C. 32.94
6 Ron Slocumb Columbus, GA 33.00
7 Condy Roberson Savannah, GA 33.88
8 Bob Sweatt Lexington, N.C. 34.19

Next Tournament Stop
June 17-18, 1961
Durham, N.C. - $2,000 Durham Open

The next in the series of national PPA tournaments will be held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, 3120 Hillsboro Road, Durham, North Carolina. Charles Thompson, managing pro.

This $2,000 tournament will be held on June 17-18 with qualifying rounds beginning promptly at 2:00 P.M. All pros must be registered prior to this time.

Entry fees for this $2,000 Durham, N.C. tournament are $4.00. The Holiday Inn, West Chapel Street, is recommended for out-of-town pros.

The fourth national PPA tournament will be held on the Putt-Putt Golf Course, 4401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. on June 24-25. The entry fee for this $2,500 tourney will be $6.00. The Clarendon Hotel, 3824 Wilson Blvd. is the recommended hotel.

Mid-Week Tournaments

June 13 - High Point, N.C. $500
Recommended Motel - The New South Motor Inn in downtown High Point.

June 20 - Lynchburg, Va. $500
Recommended Motel - Harvey's Motel, Wards Road.

All score, statistics and descriptions taken from the Putt-Putt Professional Putters Association Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2, June 11, 1961.

 
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