Lee Weldy Takes Mobile Title with Playoff Win
Mobile, AL - Wednesday evening, May 26, at 7:30 PM, 25 putters tee'd off in the PPA
$1,000 Mobile Open. Lee Weldy of Savannah, GA, National Champion of the Professional
Putters Association of 1962, finished 20 under par for a first place tie with Frank Holt
of Chattanooga, TN. Holt, returning to active competition on the PPA circuit after three
years of absence, entered the 18 hole playoff for first place and fired a 31, five stroke
under par, only to come up short one stroke as Weldy blistered the course with a 6 under
par, 30 to take first place money of $300. Ray Rayfield of Birmingham, AL captured third
place with 127, 17 under par and Mike Swett from Memphis, TN went home with fourth
place money of $125. This was the second of seventeen $1,000 PPA event being played each
Sunday and Wednesday throughout the summer months except those weekends when larger
national events are held.
Professional Division of the 1965 $1,000 Mobile, AL Open
| Place |
Player |
City |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cash |
| 1 |
Lee Weldy |
Savannah, GA |
32 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
124 |
$300.00 |
| 2 |
Frank Holt |
Chattanooga, TN |
31 |
29 |
33 |
31 |
124 |
$200.00 |
| 3 |
Ray Rayfield |
Birmingham, AL |
28 |
31 |
34 |
34 |
127 |
$150.00 |
| 4 |
Mike Swett |
Memphis, TN |
33 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
129 |
$125.00 |
| 5 |
Joe Joyner |
Macon, GA |
31 |
35 |
29 |
36 |
131 |
$55.00 |
|
Bob Williamson |
Jacksonville, FL |
33 |
32 |
35 |
31 |
131 |
$55.00 |
|
Don Alexander |
Mobile, AL |
32 |
30 |
36 |
33 |
131 |
$55.00 |
| 8 |
Ken Miller |
Birmingham, AL |
30 |
36 |
33 |
33 |
132 |
$25.00 |
|
Bob Newburn |
Mobile, AL |
33 |
35 |
30 |
34 |
132 |
$25.00 |
| 10 |
James Reid |
Mobile, AL |
29 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
133 |
$10.00 |
Non-money Winners in the 1965 $1,000 Mobile, AL Open
| Player |
City |
Total |
| Art Ball |
Raleigh, NC |
135 |
| Jim Harritos |
Atlanta, GA |
136 |
| Condy Roberson |
Savannah, GA |
136 |
| Bob Agee |
Jacksonville, FL |
137 |
| George Elgin |
Mobile, AL |
137 |
| Gene McDonald |
Savannah, GA |
138 |
| Dick Sabnett |
Huntsville, AL |
139 |
| Jack Brooks |
Memphis, TN |
140 |
| Pat Youmans |
Savannah, GA |
140 |
| Bill Couch |
Montgomery, AL |
145 |
| Howard Musher |
Pensacola, FL |
145 |
| Russ Maddox |
Montgomery, AL |
146 |
| John Roberson |
New Orleans, LA |
146 |
| Alvin Ward |
Bloomington, AL |
146 |
| Joe C. Huey |
Pensacola, FL |
153 |
Upcoming Tournaments
| Albuquerque, NM |
8901 Lamas N.E. |
June 9, 1965 |
| Tacoma, WA |
9409 S. Tacoma Way |
June 20, 1965 |
| Denver, CO |
7311 N. Pecos St. (Westminster, CO) |
June 23, 1965 |
| Memphis, TN |
2930 Lamar Ave. |
June 27,1965 |
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