Robert Johnson Wins 1997 Spartanburg, SC Open

Robert Johnson Rules Supreme in the $2,000 Spartanburg Open

ashley.jpg (5997 bytes) Spartanburg, SC - 31 August 1997 - Robert Johnson, of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and Lewis Burton, of Lawrenceville, GA, locked in a putting battle that resulted in an 18-hole sudden death playoff in Spartanburg, SC. Johnson eventually claimed the first place title and prize money by defeating Burton on the 18th hole of the playoff after Burton took a four, allowing Johnson to deuce the hole for the win. Johnson takes a qualifying spot for the National Match Play Championship and the opportunity to appear on television.

Qualifier for the National Pro event was Todd Barfield of Fort Mill, South Carolina. In the APA Division, the winner was Spartanburg's Johnny Hostetler.

The 46 players enjoyed great weather and the wonderful hospitality from the Sumerals in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Scores and tournament recap provided by the Putt-Put Home Office

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Score	Money	Points
1	Robert Johnson	27	28	26	81	$ 300.00
2	Lewis Burton	27	26	28	81	$ 200.00	50.0
3	Michael Hitt	29	27	26	82	$ 150.00
4	Todd Barfield	26	29	28	83	$ 108.33	48.0
	Andy Coradini	27	29	27	83	$ 108.33	48.0
	Rick Baird	30	26	27	83	$ 108.33	48.0
7	Gary Hester	28	30	27	85	$ 95.00	45.0
	Randy Reeves	28	29	28	85	$ 95.00	45.0
9	C. L. Jones	30	29	27	86	$ 88.33	43.0
	Jay Klapper	29	28	29	86	$ 88.33	43.0
	Larry Simpson	26	28	32	86	$ 88.33	43.0
12	Allen Wall	30	31	26	87	$ 85.00
13	Greg Newport	32	30	26	88	$ 80.00	41.0
14	Bill Kirby, Jr.	31	30	28	89	$ 78.33	39.5
	Dan Anders	26	29	34	89	$ 78.33	39.5
	Richard Griffin	31	27	31	89	$ 78.33
17	Todd Fowler	31	27	32	90	$ 75.00
18	Kevin Lacey	32	29	30	91		37.5
	Tony Varnadore	32	28	31	91		37.5
	Bob Jackson	30	29	32	91
21	Bob Haizlip	28	34	30	92		35.5
	Randy Orr	32	28	32	92		35.5
	Robby Bryant	33	31	28	92
24	Enid Klapper	32	27	34	93		34.0
25	Tony Jackson	29	35	30	94		32.0
	Greg Ward	27	32	35	94		32.0
	Darrell Britt	30	31	33	94		32.0
	Gary English	32	31	31	94
29	Mike Brown	36	27	32	95		29.5
	Brad Lebo	31	27	37	95		29.5
31	Frank Warren	37	28	31	96		28.0
32	Edgar Hollifield	38	28	31	97
33	Mark Rainey	36	30	33	99		27.0
34	Bobby Kirby	30	32	41	103
35	Gene Reams	37	32	35	104		26.0

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Score	Money
1	Johnny Hostetler	27	28	31	86	$ 25.00
2	Brian Martin	31	27	29	87	$ 25.00
3	Kevin Garrett	31	27	34	92	$ 25.00
	William Glisson	30	30	32	92	$ 25.00
5	Billy Walters	30	30	33	93
6	Calvin Waldrop	33	34	31	98
7	Tommy Hutchinson	33	33	35	101
8	Jamie Martin	35	27	40	102
9	Jamie Sanders	34	33	36	103
	Steve Helton	40	31	32	103
11	Jonathan Reid	32	37	35	104
12	Robbie Waldrop	38	35	34	107