Mott Wins 1998 Woods and Gray Open
Orange Lake Resort & Country Club - Orlando, FL - Rookie National Pro, Jimmy Mott of Charlotte, NC, put together consistent rounds of 26, 26, 25 Wednesday, September 16, 1998, in the $2,000 Woods & Gray Open at Orange Lake Resort & Country Club for a total of 77, 31 under par. His consistency paid off, giving him the victory by one stroke.
"I was confident and hit the ball solid all day," says Mott, who earned $300. "I was fortunate and did not have any bad breaks.
Dan Anders, of Columbus, GA, and Bill Kirby, Jr., of Fayetteville, NC 1995 PPA National Champion, earned second at 78 winning $175 each. Greg Roberts of Pasadena, TX, and Greg Newport of Liberty, NC, claimed third at 79 earning $112.50 each. Rounding out the top ten were Tom Butler of Erlanger, KY, Paul Johns of Gahanna, OH, Gary Hester of Thomasville, NC at 80 and Cliff Matthews of Hurst, TX, Larry Simpson of Elon College, NC, Roger Beckerman of South Euclid, OH, and Michael Hitt of Greensboro, NC, scoring 81.
While Mott led the way in the professional division, William Glisson, Jr. of Martinez, GA, won the Amateur Putters Association category with a 54 hole score of 80. "I'm extremely pleased with my playing. I think it is possible I can play this well in the Nationals," Glisson said. Ken Hastings of Pittsburgh, PA, and Craig Williams, also of Pittsburgh, shared second with a score of 85.
Mike Fowler of Greer, SC, won the Novice Division with a 97 total for 54 holes. Nathan Washburn, member of the Junior Putters Assocation of America team from Lynchburg, VA, came in second with 104. Nathan also competed in the JPA National Championship taped for ESPN on Thursday, September 17, at Orange Lake Resort & Country Club.
Professional Scores for Woods & Gray $2,000 Open
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money
Points 1 Jimmy Mott 26 26 25 77 $300.00 50.00 2 Dan Anders 26 25 27 78 $175.00 48.50 Bill Kirby, Jr. 27 24 27 78 $175.00 48.50 4 Greg Roberts 29 26 24 79 $112.50 46.50 Greg Newport 30 23 26 79 $112.50 46.50 6 Gary Hester 25 28 27 80 $96.66 44.00 Paul Johns 27 26 27 80 $96.66 44.00 Tom Butler 22 28 30 80 $96.66 44.00 9 Michael Hitt 26 28 27 81 $86.00 Dave McCaslin 25 28 28 81 $86.00 41.00 Cliff Matthews 26 27 28 81 $86.00 41.00 Larry Simpson 27 26 28 81 $86.00 41.00 Roger Beckerman 28 25 28 81 $86.00 14 Roland Block 29 24 29 82 $80.00 Alan Morris 29 28 26 83 $28.12 Darrell Britt 28 28 27 83 $28.12 36.50 Ron Frederick 30 26 27 83 $28.12 Andy Coradini 29 26 28 83 $28.12 36.50 Rick Baird 27 27 29 83 $28.12 36.50 Bob Davis 29 25 29 83 $28.12 36.50 Mike Damsky 31 23 29 83 $28.12 36.50 Bo Luthie 25 27 31 83 $28.12 36.50 23 C. L. Jones 30 27 27 84 32.00 Greg Ward 28 28 28 84 32.00 Lewis Burton 29 26 29 84 32.00 Robert Johnson 29 29 27 85 29.00 David Lynch 28 28 29 85 29.00 Bart Bason 28 26 31 85 29.00 29 Danny McCaslin 30 28 28 86 24.00 Joel Baker 31 27 28 86 Kevin Lacey 29 28 29 86 24.00 Rainey Statum 29 28 29 86 24.00 Jim Heikkinen 30 27 29 86 24.00 Tony Varnadore 30 27 29 86 24.00 John Ventura 27 29 30 86 24.00 Paul Sample 27 27 32 86 Bob Haizlip 25 25 36 86 24.00 38 Bill Baus 28 31 28 87 Todd Barfield 27 29 31 87 19.50 Mike Brown 29 26 32 87 19.50 John Napoli 28 26 33 87 42 Ron Lamplough 29 30 29 88 Jeffrey Smith 29 29 30 88 18.00 Charlie Greenwalt 27 29 32 88 45 Todd Fowler 31 29 29 89 17.00 46 Peter Neumann 30 32 28 90 14.00 Dave Taylor 32 29 29 90 14.00 Randy Reeves 32 28 30 90 14.00 Brad Lebo 33 27 30 90 14.00 Mark Hasty 27 32 31 90 14.00 Al Simpson 31 28 31 90 Robby Bryant 29 28 33 90 Jeff Garrison 26 29 35 90 Lee Messinger 28 27 35 90 55 Frank Warren 34 30 27 91 11.00 Fred Stewart 28 33 30 91 57 Jay Klapper 32 31 29 92 9.50 Thomas Rawles 31 31 30 92 Barb Mingo 34 28 30 92 9.50 60 Tony Jackson 31 28 34 93 8.00 61 Rusty Taylor 32 30 32 94 7.00 62 Wally Walters 32 31 32 95 63 Bill Walsh 33 37 31 101 64 Elias Dakessain 37 36 41 114
Amateur Scores for Woods & Gray $2,000 Open
| Round | Expense | |||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
Reimbursement |
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| 1 | William Glisson, Jr. | 27 | 27 | 26 | 80 | $25.00 |
| 2 | Ken Hastings | 29 | 28 | 28 | 85 | $25.00 |
| Craig Williams | 28 | 29 | 28 | 85 | $25.00 | |
| 4 | Robb Titchell | 27 | 29 | 30 | 86 | $25.00 |
| 5 | Bill Hammons | 32 | 29 | 26 | 87 | |
| Scott Buddie | 30 | 30 | 27 | 87 | ||
| 7 | Jim Engel | 28 | 26 | 34 | 88 | |
| 8 | Jeff Brown | 31 | 31 | 28 | 90 | |
| 9 | Karl Moe | 32 | 29 | 32 | 93 | |
| 10 | Rich Gillooly | 32 | 27 | 37 | 96 | |
| 11 | Justin Taylor | 30 | 37 | 31 | 98 | |
| 12 | Karen Hastings | 37 | 31 | 33 | 101 | |
| 13 | Ryon Benton | 38 | 36 | 36 | 110 | |
Novice Scores for Woods & Gray $2,000 Open
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Mike Fowler | 34 | 34 | 29 | 97 |
| 2 | Nathan Washburn | 26 | 37 | 41 | 104 |
| 3 | Derek Waddell | 41 | 37 | 28 | 106 |
| 4 | Rodney Rogers | 34 | 37 | 36 | 107 |
| 5 | Jeremy Tucker | 38 | 38 | 37 | 113 |
| 6 | Matt Smith | 40 | 37 | 39 | 116 |
| 7 | Jonathan Marshton | 35 | 38 | 44 | 117 |
| 8 | Stephen Sims | 31 | 53 | 40 | 124 |