Paul Johns Wins His Second Great Lakes Event of 1999 in Charleston, WV
Charleston, WV – Paul Johns of Columbus, OH won his second tournament and in the process secured his second spot in the state finals. Paul came from two shots back with a final round score of 27, 9-under par and a final score of 84, 24 under par for the tournament. The win took me by surprise Paul said, since the course usually yields lower scores Paul was anticipating finishing in the middle of the pack. Paul’s playing partner John Ventura took second, much to his surprise, with a score of 86, 22-under par. This tournament is considered a major on the Great Lakes Tour and was held on the site of the Northern Open Tournament, which is to be held at the Charleston facility in mid August. Sunday just like the day before was hot with temperatures in the upper 80’s and the putting was just as hot.
Heading into the final round Paul was two shots back of a trio of players Dave Nutini, Todd Viau, and Mike O’Rourke. The final round most of the players seemed to struggle with course and the scores indicate that everyone was having a hard time with shooting a low score. The match play finals was won by John Ventura and earned him a spot in the state finals.
The Great Lakes next tournament is in Erie, Pa on June 5 and 6, 1999. The North Carolina and South Carolina tours are next in action on June 5 and 6, 1999 in Asheville, NC. The Virginia tour next plays on June 5 and 6, 1999 in Fredericksburg, VA.
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Professional Scores from the 1999 Charleston, WV Event (30 May 1999)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Paul Johns 28 29 27 84 50 $175.00 2 John Ventura 28 30 28 86 35 $140.00 3 Mark Hasty 32 27 28 87 14.28 $72.14 Bart Bason 28 29 30 87 14.28 $72.14 Bill Thompson 30 28 29 87 14.28 $72.14 Jim Heikkinen 30 29 28 87 14.28 $72.14 Ken Hastings 26 30 31 87 14.28 $72.14 Dave Nutini 23 32 32 87 14.28 $72.14 Todd Viau 26 29 32 87 14.28 $72.14 10 Kevin Lacey 31 29 28 88 4.5 $18.33 Bill Smith 29 28 31 88 4.5 $18.33 Gene Reams 31 27 30 88 4.5 $18.33 13 Phil Conlan 31 26 32 89 4 Mike Brown 31 28 30 89 4 Bruce Kaiser 28 32 29 89 4 16 Jim Engel 29 29 32 90 4 Craig Williams 32 28 30 90 4 Mike O’Rourke 25 30 35 90 4 19 Tom Butler 29 32 30 91 4 Paul Pastilong 32 31 28 91 4 21 Roger Beckerman 29 33 30 92 4 George Storey 31 32 29 92 4 23 Jay Hadsell 28 34 31 93 4 Jim Cruse 29 29 35 93 4 Rich Gillooly 31 29 33 93 4 26 Mike McCormack 31 30 33 94 4 John McCabe 35 29 30 94 4 Bill Baus 30 30 34 94 4 29 Barb Mingo 33 32 34 99 4 30 John Napoli 29 30 WD Rod Miller 34 WD
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Charleston, WV Event (30 May 1999)