Larry Simpson Wins NC/SC Event in Asheville, NC (5 June 1999)

Larry Simpson Wins NC/SC Tour Event in Asheville, NC

simpson.jpg (5780 bytes) Asheville, NC - A total of 30 professionals and 13 amateurs competed in the second combined held NC/SC weekend tour event of the season this past Saturday in Asheville. The site of the 1998 Carolinas' Open and NCPPA State Championship featured higher scores than expected, with only one player under 80 for the day, Larry Simpson, of Elon College, NC Simpson fired consistent rounds of 26, 27, and 26 to shoot a final score of 79, two shots better than Robert Johnson, Lake Wylie, S. C., who started at 31, but later fired rounds of 24 and 26 down the stretch to take second place in the tournament.

Keith Waters, Raleigh, N. C. led from wire-to-wire to win his first APA tournament of the season with a three-round score of 83. The win was by two shots over Tommy Hutchinson, Spartanburg, S. C. and by three over 1998 NCAPA/SCAPA State Champion Billy Caudle, Harrisburg, N. C., finishing at 86.

Simpson earlier in the week debated whether or not to play this weekend due to his work schedule. Obviously, he chose the right decision in traveling to the city furthest west on the NC State tour. With the victory, Simpson grabs the NC Qualifying spot and NC Match Play spot, as well. Johnson took a match play spot as well for finishing second.

Rounding out top five in the Pro Division were Todd Fowler, Duncan, S. C., Bob Haizlip, Whitsett, N. C., and C. L. Jones, Danville, Va., all shooting 82. Fifteen spots were paid out in the Pro Division with 89 holding a three-way split for one spot.

Article and scores provided by Opie Roberts.

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Larry Simpson	26	27	26	79	$150.00
2	Robert Johnson	31	24	26	81	$110.00
3	Todd Fowler	28	28	26	82	$81.67
	Bob Haizlip	30	24	28	82	$81.67
	C. L. Jones	25	28	29	82	$81.67
6	Tony Jackson	27	27	30	84	$67.50
	Allen Wall	27	27	30	84	$67.50
8	Rick Baird	29	27	29	85	$60.00
9	Greg Newport	28	28	30	86	$52.50
	Frank Warren	27	29	30	86	$52.50
11	Darrell Britt	28	28	31	87	$43.33
	Chris Bunting	25	30	32	87	$43.33
	Gary Hester	27	30	30	87	$43.33
14	Kevin Chambers	28	29	31	88	$40.00
15	Andy Coradini	33	27	29	89	$13.33
	Bob Jackson	29	29	31	89	$13.33
	Mark Rainey	27	32	30	89	$13.33
18	Robby Bryant	30	29	31	90
	Rick Rybaczek	31	29	30	90
	Tony Varnadore	32	28	30	90
21	Brian Martin	34	28	29	91
	Opie Roberts	31	29	31	91
23	Edgar Hollifield	32	31	29	92
24	Michael Hitt	29	33	31	93
25	Bart Bason	34	27	33	94
	Nick Gill	34	28	32	94
27	Todd Barfield	33	32	30	95
	Tony Pack	30	34	31	95
29	Barry Wyatt	34	33	30	97
30	Bill Walsh	31	33	40	104

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Keith Waters	26	30	27	83	$20.00
2	Tommy Hutchinson	31	27	27	85	$20.00
3	Billy Caudle	28	28	30	86	$20.00
4	Donnie Carpenter	33	26	28	87
5	Jimmy Comer	30	30	30	90
	William Glisson	30	30	30	90
	Brian Hutchins	31	30	29	90
	Jonathan Reid	29	32	29	90
9	Ray Guthrie	28	31	38	97
10	Steve Helton	35	32	31	98
11	Tommy Barbour	29	37	34	100
12	J. L. Coffey	36	35	32	103
13	Robbie Waldrop	36	38	35	109