Todd Fowler Wins NC/SC Tour Event in Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC - The second day on the Asheville combined NC/SC weekend saw some better scoring as well as a player posting three rounds of 9-under or better. Todd Fowler, 1997 SC PPA State Champion, fired rounds of 23, 27, and 26 to win the Pro Division by five shots over fellow Spartanburg pro Tony Pack. The score of 74 matched the 54-hole tournament record set by Greg Newport in 1996. However, the actual 54-hole record is still 71 set by Greg Ward in the 1998 Carolinas' Open.
Brian Hutchins led a tightly competitive APA field at 52 but held on to win by three shots over Ray Guthrie for his first APA victory in his NC career. Hutchins, from Forest City, NC, who trailed by two shots to Tommy Hutchinson after the first round, fired rounds of 27, an APA best of the day 25, and 30 to claim his first NC APA victory. The score of 82, combined with a Saturday score of 90, gave him a two-day low score of 172, thus claiming a state spot later in Durham. Guthrie made a twelve stroke improvement from Saturday's play to finish second in the tournament. Donnie Carpenter, Conover, NC finished third at 86.
The win by Fowler, Duncan, SC, was his second of the year, becoming the second player on the NC tour to have multi-wins this season. His other victory was on May 15 in Rock Hill. Pack's second place finish was his best ever on the NC tour since turning professional in 1996. The state spot went to Todd Barfield, Fort Mill, SC, whom finished tied for third with Robert Johnson and Michael Hitt at 80. Barfield also received a match play spot, along with Tony Varnadore, Rock Hill, SC, who picked it up by finishing next at 81.
The North Carolina tour will play again in a doubleheader in High Point on Saturday, June 19, with the first tournament starting at 9:00am and the second to start an hour after the first ends.
The next time Asheville will be host for a tour event is Saturday and Sunday, August 22 & 23, when the SC tour takes place.
Article and scores provided by Opie Roberts.
Professional Scores from the 1999 Asheville, NC Event (6 June 1999)
Round Prize Player
1
2
3
Total
Money 1
Todd Fowler 23
27
24
74
$150.00
2
Tony Pack 26
26
27
79
$110.00
3
Todd Barfield 31
24
25
80
$81.67
Michael Hitt 25
28
27
80
$81.67
Robert Johnson 24
26
30
80
$81.67
6
Tony Varnadore 29
25
27
81
$70.00
7
Robby Bryant 26
28
28
82
$62.50
Andy Coradini 28
28
26
82
$62.50
9
Rick Baird 27
26
30
83
$48.75
Gary Hester 27
25
31
83
$48.75
C. L. Jones 26
28
29
83
$48.75
Rick Rybaczek 27
27
29
83
$48.75
13
Chris Bunting 27
28
29
84
$40.00
Greg Newport 25
30
29
84
$40.00
Allen Wall 30
25
29
84
$40.00
16
Edgar Hollifield 29
29
27
85
Mark Rainey 30
25
30
85
18
Bob Haizlip 30
28
28
86
Brian Martin 30
26
30
86
20
Bart Bason 28
25
34
87
Bob Jackson 29
29
29
87
22
Darrell Britt 29
26
33
88
Larry Simpson 26
28
34
88
24
Frank Warren 30
29
30
89
25
Nick Gill 30
31
29
90
26
Tony Jackson 32
30
29
91
27
Opie Roberts 31
34
28
93
28
Kevin Chambers 32
32
31
95
Bill Walsh 31
33
31
95
30
Barry Wyatt 31
34
35
100
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Asheville, NC Event (6 June 1999)
Round Prize Player
1
2
3
Total
Money 1
Brian Hutchins 27
25
30
82
$20.00
2
Ray Guthrie 26
30
29
85
$20.00
3
Donnie Carpenter 28
27
31
86
$20.00
4
Jimmy Comer 28
30
29
87
Tommy Hutchinson 25
32
30
87
6
Billy Caudle 29
31
29
89
J. L. Coffey 29
31
29
89
8
William Glisson 32
29
29
90
9
Steve Helton 29
28
35
92
Jonathan Reid 29
34
29
92
11
Tommy Barbour 34
31
33
98
12
Robbie Waldrop 36
34
35
105