Danny McCaslin Fires a 23 in His Third Round to Clip Bason by One-Stroke
Burlington, NC - Danny McCaslin trailed local pro, Bart Bason, by one-stroke entering the third round of play in the Howard Loy Memorial tournament. McCaslin's final round of 23, 13-under par, was good enough to pass the second round leader, Bason, and secure a narrow one-stroke victory. Danny McCaslin's total of 74, 34-under par, continues to tear of low winning scores on the North Carolina State Tour in 1999.
With the exception of the Old Pro Classic played in Fayetteville, NC, each tournament has seen at least scores after three rounds in the 70s. Danny McCaslin's score of 74 marks the lowest score posted on the North Carolina tour in 1999 and comes just weeks after Mike Brown broke the long standing world record for four-rounds on the covered course in Fayetteville with an amazing score of 90, 54-under par, for 72 holes of play.
The win placed Danny McCaslin at the top of the NC points race clipping Greg Newport by 0.5 points with a total of 164.5 points to date. Finishing tied for third at 78, 30-under par, were Randal Smith and Rick Baird.
In the Amateur Division, Tommy Barbour claimed his first ever state level victory in the amateur division. Barbour was the leader at 54 after two rounds of play, which brought out the question if Barbour could close it out to claim his first victory. Things became interesting, however, when Barbour could only get it to 30 in the last round to end at 84. Ray Guthrie, who was in at 57 after two, fired a 27 to force a playoff to determine the victor. The question if Barbour could close it out though was quickly answered in the playoff when Barbour fired a 26 to beat Guthrie by eight strokes.
The North Carolina State Tour is next in action on May 15 and 16 in Rock Hill, SC. The event on Sunday, May 16, is the Carolinas' Open and will count toward the minimum tournament requirement on the South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia tours. The Carolinas' Open begins at 9 AM and is a six round event. The defending champion is Greg Ward who devastated the field in Asheville, NC at last years Carolinas' Open with a 16 stroke victory for the six round event. Plan on playing in this event to see if Ward can defend his title in this major event.
Professional Scores from the 1999 Burlington, NC Event (5 May 1999)
Round
Prize
NC
Player 1
2
3
Total
Money
Points
1
Danny McCaslin
25
26
23
74
$ 150.00
40
2
Bart Bason
24
26
25
75
$ 110.00
34
3
Randal Smith
27
24
27
78
$ 85.00
32.5
Rick Baird
27
26
25
78
$ 85.00
32.5
5
Greg Newport
24
29
26
79
$ 68.00
30
Fred Hallaman
24
26
29
79
$ 68.00
30
David McCaslin
26
28
25
79
$ 68.00
30
8
Opie Roberts
26
26
28
80
$ 50.00
28
9
Michael Hitt
28
27
26
81
$ 45.00
26.5
Robert Johnson
27
26
28
81
$ 45.00
26.5
11
Rodney Ashley
26
32
24
82
$ 40.00
25
12
Bob Haizlip
26
29
28
83
$ 20.00
23.5
Todd Barfield
29
28
26
83
$ 20.00
23.5
14
Mike Brown
26
30
28
84
22
15
Larry Simpson
28
29
29
86
19.5
Chris Bunting
27
30
29
86
19.5
Tony Wright
30
29
27
86
19.5
C. L. Jones
26
32
28
86
19.5
19
Don Thompson
27
31
29
87
15
Rick Rybaczek
29
31
27
87
15
Tony Varnadore
28
31
28
87
15
Peter Ansbacher
26
29
32
87
15
Gary Hester
29
29
29
87
15
24
Bill Walsh
27
31
30
88
12
25
Michael Cardwell
33
33
34
100
11
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Burlington, NC Event (5 May 1999)
Round Prize NC Player
1 2 3 Total Money Points 1
Tommy Barbour* 29 25 30 84 $ 20.00 20 2
Ray Guthrie 29 28 27 84 $ 20.00 19 3
Donnie Carpenter 26 30 29 85 17.5 Billy Caudle 27 28 30 85 17.5 5
Jimmy Comer 29 28 29 86 16 6
Keith Waters 30 26 31 87 15 7
Russell Sigmon Jr. 29 30 29 88 14 8
Jamie Martin 31 27 33 91 13 9
Chuck Nance 33 35 29 97 12
*Won 18 hole playoff 26 to 34.
Pro Team Scores from the 1999 Burlington, NC Event (5 May 1999)
| Round | Prize | NC | |||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Money | Points | |
1 | McCaslin - McCaslin | 51 | 54 | 48 | 153 | $20.00 | 15 |
2 | Newport - Smith | 51 | 53 | 53 | 157 | $10.00 | 14 |
3 | Bason - Bunting | 51 | 56 | 54 | 161 | 13 | |
4 | Barfield - Johnson | 56 | 54 | 54 | 164 | 12 | |
5 | Roberts - Rybaczek | 55 | 57 | 55 | 167 | 11 | |
6 | Hester - Hitt | 57 | 56 | 55 | 168 | 10 | |
7 | Haizlip - Simpson | 54 | 58 | 57 | 169 | 9 | |