Coradini Charges to Victory in Final Round in High Point, NC
High Point, NC - The High Point, NC course, long known for its fast carpet, was tamed with new carpet but proved to be still be a challenge for the players as the winning score of 81, 27-under par, attests. After two rounds of play, Rick Baird at 52, 20-under par, held a slender one-stroke lead over Bob Haizlip. Lurking three strokes off the lead at 55, 17-under par, was Andy Coradini. Coradini used a final round of 24 the day before in Martinsville, VA to move into the prize money. Today, Coradini used a final round of 26, 10-under par, to pass Baird and Haizlip and claim at two-stroke victory.
The victory was Coradini's first NC State tour win of 1999 and moved him to the top of the NC Points standings and money winnings at 260.5 points and $806.
Gary Hester closed quickly with a final round of 24, 12-under par, matching the final round of 24 he shot the day before in Martinsville, VA to close that tournament. Matching Hester at 84, 24-under par, was Bill Kirby, Jr. who posted consistent rounds of 29-28-27 for a total of 84. Rounding out the top ten were Michael Hitt, Todd Barfield, and C. L. Jones at 86 and Fred Hallaman and Chris Bunting at 87. Total prize money for the event was $1,014 on entry fees of $1,240.
The NC State tour takes the Memorial Day weekend off before returning to action on June 5 and 6 in Asheville, NC with a weekend of co-sponsored events with the SC State tour. The SC State tour will be in action on Saturday, May 29, with a double-header in Anderson, SC. The Great Lakes tour will also be in action on the Memorial Day weekend in Charleston, WV, site of the 1999 Northern Open in August.
Professional Scores from the 1999 High Point, NC Event (23 May 1999)
Round Prize NC Player
1
2
3
Total
Money
Points
1
Andy Coradini
29
26
26
81
$ 150.00
40
2
Bob Haizlip
26
27
30
83
$ 100.00
33.5
Rick Baird
27
25
31
83
$ 100.00
33.5
4
Gary Hester
32
28
24
84
$ 77.50
31.5
Bill Kirby, Jr.
29
28
27
84
$ 77.50
31.5
6
Michael Hitt
27
31
28
86
$ 65.00
29
Todd Barfield
27
29
30
86
$ 65.00
29
C. L. Jones
28
29
29
86
$ 65.00
29
9
Fred Hallaman
29
30
28
87
$ 52.50
26.5
Chris Bunting
31
28
28
87
$ 52.50
26.5
11
Thomas Rawles
28
33
28
89
$ 43.00
24
Larry Simpson
29
31
29
89
$ 43.00
24
Tony Jackson
31
30
28
89
$ 43.00
24
14
Jimmy Mott
30
29
31
90
$ 40.00
21.5
Robert Johnson
32
29
29
90
$ 40.00
21.5
16
Tony Varnadore
32
32
28
92
18
Opie Roberts
31
30
31
92
18
Danny McCaslin
30
32
30
92
18
Greg Newport
32
28
32
92
18
Michael Cardwell
28
30
34
92
18
21
Barry Wyatt
31
31
31
93
14.5
Bart Bason
29
36
28
93
14.5
23
Peter Neumann
29
33
32
94
12.5
Don Thompson
29
32
33
94
12.5
25
Mike Griffin
31
34
30
95
10.5
Glenwood Arrington
32
29
34
95
10.5
27
Rick Rybaczek
30
32
35
97
9
28
Bobby Kirby
36
33
30
99
7.5
Tony Wright
31
34
34
99
7.5
30
David Abshire
36
33
35
104
6
31
Bill Walsh
33
37
36
106
5
Amateur Scores from the 1999 High Point, NC Event (23 May 1999)
Pro Team Scores from the 1999 High Point, NC Event (23 May 1999)