Michael Hitt wins in Lumberton, NC (17 April 1999)

Michael Hitt Wins by 5 Strokes in Lumberton, NC

Lumberton, NC - Michael Hitt, holding a two-stroke lead after 36 holes, fired a tournament low 24, 12-under par, final round to finish off his 5 stroke victory at the Lumberton, NC Putt-Putt Golf Course. Hitt's score of 53, 19-under par, through 36 holes put him two-strokes ahead of a group of players including Randy Reeves, Robert Johnson, Andy Coradini, Rick Baird, Randal Smith, and Kevin Lacey.

The winning score of 77 marked the third consecutive NC state event won with a score in the 70's. It also marked the first NC state event not won by Kevin Lacey in 1999. Lacey, tied for second at 55 after 36 holes, could only manage a 31, 5-under par, in his third round and fell into a tie for seventh with Randal Smith who also shot 31 in his third round.

The NC tour moves on to the White Lake course on Sunday, April 18, for another 54-hole NC State Event. Upcoming events on the NC tour include the Old Pro Classic in Fayetteville, NC on Friday, April 23rd, teeing off at 9 AM. The first National event of the year, the 1999 Eastern Open, will be played in Fayetteville, NC on Saturday and Sunday, April 24th and 25th. Greg Ward will be defending his title that he won in Lynchburg, VA last year in a hard fought finish over his close friend Andy Coradini.

		Round				Prize	NC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Michael Hitt	28	25	24	77	$ 150.00	40
2	Randy Reeves	28	27	27	82	$ 100.00	33.5
	Robert Johnson	27	28	27	82	$ 100.00	33.5
4	Todd Fowler	26	31	26	83	$ 80.00	32
5	Andy Coradini	28	27	29	84	$ 72.50	30.5
	Rick Baird	28	27	29	84	$ 72.50	30.5
7	Randal Smith	28	27	31	86	$ 62.50	28.5
	Kevin Lacey	27	28	31	86	$ 62.50	28.5
9	Larry Simpson	28	30	29	87	$ 50.00	26.5
	Danny McCaslin	27	29	31	87	$ 50.00	26.5
11	Opie Roberts	30	28	30	88	$ 41.67	24
	Bob Haizlip	28	29	31	88	$ 41.67	24
	Greg Newport	30	29	29	88	$ 41.67	24
14	Mark Rainey	30	29	30	89	$ 20.00	21.5
	Mike Brown	29	29	31	89	$ 20.00	21.5
16	Bart Bason	33	32	26	91		19.5
17	Chris Bunting	30	28	34	92		19.5
	Rick Rybaczek	31	27	34	92		16.5
	Brad Lebo	33	29	30	92		16.5
	C. L. Jones	31	30	31	92		16.5
	David McCaslin	31	27	34	92		16.5
22	Rodney Ashley	30	29	34	93		14
23	Tony Jackson	33	30	31	94		12.5
	Gary Hester	32	32	30	94		12.5
25	Peter Ansbacher	30	30	37	97		11
26	Bill Kirby Jr.	34	35	31	100		9.5
	Barry Wyatt	34	34	32	100		9.5
28	Bobby Jackson	33	33	35	101		8

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Gil Logan	29	30	30	89	$ 20.00	20
2	Ray Guthrie	29	32	29	90	$ 20.00	19
3	Billy Caudle	31	32	28	91		18
4	Donnie Carpenter	31	31	33	95		16
	Keith Waters	35	29	31	95		16
	Mike Porter	31	31	33	95		16
7	Steve Helton	33	29	34	96		13.5
	Tommy Hutchinson	31	31	34	96		13.5
9	Tommy Barbour	36	35	31	102		12

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Coradini - Baird	56	54	58	168	$ 20.00	15
2	Hester - Hitt	60	57	54	171	$ 10.00	14
3	Lacey - Danny McCaslin	54	57	62	173		13
4	Newport - Smith	58	56	60	174		12
5	Haizlip - Simpson	56	59	60	175		11
6	Fowler - T. Jackson	59	61	57	177		10
7	Roberts - Rybaczek	61	55	64	180		9
8	Jones - Rainey	61	59	61	181		8
9	Bason - Bunting	63	60	60	183		7
10	Brown - Kirby	63	64	62	189		6