Bart Bason Overcomes Field and Course to Win in Martinsville, VA (22 May 1999)

Bart Bason Holds on for Victory at Martinsville, VA

bason.jpg (13383 bytes) Martinsville, VA - The Martinsville, VA course tested the players with a combination of fast carpet, wind, and the occasional rain shower to produce some of the highest score of the year on the NC State Tour. While the overall scores were high, the first round lead was held by Glenwood Arrington who fired a 23, 13-under par, to hold a one-stroke margin over Bart Bason who shot a 24, 12-under, in his first round and Larry Simpson who shot a 25, 11-under par, in his first round. These three players who collectively averaged 24 for their first rounds were only able to average slightly better than 33 for their second round as the Martinsville course began to take its toll on the players.

Tied for the lead after two round were Bart Bason and Randal Smith who were at 56, 16-under par, just one stroke ahead of Glenwood Arrington and Larry Simpson at 57. Through two rounds of play, no player in the field was able to record two round under 30.

The final round saw the leaders battling it out for the win. Bart Bason playing in the first group was able to post a final round of 28, 8-under par, for a total of 84, 24-under par, while challengers Randal Smith, Glenwood Arrington, and Larry Simpson were still on the course. Bason's total of 84 held up for a one-stroke victory over Smith who came up one stroke short with his final round of 29, 7-under par. With final rounds of 24, 12-under par, Andy Coradini and Gary Hester made the largest final round moves.

The NC State tour moves on to High Point, NC next on Sunday, May 23, and then 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.

		Round				Prize	NC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Bart Bason	24	32	28	84	$ 150.00	40
2	Randal Smith	30	26	29	85	$ 110.00	34
3	Glenwood Arrington	23	34	29	86	$ 90.00	33
4	Andy Coradini	31	32	24	87	$ 77.50	31.5
	Larry Simpson	25	32	30	87	$ 77.50	31.5
6	Barry Wyatt	28	32	28	88	$ 60.00	29
	Gary Hester	32	32	24	88	$ 60.00	29
	Greg Newport	32	27	29	88	$ 60.00	29
9	Michael Hitt	30	29	30	89	$ 45.00	27
10	Michael Cardwell	29	32	29	90	$ 45.00	26
11	Tony Jackson	32	32	27	91	$ 40.00	25
12	Bill Walsh	28	32	32	92	$ 20.00	23.5
	Robert Johnson	33	31	28	92	$ 20.00	23.5
14	C. L. Jones	35	29	29	93		21.5
	Bob Haizlip	34	30	29	93		21.5
16	Rick Rybaczek	33	33	29	95		20
17	Danny McCaslin	33	32	31	96		17
	Peter Neumann	33	31	32	96		17
	Mike Griffin	29	32	35	96		17
	Rick Baird	35	33	28	96		17
	David Abshire	31	28	37	96		17
22	Opie Roberts	33	32	36	101		14
23	Don Thompson	37	34	31	102		13
24	Tony Wright	33	36	34	103		12

		Round				Prize	NC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Ray Guthrie	32	30	28	90	$ 20.00	20.00
2	Tommy Barbour	35	29	29	93	$ 20.00	19.00
3	Donnie Carpenter	31	34	29	94		18.00
4	Billy Caudle	35	32	30	97		16.50
	Russell Sigmon, Jr.	34	29	34	97		16.50
6	Chuck Nance	31	36	33	100		14.00
	Charles Alexander	35	34	31	100		14.00
	Jimmy Comer	29	39	32	100		14.00
9	Keith Waters	36	36	37	109		12.00

		Round				Prize	NC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Newport - Smith	62	53	58	173	$ 20.00	15
2	Hitt - Hester	62	61	54	177	$ 10.00	14
3	Simpson - Haizlip	59	62	59	180		12.5
	Bason - Danny McCaslin	57	64	59	180		12.5
5	Baird - Coradini	66	65	52	183		11
6	Roberts - Rybaczek	66	65	65	196		10

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	Total
1	Jay Turner	30	30	30	90
2	Tom Robertson	33	32	29	94
3	Brian Punturi	33	29	33	95
4	Ropy Sigmon	31	34	31	96
5	Dean Walker	38	32	30	100
6	Karen Wilson	32	34	35	101
7	Mike Pless	33	36	33	101
8	Earl Cardwell	37	33	39	109
9	Brice Punturi	46	55	44	145