Todd Fowler wins in Rock Hill, SC (15 May 1999)

Todd Fowler Wins by Two-Strokes in Rock Hill, SC Event

fowler.jpg (11284 bytes) Rock Hill, SC - Todd Fowler recorded a wire-to-wire victory as he recorded a two-stroke victory in the SC/NC state event in Rock Hill, SC. Opening up a one-stroke lead after the first round with a 26, 10-under par, he widened that lead to two-strokes with a two-round total of 50, 22-under par, with a second round 24, 12-under par. Mike Flavin, trailing Fowler by two-strokes entering the third and final round was only able to shoot a final round 29 and ended in third place. Randy Reeves, 1997 National Champion, three strokes off the lead entering the final round was only able to pick up a single stroke on Fowler with a final round 27 leaving him in solo second with a total of 80, 28-under par. Todd Fowler finished the event with 28, 8-under par, for a total of 78, 30-under par, and a two-stroke victory over the 46 player field.

The combined NC/SC event featured a total purse of $1,323 and was the tied the largest professional field of the year with 46 professional teeing it up for the event. The big prize of the weekend had yet to be contested. The Carolinas' Open, a six-round major on the NC, SC, and VA tours tees off at 10 AM on Sunday, May 16th, and will feature one of the stronger fields of the year on the state tours.

		Round				Prize	NC	SC
	Names	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points	Points
1	Todd Fowler	26	24	28	78	$ 150.00	40	30
2	Randy Reeves	29	24	27	80	$ 100.00	34	29
3	Mike Flavin	28	24	29	81	$ 90.00	33	28
4	Jimmy Mott	28	28	26	82	$ 75.00	31.5	26.5
	Bart Bason	30	26	26	82	$ 75.00	31.5	26.5
6	Robert Johnson	25	30	28	83	$ 58.00	29.5	24.5
	Dan Anders	24	30	29	83	$ 58.00	29.5	24.5
8	Greg Ward	27	26	31	84	$ 54.00	26.5	20.5
	Rick Baird	28	30	26	84	$ 54.00	26.5	20.5
	Brad Lebo	31	26	27	84	$ 54.00	26.5	20.5
	Tom Butler	28	29	27	84	$ 54.00	26.5	20.5
12	Greg Newport	30	30	25	85	$ 47.00	23	18
	Gary Benfield	29	29	27	85	$ 47.00	23	18
	C. L. Jones	29	32	24	85	$ 47.00	23	18
15	Gary English	28	29	29	86	$ 40.00	19.5	14.5
	Jay Klapper	29	32	25	86	$ 40.00	19.5	14.5
	Darrell Britt	30	29	27	86	$ 40.00	19.5	14.5
	Kevin Lacey	29	25	32	86	$ 40.00	19.5	14.5
19	Lewis Burton	28	28	31	87	$ 40.00	15	10
	Andy Coradini	28	29	30	87	$ 40.00	15	10
	Mark Rainey	28	33	26	87	$ 40.00	15	10
	Rob Smarzik	28	28	31	87	$ 40.00	15	10
	Bob Haizlip	27	32	28	87	$ 40.00	15	10
24	Michael Hitt	29	29	30	88		10.5	5.75
	Tony Varnadore	32	26	30	88		10.5	5.75
	Tony Pack	28	32	28	88		10.5	5
	Danny McCaslin	32	29	27	88		10.5	5
28	Frank Warren	29	31	29	89		7	5
	Randal Smith	29	30	30	89		7	5
	Gary Hester	30	29	30	89		7	5
31	Robby Bryant	29	34	27	90		5	5
	Rick Rybaczek	31	29	30	90		5	5
33	Edgar Hollifield	26	34	31	91		5	5
	Thomas Rawles	33	26	32	91		5	5
35	Brian Martin	33	29	30	92		5	5
	Tony Jackson	31	29	32	92		5	5
	David McCaslin	34	29	29	92		5	5
38	Nick Gill	28	35	31	94		5	5
	Bob Jackson	30	35	29	94		5	5
40	Kevin Chambers	32	33	30	95		5	5
41	Allen Wall	32	32	32	96		5	5
	Bobby Kirby	32	31	33	96		5	5
	Chris Bunting	32	34	30	96		5	5
44	Opie Roberts	35	31	33	99		5	5
45	Bill Walsh	34	36	31	101		5	5
46	Peter Ansbacher	32	36	34	102		5	5

		Round				Prize	NC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Ray Guthrie	27	25	30	82		20
2	Stan Seethoff	30	27	28	85		18
	Brian Hutchins	26	30	29	85		18
	Billy Walters	31	30	24	85		18
5	Donnie Carpenter	28	30	28	86		15.5
	William Glisson	31	26	29	86		15.5
7	Clay Craft	31	28	31	90		14
8	J. L. Coffey	28	32	31	91		12.5
	Keith Waters	32	31	28	91		12.5
10	Steve Helton	29	35	28	92		10
	Tommy Barbour	32	29	31	92		10
	Russell Johnson	31	30	31	92		10
13	Tommy Hutchinson	31	30	32	93		8
14	Billy Caudle	31	33	30	94		6.5
	Todd Trent	31	33	30	94		6.5
16	Chuck Nance	29	30	36	95		5
17	Gil Logan	33	32	32	97		5
18	Mason Harkey	32	36	32	100		5
19	Lester Helms	32	38	34	104		5
20	Robbie Waldrop	38	`41	37	116		5

		Round				Prize	NC
	Players	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Mott - Anders	52	58	55	165	$20.00	15
2	T. Jackson - Fowler	57	53	60	170	$10.00	14
3	Baird - Coradini	56	59	56	171		13
4	Jones - Rainey	57	65	50	172		12
5	Newport - Smith	59	60	55	174		10.5
	Dan McCaslin - Lacey	61	54	59	174		10.5
7	Hitt - Hester	59	58	60	177		9
8	Bunting - Bason	62	60	56	178		8
9	Wall - Hollifield	58	66	63	187		7
10	Roberts - Rybaczek	66	60	63	189		6

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	Total
1	Margie Walters	26	31	33	90
2	Tracy Logan	36	38	38	112
3	Robin Matthews	37	42	36	115
4	Gavin Matthews	47	40	35	122
5	Chance Matthews	46	42	46	134