Peter Neumann Wins VA/NC Event in Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg, VA - The second of the two NC/VA combined weekends was here at the site of 1999 Virginia State Championship in Lynchburg. On Saturday, Peter Neumann became one of the early favorites here with his first NC and first VA state victory with rounds of 26, 28, and 29 to finish with a score of 83. The win for the 1998 Virginia State Champion and 1996 North Carolina State Champion was by two shots over Rusty Taylor, Severn, MD., who shot rounds of 30, 28, and 27 to finish at 85.
In the APA Division, Joe Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA., led the 22-player field from wire-to-wire to win by two strokes over Matt Summey, Richmond, VA. Gallagher posted rounds of 28, 31, and 30 to capture his second consecutive victory on the Virginia tour and his first on the North Carolina tour with a score of 89. Rounding out the top five in APA were Wayne Cheatham and 1998 VA APA Champion Chuck Cyr at 92, and 1998 NC APA Champion Billy Caudle at 93.
The win by Neumann was his first since the Virginia State Championship and the first NC win since winning the 1996 NC State Championship in New Bern. Taylor received both the NC State and Match Play spots with his second place finish. Brad Lebo, Shippensburg, PA., received the other available Match Play spot after finishing tied for third at 86. Rounding out the top five in the Pro Division were along with Lebo, Danny McCaslin, Cary, NC, at 86, Rick Baird, Pineville, NC, Tony Jackson, Spartanburg, SC, and Greg Newport, Liberty, NC, all at 88. Finishing out the top ten were Bo Luthie, Poquoson, VA., at 89, and Bart Bason, Gibsonville, NC, Mike Brown, Rock Hill, SC, Michael Hitt, Greensboro, NC, and Buddy Taylor, Severn, MD., at 90. Fifteen spots were paid out with 91 holding as a three-way tie for 13th thus giving full share.
The next tournament is Sunday, July 11, in Lynchburg, at 11:00am.
Scores provided by Rick Rybaczek, Article by Opie Roberts
Professional Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (10 July 1999)
Round Player 1 2 3 Total Prize Money VA Points NC Points 1 Peter Neumann 26 28 29 83 $200.00 20 40.00 2 Rusty Taylor* 30 28 27 85 $110.00 19 34.00 3 Brad Lebo** 25 31 30 86 $80.00 17.5 32.50 Danny McCaslin 27 30 29 86 $80.00 17.5 32.50 5 Greg Newport 28 31 29 88 $55.00 15 30.00 Tony Jackson 29 28 31 88 $55.00 15 30.00 Rick Baird 30 30 28 88 $55.00 15 30.00 8 Bo Luthie 29 30 30 89 $40.00 13 28.00 9 Michael Hitt 34 25 31 90 $40.00 10.5 25.50 Mike Brown 30 29 31 90 $40.00 10.5 25.50 Bart Bason 29 28 33 90 $40.00 10.5 25.50 Buddy Taylor 28 32 30 90 $40.00 10.5 25.50 13 Ed Grajewski 32 27 32 91 $40.00 7 22.00 Gilbert Sharpe 30 32 29 91 $40.00 7 22.00 Opie Roberts 32 31 28 91 $40.00 7 22.00 16 Thomas Rawles 32 31 29 92 4.5 19.50 Bob Haizlip 34 28 30 92 4.5 19.50 18 Dave Taylor 31 34 28 93 2 17.00 Gary Hester 30 33 30 93 2 17.00 Rick Rybaczek 33 30 30 93 2 17.00 21 Ken Cook 28 33 33 94 1 14.00 Manfred Stewart 32 29 33 94 1 14.00 Andy Coradini 26 34 34 94 1 14.00 24 Gary Hinshaw 35 31 29 95 1 10.50 C. L. Jones 31 33 31 95 1 10.50 Randal Smith 31 33 31 95 1 10.50 Robert Johnson 32 32 31 95 1 10.50 28 Chris Bunting 35 28 33 96 1 8.00 29 Kevin Garrett 33 33 31 97 1 6.50 Rodney Ashley 30 32 35 97 1 6.50 31 Fred Hallaman 35 32 31 98 1 5.00
* Accepted NC State Medal and Match Play Spot
** Accepted NC State Match Play Spot
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (10 July 1999)
| Round | ||||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | NC Points | VA Points | |
| 1 | Joe Gallagher | 28 | 31 | 30 | 89 | $20.00 | 20.00 | 15 |
| 2 | Matt Summey | 30 | 32 | 29 | 91 | $20.00 | 19.00 | 14 |
| 3 | Chuck Cyr | 33 | 27 | 32 | 92 | $20.00 | 17.50 | 12.5 |
| Wayne Cheatham | 35 | 26 | 31 | 92 | $20.00 | 17.50 | 12.5 | |
| 5 | Billy Caudle | 30 | 31 | 32 | 93 | $20.00 | 16.00 | 11 |
| 6 | Malcolm Shumaker | 30 | 31 | 33 | 94 | $10.00 | 14.50 | 9.5 |
| Jason Kile | 34 | 29 | 31 | 94 | $10.00 | 14.50 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Moore | 35 | 30 | 31 | 96 | 11.00 | 6 | |
| Tommy Barbour | 31 | 36 | 29 | 96 | 11.00 | 6 | ||
| Bill Garrett | 34 | 28 | 34 | 96 | 11.00 | 6 | ||
| Ray Guthrie | 35 | 30 | 31 | 96 | 11.00 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Nance | 31 | 33 | 32 | 96 | 11.00 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Amy Smith | 36 | 27 | 35 | 98 | 7.00 | 2 | |
| Gil Logan | 34 | 29 | 35 | 98 | 7.00 | 2 | ||
| Walter Kolb | 32 | 30 | 36 | 98 | 7.00 | 2 | ||
| 16 | David Sharp | 38 | 29 | 32 | 99 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 17 | Matt Coghill | 35 | 32 | 35 | 102 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| Steven Jones | 35 | 34 | 33 | 102 | 5.00 | 1 | ||
| Russell Johnson | 37 | 36 | 29 | 102 | 5.00 | 1 | ||
| Richard Lorenz | 35 | 36 | 31 | 102 | 5.00 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Philip Wagoner | 37 | 32 | 35 | 104 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 22 | Charles Alexander | 35 | 41 | 41 | 117 | 5.00 |
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NC Professional Team Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (10 July 1999)
| Round | |||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | Points | |
| 1 | Baird - Coradini | 56 | 64 | 62 | 182 | $20.00 | 15.00 |
| 2 | Newport - Smith | 59 | 64 | 60 | 183 | $5.00 | 13.50 |
| 3 | Hitt - Hester | 64 | 58 | 61 | 183 | $5.00 | 13.50 |
| 4 | Roberts - Rybaczek | 65 | 61 | 58 | 184 | 12.00 | |
| 5 | Bason - Bunting | 64 | 56 | 66 | 186 | 10.50 | |
VA Professional Team Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (10 July 1999)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | |
| 1 | Neumann - Rawles | 58 | 59 | 58 | 175 | $20.00 |
| 2 | Brown - Lebo | 55 | 60 | 61 | 176 | $10.00 |
| 3 | D. Taylor - B. Taylor | 59 | 66 | 58 | 183 | |
| 4 | Hinshaw - Luthie | 64 | 61 | 59 | 184 | |
| 5 | Sharpe - Stewart | 62 | 61 | 62 | 185 | |
| 6 | Garrett - Grajewski | 65 | 60 | 63 | 188 | |