Andy Coradini Posts a 78 in Lynchburg, VA to Win By Five Strokes
Lynchburg, VA - Andy Coradini shook off the effects of a 34-34 finish in Saturday's event to post a five-stroke victory in Sunday's tournament. Coradini opened Sunday's play with a 23, 13-under par, to take a one-stroke lead on Rick Baird who posted an opening round of 24.
Coradini's second round of 27 opened up a five-stroke lead on the field with a two-round total of 50, 22-under par. Tied for second after two-rounds were Manfred Stewart and Rick Baird. Coradini's final round of 28 was more than good enough for the victory as he coasted to his five-stroke victory over Thomas Rawles whose final round of 27 was enough to put him into second place. Brad Lebo finished in third closing with a final round of 26 for a total of 84, 24-under par.
Rounding out the top ten in the PPA Division were Manfred Stewart, fourth place, Michael Hitt, fifth place, Fred Hallaman, C. L. Jones, Kevin Garrett, and Rick Baird, tied for sixth place, and Gary Hester, Greg Newport, and Dave Taylor, tied for tenth place.
In the APA Division, Wayne Cheatham and Malcolm Shumaker tied at 86, 22-under par, after the regulation 54-holes. Cheatham, who lost to Chuck Cyr in a playoff in Fredericksburg, VA in June, was able to even his playoff record for 1999 by defeating Malcolm Shumaker. Rounding out the top five in the APA Division were Tommy Barbour, third place, Matt Summey, fourth place, and Gil Logan, Steven Jones, Bob Chetister, and Philip Wagoner, tied for fifth place.
Professional Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (11 July 1999)
Round Player 1 2 3 Total Prize Money VA Points NC Points 1 Andy Coradini 23 27 28 78 $200.00 20 40.00 2 Thomas Rawles* 29 27 27 83 $110.00 19 34.00 3 Brad Lebo 27 31 26 84 $85.00 18 33 4 Manfred Stewart 28 27 30 85 $75.00 17 32 5 Michael Hitt 27 29 30 86 $65.00 16 31 6 Fred Hallaman** 28 30 29 87 $45.00 13.5 28.5 C. L. Jones 32 27 28 87 $45.00 13.5 28.5 Kevin Garrett 29 29 29 87 $45.00 13.5 28.5 Rick Baird 24 32 32 87 $45.00 13.5 28.5 10 Gary Hester 30 31 27 88 $40.00 10 25 Greg Newport 30 28 30 88 $40.00 10 25 Dave Taylor 29 29 30 88 $40.00 10 25 13 Peter Neumann 31 30 28 89 $40.00 8 23 14 Mike Brown 29 31 30 90 $8.00 5 20 Gilbert Sharpe 31 29 30 90 $8.00 5 20 Buddy Taylor** 29 32 29 90 $8.00 5 20 Ken Cook 35 28 27 90 $8.00 5 20 Ed Grajewski 31 29 30 90 $8.00 5 20 19 Rusty Taylor 28 31 32 91 1.33 16 Chris Bunting 30 30 31 91 1.33 16 Bart Bason 30 29 32 91 1.33 16 22 Randal Smith 33 32 27 92 1 13 Tony Jackson 32 29 31 92 1 13 Danny McCaslin 29 31 32 92 1 13 25 Opie Roberts 32 32 30 94 1 10.5 Bob Haizlip 30 32 32 94 1 10.5 27 Rick Rybaczek 32 30 34 96 1 8.5 Rodney Ashley 28 36 32 96 1 8.5 29 Bo Luthie 33 34 32 99 1 7
* Accepted NC State Medal Play Spot
** Accepted NC State Match Play Spot
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (11 July 1999)
| Round | ||||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | NC Points | VA Points | |
| 1 | Wayne Cheatham | 28 | 30 | 28 | 86 | $20.00 | 20.00 | 15 |
| 2 | Malcolm Shumaker | 28 | 29 | 29 | 86 | $20.00 | 19.00 | 14 |
| 3 | Tommy Barbour | 29 | 33 | 29 | 91 | $20.00 | 18 | 13 |
| 4 | Matt Summey | 29 | 30 | 33 | 92 | $20.00 | 17 | 12 |
| 5 | Gil Logan | 30 | 33 | 30 | 93 | $15.00 | 14.5 | 9.5 |
| Steven Jones | 30 | 34 | 29 | 93 | $15.00 | 14.5 | 9.5 | |
| Bob Chetister | 30 | 32 | 31 | 93 | $15.00 | 14.5 | 9.5 | |
| Philip Wagoner | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | $15.00 |
14.5 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | Joe Gallagher | 31 | 33 | 30 | 94 | 11 | 6 | |
| Amy Smith | 32 | 30 | 32 | 94 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Billy Caudle | 31 | 31 | 32 | 94 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Chuck Cyr | 30 | 32 | 33 | 95 | 7.5 | 2.5 | |
| Liz Lane | 31 | 33 | 31 | 95 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||
| David Sharp | 34 | 32 | 29 | 95 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Ray Guthrie | 30 | 32 | 33 | 95 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 16 | Jonathan Moore | 33 | 31 | 32 | 96 | 5 | 1 | |
| 17 | Russell Johnson | 32 | 32 | 33 | 97 | 5 | 1 | |
| Chuck Nance | 31 | 35 | 31 | 97 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Jason Kile | 32 | 34 | 32 | 98 | 5 | 1 | |
| Matt Coghill | 34 | 29 | 35 | 98 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Richard Lorenz | 35 | 33 | 31 | 99 | 5 | 1 | |
| 22 | Ken Schooler | 36 | 33 | 33 | 102 | 5 | 1 | |
| Bill Garrett | 31 | 35 | 36 | 102 | 5 |
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| 24 | Walter Kolb | 38 | 33 | 37 | 108 | 5 | 1 | |
NC Professional Team Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (11 July 1999)
| Round | |||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | Points | |
| 1 | Baird - Coradini | 47 | 58 | 60 | 165 | $20.00 | 15 |
| 2 | Hitt - Hester | 57 | 60 | 57 | 174 | $10.00 | 14 |
| 3 | Newport - Smith | 63 | 60 | 57 | 180 | 13 | |
| 4 | Bason - Bunting | 60 | 59 | 63 | 182 | 12 | |
| 5 | Rybaczek - Roberts | 64 | 62 | 64 | 190 | 11 | |
VA Professional Team Scores from the 1999 Lynchburg, VA Event (11 July 1999)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Prize Money | |
| 1 | Neumann - Rawles | 60 | 57 | 55 | 172 | $20.00 |
| 2 | Brown - Lebo | 56 | 62 | 56 | 174 | $10.00 |
| 3 | Stewart - Sharpe | 59 | 56 | 60 | 175 | |
| 4 | Grajewski - Garrett | 60 | 58 | 59 | 177 | |
| 5 | D. Taylor - B. Taylor | 58 | 61 | 59 | 178 | |
| 6 | R. Taylor - Luthie | 61 | 65 | 64 | 190 | |