Mike Brown Wins by Three in First Event in State of Virginia for 1999

brown.jpg (7694 bytes)Richmond, VA - Mike Brown began his year in Richmond, VA on the Virginia State Tour as he has for the last four years with a win. With rounds of 24 and 23 he opened a three stroke lead over eventual runner-up, Bart Bason, who opened with rounds of 26 and 24. Shooting an 11, 7-under par, on the front nine of the last round, Mike opened up a comfortable lead and coasted home with a 15, 3-under par, on the final nine for his eventual three stroke victory.

Bart Bason finished in second with rounds of 26, 24, and 26 for a total of 76, 32-under par, and second place prize money of $110. Buddy Taylor, continuing his good play from the end of 1998 and the Durham/Roxboro weekend in March, finished in third with rounds of 27, 25, and 25 for a total of 77, 31-under par. Buddy Taylor's tournament was punctuated by making 12 consecutive aces, the first five finishing his second round and the last seven starting his final round.

The amateur division saw the lowest score posted for the day. Ken Cook posted rounds of 25, 22, and 24 for a total of 71, 37-under par, and a 9 stroke victory over Matt Summey and David Sharp who tied for second at 80, 28-under par. Ken Cook's 22 was the second shot on this day as Gary Hinshaw, manager of the Richmond course posted a 22 in his first round of play. Also of note was a perfect nine shot on the front nine of the course by Russell Johnson in the second round.

Professional Scores from the 1999 Richmond, VA Event (10 April 1999)

    Round   Prize

Player

 1 2

3

Total

 Money
1 Mike Brown 24 23 26 73 $200.00
2 Bart Bason 26 24 26 76 $110.00
3 Buddy Taylor 27 25 25 77 $85.00
4 Robert Johnson 25 27 26 78 $60.00
Manfred Stewart 26 26 26 78 $60.00
Kevin Garrett 26 25 27 78 $60.00
Brad Lebo 28 26 24 78 $60.00
8 Gary Hinshaw 22 30 27 79 $40.00
9 Gilbert Sharpe 26 26 28 80 $40.00
10 Ed Grajewski 30 26 25 81 $40.00
11 Rusty Taylor 26 29 27 82
12 Dave Taylor 26 29 28 83
Danny Dore 28 28 27 83
14 Bo Luthie 27 29 28 84
15 Peter Neumann 27 30 28 85
16 Thomas Rawles 31 26 29 86
C. L. Jones 27 33 26 86
18 Mike Damsky 30 27 32 89
19 Rick Rybaczek 28 28 37 93
20 Opie Roberts 33 32 29 94

  Amateur Scores from the 1999 Richmond, VA Event (10 April 1999)

    Round   Prize

Player

 1 2

3

Total

 Money
1 Ken Cook 25 22 24 71 $20.00
2 Matt Summey 25 27 28 80 $20.00
David Sharp 28 25 27 80 $20.00
4 Steven Jones 26 29 26 81 $20.00
5 Chuck Cyr 29 25 28 82 $20.00
Wayne Cheatham 26 29 27 82 $20.00
7 Jason Kile 29 27 27 83
8 Bill Garrett 29 28 27 84
Walter Kolb 28 26 30 84
10 Wesley Pollard 30 27 28 85
Matt Coghill 25 31 29 85
Gil Logan 28 30 27 85
Bob Allen 25 29 31 85
14 Mike Grant 28 29 29 86
Chris Morrison 29 29 28 86
Russell Johnson 27 26 33 86
17 Malcolm Shumaker 31 27 29 87
Jonathan Moore 29 29 29 87
Amy Smith 32 28 27 87
20 Liz Lane 29 28 31 88
21 Joe Gallagher 33 29 27 89
22 Ken Schooler 35 31 26 92
23 Bob Chester 37 29 32 98
Philip Wagoner 29 33 36 98
25 Ira Hancock 40 41 34 115

  Novice Scores from the 1999 Richmond, VA Event (10 April 1999)

    Round  

Player

 1 2

3

Total
1 Leonard Scarles 32 35 31 98
2 Tracy Logan 33 34 34 101
3 Mandy Taylor 30 37 35 102
4 Zac Coghill 33 41 37 111
5 Amy Summey 38 37 38 113
6 David Lastovica 34 43 38 115
7 Barbara Hancock 41 40 41 122

 

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