Randal Smith Wins 1999 Virginia State Championship
Lynchburg, VA - 3 October 1999 - After opening with a first round of 29, 7-under par, Randal Smith fired consecutive rounds of 25, 11-under par, to lead the field of 26 professionals at the 1999 Virginia State Championship. With a three round total of 79, 29-under par, Smith lead Andy Coradini by three strokes and a group of three players at 84 by five strokes entering the final round. The total purse offered in the 1999 Virginia State Championship totaled $5,120.
The three players making the biggest move in the fourth and final round were Robert Johnson whose final round of 23, 13-under par, moved him into a tie for third, Bill Kirby, Jr. whose final round of 25 moved him into second place, and Greg Newport whose final round of 25 moved him into fifth place. Defending 1998 Virginia State Champion Peter Neumann was among those players tied for third entering the final round faded to finish in a tie for sixth place with Dave Taylor who won the previous day on this same course. Andy Coradini who entered the final round in second place finished in a tie for third shooting a final round of 28, 8-under par. Rounding out the top 10 in the professional field were Todd Barfield who finished in eighth at 114, 30-under par, and four players, Brad Lebo, Mike Brown, Rick Baird, and C. L. Jones, tied for ninth at 116, 28-under par.
Malcolm Shumaker plays the 7th hole during the playoff the APA Virginia State Championship. Photo courtesy of Walter Kolb.
In the amateur division, Malcolm Shumaker defeated Ray Guthrie in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1999 Amateur Virginia State Championship title. Finishing in a four-way tie for third place were Wayne Cheatham, Steven Jones, Billy Caudle, and David Sharp, who all finished at 120, 24-under par, and one-stroke behind Shumaker and Guthrie. Finishing in a tie for seventh place was Matt Coghill at 121, 23-under par.
Also announced at the 1999 Virginia State Championship were the Virginia Team members for the 1999 Clayton Cup to be held in Wilmington, North Carolina on October 23-24. The Virginia Team, captained by Buddy Taylor, will consist of Mike Brown, Brad Lebo, Peter Neumann, Gilbert Sharpe, Dave Taylor, Rusty Taylor, Kevin Garrett, Ed Grajewski, Manfred Stewart, and Buddy Taylor. The Virginia Team will be trying to win the Clayton for the first time since 1995 when they defeated the North Carolina Team in Greensboro, North Carolina. The North Carolina Team has defeated the Virginia Team in each of the last three years including twice on Virginia courses.
The next event for many of these players is the South Carolina State Championship being held in Anderson, South Carolina on the weekend of October 9-10 followed by the North Carolina State Championship being held on October 16-17 in Durham, North Carolina.
Professional Scores from the 1999 Virginia State Championship
| Round | |||||||
Player |
1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Total |
Prize Money |
|
| 1 | Randal Smith | 29 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 108 | $ 700.00 |
| 2 | Bill Kirby, Jr. | 27 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 109 | $ 600.00 |
| 3 | Andy Coradini | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 110 | $ 450.00 |
| Robert Johnson | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 110 | $ 450.00 | |
| 5 | Greg Newport | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 112 | $ 325.00 |
| 6 | Peter Neumann | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 113 | $ 250.00 |
| Dave Taylor | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 113 | $ 250.00 | |
| 8 | Todd Barfield | 26 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 114 | $ 200.00 |
| 9 | Brad Lebo | 30 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 116 | $ 140.00 |
| Mike Brown | 28 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 116 | $ 140.00 | |
| Rick Baird | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 116 | $ 140.00 | |
| C. L. Jones | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 116 | $ 140.00 | |
| 13 | Gilbert Sharpe | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 117 | $ 95.00 |
| Manfred Stewart | 32 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 117 | $ 95.00 | |
| 15 | Tony Jackson | 26 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 118 | $ 75.00 |
| 16 | Thomas Rawles | 26 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 119 | $ 75.00 |
| 17 | Ed Grajewski | 33 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 120 | $ 75.00 |
| 18 | Bart Bason | 32 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 121 | $ 75.00 |
| 19 | Opie Roberts | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 122 | $ 75.00 |
| 20 | Kevin Garrett | 32 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 123 | $ 75.00 |
| 21 | Buddy Taylor | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 124 | $ 75.00 |
| Ken Cook | 35 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 124 | $ 75.00 | |
| 23 | Gary Hinshaw | 29 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 125 | $ 75.00 |
| Danny Dore | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 124 | $ 75.00 | |
| 25 | Rusty Taylor | 27 | 30 | 40 | 29 | 126 | $ 75.00 |
| 26 | Rick Rybaczek | 35 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 130 | $ 75.00 |
Amateur Scores from the 1999 Virginia State Championship
| Round | |||||||
Player |
1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Total |
Prize Money |
|
| 1 | Malcolm Shumaker | 33 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 119 | $ 35.00 |
| 2 | Ray Guthrie | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 119 | $ 35.00 |
| 3 | Wayne Cheatham | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 120 | $ 35.00 |
| Steven Jones | 28 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 120 | $ 35.00 | |
| Billy Caudle | 28 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 120 | $ 35.00 | |
| David Sharp | 31 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 120 | $ 35.00 | |
| 7 | Matt Coghill | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 121 | $ 35.00 |
| 8 | Joe Gallagher | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 122 | |
| 9 | Jonathan Moore | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 123 | |
| Keith Waters | 31 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 123 | ||
| 11 | Philip Wagoner | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 124 | |
| 12 | Matt Summey | 30 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 126 | |
| 13 | Gil Logan | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 127 | |
| 14 | Bill Garrett | 35 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 128 | |
| 15 | Russell Johnson | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 131 | |
| 16 | Amy Smith | 34 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 133 | |
| 17 | Liz Lane | 34 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 136 | |
| 18 | Chuck Cyr | 31 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 137 | |
| Robert Chetister | 39 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 137 | ||
| 20 | Walter Kolb | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 138 | |
Novice Scores from the 1999 Virginia State Championship
| Round | |||||
Player |
1 | 2 | 3 |
Total |
|
| 1 | Tracy Logan | 37 | 31 | 33 | 101 |
| 2 | Beth Jones | 38 | 35 | 38 | 111 |