Todd Viau Wins 36-Hole Event in Charleston, WV

16 September 2000 - Charleston, WV - The final qualifying event prior to the 2000 Great Lakes Tour Championship saw Todd Viau and Paul Pastilong jump out to the lead after 18-holes with rounds of 24. Trailing one stroke behind at 25 was Ken Hastings followed by Kevin Lacey, 1999 Great Lakes Tour Champion, and John Kropinak at 26.

A second and final round of 26 by Todd Viau proved enough to hold off a group of three players, Kevin Lacey, Paul Pastilong, and Paul Johns, who all tied for second. Viau's winning score of 50, 22-under par, gave him the win and $130. Lacey, Pastilong, and Johns tied for second at 51, 21-under par, all received $85 for their finish. In a tied for fifth were Charlie Greenwalt, 1999 Eastern Open Champion, and John Kropinak at 53, 19-under par.

In the amateur division, local player Terry Sanner posted a convincing win with rounds of 27 and 26 for a two-round total of 53 and a three shot win over John Darst and James Weber who tied for second at 56. In a three-way tie for fourth were Jeff Brown, Robin Ventura, and Karl Moe at 57.

The Great Lakes Tour begins its Tour Championship shortly after the conclusion of this event with the match-play portion followed by the four-round medal play event on Sunday, 17 September 2000. A final match featuring the winner's of the match-play and medal-play will then be played to determine the Great Lakes Tour Champion for 2000.

Scores provided by Paul Johns.

Professional Division of Charleston, WV Event (16 September 2000)

Round Prize
Player 1 2 Total Money
1 Todd Viau 24 26 50 $ 130.00
2 Kevin Lacey 26 25 51 $ 85.00
Paul Pastilong 24 27 51 $ 85.00
Paul Johns 27 24 51 $ 85.00
5 Charlie Greenwalt 28 25 53 $ 57.50
John Kropinak 26 27 53 $ 57.50
7 Gene Reams 27 27 54 $ 50.00
Jim Cruse 28 26 54 $ 50.00
9 Bill Thompson 27 28 55 $ 21.25
Scott Buddie 29 26 55 $ 21.25
Rick Alessi 29 26 55 $ 21.25
Roger Beckerman 28 27 55 $ 21.25
Jay Hadsell 28 27 55 $ 21.25
Jim Engel 28 27 55 $ 21.25
Ken Hastings 25 30 55 $ 21.25
Mike O'Rourke 30 25 55 $ 21.25
17 Rick Gillooly 31 25 56
Mark Hasty 28 28 56
19 Rod Miller 31 26 57
Robb Titchell 29 28 57
Mike McCormak 29 28 57
22 Dave Nutini 29 29 58
23 Jim Heikkinen 29 30 59
24 Dom Perry 30 32 62
25 Barb Mingo 31 35 66
26 Harry Sykes 37 30 67

Amateur Division of Charleston, WV Event (16 September 2000)

Round Expense
Player 1 2 Total Reimbursement
1 Terry Sanner 27 26 53 $ 30.00
2 John Darst 27 29 56 $ 25.00
James Weber 27 29 56 $ 25.00
4 Jeff Brown 28 29 57 $ 25.00
Robin Ventura 27 30 57 $ 25.00
Karl Moe 28 29 57 $ 25.00
7 Mike Conklin 32 26 58 $ 25.00
8 Scott Copeland 30 30 60
Bill Wahls 30 30 60
10 Mike Bell 31 31 62
11 Brandon Yee 30 33 63
Don Ferrell 32 31 63
Bill Combs 31 32 63
14 Andy McCoy 32 32 64
George Matthews 29 35 64
16 Karen Hastings 36 31 67
17 Zach Washa 34 42 76
 
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