Bob Haizlip Wins NC Tour Event in
White Lake, NC7 May 2000 - White Lake, NC - More hot weather for the weekend was in store in White Lake, as 23 professionals and six amateurs battled through hazy sunshine and temperatures flirting near 90 degrees during the event.
You could not tell if Bob Haizlip's play in the early going was hotter than the air itself as he opened up a two-stroke lead on Mike Brown and David McCaslin, when he started the tournament at 13-under 23. Haizilp then shot the second lowest round of the tournament at 24 to take a four stroke advantage over the 1996 National Champion in Brown.
Haizlip, the only player in the 40's after two rounds, coasted to victory with a final round 29 as he won his second ever PPA tournament with a final score of 76. Haizlip won by three strokes over Brown and McCaslin.
Keith Waters himself was playing hotter than the temperature as he opened up the APA tournament at 25 and would not cool off as he recorded a four-shot victory over Billy Caudle. Waters' win is the tour's leading fourth victory of the season and has the overall lead in the points race by 25.5 points over Jimmy Comer. Billy Caudle ended his two-event win streak with a second place finish at 84, and has third place in the standings, trailing Waters by 29points at the halfway point of the season, while Comer has maintained his second place position in the points with a score of 87, and trails by 27 to Waters.
After Haizlip's outstanding score and win, Brown and McCaslin were the only two other players who broke 80 for the day, as they shot 79. Finishing out the top five were Robert Johnson, Rick Rybaczek, and Larry Simpson, all tied for fourth at 80. Eleven spots were paid out in this event as the score of 82 was placed in as a full share. The State Championship and Match Play spots went to Haizlip for his victory on Sunday. Tommy Hutchinson got the APA two-day low non-qualifier spot.
Special thanks was also given to John Womble and his family, the owners of the White Lake course, for hosting the Glass Bottom Open and their welcomed hospitality.
The next tournament on the schedule for North Carolina is on Saturday, May 27, at 12:00pm in Martinsville, Virginia on Course 1 as reigning state champion Bart Bason looks to extend his tour win streak on that course to four. Then, on Sunday, they will travel to High Point for the Wayne Hancock Memorial, also being defended by Bason, on Course 1, starting at 10:00am.
Scores and tournament recap provided by Opie Roberts.
Professional Division of White Lake, NC Event (7 May 2000)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Bob Haizlip 23 24 29 76 $150.00 2 Mike Brown 25 26 28 79 $100.00 David McCaslin 25 27 27 79 $100.00 4 Robert Johnson 28 28 24 80 $73.00 Rick Rybaczek 28 28 24 80 $73.00 Larry Simpson 28 26 26 80 $73.00 7 Opie Roberts 28 25 28 81 $60.00 8 Rick Baird 26 27 29 82 $42.00 C. L. Jones 27 28 27 82 $42.00 Bill Kirby 29 26 27 82 $42.00 Greg Newport 26 28 28 82 $42.00 12 Rich Gillooly 28 27 29 84 13 Randy Reeves 28 28 30 86 14 Todd Barfield 32 29 26 87 Bill Walsh 28 28 31 87 16 Bart Bason 27 31 30 88 Ray Guthrie 28 29 31 88 Rusty Taylor 30 28 30 88 19 Gary Hester 29 33 30 92 Brad Lebo 34 29 29 92 21 Chris Bunting 33 29 31 93 22 Barry Wyatt 32 34 29 95 23 Bob Jackson 31 29 36 96 Amateur Division of White Lake, NC Event (7 May 2000)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Reimbursement 1 Keith Waters 25 27 28 80 $20.00 2 Billy Caudle 25 29 30 84 $20.00 3 Jimmy Comer 27 30 30 87 4 Tommy Hutchinson 34 29 31 94 5 Steve Helton 32 33 30 95 6 Walter Kolb 38 31 34 103