10 September 2000 - Fredericksburg, VA - Rounds of 22-27-25-25-27-25 for a six-round total of 151, 65-under par, gave Vince Batten a one-stroke victory over Andy Coradini. Vince Batten, returning to the game after an extended layoff, opened the tournament making 10 of his first 11 holes on his way to an opening round of 22 and a three-stroke lead after 18-holes. After failing into second place after the second round, Batten once again surged into the lead with a third round 25 to take the lead at 74 after thee rounds. In a tie for second entering the final three round were Danny Dore and Andy Coradini at 77, three strokes behind Batten. The final 54-holes saw these three players vie for the Virginia State Title with Batten holding narrow two and one strokes leads after 72 and 90 holes, respectively. The final round saw Andy Coradini take the lead after the front nine firing a 10, 8-under par, on the front to lead Batten by one stroke. Batten responded with a back nine of 13 to Coradini's 15 to post his six round score of 151 bettering Coradini by one stroke. Batten's win earned him $800 with runner-up Andy Coradini earning $600 and third place finisher, Danny Dore, pocketing $475. Wayne Saunders captured the Amateur Virginia State Championship with a six round score of 166, 50-under par, to narrowly defeat David Sharp and Jonathan Moore who finished in a tie for second at 167. Finishing in a tie for fourth were Marty Handschuh and Billy Caudle at 168. |
Professional Division of 2000 Virginia State Championship
(Fredericksburg, VA - 10 September 2000)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money 1 Vince Batten 22 27 25 25 27 25 151 $ 800.00 2 Andy Coradini 26 26 25 24 26 25 152 $ 600.00 3 Danny Dore 27 26 24 26 27 23 153 $ 475.00 4 Greg Newport 30 25 23 27 26 24 155 $ 375.00 5 Rick Baird 28 27 27 24 28 25 159 $ 300.00 6 Rusty Taylor 29 29 24 27 28 25 162 $ 250.00 7 Mike Brown 29 30 24 26 28 26 163 $ 200.00 8 Bill Kirby, Jr. 26 22 30 30 28 29 165 $ 150.00 Darrell Anderson 32 24 26 29 28 26 165 $ 150.00 Buddy Taylor 29 30 26 26 27 27 165 $ 150.00 11 Brad Lebo 25 27 28 29 26 31 166 $ 110.00 12 Dave Taylor 27 30 27 24 28 31 167 $ 91.66 Randal Smith 29 26 30 25 28 29 167 $ 91.66 Matt Summey 30 26 31 25 28 27 167 $ 91.66 15 Ed Grajewski 29 27 27 26 30 30 169 $ 80.00 Ray Guthrie 34 27 30 22 30 26 169 $ 80.00 17 Wayne Cheatham 29 28 26 33 27 27 170 $ 75.00 18 Manfred Stewart 29 27 27 30 30 28 171 $ 75.00 19 Robert Johnson 25 29 28 31 31 28 172 $ 75.00 Rick Rybaczek 29 26 29 31 30 27 172 $ 75.00 Bart Bason 30 31 29 30 26 26 172 $ 75.00 22 Gilbert Sharpe 30 27 32 30 26 31 176 $ 75.00 23 Opie Roberts 25 27 27 37 32 29 177 $ 75.00 Kevin Garrett 29 27 31 27 31 32 177 $ 75.00 25 Thomas Rawles 28 30 30 32 28 31 179 $ 75.00 26 Gil Logan 28 32 28 31 34 30 183 $ 75.00 Ken Cook 34 28 36 28 30 27 183 $ 75.00 28 Peter Neumann 32 31 28 29 34 30 184 $ 75.00 Gary Hinshaw 34 30 28 33 31 28 184 $ 75.00 30 Scott Searcy 31 32 35 32 34 32 196 $ 75.00
Amateur Division of 2000 Virginia State Championship
( Fredericksburg, VA - 10 September 2000)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Reimbursement 1 Wayne Saunders 26 30 27 25 31 27 166 $ 25.00 2 David Sharp 29 27 27 22 29 33 167 $ 25.00 Jonathan Moore 28 29 25 29 26 30 167 $ 25.00 4 Marty Handschuh 28 26 25 34 25 30 168 $ 25.00 Billy Caudle 29 30 24 26 28 31 168 $ 25.00 6 Matt Coghill 24 35 30 28 25 28 170 7 Bill Garrett 29 27 29 33 28 27 173 Wesley Pollard 31 29 26 29 28 30 173 Steven Jones 30 27 32 28 26 30 173 10 Malcolm Shumaker 28 28 33 25 30 30 174 11 Bob Chetister 32 26 31 29 31 30 179 12 Chuck Cyr 30 31 28 31 31 30 181 13 Amy Smith 31 31 29 30 30 32 183 Liz Shumaker 30 33 31 33 25 31 183 Keith Waters 31 33 32 32 28 27 183 16 Philip Wagoner 33 31 32 31 34 27 188 17 Russell Johnson 31 29 31 31 35 37 194 18 Ken Schooler 36 27 32 29 46 Withdrew
Novice Division of 2000 Virginia State Championship
( Fredericksburg, VA - 10 September 2000)
| Round | ||||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | |
| 1 | Rich Dent | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 178 |
| 2 | Mandy Taylor | 29 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 183 |
| 3 | Tyler Proffitt | 26 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 184 |
| 4 | Gary Moore | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 191 |
| 5 | Tracy Logan | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 192 |
| 6 | Kristine Wagoner | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 220 |