Sharpe Wins For Second Time in 2000 on Virginia Tour
20 May 2000 - Fredericksburg, VA - Cool overcast weather greeted the players on their first of three trips to the Fredericksburg, VA course. With the course wet and a misting rain most of the day, the scoring was low.
Gilbert Sharpe opened the tournament with a 25, 11-under par, to take a slim one-stroke lead over four other professionals in the field. Sharpe's second round of 23 gave him a two-round total of 48 and a four stroke lead over Mike Brown, his nearest rival. Sharpe's final round of 27 gave him a three round total of 75 and a three-stroke victory over Mike Brown who held on to his second place position with a final round 26.
The tournament also marked the return to tournament competition for two Virginia State tour professionals, Danny Dore and Peter Neumann, who were making their first appearance of the year.
In the amateur division, Steven Jones posted a wire-to-wire victory with rounds of 25, 29, and 26 for a three round total of 80 and a two-stroke victory over Bill Garrett. Rounding out the top five in the amateur division were Jonathan Moore, Wayne Saunders, and Ken Schooler.
The Virginia Tour plays again on Sunday, May 21st, at the Fredericksburg, VA course. The Virginia tour will play its next full weekend on June 3rd and 4th in Charlottesville, VA. The tournament on Sunday, June 4th, in Charlottesville is the Dogwood Festival Open being defended by Gilbert Sharpe who won the 1999 Dogwood Festival Open in sudden-death over Peter Neumann.
Professional Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (20 May 2000)
| Round | Prize | |||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Money | |
| 1 | Gilbert Sharpe | 25 | 23 | 27 | 75 | $200.00 |
| 2 | Mike Brown | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | $110.00 |
| 3 | Darrell Anderson | 26 | 29 | 25 | 80 | $85.00 |
| 4 | Peter Neumann | 28 | 25 | 28 | 81 | $70.00 |
| Thomas Rawles | 26 | 27 | 28 | 81 | $70.00 | |
| 6 | Danny Dore | 28 | 27 | 27 | 82 | $55.00 |
| 7 | Dave Taylor | 30 | 28 | 26 | 84 | $31.25 |
| Brad Lebo | 27 | 28 | 29 | 84 | $31.25 | |
| Rusty Taylor | 30 | 28 | 26 | 84 | $31.25 | |
| Kevin Garrett | 28 | 30 | 26 | 84 | $31.25 | |
| 11 | Gil Logan | 26 | 32 | 27 | 85 | |
| Matt Summey | 31 | 25 | 29 | 85 | ||
| Wayne Cheatham | 27 | 28 | 30 | 85 | ||
| 14 | Ed Grajewski | 28 | 28 | 30 | 86 | |
| 15 | Bart Bason | 31 | 28 | 28 | 87 | |
| 16 | Scott Searcy | 31 | 28 | 30 | 89 | |
| 17 | Ken Cook | 31 | 30 | 31 | 92 | |
| 18 | Buddy Taylor | 33 | 35 | 30 | 98 | |
Professional Teams Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (20 May 2000)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 D. Anderson - D. Dore 54 56 52 162 $15.00 M. Brown - B. Lebo 53 54 55 162 $15.00 3 E. Grajewski - K. Garrett 56 58 56 170 G. Logan - M. Summey 57 57 56 170 5 R. Taylor - B. Bason 61 56 54 171 6 B. Taylor - D. Taylor 65 61 56 182 Amateur Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (20 May 2000)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Reimbursement 1 Steven Jones 25 29 26 80 $20.00 2 Bill Garrett 29 26 27 82 $20.00 3 Jonathan Moore 28 30 26 84 $20.00 4 Wayne Saunders 28 29 28 85 $20.00 5 Ken Schooler 31 28 28 87 $20.00 6 Bob Chetister 29 29 30 88 7 Wesley Pollard 30 27 33 90 Matt Coghill 28 29 33 90 David Sharp 31 31 28 90 10 Amy Smith 34 26 31 91 11 Nat Morva 32 32 31 95 12 Walter Kolb 28 34 34 96 13 Russell Johnson 30 35 33 98 14 Bill Swindells 33 30 37 100 15 Chuck Cyr 38 33 32 103
Novice Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (20 May 2000)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Tyler Proffitt | 32 | 35 | 35 | 102 | |
| 2 | Ken Schooler, Sr. | 40 | 35 | 40 | 115 | |