Dave Taylor Wins Virginia Putting Classic with 93 for 72-holes in Richmond, VA (27 August 2000)

Dave Taylor Wins 2000 Virginia Putting Classic by Five Strokes

Richmond, VA - 27 August 2000 - The 2000 Virginia Putting Classic was contested on the Richmond, VA Putt-Putt Golf Course that has seen low scores for over 20 years. Under overcast skies and a threat of rain, Dave Taylor kept focused on the goal at hand. Opening rounds of 23 and 22 gave Taylor a three stroke lead at the halfway point in the tournament. A third round of 26, 10-under par, allowed many players back into the tournament with the fourth round to be played. Dave Taylor and Darrell Anderson were tied at 71, 37-under par, with a group of three players, Ed Grajewski, Peter Neumann, and Thomas Rawles, tied for third at 73, 35-under par.

Dave Taylor regained the form of his first two rounds and fired 12 consecutive aces to open the fourth round. Missing the thirteenth hole, Taylor made two of the last five holes for a final round of 22 and a four round total of 93, 51-under par. The PPA four round world record, set in 1999 in Fayetteville, NC by Mike Brown, of 90 was challenged but held, this time. Word of Taylor's start in the fourth round spread across the course and appeared to affect many of the players chasing him for the Virginia Putting Classic Title. Darrell Anderson, tied with Taylor entering the final round could do no better than 27, 9-under par, for a four round total of 98, 46-under par. Ed Grajewski, tied for third entering the final round, fired a 10-under par, 26, to secure third place at 99, 45-under par. In a tie for fourth were Ken Cook and Peter Neumann at 100, 44-under par. There was a four-way tie for sixth with Mike Brown, Rick Baird, Robert Johnson, and Vince Batten at 101. Rounding out the money winners in the 2000 Virginia Putting Classic were Kevin Garrett and Thomas Rawles tied for tenth at 102, 42-under par.

In the amateur division, Marty Handschuh put together rounds of 24 and 23 to close the tournament and post a three-stroke victory with a four round total of 100, 44-under par. Jonathan Moore finished alone in second at 103, 41-under par, with Malcolm Shumaker alone in third at 105, 39-under par. Rounding out the top five were Matt Coghill alone in fourth at 106 and Philip Wagoner and Wesley Pollard tied for fifth at 107.

The Virginia Tour returns to action on September 9th in Fredericksburg, VA with a 54-hole tournament starting at 12 Noon. The Virginia State Championship will be held on Sunday, September 10th in Fredericksburg, VA starting at 10 AM. The Virginia State Championship will be a 108-hole event this year with a break between the first three and last three round for lunch.

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	4	Total	Prize Money
1	Dave Taylor	23	22	26	22	93	$ 300.00
2	Darrell Anderson	25	24	22	27	98	$ 200.00
3	Ed Grajewski	25	24	24	26	99	$ 175.00
4	Ken Cook	26	25	24	25	100	$ 140.00
	Peter Neumann	24	27	22	27	100	$ 140.00
6	Mike Brown	27	26	24	24	101	$ 105.00
	Rick Baird	26	23	26	26	101	$ 105.00
	Robert Johnson	25	26	25	25	101	$ 105.00
	Vince Batten	26	22	26	27	101	$ 105.00
10	Kevin Garrett	26	28	23	25	102	$ 75.00
	Thomas Rawles	27	22	24	29	102	$ 75.00
12	Danny Dore	27	27	26	24	104
13	Rusty Taylor	27	25	26	27	105
	Brad Lebo	30	25	27	23	105
	Gil Logan	23	26	28	28	105
16	Wayne Cheatham	26	27	26	27	106
17	Greg Newport	25	26	29	27	107
	Bart Bason	26	26	29	26	107
	Matt Summey	28	28	27	24	107
20	Buddy Taylor	26	27	28	27	108
21	Manfred Stewart	31	24	27	27	109
22	Gilbert Sharpe	30	26	26	29	111
23	Gary Hinshaw	26	26	30	32	114

Amateur Scores from the 2000 Virginia Putting Classic
(Richmond, VA - 27 August 2000)

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	4	Total	Prize Money
1	Marty Handschuh	26	27	24	23	100	$ 25.00
2	Jonathan Moore	26	25	26	26	103	$ 25.00
3	Malcolm Shumaker	25	25	30	25	105	$ 25.00
4	Matt Coghill	29	26	24	27	106	$ 25.00
5	Philip Wagoner	23	27	29	28	107	$ 12.50
	Wesley Pollard	27	24	28	28	107	$ 12.50
7	Amy Smith	29	28	25	27	109
	Bob Chetister	28	27	26	28	109
9	Steven Jones	28	30	27	25	110
	David Sharp	28	26	28	28	110
	Chuck Cyr	27	32	25	26	110
12	Bill Garrett	29	24	30	29	112
13	Wayne Saunders	27	32	27	27	113
14	Russell Johnson	32	31	31	23	117
	Liz Shumaker	27	29	29	32	117
16	Ken Schooler	32	31	27	28	118
17	Walter Kolb	32	29	31	28	120

Novice Scores from the 2000 Virginia Putting Classic
(Richmond, VA - 27 August 2000)