South Carolina Defends Clayton Cup Title (28 October 2001

South Carolina Defends Clayton Cup Title

2001 Clayton Cup Team Champions from the S.C. State Tour
(from left to right, Greg Ward, Michael Hitt, Gary English, Tony Jackson, Andy Coradini, Frank Warren, Robert Johnson, Todd Fowler, Tony Varnadore and Darrell Britt)
(Photo courtesy of Walter Kolb)

28 October 2001 - Spartanburg, S.C. - For the first time since the 1997 Clayton Cup, played in High Point, N.C., the host team has won the Clayton Cup. The South Carolina Clayton Cup Team edged out the Great Lakes Tour Clayton Cup Team by three points on Sunday to win their second consecutive Clayton Cup Title.

The South Carolina Team lead going in to the second day of singles matches after play was completed at roughly 9 p.m. on Saturday evening but faced a Great Lakes Tour Team in second place that was eager to put the memory of their 2000 Clayton Cup performance behind them.

2001 Clayton Cup Final Standings

Better Alternate Singles Matches Total

Team
Ball Shot Doubles 1 2 3 Points

1 South Carolina 18 15 22 17 16.5 14 102.5

2 Great Lakes 11 20 16 20.5 13 19 99.5

3 North Carolina 18 13 12 11.5 15.5 14 84

4 Virginia 13 12 10 11 15 13 74

Two-Player Better Ball
(Clayton Cup - 27 October 2001)

		Round 1			Round 2			36 Hole
		Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Total	Points
SC1	BRITT - VARNADORE	12	12	24	11	14	25	49	2
NC1	NEWPORT - BUNTING	11	14	25	11	13	24	49	2
VA1	BROWN - LEBO	10	13	23	9	13	22	45	6
GL1	NUTINI - LACEY	12	13	25	10	14	24	49	2

SC2	CORADINI - JACKSON	11	13	24	11	13	24	48	4
NC2	SMITH - BARBOUR	12	12	24	11	12	23	47	6
VA2	GARRETT- SUMMEY	14	12	26	12	13	25	51	0
GL2	HEIKKINEN - JOHNS	14	10	24	14	11	25	49	2

SC3	WARREN - ENGLISH	11	10	21	12	12	24	45	6
NC3	RYBACZEK - HESTER	13	12	25	13	13	26	51	0
VA3	FREEMAN - NEUMANN	10	13	23	12	11	23	46	4
GL3	VIAU - ALESSI	11	14	25	10	13	23	48	2

SC4	WARD - JOHNSON	10	13	23	13	10	23	46	6
NC4	CAUDLE - REEVES	12	11	23	11	13	24	47	4
VA4	ANDERSON - BATTEN	11	15	26	12	12	24	50	1
GL4	THOMPSON - CRUSE	15	10	25	13	12	25	50	1

SC5	FOWLER - HITT	14	13	27	14	12	26	53	0
NC5	BAIRD - GUTHRIE	11	11	22	11	12	23	45	6
VA5	SHARPE - STEWART	12	12	24	15	12	27	51	2
GL5	NAPOLI - MILLER	10	12	22	13	11	24	46	4

2001 Clayton Cup Standings after Better-Ball Competition

	Team	Points
1	South Carolina	18
	North Carolina	18
3	Virginia	13
4	Great Lakes	11

Two-Player Alternate Shot (Clayton Cup - 27 October 2001)

		Round 1			Round 2			36 Hole
		Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Total	Points
NC1	CAUDLE - GUTHRIE	13	17	30	15	14	29	59	2
VA1	BROWN - LEBO	13	12	25	16	14	30	55	4
GL1	THOMPSON - CRUSE	12	13	25	15	12	27	52	6
SC1	FOWLER - HITT	16	14	30	15	16	31	61	0

NC2	HESTER - BUNTING	16	15	31	14	13	27	58	4
VA2	ANDERSON - BATTEN	15	13	28	12	15	27	55	6
GL2	NAPOLI - MILLER	18	15	33	14	16	30	63	0
SC2	BRITT - VARNADORE	15	17	32	13	14	27	59	2

NC3	SMITH - NEWPORT	15	12	27	16	15	31	58	0
VA3	GARRETT- SUMMEY	13	16	29	13	15	28	57	2
GL3	HEIKKINEN - JOHNS	13	13	26	16	14	30	56	4
SC3	CORADINI - JACKSON	13	9	22	15	18	33	55	6

NC4	BARBOUR - RYBACZEK	16	13	29	13	14	27	56	5
VA4	SHARPE - STEWART	14	16	30	15	14	29	59	0
GL4	VIAU - ALESSI	14	14	28	15	13	28	56	5
SC4	WARREN - ENGLISH	17	15	32	13	13	26	58	2

NC5	BAIRD - REEVES	14	14	28	16	15	31	59	2
VA5	FREEMAN - NEUMANN	15	17	32	15	15	30	62	0
GL5	NUTINI - LACEY	11	16	27	15	13	28	55	5
SC5	WARD - JOHNSON	13	17	30	13	12	25	55	5

2001 Clayton Cup Standings after Alternate Shot Competition

	Team	Points
1	South Carolina	33
2	North Carolina	31
	Great Lakes	31
4	Virginia	25

Two-Player Team Total (Clayton Cup - 27 October 2001)

		Round 1				Round 2				36 Hole
		Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Team Total	Front Nine	Back Nine	Total	Team Total	Total	Points
VA1	STEWART	18	16	34		18	12	30
	SHARPE	18	13	31	65	12	15	27	57	122	0
GL1	MILLER	14	13	27		15	15	30
	NAPOLI	16	15	31	58	15	14	29	59	117	5
SC1	FOWLER	14	14	28		18	13	31
	HITT	13	14	27	55	13	18	31	62	117	5
NC1	CAUDLE	15	18	33		17	14	31
	NEWPORT	15	14	29	62	10	15	25	56	118	2

VA2	FREEMAN	17	13	30		14	16	30
	NEUMANN	12	14	26	56	13	13	26	56	112	6
GL2	NUTINI	15	14	29		12	13	25
	LACEY	16	14	30	59	14	15	29	54	113	3
SC2	BRITT	15	15	30		15	14	29
	VARNADORE	14	11	25	55	13	16	29	58	113	3
NC2	BUNTING	16	16	32		15	13	28
	SMITH	13	16	29	61	14	14	28	56	117	0

VA3	ANDERSON	15	15	30		15	14	29
	BATTEN	17	15	32	62	15	13	28	57	119	0
GL3	ALESSI	14	12	26		14	15	29
	VIAU	17	14	31	57	11	13	24	53	110	4
SC3	JACKSON	14	14	28		13	15	28
	CORADINI	13	13	26	54	11	15	26	54	108	6
NC3	RYBACZEK	16	13	29		15	15	30
	BAIRD	12	11	23	52	16	15	31	61	113	2

VA4	GARRETT	13	19	32		13	13	26
	SUMMEY	15	15	30	62	17	16	33	59	121	0
GL4	THOMPSON	13	14	27		15	11	26
	CRUSE	17	14	31	58	14	16	30	56	114	4
SC4	WARREN	15	15	30		13	15	28
	ENGLISH	13	14	27	57	15	16	31	59	116	2
NC4	GUTHRIE	14	14	28		13	13	26
	HESTER	18	13	31	59	15	12	27	53	112	6

VA5	BROWN	15	14	29		13	14	27
	LEBO	15	15	30	59	15	14	29	56	115	4
GL5	HEIKKINEN	16	16	32		13	15	28
	JOHNS	15	16	31	63	14	16	30	58	121	0
SC5	WARD	13	13	26		15	12	27
	JOHNSON	13	19	32	58	13	14	27	54	112	6
NC5	BARBOUR	15	13	28		15	17	32
	REEVES	16	14	30	58	15	15	30	62	120	2

2001 Clayton Cup Standings after First Day of Competition

	Team	Points
1	South Carolina	55
2	Great Lakes	47
3	North Carolina	43
4	Virginia	35

Individual Matches - Round One (Clayton Cup - 28 October 2001)

		FRONT NINE	BACK NINE	18 HOLE TOTAL	POINTS
GL1	PAUL JOHNS	15	13	28	2.5
SC1	TONY JACKSON	15	13	28	2.5
NC1	RAY GUTHRIE	15	15	30	1
VA1	VINCE BATTEN	15	17	32	0

GL2	TODD VIAU	12	14	26	2.5
SC2	TODD FOWLER	13	13	26	2.5
NC2	BILLY CAUDLE	15	17	32	0
VA2	DARYL FREEMAN	15	13	28	1

GL3	RICK ALESSI	12	15	27	2
SC3	MICHAEL HITT	13	15	28	1
NC3	RANDAL SMITH	13	13	26	3
VA3	MATT SUMMEY	17	17	34	0

GL4	JIM HEIKKINEN	13	13	26	3
SC4	FRANK WARREN	13	15	28	1.5
NC4	CHRIS BUNTING	16	12	28	1.5
VA4	MANFRED STEWART	17	12	29	0

GL5	DAVE NUTINI	12	13	25	3
SC5	GARY ENGLISH	14	13	27	2
NC5	RICK RYBACZEK	16	16	32	0
VA5	GILBERT SHARPE	14	16	30