South Carolina Defends Clayton Cup Title

2001 Clayton Cup Team Champions from the S.C. State Tour

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