Charlie Greenwalt Wins Central Major on Indiana State Tour
Charlie Greenwalt Wins Central Major by Six Strokes
Misses Tour Record by One Stroke
PPA Touring Pro Charlie Greenwalt APA Zach Smith 19 August 2001 - Southport, IN - Indianapolis Professional Touring Putter Charlie Greenwalt won the IPPT "Central Major" firing a 6 round total 167 (49 Under Par). Ohio Touring Pro John Ventura was second 6 shots back at 173, while Touring Pro Tom Gross finished third with a score of 175.
Tom Gross took the first round lead shooting a 9 under par 27 on the wet carpets of course 3 at the Southport Putt-Putt. John Ventura was just one stroke behind with an 8 under par 28. Gross held his lead after 2 rounds with a score of 57, but Greenwalt moved to with in 2 strokes with an 8 under par 28. Gross and Greenwalt shared the 3rd round lead at 87 while the field was re paired for the final 3 rounds. That's when Greenwalt took charge. His 9 under 27 in the fourth round, an 11 under par 25 in the 5th round and an 8 under par 28 in the final round secured the victory. The win is Charlie's first medal play victory on the IPPT Tour this season.
Zach Smith Wins Again With Amateur "Central Major" Title
Shoots Career Best 48-Under Par 16819 August 2001 - Southport, IN - 16-year-old Zach Smith fired a career best 48 under par 168 to win the IPPT Central Major by 6 shots. Smith, who calls Southport home, started slow but toured the Southport Putt-Putt course 3 in just 80 strokes in his last 3 rounds.
John Watkins of Indianapolis and Nate Nichols of Edinburgh tied for second place at 42 under par 174, Watkins winning the points spot in a sudden death play-off. Smith put together rounds of 30-32-26-25-28 and 27 to pick up his second medal play victory of his career and the weekend.
Professional Division of Southport Central Major
(Southport, IN - 19 August 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Charlie Greenwalt
31 28 28 27 25 28 167 $130 424.2 2 John Ventura
28 32 30 26 28 29 173 $79 353.6 3 Tom Gross
27 30 30 30 29 29 175 $61 325.0 4 Jeff Garrison
30 29 31 28 31 28 177 $47 297.2 5 Shawn Gilliland
30 31 27 30 29 31 178 $33 278.6 6 Jerry Pinotti
30 32 29 28 30 32 181 $20 0 7 Rick Blair
31 33 29 30 28 33 184 $0 211.2 8 Darrin Clayton
29 31 34 34 30 30 188 $0 173.6 9 Mark Quigley
32 27 34 33 35 31 192 $0 139.2
Amateur Division of Southport Central Major
(Southport, IN - 19 August 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Zach Smith
30 32 26 25 28 27 168 $5.00 403.4 2 John Watkins *
29 29 26 33 30 27 174 $5.00 334.2 3 Nate Nichols
29 28 26 29 31 31 174 $5.00 324.2 4 Bill Hammons
29 27 31 30 32 26 175 $5.00 305.0 5 Scott McCutchen
32 27 28 34 30 180 252.0 6 Dave Hager
31 28 32 32 28 183 218.6 7 Danny Holcomb
30 33 29 30 34 186 187.0 8 Mike Moon
27 32 35 33 32 28 187 170.2
* Won Sudden Death Play-Off
Novice/Open Division of Southport Central Major
(Southport, IN - 19 August 2001)
| Round | ||||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | |
| 1 | Rick Ossenfort | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 174 |
| 2 | Michael McGreevy | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 175 |
| 3 | Steve Abraham | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 176 |
| 4 | Josh Garrison | 30 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 188 |
| 5 | Zach Campbell | 37 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 199 |
| 6 | Mandy Garrison | 40 | 39 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 231 |
| 7 | Jim Miser | 32 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WD |