Mike Brown's Shoots Back-to-Back 26's to Win in Charlottesville on Virginia Tour
28 April 2001 - Charlottesville, VA - Trailing the leaders by 6 strokes after the first round and just one stroke out of last place, Mike Brown put on a 36-hole finishing charge to earn his first victory of 2001. First round leaders, Danny Dore and Peter Neumann, who each fired opening rounds of 27 faltered in the second round opening the tournament up.Matt Summey who won his first professional tournament on this course last year put together rounds of 30 and 27 to tie Darrell Anderson at 57 for the lead after 36 holes of play. First round leader Danny Dore and Hall of Famer Buddy Taylor were one stroke back at 58 entering the final round. Mike Brown had returned to contention shooting a second round 26 to be tied with Daryl Freeman at 59, two strokes off the lead with 18 holes to play.
Mike Brown playing in the 2000 PPA National Championship in Fayetteville, NC
Matt Summey, who was tied for the lead entering the final round, did not back down from the challenge shooting a final round 29 for 54 hole score of 86. The total score matched his winning score of a year ago on this course. Unlike last year, it would not be good enough to secure victory. Mike Brown fired his second consecutive round of 26 to post a three round score of 85, 23-under par, and a one-stroke victory over Summey. Darrell Anderson, tied for the lead entering the final round finished at 88, tied with Daryl Freeman for third. In a three-way tie for fifth were Brad Lebo, Gilbert Sharpe, and Rusty Taylor.
In the amateur division, 54 holes were not enough to decide a winner. Earl Davis, Bill Garrett, and Russell Sigmon tied at 91, 17-under par, went to an 18 hole playoff to decide the winner. With all the players struggling after the front nine, Earl Davis put together a strong back nine to pull away from Garrett and Sigmon to win the amateur division of the Virginia State Tour event. Amy Smith finished alone in fourth at 93 and received the final expense reimbursement in the amateur field.
The Virginia State Tour is next in action on Sunday, April 29th, again in Charlottesville, Virginia for the 2001 Dogwood Festival Open. Out to defend his title is Rusty Taylor who won his first professional event on this course last year. Following this weekend of play, the Virginia State Tour returns to action on June 2nd in Fredericksburg, Virginia following the 2001 PPA National Invitational being played in Burlington, North Carolina on May 19th and 20th.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Charlottesville, VA Event (28 April 2001)
Round Virginia Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Mike Brown 33 26 26 85 25.0 $ 200.00 2 Matt Summey 30 27 29 86 24.0 $ 110.00 3 Darrell Anderson 28 29 31 88 22.5 $ 80.00 Daryl Freeman 31 28 29 88 22.5 $ 80.00 5 Brad Lebo 32 29 28 89 20.0 $ 55.00 Gilbert Sharpe 28 32 29 89 20.0 $ 55.00 Rusty Taylor 29 32 28 89 20.0 $ 55.00 8 Danny Dore 27 31 32 90 17.5 $ 40.00 Buddy Taylor 30 28 32 90 17.5 $ 40.00 10 Vince Batten 31 32 28 91 14.5 $ 20.00 Wayne Cheatham 30 30 31 91 14.5 $ 20.00 Kevin Garrett 32 31 28 91 14.5 $ 20.00 Dave Taylor 30 30 31 91 14.5 $ 20.00 14 Gary Moore 32 29 31 92 11.5 Peter Neumann 27 34 31 92 11.5 16 Bart Bason 31 31 31 93 10.0 17 Ed Grajewski 28 33 34 95 8.5 Randal Smith 34 30 31 95 8.5 19 Gary Hinshaw 30 32 34 96 7.0 20 Gil Logan 32 33 33 98 5.5 Bo Luthie 32 33 33 98 5.5 22 Ken Cook 33 34 36 103 4.0 23 Scott Searcy 34 35 36 105 3
Professional Teams Division of Charlottesville, VA Event (28 April 2001)
Virginia Prize Players Total Points Money 1 M. Brown/B. Lebo 174 5 $ 20.00 2 D. Anderson / V. Batten 179 4 $ 10.00 3 B. Taylor / D. Taylor 181 3 4 R. Taylor / B. Bason 182 2 5 E. Grajewski / K. Garrett 186 1 6 G. Hinshaw / W. Cheatham 187 1 7 P. Neumann / B. Luthie 192 1 Amateur Division of Charlottesville, VA Event (28 April 2001)
Round Virginia Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Points Reimbursement 1 Earl Davis 30 33 28 91 20.0 $ 20.00 2 Russell Sigmon 29 31 31 91 18.5 $ 20.00 Bill Garrett 30 30 31 91 18.5 $ 20.00 4 Amy Smith 31 29 33 93 17.0 $ 20.00 5 Tyler Proffitt 31 34 29 94 16.0 6 Liz Shumaker 32 33 31 96 14.5 Paul Lowery 31 36 29 96 14.5 8 Chuck Cyr 32 35 31 98 13.0 9 Russell Johnson 32 38 32 102 12.0 10 Wayne Saunders 38 34 32 104 11.0 11 Steven Jones 31 40 34 105 10.0 12 Walter Kolb 36 38 33 107 9.0
Novice Division of Charlottesville, VA Event (28 April 2001)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Roy | Sigmon | 30 | 31 | 32 | 93 |
| 2 | Phil | Witry | 35 | 39 | 33 | 107 |