23 June 2001 - Fredericksburg, VA - Vince Batten returned to the course where he won the 2000 PPA Virginia State Championship and claimed his third state tour title of 2001 and second title of 2001 on the Virginia State Tour. Fresh of a win the week before in Asheboro, North Carolina on the North Carolina State Tour, Batten stormed out of the gate with an opening round 22 to tie for the first round lead with Bart Bason.Vince Batten Returns to Fredericksburg With a Victory
Dave Taylor playing in the 2000 PPA Virginia State Championship in Fredericksburg, VA
Both Batten and Bason stumbled in the second round as rain made the conditions more difficult for scoring. Batten followed up his 22 with a second round 30 while Bason followed up his 22 with a second round 31. Batten still held the lead after 36 holes of play at 52, 20-under par, but his second round 30 let a large number of players back into the tournament. Poised two strokes behind were Mike Brown and Peter Neumann at 54.
Just as quickly as Batten opened the door up for the field, he closed it again with a final round 24. Batten's three round total of 76, 32-under par, gave him a three stroke victory over Mike Brown who put together a final round 25 to move into second place at 79. In third place was Dave Taylor at 82 after a final round 26. Rounding out the top five were Peter Neumann and Daryl Freeman at 84.
In the amateur division, Steven Jones opened up a three stroke lead after 36 holes of play firing rounds of 29 and 26. Jones' final round of 30 opened the door for someone to take the tournament away from him. Jonathan Moore, three strokes back entering the final round, used a final round 25 to post a 54-hole total of 83 and take a two stroke victory. Jones finished alone in second at 85 with Chuck Cyr finishing alone in third at 87 following a final round 25. Rounding out the top five were Tyler Proffitt and Wayne Saunders who tied for fourth at 88.
The Virginia State Tour returns to action on Sunday, June 24th, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Virginia State Tour is next in action on Saturday and Sunday, July 14th and July 15th, in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Open, defended by Bo Luthie, will be contested on Sunday, July 15th, on course 2 in Richmond, Virginia.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (23 June 2001)
Round Prize Virginia Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points 1 Vince Batten 22 30 24 76 $ 200.00 25.0 2 Mike Brown 28 26 25 79 $ 110.00 24.0 3 Dave Taylor 31 25 26 82 $ 85.00 23.0 4 Peter Neumann 26 28 30 84 $ 70.00 21.5 Daryl Freeman 29 28 27 84 $ 70.00 21.5 6 Bart Bason 22 31 32 85 $ 50.00 19.5 Gilbert Sharpe 31 27 27 85 $ 50.00 19.5 8 Matt Summey 29 29 29 87 $ 40.00 16.5 Rodney Ashley 28 34 25 87 $ 40.00 16.5 Manfred Stewart 30 29 28 87 $ 40.00 16.5 Kevin Garrett 30 28 29 87 $ 40.00 16.5 12 Brad Lebo 28 35 25 88 $ 26.66 13.0 Darrell Anderson 24 32 32 88 $ 26.66 13.0 Wayne Cheatham 26 33 29 88 $ 26.66 13.0 15 Thomas Rawles 29 30 30 89 10.0 Gary Moore 30 29 30 89 10.0 Buddy Taylor 27 34 28 89 10.0 18 Rusty Taylor 28 33 29 90 8.0 19 Danny Dore 31 32 28 91 7.0 20 Ken Cook 28 30 34 92 6.0 21 Gary Hinshaw 30 34 29 93 5.0 22 Bo Luthie 32 33 29 94 4.0 23 Alan Quinnelly 32 37 29 98 2.5 Chris Bunting 32 33 33 98 2.5 25 Gil Logan 39 30 30 99 1.0 26 Ed Grajewski 31 36 34 101 1.0
Amateur Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (23 June 2001)
Round Expense Virginia Player 1 2 3 Total Reimbursement Points 1 Jonathan Moore 30 28 25 83 $ 20.00 20.0 2 Steven Jones 29 26 30 85 $ 20.00 19.0 3 Chuck Cyr 31 31 25 87 $ 20.00 18.0 4 Tyler Proffitt 28 30 30 88 $ 20.00 16.5 Wayne Saunders 28 31 29 88 $ 20.00 16.5 6 Paul Lowery 34 26 29 89 15.0 7 Bill Garrett 31 32 28 91 14.0 8 Liz Shumaker 29 31 32 92 13.0 9 Russell Johnson 35 32 26 93 12.0 10 Malcolm Shumaker 34 30 32 96 11.0 11 Ken Schooler 32 37 30 99 10.0 12 Amy Smith 35 34 32 101 9.0 13 Earl Davis 35 35 36 106 8.0 14 Walter Kolb 36 34 37 107 7.0
Novice Division of Fredericksburg, VA Event (23 June 2001)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Jesse | Scott | 35 | 34 | 34 | 103 |
| 2 | Aaron | Ashley | 35 | 40 | 29 | 104 |
| 3 | George | Lakis | 39 | 36 | 37 | 112 |
| Tony | Tribotti | 35 | 35 | 42 | 112 | |
| 5 | Jeremy | Reed | 40 | 36 | 41 | 117 |
| 6 | Ryan | Bowie | 42 | 42 | 36 | 120 |