2 June 2001 - Newport News, VA - Just one stroke out of the lead after the first round, Dave Taylor fired a second round 25 to move into the lead at 51, 21-under par by two strokes over Ken Cook, Matt Summey and Manfred Stewart who were tied for second at 53, 19-under par. First round leader Peter Neumann faltered in the second round shooting 30 to fall into a tie for fifth at 55 with Bo Luthie.Dave Taylor Posts Second Win of 2001 on Virginia State Tour
With the course drying out from rain that fell the previous evening and night and the wind that usually appears at the Newport News course in the early afternoon, the scores continued to go higher. The first round scoring average for the professional field was 28.32 rising to 29.59 in the second round and 29.77 in the third round.
Dave Taylor playing in the 2000 PPA National Championship in Fayetteville, NC
Dave Taylor, playing in the first group, played a solid final round and posted a final round 28 to finish the 54-hole event at 79, 29-under par. Ken Cook who trailed Dave Taylor by two strokes entering the final round matched Dave Taylor's final round of 28 to post a 54-hole score of 81, 27-under par, and finish alone in second place. Mike Brown, who was at 57 entering the final round posted the best final round score of 26 surged into a tie for third with Peter Neumann who tied Brown at 83. In a three way tie for fifth were Bo Luthie, Gilbert Sharpe and Manfred Stewart who all shot 84.
In the amateur division, Steven Jones opened up a five stroke lead after 36-holes of play and then coasted to victory with a final round of 30 that saw his lead extended to six strokes. In a tie for second were Amy Smith and Jonathan Moore who each shot 92. Rounding out the top five in the amateur division were Tyler Proffitt and Bill Garrett who tied for fourth at 94.
The Virginia State Tour is next in action on Sunday, June 3rd, in Newport News, Virginia. Following this weekend of play, the Virginia State Tour returns to action on June 23rd and 24th in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Newport News, VA Event (2 June 2001)
Round Virginia Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Dave
Taylor 26 25 28 79 25.0 $ 200.00 2 Ken Cook 26 27 28 81 24.0 $ 110.00 3 Mike Brown 29 28 26 83 22.5 $ 80.00 Peter Neumann 25 30 28 83 22.5 $ 80.00 5 Bo Luthie 27 28 29 84 20.0 $ 55.00 Gilbert Sharpe 27 29 28 84 20.0 $ 55.00 Manfred Stewart 27 26 31 84 20.0 $ 55.00 8 Matt Summey 28 25 32 85 18.0 $ 40.00 9 Thomas Rawles 27 29 30 86 16.5 $ 40.00 Rusty Taylor 28 30 28 86 16.5 $ 40.00 11 Darrell Anderson 28 31 29 88 14.5 $ 20.00 Bart Bason 29 28 31 88 14.5 $ 20.00 13 Wayne Cheatham 26 30 33 89 13.0 14 Ed Grajewski 32 29 29 90 11.5 Rodney Ashley 30 29 31 90 12.5 16 Brad Lebo 30 30 31 91 9.5 Alan Quinnelly 26 32 33 91 9.5 18 Vince Batten 33 31 31 92 7.0 Kevin Garrett 27 34 31 92 7.0 Scott Searcy 30 35 27 92 7.0 21 Gary Moore 32 30 31 93 5.0 22 Buddy Taylor 30 35 30 95 4.0
Amateur Division of Newport News, VA Event (2 June 2001)
Round Virginia Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Points Reimbursement 1 Steven Jones 29 27 30 86 20.0 $ 20.00 2 Amy Smith 31 32 29 92 18.5 $ 20.00 Jonathan Moore 28 33 31 92 18.5 $ 20.00 4 Tyler Proffitt 29 33 32 94 16.5 $ 10.00 Bill Garrett 32 30 32 94 16.5 $ 10.00 6 Wayne Saunders 33 28 34 95 15.0 7 Russell Johnson 34 31 31 96 14.0 8 Chuck Cyr 36 29 32 97 12.5 Earl Davis 36 28 33 97 12.5 10 Liz Shumaker 35 30 32 98 11.0 11 Paul Lowery 36 35 32 103 10.0 12 Walter Kolb 38 33 35 106 9.0
Novice Division of Newport News, VA Event (2 June 2001)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Ryan | Everrette | 37 | 31 | 37 | 105 |
| 2 | Brandon | Lavore | 32 | 40 | 41 | 113 |
| 3 | Aaron | Ashley | 37 | 42 | 38 | 117 |