3 June 2001 - Newport News, VA - In a 54-hole tournament, one excellent round is often enough to put a player in the money with two otherwise average rounds. It is rarer that one round will move a player into the winner's circle in a 54-hole event.Mike Brown Uses Second Round 21 to Win on VA Tour
Mike Brown playing in the 2000 PPA National Championship in Fayetteville, N.C.
Trailing a group of five players by two strokes who shared the lead at 27 after the first round, Mike Brown fired an astounding round of 21 to move into a commanding four stroke lead entering the final round. Mike coasted to victory with a final round of 29 for a 54-hole total of 79, 29-under par, matching the winning score of the previous day's tournament won by Dave Taylor.
Finishing in a tie for second were local player Bo Luthie who used consistent rounds of 27, 27 and 29 to fire an 83 and Alan Quinnelly of Georgia who fired rounds of 32, 24 and 27 to also tie Luthie at 83. Brown's round of 21 would not be the only spectacularly low round of the day. Brad Lebo who entered the final round at 63, 13 strokes out of the lead and 4 stroke out of the last money spot, fired a final round of 22 that vaulted him into a tie for fourth place with Peter Neumann who also shot 85.
Liz Shumaker playing playing the 5th hole on course #3 in Richmond, VA.
In the amateur division, Liz Shumaker entered the final round with a slim one-stroke lead over Tyler Proffitt, the APA leader in points so far for 2001. Liz fired a final round of 28 which extended her narrow one stroke lead into a four stroke winning margin. In a tie for second place were Jonathan Moore and Paul Lowery who were tied at 90. Rounding out the top five in the amateur division were Bill Garrett and Chuck Cyr who tie for fourth at 92.
The Virginia State Tour is next in action on June 23rd and 24th in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Newport News, VA Event (3 June 2001)
Round Virginia Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Mike Brown 29 21 29 79 25.0 $ 200.00 2 Bo Luthie 27 27 29 83 23.5 $ 97.50 Alan Quinnelly 32 24 27 83 23.5 $ 97.50 4 Peter Neumann 27 30 28 85 21.5 $ 70.00 Brad Lebo 34 29 22 85 22.5 $ 70.00 6 Matt Summey 28 31 27 86 19.5 $ 50.00 Darrell Anderson 27 28 31 86 19.5 $ 50.00 8 Dave Taylor 32 26 29 87 17.0 $ 40.00 Ken Cook 29 28 30 87 17.0 $ 40.00 Rusty Taylor 27 29 31 87 17.0 $ 40.00 11 Thomas Rawles 30 30 28 88 14.0 Wayne Cheatham 27 33 28 88 14.0 Vince Batten 30 32 26 88 14.0 14 Rodney Ashley 29 30 30 89 12.0 15 Manfred Stewart 32 30 30 92 10.0 Gary Moore 32 26 34 92 10.0 Buddy Taylor 32 33 27 92 10.0 18 Ed Grajewski 32 30 32 94 7.5 Kevin Garrett 32 32 30 94 7.5 20 Bart Bason 28 36 31 95 6.0 21 Gilbert Sharpe 33 34 29 96 5.0
Amateur Division of Newport News, VA Event (3 June 2001)
Round Virginia Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Points Reimbursement 1 Liz Shumaker 28 30 28 86 20.0 $ 20.00
2 Jonathan Moore 33 28 29 90 18.5 $ 20.00 Paul Lowery 29 31 30 90 18.5 $ 20.00 4 Bill Garrett 33 30 29 92 16.5 $ 20.00 Chuck Cyr 30 29 33 92 16.5 $ 20.00 6 Steven Jones 32 34 27 93 14.0 Tyler Proffitt 28 31 34 93 14.0 Marty Handschuh 31 31 31 93 14.0 9 Amy Smith 32 33 29 94 12.0 10 Wayne Saunders 29 34 32 95 10.5 Earl Davis 31 30 34 95 10.5 12 Russell Johnson 32 35 35 102 9.0 13 Walter Kolb 38 39 30 107 8.0
Novice Division of Newport News, VA Event (3 June 2001)
| Round | ||||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Aaron | Ashley | 40 | 40 | 35 | 115 |
| 2 | Brandon | Lavore | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 |
| 3 | Ryan | Everrette | 35 | 41 | 43 | 119 |