Thomas Rawles Takes Richmond Tournament in a Playoff
29 September 2001 - Richmond, VA - For the first time since April 1, 2001, Richmond's Course 3 was the site of the most recent state event. The tradition in Richmond has always been the consistency of very low scores, and on Saturday morning, records were either tied or close to it. In the first of two events in Richmond, players were treated to very chilly and blustery conditions, resulting in a high number of rounds of 23 or better in the first two rounds. Robert Johnson got off on the right foot by firing a 21 for a two-shot lead on Thomas Rawles and Kevin Garrett. The second round was the round that would produce the majority of the low scores in the morning event. Buddy Taylor tied a course record (20) to go in at 45, but Johnson fired a 23 to retain his lead at 44 and missed tying the all-time 36-hole record by one stroke. Also, Matt Summey fired a 21 and Greg Newport posted a 22 in the second round.
Thomas Rawles playing in the 2000 PPA National Championship in Fayetteville, N.C.
Scores did go higher in the final round as the score of 23 was the lowest score shot. Johnson could not hold on to a win as he fired a 29 to finish at 73. Buddy Taylor and Thomas Rawles both passed him, as well as Darrell Anderson, in the final round. Rawles fired a final round 24, while Taylor fired a final round 26 to force the playoff at 71.
Thomas Rawles would win the playoff over Taylor. Both were going for their first win of the 2001 season. Rawles wins his first PPA event in over a year.
In the APA Division, Steven Jones had a one-shot lead at 51 heading into the final round and fired a final round 26 to go in at 77. Jonathan Moore capitalized with a final round 25 to force a playoff. In the playoff, Jones took command in winning the playoff by three shots (28-31) and grabbed his third win of the season, tying Moore for most wins in the division. Chuck Cyr finished in third at 80.
After Taylor settled for second in the playoff, Anderson finished in third at 72. Johnson's 73 was good enough for the fourth spot, and Peter Neumann rounded out the top five at 74. There were 27 players in the Pro Division and 15 players in the APA. There were 13 Pro Division spots paid out with the final score of 79 receiving a two-way split. Fourteen players did break 80 on Saturday morning.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Richmond, VA Event (29 September 2001)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1
Thomas Rawles**
23
24
24
71
$200.00
2
Buddy Taylor
25
20
26
71
$110.00
3 Darrell Anderson
24
24
24
72
$85.00
4
Robert Johnson
21
23
29
73
$75.00
5
Peter Neumann
25
26
23
74
$65.00
6
Manfred Stewart
27
25
23
75
$55.00
7 Rick Baird
25
25
26
76
$45.00
8
Ed Grajewski
25
29
23
77
$40.00
Jeff Spainhour
28
24
25
77
$40.00
10 Brad Lebo
26
27
25
78
$40.00
Greg Newport
29
22
27
78
$40.00
Matt Summey
30
21
27
78
$40.00
13 Kevin Garrett
23
31
25
79
$20.00
Tony Varnadore
25
25
29
79
$20.00
15 Gary Moore
28
24
29
81
16 Mike Brown
25
28
29
82
17 Daryl Freeman
27
30
26
83
Rick Rybaczek
26
30
27
83
19 Rusty Taylor
25
27
32
84
20 Dave Taylor
28
29
28
85
21 Ken Cook
29
26
31
86
Ray Guthrie
27
31
28
86
23 Tommy Barbour
30
27
30
87
Andy Coradini
30
29
28
87
Gilbert Sharpe
30
29
28
87
26 Gary Hinshaw
30
32
27
89
27 Wayne Cheatham
31
30
32
93
** Won in a playoff.
Amateur Division of Richmond, VA Event (29 September 2001)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1
Steven Jones**
27
24
26
77
$ 20.00
2
Jonathan Moore
25
27
25
77
$ 20.00
3
Chuck Cyr
28
23
29
80
$ 20.00
4
Wayne Saunders
26
27
28
81
$ 20.00
5
Malcolm Shumaker
26
32
27
85
$ 20.00
6
Keith Waters
29
27
30
86
7 Russell Johnson
31
27
29
87
Paul Lowery
32
30
25
87
9 Amy Smith
32
28
28
88
10 Bob Chetister
31
30
28
89
Bill Garrett
32
31
26
89
12
Earl Davis
31
32
29
92
Jonathan Koo
32
30
30
92
14 Liz Shumaker
31
30
33
94
15 Walter Kolb
32
30
35
97
** Won in a playoff.