Manfred Stewart Wins Virginia State Tournament on Home Course
29 September 2001 - Richmond, VA - As the day continued and the temperatures got a bit warmer, much higher scoring was the key factor in the second half of the doubleheader in Richmond on Saturday. Earlier in the day, 14 players broke 80. In the afternoon, scores were incredibly higher. Manfred Stewart won the second tournament of the day in Richmond by posting a score of one shot better than his earlier outcome. Stewart would post rounds of 27, 23, and 24 to edge out Dave Taylor by two shots, despite a final round 23 by Taylor. Stewart shot 75 earlier in the day and five players shot 74 or better. On this blustery afternoon, Stewart was the only player who broke 75 as he won his second tournament of the season, collecting the 2001 Virginia Open as well.
Manfred Stewart playing at the Martinez, Georgia Putt-Putt Golf Course, site of the 2002 PPA National Championship.
Jeff Spainhour and Ken Cook had the lead at 48 and was in command, but both players backed up in the final round. Spainhour would fire a final round 30 to fall four back of Stewart, while Cook's 31 barely kept him in the top 10 and five shots in back of the winner. Stewart will head to the State Championship on Sunday with a positive outlook, now that he has won on Saturday. Taylor was gunning for his first win since the season opener, but fell short by two and finished in second at 76.
Another playoff had to be decided in the APA Division. This time, Jonathan Moore, who lost an earlier playoff in the day to Steven Jones, recovered nicely to pick up his tour-leading fourth victory. Moore had a one-shot lead on two other players, including Malcolm Shumaker before Shumaker would catch him in the final round. Both Moore and Shumaker headed into the second playoff of the day in Richmond with a regulation score of 81.
Moore jumped ahead early in the playoff and held on to win by three shots over Shumaker. The playoff score was 26-29 in favor of Moore. Shumaker would finish second for the APA, and defending state champion Wayne Saunders came in third at 82.
Robert Johnson continued his strong play on Saturday and finished third for the Pro Division at 78. Johnson tied Jeff Spainhour, Brad Lebo, Gilbert Sharpe, and Matt Summey for the third position. There were 13 spots paid out in the Pro Division as the score of 80 received a full share.
The Virginia tour will have its state championship on Sunday, September 30, starting at 10:00am. The event will be in Richmond on Course 3.
Scores provided by Ed Grajewski.
Professional Division of Richmond, VA Event (29 September 2001)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1
Manfred Stewart
27
23
24
74
$200.00
2
Dave Taylor
26
27
23
76
$110.00
3 Robert Johnson
27
26
25
78
$65.00
Brad Lebo
25
28
25
78
$65.00
Gilbert Sharpe
25
26
27
78
$65.00
Jeff Spainhour
24
24
30
78
$65.00
Matt Summey
24
27
27
78
$65.00
8
Darrell Anderson
24
27
28
79
$40.00
Ken Cook
25
23
31
79
$40.00
10 Tommy Barbour
27
26
27
80
$40.00
Daryl Freeman
26
29
25
80
$40.00
Gary Moore
25
27
28
80
$40.00
Buddy Taylor
24
28
28
80
$40.00
14 Greg Newport
27
28
26
81
15 Mike Brown
25
28
29
82
Peter Neumann
30
26
26
82
Thomas Rawles
27
25
30
82
18 Andy Coradini
29
29
25
83
Kevin Garrett
29
26
28
83
Rick Rybaczek
26
28
29
83
21 Rusty Taylor
27
28
29
84
Tony Varnadore
29
27
28
84
23 Ed Grajewski
29
29
27
85
24 Rick Baird
27
31
29
87
25 Wayne Cheatham
29
31
30
90
26 Gary Hinshaw
30
33
29
92
27 Ray Guthrie
25
28
43
96
Amateur Division of Richmond, VA Event (29 September 2001)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1
Jonathan Moore**
27
25
29
81
$ 20.00
2
Malcolm Shumaker
26
27
28
81
$ 20.00
3
Wayne Saunders
29
26
27
82
$ 20.00
4
Bill Garrett
25
29
29
83
$ 20.00
Steven Jones
27
27
29
83
$ 20.00
6
Ken Schooler
26
27
32
85
7 Paul Lowery
30
28
29
87
8 Chuck Cyr
29
34
26
89
Russell Johnson
29
31
29
89
Jonathan Koo
30
28
31
89
Amy Smith
29
30
30
89
12
Bob Chetister
28
31
31
80
13 Walter Kolb
33
29
29
91
Keith Waters
28
33
30
91
15 Earl Davis
31
34
32
97
** Won in a playoff.