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2003
A $25,000 PPA National Championship, a $30,000 PPA World Match Play Championship, the $15,000 PPA National Invitational, the 2003 JPA National Championship and the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic highlight the 2003 Professional Putters Association summer tour, it was announced December 31 by the Professional Putters Association. The $75,000 season is scheduled to begin June 28-29 in Spartanburg, S.C., with the $15,000 PPA National Invitational. The 2003 JPA National Championship will be held on July 19 in Burlington, N.C.. "PPA National Championship Week," is scheduled for July 28 - August 2 in Lubbock, Texas, where the PPA will conduct its 44th Annual PPA National Championship, the PPA National Seniors Championship, the APA National Championship, the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic, the PPA National Doubles Championship, and the $30,000 PPA World Match Play Championship.
"We acknowledge with great appreciation Jim Evans and Colleen Evans of Lubbock, Texas for their great support of our sport in hosting the 44th Annual PPA National Championship Week at their Putt-Putt Golf & Games in Lubbock,” said Bill Kirby Jr., executive director of the Professional Putters Association. “And we are grateful to the Lubbock Sports Authority for its sponsorship and contributions to our 2003 PPA season. Because of Jim and Colleen Evans, along with the support of the Lubbock Sports Authority, we look forward to a great season, which will include the return of a syndicated television production. And, we are delighted to open our season with the PPA National Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C., where Tom and William Sumerel have been ardent supporters of the PPA for more than 30 years. Equally, we are grateful to David Callahan, president and chief operating officer of Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America and his staff, and franchise owners nationwide for their continued support of the PPA, the Amateur Putters Association and Junior Putters of America for hosting national, regional, state and local competition on PPA-member courses.
"We are grateful to the 2003 PPA National Players Board who were in Lynchburg, Va., to assist with developing all facets of the 2003 PPA season - Bill Baus, Rick Baird, Andy Coradini, Daryl Freeman, Gary Hinshaw, Robert Johnson, Peter Neumann, Vance Randall, and Steve Tanton. Other board members who could not be there will nevertheless be integral parts of our success in 2003. They are Jim Evans, Mark Ross, John Bambling, Gary English, Ed Haggerty, Jim Heikkinen, Marc Portugal, and Buddy Taylor. All have incurred their own expenses at no cost to the PPA coffers. All are men with great passion for the PPA, and we are indebted for their willingness to be a part of helping us build into the future. And, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the work of those who have served on the PPA National Players Advisory Board in 2002 and 2001. We are where we are today because of their work and their love for the game, and every PPA, APA and JPA members owes them a sincere thank you.” From
Joe Aboid
Welcome to PPA 2003. As you will read on this web site, many exciting things are happening with the Professional Putters Association this season.
Once again your player representatives have developed a tournament program that is as creative as I have seen in sometime. I want to thank them for their efforts, time and commitment. I also thank the Putt-Putt Board of Directors for its support of our program. The final success of this year’s tournament program rests in your hands. Thanks in advance for your support, From
Jim Evans The Professional Putters Association has been holding National Championships for 43 years and for the first time ever the tournament will be held in Texas. The Lubbock Putt-Putt has been chosen as host site for the 2003 PPA National Championship. The events will be played at the 29th Drive location July 28 through August 2nd and will award over $65,000 in prize money.
Colleen and I are thrilled about being selected to host PPA National Championship Week. We knew we had improved the playability of this site enough to compete for the tournament, but we would have never been selected without the help of Jeff Chase and Scott Harrison of the Lubbock Sports Authority and John Armour of the CVB. They assisted in building a very professional bid package that really sealed the deal to land this event in Texas for the first time ever. I have been an active supporter of the Professional Putters Association, the Amateur Putters Association and Junior Putters of America for more than 30 years and I welcome the opportunity to give back to the organization by hosting our most prestigious tournament. The players will certainly enjoy true West Texas hospitality at our location and I can assure each and everyone of them that PPA National Championship Week will be one they and the Professional Putters Association will never forget. From
Bill Baus Fellow PPA Members; This year marks the 44th year of the PPA and, as we approach the half century mark, change in the structure of our organization is at hand. I feel that we are fortunate to have owners such as Joe Aboid and Jim Evans committed to the advancement of the PPA as the premiere showcase for putting. We have a variety of members working on possible endorsements and sponsorship. The PPA will certainly be managed in a different way in the future, but this change should prove to be advantageous to all. I personally look forward to seeing all of you at state and national tournaments this year, and look forward to further growth in the years ahead. Bill Baus,
PPA State Tour Directors Following have been appointed PPA State Tour Directors for 2003. PPA State Tour Directors must have preliminary state tour tournament sites, dates and times into the Putt-Putt Corporate Office by Jan. 25 for review and approval. No state tour sites may be publicized without approval of the Putt-Putt Corporate Office.
PPA Memberships for 2003
The PPA membership fees for 2003 remain unchanged from 2002 season. Applications will be mailed to all current members of the PPA and APA during the first two weeks of January, 2003. A downloadable version of the 2003 PPA Application and 2003 PPA Rule Book are now available (click on the images to the right) in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. PPA National Touring Pro ($125) PPA Club Pro ($50) Amateur Putters Association
Membership ($25) Important Notice for 2003 PPA Applications All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. the Thursday prior to a tournament in order to be processed and for the player to be eligible to play in that weekend's events. Official PPA Golf Ball for 2003 The official golf ball for the 2003 PPA season will be the Strata Tour Ultimate with the PPA logo and the year "2003" printed with the logo. These new golf balls for the 2003 season will be available for purchase from the ProPutters.com web site by the end of February. Pricing will be the same as in 2002. Please be aware that the Strata Tour Ultimate golf balls from 2002 and all PPA golf balls sold prior to 2002 will not be legal for tournament play or practice. The only PPA golf balls that will be legal for tournament play in 2003 are the Strata Tour Ultimate golf balls bearing both the PPA logo and the year "2003" printed on them. PPA National Tournaments for 2003 $15,000 PPA
National Invitational
The $15,000 PPA
National Invitational is scheduled June 28-29, 2003, at the Putt-Putt
Golf Course in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. 2003 JPA
National Championship The 2003 JPA Team and
Individual National Championship will be held on
Saturday,
July 19, 2003, at the Putt-Putt Golf Course in
Burlington, North Carolina. The JPA team from
Martinez, Ga.
will be out to defend the title it won in
Martinez, Ga. by
one-stroke. Recommended Hotel for the 2003 JPA National Championship The recommended hotel for the 2003 JPA National Championship in Burlington, North Carolina is Kirk's Motor Court. Room rates are $34 (1 queen bed) and $44 (2 queen beds) plus 9.5% tax. Reservations can be made by calling (336) 228-1383. Kirk's Motor Court is located at 1155 N. Church Street (Hwy. 70) in Burlington and is several blocks from the course in Burlington. 2003 JPA National Championship Picnic and Swim Party As part of the 2003 JPA National Championship events, there will be a picnic and swim party at the Burlington Aquatic Center. Dinner will served from 5:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. with an open swim from 7:45 p.m. through 9:30 p.m.
The "2003 PPA Week of the Nationals" will feature the 44th Annual PPA National Medal-Play Championship, the most prestigious tournament in the organization's history, to be contested over 12 rounds of play on July 31st through August 2nd, 2003, at the Putt-Putt Golf & Games in Lubbock, Texas. In addition, the semifinals and final match of the 2003 $30,000 PPA World Match Play Championship are scheduled for syndicated television taping on July 30th. Other highlights of "PPA National Championship Week"
include the PPA National Seniors Championship, the PPA
National Doubles Championship, the $5,000 PPA
ProPutters.com Classic, and the PPA Hall of Fame
induction ceremony. $5,000 PPA
ProPutters.com Classic 2003 PPA
Seniors National Championship
The PPA National Seniors
Championship is scheduled for July 28 and is open to PPA National
Touring Pros and PPA Club Pros who are 50 years or older.
The 2003 PPA Senior National Championship
will be played in conjunction with the ProPutters.com Classic.
The competitors in the 2003 PPA Senior National Championship
will be paired together at the end of the field so they will
finish last, allowing all other players to watch the conclusion
of the 2003 PPA Senior National Championship. The PPA National Seniors Champion will be honored at
the PPA National Championship and PPA Hall of Fame Induction
banquet. $30,000 PPA
World Match Play Championship
The PPA World Match Play
Championship returns to the PPA National Tournament Program for
the 2003 season after a successful 2002
tournament. The list of past PPA World Match Play Putting
Champions reads like a "Who's Who of the PPA, with past
champions Rick Smith, Indianapolis, Ind., 1969 and 1972; Dick
Florin, Fayetteville, Ga., 1970 and 1976; Vance Randall,
Asheville, N.C., 1971; Mike Baldoza, Fort Worth, Texas, 1973;
Gary Miller, Columbus, Ga., 1975; Eugene Carter, South Africa,
1977; Buddy Taylor, Gambrills, Md., 1978; and Greg Ward,
Lawrenceville, Ga., 2002. Randall, Taylor and Ward, all members
of the PPA Hall of Fame, are still active on the PPA Tour. 2003 PPA/APA National Doubles Championship The PPA /APA National Doubles Championship is
scheduled for July 30, consisting of two-man teams competing
in separate
divisions. 2003 APA
National Championship
The 44th Annual APA National Amateur Championship is
scheduled for July 31 - August 1, bringing the top amateurs in
the nation together in a 144-medal play competition. Participants
will tee-off last on Aug. 1 to allow all players the
opportunity to see the conclusion of the APA National
Championship. $25,000 PPA
National Championship The 44th Annual PPA National
Championship is scheduled for July 31 - August
2, bringing the top professionals in the nation to
battle in a 216-medal play marathon. Contestants will
play 72 holes each day. The PPA National Champion is the
organization's most prestigious title. Cliff Matthews of
Arlington, Texas, earned the title in 2002 with a PPA
Scoring Record total of 292, 140-under
par. Summary of Entry Fees for 2003 The following is a summary of the entry fees and prize money for the 2003 National Tournaments. Please note that entry fees have not been increased for the 2003 PPA National Tournament Program. A player may earn up to two spots, $100 per spot in qualification fees, in the 2003 PPA World Match Play Championship.
* Club Pros are not eligible to play in the $15,000 National Events, $30,000 PPA World Match Play Championship, or the $25,000 PPA National Medal-Play Championship. ** Entry fees listed for the 2003 PPA World Match Play Championship are the qualification fee paid after a player has earned a spot. A player may earn up to two spots in the 2003 PPA World Match Play Championship. Entry fees listed for the 2003 APA World Match Play Championship are the entry fee for tournament. Spots will not be awarded for the APA division of the APA World Match Play Championship. *** Entry fees listed for the 2003 PPA Senior National Championship are for just the Senior National Championship. A Touring or Club Pro who is 50 or older may play in both the Senior National Championship and the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic but must pay an entry fee for each of these events. There is no amateur division in the 2003 PPA Senior National Championship. **** Entry fees listed for the 2003 National Doubles Championship are per player with each player on a doubles team required to pay the listed entry fee. Summary of Prize Money for 2003 The following is a summary of the prize money for the 2003 National Tournaments excluding the 2003 PPA World Match Play Championship which is shown in its own table below. Prize money for the 2003 PPA Senior National Championship and 2003 PPA National Doubles Championship will be determined at the tournament site. The professional prize money for these two tournaments will be equal to the total of all the professional entry fees.
Prize Money in the 2003 PPA World Match Play Championship
The PPA National Players Board reserves the right to make corrections of mistakes and omissions to the 2003 Professional Putters Association tour. |
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