4 October 2003 - Lynchburg, VA - Mike Brown notched his third consecutive victory in Lynchburg as he came from a two-shot deficit to win. A final round 25 overtook Andy Coradini's amazing second round lead of two strokes into a two-shot win for the two-time defending Lynchburg Open champion.Mike Brown Wins His Third Consecutive Event in Lynchburg
Mike Brown
PPA Touring ProEarlier this season, during a weekend in May, Brown dominated in a field that participated through constant rain the entire weekend. This weekend started out with sunny skies, but the winds were the major elements as it progressed well into the afternoon.
Coradini, who won the Virginia State Championship back in 2001, got off to a good start along with Robert Johnson, both firing 24's, with Justin Taylor and Daryl Freeman both a stroke back, and Brown among a group that were two back. Brown would shoot a 24 in the second round, and would move up into a tie for second with Taylor after 36 holes. Coradini fired a second 24 of his own to have the lead to himself at 48.
Coradini could not hang on to his first Virginia victory since he won the State in 2001. Instead, he fired a 29 to finish at 77, giving Brown the opportunity to extend his win streak on Course 1. Brown fired a final round 25 to finish at 75 and to win by two strokes over Coradini. Brad Lebo came in third at 78, while fourth went to Robert Johnson and Taylor, both at 79.
Chuck Dibbs posted his third win of the season in the APA Division by pulling off a one-stroke victory. Dibbs trailed by three shots to Bob Chetister and fired a final round 26. Dibbs won the first of two scheduled events in Lynchburg by posting a final score of 85. Bill Garrett, who opened the tournament with a 25, stumbled to fire a 32 to hang on to the lead and lost his chance at a win with a final round 29. He finished tied with John Petrie for second at 86, with Chris Kern finishing fourth at 87, and Chetister winding up in fifth at 88.
The tournament began with a shotgun start. There were 26 professionals and 15 amateurs competing in this event.
Scores provided by Rick Rybaczek with Article by Opie Roberts .
Professional Division of Lynchburg, VA Event - 4 October 2003
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1
Mike Brown
26
24
25
75
$200.00
2
Andy Coradini
24
24
29
77
$125.00
3 Brad Lebo
27
25
26
78
$100.00
4 Robert Johnson
24
27
28
79
$80.00
Justin Taylor
25
25
29
79
$80.00
6
Matt Summey
26
26
28
80
$65.00
7 Daryl Freeman
25
27
30
82
$60.00
8 Rick Rybaczek
30
27
26
83
$55.00 9 Kevin Garrett
28
28
29
85
$48.75 Greg Newport
30
28
27
85
$48.75 Jeff Spainhour
25
31
29
85
$48.75 Dave Taylor
27
28
30
85
$48.75 13 Vince Batten
28
26
32
86
$22.50 Thomas Rawles
27
30
29
86
$22.50 15
Darrell Anderson
28
30
29
87
Rick Baird 31 28 28 87 17 Ed Grajewski 32 27 30 89 18 Jonathan Moore 27 32 31 90 19 Gary Moore 30 33 28 91 Manfred Stewart 31 30 30 91 Buddy Taylor 31 31 29 91 Rusty Taylor 28 33 30 91 23 Opie Roberts 31 29 32 92 24 Gilbert Sharpe 32 27 34 93 25 Ken Schooler 31 32 36 99 26 Gary Hinshaw 35 31 34 100 Amateur Division of Lynchburg, VA Event - 4 October 2003
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Chuck Dibbs 29 30 26 85 $20.00 2 Bill Garrett 25 32 29 86 $20.00 John Petrie 28 32 26 86 $20.00 4 Chris Kern 31 28 28 87 $20.00 5 Bob Chetister 32 24 32 88 $20.00 6 Mike Matthews 28 29 32 89 7 Chuck Cyr 31 28 31 90 8 Larry Hoover 29 33 30 92 Amy Smith 27 33 32 92 10 Walter Kolb 28 35 30 93 Shayne Shiflett 30 30 33 93 12 Duane Johnson 31 30 34 95 13 Dennis Biesma 33 31 32 96 14 Wade Driskill 36 31 31 98 15 James LeBrun 32 41 44 117
