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2004
A $25,000 PPA National Championship, a $20,000 PPA World Match Play Championship, the 2004 JPA National Championship and the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic highlight the 2004 Professional Putters Association National Tournament Program. The 2004 PPA National Tournament Program will be played in Richmond, Virginia beginning on July 19th and ending on July 24th. The "Week of the Nationals" will begin with the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic and the 2004 PPA Senior National Championship on Monday, July 19th. The 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship, with 128 qualifications spots, will be played on July 19th, 20th and 21st. The 2004 JPA National Championships (Team and Individual) will be played at the Richmond, Virginia course on Wednesday, July 21st. The 2004 PPA National Doubles Championship will also be contested on Wednesday, July 21st. The 2004 PPA National Championship will again be played over three days beginning on July 22nd (Thursday) and ending on July 24th (Saturday). The 2004 APA National Championship will be contested over 144 holes on July 22nd and 23rd with the amateurs teeing off last on Friday, July 23rd, to allow all the PPA and APA players to watch their final round.
The Richmond, Virginia course last hosted the PPA National Championship in 1992 when Bryan Boyd posted a two-stroke victory over Bill Kirby for the 1992 PPA National Championship title. The course also hosted the PPA National Championship in 1987 when Ray Miller of Columbus, Ohio claimed the title. Marc Portugal made history when he defended his PPA Eastern Open title at the course in 1981. The course has more recently hosted the $5,000 Richmond Open in 1997 won by Danny Dore. A popular tour stop on the PPA Virginia State Tour and the annual host for the Virginia Open, the course has become famous for the record low scores shot there. In 2002, Brad Lebo set the 108-hole PPA scoring record in the 2002 Virginia Open held on the newly redesigned course #3. With the tournaments to be played on course #1 and #3 during the "Week of the Nationals," it is expected that several PPA scoring records may be challenged by the top field of professionals and amateurs expected to attend. From
Joe Aboid
Welcome to the 2004 PPA season. This year brings great promise as the PPA begins its 45th season. Our appreciation to Gary Hinshaw for his support of the PPA in hosting this year‘s National Tournament Week in Richmond. While many of the plans are still to be finalized, we wanted to get the tournament information we have and dates to you as early as possible so you can make plans to attend. Please be sure to review the information in its entirety, as membership changes and deadlines for memberships are explained. I am grateful to the 2004 PPA National Players Board, Bill Baus, Rick Baird, Andy Coradini, Daryl Freeman, Gary Hinshaw, Peter Neumann and Steve Tanton, each who traveled to Lynchburg at their own expense, in assisting with developing all facets of the 2004 program. All have a passion for the PPA and we are indebted for their willingness to be a part of helping us build for the future. Thanks in advance for your support, PPA State Tour Directors Following have been appointed PPA State Tour Directors for 2004. PPA State Tour Directors must have preliminary state tour tournament sites, dates and times submitted to Joe Aboid, PPA Commissioner, by January 30th, 2004, for review and approval. No state tour sites may be publicized without approval of Joe Aboid, PPA Commissioner.
PPA Memberships for 2004 The PPA membership structure for 2004 has been changed from the 2003 season. For the 2004 season, there will be a single PPA Pro membership fee of $100 which makes the member eligible for all national, state and local tournament competition. Applications will be mailed to all current members of the PPA and APA near the end of January, 2004, with the 1099-Misc tax forms to minimize mailing costs. A downloadable version of the 2004 PPA Application is available for download in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
PPA Pro ($100) Amateur Putters Association
Membership ($25) Please send your completed application to the
following address (also noted on the 2004 PPA application): Important Notice for 2004 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 2004 The official golf ball for the 2004 PPA season has not yet been chosen. As soon as the golf ball manufacturer and model has been formally selected, notice will be posted here. Please be aware that the Strata Tour Ultimate golf balls from 2003 and all PPA golf balls sold prior to 2003 will not be legal for tournament play or practice for the 2004 PPA season. PPA National Tournaments for 2004
The "2004 PPA Week of the Nationals" will feature the 45th 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 22nd through the 24th, 2004, at the Putt-Putt Golf & Games in Richmond, Virginia. The PPA will also contest the PPA World Match Play Championship with 128 spots available through the membership application process, PPA sanctioned state tour events and the $5,000 ProPutters.com Classic. 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 Banquet. General
Information on the Greens Fees: Greens fees of $10 (PPA) and $5
(APA) per player per day will be charged for practice prior to Sunday,
July 18th, for all players at the Richmond, Virginia Putt-Putt Golf
Course. Beginning on Sunday, July 18th, a player can practice the day
before and the day of any PPA National event that he/she has paid their
entry fee. Any player practicing without paying proper greens fees will
assessed a $25.00 fine.
The PPA encourages all players coming to Richmond, Virginia for the 2004 PPA Week of the Nationals to make their hotel reservations as soon as possible. Gary Hinshaw, manager of the Richmond, Virginia course, has arranged for special rates and has blocked rooms at several hotels close to the course.
Homestead Studio Suites
Comfort Inn
Intown Suites $5,000 PPA
ProPutters.com Classic
The 2004 PPA ProPutters.com Classic will begin the
"Week of the Nationals" in Richmond, Virginia. 2004 PPA
Seniors National Championship
The PPA National Seniors
Championship is scheduled for July 19 and is open to PPA National
Touring Pros and PPA Club Pros who are 50 years or older.
The 2004 PPA Senior National Championship
will be played in conjunction with the ProPutters.com Classic.
The competitors in the 2004 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 2004 PPA Senior National Championship. The PPA National Seniors Champion will be honored at
the PPA National Championship and PPA Banquet. $20,000 PPA
World Match Play Championship
The PPA World Match Play
Championship returns to the PPA National Tournament Program for
the 2004 season. 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; Greg Ward,
Lawrenceville, Ga., 2002; and James
Heikkinen, North Olmsted, Ohio, 2003. Randall, Taylor and Ward, all members
of the PPA Hall of Fame, are still active on the PPA Tour. 2004 JPA
National Championship The 2004 JPA Team and
Individual National Championship will be held on
Wednesday,
July 21, 2004, at the Putt-Putt Golf Course in
Richmond, Virginia. The JPA team from
Burlington, North Carolina
will be out to defend the title it won in
2003 by
twelve-strokes over the team
from Lynchburg, Virginia.. 2004 PPA/APA National Doubles Championship
The PPA /APA National Doubles Championship is
scheduled for July 20, consisting of two-man teams competing
in separate
divisions. 2004 APA
National Championship
The 45h Annual APA National Amateur Championship is
scheduled for July 22-23, bringing the top amateurs in
the nation together in a
144-medal play competition. Participants will tee-off
last on July 23rd to allow all players the
opportunity to see the conclusion of the APA National
Championship. $25,000 PPA
National Championship
The 45th Annual PPA National
Championship is scheduled for July 22 -
24, 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.
Robert Johnson of
Lake Wylie, South Carolina, earned the title in 2003
in Lubbock, Texas, with Greg Ward of
Loganville, Georgia, finishing in second place for the
second consecutive year. Summary of Entry Fees for 2004 The following is a summary of the entry fees and prize money for the 2004 National Tournaments. Please note that entry fees have not been increased for the 2004 PPA National Tournament Program. A player may earn up to two spots, $100 per spot in qualification fees, in the 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship.
* Qualification spots for the 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship earned through a PPA sanctioned state tour event or through the 2004 ProPutters.com Classic have a $100 qualification fee. Each PPA Pro may purchase one qualification spot at the time of application (up to February 27th, 2004) for $125. A player may earn up to two spots in the 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship. ** Entry fees listed for the 2004 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 2004 PPA Senior National Championship are for just the Senior National Championship. A PPA 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 2004 PPA Senior National Championship. **** Entry fees listed for the 2004 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 2004 The following is a summary of the prize money for the 2004 National Tournaments excluding the 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship which is shown in its own table below. Prize money for the 2004 PPA Senior National Championship and 2004 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. Please note that all entry fees and qualification fees for 2004 PPA National Tournaments are non-refundable.
Prize Money in the 2004 PPA World Match Play Championship
The PPA National Players Board reserves the right to make corrections of mistakes and omissions to the 2004 Professional Putters Association tour. |
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