Andy Coradini Rallies to Win His
Second Straight in Forest City
Andy Coradini
1993 PPA National Champion10 July 2004 - Forest City, N.C. - Andy Coradini rallied from a two-stroke deficit and would deny Rick Rybaczek of his first South Carolina win of his career. Coradini posted a final round 25 to overtake Rybaczek in Forest City and won on Course 1 on Saturday for his fourth PPA win of the season, his third in South Carolina, second straight on the North Carolina tour, and second straight in Forest City.
With the North Carolina State Championship being contested in Forest City later this season, a total of 27 professionals and 16 amateurs took part in this weekend's activities. Conditions were hot and sticky with temperatures in the upper 80's at the start of the event. This would have 11 players in the opening round being separated by three strokes, including Coradini and Rybaczek leading the way with a 25.
While both players continued their consistency, Rybaczek was two better than Coradini with a second round 24 to become the only player in the 40's. Through 36 holes, Rybaczek was leading at 49, with Coradini in a tie for second at 51 with Robert Johnson.
Rybaczek felt effects of the heat in the final round and could not get the job done. Rybaczek posted a final round 28 to wind up at 77. Coradini would take advantage of that, even though he led off in the first group. Coradini posted a 25 to finish at 77, while Rybaczek needed to make the table hole 18 to tie, in which he failed. Coradini's win would mark his second in a row in Forest City.
Also winning for the APA Division was Brian Hutchins for the second time this season in his home facility. Hutchins battled off in a dead heat with Chris Alley in the final round and would fired a final round 26 to hold off Alley. Hutchins won the 16-player APA field (its largest of the season on the South Carolina tour) by firing a final round 26 and scored a total of 81. Alley came in second at 83, and Dennis Biesma finished in third at 84.
Rounding out the top players who finished on Saturday was Johnson and Vince Batten, each finished tied for third at 79. Todd Fowler and Randy Reeves came in a tie for fifth at 80. The cash line was at 85, making it a three-for-one split. Also, the state spots were given out to Vance Randall on the South Carolina, and Michael Hitt on the North Carolina tour, receiving both the Medal and Match Play spots.
The joint weekend on the South Carolina and North Carolina tours will conclude on Sunday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. on Course 1 in Forest City.
Tournament recap and scores provided by Opie Roberts.
Professional Division of the Forest City, N.C. Event
(Forest City, N.C. - Course #1 - 10 July 2004)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Andy Coradini
25 26 25 76 $ 150.00 2 Rick Rybaczek 25 24 28 77 $ 110.00 3 Vince Batten 27 27 25 79 $ 85.00 Robert Johnson 28 23 28 79 $ 85.00 5 Todd Fowler 27 28 25 80 $ 73.00 Randy Reeves 27 26 27 80 $ 73.00 7 Vance Randall 28 25 28 81 $ 63.00 Frank Warren 31 28 22 81 $ 63.00 9 Gary English 27 27 28 82 $ 50.00 10 Rick Baird 28 27 28 83 $ 43.00 Michael Hitt 29 29 25 83 $ 43.00 12 Daryl Freeman 29 28 27 84 $ 40.00 13 Chris Bunting 30 30 25 85 $ 14.00 Bob Haizlip 26 31 28 85 $ 14.00 Allen Wall 30 28 27 85 $ 14.00 16 Ray Guthrie 31 27 28 86 Tony Varnadore 30 27 29 86 18 Brad Lebo 29 29 29 87 Steve Lyon 30 29 28 87 Lance Perdue 33 26 28 87 Jonathan Reid 26 30 31 87 22 Darrell Britt 31 27 30 88 Opie Roberts 29 30 29 88 24 Randy Carter 29 30 30 89 25 Tony Jackson 35 29 28 92 26 Bob Jackson 30 33 30 93 27 Michael Cardwell 35 33 33 101 Amateur Division of the Forest City, N.C. Event
(Forest City, N.C. - Course #1 - 10 July 2004)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Reimbursement 1 Brian Hutchins
27 28 26 81 $ 10.00 2 Chris Alley 29 26 28 83 $ 10.00 3 Dennis Biesma 28 31 25 84 $ 10.00 4 Jeff Carr 32 28 25 85 $ 10.00 5 Ricky Schults 32 26 28 86 $ 5.00 Adam Smith 30 29 27 86 $ 5.00 7 Terry Hendrix 29 27 31 87 Chris Hudson 30 28 27 87 9 Bill Bryson 29 29 31 89 Steve Helton 29 30 30 89 11 Frankie Peters 27 30 33 90 12 Richard Griffin 32 30 30 92 13 Mark Lawson 33 34 26 93 14 David Gregor 33 32 29 94 15 Todd Trent 34 29 35 98 16 Larry Hoover 36 33 34 101
