Perdue Wins 2004 NCPutters Open (High Point, N.C.

Perdue Wins NCPutters Open in High Point for First Pro Win Since 1990

4 September 2004 - High Point, N.C. - Lance Perdue entered himself in the North Carolina win books on Saturday for the first time since re-joining the Pro Division in 2003. Perdue pulled out a wire-to-wire victory during play at the third annual NCPutters Open conducted on Course 2 in High Point for the first time ever in North Carolina Tour history.

Perdue opened action with a 25 for a two-shot lead over Vince Batten and Jimmy Comer. The round of 25 included a 12 on the back that would later prove to be the difference in his win. Perdue would later finish the day with rounds of 26 and 27 to close out his first professional win since 1990. Perdue finished with a score of 78 to win by three shots over Comer, who was competing in his first PPA event of the season. Comer put together rounds of 27, 26, and 28 to finish alone in second at 81.

Ricky Schults posted his first win on the North Carolina tour since he last played in High Point back in June. Schults posted consistent rounds of 29, 28, and 29 to come away with a two-shot win over Chuck Nance and Keith Waters. Schults won for the third time this season in North Carolina with a score of 86. Nance and Waters finished tied at 88, and Adam Smith placed fourth with a score of 90.

Finishing in third for the Pros was Brad Lebo, who shot 82 and is within reach of collecting his first ever North Carolina Player of the Year title. Batten finished tied for fourth with local player Ray Guthrie and Greg Newport, all at 85.

The final North Carolina regular season tournament is set for Sunday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. in High Point on Course 2 for the Triad Open.

Tournament recap and scores provided by Opie Roberts.

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Lance Perdue	25	26	27	78	$ 150.00
2	Jimmy Comer	27	26	28	81	$ 110.00
3	Brad Lebo	29	28	25	82	$ 90.00
4	Vince Batten	27	29	29	85	$ 73.00
	Ray Guthrie	30	27	28	85	$ 73.00
	Greg Newport	30	27	28	85	$ 73.00
7	Allen Wall	30	24	32	86	$ 60.00
8	Andy Coradini	28	31	28	87	$ 45.00
	Don Thompson	29	30	28	87	$ 45.00
10	Billy Caudle	28	29	31	88	$ 27.00
	Bill Kirby	30	28	30	88	$ 27.00
	Steve Lyon	31	27	30	88	$ 27.00
13	Steve Shively	28	32	30	90
14	Rick Baird	31	30	30	91
	Randy Carter	32	30	29	91
	Daryl Freeman	31	32	28	91
	Robert Johnson	29	30	28	91
18	Bob Haizlip	32	30	30	92
19	Chris Bunting	29	32	32	93
	Rick Rybaczek	31	33	29	93
21	Gary Moore	30	33	32	95
22	Michael Cardwell	28	34	35	97
23	Opie Roberts	32	32	35	99

		Round				Expense
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Reimbursement
1	Ricky Schults	29	28	29	86	$ 10.00
2	Chuck Nance	31	28	29	86	$ 10.00
	Keith Waters	30	32	26	86	$ 10.00
4	Adam Smith	30	30	30	90	$ 10.00
5	Chris Alley	29	32	30	91
	Dennis Biesma	30	31	30	91
	Larry Hoover	32	28	31	91
8	Brian Hutchins	32	31	29	92
	Mark Lawson	25	34	33	92
10	Frankie Peters	35	30	29	94
11	Walter Kolb	36	32	36	104