Randy Reeves Cruises to His First Victory of the 2004 Season on South Carolina Tour
22 August 2004 - Martinez, GA - Randy Reeves was the only no-show from Saturday's play in Martinez and came there on Sunday to pull off his first win of the season on the South Carolina tour. Reeves used a second round 22 to eclipse the field of 16 players and won by two shots over Jay Klapper on Sunday.
Scoring once again on the Blue Course was on the high side. Four players jumped out to opening round 26's, including Saturday's winner Rick Baird. Reeves was only a shot out of the lead before making a statement to the top of the board. Reeves posted a 22 in the second round, which was good enough to post the low round of the tournament. Reeves held a five-shot lead in the process at 49, with Rick Culverhouse and Robert Johnson tied at 54 for second.
Randy Reeves aces the 15th hole on course #3 in Richmond, VA during the 2004 PPA National Doubles Championship.Reeves' lead was more than enough to hold in the final round. Reeves shot 29 to win by two shots and finished at 78. Jay Klapper tried to catch Reeves and shot 23 to finish two shots out of the lead and was alone in second at 80. Culverhouse finished in third at 82. Baird, Johnson, Dan Anders, and Tony Jackson rounded out the top five at 83. This was Reeves' first win in Augusta since he won the 2002 Georgia State Championship two years ago, a tournament that put him in the record books with the current eight-round tournament scoring record of 192.
Jeff Carr came from two strokes down and then won in a playoff to keep his Martinez win streak in tact. Carr posted a score of 82 and won the playoff over Chris Hudson. Carr would win for the sixth consecutive trip in Augusta and in the process gave him the South Carolina APA Player of the Year. Russell Taylor finished in third at 84.
With just one tournament left in the South Carolina season, the race for Player of the Year has all but ended. Andy Coradini clinched the title over reigning Player of the Year Frank Warren. Even if Coradini does not play the day before the State Championship, the worst he would win the title would be by two points over Warren.
The South Carolina tour will head to Spartanburg on Saturday, September 25. They will play on Course 2 with the South Carolina State Championship to be played on Sunday, September 26. The APA will play their State Championship over the course of the weekend.
Tournament results provided by Opie Roberts.
Professional Division of Martinez, GA Event
(Martinez, GA - Blue Course - 22 August 2004)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Randy Reeves
27 22 29 78 $ 120.00 2 Jay Klapper 26 31 23 80 $ 80.00 3 Rick Culverhouse 28 26 28 82 $ 65.00 4 Dan Anders 27 30 26 83 $ 48.00 Rick Baird 26 29 28 83 $ 48.00 Tony Jackson 29 26 28 83 $ 48.00 Robert Johnson 28 26 29 83 $ 48.00 8 Frank Warren 26 30 28 84 $ 35.00 9 Andy Coradini 26 30 29 85 Vance Randall 29 28 28 85 11 Michael Hitt 28 29 30 87 12 Darrell Britt 29 28 31 88 13 Randy Orr 31 29 30 90 14 Opie Roberts 33 35 28 96 15 Bob Jackson 34 31 32 97 16 Stan Seethoff 33 34 32 99 Amateur Division of Martinez, GA Event
(Martinez, GA - Blue Course - 22 August 2004)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Jeff Carr**
29 27 26 82 $ 10.00 2 Chris Hudson 26 29 27 82 $ 10.00 3 Russell Taylor 30 27 27 84 4 Chris Alley 28 28 29 85 5 Larry Smith 28 31 27 86 6 Todd Trent 29 25 33 87 7 Ricky Schults 26 31 31 88 8 Terry Hendrix 30 33 29 92 9 Lynn Self 28 32 35 95 10 Steve Helton 32 31 35 98
