Greg Ward Defeats Andy Coradini and Darrell Britt in a Playoff for Spartanburg Title
Greg Ward22 May 2004 - Spartanburg, S.C. - For the third time in 20 days, Greg Ward and Andy Coradini squared off an extra round to determine a winner in the Pro Division. This time, they had a third player in the playoff as Darrell Britt also tied Ward and Coradini. All three finished play on Course 1 in Spartanburg with a score of 77.
Hot and humid conditions were the key elements in play on Saturday and it would pay dividends for the 18 players who showed up for the first of two events on Course 1. Coradini started out as the man in front and tied with Tony Varnadore for the opening round lead at 23. They would be leading by two strokes over Todd Fowler and Stan Seethoff. They continued to match each other in the second round. Both shot 27 to lead at 50, with Britt firing a 24 in the round to move to within a shot of the lead, and Ward two back with Todd Fowler and Ray Guthrie at 52.
Andy Coradini
Darrell BrittIn the third round, Britt managed to join Coradini for the top honor at 77, while Ward fired a 25 to make it a three-way playoff. This would be the first playoff of the season for Britt, while Ward and Coradini faced off for their third, all against each other this season. Ward would prevail in the playoff and would win his fourth tournament of the season in South Carolina.
Ricky D. Schults put on a massive display to win his second event of the season. Schults needed a pair of 24's to pull away from the field on Saturday and won the APA Division with a score of 74. He won by seven shots over Brian Hutchins, who was in second throughout the day and shot 81 for his efforts. Third went to Jeff Carr at 85.
Coradini finished with Britt for second. Fourth went to Allen Wall at 79, while Guthrie finished in fifth at 80. The state spot from this tournament went to Darrell Britt.
The next tournament is set for Sunday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. on Course 1, with Ward going off first.
Professional scores provided by Frank Warren, APA scores by Chris Alley and tournament recap provided by Opie Roberts.
Professional Division of Spartanburg, SC Event
(Spartanburg, SC - Course #1 - 22 May 2004)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Greg Ward**
26 26 25 77 $ 120.00 2 Darrell Britt 27 24 26 77 $ 73.00 Andy Coradini 23 27 27 77 $ 73.00 4 Allen Wall 26 28 25 79 $ 55.00 5 Ray Guthrie 26 26 28 80 $ 50.00 6 Todd Fowler 25 27 29 81 $ 43.00 Tony Varnadore 23 27 31 81 $ 43.00 8 Billy Caudle 30 24 29 83 $ 35.00 Tony Jackson 26 31 26 83 $ 35.00 10 Gary English 30 26 28 84 11 Robert Johnson 29 26 32 87 12 Rick Baird 29 28 31 88 13 Bob Jackson 29 30 30 89 Randy Orr 28 29 32 89 15 Frank Warren 30 28 32 90 16 Michael Hitt 33 30 28 91 17 Stan Seethoff 25 31 36 92 18 Steve Lyon 31 28 34 93 Amateur Division of Spartanburg, SC Event
(Spartanburg, SC - Course #1 - 22 May 2004)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Ricky D. Schults
24 24 26 74 $ 10.00 2 Brian Hutchins 25 30 26 81 $ 10.00 3 Jeff Carr 27 29 29 85 $ 10.00 4 Chris Alley 28 29 30 87 Larry Smith 30 28 26 87 6 Steve Helton 27 32 31 90 Terry Hendrix 29 30 31 90 8 Richard Griffin 30 30 32 92 Adam Smith 27 34 31 92 10 Todd Trent 32 32 31 95 11 Bill Bryson 33 35 32 100 12 Lynn Self 38 36 35 109
