Jeff Carr Wins the
2005 AmPutters.com Classic

24 July 2005 -Louisville, KY - Jeff Carr of Orangeburg, SC was the first off the tee on Course #3 this morning as the "Week of Nationals" got underway with the 2005 AmPutters.com Classic in Louisville. As the 2004 ProPutters.com Defending Champion and one of the hottest putters in the APA in 2005, all eyes were on Carr as he lead the field through 72 holes of competition. At the end of the 72nd hole, Carr - and the entire APA field - knew he had done what no other APA had done before. Carr was the AmPutters.com Classic Champion for the second year in a row.

The amateur portion of the ProPutters.com was renamed AmPutters.com starting in 2005. The announcement was made after the tournament at the Annual Hall of Fame Banquet.

There was little doubt Carr was going to be the one to beat right from the first round when he posted the opening round lead and low score of the APA field for the day at 14 under par. There were two people within a stroke at the end of that first round, and that would be as close as anyone would get all day. In the end, Dennis Biesma of Marion, VA would be the closest to keeping the pace, but would fall 4 strokes short of Carr who posted a four round total 100 for the win.

Carr blazed through the opening round right from the first hole, acing 14 of his first 16 holes. Carr's tee shot on Hole 17 went to the back rail, and his deuce putt missed the cup for a bogey. Carr regained his composure for an ace on hole 18 and his opening round 22 was good for a one stroke lead over Defending 2004 National Champion Ricky Schults, Terry Sanner and Frankie Peters. A group of 6 putters finished the first round at 10 under par, with another group of 6 at 9 under par.

Action moved over to the more difficult Course #1 for the second round, and Carr didn't let up. Carr posted a second round 10 under par and went to the clubhouse in the lead at 48. Sanner found trouble in the second round, dropping back in the field. Schults and Peters held strong posting matching 9 under par rounds and was in after two at 50, two strokes behind Carr. Larry Smith and local course employee Anthony Russell posted a pair of 11 under par second rounds and trailed Carr by 3 strokes at 51. Biesma, who was in the group that posted a first round 9 under par, fired a second round 10 under par and was in after two at 53.

Moving back to Course #3 for the third round, Carr continued to put pressure on the field, posting a third round 12 under par for a three round total 72. Smith fired a third round 12 under par of his own, tied for the second spot after three with Schults at 75. Peters slipped a little in the third round only posting 8 under par, but Biesma continued to stroke with a third round 11 under par, both in after three at 78, six strokes behind Carr.

As the day's sun heated the carpets to full fluff and with temperatures in the high 90s, the group moved back to Course #3 for the final round. Scores across the field were much higher in the final round, but Carr was able to post a final round 8 under par to end his day first in the clubhouse at 100 for four rounds. Only Biesma was able to maintain the pace, posting a final round 10 under par, closing the gap but falling four strokes short of Carr at 104. That score would prove to be good for second place as the other leaders began to have trouble under the difficult conditions.

Schults slipped in the final round, posting only 4 under par in the final round for a four round total 107 and third place. Smith also had trouble, posting 3 under par in the final round for a four round total 108 and a share of the fourth spot. Also tied at 108 was Peters and Phil Kosobucki, who quietly put together consistent rounds of 27-27-25-29.

After two great opening rounds, Russell posted final rounds of 6 under par each to end the day at 111. Also tied at 111 was Larry Hoover, who put together incredibly consistent rounds of 28-27-28-28, and Bonnie White who fired bookend rounds of 10 under par.

Rounding out the top 10 were Sanner and 2002 ProPutters.com Classic Champion Zach Smith, both posting four round totals of 113 to split the final expense reimbursement slot.

Tournament summary courtesy of AmPutters.com.

Amateur Division of the 2005 AmPutters.com Classic
(Louisville, KY - 24 July 2005)

      Round   Expense
  Player Hometown 1 2 3 4 Total Money
1 Jeff Carr Orangeburg, SC 22 26 24 28 100  $ 40.00
2 Dennis Biesma Marion, VA 27 26 25 26 104  $ 40.00
3 Ricky D. Schults Spartanburg, SC 23 27 25 32 107  $ 40.00
4 Larry Smith Birmingham, AL 26 25 24 33 108  $ 40.00
  Frankie Peters Asheboro, NC 23 27 28 30 108  $ 40.00
  Phil Kosobucki Depew, N.Y. 27 27 25 29 108  $ 40.00
7 Larry Hoover Winston-Salem, NC 28 27 28 28 111  $ 40.00
  Anthony Russell Louisville, KY 26 25 30 30 111  $ 40.00
  Bonnie White Concord, OH 26 30 29 26 111  $ 40.00
10 Terry Sanner South Charleston, WV 23 33 29 28 113  $ 20.00
  Zach Smith Indianapolis, IN 27 29 30 27 113  $ 20.00
12 Donald Halpain Lubbock, TX 28 28 28 31 115  
  Michael Foster Smithville, MO 26 28 34 27 115  
14 Jason Van Buskirk Midwest City, OK 30 31 27 28 116  
15 Lynn Self Birmingham, AL 26 32 28 31 117  
16 Amy Smith Glen Allen, VA 31 33 25 29 118  
  Barry Moore Midlothian, VA 28 33 24 33 118  
  Andy McCoy Columbus, OH 30 27 31 30 118  
19 Walter Kizzie Pittsburgh, PA 29 31 28 31 119  
20 Steve Helton Spartanburg, SC 27 31 29 34 121  
  Jeff Brown North Olmsted, OH 30 30 29 32 121  
22 Kyle Poole Richmond, IN 30 30 33 29 122  
  Adam Sahmel Huffman, TX 27 32 29 34 122  
24 Josh Garrison Morganton, IN 27 32 33 31 123  
  David Chisum Wichita Falls, TX 28 34 29 32 123  
  Danny Hoel Oklahoma City, OK 31 30 30 32 123  
27 Bill Combs N. Huntingdon, PA 31 30 33 30 124  
  Brandon Davis Cincinnati, OH 35 35 27 27 124  
29 Samuel Raizor, Jr. New Albany, IN 26 35 31 33 125  
  Barb Mingo North Olmsted, OH 28 33 32 32 125  
  Oniel Mercure Denver, CO 30 33 29 33 125  
  Jimmy Van Buskirk Midwest City, OK 31 31 32 31 125  
33 James Walker Richmond, VA 29 30 33 34 126  
34 Donald Matthews Pittsburgh, PA 30 32 32 33 127  
35 David Goodwin Hamilton, OH 31 32 31 36 130  
36 Chuck Cyr Richmond, VA 31 35 30 37 133  
37 Chuck Nance Gibsonville, NC 32 35 33 36 136  
38 Rodney Ashley Hillsborough, NC 38 29 35 36 138  
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