Michael Hitt Wins
2006 Georgia State Championship
Michael Hitt
2006 Georgia State Champion2-3 September 2006 - Martinez, GA - Trailing by five shots heading into the second day of the Georgia State Championship, Michael Hitt posted the tournament's lowest round early on Sunday. Hitt fired an impressive score of 20, which included a perfect nine, to move into contention.
Another brilliant round in the seventh round put the eventual winner out in front by one stroke. Hitt fired a 22 to grab a one-shot lead on the 2002 Georgia State Champion Randy Reeves and it would be enough as Hitt closed the event with a two-shot win.
Hitt shot a second-day total of 95 and would win the Georgia State Championship by two strokes over Frank Warren. Hitt finished the weekend with a score of 194, the second lowest score shot on the Southern Tour this season.
Warren finished at 196 to end up alone in second. Reeves fired a total of 198 and tied Rick Culverhouse for third. Defending Georgia State Champion Greg Ward came in fifth at 199.
After losing her opportunity to cash in on her first Southern Tour win on Saturday, Vanette Block won her long-standing battle with Jeff Carr in the closest State Championship recorded in the APA Division this year on the Southern Tour. Block began the second day being down by one shot to the two-time defending champion.
Carr took a two-shot lead through the fifth round and then would lose the lead to her after he shot 30. Block took the lead and gave it back to Carr in the seventh round. Nursing a one-shot lead, Carr would give it away in the final round. Block fired a 27 in the final round and would pass Carr for the win. Although she shot 107 on Sunday, Block dethroned the two-time defending State Champion Carr by one shot. It would also put a halt to Carr's win streak of five tournaments.
Block shot 206 for her first win on the Southern Tour, backing up her claim as Ladies' National Champion that was also held in Martinez. Carr shot 207 for second, while Dennis Biesma held on to the third spot at 210.
The Southern Putting Tour returns to action this weekend as the tour heads north to Virginia. The tour will be participating in Martinsville beginning on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Both events are on Course 2.
Article and scores provided by Frank Warren, Opie Roberts and the PPA Southern Putting Tour.
Professional Division of the 2006 Georgia State Championship
(Martinez, GA - Red Course - 2-3 September 2006)
Round Southern Prize Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Tour Points Money 1 Michael Hitt 24 25 24 26 20 26 22 27 194 45.00 $ 300.00 2 Frank Warren 25 21 25 24 25 26 24 26 196 38.00 $ 220.00 3 Randy Reeves 23 25 22 24 24 26 24 30 198 35.00 $ 160.00 Rick Culverhouse 27 29 24 25 23 21 23 26 198 35.00 $ 160.00 5 Greg Ward 23 26 25 26 21 21 28 29 199 32.00 $ 130.00 6 Andy Coradini 29 25 26 26 23 25 24 22 200 30.00 $ 120.00 7 Steve Lyon* 25 25 23 27 25 27 25 25 202 29.00 $ 110.00 8 Stan Seethoff 26 26 27 22 26 25 25 26 203 27.50 $ 95.00 Allen Wall 25 26 26 25 26 25 24 26 203 27.50 $ 95.00 10 Greg Newport 26 27 29 24 24 25 23 27 205 26.00 $ 80.00 11 Dan Anders 23 22 26 26 29 29 26 25 206 24.50 $ 75.00 Darrell Britt 29 29 24 25 25 27 23 24 206 24.50 $ 75.00 13 Tony Jackson 23 25 24 28 27 25 28 27 207 22.00 $ 40.00 Randy Orr 26 25 25 25 31 25 24 26 207 22.00 $ 40.00 Robert Johnson 25 28 28 26 28 25 23 24 207 22.00 $ 40.00 16 Ricky Schults 25 25 27 27 28 25 24 27 208 19.50 Jay Klapper 27 27 24 27 29 23 23 28 208 19.50 18 Brad Lebo 28 29 27 23 25 26 25 27 210 18.00 19 Gary English 25 24 28 28 27 27 26 26 211 17.00 20 Rick Baird 28 25 28 26 25 26 26 28 212 16.00 21 Tony Varnadore* 27 26 26 28 25 29 26 28 215 15.00 22 Mike Flavin 25 27 31 31 25 28 24 25 216 14.00 23 Rick Rybaczek 30 23 27 29 27 28 28 25 217 12.50 Steve Shively 29 30 28 27 26 25 27 25 217 12.50 25 Mark Ross 29 33 25 25 27 26 28 28 221 11.00 26 Hank Mersereau 29 26 31 26 30 28 27 27 224 10.00 27 Steve Toomey 25 29 28 30 27 29 29 31 228 9.00 28 Opie Roberts 26 30 28 29 37 30 33 34 247 8.00 29 Robert Ward 40 33 32
