Greg Ward Wins ProPutters.com Classic
for His Third National Win of the Season
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Greg Ward
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15 September 2008 - Richmond, VA - The 2008 PPA National
Championship week kicked off with the contesting of the 72-hole
PPA ProPutters.com Classic on course # 3 at the Richmond, VA
Putt-Putt Fun Center. Despite baking sunshine and tricky winds,
2001 PPA National Champion
Greg Ward continued his 2008
dominance of the PPA National Tour, earning his third PPA
National victory of the season with a dramatic final-hole ace to
edge a duo of players by one stroke. After opening the event
with lackluster rounds of 26 and 26, Ward charged into the
clubhouse with finishing rounds of 23 and 23 for a 72-hole total
of 98. 2007 PPA Tournament Players Champion
Vince Batten and
PPA Hall of Fame member
Roger Beckerman shared runner-up honors
at 99. A six-way, fourth-place logjam at 100 included
Ricky
Schults,
Rick Culverhouse,
Rick Rybaczek,
Darrell Britt, David
McCollister, and
Rainey Statum. The cash line in the
tightly-bunched t
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Larry Smith
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ournament fell at 104.
In the amateur division, 2007 APA Seniors National Champion
Larry Smith emerged victorious by carding rounds of 27, 28, 24,
and 24 for a 72-hole total of 103. 2005 APA National Champion
Walt Kizzie and Richmond, VA local amateur standout
Malcolm
Shumaker tied for second place at 106. Grouped in a three-way,
fourth-place tie at 107 were 2003 APA National Champion
Bonnie
White and Virginia Tour amateur heavyweights
Mike Matthews and
Chuck Dibbs. The final amateur division expense reimbursement
spot fell at a score of 111.
Action will continue in the 2008 PPA National Championship week
with the contesting of the PPA and APA Tournament Players
Championship and the PPA and APA Seniors National Championship
on courses # 2 and 3 at the Richmond, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center.
Play in the 72-hole events, which will be held simultaneously as
part of the same tournament, will commence at 9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
- Article provided by Brad
Lebo
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Professional Division
of the 2008 ProPutters.Com Classic
(Richmond, VA - Course # 3 - 15 September 2008)
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Round |
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Money |
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|
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Points |
Earned |
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1 |
Greg Ward |
26 |
26 |
23 |
23 |
98 |
100.00 |
580.00 |
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2 |
Vince Batten |
26 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
99 |
97.00 |
405.00 |
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Roger Beckerman |
25 |
26 |
24 |
24 |
99 |
97.00 |
405.00 |
|
4 |
Ricky Schults |
24 |
23 |
26 |
27 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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Rick Culverhouse |
25 |
23 |
27 |
25 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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|
Rick Rybaczek |
24 |
28 |
23 |
25 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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Darrell Britt |
22 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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David McCollister |
24 |
25 |
23 |
28 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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|
Rainey Statum |
22 |
28 |
23 |
27 |
100 |
89.00 |
240.83 |
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10 |
Randy Orr |
27 |
23 |
26 |
25 |
101 |
80.00 |
175.00 |
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Andy Coradini |
27 |
25 |
23 |
26 |
101 |
80.00 |
175.00 |
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Robert Johnson |
26 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
101 |
80.00 |
175.00 |
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13 |
Jay Klapper |
24 |
24 |
30 |
24 |
102 |
73.00 |
148.75 |
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Gary Watson |
26 |
27 |
23 |
26 |
102 |
73.00 |
148.75 |
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Michael Hitt |
29 |
27 |
24 |
22 |
102 |
73.00 |
148.75 |
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Cliff Matthews |
25 |
28 |
26 |
23 |
102 |
73.00 |
148.75 |
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17 |
Greg Newport |
27 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
103 |
64.00 |
122.00 |
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James Taylor |
27 |
30 |
21 |
25 |
103 |
64.00 |
122.00 |
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Joel Baker |
28 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
103 |
64.00 |
122.00 |
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Brad Lebo |
26 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
103 |
64.00 |
122.00 |
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Tony Varnadore |
27 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
103 |
64.00 |
122.00 |
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22 |
Rick Baird |
26 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
104 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
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|
Daryl Freeman |
25 |
25 |
26 |
28 |
104 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
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Jeff Carr |
27 |
23 |
29 |
25 |
104 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
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Dom Perry |
25 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
104 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
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Mike Baldoza |
26 |
25 |
28 |
25 |
104 |
54.00 |
63.00 |
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27 |
John Bambling |
27 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
105 |
48.00 |
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Rick Alessi |
28 |
26 |
27 |
24 |
105 |
48.00 |
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Frank Warren |
26 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
105 |
48.00 |
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|
30 |
Jerry Pinotti |
24 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
106 |
43.50 |
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Matt McCaslin |
25 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
106 |
43.50 |
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Ed Grajewski |
31 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
106 |
43.50 |
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Bill Baus |
26 |
31 |
24 |
25 |
106 |
43.50 |
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James Weber |
28 |
23 |
26 |
29 |
106 |
43.50 |
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Lewis Burton |
29 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
106 |
43.50 |
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36 |
Tony Jackson |
26 |
29 |
24 |
28 |
107 |
40.00 |
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37 |
Bill Kirby Jr. |
27 |
25 |
29 |
27 |
108 |
38.00 |
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Rich Handschuh |
29 |
28 |
24 |
27 |
108 |
38.00 |
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Steve Shively |
27 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
108 |
38.00 |
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|
40 |
Dave Taylor |
29 |
24 |
26 |
30 |
109 |
34.00 |
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Mark Hasty |
28 |
30 |
26 |
25 |
109 |
34.00 |
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|
Danny McCaslin |
29 |
28 |
29 |
23 |
109 |
34.00 |
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Jeffrey Smith |
26 |
29 |
26 |
28 |
109 |
34.00 |
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Wade Sahmel |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
109 |
34.00 |
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45 |
Stan Seethoff |
28 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
110 |
29.50 |
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Darrell Anderson |
25 |
30 |
27 |
28 |
110 |
29.50 |
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Randy Reeves |
25 |
31 |
26 |
28 |
110 |
29.50 |
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Bob Marcellino |
27 |
28 |
26 |
29 |
110 |
29.50 |
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|
49 |
David Jones |
27 |
26 |
30 |
28 |
111 |
26.50 |
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Charlie Greenwalt |
30 |
27 |
29 |
25 |
111 |
26.50 |
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51 |
Tim Greenert |
29 |
27 |
30 |
26 |
112 |
25.00 |
|
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52 |
Manfred Stewart |
30 |
28 |
31 |
24 |
113 |
23.50 |
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Paul Johns |
27 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
113 |
23.50 |
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54 |
Gary Hinshaw |
27 |
29 |
28 |
30 |
114 |
21.50 |
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Danny Tatum |
28 |
29 |
30 |
27 |
114 |
21.50 |
|
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56 |
Buddy Taylor |
28 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
115 |
20.00 |
|
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57 |
James White |
28 |
27 |
31 |
32 |
118 |
19.00 |
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* Players listed in bold
and italic font earned a qualification spots into the
2008 PPA Tournament Players Championship
Amateur Division
of the 2008 ProPutters.Com Classic
(Richmond, VA - Course # 3 - 15 September 2008)
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Round |
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Money |
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|
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Points |
Earned |
|
1 |
Larry Smith |
27 |
28 |
24 |
24 |
103 |
100.00 |
40.00 |
|
2 |
Walter Kizzie |
24 |
30 |
26 |
26 |
106 |
97.00 |
40.00 |
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Malcolm Shumaker |
25 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
106 |
97.00 |
40.00 |
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4 |
Bonnie White |
27 |
25 |
28 |
27 |
107 |
92.00 |
40.00 |
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Mike Matthews |
28 |
27 |
23 |
29 |
107 |
92.00 |
40.00 |
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Chuck Dibbs |
29 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
107 |
92.00 |
40.00 |
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7 |
Jeff Brown |
27 |
25 |
30 |
26 |
108 |
88.00 |
40.00 |
|
8 |
James Walker |
28 |
27 |
29 |
26 |
110 |
86.00 |
40.00 |
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9 |
Michael Huckaby |
30 |
26 |
26 |
29 |
111 |
83.00 |
40.00 |
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Mickey DeLucca |
25 |
28 |
26 |
32 |
111 |
83.00 |
40.00 |
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11 |
Phil Kosobucki |
30 |
25 |
29 |
30 |
114 |
79.00 |
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Lynn Self |
32 |
24 |
29 |
29 |
114 |
79.00 |
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|
13 |
Oneil Mercure |
26 |
31 |
32 |
26 |
115 |
75.00 |
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Trevor Lewin |
28 |
32 |
27 |
28 |
115 |
75.00 |
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15 |
Amy Smith |
29 |
32 |
29 |
27 |
117 |
72.00 |
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16 |
Ken Stanfill |
31 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
118 |
70.00 |
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17 |
Jeff Studer |
32 |
27 |
28 |
32 |
119 |
67.00 |
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Terry Sanner |
28 |
30 |
31 |
30 |
119 |
67.00 |
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19 |
Michael Foster |
32 |
27 |
30 |
31 |
120 |
62.00 |
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Bill Combs |
29 |
33 |
28 |
30 |
120 |
62.00 |
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Art Koerber |
31 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
120 |
62.00 |
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22 |
Rodney Ashley |
28 |
28 |
33 |
33 |
122 |
57.00 |
|
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Jerry Sanner |
33 |
30 |
27 |
32 |
122 |
57.00 |
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24 |
Marty Handschuh |
33 |
31 |
33 |
27 |
124 |
54.00 |
|
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25 |
Adam Sahmel |
34 |
33 |
32 |
29 |
128 |
51.00 |
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Barb Mingo |
34 |
31 |
30 |
33 |
128 |
51.00 |
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27 |
Chuck Cyr |
43 |
36 |
36 |
33 |
148 |
49.00 |
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* Players listed in bold
and italic font earned a qualification spots into the
2008 APA Tournament Players Championship |