Second Round 21 Propels John Bambling to Three-Stroke Victory in Richmond, VA

 
16 August 2008 - Richmond, VA - The Virginia PPA Tour contested the second of two 54-hole Saturday tournaments on course # 2 at the immaculately-maintained Richmond, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center. Players


John Bambling

faced oppressive heat and baking sunshine, which led to a slight increase in field scoring from the day's earlier event. The conditions were no match for the putting prowess of 2004 PPA National Player of the Year John Bambling, however, as he fired rounds of 24, 21, and 27 for a 54-hole total of 72 and a convincing three-stroke victory. At 75, PPA Hall of Fame legend Daryl Freeman captured runner-up honors. Louisiana's David McCollister posted a brilliant opening-round 21 and held on to tie reigning GA State Champion Jeff Carr and 2003 VA State Champion Gilbert Owen Sharpe III for third place at 76. The cash line for the 13 money spots awarded in the event fell at 79.


Mike Matthews

In the amateur division, 1983 VA APA State Champion Mike Matthews made a spirited final-round charge to record a come-from-behind, one-stroke victory. Matthews posted rounds of 25, 29, and 23 for a 54-hole total of 77 to earn his second win of the 2008 season. 2003 APA National Champion Bonnie White recorded a spectacular opening-round 21, which included a perfect "9" on the inward nine. White struggled in the event's middle round, but rebounded nicely with a third-round 25 to finish in second place at 78. Richmond, VA local amateur stalwart Wayne Cheatham displayed his veteran mettle by shooting a closing-round 24 to tie Terry Sanner for third position at 79. 2007 JPA National Champion Ryan Carter completed the event in fifth place at 81. The trio of 1999 VA APA State Champion Malcolm Shumaker, 2004 JPA National Champion John Petrie, and reigning Dogwood Open APA Champion and VA Open APA Champion Amy Smith shared sixth position at 84 and split the final amateur division expense reimbursement spot awarded in the tournament.

The Virginia PPA Tour will return to action with the tour's third major tournament of the 2008 season, the 72-hole Virginia Putting Classic, which will be held on course # 2 at the Richmond, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center. That event will commence at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2008

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Article provided by Brad Lebo

Professional Division
(Richmond, VA - Course # 2 -
16 August 2008 PM
)

Round Virginia  Prize 
Player 1 2 3 Total Points  Money 
1 Bambling, John 24 21 27 72 25.00  $ 175.00
2 Freeman, Daryl 23 25 27 75 24.00  $ 130.00
3 Carr, Jeff 25 26 25 76 22.00  $   93.33
McCollister, David 21 30 25 76 22.00  $   93.33
Sharpe, Gilbert 27 26 23 76 22.00  $   93.33
6 Batten, Vince 24 25 28 77 18.50  $   65.00
Lebo, Brad 28 27 22 77 18.50  $   65.00
Schults, Ricky 24 29 24 77 18.50  $   65.00
Rawles, Thomas 27 24 26 77 18.50  $   65.00
10 White, James 25 30 23 78 16.00  $   55.00
11 Watson, Gary 25 26 28 79 13.50  $   37.50
Grajewski, Ed 29 26 24 79 13.50  $   37.50
Schooler, Ken 26 27 26 79 13.50  $   37.50
Baus, Bill 27 27 25 79 13.50  $   37.50
15 Rybaczek, Rick 28 26 26 80 10.50
Shelton, Rick 28 24 28 80 10.50
17 Hinshaw, Gary 28 27 26 81 9.00
18 Johnson, Robert 28 27 27 82 6.50
Taylor, Dave 28 25 29 82 6.50
Stewart, Manfred 32 24 26 82 6.50
Baird, Rick 28 25 29 82 6.50
22 Taylor, Buddy 28 27 28 83 4.00
23 Anderson, Darrell 30 28 26 84 3.00
24 O'Brien, Tom 31 29 26 86 1.50
Summey, Matt 27 30 29 86 1.50

 Amateur Division
(Richmond, VA - Course # 2 -
16 August 2008 PM
)

Round Virginia  Expense 
Player 1 2 3 Total Points  Money 
1 Matthews, Mike 25 29 23 77 20.00  $   30.00
2 White, Bonnie 21 32 25 78 18.00  $   25.00
3 Sanner, Terry 22 28 29 79 16.50  $   20.00
Cheatham, Wayne 28 27 24 79 16.50  $   20.00
5 Carter, Ryan 28 29 24 81 15.00  $   15.00
6 Schumaker, Malcolm 33 25 26 84 13.00  $     3.33
Petrie, John 28 29 27 84 13.00  $     3.33
Smith, Amy 31 25 28 84 13.00  $     3.33
9 Handschuh, Marty 28 27 30 85 11.00
10 Walker, James 29 27 30 86 9.00
Brown, Johnny 30 30 26 86 9.00
Combs, Bill 27 29 30 86 9.00
13 Vick, Gerald 31 28 28 87 7.00
14 Matthews, Chris 29 30 29 88 5.00
Petrie, Bill 29 31 28 88 5.00
Cyr, Chuck 31 27 30 88 5.00
17 Sanner, Jerry 31 31 27 89 3.00
18 White, Jordan 31 32 27 90 2.00
19 Forish, Al 32 30 30 92 1.00

 

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