Vince Batten Shoots 73 to Capture Morning Event in Roanoke, VA


Vince Batten

27 September 2008 - Roanoke, VA - The Virginia PPA Tour began its final weekend of the 2008 season with a 54-hole event on course # 2 at the Roanoke, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center.  Despite steady, significant rainfall throughout the tournament, field scoring was quite low, mainly due to the placement of new, pristine rails on the course earlier in the year.  In a tightly-contested battle, 2007 PPA Tournament Players Champion Vince Batten posted steady rounds of 23, 24, and 26 for a 54-hole total of 73 and a one-stroke victory.  Two-time PPA ProPutters.com Classic Champion Greg Newport settled for runner-up honors at 74.  At 75, the resurgent Matt Summey finished in third place.  Two-time PPA Seniors National Champion Bill Baus and current PPA Seniors National Champion Daryl Freeman tied for fourth position at 77.  The cash line for the ten money spots awarded in the tournament fell at 83.
 


Conway Coffey

In the amateur division, 2007 VA State APA Champion Conway Coffey brewed up a spectacular performance, firing rounds of 25, 23, and 25 for a 54-hole score of 73 and a comfortable three-stroke victory.  Red-hot Mike Matthews carded 76 to complete the event in second position.  Roanoke, VA local player Mark Smith made use of his extensive course knowledge to earn a third-place finish at 79.  Two-time APA National Champion Clayton Craft, Esq. posted a brilliant final-round 22 to soar into fourth position at 80.  At 82, five-time VA State APA Champion Chuck Dibbs and Don Mathews rounded out the top five amateur division finishers.
 
The Virginia Tour will return to action with another 54-hole event on course # 2 at the Roanoke, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2008.

Article provided by Brad Lebo

Professional Division
(Roanoke, VA - Course # 2 -
27 September 2008
)

Round Virginia  Prize 
Player 1 2 3 Total Points  Money 
1 Batten, Vince 23 24 26 73 25.00  $  175.00
2 Newport, Greg 26 23 25 74 24.00  $  125.00
3 Summey, Matt 26 25 24 75 23.00  $  105.00
4 Baus, Bill 25 25 27 77 21.50  $    85.00
Freeman, Daryl 26 26 25 77 21.50  $    85.00
6 Lebo, Brad 29 26 23 78 19.50  $    65.00
Rybaczek, Rick 26 26 26 78 19.50  $    65.00
8 Anderson, Darrell 26 30 26 82 18.00  $    55.00
9 Biesma, Dennis 26 31 26 83 15.00  $    20.00
Schooler, Ken 30 26 27 83 15.00  $    20.00
McCollister, David 28 28 27 83 15.00  $    20.00
Grajewski, Ed 30 25 28 83 15.00  $    20.00
Baird, Rick 28 30 25 83 15.00  $    20.00
14 Rawles, Thomas 28 28 28 84 12.00
15 Smith, Randal 28 30 27 85 11.00
16 Johnson, Robert 31 30 25 86 9.00
Stewart, Manfred 28 34 24 86 9.00
Hinshaw, Gary 30 27 29 86 9.00

 Amateur Division
(Roanoke, VA - Course # 2 -
27 September 2008
)

Round Virginia Expense
Player 1 2 3 Total Points  Money 
1 Coffey, Conway 25 23 25 73 20.00  $    30.00
2 Matthews, Mike 26 23 27 76 18.00  $    25.00
3 Smith, Mark 29 24 26 79 17.00  $    23.00
4 Craft, Clayton 31 27 22 80 16.00  $    20.00
5 Dibbs, Chuck 23 28 31 82 14.50  $    16.00
Mathews, Don 27 27 28 82 14.50  $    16.00
7 Shumaker, Malcolm 31 25 27 83 12.50  $      5.00
Baldwin, Randy 27 27 29 83 12.50  $      5.00
9 Driskill, Wade 29 25 32 86 11.00
10 Walker, James 30 28 29 87 10.00
11 Boyer, Geoff 28 28 32 88 8.50
Petrie, John 31 28 29 88 8.50
13 Vick, Gerald 27 30 32 89 6.50
Smith, Amy 31 30 28 89 6.50
15 Lebrun, James 32 30 28 90 5.00
16 Petrie, Bill 32 29 31 92 4.00
17 Carter, Ryan 34 31 29 94 3.00
18 Matthews, Chris 26 41 28 95 2.00
19 Kolb, Walter 36 32 29 97 1.00
20 Nance, Chuck 29 38 33 100 1.00
21 Cyr, Chuck 33 33 35 101 1.00

 

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