Greg Newport Defeats Gary Hinshaw in Playoff for Victory in Roanoke, VA
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Greg Newport
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27 September 2008 - Roanoke,
VA - In the second of two 54-hole Virginia PPA Tour events
played on the eve of the Virginia State Championship on
course # 2 at the Roanoke, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center, a
steady, driving afternoon rainfall challenged the field of
17 professionals. The difficult conditions did not
hinder two-time PPA ProPutters.com Classic Champion
Greg
Newport and PPA Hall of Fame member
Gary
Hinshaw, who matched rounds of 25, 25, and 26 to finish
regulation play deadlocked at a 54-hole score of 76. In the
ensuing 18-hole playoff, Newport took a three-stroke lead
after the outward nine and held on to defeat Hinshaw, 26-28,
and earn his first VA Tour victory of the season. 2006 PPA
National Champion
Brad Lebo
deuced his final hole of the tournament to miss the playoff
by a stroke and settled for a third-place finish at 77. At
78, defending champion
Vince
Batten and 1999 VA State Champion
Randal
Smith tied for fourth position. The final of the nine
cash spots awarded in the event fell at 82.
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Mike Matthews
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In the amateur division, reigning APA National Doubles
Champion
Mike Matthews continued his mastery of the Roanoke
layout, cruising to an easy four-stroke victory. Matthews
posted impressive rounds of 26, 25, and 23 for a 54-hole
total of 74. Five-time VA State APA Champion
Chuck
Dibbs notched runner-up honors at 78. At
79, newly-crowned APA National Champion
James Walker and 1999 VA State APA Champion
Malcolm Shumaker shared third position. The trio of
Wade Driskill,
Gerald Vick, and Bill Petrie tied for fifth place at 85
and split the final amateur division expense reimbursement
spot available in the tournament.
The Virginia PPA Tour returns to action for its final
tournament of the 2008 schedule, the 108-hole Virginia State
Championship. The event will be contested on course # 2 at
the Roanoke, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center beginning at 9:00 a.m.
on Sunday, September 28, 2008.
Article provided by Brad Lebo
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Professional Division
(Roanoke, VA - Course # 2 - 27
September 2008 PM)
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Round |
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Virginia |
Prize |
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Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Points |
Money |
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1 |
Newport, Greg |
25 |
25 |
26 |
76 |
25.00 |
$
175.00 |
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2 |
Hinshaw, Gary |
25 |
25 |
26 |
76 |
24.00 |
$
125.00 |
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3 |
Lebo, Brad |
26 |
26 |
25 |
77 |
23.00 |
$
100.00 |
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4 |
Batten, Vince |
27 |
26 |
25 |
78 |
21.50 |
$
75.00 |
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Smith, Randal |
28 |
25 |
25 |
78 |
21.50 |
$
75.00 |
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6 |
Baird, Rick |
27 |
27 |
25 |
79 |
20.00 |
$
60.00 |
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7 |
Summey, Matt |
26 |
27 |
27 |
80 |
18.50 |
$
52.50 |
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Baus, Bill |
30 |
26 |
24 |
80 |
18.50 |
$
52.50 |
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9 |
Rawles, Thomas |
28 |
27 |
27 |
82 |
17.00 |
$
50.00 |
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10 |
McCollister, David |
28 |
29 |
26 |
83 |
16.00 |
|
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11 |
Freeman, Daryl |
26 |
28 |
30 |
84 |
14.00 |
|
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Rybaczek, Rick |
30 |
26 |
28 |
84 |
14.00 |
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Stewart, Manfred |
28 |
27 |
29 |
84 |
14.00 |
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14 |
Johnson, Robert |
31 |
28 |
27 |
86 |
12.00 |
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15 |
Biesma, Dennis |
30 |
28 |
29 |
87 |
10.50 |
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Schooler, Ken |
27 |
29 |
31 |
87 |
10.50 |
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17 |
Grajewski, Ed |
31 |
30 |
29 |
90 |
9.00 |
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Amateur Division
(Roanoke, VA - Course # 2 - 27
September 2008
PM)
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Round |
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Virginia |
Expense |
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Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Points |
Money |
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1 |
Matthews, Mike |
26 |
25 |
23 |
74 |
20.00 |
$
30.00 |
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2 |
Dibbs, Chuck |
30 |
25 |
23 |
78 |
18.00 |
$
25.00 |
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3 |
Shumaker, Malcolm |
30 |
23 |
26 |
79 |
16.50 |
$
21.50 |
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Walker, James |
29 |
24 |
26 |
79 |
16.50 |
$
21.50 |
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5 |
Driskill, Wade |
29 |
27 |
29 |
85 |
14.00 |
$
14.00 |
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Vick, Gerald |
29 |
30 |
26 |
85 |
14.00 |
$
14.00 |
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Petrie, Bill |
27 |
32 |
26 |
85 |
14.00 |
$
14.00 |
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8 |
Carter, Ryan |
28 |
26 |
32 |
86 |
11.50 |
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Matthews, Chris |
32 |
29 |
25 |
86 |
11.50 |
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10 |
Smith, Mark |
26 |
30 |
31 |
87 |
8.50 |
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Craft, Clayton |
31 |
26 |
30 |
87 |
8.50 |
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Petrie, John |
28 |
30 |
29 |
87 |
8.50 |
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Lebrun, James |
31 |
30 |
26 |
87 |
8.50 |
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14 |
Mathews, Don |
28 |
30 |
30 |
88 |
6.00 |
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15 |
Coffey, Conway |
32 |
27 |
30 |
89 |
4.50 |
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Boyer, Geoff |
26 |
31 |
32 |
89 |
4.50 |
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17 |
Smith, Amy |
28 |
32 |
30 |
90 |
3.00 |
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18 |
Baldwin, Randy |
29 |
34 |
29 |
92 |
2.00 |
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19 |
Nance, Chuck |
33 |
30 |
37 |
100 |
1.00 |
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Cyr, Chuck |
31 |
35 |
34 |
100 |
1.00 |
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