Vince Batten Betters Russell Sigmon in Playoff to Earn Triumph in High Point, NC30 May 2009 - High Point, NC - The Southern Putting Tour ventured to the picturesque High Point, NC Putt-Putt Fun Center to stage the first of three weekend 54-hole events on course # 1. The speed-oriented course boasts a strong contingent of local tournament players and historically has been a popular and well-attended tournament venue on tour.
Sigmon, who recorded a spectacular 66 in a 54-hole Southern Putting Tour event in Martinsville, VA earlier in the 2009 season, began strongly in the 18-hole playoff, acing the first hole to take an early one-stroke lead. An unfortunate lip-out bogey on the second hole, however, portended disaster for Sigmon. Batten followed with an ace on the second hole and rode the momentum to shoot an opening-nine 11 and assume a four-stroke lead over Sigmon at the playoff's halfway mark. With Sigmon unable to mount an inward-nine charge, Batten played conservatively and coasted to a 27-30 playoff victory. The triumph was Batten's first of the 2009 PPA season.
The Southern Putting Tour will return to action with another 54-hole tournament on course # 1 at the High Point, NC Putt-Putt Fun Center beginning at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Article provided by Brad Lebo |
Professional Division
(High Point, NC - Course # 1 - 30 May 2009)
Round Points Prize Player Name 1 2 3 Total Earned Money 1 Vince Batten 27 25 26 78 40.00 $ 150.00 2 Russell Sigmon Jr 25 26 27 78 34.00 $ 110.00 3 Michael Hitt 26 27 26 79 32.50 $ 85.00 Dennis Biesma 26 27 26 79 32.50 $ 85.00 5 Greg Newport 24 26 30 80 30.00 $ 70.00 Jeff Carr 24 29 27 80 30.00 $ 70.00 Bob Haizlip 26 28 26 80 30.00 $ 70.00 8 Robert Johnson 28 25 28 81 26.50 $ 52.00 Bill Baus 28 24 29 81 26.50 $ 52.00 Ricky Schults 28 25 28 81 26.50 $ 52.00 Darrell Britt 24 28 29 81 26.50 $ 52.00 12 Jay Klapper 32 27 23 82 23.50 $ 40.00 Tony Varnadore 27 28 27 82 23.50 $ 40.00 14 Tony Jackson 27 27 29 83 21.00 $ 14.00 Gary English 27 28 28 83 21.00 $ 14.00 Rick Baird 27 26 30 83 21.00 $ 14.00 17 Daryl Freeman 32 26 26 84 18.50 James White 31 25 28 84 18.50 19 Don Thompson 28 29 28 85 16.50 Frank Warren 29 29 27 85 16.50 21 Allen Wall 26 29 31 86 15.00 22 Brad Lebo 26 27 34 87 12.50 Randy Reeves 29 30 28 87 12.50 Bob Jackson 29 30 28 87 12.50 Michael Cardwell 29 29 29 87 12.50 26 Rick Rybaczek 31 26 31 88 9.00 Stan Seethoff 27 31 30 88 9.00 Gary Hester 28 28 32 88 9.00 Amateur Division
(High Point, NC - Course # 1 - 30 May 2009)
Round Points Expense Player Name 1 2 3 Total Earned Money 1 Jimmy Comer 24 24 27 75 40.00 $ 25.00 2 Johnny Brown 24 28 27 79 33.50 $ 20.00 Vanette Block 27 27 25 79 33.50 $ 20.00 4 Mark Lawson 29 27 25 81 31.50 $ 20.00 Larry Smith 25 26 30 81 31.50 $ 20.00 6 Steve Lyon 29 24 29 82 30.00 $ 15.00 7 Ben Blake 28 27 29 84 28.00 $ 15.00 Chris Alley 27 30 27 84 28.00 $ 15.00 Todd Trent 31 23 30 84 28.00 $ 15.00 10 Larry Hoover 27 29 29 85 25.50 $ 15.00 David Myers 29 26 30 85 25.50 $ 15.00 12 Malcolm Shumaker 30 28 28 86 24.00 $ 15.00 13 Art Koerber 26 32 30 88 22.50 $ 13.00 Howard Bryan 30 26 32 88 22.50 $ 13.00 15 Lynn Self 28 27 34 89 20.50 $ 10.00 Keith Waters 31 29 29 89 20.50 $ 10.00 17 Rodney Ashley 30 34 26 90 16.50 $ 1.00 Ray Guthrie 28 33 29 90 16.50 $ 1.00 Lance Perdue 31 29 30 90 16.50 $ 1.00 Andy Pearman 30 29 31 90 16.50 $ 1.00 David Gregor 29 29 32 90 16.50 $ 1.00 Bonnie White 27 26 37 90 16.50 $ 1.00 23 Adam Smith 29 30 32 91 12.00 Linwood Moist 31 29 31 91 12.00 Frankie Peters 34 29 28 91 12.00 26 Roy Sigmon 28 32 32 92 10.00 27 Steve Helton 33 30 31 94 8.50 Chuck Nance 31 30 33 94 8.50 29 Randy Simpson 36 30 31 97 7.00 30 Terry Hendrix 31 34 35 100 6.00 31 Donald Ralph 36 31 36 103 4.50 Robin Trent 39 33 31 103 4.50 33 Brad Dunn 41 43 42 126 3.00