Epic Clubhouse Charge Earns Greg Ward a One-Stroke Victory in White Lake, NC25 April 2009 - White Lake, NC - The Southern Putting Tour gathered on a sunny spring morning at the festive setting of the White Lake, NC Putt-Putt facility to contest the first of three weekend tour events. The players unexpectedly were greeted by pristine new carpets which recently had been placed throughout the course. Predictably, the week-old carpets required aggressive play and much adaptation and resulted in minimal separation of the bulk of field scoring.
In the ensuing 18-hole amateur playoff, Nance carded a front-nine 13 to seize a one-stroke lead over all four of his opponents. Disaster struck for Nance at the 10th hole, however, as he recorded a double bogey. Block took advantage of the opportunity, magically acing the enigmatic 10th and 11th holes to move into the lead by one stroke. Comer aced the 12th hole to grab a share of the lead with Block at six-under par. Block rebounded with consecutive aces on holes 13-15 to increase her lead to three strokes over Caudle, Nance, and Comer. Upon deucing the final three holes, Block posted a playoff score of 27 to capture her third amateur title in six events in 2009. Caudle and Nance each carded a playoff score of 28. Comer and Mingo shot 29 and 31, respectively. The Southern Putting Tour will resume action with another 54-hole event to be held on course # 1 at the White Lake, NC Putt-Putt facility. Play is scheduled to commence at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Article provided by Brad Lebo |
Professional Division
(White Lake, NC - Course # 1 - 25 April 2009)
Round SPT Prize Player Name 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Greg Ward 23 29 25 77 40.00 150.00 2 Darrell Britt 25 23 30 78 33.50 100.00 Manfred Stewart 24 27 27 78 33.50 100.00 4 Jay Klapper 25 26 30 81 31.50 78.00 Michael Hitt 31 28 22 81 31.50 78.00 6 James White 26 27 29 82 29.50 68.00 Dennis Biesma 26 28 28 82 29.50 68.00 8 Robert Johnson 27 26 30 83 26.50 53.00 Brad Lebo 30 27 26 83 26.50 53.00 Jeff Carr 24 27 32 83 26.50 53.00 Bill Baus 28 27 28 83 26.50 53.00 12 Rick Baird 25 28 31 84 23.50 43.00 Tony Jackson 29 29 26 84 23.50 43.00 14 Gary Watson 29 28 28 85 19.50 27.00 Greg Newport 29 24 32 85 19.50 27.00 Daryl Freeman 29 25 31 85 19.50 27.00 Tony Varnadore 29 30 26 85 19.50 27.00 Randy Orr 28 29 28 85 19.50 27.00 Bill Kirby Jr 30 29 26 85 19.50 27.00 20 Stan Seethoff 28 26 32 86 16.00 21 Randal Smith 31 28 28 87 14.50 Ricky Schults 30 28 29 87 14.50 23 Frank Warren 28 31 29 88 12.50 Rick Rybaczek 26 30 32 88 12.50 25 Vince Batten 31 26 32 89 10.00 Gary English 29 30 30 89 10.00 Chris Bunting 34 26 29 89 10.00 28 Randy Carter 32 28 30 90 7.50 Randy Reeves 30 27 33 90 7.50 30 Lewis Burton 30 28 33 91 6.00 31 Bob Jackson 34 26 32 92 5.00 Gary Hester 32 28 32 92 5.00 33 Michael Cardwell 30 31 33 94 5.00 34 Steve Toomey 35 31 35 101 5.00 Amateur Division
(White Lake, NC - Course # 1 - 25 April 2009)
Round SPT Expense Player Name 1 2 3 Total Points Money 1 Vanette Block 29 26 32 87 40.00 25.00 2 Billy Caudle 29 32 26 87 32.50 19.00 Barb Mingo 32 28 27 87 32.50 19.00 Chuck Nance 26 32 29 87 32.50 19.00 Jimmy Comer 32 27 28 87 32.50 19.00 6 David Myers 30 31 28 89 29.50 15.00 Todd Trent 30 30 29 89 29.50 15.00 8 Ben Blake 32 27 31 90 27.50 15.00 Larry Smith 29 29 32 90 27.50 15.00 10 Johnny Brown 30 31 30 91 25.50 13.00 Lynn Self 31 30 30 91 25.50 13.00 12 Bonnie White 31 31 30 92 23.00 10.00 Jeff Brown 35 30 27 92 23.00 10.00 Keith Waters 29 32 31 92 23.00 10.00 15 Tommy Hutchinson 32 33 28 93 19.00 Mark Lawson 27 34 32 93 19.00 Donald Ralph 34 32 27 93 19.00 Randy Simpson 29 32 32 93 19.00 Steve Helton 32 26 35 93 19.00 20 Ray Guthrie 31 31 32 94 16.00 21 Frankie Peters 36 34 27 97 14.50 Chris Alley 33 33 31 97 14.50 23 Malcolm Shumaker 31 33 34 98 13.00 24 Adam Smith 34 34 31 99 11.50 David Gregor 32 34 33 99 11.50 26 Amy Smith 35 32 33 100 10.00 27 Linwood Moist 33 32 36 101 9.00 28 Bill Combs 34 35 36 105 8.00