Daryl Freeman Fires 71, Wins by One In White Lake, NC


Daryl Freeman

24 April 2010 - White Lake, NC - After a brief lunch break, the Southern Putting Tour commenced with the afternoon 54 hole event at the White Lake, NC Putt Putt Golf at Goldston's Beach. 28 professionals and 23 amateurs again enjoyed pleasant temperatures and minimal winds for the second event of the day.

In the professional division scores in the first round were strong. 2006 PPA National Doubles Champion Randy Orr and 2005 South Carolina Match Play Champion Darrell Britt blistered the course with rounds of 14 under par 22. Closed behind was two time National PPA Seniors Champion Bill Baus at 23. Seven players were one stroke back at 24. Orr continued his mastery of the course in round two, carding a round of 13 under par 23 to hold the lead at 45. Britt's pace slowed as he finished the round at 7 under par 29, for a two round total of 51. PPA Hall of Fame member and 1973 PPA National Champion Daryl Freeman, one of the seven tied at 24 after one round, was close behind Orr at 47. Five players were at 50 after the second round. A final round 24 for a total score of 71 secured Freeman's first win of the young season. 1997 PPA National Champion Randy Reeves put together a middle round of 23 and a final round of 22 to finish one stroke behind Freeman at 72. Orr' pace slowed a bit in round three, and he settled for third place honors with a score of 73. The cash line for the 28 professionals was 77.


Todd Trent

In the amateur division scoring was also low in round one. 2007 APA North Carolina State Champion Chris Alley and former Eden, NC Putt Putt course owner Randal Smith each bolted out of the gate with 14 under par rounds of 22. 2009 APA National Champion Larry Smith and two-time Elton Davis Memorial APA Champion Keith Waters were close behind at 24. 1997 PPA High Point Open Champion Rodney Ashley was one stroke back at 25. Both Alley and Randal Smith saw their lead disappear with second round scores of 6 under par 30. They were tied for fourth place along with 2008 Southern Putting Tour APA Champion Ben Blake at 52. The tournament lead was now shared by Waters and Larry Smith after both carded rounds of 26 for a two round total of 50. 2009 APA Georgia State Champion Todd Trent was alone in third place after turning in a round of 11 under par 25, for a two round total of 51. Trent then assembled his best round of the day at 13 under par 23, for a three round score of 74, good enough for a one stroke victory. Randal Smith also finished with a 23 in the final round, settling for runner up honors at 75. Waters kept his play steady with a final round 26, finishing alone in third place at 76.

With two cookouts planned for the evening and plenty of other festivities sure to take place, players and their families retired to plenty of good food and fellowship before returning for the weekend's final event on Sunday, the 26th Annual Carolinas' Open.

Article provided by The PPA Southern Tour

Professional Division
(White Lake, NC - Course # 1 - 24 April 2010 PM Event)

RoundPointsPrize
Player Name123TotalEarnedMoney
1Daryl Freeman2423247140.00 $  150.00
2Randy Reeves2723227234.00 $  110.00
3Randy Orr2223287333.00 $    90.00
4Bill Baus2327247432.00 $    80.00
5Jay Klapper2427247530.50 $    73.00
Bill Kirby2426257530.50 $    73.00
7Tony Varnadore2428247627.50 $    57.00
Robert Johnson2624267627.50 $    57.00
Jeff Carr2426267627.50 $    57.00
Rick Rybaczek2625257627.50 $    57.00
11Dennis Biesma2526267723.00 $    33.00
Ricky Schults3023247723.00 $    33.00
Greg Newport2724267723.00 $    33.00
Tony Jackson2527257723.00 $    33.00
Vince Batten2627247723.00 $    33.00
16Stan Seethoff2628247819.00  
Gary Watson2427277819.00  
James White2628247819.00  
19Rick Baird2825278016.50  
Darrell Britt2229298016.50  
21Brad Lebo3124268115.00  
22Frank Warren2429308314.00  
23Lewis Burton2928288513.00  
24Matt Summey3030268611.50  
Danny McCaslin2931268611.50  
26Chris Bunting292929879.50  
Michael Cardwell282930879.50  
28Bob Jackson283625898.00  

Amateur Division
(White Lake, NC - Course # 1 - 24 April 2010 PM Event)

RoundPointsExpense
Player Name123TotalEarnedMoney
1Todd Trent2625237440.00 $    20.00
2Randal Smith2230237534.00 $    20.00
3Keith Waters2426267633.00 $    20.00
4Larry Smith2426287832.00 $    20.00
5Johnny Brown2629258031.00 $    20.00
6Ben Blake2824298130.00 $    15.00
7Billy Caudle2927268228.50 $    15.00
Chris Alley2230308228.50 $    15.00
9Ray Guthrie2827288327.00 $    10.00
10Adam Smith2728298425.50 $    10.00
Frankie Peters2926298425.50 $    10.00
12Mark Lawson3227268523.50 $      3.00
Lynn Self2930268523.50 $      3.00
14Rodney Ashley2533298722.00  
15Vanette Block3127308820.50  
David Myers2929308820.50  
17David Gregor2831319019.00  
18Linwood Moist3032329418.00  
19Steve Helton3033329517.00  
20Andrew Radford3333319716.00  
21Chuck Nance3334329914.50  
Randy Simpson3336309914.50  
23Darren Harvey37343911013.00  

 

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