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LACEY WINS IN LYNCHBURG COMING FROM BEHIND
 Despite a commanding three-shot lead and an opening round 22 by Greg Ward after the round, a round in which it included a perfect back nine, Kevin Lacey trailed Ward by four shots and pulled a stunning win over Ward and Robert Johnson by one shot on Saturday. Lacey used up rounds of 26, 25, and 27 and captured Ward after his lead slipped to one after the second and continued to swell in the final round despite the rounds of 28 and 29 to close.
Lacey won on Course 1 with a final score of 78. Ward and Johnson finished tied for second at 79. Andy Coradini and Matt Summey rounded out the top five at 81.
Malcolm Shumaker fashioned rounds of 30, 28, and 28 to win the APA Division for the second time this season on Saturday by two shots over Steven Jones and Robin Ventura. Jones had the first round lead at 27 before slipping with a 32 to fall into second and could not mount a comeback. Shumaker finished the afternoon off with a final score of 86, while Jones and Ventura ended up in second at 88.
Click here to view Saturday's results.
JONES JOINS LACEY AS ONLY THREE-TIME WINNERS ON THE COMBINED NC/VA TOUR
Results will be posted when they come in.
LOCALS HEADLINES
| BISSETTE AND PULLEY WIN WILSON ON THE FIFTH PLAYOFF HOLE
Allen Pulley's ace on the fifth playoff hole of sudden death sparked a win for his team that had Joey Bissette as his partner. The win gave Pulley his first of the season in the standings, while it added Bissette to his fourth.
Bissette and Pulley had a one-shot lead going into the final round before being chased by Gerald Vick and Aaron Olson. Vick and Olson fired a final round 27 to force a deadlock at 81 with the winning team. After both teams missed out on the first two holes, they each aced the next two holes, before Pulley came through with an ace on top of the other team to seal the victory. The team of Johnny Brown and William Lewis missed out on the playoff as they were third at 82.
Next tournament will be Monday, July 23, at 8:00pm on Course 1. They also have the City Championship this coming Saturday, July 21, with a 9:00am tee time.
Click here to view the results from Wilson on Monday.
| CAUDLE SEEKS REVENGE IN A BIG WAY IN ASHEBORO
After losing a huge lead last week in Asheboro, Billy Caudle found himself back in the winner's circle, this time holding on to his huge lead after the second round and coasted to a Asheboro tournament record 13-shot win.
Just like last week, Caudle opened play with a pair of 26's, but after the second round, he held 10-shot lead over defending champion Bear Landin. Caudle cruised with a final score of 81 to win his third of the season. Landin shot 94 to finish in second, while David Gregor was third at 96.
Asheboro's next tournament will be on Tuesday, July 17, starting at 7:30pm.
Click here to view the results from Asheboro on Tuesday night.
WATERS BECOMES LAST PPA REGULAR TO WIN AT HIGH POINT
Keith Waters finally notched one in the win column this past week in High Point. Waters put together two solid final rounds of 25 and 28 to win his first of the regular season this past Thursday.
Scores ran unusually high as four players shared the lead at 29 through the first round. By the time the second round was played, scores started to drop a bit but 55 was leading the field after two rounds, and scores continued to stay high throughout the evening.
Waters posted a two-shot victory with a final score of 83. Randy Carter and Don Thompson each finished tied for second at 85.
Next tournament will be Thursday, July 19, at 7:30pm on Course 1.
Click here to view the results from High Point.
| RIGGINS WINS HIS SECOND IN A DOWNPOUR
Off and on thunderstorms throughout the night and a 40-minute rain delay on Course 1 made one of the most highly scored tournaments in a long time. Harold Riggins survived through the muck by winning for the second time this season with an easy four-shot win over Glenwood Arrington and Mike Pless.
Riggins posted rounds of 30, 28, and 29 to finish at 87 and capped off a four-stroke win. Arrington and Pless each shot 91 to finish in second.
The Novice Division had a really tough time with the conditions as a B Divsion player was the only player under 100 and was almost the only player who shot under par. Elbert Lowery fired rounds of 33, 35, and 31 for a nine-shot win in the B Division at 99. Mitchell Donovant was second at 108.
Roy Sigmon was the only A Division player who broke par for the entire night as held on to a two-shot win over Karen Wilson with a 107. Wilson finished at 109, while Teddy Martin came in third at 110.
Ryan Oakes had an easy victory in the C Division as he won by 21 shots over Beth Wheeler. Oakes shot an even-par final round to finish at 121, while Wheeler was second at 142.
Martinsville will play again this coming Tuesday, July 24, at 7:30pm on Course 2.
Click here to view the results from Martinsville.
| JACKSON DOMINATES THIS WEEK IN SPARTANBURG
After a brief early thunderstorm before Spartanburg hosted its weekly tournament, Tony Jackson fired opening two rounds of 26 and 25 for a six-shot lead over Tony Pack and cruised to a three-stroke win on Course 3.
Jackson fired a final round 29 to finish the tournament at 80, good enough to beat Pack, who shot 83 to finish second. Bob Jackson fired a score of 86 to finish third.
Johnny Hostetler also dominated the APA field with a five-shot victory. Hostetler fired outstanding rounds of 28, 28, and 26 to win at 82. Steve Helton managed to finish in second at 87. Betty Helton fired a score of 95 for third place.
Next tournament in Spartanburg will once again be on Course 3, at 7:30pm on Thursday, July 26.
Click here to view the results from Spartanburg on Thursday night.
MISCELLANEOUS
| THE SECOND ANNUAL OPIE-VILLE FOOTBALL CONTEST
 Michael Hitt, 2000 Opie-Ville Football Champion of the Woooooorrrrrrrlllllllddddddd, is taking on ALL comers this year in the 2001 version of the Opie-Ville Football Contest.
The contest this year is open only to those who are participants of the PPA, and this year, I am extending personal invites from outside. Last year, we had 18 participants. This year, we want more. This is your opportunity to get in on some REAL action and dethrone Hitt from his reigns.
Interested?? Click here. Please let me know before the Nationals in August.
Here are the list so far of players from Putt-Putt who have officially registered to play:
Peter Ansbacher
Tommy Barbour
Bart Bason
Joey Bissette
Chris Bunting
Billy Caudle
Pepper Guthrie
Chris Hudson
Brian Hutchins
Tony Jackson
Robert Johnson
Jay Klapper
Brad Lebo
Jonathan Moore
Greg Newport
Randy Reeves
Jonathan Reid
Opie Roberts
| Rick Rybaczek
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