Greg Newport Captures 2010 PPA National Championship Title
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18 September 2010 - Lynchburg, VA - On a breezy and seasonably cool late summer morning, the PPA National Tour contested the final two rounds of the 180-hole PPA National Championship, professional putting's premier event, on the creatively-designed course #1 and #2 layouts at the beautiful Lynchburg, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center. The final day of tournament action was filmed by Lynchburg's ABC-TV affiliate, with PPA Commissioner and Lynchburg course owner Joe Aboid and APA member Dennis Carter, the station's sports director, serving as commentators.
Greg Newport, 40, of Greensboro, NC crafted brilliant final-day rounds of 21 and 23 to cruise to a four-shot victory. Rounds of 26, 29, 23, 24, 30, 25, 25, 32, 21, and 23 gave Newport a 180-hole total of 258, 102-under par, to secure the $1,250.00 winner's check and the first PPA National Championship title of his storied career. 2006 PPA National Champion and second-day leader Brad Lebo shared runner-up honors at 262 with teen putting prodigy Olivia Prokopova of the Czech Republic. A three-way, fourth-place tie at 265 included 2006 PPA National Doubles Champion Randy Orr, PPA Midwest Tour putting legend Gary Watson, and recently-crowned PPA Senior National Champion Frank Warren. The final of the 29 money spots awarded in the tournament fell at 180-hole score of 274. » results » PPA website
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