EUFAULA, Ala. - After eight years on the BASS circuit, Pete Ponds realized his dream of winning a big-league tournament Saturday and he did it in fine fashion - finishing off a decisive wire-to-wire victory in the Bassmaster Southern Open on the waters of Lake Eufaula.
The 44-year-old Mississippi pro brought in his smallest catch of the week (9 pounds, 15 ounces) Saturday, but he enjoyed the luxury of a 7 1/2-pound lead entering the final round to win easily. His three-day total of 41-7 proved to be 4-10 ahead of his closest pursuer, Louisiana's Roger Boler (36-13).
"It's been a long time coming," an emotional Ponds said, accepting the champion's trophy and $50,000 top prize. "I've been after this a long time. I had made the Classic and winning one of these things was my goal.
"I had one of those tournaments where I couldn't do anything wrong. It started with two 6-pounders on back-to-back casts the first day. When that happens, you know it's your time to win one."
Ponds' success came on three lures: a Bandit Flat Maxx crankbait, Carolina-rigged V&M lizard and a jig. Most of his catch came from a ledge off of a point that dropped gradually from 3 to 16 feet.
"It's rare when you have three patterns working in a tournament," he said. "But it was that kind of tournament for me."
Boler, a 44-year-old pro and former Classic qualifier, was also seeking his first BASS win.
It was a late adjustment in tactics that enabled Boler to collect a five-bass weighing 13-7 - the largest catch of the final round - and secure second place. After scoring in super-shallow water with a Snagproof Frog the first two days, it proved to be ineffective early Saturday. So Boler switched to a Texas-rigged worm fished in the holes in vegetation in a little deeper water.
"It was just a tough day," he said. "I don't know if it was because the sun came out today or what. But it changed."
Fellow Louisianan Greg Hackney finished third with 34 1/2 pounds by doing the kind of fishing he most enjoys - flipping and pitching a jig to shallow grass and wood.
"Yesterday I had 13 or 14 bites, but today it got slow," the reigning Bassmaster Rookie of the Year said. "Basically I just had a bait working for me. I was using that jig and running new water to keep on catching them every day."
Florida's Steve Daniel hung in the top five throughout the tournament en route to finishing fourth with 33-13. The veteran angler also employed his favorite technique, fishing a jerkbait.
Former Classic qualifier Jamie Horton of Alabama rounded out the top five with 28-11.
Four-time Classic champion Rick Clunn took Saturday's Big Bass Award with a 6-pound, 3-ounce largemouth.
On the non-boater side, Alabama's David Kilgore came from well back in the pack with the largest catch of his division (12-1) Saturday to win by more than 7 pounds. His three-day total was 21-13. Fellow Alabamian Jason Nixon was second with 14-5.
"I led the last (Southern Open) after the second day, but dropped to third," said Kilgore, a 30-year-old real estate agent from Jasper. "I was pretty bummed. But this certainly makes up for it."
Non-boaters Tim McTyre of Georgia and Wade Grooms of South Carolina split their division's Purolator Big Bass of the Day prize when each brought a 5-pound bass to the scales. Veteran pro angler Rick Clunn took the boaters' $1,000 Big Bass of the Day with a 6-3 largemouth that wasn't enough to top Boler's 7-5 lunker from the first round, which earned Boler a $1,000 bonus as the Big Bass of the Tournament.
The Southern Open pros move on to Lake Okeechobee next month for the final qualifying event for the Bassmaster Open Championship. The top 20 pros in the season-ending standings qualify for the Championship, while the top 15 earn a spot on the 2005 Bassmaster Tour.
2004 Alabama CITGO Bassmaster Open BO 10/28-10/30 Lake Eufaula, Eufaula Ala. (BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Pete Ponds Madison, Miss. 14 41-07 315 $50,000.00 Day 1: 5 19-02 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 4 9-15 2. Roger Boler Slidell, La. 12 36-13 295 $42,000.00 Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 4 12-14 Day 3: 5 13-07 3. Greg Hackney Gonzales, La. 13 34-08 290 $15,300.00 Day 1: 4 9-09 Day 2: 5 13-08 Day 3: 4 11-07 4. Stephen Daniel Clewiston, Fla. 15 33-13 285 $12,600.00 Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 10-11 Day 3: 5 12-03 5. James Horton Centreville, Ala. 11 28-11 280 $8,000.00 Day 1: 2 7-03 Day 2: 5 10-00 Day 3: 4 11-08 6. Randy Howell Springville, Ala. 13 28-02 276 $7,000.00 Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 3 4-05 7. Alex Ormand Kings Mountain, N.C. 13 27-07 272 $6,000.00 Day 1: 4 8-12 Day 2: 4 10-00 Day 3: 5 8-11 8. Chris Baumgardner Gastonia, N.C. 10 26-12 268 $5,500.00 Day 1: 1 2-03 Day 2: 5 16-02 Day 3: 4 8-07 9. Scott McGehee Madison, Miss. 11 25-06 264 $4,500.00 Day 1: 4 9-01 Day 2: 5 10-13 Day 3: 2 5-08 10. Preston Clark Palatka, Fla. 9 25-00 260 $4,000.00 Day 1: 3 6-12 Day 2: 4 10-14 Day 3: 2 7-06 11. Russell Lane Prattville, Ala. 10 24-04 257 $3,500.00 Day 1: 2 4-04 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 3 6-07 12. Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville, Ill. 12 24-03 254 $3,000.00 Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 8-04 Day 3: 2 5-10 13. Gerald Swindle Hayden, Ala. 8 24-00 251 $2,500.00 Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 3 8-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 14. David Cooke Mooresville, N.C. 8 23-00 248 $2,400.00 Day 1: 3 11-13 Day 2: 4 9-12 Day 3: 1 1-07 15. Rick Clunn Ava, Mo. 9 22-11 245 $3,300.00 Day 1: 2 3-04 Day 2: 5 11-12 Day 3: 2 7-11 16. Marty Stone Linden, N.C. 10 22-08 243 $2,200.00 Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 8-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 17. Mark Rose Marion, Ark. 12 21-15 241 $2,200.00 Day 1: 3 3-15 Day 2: 5 9-04 Day 3: 4 8-12 18. Norio Tanabe Tokyo 153, Japan 11 21-13 239 $2,200.00 Day 1: 1 2-06 Day 2: 5 11-00 Day 3: 5 8-07 19. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, Ark. 9 21-04 237 $2,200.00 Day 1: 4 7-07 Day 2: 2 5-00 Day 3: 3 8-13 20. Charlie Youngers Oviedo, Fla. 10 20-12 235 $2,200.00 Day 1: 2 5-06 Day 2: 5 10-03 Day 3: 3 5-03 21. Danny Walden Columbus, Miss. 6 20-09 233 $3,100.00 Day 1: 2 7-12 Day 2: 1 6-15 Day 3: 3 5-14 22. Paul Elias Pachuta, Miss. 10 20-05 231 $2,100.00 Day 1: 2 2-07 Day 2: 4 8-09 Day 3: 4 9-05 22. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, S.C. 8 20-05 231 $2,100.00 Day 1: 3 6-15 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 0 0-00 24. Harry Moore Valley, Ala. 8 19-10 227 $2,100.00 Day 1: 2 2-09 Day 2: 3 9-01 Day 3: 3 8-00 25. Jeff Magee Mendenhall, Miss. 11 18-15 225 $2,100.00 Day 1: 3 5-11 Day 2: 5 7-12 Day 3: 3 5-08 26. Boyd Duckett Demopolis, Ala. 10 18-09 223 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 9-13 Day 2: 3 5-05 Day 3: 2 3-07 27. Ryan Anaya Warrior, Ala. 9 18-02 221 $1,700.00 Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 2 4-04 Day 3: 2 3-07 28. Danny Bishop Buchanan, Ga. 7 17-10 219 $1,700.00 Day 1: 4 10-09 Day 2: 2 5-07 Day 3: 1 1-10 29. Don Oswalt Mc Calla, Ala. 9 16-13 217 $1,700.00 Day 1: 2 2-15 Day 2: 4 8-07 Day 3: 3 5-07 30. Dwayne Horton Knoxville, Tenn. 7 16-10 215 $1,700.00 Day 1: 2 6-00 Day 2: 5 10-10 Day 3: 0 0-00 31. Gene Pizz0lato Baker, La. 9 16-09 213 $1,500.00 Day 1: 1 1-14 Day 2: 5 9-03 Day 3: 3 5-08 32. Terry Scroggins Palatka, Fla. 7 16-02 211 $1,500.00 Day 1: 1 1-13 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 1 1-15 33. Craig Taylor Tallahassee, Fla. 6 15-14 209 $1,500.00 Day 1: 4 9-04 Day 2: 1 3-11 Day 3: 1 2-15 34. Derrick Millirons Seale, Ala. 9 15-12 207 $1,500.00 Day 1: 3 6-08 Day 2: 4 6-07 Day 3: 2 2-13 35. Tommy Jacques Wetumpka, Ala. 6 15-09 205 $1,500.00 Day 1: 2 2-14 Day 2: 3 8-14 Day 3: 1 3-13 36. Eddie Jewell Lawrenceburg, Tenn. 7 15-06 203 $1,300.00 Day 1: 2 2-15 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 37. Gerald Beck Lexington, N.C. 7 15-05 201 $1,300.00 Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 3 4-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 38. Tim Horton Tuscumbia, Ala. 6 15-03 199 $1,300.00 Day 1: 3 8-10 Day 2: 1 2-12 Day 3: 2 3-13 39. Todd Ary Birmingham, Ala. 6 15-01 197 $1,300.00 Day 1: 2 6-12 Day 2: 3 5-05 Day 3: 1 3-00 40. Keith Ott Waveland, Miss. 8 14-10 195 $1,300.00 Day 1: 3 5-07 Day 2: 3 5-15 Day 3: 2 3-04 41. David Pollard Carrollton, Ga. 7 14-06 193 $1,200.00 Day 1: 3 5-11 Day 2: 3 5-13 Day 3: 1 2-14 41. Ronnie Ray Phenix City, Ala. 6 14-06 193 $1,200.00 Day 1: 2 5-02 Day 2: 4 9-04 Day 3: 0 0-00 43. John Gray Noblesville, Ind. 5 14-05 189 $1,200.00 Day 1: 1 1-02 Day 2: 4 14-03 Day 3: 0 -1-00 44. Brent Broderick Oregonia, Ohio 6 14-02 187 $1,200.00 Day 1: 2 5-13 Day 2: 2 4-14 Day 3: 2 3-07 45. Skip Mundy Cusseta, Ga. 7 13-11 185 $1,200.00 Day 1: 2 4-14 Day 2: 4 7-04 Day 3: 1 1-09 46. Lee Pitts Gaylesville, Ala. 8 13-01 183 $1,100.00 Day 1: 3 5-04 Day 2: 4 5-13 Day 3: 1 2-00 47. Matthew Herren Trussville, Ala. 5 12-07 181 $1,100.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 10-03 Day 3: 1 2-04 48. Tom Hamlin Lizella, Ga. 6 12-05 179 $1,100.00 Day 1: 2 4-15 Day 2: 3 5-12 Day 3: 1 1-10 49. Lee Cepero Thonotosassa, Fla. 6 12-00 177 $1,100.00 Day 1: 4 7-08 Day 2: 1 3-00 Day 3: 1 1-08 50. Mark Rizk Arab, Ala. 5 10-06 175 $1,100.00 Day 1: 4 7-10 Day 2: 1 2-12 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purolator Big Bass Day 1 Roger Boler Slidell, La. 7-05 $1,000.00 2 Danny Walden Columbus, Miss. 6-15 $1,000.00 3 Rick Clunn Ava, Mo. 6-03 $1,000.00 Roger Boler Slidell, La. 7-05 $1,000.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 8 275 601-10 2 21 383 831-06 3 4 103 229-02 ---------------------------------- 33 761 1662-022004 Alabama CITGO Bassmaster Open NB 10/28-10/30 Lake Eufaula, Eufaula Ala. (NON-BOATER) Standings Day 3 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. David Kilgore Jasper, Ala. 7 21-13 305 $24,000.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 9-12 Day 3: 4 12-01 2. Jason Nixon Wetumpka, Ala. 6 14-05 295 $8,400.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 7-06 Day 3: 4 6-15 3. John Davis Atmore, Ala. 6 13-00 290 $5,000.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 7-09 Day 3: 2 5-07 4. Tim McTyre Powder Springs, Ga. 5 12-15 285 $4,700.00 Day 1: 2 4-05 Day 2: 2 3-10 Day 3: 1 5-00 5. Allen Rix Marion, Ill. 5 12-08 280 $4,000.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 8-15 Day 3: 2 3-09 6. Kentaro Amagal New Port Richey, Fla. 5 12-01 276 $3,000.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 4-13 Day 3: 3 7-04 7. Kenneth Crumpler Marianna, Fla. 6 11-12 272 $2,500.00 Day 1: 1 1-04 Day 2: 4 8-05 Day 3: 1 2-03 8. Wade Grooms Bonneau, S.C. 4 11-08 268 $2,200.00 Day 1: 2 4-15 Day 2: 1 1-09 Day 3: 1 5-00 9. Larry Bryant Goodlettsville, Tenn. 3 10-15 274 $2,200.00 Day 1: 3 10-15 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 10. Frank Kerns Gordon, Ga. 4 10-04 260 $1,600.00 Day 1: 2 5-05 Day 2: 2 4-15 Day 3: 0 0-00 11. Larry Cundiff Dunnville, Ky. 5 9-13 257 $1,350.00 Day 1: 3 5-08 Day 2: 1 2-00 Day 3: 1 2-05 11. Gary Garren Lebanon, Ohio 5 9-13 257 $1,350.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 4-08 Day 3: 2 5-05 13. Tony Risinger Brooks, Ky. 3 9-10 251 $1,200.00 Day 1: 1 2-07 Day 2: 2 7-03 Day 3: 0 0-00 14. David Reuwer Ellerslie, Ga. 4 9-08 248 $1,100.00 Day 1: 2 3-12 Day 2: 2 5-12 Day 3: 0 0-00 15. Brian Rodriguez Orlando, Fla. 4 9-07 245 $1,000.00 Day 1: 3 7-12 Day 2: 1 1-11 Day 3: 0 0-00 16. Mike Johnson Madison, Ala. 5 9-05 243 $800.00 Day 1: 1 2-03 Day 2: 3 5-00 Day 3: 1 2-02 17. Roger Morrow Griffin, Ga. 3 9-04 241 $800.00 Day 1: 2 6-11 Day 2: 1 2-09 Day 3: 0 0-00 18. Jerry Gordon Wiggins, Miss. 4 9-02 239 $800.00 Day 1: 3 6-04 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 2-14 19. Keith Philips Calera, Ala. 4 9-00 237 $800.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 9-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 20. Peter Babbini Kennesaw, Ga. 3 8-10 235 $800.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 6-01 Day 3: 1 2-09 21. Ed Burnett Louisville, Ky. 5 8-07 233 $700.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 5-13 Day 3: 2 2-10 22. Bob Marek Chicago, Ill. 3 8-02 231 $700.00 Day 1: 3 8-02 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 23. Todd Wagman Winter Garden, Fla. 4 8-01 229 $700.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 5-03 Day 3: 2 2-14 24. Gene Crossway Callahan, Fla. 3 7-13 227 $700.00 Day 1: 1 2-15 Day 2: 2 4-14 Day 3: 0 0-00 25. Albert Sanders Ellisville, Miss. 5 7-12 225 $700.00 Day 1: 1 1-05 Day 2: 4 6-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 26. Dennis Horne Pelham, Ala. 2 7-07 223 $600.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 7-07 Day 3: 0 0-00 27. John Cox Debary, Fla. 3 7-04 221 $600.00 Day 1: 2 6-00 Day 2: 1 1-04 Day 3: 0 0-00 27. Mike Birge Florala, Ala. 3 7-04 221 $600.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 5-05 Day 3: 1 1-15 29. Timothy Lanham Louisville, Ky. 3 7-03 217 $600.00 Day 1: 2 4-15 Day 2: 1 2-04 Day 3: 0 0-00 29. Darrell Hille Springfield, Tenn. 2 7-03 217 $600.00 Day 1: 1 4-07 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 2-12 31. Dow M Cox Jonesborough, Tenn. 4 7-02 213 $550.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 7-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 32. Terry Chapman Cornelius, N.C. 3 6-13 211 $550.00 Day 1: 1 1-12 Day 2: 1 3-00 Day 3: 1 2-01 33. George Lambeth Thomasville, N.C. 3 6-12 209 $550.00 Day 1: 2 4-01 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 1 2-11 34. Jeffrey Graham Augusta, Ga. 4 6-02 207 $550.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 4 6-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 34. David Kent Lumpkin, Ga. 3 6-02 207 $550.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 6-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 36. Jerry Savage Columbus, Miss. 4 6-00 203 $500.00 Day 1: 2 3-05 Day 2: 1 1-03 Day 3: 1 1-08 37. George Williams Pembroke, Ga. 3 5-15 201 $500.00 Day 1: 1 1-09 Day 2: 1 2-13 Day 3: 1 1-09 38. Ed Amos Chatsworth, Ga. 2 5-13 199 $500.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 5-13 Day 3: 0 0-00 39. Arnold Coons, Jr Sherwood, Ark. 3 5-11 197 $500.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 2 4-09 Day 3: 1 1-02 40. Timothy Windham Jackson, Ala. 2 5-09 195 $500.00 Day 1: 2 5-09 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 41. Jeffrey Brooks Boca Raton, Fla. 3 5-05 193 $450.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 5-05 Day 3: 0 0-00 42. Phillip Lee Deltona, Fla. 3 5-04 191 $450.00 Day 1: 2 4-00 Day 2: 1 1-04 Day 3: 0 0-00 42. Hinton Day Laurel Hill, Fla. 3 5-04 191 $450.00 Day 1: 1 1-10 Day 2: 2 3-10 Day 3: 0 0-00 42. Felix Windsor Montgomery, Ala. 2 5-04 191 $450.00 Day 1: 2 5-04 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 45. John Bryan Carrollton, Ga. 1 4-15 185 $450.00 Day 1: 1 4-15 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 46. Fred Rigdon Belleview, Fla. 3 4-14 183 $400.00 Day 1: 0 0-00 Day 2: 3 4-14 Day 3: 0 0-00 47. Ron Warren Ocklawaha, Fla. 3 4-12 181 $400.00 Day 1: 3 4-12 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 48. Alan Patterson Kingsport, Tenn. 3 4-10 179 $400.00 Day 1: 1 1-02 Day 2: 2 3-08 Day 3: 0 0-00 49. Clint Pack Gable, S.C. 3 4-09 177 $400.00 Day 1: 3 4-09 Day 2: 0 0-00 Day 3: 0 0-00 50. David Porter Zephyrhills, Fla. 3 4-07 175 $400.00 Day 1: 2 3-05 Day 2: 1 1-02 Day 3: 0 0-00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purolator Big Bass Day 1 Larry Bryant Goodlettsville, Tenn. 5-07 $400.00 2 Jason Nixon Wetumpka, Ala. 5-12 $400.00 3 Tim McTyre Powder Springs, Ga. 5-00 $200.00 3 Wade Grooms Bonneau, S.C. 5-00 $200.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals Day #Limits #Fish Weight 1 0 96 198-00 2 0 165 326-08 3 0 35 81-12 ---------------------------------- 0 296 606-042004 SOUTHERN OPEN TRAIL BOATER Points After Eufaula, Ala. Ending 10-30-2004 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 Pete Ponds Miss. 542 2 Paul Elias Miss. 536 3 Stephen Browning Ark. 532 4 Charlie Youngers Fla. 530 5 Greg Hackney La. 528 6 Rick Clunn Mo. 525 7 Marty Stone N.C. 482 8 Mark Rose Ark. 476 9 Dwayne Horton Tenn. 472 9 Gerald Swindle Ala. 472 11 Chris Baumgardner N.C. 467 11 Chad Morgenthaler Ill. 467 13 David Cooke N.C. 455 14 Steve Daniel Fla. 444 15 Tim Horton Ala. 440 16 Gerald Beck N.C. 430 17 Todd Auten S.C. 424 17 Matthew Herren Ala. 424 19 Boyd Duckett Ala. 416 20 Danny Walden Miss. 410 21 Jeff Magee Miss. 404 22 Russ Lane Ala. 402 23 John Crews Va. 397 24 Guy Eaker N.C. 396 25 Randy Howell Ala. 389 26 Stephen Roby Fla. 383 27 Don Oswalt Ala. 380 28 Roger Boler La. 368 29 Alex Ormand N.C. 367 29 Preston Clark Fla. 367 31 Tom Hamlin Ga. 360 31 Fred Bland Ala. 360 33 Terry Goggans Ala. 358 34 Brent Broderick Ohio 356 35 Terry Scroggins Fla. 350 36 Kevin Short Ark. 348 37 Mike Gough Fla. 346 38 Coby Carden Ala. 340 38 Shannon Denson Miss. 340 40 Thomas O'Bryant Tenn. 334 40 Derrick Millirons Ala. 334 42 Greg Pugh Ala. 324 43 Tommy Stiles Tenn. 322 44 David Dove Miss. 317 45 Ronnie Ray Ala. 316 46 Shane Meers Ga. 314 46 Mark Rizk Ala. 314 48 Mark Menendez Ky. 310 49 Jeremy Starks W.Va. 309 50 Jeffrey Thomas N.C. 306 51 Brannon Jones Ala. 294 52 Jamie Horton Ala. 292 53 Todd Ary Ala. 286 54 Lance Walker Miss. 283 55 Charles Pippin Fla. 278 56 Rick Barham Ga. 277 57 Chris Lane Fla. 273 58 Jason Quinn S.C. 272 59 Gene Pizz0lato La. 271 60 Preston Morris Tenn. 269 61 Keith Ott Miss. 268 62 Scott McGehee Miss. 265 62 Jim Dillard La. 265 64 Danny Bishop Ga. 264 65 Jimmy Mason Ala. 261 65 Daniel Fletcher Fla. 261 65 Harry Moore Ala. 261 68 Evan Boutwell Ga. 256 68 Ryan Anaya Ala. 256 70 Duke McCardle Ga. 252 71 Jason Cordell Miss. 251 72 Douglas Lubs Ind. 250 73 John Gray Ind. 248 74 Edmund Lilly Tenn. 246 75 Tony Hogan Fla. 245 76 Steve Naas Fla. 244 77 Norio Tanabe Japan 239 78 Vincent Renew S.C. 234 79 Craig Taylor Fla. 229 79 Tommy Jacques Ala. 229 81 Rickie Harp Ala. 226 82 Tim Little Ga. 218 83 Mike Renfro Ind. 216 84 J T Tucker Ga. 213 84 Dennis Magoto Ohio 213 86 Bobby Scharber Tenn. 210 87 Wayne Jeffcoat S.C. 204 88 Eddie Jewell Tenn. 203 89 Lee Cepero Fla. 200 90 Larry Jones Ga. 194 91 Steve Kennedy Ala. 193 91 Takahiro Omori Texas 193 91 David Pollard Ga. 193 94 Skip Mundy Ga. 189 94 Robert Decker Fla. 189 96 Felton Langley Ala. 187 96 Jeromey Mason Ala. 187 98 Richard Leigeber Ala. 185 98 Ken Murphy Miss. 185 100 Mike Cox Ala. 184 101 Lee Pitts Ala. 183 101 Scott Browning N.C. 183 101 Chad Hall Ala. 183 104 Walter Swafford Fla. 175 105 Michael Delvisco S.C. 170 106 Michael Hall Va. 169 107 James Blanton Ala. 168 108 Robert Byrd Jr Texas 167 109 Kenneth Chambers Ala. 165 109 Michael Prindle Fla. 165 111 Kyle Mabrey Ala. 164 112 Terry Segraves Fla. 162 113 Michael Goodman N.C. 161 113 Hobson Bryan Jr Ala. 161 113 Jimmy Watson, Jr. Tenn. 161 116 Michael Johnson Ga. 158 117 David Walker Tenn. 155 117 A J Willequer Fla. 155 119 Brad Wall Ohio 152 120 Tim Hoskins Ga. 151 121 Scott Suggs Ark. 149 121 Mark Rogers Fla. 149 121 Matt Frier Fla. 149 121 Dan Welch W.Va. 149 125 Jim Murray, Jr Ga. 139 125 David Parsons Ala. 139 127 Curtis Reeves Ga. 138 128 Gary Howington Ala. 136 129 Rich Patterson Fla. 135 130 Hiroshi Kojima Ala. 132 131 Jay Kendrick Tenn. 131 132 Art Hodges Fla. 128 133 Cecil Douberly Fla. 124 134 A B Battles Ala. 119 134 George Brown Ind. 119 136 Paul Hanley Ga. 117 136 Jody Cordell Ga. 117 138 Jack Wade Tenn. 116 139 Ray Sedgwick S.C. 114 140 T W Loring Ind. 112 141 Roger Schofield Ala. 110 142 Shane Voyles Mo. 109 142 John Valles Ind. 109 144 John Morris Ill. 103 144 John Windham Fla. 103 144 Troy Jens Ala. 103 147 Brendan Smith Ga. 101 147 Frank Jordan Ga. 101 149 John Kitchens Ga. 100 150 Johnny Urbon S.C. 99 151 Patrick Pierce Fla. 98 152 Eric Nethery Ga. 93 153 Tommy McKnight Miss. 91 154 Paul Whitman, Jr Texas 90 155 Randy Weatherford Ala. 89 156 Ken Dodson Ala. 85 157 Danny Kirk Ga. 84 158 Bobby Padgett Ga. 83 158 Jeff Haines Tenn. 83 160 Marty Walker N.C. 80 161 Robert Miley Fla. 76 161 Bobby Myers Miss. 76 161 Bart Payne Ala. 76 164 Tim McCormick Ala. 70 165 Rodney Vice Ga. 68 166 Chuck Economou Fla. 67 166 David Yates Ga. 67 168 Rick Pierce Ark. 61 169 Gene Morton Fla. 55 170 Brian Beatty Tenn. 54 171 Keith Ashley S.C. 53 172 Walt Reynolds Fla. 52 173 Larry Hopson Ala. 51 174 Mickey Phipps S.C. 50 175 Ryan Bowman S.C. 47 176 Lucy Mize Ark. 45 177 James Ward Ala. 42 178 Doug Gilley Fla. 39 179 Greg Jarrett W.Va. 37 180 Kenny Holloway Ga. 36 181 Mike Echols Ga. 31 181 Robert Richardson Ga. 31 181 Jim Phillips Miss. 31 184 Edward Guice Ala. 29 185 Brad Morley Ga. 27 185 Joe Leonard Va. 27 187 Bill Smith Ohio 25 187 Darrell Hunter Miss. 25 189 Mark Smith S.C. 22 190 James Charlesworth Fla. 17 191 Sumiyuki Takano Fla. 14 192 Larry Gaines Fla. 13 193 John Curry Ga. 10 194 Cody Branstetter Ala. 7 195 Paul Keltner Tenn. 1 196 Charlie Hartley Ohio 0 196 Jay Gillfillan Ohio 0 196 Rick Morris Va. 0 196 Jesus Villegas Fla. 0 196 Curt McGuire Tenn. 02004 SOUTHERN OPEN TRAIL NON-BOATER Points After Eufaula, Ala. Ending 10-30-2004 ------------------------------------------- Place Name St Pts ------------------------------------------- 1 David Kilgore Ala. 600 2 Wade Grooms S.C. 544 3 Larry Cundiff Ky. 521 4 John Davis Ala. 495 5 Allen Rix Ill. 493 6 Jeff Graham Ga. 492 7 Tim McTyre Ga. 478 8 Dennis Horne Ala. 474 9 Terry Chapman N.C. 470 10 Ed Burnett Ky. 462 11 Russ Ritter Ala. 456 12 David Kent Ga. 426 13 Mike Pickett Ky. 411 14 John Cox Fla. 382 15 Phillip Lee Fla. 376 16 Dow Cox Tenn. 368 17 Frank Woodley Fla. 367 18 Tim Windham Ala. 366 19 Clint Pack S.C. 354 20 Peter Babbini Ga. 352 21 Alan Patterson Tenn. 350 22 Jackson McCool Ala. 341 23 Ron Warren Fla. 332 24 David Phelps Ind. 324 25 Todd Wagman Fla. 320 25 James Lamb Ind. 320 27 Jerry Gordon Miss. 316 28 Fred Rigdon Fla. 314 29 Bill Logsdon Ala. 306 29 Bob K Fravel S.C. 306 29 Gary Garren Ohio 306 29 Chuck Thurlow Ala. 306 33 Robert Slaton Ga. 302 33 John Pollard Ala. 302 35 Keith Philips Ala. 299 36 Jason Nixon Ala. 295 37 Billy Yelverton La. 294 38 Thomas King Ala. 292 38 Scott Jenkins Ga. 292 40 George Lambeth N.C. 290 41 Albert Sanders Miss. 286 42 Mike Birge Ala. 282 42 Rob Boswell Ga. 282 42 Darrell High Ala. 282 45 Bob Marek Ill. 281 46 Todd Davidson Ohio 279 47 Glenn Deal Ala. 276 47 Kentaro Amagal Fla. 276 47 Michael Dennis Ala. 276 47 Jim Smith Ga. 276 51 Larry Bryant Tenn. 274 52 John Bryan Ga. 272 52 Kenneth Crumpler Fla. 272 54 Dave Elder Ala. 270 55 Jeffrey Brooks Fla. 265 56 Tim Lanham Ky. 261 57 Tim Ezell Fla. 260 57 Frank Kerns Ga. 260 59 Tommy Bryant Ala. 258 59 Wayne Pomeroy Fla. 258 59 Larry Garner Tenn. 258 62 Jonathan Denton Ala. 257 63 Steve Stinson Ala. 254 64 Randy Harris Ala. 252 65 Tony Risinger Ky. 251 66 David Reuwer Ga. 248 66 Jerry Savage Miss. 248 68 Morgan Brown Ala. 245 68 Brian Rodriguez Fla. 245 70 Mike Johnson Ala. 243 71 Jeff Ellis Ga. 242 71 David Wallace Ky. 242 73 Roger Morrow Ga. 241 73 Bj Hannah Tenn. 241 75 Don Carpenter Ala. 239 76 Donnie Dodd Ala. 237 77 Matthew Crabill Tenn. 235 78 Albert Pieper S.C. 233 79 John Hudzinski Ill. 231 80 Brad Rodrigue La. 227 80 Gene Crossway Fla. 227 80 Bradley Dortch Ala. 227 83 Walter Stringer Ala. 225 84 David Perron Fla. 223 85 Darrell Hille Tenn. 217 86 Donald Miller N.C. 209 87 David Pinkerton Miss. 205 88 Les Underwood Ky. 202 89 George Williams Ga. 201 90 Ed Amos Ga. 199 91 Arnold Coons, Jr Ark. 197 91 David Flippo Miss. 197 93 Lyle Burns Ga. 193 93 Don Rice Fla. 193 95 Hinton Day Fla. 191 95 Felix Windsor Ala. 191 97 Josh Guess Fla. 189 98 Roger Gean Ala. 188 99 Stephen Boyd Fla. 184 100 Ronnie Bell Ala. 181 101 Alan Weiss Pa. 179 102 Scott Massey Ga. 178 103 David Eden Tenn. 175 103 David Porter Fla. 175 105 Michael Tate Minn. 173 105 Alex Daniel N.C. 173 107 Clint Sterling Fla. 171 107 Jeffery Hilton Tenn. 171 109 Johnny Hornbuckle Ala. 167 109 Heath Gilmore Miss. 167 111 Josh Dees Tenn. 165 112 Harry Potts Ala. 161 112 Edward Fye Ga. 161 112 Susan Gregory Miss. 161 115 Brian Anderson Tenn. 155 115 Dennis Wood Fla. 155 117 James Hill Ala. 151 117 Bill Bowen Miss. 151 117 Trevor Prince Ga. 151 120 Carlton Lemmond S.C. 150 120 Billy Schwach S.C. 150 122 Mike Winchester N.C. 149 123 Ty Story Ala. 147 124 Louis Manata Miss. 146 125 Robert Wehrly Ohio 145 125 Steven Glasson N.J. 145 125 Carl Rains Fla. 145 128 Wayne Parish Miss. 143 129 Larry Gaines Fla. 141 129 James Dykes Tenn. 141 131 Kenneth Young Fla. 139 131 Jonathan Barnette Ala. 139 133 Keith Carpenter Ga. 137 134 Timothy Gregory Ga. 131 134 Gene Guthrie Fla. 131 136 Howard Stephens S.C. 125 136 Craig Rycroft Ga. 125 138 John Wells IV Tenn. 124 139 Jon Oliver Ala. 123 140 David Hagens Fla. 122 141 T R Fuller Ala. 121 141 Christopher Barritt Miss. 121 143 James Blount Ala. 117 144 Ray Lewis Fla. 112 145 Ronald Green La. 111 146 Tommy Swindle Ala. 109 146 Donald Bray Ky. 109 148 Winston Pinkney Ga. 103 148 Jeffrey Prisza Mich. 103 148 Chuck Perkins Miss. 103 148 James Davis Ga. 103 152 Cliff McMillan Fla. 101 153 Jerome O'Bryant Ala. 97 153 Mike Robinson Ga. 97 153 Craig Parker Fla. 97 156 Billy Joyce Ga. 91 157 Jay Wall Tenn. 89 158 Dallas Carter Ky. 87 159 Wayne Morgan Ga. 85 159 John Thornton Ala. 85 161 Jason Bayes Fla. 83 162 Jason Yawn Ga. 81 162 Horace Foster Ga. 81 164 Chad McCool Ala. 79 165 Steve Herrington Ill. 77 166 Jeff Emens Ala. 74 166 Scott Chilton Miss. 74 168 David Hernandez Ala. 73 169 James Smoak S.C. 71 170 Ralph Rose Tenn. 69 171 W T Davis Ga. 68 172 Joel Warwick S.C. 65 172 Jason Daffin Ga. 65 172 Lyvon Kennard Miss. 65 172 James Glover Fla. 65 176 Steven Duty Miss. 64 177 Clifton Peltier Fla. 62 178 Mark Grizzle Ga. 61 178 Steve Moniot Miss. 61 178 Matthew Leavell Miss. 61 178 Robb Williams Ala. 61 178 Jimmy Brumfield Miss. 61 183 Kenny Bryan Ga. 59 184 Shawn Striker Ala. 55 184 Vinson Demps Fla. 55 186 Bernard Gram Mo. 54 187 Thomas Henderson Fla. 51 187 Tim Matthews Fla. 51 189 John Pate Ala. 46 189 Frank McPherson Va. 46 189 Kirk Horton Ga. 46 192 John Pettit Ga. 44 192 Kimberlee Striker Ala. 44 194 Stephen King Ga. 40 195 Richard Boston Ky. 39 196 James Walker Ala. 37 197 Tim Hartzell Va. 0 197 Chris Milligan Ala. 0 197 Rodney Michael N.C. 0 197 James Madsen Ill. 0 197 Jim Lovelace Ga. 0 197 Gregory Kropat Ga. 0 197 James Kelley Ga. 0 197 Jim Barnette Ala. 0 197 Jim Barclay Ga. 0 197 Emre Sarihan Fla. 0 197 Rick Coleman Ind. 0 197 Brian Bell Ala. 0 197 Steven Lindhorst Ill. 0 197 Marty Klein Kan. 0 197 Ricky Killian Miss. 0 197 Michael Hayslette Ala. 0 197 Frank Ferguson Miss. 0 197 Johnny Rouse Ala. 0 197 Matthew Parker Ga. 0 197 Shan Schoenrock Ala. 0 197 Jeff Doty Miss. 0 197 Bill Terrell Tenn. 0 197 Chris Caldwell Miss. 0 197 Joe Shackelford Miss. 0 197 Jimmy Russell Tenn. 0 197 Chris Braswell Tenn. 0 197 Scott Darragh Texas 0 197 Joe Powell Ala. 0 197 Michael Thrower Ala. 0 197 Walter Stankiewicz Fla. 0 197 Dennis Smith Ga. 0 197 Jon Story Ga. 0 197 James Register Ga. 0 197 Jeff Walker Ky. 0 197 Ricky Hornbuckle Ala. 0 197 Jonathan Reames Ala. 0 197 James Dudley Ga. 0 197 James Dudley Ga. 0 197 Claude Robison Tenn. 0 197 Mike McPherson Ala. 0