HUNTER CLASSICS AMATEUR WOMEN'S TOUR
Aug 29-30, 1998 Phoenix, AZ Six Shooters
It
was a Hunter Tour First! Two spots were given away to two different
WPBA Events!
The
hot and dusty city of Phoenix, AZ brought 56 women together to fight for
money, pride and qualifying WPBA spots on the weekend of August 29 and
30. Some old faces showed up to the 6th stop of the Hunter Tour and
some new faces showed up, as well.
Many
semi-pros entered this tournament because the next WPBA event is only a
week away in the same city. And, some potential semi-pros entered
the event as well. This stop must have been one of the toughest ones
yet this year.
In
the main
event, new comers both to the Hunter
Tour and to the United States were fighting for first and second places.
Karen Corr (from England) beat Julie Kelly (also from England) in the finals
to take home the top prize of $1000 and two WPBA qualifying spots!
One to the Gentleman Jack tournament in Austin in 1999, and for the WPBA
event next weekend in Prescott, AZ, Sept. 3-6, 1998. Total value
of $2200! Congratulations Karen!
Phoenix,
AZ was beautiful and Six Shooters was a great host!! June Walter
continues to remain in the lead with her new total points to date at 190!
Check
out the charts
on-line to see who played who, who beat who and who won what!
Place
Hunter
Tour Player
Prize
Points
1st
Karen
Corr
$1,000
100
2nd
Julie
Kelly
$600
75
3rd
Kristi
Carter
$350
50
4th
Ramona
Biddle
$200
25
5th/6th
Nicole
McCue
$125
15
5th/6th
Jean
Vaillancourt
$125
15
7th/8th
Monica
Webb
$100
10
7th/8th
Lisa
Marr
$100
10
9th-12th
Susan
Mello
$75
5
9th-12th
June
Walter
$75
5
9th-12th
Helen
Gaughran
$75
5
9th-12th
Shelly
Barnes
$75
5
13th-16th
Dora
Valdez
$50
13th-16th
Anne
Gray
$50
13th-16th
Melanie
Koger
$50
13th-16th
Ann
Weathersby
$50
17th-24th
Evelyn
Hampton
$25
17th-24th
Lucille
Donahue
$25
17th-24th
Kori
Joiner
$25
17th-24th
Holly
Sholes
$25
17th-24th
Prudy
Brenkendorf
$25
17th-24th
Mayr
Lempkin
$25
17th-24th
Kristen
Haney
$25
17th-24th
Judy
Byam
$25
As
Saturday dwindled out players, Sunday morning began a day-long fight to
play some pool! Only twelve women remained in the Main Event with
27 women playing in the second chance event. Eventually, as the smoke
cleared, Susan Mello won the second chance tournament with Judy Byam coming
in second (see
chart) and Lisa Marr won $115 in the
Winner Take All tournament, winning over June Walter (see
chart). Congratulations
to all of the Hunter Tour women and to another great tournament!
Congratulations
to all the Hunter women on this hot and dusty Arizona weekend!!!
THANK YOU!! Once
again, special thanks to everyone who made this stop possible. To
Wes Hunter for donating such a beautiful custom cue. To Six Shooters
for letting us play in their wonderful establishment this weekend.
If you ever get a chance to make it to Six Shooters, it is a beautiful
pool hall. They let us use all their 15 nine foot tables. They
also have bar tables, 8 foot tables, video games, 4 shuffle boards, steal
dart boards along with electronic dart boards, a great menu, along with
a large area to sit down and eat and maybe catch a football game, and a
wonderful waitstaff! Thanks a bunch Six Shooters!! And, also
to Gentleman Jack for contributing money to the second chance tournament,
and for a WPBA qualifier spot.
