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one stroke behind Baker was Tony Varnadore and one stroke behind

Varnadore was Kevin Lacey. Rod Miller was at 101. Billy Kirby never

scored a 27 during day one or day two. Day two of the tournament
found Baker starting slow again by shooting a 29 and getting passed by

Coradini and Reeves. Reeves started the day with a 24 and Coradini

carded an impressive 22. Coradini lost the lead after round 6 and
trailed Reeves by one stroke but was two strokes ahead of Ward – Rod

Miller was playing consistently and was five strokes behind Reeves.
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Baker started the 7 round one stroke ahead of Miller
and shot an impressive 23…and lost another stroke to

Rod Miller. Miller’s 22 boosted him into a 3-way tie for
first with Baker and Ward. Reeves trailed by one

stroke, and Coradini shot a struggling 30 to faulter to a

4-stroke deficit. Baker and Ward closed with mediocre
27s, Reeves closed with a 26; however, Miller

maintained the lead and assured his victory with a solid

25. Baker, Reeves and Ward tied with a 202 total and
lost to Miller by two strokes.
Rod Miller

In the amateur division, local legend, Brian Hutchins, defeated Ricky
Schults, Edgar Hollifield, and Jeff Carr convincingly by scoring consistent

rounds and remaining within 1 stroke of the lead or attaining the lead.
His total of 215 would have placed him in the top 20 of the professional

division.

The National Invitation would leave the PPA tour for numerous years
and return in 2016 as the National Invitation Match Play Championship

in Memphis, Tennessee. Match Play is always a grueling type of

tournament, but the set-up for this tournament was double elimination
– which made the day extra-long for the players coming from the