John Estes, Rockvale, TN
(John won 2004 Southern States - Majors)
2005 Southern States
The Southern States will be held July 7th - 10th , 2005 in Best
Western Inn, Lebanon Tennessee. Best Western is located at Hwy 231 near
I-40 (take Exit 238). Thursday, July 7, registration begins at 9:00 AM followed
by a business meeting at 10:00 AM. Tournament play begins at 11:00 AM.
Tournament will consist of 10 rounds: 3 Thursday, 3 Friday, 3 Saturday, and 1
Sunday. For reservations, call 1-615-444-0505 and tell them you are a checker
player. Call early for reservations.
For more information please contact Frank Davis at 931-552-4246.
Submitted By: Ryan Pronk
2005 Southern States Open
Checker Tournament
27 players: 8 played in Masters & 19 in Majors - No
Minors (only 4, so they played up in Majors)
Masters:
John Estes,
Rockvale, TN
(John won 2004
Southern States - Majors)
| Name | State | Points | Honor | Prize | Comments |
| Points | Money | ||||
| 1. John Estes | TN | 25 | 202 | $170.00 | 2005 Southern Masters Champ Plus Cracker Barrel meal ticket for 2 and a Lebanon afghan |
| 2. Tim Laverty | NC | 23 | 199 | $120.00 | |
| 3. Elbert Lowder | NC | 22 | 182 | $ 95.00 | |
| 4. Larry Keen | TN | 21 | 195 | $ 70.00 | became suddenly ill and had to forfeit the last round |
| 5. Dr. Robert Shuffett | KY | 21 | 191 | $ 70.00 | |
| 6. Albert Tucker | LA | 20 | 152 | $ 50.00 | |
| 7. Gene Lindsay | TN | 18 | 199 | $ 40.00 | |
| 8. Herbert Reed | KY | withdrew | |||
|
Total |
$615.00 |
| Southern States Open Checker Tournament (Masters), July 7th - 10th, 2005 in Best Western Inn, Lebanon, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd10 | Players | |||||||||||||||
| Name | Rate | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts | Op | Pts |
Totals |
HP | Result | ||
| 1 | Estes | John | 2164 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 202 | 1 |
| 2 | Keen | Larry | 2357 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 195 | 4 |
| 3 | Laverty | Tim | 2401 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 199 | 2 |
| 4 | Lindsay | Gene | 2348 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 199 | 7 |
| 5 | Lowder | Elbert | 2521 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Bye | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 182 | 3 |
| 6 | Reed | Herbert | 2119 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | withdrew | 3 | 70 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Shuffett | Dr.Robert | 1990 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Bye | 3 | 3 | 0 | Bye | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 191 | 5 |
| 8 | Tucker | Albert | 2157 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Bye | 3 | 1 | 1 | Bye | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Bye | 3 | Bye | 3 | 20 | 152 | 6 |
Majors:
Total Totals
2005 Tournament Dates
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2004 Results 
Frank Davis, Clarksville, TN
Name
State
Points
Honor
Prize
Comments
Points
Money
1. Frank Davis
TN
26
210
$ 115.00
2005 Southern Majors Champ
2. Joe Schwartz
FL
25
216
$ 80.00
3. Bill McClintock
NC
24
200
$ 65.00
4 Larry Pollard
AL
24
198
$ 65.00
5. Roy Little
OK
23
193
$ 55.00
6. Q.T. East
TN
21
198
$ 47.50
7. Ken Shultz
TN
21
184
$ 47.50
8. Wade Holder
NC
20
172
$ 45.00
9. Hollis McClard
TN
20
171
$ 45.00
10. Dale Hedrick
TN
19
186
$ 35.00
11. Billy Perry
TN
19
185
$ 35.00
12. Ken Christian
TN
18
153
$ 30.00
13. Paul Dingler
NC
17
176
$ 30.00
14. Gayle Helterbrand
MO
17
163
$ 30.00
15. Leonard Hickman
TN
16
192
$ 25.00
16. Josh Armstrong
AL
15
175
$ 25.00
17. Royce Burnett
TN
14
$ 25.00
18. Ralph Agee
TN
withdrew because of sickness
19. Neal Jenkins
TN
withdrew because of sickness
$ 800.00
There was no Minor division
Southern States Open Checker Tournament (Majors), July 7th - 10th, 2005 in
Best Western Inn, Lebanon, Tennessee
Players
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd10
Players
Name
Rate
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
Op
Pts
HP
Result
1
Agee
Ralph
1986
9
3
5
4
13
1
15
0
6
0
2
4
withdrew
12
106
18
2
Armstrong
Josh
1355
13
0
3
4
16
1
6
1
8
2
1
0
19
4
10
0
8
2
8
1
15
175
16
3
Christian
Ken
1745
6
0
2
0
Bye
3
5
0
19
2
10
3
18
4
12
2
5
1
9
3
18
153
12
4
Davis
Frank
2078
15
2
12
4
6
3
13
4
16
2
17
2
9
3
15
2
15
2
15
2
26
210
1
5
Dingler
Paul
1764
7
3
1
0
17
0
3
4
9
1
8
3
11
0
8
2
3
3
12
1
17
176
13
6
East
QT
1882
3
4
13
1
4
1
2
3
1
4
15
1
17
2
11
1
7
1
14
3
21
198
6
7
Hedrick
Dale
1915
5
1
16
2
8
3
11
1
12
3
14
2
10
1
16
3
6
3
13
0
19
186
10
8
Helterbrand
Gayle
1815
16
2
14
2
7
1
10
1
2
2
5
1
12
1
5
2
2
2
2
3
17
163
14
9
Hickman
Leonard
1626
1
1
10
4
15
2
16
0
5
3
11
2
4
1
14
1
12
1
3
1
16
192
15
10
Holder
Wade
1927
11
1
9
0
12
3
8
3
14
1
3
1
7
3
2
4
14
2
16
2
20
172
8
11
Little
Roy
1997
10
3
15
1
14
2
7
3
13
1
9
2
5
4
6
3
17
2
17
2
23
193
5
12
McClard
Hollis
1552
14
2
4
0
10
1
Bye
3
7
1
18
2
8
3
3
2
9
3
5
3
20
171
8
13
McClintock
Bill
2035
2
4
6
3
1
3
4
0
11
3
16
4
15
1
17
0
16
2
7
4
24
200
3
14
Perry
Billy
1733
12
2
8
2
11
2
17
1
10
3
7
2
16
1
9
3
10
2
6
1
19
185
9
15
Schwartz
Joe
2271
4
2
11
3
9
2
1
4
17
2
6
3
13
3
4
2
4
2
4
2
25
216
2
16
Shultz
Ken
1796
8
2
7
2
2
3
9
4
4
2
13
0
14
3
7
1
13
2
10
2
21
184
7
17
Pollard
Larry
2161
0
0
Bye
3
5
4
14
3
15
2
4
2
6
2
13
4
11
2
11
2
24
198
4
18
Jenkins
Neal
1290
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bye
3
12
2
3
0
withdrew
5
40
19
19
Burnett
Royce
1263
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Bye
3
2
0
Bye
3
Bye
3
Bye
3
14
45
17
MAJORS DIVISION: Joe Schwartz, Hallandale FL vs
Bill McClintock, Greensboro NC