1997 Carolina Open Checker Tournament was held at the Palomino Motel & Restaurant in Sanford, NC on July 4th weekend (8th, 9th, & 10th, (Tuesday thru Thursday).  Elbert Lowder wins his thirtieth NC State Championship Titles.  

 1997 Carolina Open

The 1997 North Carolina Open Checker Tournament
 held on July 8^th thru 10^th  at Palomino Motel & Restaurant in Sanford, NC
(Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

Elbert Lowder of Sanford wins his 30^th NC State Masters Championship (6W-0L-2D)

14 Entrants in Masters Division - 3Move - 8 Rounds of Swiss - 4 Games per Round (scoring by round)

Finish	Op	Masters Division		Rd 1		Rd 2		Rd 3		Rd 4		Rd 5		Rd 6		Rd 7		Rd 8		match	honor	Cash
Position	No	Contestants' Name	State	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	Pts	HPts	Prize
1	5	Elbert Lowder	NC	2	4	12	8	1	12	9	16	6	20	4	24	14	26	4	28	28
2	14	Eugene Zuber	OH	12	2	1	4	3	8	4	8	11	12	6	16	5	18	9	22	22
3	4	Tim Laverty	NC	8	4	6	4	10	8	14	12	9	14	5	14	13	18	5	20	20	142
4	1	Bob Burroughs	FL	13	2	14	4	5	4	L	4	2	8	12	12	3	16	6	20	20	116
5	6	E. G. "Everett" McQueen	NC	10	4	4	8	9	10	13	14	5	14	14	14	7	18	1	18	18	140
6	9	Edward Scheidt	VA	7	4	3	8	6	10	5	10	4	12	13	14	11	18	14	18	18	136
7	13	Dr. John R. Webster	NC	1	2	11	4	7	8	6	8	3	12	9	14	4	14	12	18	18	118
8	11	R. E. "Raymond"Stinnett	VA	3	0	13	2	12	6	7	10	14	10	8	14	9	14	wd	16	16
9	7	Ernest Rodriquez	LA	9	0	8	4	13	4	11	4	10	8	3	12	6	12	8	14	14
10	12	J.C. Weatherly	GA	14	2	5	2	11	2	2	6	8	8	1	8	8	12	13	12	12
11	8	Bernard L. Ross	NC	4	0	7	0	2	2	bye	6	12	8	11	8	12	8	7	10	10
12	3	B.T. Jones	NC	11	4	9	4	14	4	10	8	13	8	7	8	1	8	wd	--	9
13	2	Wade H. Holder	NC	5	0	10	0	8	2	12	2	1	2	10	6	wd	--	--	--	8
14	10	Clifford Shook	NC	6	0	2	4	4	4	3	4	7	4	2	4	wd	--	--	5	5
																					Total

Rick Callaghan is the open winner of the 1997 Majors Division - Carolina Open
Raleigh Johnson of Murfreesboro is the 1997 NC State Majors Division Champion  

19 Entrants in Majors Division - 3Move - 8 Rounds of Swiss - 4 Games per Round (scoring by round)

Finish	Op	Majors Division		Rd 1		Rd 2		Rd 3		Rd 4		Rd 5		Rd 6		Rd 7		Rd 8		match	honor	Cash
Position	No	Contestants' Name	State	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	Pts	HPts	Prize
1	4	Rick Callaghan	VA	12	4	3	8	2	12	18	14	13	18	6	20	16	24	6	26	26
2	6	Ira Lee Hinson	SC	16	4	9	8	18	8	11	12	8	16	4	18	1	22	4	24	24	148
3	8	Raleigh E Johnson	NC	1	2	10	6	17	10	2	12	6	12	13	16	18	20	16	24	24	130
4	18	Percy Wooden	VA	5	4	13	8	6	12	4	14	16	16	1	16	8	16	11	20	20	146
5	13	James H "Sawmill"Sipe	NC	10	4	18	4	7	8	9	12	4	12	8	12	3	16	1	20	20	124
6	1	W.H."Howard" Amos	NC	8	2	14	6	16	6	7	10	2	14	18	18	6	18	13	18	18	142
7	16	R.G."Robert" Whitley	NC	6	0	15	4	1	8	17	12	18	14	9	18	4	18	8	18	18	138
8	2	Waldo C. Barton	NC	7	4	17	8	4	8	8	10	1	10	14	10	15	14	9	18	18	124
9	14	Frank Walls	NC	9	0	1	0	12	4	3	6	5	10	2	14	11	14	17	18	18	102
10	11	Doyle Pearson	NC	17	0	12	4	15	8	6	8	9	8	3	12	14	16	18	16	16
11	9	Cecil C. Lowe	NC	14	4	6	4	3	8	13	8	11	12	16	12	17	14	2	14	14
12	17	W. E. Williams	VA	11	4	2	4	8	4	16	4	15	6	12	10	9	12	14	12	12	120
13	3	Richard M. Brown	NC	15	4	4	4	9	4	14	6	19	10	11	10	13	10	5	12	12	118
14	15	Jeff Webster	NC	3	0	16	0	11	0	10	4	17	6	7	8	2	8	12	12	12	96
15	5	Roger Creech	NC	18	0	7	0	10	4	12	6	14	6	19	6	10	10	3	12	12	86
16	19	Ted Waddell	NC	LE	--	LE	--	LE	--	LE	--	3	0	5	4	bye	8	7	12	12	34
17	12	Clint Pickard	NC	4	0	11	0	14	0	5	2	10	6	17	6	7	10	15	10	10	106
18	7	Jackson	NC	2	0	5	4	13	4	1	4	bye	8	15	10	12	10	19	10	10	102
19	10	Randy Paschal	NC	13	0	8	0	5	0	15	0	12	0	bye	4	5	4	wd	--
																					Total

• Cash Prize was not shown on poster chart. 
• The Masters State Champion is Elbert Lowder, and his thirtieth state title.
• The Majors Carolina Open winner is Rick Calllaghan.

• The NC Majors State Champion is Raleigh Johnson.   Rules

• Only NC residences may be a NC State Championship title holder.

• The tournament organizer/promoter was Clint Pickard. 
• Tim Laverty was the Referee & Scorekeeper.
• LE stands for late entry; F stands for forfeit; and wd for withdraw. 
• Crosstable was copied from original 2x4 tourney poster-board but listed in finish position instead of alphabetical.

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July 9, 1997 - Sanford Herald - State Ty    <>   NC Open Champions    <>    Score-Sheets