June 8, 2009

AMHERST, VA — The national Carl Spackler Open player rankings were released this week representing career performance. Trent Cooper topped the list with four Top 20 finishes in 4 years. Jason Ridgeway is hot on his tail with four Top 10 finishes in 5 years. Mark Wray and Tim Davis have a strangle hold on this year's Crapper Award with two completed tournaments outside the Top 50. Wray has not posted a tournament finish inside the Top 60.

The criteria for making the career rankings list is at least 3 years of attendance including this year. There are 13 participants who have committed to attend their third tournament.

Pat Boland, legend Rick Dosky, Brian Flanagan, Jean Dore, last year's winner Harold Anderson, Nick Casale, Jason Watson, and shocker Scott Miller round out the Top 10 to ever pick up a club in the prestigious event.

The rankings are calculated using final position on the leaderboard for each golfer. That position or number is converted into a percentage based on tournament field size. These leaderboard positions are averaged over a career with the each tournament getting an slight edge over its previous tournament.

"We have two dog fights this year," said Mike Davis. "A run for the roses and a run for the crapper."

The 2008 Al Czverik Outfit receipent Mike Lewis is not safe either. He is bubbling just above 3-time member Jim English. "There is nobody really safe unless you are in the Top 40," says Gumby. "The list presently includes 57 attending golfers."

There are 11 senior golfers who have skipped the 2009 tournament including the late Jim Zavinski and Kevin Long, Sr..

The largest surprise on the list is Scott Miller of Parkersburg, WV. His ability to perform at the Carl Spackler Open has baffled many. "I am personally going to grab an eye on his game this June," says Pat Boland. "He is slowly creaping upward and poised for a shocker."

Miller has grabbed a Top 26 finish four times in five years.

The highest number of career points takes home the Ty Webb Award each year at the Awards Presentation. The lowest number grabs the Crapper Award.

The Career Rankings List includes 2009 Virginia attendees with 2 years of prior attendance.

905.47 Trent Cooper

890.21 Jason Ridgeway

866.87 Patrick Boland

857.24 Rick Dosky

809.61 Brian Flanagan

787.07 Harold Anderson (2 years)

774.71 Scott Miller

766.35 Jean Dore

758.38 Jason Watson

741.38 Nick Casale

754.96 Allan Hench (2 years)

746.56 Jeff Miller

706.32 Kyle Marti

705.84 Jim Campbell

705.98 David Lauerhass (2 years)

694.26 Brian Long

693.28 Greg Long

690.55 Chris Philipsen

682.79 Bill Bateson

677.38 Chad Long

681.37 Jon Munksgard

672.56 Kevin Long, Jr

679.49 George Seidel (2 years)

670.50 Matthew Davis

660.63 Marty Zabonik

653.62 Jay Glover

646.04 Greg Garrett

646.76 Dave Nickles

628.22 Bob Morris

630.26 Glenn Hoffert

615.38 Jon Marti

652.26 Jeff Cowan

621.48 Pat McElroy (2 years)

608.50 Randon Mineweaser

576.94 Ray Flanagan (2 years)

561.46 Bob Jastrzebski, Sr (2 years)

561.38 Jeremy Myers

548.48 Mike Trojanowski

548.74 Mike Davis

530.66 Matt Boland

526.28 Richard Myers

521.52 Matt Pritchard

521.90 Tom McCauley

508.19 Tom Fowble

513.18 Dave Osborne

503.80 Billy Smalls (2 years)

498.54 Erik Shirreffs (2 years)

489.70 Jeff Tatum  (2 years)

476.03 Grady Walters

476.37 Chris Milam

465.91 Don Creighton, Jr

412.52 Joe Muscaro (2 years)

363.68 Scott Zavinski (2 years)

357.87 Mike Lewis

340.90 Jim English

301.71 Tim Davis (2 years)

292.60 Mark Wray (2 years)