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IT'S CRYSTAL! BABER UNMATCHED
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As usual, Miller Baber cleaned up Sunday at the Roanoke Valley
Match Play golf tournament.
As one of the tournament organizers, Baber left Blue Hills with a
trunk full of sponsorship signs, tee markers, drink coolers and
leftover player favors.
He might have taken a little extra care with the crystal decanter
that symbolized his third victory in the event, which went by several
different names before Baber was part of a group that reorganized it
in 2002.
That was the year ...
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MATCH-PLAY EVENT ATTRACTS VALLEY'S FINEST [Corrected 08/29/02]
Roanoke Times & World News
; The first Roanoke Valley Match-play Championship won't be lacking for big names. The top six players on the Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame points list have committed to playing in the Sept. 12-15 event at Countryside and Roanoke Country Club. Points leader Matt Mankin, Roanoke's No. 1 amateur the past
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20 YEARS LATER, TOLLEY WINS AGAIN ROANOKE VALLEY MATCH PLAY
Roanoke Times & World News
; On the eve of the Roanoke Valley Match Play final, David Tolley said he couldn't remember winning a golf tournament of any significance in the past six years. "Now, if you want to ask me that question again tomorrow," Tolley said late Sunday afternoon, "I'll have something to tell you." Tolley, who
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EX-HOKIE YOUNG OUSTS EX-CHAMP ROANOKE VALLEY MATCH PLAY
Roanoke Times & World News
; If this is truly the year of the left-hander in golf, Cam Young wants it understood that he once threw footballs left-handed. Young, who plays golf right-handed, remained in contention for his first Roanoke Valley major when he knocked off defending champion Miller Baber 3 and 2 in the Roanoke
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ALLARA HOPES TO EXPAND GAME ROANOKE VALLEY MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Roanoke Times & World News
; After prevailing in the longest golf match of the day, Jack Allara had a predictable reaction when he spotted a reporter Friday. Predictable, that is, if you know Allara. "So let's talk West Virginia and ACC expansion," Allara said after making a 6-foot par putt on the 22nd hole for a 1-up victory
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Links unkind to favorites: No. 40 seed Mark Ashby leads a pack of upset winners in match play.
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)
; Byline: Doug Doughty Jul. 14--Although it lists at 367 yards from the blue tees, the first hole at Hidden Valley Country Club offers the opportunity to carry a dogleg and reduce the actual length to something closer to 350 yards. Either way, it's a mighty poke. Mark Ashby, a 21-year-old Roanoke
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Companies find that other something in Virginia's Roanoke Valley.(Companies looking for improved quality of life are considering Virginia's Roanoke Valley)
Plants Sites & Parks
; ... nation for cardiac surgery, according to U.S. News & World Reports Guide to America's Best ... which was ranked sixth nationally by U.S. News & World Report. For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named Roanoke College ...
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CHAMPS PASS ON DEFENDING MATCH PLAY TITLE
Roanoke Times & World News
; When Chris Clemens won the Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame men's championship last month, he attributed his success to not playing a lot of golf. Obviously, the guy wasn't kidding. Instead of attempting to defend his title in this week's Roanoke Valley Match Play Championship, Clemens will be with his
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MATCH PLAY TOURNEY TOPS LOCAL SKED
Roanoke Times & World News
; Can't find a golf tournament to play in this week? Well, it's your fault. In what ranks as perhaps the busiest week of competition on the summer calendar for area players, major titles for men and women of all ages will be on the line this week in three separate events. In the event drawing most of
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ROANOKE VALLEY CLUBS
Roanoke Times & World News
; There are many clubs in the Roanoke Valley serving various hobbies and talents. Here is a partial listing, including people to contact. Gardening Blue Ridge Orchid Society: Irene Brock, vice president, 774-9021. Blue Ridge Wildflower Society: Julie Alexander, president, 427- 0117. Forest Lawn
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BABER'S 71 LEADS QUALIFYING IN MATCH PLAY
Roanoke Times & World News
; ... down after seven seasons and will be replaced by Trenton Titans general manager Brian McKenna on Oct. 7, the ECHL announced in a news release Thursday. Adams served as the ECHL's vice president of business operations in 1994-95, then took over as league president ...
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