THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 16, 1995 TAG: 9507160190
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BILL LEFFLER, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Medium: 65 lines
Following the conclusion of the Eastern Amateur today, the first memorial scholarship will be presented along with the Joe Tusing Memorial Sportsmanship Award.
The award ceremony, honoring the tourney's top 10 finishers, will start about 4:30 p.m. on the putting green.
The scholarship award will be a memorial to former contributors to the growth of the Eastern. The first one bears the name of Tom Strange, father of touring pro Curtis Strange. Tom was the first Eastern Amateur champion and a former pro at Elizabeth Manor.
The recipient will be Churchland High School golfer Charles Padrick, who will attend Radford. The scholarship is for $1,000.
The Tusing Award, recognizing a former club president, will go to the player chosen by officials and workers as the outstanding sportsman in the tournament. Last year's winner was Tom McKnight, the 1993 champion and this year's 54-hole leader. Previous winners include Nathaniel Crosby, son of the late Bing Crosby.
FAST BREAK: To help beat the heat, third-round tee times were advanced 30 minutes.
Nick Biesecker, first off at 7:30 a.m., liked the early start and shot a 1-under-par 69 after being among the 14 players at the 149 cut limit.
Biesecker, an SMU player from Lexington, N.C., and playing companion Byron Clift of Penn State, zipped around the 6,531-yard course in a speedy two hours and 55 minutes. Clift shot 76.
``With this early start, maybe I will shoot a 59,'' said Biesecker before teeing off.
``I didn't get the 59,'' he said afterward. ``But I'll take the 69.''
GO, MONARCHS: Nine Old Dominion University players competed and six made the cut.
The impressive showing has prompted ODU coach Murray Rudisill to say his upcoming team ``could be the best I have ever had.''
Rudisill wasn't certain how Chris Krueger would play. The Monarch star came in just a day after winning the Delaware State Amateur.
There was no letdown. The 21-year-old Krueger has shot rounds of 72, 68 and 70, standing seven shots off the lead with a par 210.
Rudisill has been especially pleased by the effort of ODU newcomer Tim Vandolder, a 20-year-old lefthander from Ontario who has rounds of 73, 70 and 70 for a 3-over 213.
PRO BOUND: Richard Allen, whose 3-under-par 67 shared Saturday's low scoring honors, plans to play the mini-tour in Florida beginning in September.
He's a recent graduate of Depauw.
And where is Depauw?
``It's in Greencastle, Ind.,'' said Allen.
The school former vice president Dan Quayle attended?
``Yes, and he played on our golf team,'' added Allen.
NUMBER-CRUNCHING: Based on average scores in the first two rounds, hole No. 15 was the most difficult in the first round and hole No. 14 was the toughest in round two. Both are long par 4s.
The easiest on Thursday was No. 13, a 339-yard par 4, and the easiest on Friday was No. 2, a 330-yard par 4.
The average score on Thursday was 74.8 and the average on Friday was 75.6. by CNB