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Fredrick Entries
| Division I 40' | Division I 30' |
| Brian Simmons, VT | Barbara Taylor, SC |
| Robert Faidley, PA | Russell Allen, SC |
| Alan Withrow, WV | Paul McGee, MD |
| Bobby White, PA | |
| Elbert Shifflett, MD | |
| Chad Hyatt, MD | |
| Doug Kienia, ME | |
| Chan Herrell, MD | |
| Gerry Bernard, NY | |
| Division II 40' | Division II 30' |
| Roy Copsey, MD | Paul Jennings, SC |
| Dennis Wilson, PA | Ted Galvin, NY |
| Robert Koontz, SC | Pam Copsey, MD |
| Larry Nysveen, SC | Bob Rasmussen, MD |
| Bill Combs, PA | Georgia McCormick, VT |
| Tony White, PA | |
| Open Division | |
Information
As your webmaster and fellow HP Pro Tour member I would like to state some information about our HP Pro Tour and tell you just why we exist and maybe some news that some of you may not even be aware of when it comes to the HP Pro Tour.
I have been with the Tour for just over 2 years now and have met and pitched with some awesome people. I have personally met Alan Francis, Brian Simmons, Sue Snyder, Joan Elmore, and the list could go on and on. These are four among our other HP Pro Tour members that are the best horseshoe pitchers in the world. I am very honored to have made their acquaintance during just these last couple of years. They are all regular people easy to meet and talk to, and have been gifted with some very special talents where it concerns the sport of horseshoe pitching.
Some of you are looking at our organization now and its one of those HMMMMMMMMM? HP Pro Tour? What is it? The HP Pro Tour is a group of world's best men and women horseshoe pitchers in the world. Our tournaments are fully sanctioned events that are two day tournaments with multiple opportunities to make the final round. Membership is separate that of the NHPA and does cost a bit more but there's way more to offer the best pitchers in the world. Tournament entry fees vary according to the division that you pitch with Division I being $100, Division II $50, and the Open Division $30. Our payouts are higher due to HP Pro Tour sponsorship and believe me you get way more payout for your buck than almost all other horseshoe tournaments you could ever enter. The best thing is the money is even greater in finishing positions 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on. Our first tournament pays 1st place $800 for division I 40' and $400 for division II 40'. If I have peaked your interest and you want to see more take a look at the Summary Worksheet and you will see how the payout works and the pitching too.
We would love to have every pitcher join our organization and if in the past you thought no this will never last or its just a flash in the pan, fly by night deal, well, we are in our 4th year of operation and its only getting bigger. We want you to be part of our organization. Please, take a real hard look at what we offer and I am sure you will be impressed. If you are a serious horseshoe pitcher we really want you!
News Flash
Some of the latest changes for the HP Pro Tour are listed below:
HP Pro Tour Format
The HP Pro Tour format is designed to give players the opportunity to participate in a different style of sanctioned horseshoe pitching. This format was developed by the players themselves, and upgraded over the past three years. The basic format is “ringers only, 30 shoe games” and doesn’t deviate throughout the event, and consists of three separate and totally different rounds. The first two are qualifying rounds, the third being the finals, with the objective being to get to the finals for a chance at the money spots. Each time you advance, you are seeded in the next round based on your previous round averages (hence, we reward players on performance).
Round #1. (Ringer Percentage Only) Each participant plays 6 thirty shoe round robin games (180 shoes). After the completion of this round, a certain number of players who have the highest ringer percentages are advanced all the way to the finals. That number is determined by our charts. The remaining players advance to round two, and seeded by averages from round one.
Round #2. (Wins/Losses) In this round participants play in a 6 person round robin (5 games) and must finish in first or second place (number determined by our charts). These players advance to be seeded in the finals. However, if you are not one of these winners, a certain number of players will be able to advance, based on our “wild card” system for highest averages. The number of wild cards is determined by our charts.
Round #3. (Match play on a bracket) In this round, all the players who advance to the finals will play the best of three, individual games, where winners will advance, and losers are eliminated. In the finals, places 1&2 are determined by the last two players in a bracket, places 3&4 will be determined by a playoff. The final number of money places will be determined by the highest ringer averages.
This is an exciting, fast paced, and different format where you earn your advancement through the event. Players have chances in each round to advance, and even if you don’t win a spot, you could move in on a wild card position.
The Pro Tour is very organized in the directing of these events, we work off established charts designed to match our numbers in each round, to advance players, and finallCy the payout of players. A minimum of 1/3 of the players who enter an event will win a cash prize. NHPA patches will be awarded to the winners of each division, but trophies will not be awarded unless the location awards them. A player meeting, where all players are required to attend, will be scheduled prior to the event (details and times will be announced via website) This is just a brief explanation of our format, any additional info is available at www.hpprotour.com or by calling Ron Taylor (Director of Operations) at 803-207-9001.
Changes?
Many of you may wonder why we make changes. Well, we have made every change in the HP Pro Tour attract only the best horseshoe pitchers in the world. We continually seek new locations and sponsorships from any organization that is willing to host any of our HP Pro Tour events and from only the best sponsors that generously contribute to our organization. If you are one of those horseshoe pitchers looking for something just a bit more competitive and has the added edge that you are seeking then the HP Pro Tour just may fill your desires. If you are someone that wants to host one of our events, by all means, please contact us. We would be very honored to listen to your request. If you are a business owner and are looking for a way to get your name out there in the horseshoe pitching world of news or for that fact looking for another market then please contact us. We have sponsorships at all levels and we are continually in search of the same thing you are and that is to get our name out there in front of the public.
Sign-Up
Now you can sign-up for our email list. We will keep you informed of any changes coming and our pitching schedule. Please click on my email address here dane.clark@hpprotour.com and I will make sure you get the latest information about what is happening on the Pro Tour.
SummerFun Results
The HP Pro Tour SummerFun Tournament was a grand success! Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you so much HP Pro Tour members for your participation and support in making this year's very first Tournament something that will be remembered for years to come. Those tournament results have been posted on our Tournaments page. Click on the Sanction Number, the Finals Bracket, and the Tournament Stats for everything.
HP Pro Tour
2012 Members
| Division I 40' | Division I 30' |
| Richard Whitney, NY | Bobby Fields, TN |
| Alan Withrow, WV | Hershel Walters, IN |
| Elbert Shifflett, MD | Barbara Taylor, SC |
| James Cooper, TN | Debra Odum, TX |
| Bobby White, PA | Vicki Kunde, MD |
| Robert Faidley, PA | Paul McGee, MD |
| Gerry Bernard, NY | Russell Allen, SC |
| Tom Bernard, NY | Joan Elmore, TN |
| Ron Kuchcinski, PA | Debra Brown, VT |
| Brian Simmons, VT | Paul Stewart, NC |
| Chad Hyatt, MD | Jane Jordan, SC |
| Mike Creek, PA | Adalene Foster, TN |
| Doug Kienia, ME | Sue Snyder, IN |
| Shannon Foster, TN | Ed Arionus, TX |
| Chan Herrell, MD | |
| Jerry Dean, MD | Division II 30' |
| Dale Dean, MD | Regina Hawes, FL |
| Pete Shomette, MD | Larry Myers, GA |
| Julie Bernard, NY | |
| Division II 40' | Carl Massey, NC |
| Howard Hawes, FL | Cynthia Finch, MD |
| Bobby Evans, VA | Paul Jennings, SC |
| Dale Estep, PA | William Franklin, NY |
| Tony White, PA | Georgia McCormick, VT |
| Robert Koontz, SC | Bob Rasmussen, MD |
| Bill Combs, PA | Polly Murphy, TX |
| Joe Dominelli, DE | Jane Barthlow, MD |
| Larry Nysveen, SC | Carolyn Slaughter, NY |
| Dennis Wilson, PA | Don Swaim, WV |
| Don Foster, ON | Ted Galvin, NY |
| Zane Goggin, GA | Pam Copsey, MD |
| Tom Westbrook, SC | |
| Dane Clark, GA | Open Division |
| Elvis Blunt, VA | Jim Haley, GA |
| David Holliday, PA | Chuck Duymich, VA |
| Nate Haley, SC | Boyd Stonerock, FL |
| Roy Copsey, MD | Neil McDade, SC |
| Ronald Poorman, NY | Mike Brown, VT |
| Kevin Green, NY | Larry Moss, SC |
| Shane Posey, SC | |
| Jim Sizemore, TN | |
| Larry Morris, VA | |
| Eric Wengert, SC | |
| Bobby White, SC | |
| John Babcock, VT | |
“Open Division”
The New HP Pro Tour “Open Division” was created to allow players below the minimum tour average, a chance to participate in the Pro Tour events in 2012.
This division will be devised of players whose average ranges between 0-39%. These players will placed into groups not exceeding 10 players, and will be lined up in descending order of averages. Entry fees will be $30 and these groups will consist of mixed distance players. Because of the overlap of division averages, per documents showing this on the Pro Tour website, those players whose average falls between 30-39% may choose to enter either Division II, or the Open Division.
The objective of the creation of this division is that all players can now participate in tour events, will be placed into smaller classes, and pay a lower entry fee. The major difference between this division and others is that these classes will be mixed, and the payout will be lower, even though it’s equal to or better than a regular tournament. Below is the payout chart for the Open Division.
