Grubb Grinds Out First Great Southern Victory Great Southern Billiard Tour / Albemarle, NC by Lea Andrews Jordan Grubb battled first-time finals jitters and a persistent Mark Patterson to end his weekend with a first-place finish at the July 10-11 Great Southern Billiard Tour Stop. Grubb and Patterson were among the field of 39...
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Strickland Stomps the Jacoby Field
Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Raleigh, NC
by Lea Andrews
After a couple of disappointing showings on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour earlier this season, Earl Strickland is back in top form. “The Pearl” showed off his stuff by plowing undefeated through a strong field of 15 at the $1,000-added...
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Basha Holds off Monday for Billiards Victory
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Goldsboro, NC
by Lea Andrews
A big obstacle—Southern superstar Sam Monday—stood in Mike Basha’s way at the February 27-28 Great Southern Billiard Tour stop, but Basha stood his ground to earn his spot in the winner’s circle. Basha and Monday were among the field of...
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Payton Powers Through GSBT Field
Great Southern Billiards Tour / Asheboro, NC
by Lea Andrews
While head coach Sean Payton was leading the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl victory at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, another Payton—Roy—was finishing up an undefeated weekend at Zoo City Saloon in Asheboro, NC. He did so at the...
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Ussery Ices the Jacoby Field
Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Burlington, NC
by Lea Andrews
Is there a better way to spend an icy, snowy, wintry weekend than in the heat of competition? The four men who braved conditions hazardous enough to push North Carolina into a state of emergency didn’t think so, and BJ...
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Birthday Billiard Win for Morrison
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Inman, SC
by Lea Andrews
Tony Morrison had more to be thankful for on the weekend after Thanksgiving than leftover turkey and stuffing—a win on the Great Southern Billiard Tour is the perfect birthday gift for any player, and that’s exactly what Morrison got. Morrison, who...
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Jacoby Carolina Tour / Burlington, NC by Lea Andrews Earl Strickland was the man to beat at the Jacoby Carolina Tour the weekend of June 13-14, but nobody was up to the daunting task. Strickland made an undefeated run through the field of 20 in the $1,000-added event, which was hosted by Family Billiards...
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Bennett Turns the Page on Another Jacoby Win Jacoby Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by Lea Andrews On May 16-17, Sharks-n-Shooters in Rocky Mount, NC, hosted the guaranteed $1,000-added ninth stop of the Jacoby Carolina Tour, and the field of 40 was a solid spectrum of players, from juniors Jackson “Smoky” Jeffreys and...
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Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Raleigh, NC by Skip Maloney Jeff Abernathy came back from a three-match visit to the one-loss side of the bracket to defeat B.J. Ussery in the finals of the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour stop February 14-15. The $1,000-added event drew 27 entrants to All...
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Monday Douses Davis on Jacoby Custom Cue Stop Jacoby Custom Cue Carolina Tour / Burlington, NC by Skip Maloney Sam Monday double-dipped Mike Davis to take first place in the Jacoby Custom Cue Carolina Tour stop the weekend of December 6-7. The $1,000-added event drew 19 entrants to Family Billiards in Burlington, NC. Monday...
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