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Art Benjamin: 1997 ABT Player of the Year

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Final 1997 ABT Top 25

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NAME
Art Benjamin
Doug Mayfield
John O'Hagan
Fred Kalantari
Steve Sax
Doug Roberts
Alex Caraplis
Rob Maier
Stuart Hosen
Mike Giordano
Ray Fogerlund
Jon Stephens
John Brussel
John Mansey
Harry Tokatlian
Hal Heinrich
Steve Flam
Wendy Kaplan
Richard Del Furia
Peter Kalba
Steve Klesker
David Wells
Harvey Huie
Rich Catalano
Mike Friedman
TOTAL
37.98
35.36
27.75
27.63
23.77
23.43
22.98
17.94
17.09
15.50
15.50
15.31
13.49
13.11
12.75
12.55
12.50
12.30
11.85
11.79
11.44
11.33
11.20
10.56
10.56


1997 ABT Tournament Winners

Ace Point Holiday (New York, NY; Dec. 26-28)
Open (14): Julian Schulman (NJ)
Intermediate (11): Walt Swan (NJ)

Gammon Associates 40th Invitational (Los Angeles, CA; Dec. 5-7)
Open (31): Steve Sax (CA)
Advanced (18): Ron Coffin (CA)
Limited (8): Andreh Anderson (CA)

Northern Ohio Thanksgiving (Canton, OH; Nov. 28-30)
Open (22): Donald Sloan (OH)
Advanced (14): Donna Fisher (OH)
Novice (11): Mark Larios (IN)

Northeast Regional (South Lee, MA; Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
Championship (28): John Mansey
Advanced (23): Rich Munitz
Intermediate (7): Ralph Balser
Novice (13): Yoav Elinevsky

Florida State Championships (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Oct. 17-19)
Open (21): Steve Flam (FL)
Intermediate (18): Michael Bureau (FL)

Nation's Capital Championships (Bethesda, MD; Oct. 10-12)
Open (20): Bill Counts (MD)

Illinois State Championships (Rolling Meadows, IL; Oct. 2-5)
Championship (41): Wendy Kaplan (IL)
Advanced (33): Milad Doueihi (IL)
Novice (10): Michael Plog (IL)

Towpath Inn (Turin, NY; Sep 26-28)
Open (14): Alan Fenster (NY)

Minnesota State Championships (Minneapolis, MN; Sep. 19-21)
Open (19): Bill Davis (IL)
Intermediate (11): Tom Penney (MN)

45th Indiana Open (Indianapolis, IN; Aug. 29-Sep. 1)
Championship (56): Doug Roberts (MA)
Advanced (43): Wally Kuester (IL)
Intermediate (14): Wanda de la Barre (MA)
Novice (6): Rudy Langenbach (WI)

Thousand Islands Tournament (Alexandria Bay, NY; Aug. 1-3)
Open (31): Alex Caraplis (NJ)
Novice (4): Rick Leger (Canada)

Michigan Summer Championships (Novi, MI; July 3-6)
Open (93): Art Benjamin (CA)
Intermediate (70): Harry Tokatlian (MI)
Novice (24): Sonja Peacock (WI)

1997 Georgia Championships/Peach Cup (Atlanta, GA; June 20-22)
Championship (30): John Brussel (IL)
Advanced (20): David Haddad (AL)
Limited (12): Mike McGill (GA)

New York State Championship (New York, NY; June 6-8)
Championship (19): Stuart Hosen (TX)
Advanced (8): Mel Handlesman
Novice (8): Carl Walker

18th Annual Chicago Open (Itasca, IL; May 23-26)
Championship (54): John O'Hagan (IN)
Intermediate (50): Joann Feinstein (IL)
Beginner (8): Janet Stam (MN)

South Florida Spring Tournament (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Apr. 11-13)
Open (19): Jim McGirr (FL)
Intermediate (16): Michael Rayner (FL)

Gammon Associates 38th Invitational (Los Angeles, CA; Apr. 4-6)
Open (32): Doug Mayfield (CA)
Advanced (21): Carlos Hamon (CA)
Limited (4): Dave Hart (CA)

1927 Midwest Championships (Oak Brook, IL; Mar. 21-23)
Championship (64): Fred Kalantari (MN)
Open Overflow (24): Nack Ballard (CA)
Advanced (64): Steve Klesker (IL)
Limited (43): John Bryant (IN)

19th Pittsburgh Championships (Pittsburgh, PA; Feb. 14-16)
Championship (64): Doug Mayfield (CA)
Open Overflow (4): Jim Muirhead (MI)
Advanced (64): Rich Catalano (PA)
Novice (25): Reza Zaltash (PA)

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