Ussery Takes Third Jacoby Title in a Row
Ussery Takes Third Jacoby Title in a Row
Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Fuquay Varina, NC
by InsidePOOL Staff
BJ Ussery won his third Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour event in a row the weekend of June 5-6, besting Keith Bennett in the finals. The $1,000-added event was hosted by On The Snap Billiards in Fuquay Varina, NC, and attracted eight of the South’s finest players.
Ussery made his way to the finals after a late loss to Bennett in the winners’ side final four 7-4. After that victory, Bennett went on to the hot seat to meet Earl Strickland, who had just bested Chris Turner 7-4. Bennett was on par in this match and was able to send the Hall of Famer to the west side with a 7-3 win.
Husband and wife Bill and Jacki Dudgan tied for seventh place after being eliminated Arnold Hamlet 7-5 and Chris Vollmer 7-3, respectively. Hamlet went home in fifth place after being defeated by Turner 7-5, while Ussery took care of Vollmer 7-1. A determined Ussery went on to face Turner in the quarterfinals, and another 7-1 victory put Ussery one step closer to the finals.
An epic hill-hill battle with Strickland saw Ussery eke out a 7-6 win to reach Bennett again. In the extended race-to-11 finals, the players traded games at the beginning, but soon Ussery was holding a 7-3 and then a 10-4 lead. Bennett rallied to make it closer at 10-7, but a 1-9 combination in the final rack was all Ussery needed to take his third tour title in a row.
BJ Ussery won his third Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour event in a row the weekend of June 5-6, besting Keith Bennett in the finals.
Results:
1st BJ Ussery $1,000
2nd Keith Bennett $400
