Kevin Lacey Wins 1996 Columbus Open (3 August 1996)

Kevin Lacey Wins $1,500 Columbus Open

lacey.jpg (5900 bytes) Columbus, OH - Kevin Lacey of Cincinnati, Ohio fired a 37-under par 71 to take a commanding six stroke victory over the field in Saturday's $1,500 PPA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.

The lead came late in the day as Lacey aced the first nine holes of the final round of play. By the time he left a putt short on ten to end the perfect streak, Lacey had left most of the field well behind in Saturday's Columbus Open.

Bob Haizlip, of Whitsett, North Carolina, scored a 77, 31-under par, to secure a second place finish. Todd Barfield, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Roland Block of Montgomery, Alabama, tied for third seven strokes back at 78, 30-under par.

"After firing nine in a row, all I had to do was play the back nine as consistent as the two previous rounds and stay out of trouble," said Lacey. Kevin set three all-time personal records, a perfect nine, 18-hole score of 22, and a 71 for three rounds. Lacey was asked, "How does it feel to win?" "Well, I haven't played well until this tournament, my confidence is up, and the year is not over yet," Lacey points out.

Tournament Recap

Leaders After Round 1:	Bob Haizlip, Roland Block, Lewis Burton, Danny McCaslin, and Dean Dwiggins	24 (12-under par)
Leaders After Round 2:	Kevin Lacey, Todd Barfield, and Steve Tanton	49 (23-under par)
Low Round:	Kevin Lacey	22 (14-under par)
Most Aces:	Kevin Lacey
Perfect Nine:	Kevin Lacey	Front 9 of Round 3

Professional Scores of the 1996 Columbus Open
(PPA Course - Course # 3 - August 3rd, 1996)

		Round				Prize	National
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Kevin Lacey	25	24	22	71	$ 250.00	42.33
2	Bob Haizlip	24	26	27	77	$ 170.00	31.20
3	Roland Block	24	27	27	78	$ 112.50	28.20
	Todd Barfield	25	24	29	78	$ 112.50	28.33
5	Randy Reeves	28	25	26	79	$ 65.00	21.14
	Steve Tanton	26	23	30	79	$ 65.00	21.47
	Andy Coradini	28	26	25	79	$ 65.00	21.14
	Greg Roberts	28	25	26	79	$ 65.00	21.14
	Bill Kirby	27	27	25	79	$ 65.00	21.14
	Lewis Burton	24	27	28	79	$ 65.00	21.34
	Rick Baird	28	28	23	79	$ 65.00	21.14
12	Jay Klapper	25	27	28	80	$ 50.00	16.50
	Roger Beckerman	28	27	25	80	$ 50.00	16.50
14	Greg Newport	28	25	28	81	$ 33.33	12.50
	Danny McCaslin	24	27	30	81	$ 33.33	12.70
	David McCaslin	27	28	26	81	$ 33.33	12.50
	Greg Ward	27	25	29	81	$ 33.33	12.50
	Dean Dwiggins	24	28	29	81	$ 33.33	12.70
	C. L. Jones	28	28	25	81	$ 33.33	12.50
20	Gene Reams	26	27	29	82		5.63
	Gary Hester	26	27	29	82		5.63
	Edgar Hollifield	27	24	31	82		5.63
	Richard Zack	29	27	26	82		5.63
	David Lynch	26	28	28	82		5.63
	Danny Dore	28	25	29	82		5.63
	Mike Brown	26	30	26	82		5.63
	Jim Christina	30	28	24	82		5.63
28	Tony Jackson	28	26	29	83		3.00
	Robert Johnson	27	28	28	83		3.00
	Larry Simpson	27	28	28	83		3.00
31	Bob Davis	29	30	25	84		3.00
32	Peter Neumann	29	29	27	85		3.00
	Randy Orr	31	27	27	85		3.00
	Jeff Garrison	30	26	29	85		3.00
35	Al Simpson	28	28	31	87		3.00
	Rainey Statum	26	32	29	87		3.00
	Paul Johns	28	29	30	87		3.00
	Manfred Stewart	26	31	30	87		3.00
	Brad Lebo	31	30	26	87		3.00
40	Todd Viau	31	29	28	88		3.00
41	Enid Klapper	30	28	31	89		3.00
	Angelo Korogianos	31	28	30	89		3.00
	Paul Pastilong	29	30	30	89		3.00
44	Barry Wyatt	25	31	34	90		3.00
	Mike Damsky	31	30	29	90		3.00
	Buddy Taylor	30	30	30	90		3.00
47	John Lachmann	29	30	32	91		3.00
	Rodney Ashley	30	28	33	91		3.00
49	Bo Luthie	33	30	29	92		3.00
50	Dan Anders	30	35	28	93		3.00
	Bob Jackson	27	33	33	93		3.00
	Jay Hadsell	30	32	31	93		3.00
	Earl Brabb	26	33	34	93		3.00
54	Mike Hoskins	28	33	33	94		3.00
55	Jim Heikkinen	29	34	32	95		3.00
	Barb Mingo	36	29	30	95		3.00
57	Thomas Rawles	31	33	36	100		3.00
58	Mike Disko	33	36	36	105		3.00
59	Mark Hasty	38	34	37	109		3.00

Amateur Division of the 1996 Columbus Open
(PPA Course - Course # 3 - August 3rd, 1996)