Rick Baird Wins 1996 Webster Open (23 June 1996)

Rick Baird Wins $1,500 Webster Open

baird.jpg (6536 bytes) Webster, TX - Rick Baird played steadily through difficult weather conditions to win the 1996 Webster Open held on June 23rd, 1996. Through two rain delays and difficult playing conditions, Rick Baird put together consistent rounds of 27, 27, and 26 for a score of 80, 28-under par, and a 5 stroke victory over Greg Ward.

Baird's strong Sunday play propelled into second place in the 1996 Hall of Fame Classic, one stroke behind winner Danny Dore.

Tournament Recap

Leaders After Round 1:	Rick Baird, Steve Tanton, and C. L. Jones	27 (9-under par)
Leader After Round 2:	Rick Baird	54 (18-under par)
Low Round:	Rick Baird	26 (10-under par)
Most Aces:	Rick Baird

		Round				Prize	National
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Rick Baird	27	27	26	80	$ 250.00	40.33
2	Greg Ward	28	28	29	85	$ 170.00	31.00
3	Danny Dore	29	27	30	86	$ 125.00	29.00
4	Dave Taylor	30	28	29	87	$ 100.00	27.00
5	Gene Reams	29	30	30	89	$ 77.50	24.00
	Steve Tanton	27	30	32	89	$ 77.50	24.33
7	Don Parker	31	31	28	90	$ 58.33	19.50
	Bill Kirby	31	29	30	90	$ 58.33	19.50
	Lewis Burton	30	29	31	90	$ 58.33	19.50
	Mark Rainey	34	28	28	90	$ 58.33	19.50
	C. L. Jones	27*	29	34	90	$ 58.33	19.83
	Randy Reeves	30	28	32	90	$ 58.33	19.50
13	Greg Newport	31	32	28	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Edgar Hollifield	32	28	31	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Todd Barfield	29	30	32	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Rick Alessi	32	30	29	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Mike Brown	30	29	32	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Larry Simpson	30	32	29	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Gary Hester	29	29	33	91	$ 43.75	12.50
	Brice Bergesen	31	29	31	91	$ 43.75	12.50
21	Randy Orr	31	31	30	92		6.00
	Kevin Lacey	30	31	31	92		6.00
	Richard Zack	36	28	28	92		6.00
	Rainey Statum	32	27	33	92		6.00
	Andy Coradini	30	30	32	92		6.00
26	Dan Anders	30	30	33	93		3.00
	Alan Quinnelly	32	27	34	93		3.00
	Brad Lebo	32	29	32	93		3.00
	David Lynch	30	33	30	93		3.00
	Enid Klapper	35	29	29	93		3.00
	Bob Davis	32	32	29	93		3.00
32	Tony Jackson	33	32	29	94		3.00
	Peter Neumann	31	32	31	94		3.00
	Jim Christina	29	36	29	94		3.00
	Manfred Stewart	35	29	30	94		3.00
	Bob Haizlip	30	33	31	94		3.00
37	Marc Portugal	33	31	31	95		3.00
	Danny McCaslin	29	35	31	95		3.00
	Frank Warren	32	30	33	95		3.00
	Roland Block	29	30	36	95		3.00
	Mike Damsky	32	31	32	95		3.00
	Bobby Ward	31	33	31	95		3.00
	Greg Roberts	33	30	32	95		3.00
44	Paul Johns	32	30	34	96		3.00
45	John Lachmann	32	29	36	97		3.00
46	Randall Willett	35	30	33	98		3.00
	Chris Conradi	32	33	33	98		3.00
48	Jeff Smith	36	34	29	99		3.00
49	Robert Johnson	34	29	37	100		3.00
	David McCaslin	33	34	33	100		3.00
51	Barry Wyatt	37	30	34	101		3.00
	Ray McWhirter	35	33	33	101		3.00
53	Nick Gill	37	31	34	102		3.00
	Lee Messinger	36	31	35	102		3.00
55	Jay Klapper	38	33	32	103		3.00
	Mark Hasty	35	32	36	103		3.00
	Brian Wooley	34	35	34	103		3.00
58	Dean Dwiggins	34	38	32	104		3.00
59	Al Simpson	36	34	36	106		3.00