Rainey Statum Wins $2,000 Arlington, TX Open (20 July 1997)

Statum Claims Victory at Arlington $2,000

Arlington, TX - Veteran Rainey Statum was the model of consistency on July 20, 1997, as the Kingwood, TX pro posted rounds of 27, 27, and 27 for an 81 total, 27-under par, to win the $2,000 Arlington Open.

A former Texas State Champion, Statum overcame a 2-stroke deficit entering the final round of the 54-hole event to take a 3-stroke victory over defending PPA National Champion, Mike Brown, of Philadelphia, PA.

"Anytime you win in your home state it is an honor," said Statum, who earned $300 and 50 points toward the $36,000 PPA Skins elimination playoff scheduled for September 8-13, 1997, at Orange Lake Resort & Country Club in Orlando, FL.

Brown earned $200 for his second-place finish. Journeyman Brad Lebo, of Philadelphia, PA, finished third at 85 with rounds of 31, 28, and 26 for an 85 total and $150.

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Rainey Statum	27	27	27	81	$300.00
2	Mike Brown	27	28	29	84	$200.00
3	Brad Lebo	31	28	26	85	$150.00
4	Lee Messinger	26	26	34	86	$112.50
	Marc Portugal	26	31	29	86	$112.50
6	David Lynch	30	30	27	87	$100.00
7	Randy Reeves	27	31	31	89	$95.00
	Brice Bergesen	25	29	35	89	$95.00
9	Paul Johns	30	30	30	90	$88.33
	Gary Hester	32	27	31	90	$88.33
	Jeff Smith	27	33	30	90	$88.33
12	David McCaslin	30	29	33	92	$85.00
13	Joel Baker	32	28	33	93	$80.00
14	Chris Conradi	29	28	37	94	$77.50
	Don Parker	32	31	31	94	$77.50
16	Danny McCaslin	29	34	33	96	$75.00
17	Greg Roberts	35	35	30	100	$75.00

		Round				Prize
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Steve Zaleman	32	28	28	88	$25.00
2	Bill Florian	29	29	30	88	$25.00
3	Jason Schaffer	31	30	30	91	$25.00
4	Joe Schaffer	32	30	30	92	$25.00
5	Mike Huckaby	35	28	30	93
6	Randy Wimpy	29	33	33	95
	Mike Wellben	36	30	29	95
8	Jon Drexler	34	28	35	97
	Greg Cole	33	34	30	97
10	Steve Willmann	33	31`	34	98
11	Aaron Armstrong	32	34	33	99