Ward Wins Orange Lake Open
Orlando, FL - Greg Ward of Loganville, GA, put together rounds of 28, 23, 23 Tuesday, September 15th, during the $2,000 Orange Lake Resort & Country Club Open. His score of 74, 34 under par, gave him a two-stroke victory over Jay Klapper also of Loganville, GA. This triumph, the 16th victory this season for the soft-spoken Ward, places him in contention for Player of the Year honors in the 39th season of the Professional Putters Association.
"I had two really great back-to-back rounds with the 23s," says Ward, who earned $300. "I feel fortunate to win."
Jay Klapper, who was second at 76, won $200. Dan Anders of Columbus, GA, Rainey Statum of Kingwood, TX, Bob Davis of Wilmington, NC, and David McCaslin of Indialantic, FL, shared third at 78 earning $118.75 each.
Rounding out the top 10 were C.L. Jones of Danville, VA, Greg Newport of Liberty, NC, Bill Kirby, Jr. of Fayetteville, NC, Charlie Greenwalt of Indianapolis, IN, and John Napoli of Clearwater Beach, FL, all at 79. Napoli is one of only two people in the history of the game to score a perfect round of 18, a feat he accomplished in 1978 in Columbus, OH.
While Ward led the way in the professional division, Jim Engel of Canfield, OH, upstaged the event by outdueling the 100-plus field with a 73, one stroke better than Ward, to win the Amateur Putters Association category. "It's great to beat the pros," Engel said, "but they are playing under a lot more pressure than we are in the amateur class. But it's something I'm proud of and surely something I'll always remember." Engel scored an 8-stroke victory over Rich Gillooly of Canton, OH. Robb Titchell of Columbus, OH and Jim Cruse of Baltimore, OH, shared third at 83. Mike Fowler of Greer, SC, won the Novice division with a 91 total. Rodney Rogers of Dublin, OH, was second at 96.
Professional Scores for Orange Lake $2,000 Open
Round Prize Nationals Player
1 2 3 Total Money Points 1 Greg Ward 28 23 23 74 $300.00 50.00 2 Jay Klapper 23 27 26 76 $200.00 49.00 3 Dan Anders 30 25 23 78 $118.75 46.50 Rainey Statum 25 29 24 78 $118.75 46.50 Bob Davis 28 25 25 78 $118.75 46.50 Dave McCaslin 27 26 25 78 $118.75 46.50 7 C. L. Jones 24 32 23 79 $91.00 43.00 John Napoli 27 28 24 79 $91.00 Greg Newport 26 29 24 79 $91.00 43.00 Charlie Greenwalt 28 25 26 79 $91.00 Bill Kirby, Jr. 23 28 28 79 $91.00 43.00 12 Andy Coradini 28 27 25 80 $80.00 40.00 Kevin Lacey 25 29 26 80 $80.00 40.00 Ron Lamplough 29 24 27 80 $80.00 Larry Simpson 24 26 30 80 $80.00 40.00 16 Joel Baker 28 27 26 81 $50.00 Jeff Garrison 24 28 29 81 $50.00 Danny McCaslin 25 24 32 81 $50.00 38.00 19 Robert Johnson 29 28 25 82 36.50 Bo Luthie 24 31 27 82 36.50 21 Gary Hester 27 29 27 83 33.50 Peter Neumann 32 23 28 83 33.50 Tom Butler 29 25 29 83 33.50 Cliff Matthews 26 28 29 83 33.50 25 Dave Nutini 27 31 26 84 Frank Warren 32 25 27 84 29.00 Lee Messinger 29 28 27 84 Jimmy Mott 29 28 27 84 29.00 Paul Pastilong 28 29 27 84 Brad Lebo 32 24 28 84 29.00 Ron Frederick 26 30 28 84 Mike Brown 30 25 29 84 29.00 Fred Stewart 27 28 29 84 Paul Sample 28 26 30 84 Rusty Taylor 27 27 30 84 29.00 37 Jeffrey Smith 28 32 25 85 24.00 Alan Morris 28 31 26 85 Thomas Rawles 30 27 28 85 Randy Orr 30 27 28 85 24.00 Lewis Burton 27 30 28 85 24.00 Darrell Britt 26 30 29 85 24.00 David Lynch 26 30 29 85 24.00 44 John Ventura 32 27 27 86 19.50 Greg Roberts 30 28 28 86 19.50 Rick Baird 26 32 28 86 19.50 Al Simpson 29 28 29 86 Danny Dore 26 29 31 86 19.50 49 Gary English 32 28 27 87 Tony Varnadore 31 29 27 87 15.50 Todd Fowler 29 30 28 87 15.50 Bill Baus 26 33 28 87 Todd Barfield 28 30 29 87 15.50 Mike Damsky 29 28 30 87 15.50 55 Randy Reeves 31 27 30 88 12.00 Rick Alessi 30 28 30 88 12.00 Dave Taylor 27 27 34 88 12.00 58 Bill Walsh 28 34 27 89 Tony Jackson 26 33 30 89 10.00 60 Buddy Taylor 28 32 30 90 8.50 Bob Haizlip 27 28 35 90 8.50 62 Barb Mingo 31 30 31 92 6.50 Jim Heikkinen 30 30 32 92 6.50 64 Bart Bason 28 37 28 93 5.00 Roger Beckerman 31 33 29 93 Robby Bryant 31 32 30 93 67 Paul Johns 28 34 32 94 4.00 68 Jim Fleming 33 32 32 97 Wally Walters 28 35 34 97 70 Mark Hasty 34 38 27 99 3.00 71 Elias Dakessian 38 36 37 111
Amateur Scores for Orange Lake $2,000 Open
| Round | Prize | |||||
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Player |
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Money | |
| 1 | Jim Engel | 22 | 25 | 26 | 73 | $25.00 |
| 2 | Rich Gillooly | 28 | 28 | 25 | 81 | $25.00 |
| 3 | Robb Titchell | 26 | 32 | 25 | 83 | $25.00 |
| Jim Cruse | 26 | 28 | 29 | 83 | $25.00 | |
| 5 | Dom Perry | 28 | 26 | 30 | 84 | |
| William Glisson, Jr. | 29 | 25 | 30 | 84 | ||
| 7 | Scott Buddie | 30 | 31 | 28 | 89 | |
| 8 | Jeff Brown | 29 | 30 | 31 | 90 | |
| Karl Moe | 28 | 35 | 27 | 90 | ||
| Craig Williams | 31 | 31 | 28 | 90 | ||
| 11 | Ken Hastings | 29 | 33 | 31 | 93 | |
| 12 | Karen Hastings | 29 | 35 | 31 | 95 | |
Novice Scores for Orange Lake $2,000 Open
| Round | |||||
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Player |
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Mike Fowler | 30 | 31 | 30 | 91 |
| 2 | Rodney Rogers | 32 | 33 | 31 | 96 |