Bill Thompson wins at Willoughby, OH (1 May 1999)

Bill Thompson Wins Great Lakes Event at Willoughby, OH Course

Willoughby, OH - Saturday was a clear hot day and so was the putting. Bill Thompson, a 1998 National Pro, won the first Great Lakes Tournament of 1999. Thompson shot 81, 27-under par, to clip a pair of 1999 National Pros Tom Butler and Kevin Lacey. Both players shot 82, 26-under par, and shared second place.

As a result of his win, Bill Thompson was the first qualifier for the Great Lakes Championship. In the 16-player match play Tom Butler won the match-play finals and qualified for the championship finals. The Great Lakes Tour resumes action on May 15-16 in Erie, PA.

Mike Conklin bested the field in the first APA Great Lakes Tournament of 1999. Conklin shot 87, 21-under par. As a result of his win, Mike Conklin was the first qualifier for the APA Great Lakes Championship. In the 16-player match play Jeff Brown won the match-play finals and qualified for the championship finals. The Great Lakes Tour resumes action on May 15-16 in Erie, PA.

Article and scores provided by Paul Johns

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Points	Prize Money
1	Bill Thompson	26	28	27	81	35	$125.00
2	Tom Butler	26	29	27	82	22.5	$90.00
	Kevin Lacey	28	26	28	82	22.5	$90.00
4	Ken Hastings	27	28	28	83	15	$65.00
5	Jay Hadsell	28	29	27	84	12	$50.00
6	Rich Gillooly	28	30	27	85	10	$45.00
7	Dave Nutini	26	31	29	86	8	$40.00
8	Roger Beckerman	25	30	32	87	6	$40.00
9	Todd Viau	30	29	29	88	4	$40.00
10	Bill Smith	31	30	29	90	2.5
	Jim Heikkinen	28	31	31	90	2.5
12	Jim Engel	28	32	31	91	2
	Phil Conlan	31	30	30	91	2
	Jim Cruse	30	33	28	91	2
	Gene Reams	29	31	31	91	2
16	Mark Hasty	33	32	27	92	2
17	John Ventura	30	31	32	93	2
18	Paul Pastilong	33	32	30	95	2
	Jim Phillips	32	33	30	95	2
20	Bill Baus	35	32	31	98	2
21	Scott Buddie	34	30	35	99	2
22	Barb Mingo	31	34	35	100	2
23	Tom O’Brien	30	37	34	101	2
24	Rick Wohlgemuth	36	37	30	103	2

		Round
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Points
1	Mike Conklin	30	28	29	87	35
2	Mike Bell	28	36	27	91	22.5
	Tim Bailey	32	30	29	91	22.5
4	Don Ferrell	32	32	29	93	13.5
	Jeff Brown	28	37	28	93	13.5
6	Karl Moe	34	28	32	94	10
7	Robin Ventura	33	28	34	95	7
	Bill Wahls	32	31	32	95	7
9	Karen Hastings	35	32	30	97	4
10	Brian Fridley	35	28	35	98	3
11	Dom Perry	39	34	30	103	2
12	Bill Combs	38	35	35	108	2