Danny McCaslin Wins Orange Lake Open (14 September 1999)

Danny McCaslin Wins
1999 Orange Lake Open

mc_danny.jpg (7246 bytes) Orlando, FL - 14 September 1999 - Danny McCaslin's opening round of 23, 13-under par, put in a tie for the lead with Lewis Burton and Mike Brown, who have both won National Championships on this course in 1998 and 1996 respectively. McCaslin's second round of 28, 8-under par, on the Fountain course once again put in a tie for the lead with Mike Brown entering the final round on the Magnolia course.

A final round of 26, 10-under par, gave Danny McCaslin a three round total of 77, 31-under par, and two-stroke victory over a group of four players who tied for second at 79, 29-under par. Finishing in the tie for second were Lewis Burton, the 1998 National Champion, Randy Reeves the 1997 National Champion, Mike Brown, the 1996 National Champion, and Greg Ward, the 1999 Southern Open and 1999 Western Open Champion. David McCaslin and Bart Bason tied for sixth at 80, 28-under par, and Jim Heikkinen was eight at 82, 26-under par. Danny McCaslin's win gave him a spot in the Western Open TV bracket. Lewis Burton earned a spot in the Eastern Open TV bracket.

In the amateur division, 1998 APA National Champion Jeff Brown used rounds of 28, 29, 28 for a total of 85 to post a two-stroke victory. Finishing in second was Robb Titchell at 87 followed by Ray Guthrie in third at 88.

					Round				Prize
	Player		Hometown		1	2	3	Total	Money	Points
1	Danny	McCaslin	Cary	NC	23	28	26	77	$300.00	100
2	Greg	Ward	Loganville	GA	25	28	26	79	$143.75	95
	Lewis	Burton	Lawrenceville	GA	23	30	26	79	$143.75	95
	Mike	Brown	Rock Hill	SC	23	28	28	79	$143.75	95
	Randy	Reeves	Montgomery	AL	24	28	27	79	$143.75	95
6	Dave	McCaslin	Indialantic	FL	26	26	28	80	$97.50	89
	Bart	Bason	Gibsonville	NC	29	27	24	80	$97.50	89
8	Jim	Heikkinen	North Olmstead	OH	27	28	27	82	$95.00	86
9	Rick	Alessi	Erie	PA	32	23	28	83	$85.00	81
	David	Lynch	Dallas	TX	26	31	26	83	$85.00	81
	Robert	Johnson	Lake Wylie	SC	25	28	30	83	$85.00	81
	Todd	Barfield	Fort Mill	SC	28	28	27	83	$85.00	81
	Mike	Damsky	Falls Church	VA	29	27	27	83	$85.00
	Rusty	Taylor	Gambrills	MD	28	27	28	83	$85.00
15	Brad	Lebo	Shippensburg	PA	26	28	30	84	$56.25	74
	Roger	Beckerman	South Euclid	OH	25	29	30	84	$56.25
	Jim	Cruse	Baltimore	OH	28	28	28	84	$56.25	74
	Danny	Anders	Columbus	GA	26	28	30	84	$56.25	74
19	Jay	Klapper	Lawrenceville	GA	28	31	26	85		68
	Lee	Messinger	Addison	TX	26	30	29	85		68
	Rick	Baird	Pineville	NC	27	31	27	85		68
	Scott	Buddie	Westlake	OH	26	32	27	85
23	Michael	Hitt	Greensboro	NC	25	30	31	86		62
	Kevin	Lacey	Cincinnati	OH	28	27	31	86		62
	Tom	Butler	Erlanger	KY	29	32	25	86		62
26	Greg	Newport	Liberty	NC	32	29	26	87		54
	Gary	Hester	Thomasville	NC	30	30	27	87		54
	Peter	Neumann	Midland	VA	28	28	31	87		54
	Jeffrey	Smith	Dallas	TX	29	27	31	87		54
	Charlie	Greenwalt	Indianapolis	IN	28	31	28	87		54
	John	Napoli	Clearwater Beach	FL	31	28	28	87
	Dave	Taylor	Pasadena	TX	29	27	31	87
33	Bill	Kirby	Fayetteville	NC	31	29	28	88		48.5
	Bill	Baus	Cleveland Heights	OH	30	27	31	88		48.5
35	Rich	Gillooly	Canton	OH	29	30	30	89		45.5
	Thomas	Rawles	Portsmouth	VA	31	31	27	89		45.5
	Daryl	Freeman	Bristol	TN	26	36	27	89
	Ken	Hastings	Pittsburgh	PA	30	29	30	89
	Cliff	Matthews	N. Richland Hills	TX	26	34	29	89		45.5
	Rodney	Ashley	Hillsborough	NC	28	33	28	89		45.5
	Buddy	Taylor	Gambrills	MD	28	33	28	89
42	Paul	Johns	Gahanna	OH	29	31	30	90		42.5
	Andy	Coradini	Loganville	GA	28	32	30	90		42.5
	Jim	Engel	Canfield	OH	31	29	30	90
45	Gary	English	Buford	GA	30	31	30	91		38.5
	John	Ventura	Cincinnati	OH	28	31	32	91		38.5
	Manfred	Stewart	Richmond	VA	32	28	31	91		38.5
	Tony	Jackson	Spartanburg	SC	33	29	29	91		38.5
	Frank	Warren	Augusta	GA	36	27	28	91		38.5
	Randall	Willett	Houston	TX	30	29	32	91		38.5
	Mike	O'Rourke	Jeffersnboro	PA	30	30	31	91
52	Paul	Sample	Bend	OR	29	32	32	93
	Rainey	Statum	Kingwood	TX	30	34	29	93		35
54	Bob	Haizlip	Whitsett	NC	32	29	33	94		34
	Paul	Pastilong	Maple Heights	OH	34	32	28	94
56	Tony	Varnadore	Rock Hill	SC	29	34	33	96		32
	Darrell	Britt	Loganville	GA	29	32	35	96		32
	Mark	Hasty	Fairfield	OH	29	36	31	96		32
59	Al	Simpson	Lake Charles	LA	32	34	32	98
60	Bill	Walsh	Charlotte	NC	33	36	30	99
61	Barb	Mingo	Westlake	OH	39	33	37	109		30

					Round				Prize
	Player		Hometown		1	2	3	Total	Money
1	Jeff	Brown	North Olmsted	OH	28	29	28	85	$25.00
2	Robb	Titchell	Columbus	OH	28	30	29	87	$25.00
3	Ray	Guthrie	High Point	NC	30	32	26	88	$25.00
4	Robin	Ventura	Cincinnati	OH	32	33	24	89	$25.00
5	Dom	Perry	Canfield	OH	31	29	30	90
6	William	Glisson	Martinez	GA	29	32	34	95
	Stan	Seethoff	Grovetown	GA	30	32	33	95
8	Billy	Caudle	Harrisburg	NC	33	30	33	96
9	Joe	Gallagher	Pittsburgh	PA	37	31	30	98
10	Todd	Trent	Hampton	GA	32	33	34	99
11	Bill	Combs	North Huntingdon	PA	31	38	34	103
12	Robin	Trent	Hampton	GA	35	43	33	111
13	Darren	Harvey	Morrow	GA	52	43	32	127