Kevin Lacey Wins Second Title of 2001 on the Great Lakes Tour
Kevin Lacey, winner of the 2001 Indiana Open (Richmond, Indiana).
10 June 2001 - Richmond, IN - Kevin Lacey won his second GLT tournament by coming from behind and winning by two strokes over Bill Thompson. Kevin shot an 84 24-under par on course no. 3 of the Richmond, IN layout. The 84 Kevin shot was only two strokes off the course record of 82, but no one was able to shoot a 24, which is the single round record. After two rounds Kevin Lacey, Paul Johns, Jay Hadsell and John Darst were all one shot back of Todd Viau who shot a score of 55, 17-under par.
Jim Heikkinen won the medal play spot by defeating Paul Johns in an 18-hole playoff. This is Jim second spot on the GLT. This is the second year that the GLT has made a stop at the Richmond, IN course and have been impressed with the course and the hospitality that has been provide by Craig Brown and his staff.
In the amateur division, Mike Bell won by shooting a score of 85 23-under par and won by 5 strokes over Scott Copeland, Jeff Brown and Andy McCoy. Scott Copeland defeated Andy McCoy for the medal play spot. In the match play finals Andy McCoy defeated Brandon Yee.
The Great Lakes Tour will play its next full weekend on June 23 and 24 in Middletown and Springfield, OH.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Paul Johns.
Professional Division of 2001 Indiana Open
(Richmond, IN - 10 June 2001)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Kevin Lacey 26 30 28 84 $ 175.00 2 Bill Thompson 30 27 28 85 $ 120.00 3 Paul Johns 30 26 30 86 $ 87.50 Jim Heikkinen 31 27 28 86 $ 87.50 5 Craig Williams 32 26 29 87 $ 62.50 John Bambling 27 30 30 87 $ 62.50 Jay Hadsell 26 30 31 87 $ 62.50 Todd Viau 27 28 32 87 $ 62.50 9 Jim Cruse 33 27 28 88 $ 50.00 10 Paul Pastilong 32 30 27 89 11 Jim Engel 30 29 30 89 12 Mike Conklin 32 28 30 90 Gene Reams 30 30 30 90 Dave Nutini 32 29 29 90 15 Mike McCormack 27 31 33 91 John Darst 29 27 35 91 17 Bill Baus 31 35 26 92 Ken Hastings 31 29 32 92 Scott Buddie 29 29 34 92 John Ventura 31 32 29 92 21 Mark Hasty 29 36 28 93 Karl Moe 31 34 28 93 23 Harry Sykes 30 36 34 100 Amateur Division of 2001 Indiana Open
(Richmond, IN - 10 June 2001)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Reimbursement 1 Mike Bell 25 29 31 85 $ 30.00 2 Scott Copeland 32 32 26 90 $ 25.00 Jeff Brown 32 28 30 90 $ 25.00 Andy McCoy 32 31 27 90 $ 25.00 5 Robin Ventura 31 30 31 92 6 Brandon Yee 35 30 29 94 7 Bill Combs 32 30 33 95 8 James Weber 33 33 33 99 9 Karen Hastings 35 36 31 102 10 Bill Wahls 34 32 37 103