Kevin Lacey Sweeps Lafayette, IN
Wins "IPPT North Major"
Kevin Lacey, winner of IPPT North Major on June 17th.
17 June 2001 - Lafayette, IN - Kevin Lacey of Cincinnati, Ohio played a game of "hide and seek" on the Indiana Professional Putters Tour. He shot low rounds early and often in the "North Major" in Lafayette and had the rest of the field "seeking" a way to catch him. Lacey put together rounds of 27-24-33-25-30-28 for a 49 under par 167 and his 3rd Major Title in Indiana in three tries. He has also won all 5 Indiana events he has entered. Jim Garrison of Mooresville finished 2nd for the second time on the 2001 tour with a 6 round total 33 under par 183. Garrison defeated Shawn Gilliland in a sudden death play-off after both players had finished with identical scores. The next event on the Indiana Tour will be Sunday July 8th in Terre Haute on course #2. Tee off is 1:30 p.m.
Nichols Wins "IPPT North Major" In Play-Off
17 June 2001 - Lafayette, IN - In wrestling you often hear the phrase, "in order to be the man, you must first beat the man." Nate Nichols of Edinburgh has made the Indiana Professionals Putters Tour APA Division a best 2 out of 3 falls wrestling match. Nichols defeated Chuck Gulley of Terre Haute on the 19th play-off hole after both putters shot a 6 round total 30 under par 186. Nichols dropped well behind in the Indiana APA points race when he missed two events in Richmond, Indiana for work reasons. But that's just one fall in this best of three match and after winning his 3rd straight medal play event he moved himself right back into contention for the Indiana APA points title. Points leader Danny Holcomb of Hope finished third in the event with a 6 round total 29 under par 187. Zach Smith of Indianapolis finished fourth after he defeated Mike Moon of Edinburgh in a sudden death play-off after both players fired a six round total 190.
Professional Division of Lafayette, IN "North Major"
(Lafayette, IN - 17 June 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Kevin Lacey
27 24 33 25 30 28 167 $125 404.2 2 Jim Garrison*
35 29 31 33 27 28 183 $65 248.6 3 Shawn Gilliland
31 31 31 30 31 29 183 $65 238.6 4 Jim Bryant
36 30 33 28 23 34 184 $35 221.2 5 Mark Quigley
31 32 30 30 31 31 185 $20 204.0 6 Jeff Garrison
29 32 32 32 34 32 189 $0 167.2 7 Tom Gross
36 33 33 26 33 32 193 $0 133.6
Amateur Division of Lafayette, IN "North Major"
(Lafayette, IN - 17 June 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Nate Nichols **
33 32 29 29 29 34 186 $5.00 287.0 2 Chuck Gulley
32 30 32 32 29 31 186 $5.00 277.0 3 Danny Holcomb
28 37 34 26 33 29 187 $5.00 260.2 4 Zach Smith *
32 31 34 30 30 33 190 $5.00 231.0 5 Mike Moon
28 30 32 33 32 35 190 $5.00 221.0 6 Robin Ventura
29 29 39 32 32 193 0 7 Bill Hammons
31 35 35 33 31 194 178.2 8 Vicki Chinn
32 29 33 36 34 198 148.6 9 John Watkins
33 36 35 30 32 199 134.2 10 Scott McCutcheon
36 29 32 33 35 35 200 120.0 11 Steve Moon
33 33 32 35 35 35 203 98.6 12 Dave Hager
32 33 35 37 37 30 204 85.2
* Won Sudden Death Play-Off
** Won in an 18 Hole Play-Off