Tom Gross Wins Terre Haute Open on Indiana State Tour
Tom Gross, winner of IPPT Terre Haute Open on May 12th.
12 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - Tom Gross of Columbus, Indiana captured his first Indiana Tour Medal Play Title winning the Terre Haute Open. Gross shot rounds of 28-29-29-27 for a 31 under par 113 on course 3. Long time PPA Pro Jim Garrison of Mooresville, Indiana was second three shots back with a 28 under par 116. Charlie Greenwalt of Indianapolis finished third with a 27 under par 117.
Gross jumped out of the gate early with a 28 and a 2 shot lead over Charlie Greenwalt and Jeff Garrison. Jim Garrison used round 2 to put himself in contention shooting the days lowest round, a 10 under par 26, to tie Gross at the halfway mark with identical 57's. Gross continues his consistent play with a 7 under par 29 in round three that saw Greenwalt pull back to with in two strokes after shooting a 9 under par 27. Gross shot his best round of the day, a 9 under par 27, in the final round to claim the three shot victory. Jim Garrison finished with an 8 under par 28 to claim second place while Charlie Greenwalt shot a 7 under par 29 to finish third. Jim Bryant of Clayton, Indiana finished strong with a 9 under par 27 to claim fourth place. The win is the first medal play title for Gross since turning pro in August of 1998.
Featherstone Wins Terre Haute Open Match Play
12 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - Still smarting from his 7th place finish in medal play on his home course, Don Featherstone, of Terre Haute, refocused, reloaded and shot down the match play field to capture his first Indiana Tour event. On a course that features a rare water hole, Featherstone defeated Jim Garrison 4 and 3 in round one, defeated Jody Comer of Indianapolis in round two one up 1 hole of sudden death, and then defeated Jeff Garrison 6 and 5 in the 36 hole match play final. Jeff Garrison advanced to the match play final by defeating Tom Gross 2 and 1 and Jim Bryant 1 up 18.
Don't Mess Around With Gulley In Terre Haute Open
12 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - There are four things you DON'T do in life. 1.Tug on Superman's cape, 2. spit into the wind, 3.pull the mask off the Lone Ranger and 4. leave Chuck Gulley's name off the list of amateur favorites when playing an Indiana tour event in Terre Haute. Gulley, from Terre Haute, fired rounds of 27-29-31-29 for a 28 under par 116, beating everyone in the PPA and APA field except pro winner Tom Gross. Bill Hammons of Indianapolis finished second 2 shots back at 26 under par 118. Steve "The Duce Man" Moon, of Edinburgh, scored his best finish of the year in third place with a 24 under par 120. The win is Gulley's first as an APA player and his first ever tournament victory, including weekly locals at his home course in Terre Haute.
Hammons Wins Terre Haute Open Match Play Title
12 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - Bill Hammons of Indianapolis took home the Amateur Match Play Title. Hammons putter was so hot he cut through the field with ease. After a first round bye, Hammons defeated John Howard 1 up 19 in sudden death. Then won his second match 4 and three and met Nate Nichols of Edinburgh in the 36 hole finals where he captured the title 4 and 3. Nichols advanced to the finals defeating Vicki Chinn 6 and 5, Dave Hagar 3 - 2 and Chuck Gulley 3 and 2.
Professional Division of Terre Haute Open
(Terre Haute, IN - 12 May 2001)
Round
Prize Match Play Player 1 2 3 4 Total Money Points Won Lost Cash 1 Tom Gross
28 29 29 27 113 $60.00 234 0 1 $0 2 Jim Garrison
31 26 31 28 116 $40.00 203.6 0 1 $0 3 Charlie Greenwalt
$30.00 $0 4 Jim Bryant
32 28 31 27 $20.00 1 1 $10.00 5 Mark Greenwell
32 29 29 30 $10.00 0 1 $0 6 Jody Comer
36 29 29 30 $0 1 1 $10.00 7 Don Featherstone
34 29 29 34 3 0 $40.00 8 Jeff Garrison
30 37 30 30 2 1 $20.00
Amateur Division of Terre Haute Open
(Terre Haute, IN - 12 May 2001)
Round
Match Play Player 1 2 3 4 Total Points Won Lost Cash 1 Chuck Gulley
27 29 31 29 116 $5.00 273.6 2 1 2 Bill Hammons
33 30 28 27 118 $5.00 281 4 0 $5.00 3 Steve Moon
30 31 30 29 120 $5.00 229.2 1 1 4 Dave Hager
28 34 30 29 121 $5.00 203.6 1 1 5 Nate Nichols
30 31 31 30 122 208.2 3 1 $5.00 6 John Howard
36 30 31 29 126 138.6 1 1 7 Danny Holcomb
32 35 29 32 127 124.2 0 1 8 Mike Lebeda
32 33 31 32 128 120 1 1 9 Mike Moon
36 31 33 30 130 92.2 0 1 10 John Watkins
32 32 37 33 134 69 0 1 11 Vicki Chinn
30 38 38 35 141 43.6 0 1