Kevin Lacey Outlasts Don Featherstone to Win Terre Haute West Major
Kevin Lacey, winner of IPPT West Major on May 13th.
13 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - Living close to the Indiana border has paid dividends for PPA Touring Pro Kevin Lacey of Cincinnati. Lacey, able to play in Great Lakes Tour Events and Indiana Tour Events, took home the first Major Championship on the Indiana Tour winning the West Major in Terre Haute. Lacey fired a 6 round total 167, 49 under par, to just miss the Indiana Tour 6 round event record. The record is held by Charlie Greenwalt of Indianapolis who fired a 166 to win the 1998 Indiana State Championship. Lacey hit early and often to win the event. His first round 11 under par 25 put him in a 3 shot lead, and consistent play for the final 5 rounds gave him a one shot victory over Don Featherstone of Terre Haute. Featherstone, trailing Lacey by 3 strokes after 2 rounds, closed the gap in round 3 with an 11 under par 25. Lacey and Featherstone matched 29's in round 4 and 28's in round 5 to set up a 6th round shootout. Lacey shot a 28 while Featherstone, needing an ace on 18 to force a play off, lipped the cup and Lacey claimed a one shot victory. Shawn Gilliland matched his 6 round best at Terre Haute with a 45 under 171 to capture 3rd place. Jeff Garrison finished fourth with a 44 under par 172.
Gulley Takes West Major- Second Straight Win
13 May 2001 - Terre Haute, IN - After Saturday's win on course 3, Chuck Gulley of Terre Haute became a marked man. The amateur field knew he was the man to beat after his 2 shot victory over Bill Hammons in the Terre Haute Open. Gulley started slow, trailing first round leaders Danny Holcomb of Hope and Mike Lebeda of Terre Haute by 3 shots. Mike Lebeda took the second round lead with a 6 under par 30, but Gulley's 29 pulled him to with in 2 shots of the lead. Gulley made his move in round 4 firing an 8 under par 28 to lead Holcomb and Lebeda by 3 shots. A 29 in the third round kept Gulley in front but Holcomb, The Southport winner, fired a 28 to cut Gulley's lead to 2. Gulley faltered only one round in the event and that was the 5th round as he could only muster a 2 under 34 while Holcomb tied for the lead with a 4 under par 32. Gulley then pulled the low amateur round out of his hat in the 6th and final round, a 9 under par 27 to claim the victory. Holcomb finished with a 30 and Lebeda kicked it in in round 6 with an 8 under par 28 to tie Holcomb for second place. Lebeda then beat Holcomb on the 3rd hole of sudden death to finish in second place. The Indiana Tour will take a 2 week rest before resuming play on Saturday June 2nd in the Richmond Open and then will do battle in the second Major Tournament of the year in the East Major on Sunday.
Professional Division of Terre Haute West Major
(Terre Haute, IN - 13 May 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Kevin Lacey
25 29 28 29 28 28 167 $130 464.2 2 Don Featherstone
28 29 25 29 28 29 168 $85 443.4 3 Shawn Gilliland
28 30 28 27 30 28 171 $75 403.0 4 Jeff Garrison
30 33 27 29 28 25 172 $66 383.2 5 Jim Bryant
32 27 30 28 30 27 174 $50 344.2 6 Jim Garrison*
28 32 29 29 28 30 176 $44 326.0 7 Charlie Greenwalt
30 28 29 27 29 33 176 $28 316.0 8 Tom Morrison
177 9 Tom Gross
28 33 30 28 179 $0 270.2 10 Mark Greenwell
30 30 35 30 184 $0 221.2 11 Darrin Clayton
29 28 33 31 186 $0 197.0 12 Jody Comer
29 29 30 33 $0 173.6 13 Rick Blair
31 33 28 30 $0 157.2
Amateur Division of Terre Haute West Major
(Terre Haute, IN - 13 May 2001)
Round Prize Indiana Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Chuck Gulley
31 29 28 29 34 27 178 $5.00 368.6 2 Mike Lebeda*
28 30 33 30 32 28 181 $5.00 334.0 3 Danny Holcomb
28 32 31 28 32 30 181 $5.00 324.0 4 Bill Hammons
33 31 29 28 29 33 183 $5.00 298.6 5 John Watkins
32 33 34 31 27 31 188 253.6 6 Vicki Chinn*
33 33 32 28 34 190 231.0 7 Nate Nichols
33 32 31 30 35 190 221.0 8 John Howard
34 31 31 33 36 192 199.2 9 Mike Moon
35 36 31 30 31 195 173.0 10 Scott McCutcheon*
32 31 37 32 32 33 197 143.2 11 Sean Clark
30 33 32 33 36 33 197 133.2 12 Steve Moon
31 33 35 36 35 35 205 92.0 13 Dave Hager
36 34 33 31 37 35 206 79.0
* Won Sudden Death Play-Off