Lee Messinger Opens 2001 Season
With Victory in Lake Charles, LA
10 March 2001 - Lake Charles, LA - The 2001 Texas State Tour opened
the 2001 season in Lake Charles, LA. Lee Messinger and
Jeffrey Smith
both began the season with strong showings by splitting the weekend
events with 1st and 2nd place finishes. Jeff had two 23's and a 24 over
the weekend and Lee placed two 25's a 24 and a 23 on the board. On
Saturday Lee started off strong sitting at 48 with a three stoke lead
after the 2nd round. Lee lost the lead to Jeff after a bogy (his only
one for the weekend) on the 13th hole, but managed to make 4 of the last
5 holes to claim victory. Lake Charles locals Greg Simpson and
Byron
Kirby finished tied for 3rd. In the amateur division on Saturday 17
year old Wade Sahmel
won another event. Wade is looking like an up and coming player.
Professional Division of Lake
Charles, LA Event
(10 March 2001)
|
|
Round |
|
Prize |
|
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Money |
| 1 |
Lee Messinger* |
23 |
25 |
30 |
78 |
$140.00 |
| 2 |
Jeffrey Smith |
28 |
23 |
29 |
80 |
$80.00 |
| 3 |
Greg Simpson |
24 |
28 |
29 |
81 |
$40.00 |
| |
Byron Kirby |
28 |
28 |
25 |
81 |
$40.00 |
| 5 |
Charles Cox |
27 |
28 |
28 |
83 |
$20.00 |
| 6 |
Brian Woolley |
25 |
27 |
32 |
84 |
|
| |
Brice Bergesen |
28 |
25 |
31 |
84 |
|
| |
David Lynch* |
31 |
24 |
29 |
84 |
|
| 9 |
Mike Huckaby |
30 |
25 |
30 |
85 |
|
| 10 |
Rainey Statum* |
30 |
29 |
28 |
87 |
|
| 11 |
Al Simpson |
24 |
33 |
32 |
89 |
|
| 12 |
Steve Armstrong |
35 |
28 |
29 |
92 |
|