Robin Ventura &
Kevin Lacey Win Inaugural Great Lakes Doubles Championship
|
|
|
25 May 2002 - South Charleston, WV - The Great Lakes Tour held its first-ever doubles championship in the afternoon sun on course 2. Rookie pro Robin Ventura teamed up with the Great Lakes Tour's hottest player, Kevin Lacey, to capture her first GLT event as a professional putter. Both players reside in Cincinnati, OH.
Ventura and Lacey found themselves in a three-way tie at 24 after the better-ball round of competition with the teams of Bill Baus & Randy Reeves and Mike McCormack & John Darst. It was the round of alternate shot where Ventura and Lacey made their move, shooting 28 while most teams struggled on the slow sun-baked carpets. Going into the final round of combined score, they held a three-stroke lead.
|
|
The team of Baus & Reeves then made their move and had actually caught the leaders by the second last hole of competition. Laceys ace on the dogleg hole 5 proved to be the winning shot. The final standings were Ventura & Lacey at 111, Baus & Reeves at 112, and the team of Jim Cruse and Dave Nutini at 113.
Anthony Amick and Andy McCoy ran away and hid early in the APA division of the competition. Their better-ball score of 23 gave them a five shot lead and they never looked back. Their final score of 113 was seven shots ahead of second place finishers Karen Hastings and Terry Sanner at 120. The team of Barb Mingo and Jeff Brown finished third at 123.
It was a good day for Amick, who had already won the APA title in the West Virginia Open that morning.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.
Professional Division of the 2002 Great Lakes Tour Doubles Championship
(South Charleston, WV - Course #2 - 25 May 2002)
Better Alternate Combined Prize Players Ball Shot Score Total Money 1 Robin Ventura 24 28 31 $175.00 Kevin Lacey - - 28 111 $175.00 2 Bill Baus 24 32 29 $125.00 Randy Reeves - - 27 112 $125.00 3 Dave Nutini 25 30 28 $100.00 Jim Cruse - - 30 113 $100.00 4 Mike McCormack 24 31 29 $75.00 John Darst - - 31 115 $75.00 5 Roger Beckerman 27 30 31 $60.00 Bill Thompson - - 30 118 $60.00 6 Craig Williams 25 34 28 Jim Engel - - 32 119 7 Jim Heikkinen 28 28 32 Scott Buddie - - 32 120 Harry Sykes 26 29 33 Jay Hadsell - - 32 120 John Bambling 26 31 33 Ken Hastings - - 30 120 10 Paul Johns 26 32 32 Robb Titchell - - 33 123 Amateur Division of the 2002 Great Lakes Tour Doubles Championship
(South Charleston, WV - Course #2 - 25 May 2002)
Better Alternate Combined Expense Players Ball Shot Score Total Money 1 Andy McCoy 23 30 30 $35.00 Anthony Amick - - 30 113 $35.00 2 Karen Hastings 28 30 34 $30.00 Terry Sanner - - 28 120 $30.00 3 Jeff Brown 29 31 30 $30.00 Barb Mingo - - 33 123 $30.00 4 Bill Combs 30 30 34 Bennie Williams - - 33 127 5 James Weber 29 31 33 Ronnie Pavlov - - 35 128