Kevin Lacey Wins Central Ohio Open by Three Strokes For Eighth GLT Win
Scott Copeland Wins APA Division by Two
Kevin Lacey playing course #2 at the Refugee Road Course (Columbus, OH).
Scott Copeland and Kevin Lacey
(left to right).24 August 2002 - Columbus, OH - The restoration work done on the Refugee Road course was expected to lower the scores significantly, and that was certainly the case in the Central Ohio Open. Kevin Lacey of Cincinnati continued his dominance of the 2002 GLT by claiming a record eighth victory.
Lacey posted three solid rounds of 26-24-24 for a final tally of 74, 34 under par. Dave Nutini of Canal Winchester held the first round lead by two at 23 and the second round lead by one over Lacey at 49. But Nutini’s final round 28 left the door open for Lacey, and Nutini finished three back at 77.
The threesome of Brandon Yee of Columbus, John Napoli of Clearwater Beach, FL and Gene Reams of Whitehall tied for third at 78. Yee defeated Napoli in a playoff for the GLT spot.
Scott Copeland, APA winner of the Central Ohio Open.Kevin Lacey swept the day’s events by defeating John Napoli in the final match of the match play. John Napoli received a GLT spot.
Meanwhile, in the APA division, Scott Copeland kept just ahead of Leroy Lacey, also from Springfield, OH, all day to claim his third GLT title of the year with a score of 83.
Leroy Lacey finished two back at 85, with Anthony Amick third at 87. Andy McCoy received a GLT spot.
Anthony Amick once again showed off his match play skills by defeating Jeff Brown in the final match.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.
Professional Division of the Central Ohio Open
(Columbus, OH - Course #2 - 24 August 2002)
Round Prize GLT Match GLT Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Play Spots 1 Kevin Lacey 26 24 24 74 $180.00 150.00 4-0 2 Dave Nutini 23 26 28 77 $100.00 95.00 1-1 3 Brandon Yee 25 26 27 78 $91.66 85.00 2-1 Match John Napoli 27 24 27 78 $101.66 90.00 3-1 Medal Gene Reams 29 25 24 78 $76.66 75.00 0-1 6 Roger Beckerman 27 27 28 82 $55.00 62.50 0-1 Robb Titchell 27 27 28 82 $55.00 62.50 0-1 8 Bill Thompson 29 27 28 84 $16.66 51.00 0-1 Paul Pastilong 27 29 28 84 $16.66 56.00 1-1 Paul Johns 25 28 31 84 $31.66 61.00 2-1 11 Bill Baus 31 28 26 85 48.00 1-1 12 John Tuite 29 29 29 87 37.00 0-1 Rick Alessi 31 28 28 87 42.00 1-1 Mike McCormack 29 28 30 87 37.00 0-1 15 Mark Hasty 32 30 31 93 28.00 0-1 16 Karl Moe 34 32 28 94 23.50 0-1 Dom Perry 28 36 30 94 26.50 1-1 18 Rod Miller 31 29 35 95 23.00 1-1 Amateur Division of the Central Ohio Open
(Columbus, OH - Course #2 - 24 August 2002)
Round Expense GLT Match GLT Player
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Spots
1 Scott Copeland 27 27 29 83 $40.00 47.00 1-1 2 Leroy Lacey 28 28 29 85 $35.00 41.00 1-1 3 Anthony Amick 32 29 26 87 $45.00 42.00 3-0 4 Jeff Brown 28 31 32 91 $31.67 35.00 2-1 Ross Reznor 32 29 30 91 $16.67 31.00 0-1 Bill Combs 31 30 30 91 $16.67 28.00 0-1 7 Bennie Williams 32 32 28 92 23.00 0-1 Mike Bell 33 30 29 92 21.00 9 James Weber 40 25 29 94 20.00 1-1 10 Andy McCoy 29 34 32 95 21.00 1-1 Match 11 Barb Mingo 33 32 33 98 19.00 1-1 12 Bill Wahls 36 33 30 99 18.00 1-1
