Kevin Lacey, James Weber Win Big on Their Home Course in Hamilton Open
Kevin Lacey on hole #15 on course #2 in Hamilton, OH.
(Photo by Tom Butler)13 April 2002 - Hamilton, OH - It’s tough to beat Cincinnati’s Kevin Lacey on any course, but beating him on his home course proved to be too tall an order for the rest of the field in the Great Lakes Tour's 2002 season opener, the Hamilton Open. Lacey trailed the first round leader, South Euclid’s Roger Beckerman, by two shots going into the second round. Kevin then shot the low round of the day, a sizzling 25 on the difficult course 2, and he never looked back. Lacey’s final tally of 82 for 54 holes bested the field by five shots. Second place finisher, Bill Baus of Cleveland Heights, earned the qualifying spot for the World Match Play Championship.
James Weber, APA winner of the Hamilton Open.
(Photo by Tom Butler)For three rookie pros, the Hamilton Open was their debut event, and all three finished in the money. Brandon Yee of Columbus finished tied for third with Beckerman at 88. Robin Ventura of Cincinnati tied for fifth at 89, and Danny Holcomb of Hope, IN tied for eighth at 90.
Kevin Lacey, Bill Baus and James Weber (left to right)..
(Photo by Tom Butler)Danny continued to play well through the match play, but he came up short against Dave Nutini of Canal Winchester in the match play finals.
In the APA division, James Weber of Cincinnati led wire-to-wire on his way to a blistering 83, eight shots ahead of his nearest competitor, Andy McCoy of Columbus. James claimed his first victory ever on the GLT in an outstanding performance, only one shot behind Lacey in the pros.
James swept the day’s events by then winning the match play, defeating McCoy in the finals.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.
Professional Division of the Hamilton Open
(Hamilton, OH - Course #2 - 13 April 2002)
Round Prize GLT Match GLT WPC Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Play Spots Spots 1
Kevin Lacey
30
25
27
82
$175.00
110.00
1-1
MEDAL
2
Bill Baus
29
28
30
87
$130.00
90.00
0-1
1
3
Brandon Yee
31
31
26
88
$102.50
77.50
0-1
Roger Beckerman
28
29
31
88
$102.50
77.50
0-1
5
Robin Ventura
32
27
30
89
$76.66
70.00
1-1
Dave Nutini
30
30
29
89
$126.66
85.00
4-0
MATCH
Jim Heikkinen
33
26
30
89
$76.66
65.00
0-1
8
Tom Gross
33
26
31
90
$57.50
53.60
1-1
Danny Holcomb
29
33
28
90
$82.50
68.60
4-1
Jim Cruse
29
28
33
90
$57.50
50.60
0-1
Bill Thompson
29
32
29
90
$57.50
53.60
1-1
Mark Hasty
33
29
28
90
$72.50
63.60
2-1
Robb Titchell
32
27
31
90
$57.50
58.60
2-1
14
Mike O'Rourke
33
29
29
91
31.00
0-1
15
Jay Hadsell
33
30
29
92
28.00
0-1
16
Paul Pastilong
31
34
29
94
28.00
1-1
17
Mike McCormack
32
31
32
95
21.00
0-1
Craig Williams
31
34
30
95
29.00
2-1
19
Paul Johns
34
32
30
96
$15.00
31.00
3-1
20
John Darst
34
29
34
97
14.00
0-1
Jim Engel
30
35
32
97
17.00
1-1
Rick Alessi
33
32
32
97
14.00
0-1
23
John Ventura
30
35
33
98
11.00
0-1
24
Todd Viau
33
35
31
99
7.00
Bob Marcellino
38
30
31
99
9.00
0-1
Scott Buddie
32
32
35
99
7.00
27
Jeff Garrison
37
34
29
100
5.00
28
Karl Moe
33
33
35
101
4.00
Amateur Division of the Hamilton Open
(Hamilton, OH - Course #2 - 13 April 2002)
Round Expense GLT Match GLT Player
1
2
3
Total
Money
Points
Play
Spots
1
James Weber
27
28
28
83
$50.00
52.00
3-0
BOTH
2
Andy McCoy
28
29
34
91
$40.00
41.00
2-1
Jeff Brown
34
27
30
91
$35.00
39.00
1-1
4
Nate Nichols
33
31
29
93
$12.50
32.00
0-1
Zach Smith
33
30
30
93
$22.50
34.00
1-1
6
Anthony Amick
34
29
31
94
28.00
1-1
Leroy Lacey
29
33
32
94
28.00
1-1
8
Don Ferrell
31
33
31
95
25.00
1-1
9
Tim Schrader
36
31
30
97
19.00
0-1
Bill Wahls
35
30
32
97
19.00
0-1
11
Barb Mingo
38
30
31
99
16.00
0-1
