Kevin Lacey Wins Fourth Consecutive Great Lakes Tour Event Scott Copeland Sweeps APA in Switzer Classic Kevin Lacey playing course #1 at the Springfield, OH Course. 5 May 2002 - Springfield, OH - There seems to be no stopping Cincinnatis Kevin Lacey on the GLT this year. Kevin claimed his unprecedented fourth consecutive GLT victory of the year in the Switzer classic. The tournament was a two-horse race most of the day with Lacey and Clevelands Jay Hadsell firing matching 25s in the first two rounds of the event. Both Lacey and Hadsell had slow starts the last round, enabling Cleveland Heights Bill Baus to sneak closer while firing a pair of 25s of his own in the last two rounds. Hadsell made a costly bogey at hole 6 near the finish, but Lacey then matched it with a bogey of his own at hole 4, and Baus edged still closer. When it was all said and done, Lacey and Hadsell deadlocked at a final score of 79 with Baus only one shot back at 80. Lacey then won the 18-hole playoff to claim the title and his first World spot. Jay received his first GLT spot for his fine performance on one of the Great Lakes Tour's most demanding courses. Scott Copeland, APA winner of the Switzer Classic. Kevin regained the GLT points lead after sitting out the Monroeville weekend, and now sports an unbelievable weighted stroke average of better than 3.5 strokes per round versus the field average through four events. The good news for GLT pros is that the tour leaves Kevins back yard for the next two tournament weekends. The bad news for GLT pros is that the next tour stop is Charleston, WV, the course where Kevin has won more victories than any other GLT site. Kevin Lacey, Jane Switzer and Scott Copeland (left to right). The match play finals saw Cincinnatis Mark Hasty defeating club pro Mike Conklin of Burgoon to claim his first GLT spot of the year. Springfields Scott Copeland played steadily all day in the APA Division on his home course and found himself deadlocked with reigning National APA Champion Don Ferrell of Bexley at a score of 90 after the final hole of regulation play. Scott claimed the victory and his first GLT spot by defeating Ferrell in a playoff. GLT APA sensation James Weber led after the first round by a single shot over Copeland, but struggled during the second round en route to a third place tie along with Clevelands Jeff Brown at 93. Scott Copeland then swept the day by claiming the match play and his second GLT spot by defeating Jeff Brown in the finals. The GLT very much appreciates the warm welcome given the players by Springfield course owners Jane and Dan Switzer, particularly with their accommodation of the Southwest Ohio Open on short notice. The Switzers have faithfully supported PPA, APA and JPA competition at their course for decades. They are among the great ambassadors of the game, and the GLT is proud to hold a tournament bearing their name. Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.

Professional Division of the Southwest Ohio Open
(Springfield, OH - Course #1 - 5 May 2002)

		Round				Prize	GLT	Match	GLT	WPC
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points	Play	Spots	Spots
1	Kevin Lacey	25	25	29	79	$175.00	110.00	1-1		1
2	Jay Hadsell	25	25	29	79	$125.00	95.00	1-1	MEDAL
3	Bill Baus	30	25	25	80	$100.00	80.00	0-1
4	Jim Cruse	32	24	28	84	$90.00	75.00	0-1
5	Jim Heikkinen	27	28	30	85	$75.00	67.50	0-1
	Craig Williams	27	32	26	85	$75.00	67.50	0-1
7	Tom O'Brien	31	26	29	86	$60.00	52.33	0-1
	Robb Titchell	30	28	28	86	$75.00	65.33	2-1
	Brandon Yee	28	27	31	86	$60.00	55.33	0-1
10	Todd Viau	29	28	30	87	$55.00	42.00	0-1
	Mike O'Rourke	26	34	27	87	$55.00	50.00	2-1
12	Roger Beckerman	33	29	27	89	$70.00	50.00	3-1
13	Dave Nutini	32	32	26	90		32.50	0-1
	Scott Buddie	29	29	32	90		32.50	0-1
15	John Ventura	30	31	30	91		28.00	1-1
	Bill Thompson	32	32	27	91		28.00	1-1
	Jim Engel	30	31	30	91		25.00	0-1
18	Jeff Garrison	31	32	30	93		18.00	0-1
	Mark Hasty	28	30	35	93	$50.00	41.00	5-0	MEDAL
	Paul Johns	30	32	31	93		26.00	2-1
21	Mike McCormack	38	30	27	95		13.00	0-1
	Karl Moe	32	30	33	95		13.00	0-1
23	John Napoli	37	33	26	96		14.00	1-1
24	Mike Conklin	36	31	30	97	$25.00	28.00	4-1
25	John Darst	26	42	32	100		7.00
26	Paul Pastilong	34	37	31	102		6.00

Amateur Division of the Southwest Ohio Open
(Springfield, OH - Course #1 - 5 May 2002)

		Round				Expense	GLT	Match	GLT
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points	Play	Spots
1	Scott Copeland	29	31	30	90	$50.00	52.00	3-0	BOTH
2	Don Ferrell	30	29	31	90	$25.00	39.00	0-1
3	Jeff Brown	32	29	32	93	$27.50	38.00	2-1
	James Weber	28	32	33	93	$22.50	36.00	1-1
5	Bennie Williams	30	31	33	94		30.00	0-1
	Bill Wahls	31	31	32	94		30.00	0-1
7	Andy McCoy	32	30	34	96	$10.00	29.00	1-1
8	Leroy Lacey	40	31	33	104