Lee Messinger
Wins Third Event of 2002 Season by Five Strokes
20 April 2002 -
Tyler, TX - The Texas Putting Tour held it's
seventh event of the 2002
season in Tyler, TX. For a change,
the weather cooperated with a great forecast that turned into a great
day for putting.
Brice
Bergesen and
Lee
Messinger took an opening round lead of 1 stroke over a trio of
players with 8 under 28's. Lee shot a 9-under 27 in the second round and
took a one stroke lead over
Brice and two strokes over
David Lynch
going into the last round. In an interesting note there was almost a
perfect lineup of scores in the Pro Division after the second round. The
scores in order were 55, 56,
57, 58, 59,
60, 60, 61,
62, 64, 65
and 66.
Lee took over in the last round shooting a 12-under 24 to cruise to
his 3rd win of the season and his second world spot, with a five stroke
victory. Brice Bergesen and David Lynch tied for second place.
Texas State Spots went to Brice
Bergesen,
Andy Gaiser and
Byron Kirby.
In the amateur division
Gary Plain
jumped to a 3 stroke lead over
Rhet Wylie and
Mickey
DeLucca with the best first round of the
day at 10-under 26. Rhet Wylie closed the gap to 1 stroke in the second
round and made it a two man show going to the last round.
Rhet Wylie caught Gary
Plain in the last round to force a playoff for the title. Rhet
Wylie dominated the playoff shooting a 10-under 26 to take the
title and a state spot in his first ever amateur event. Additional spots
went to Gary Plain and
Greg Cole.
Article and scores
provided by Lee Messinger.
Professional Division of
Tyler, TX Event (20 April 2002)
|
|
Round |
|
Prize |
|
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Money |
|
1 |
Lee
Messinger |
28 |
27 |
24 |
79 |
$140.00 |
| 2 |
Brice Bergesen* |
28 |
28 |
28 |
84 |
$55.00 |
| |
David Lynch |
29 |
28 |
27 |
84 |
$55.00 |
| 4 |
Andy Gaiser* |
29 |
30 |
29 |
88 |
$25.00 |
| |
Don Parker |
29 |
31 |
28 |
88 |
$25.00 |
| 6 |
Tom Adair |
30 |
28 |
31 |
89 |
|
| 7 |
Bryan Woolley |
32 |
29 |
30 |
91 |
|
| |
Byron Kirby* |
30 |
30 |
31 |
91 |
|
| |
Chris Conradi |
34 |
28 |
29 |
91 |
|
| 10 |
Greg Simpson |
34 |
32 |
29 |
95 |
|
| 11 |
Mike Huckaby |
32 |
33 |
31 |
96 |
|
| 12 |
Don McCracken |
33 |
31 |
35 |
99 |
|