Mike Brown Wins 2003 PPA West Virginia Open (Charleston, W.V.

Mike Brown Wins 2003 West Virginia Open by Two Strokes

Mike Brown, winner of the
2003 West Virginia Open

24 May 2003 - Charleston, W.V. - 1996 PPA National Champion Mike Brown of Springfield, PA captured the 2003 West Virginia Open with a score of 80, 28-under par. The victory gave Brown his second GLT title and earned him a berth in the 2003 GLT Championship to be held in September at Warren, OH.

Cool temperatures and partly cloudy skies made for pleasant playing conditions. It was South Euclid Ohio’s Roger Beckerman who took the early lead with a first round 25, putting him two strokes ahead of the field, and five ahead of Brown. But a sizzling 23 in round two enabled Brown to tie for the lead at 53, along with Jim Cruse of Baltimore, OH and Gene Reams of Whitehall, OH. None of the contenders could better Brown’s nine-under in round three. The top three finishers were Brown at 80 and Reams two back at 82, tied for second along with Randy Reeves of Montgomery, AL.

Anthony Amick, APA winner of the 2003 West Virginia Open

Roger Beckerman’s game picked back up in time for the match play, where he defeated Robb Titchell in the final match to claim his second GLT spot.

Anthony Amick Defends His APA Title

Defending APA champion Anthony Amick of Canal Winchester, OH won every GLT event played last year in Charleston. Amick continued his Charleston hot streak by defending his West Virginia Open title. Bonnie White of Concord, OH was the early leader at 25, with Amick three back and no on else under 30. Amick and White each put up 28’s in round two, and it was basically a two-player race at that point, with White holding a three-stroke lead going into the final round. Amick made his big move, firing a 26 to White’s 30—good enough for a narrow victory with a score of 82. Amick received his second GLT spot in the process.

Bonnie White got a bit of revenge in the APA match play, where she turned the tables and defeated Amick in the final match to earn her first GLT spot.

Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.

		Round				Prize	GLT	Match	GLT
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points	Play	Spots
1	Mike Brown	30	23	27	80	$175.00	110.00	1-1	Medal
2	Randy Reeves	28	27	27	82	$107.50	85.00	0-1
	Gene Reams	27	26	29	82	$107.50	85.00	0-1
4	John Bambling	27	27	29	83	$80.00	75.00	0-1
5	James Weber	28	30	27	85	$67.50	67.50	0-1
	Jim Heikkinen	30	28	27	85	$67.50	72.50	1-1
7	Jim Engel	32	24	30	86	$57.70	62.50	1-1
	Jim Cruse	27	26	33	86	$72.50	67.50	2-1
9	Bill Baus	29	28	30	87	$27.50	42.25	0-1
	Scott Buddie	27	27	33	87	$27.50	42.25	0-1
	Greg Newport	28	29	30	87	$27.50	45.25	0-1
	Roger Beckerman	25	30	32	87	$77.50	65.25	5-0	Match
13	Paul Johns	27	32	30	89		39.00	2-1
	Robb Titchell	29	31	29	89	$25.00	49.00	4-1
	Jonathan Moore	30	27	32	89	$15.00	44.00	3-1
16	Dom Perry	29	26	35	90		22.33	0-1
	Harry Sykes	34	30	26	90		25.33	1-1
	Mark Hasty	28	32	30	90		22.33	0-1
19	Craig Williams	32	32	27	91		17.00	0-1
	James White	31	29	31	91		17.00	0-1
21	Mike Conklin	31	34	29	94		14.00	0-1
22	Karl Moe	33	30	33	96		15.00	1-1
23	Paul Pastilong	31	32	34	97		14.00	1-1

		Round				Expense	GLT	Match	GLT
	Player	1	2	3	Total	Money	Points	Play	Spots
1	Anthony Amick	28	28	26	82	$45.00	49.00	2-1	Match
2	Bonnie White	25	28	30	83	$45.00	46.00	3-0	Medal
3	John Tuite	32	29	27	88	$25.00	35.00	0-1
4	Jeff Brown	31	30	28	89	$25.00	32.00	0-1
	Mike Bell	33	28	28	89	$35.00	34.00	2-1
6	Don Ferrell	31	30	29	90	$10.00	30.00	2-1
	Terry Sanner	33	28	29	90		28.00	1-1
8	Don Cherry	32	27	33	92		22.00	0-1
9	Bill Combs	32	30	34	96		23.00	1-1
	Bill Wahls	34	32	30	96		20.00	0-1
11	Rob McGraner	33	32	36	101		18.00	0-1
12	Barb Mingo	35	35	32	102		16.00	0-1