Bill Baus Wins His First GLT Title in Indiana Open by One Stroke
Bill Baus, winner of the
2003 Indiana Open
Anthony Amick and Bill Baus
(left to right)21 June 2003 - Richmond, IN - Current PPA Pro Players Committee chairman Bill Baus of Cleveland Heights, OH has been a frequent contender on the GLT since returning to competitive in the late 90’s after a long hiatus. Despite having many good tournaments, Baus was winless on the GLT until today’s Indiana Open on course 2. Baus scorched the course with rounds of 22-26-25 for a total of 73, 35 under par, and tied the lowest 54-hole score shot on the GLT since its resumption of play in 1994.
Baus’ opening 22 gave him a two stroke lead over fellow Clevelanders Roger Beckerman and Jay Hadsell, as well as Jim Engel, of Austintown, OH at 24. By repeating his 24, Beckerman was able to tie Baus after round 2 at 48. Bill Thompson of Olmsted Falls, OH was three back at 51 going into the final round of play. Baus and Beckerman were paired together for the event, and during the final round it became a two man race as they both continued to make aces. Baus pulled away by three strokes in the middle of the round, and with four holes remaining he looked like a nearly sure winner. But an unanticipated dramatic finish lay ahead.
A lapse of concentration on a routine deuce putt led to a four at number 15 for Baus, and with Beckerman’s follow-up ace, the two players were suddenly tied. Beckerman missed at 16 to fall one back, but his clutch ace at 17 brought the two players even with only number 18 to play. Beckerman’s ace attempt failed to climb the hill, and for a moment it looked very bleak for him. But he regained his composure and knocked in his deuce from the tee mat to stay alive. Needing the ace, Baus calmly stroked the ball up the hill and into the cup for the win and his first GLT spot.
Anthony Amick, APA winner of the 2003 Indiana OpenBeckerman settled for second place with a total of 74, and James Weber of Cincinnati finished third at 79. Fourth place finisher Rod Miller of Columbus earned the second GLT spot awarded in the event. There was no match play competition in the Indiana Open.
Anthony Amick Posts Second APA Victory
In the APA division, Anthony Amick bettered fellow Columbus, OH APA Andy McCoy by a single shot to win his second APA title of the 2003 season with rounds of 28-28-25 for a total of 81. First and second round leader, Scott Copeland of Springfield, OH struggled to only six under par the last round, enabling both Amick and McCoy to sail past him from two back. Amick’s final round charge led to a 25, tying the best APA round of the tournament. McCoy earned a GLT spot, as did Barb Mingo of North Olmsted, OH with a playoff victory over Bill Wahls of North Ridgeville, OH.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Bill Thompson.
Professional Division of the 2003 Indiana Open
(Richmond, IN- Course #2 - 21 June 2003)
Round Prize GLT GLT Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Spots 1 Bill Baus 22 26 25 73 $175.00 100.00 Medal 2 Roger Beckerman 24 24 26 74 $125.00 85.00 3 James Weber 26 28 25 79 $100.00 75.00 4 Rod Miller 26 26 28 80 $90.00 70.00 Match 5 Bill Thompson 26 25 30 81 $80.00 65.00 6 John Bambling 31 23 28 82 $60.00 48.50 Todd Viau 28 28 26 82 $60.00 48.50 John Napoli 28 24 30 82 $60.00 48.50 Mark Hasty 26 29 27 82 $60.00 48.50 Scott Buddie 28 29 25 82 $60.00 48.50 Jim Engel 24 30 28 82 $60.00 48.50 12 Jeff Garrison 26 27 30 83 33.50 Jay Hadsell 24 28 31 83 33.50 14 Shawn Gilliland 27 29 28 84 29.00 15 Robb Titchell 27 25 33 85 24.50 15 Brandon Yee 30 28 27 85 24.50 17 Jim Heikkinen 30 30 26 86 20.00 18 Mike McCormack 29 29 29 87 18.00 19 Tom Gross 30 29 29 88 15.00 Gene Reams 30 29 29 88 15.00 21 Dave Nutini 28 29 34 91 9.75 Paul Pastilong 28 27 36 91 9.75 Charlie Greenwalt 33 28 30 91 9.75 John Ventura 29 30 32 91 9.75 25 Paul Johns 32 30 31 93 7.00 Amateur Division of the 2003 Indiana Open
(Richmond, IN- Course #2 - 21 June 2003)
Round Expense GLT GLT Player
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Money
Points
Spots
1 Anthony Amick 28 28 25 81 $35.00 40.00 2 Andy McCoy 29 27 26 82 $30.00 34.00 Match 3 Scott Copeland 25 29 30 84 $30.00 30.00 4 Leroy Lacey 29 28 28 85 $30.00 28.00 5 Bill Wahls 29 29 29 87 $30.00 25.00 Barb Mingo 31 30 26 87 $30.00 25.00 Medal 7 Zach Smith 29 32 27 88 21.00 Anthony Burns 27 27 34 88 21.00 9 Mike Bell 31 29 31 91 19.00 10 Don Ferrell 29 28 35 92 17.00 11 Karen Hastings 32 33 28 93 16.00 12 Jeff Brown 32 30 32 94 13.50 Bill Combs 33 32 29 94 13.50 14 Josh Garrison 37 32 30 99 12.00
