Tom Morrison Wins the
IPPT West Major
Tom Morrison, winner of the IPPT West Major (Columbus, IN) on the PPA Indiana State Tour.
4 May 2003 - Columbus, IN - The IPPT Tour has been playing in Columbus for 3 seasons and at least once each trip the rain seems to follow. That was the case in the IPPT West Major as Tom Morrison survived the final 2 rounds of steady rain to pick up his first victory of 2003. Morrison set a new course record on Miller's Putt-Putt Course #2 in round three carding a 14 under par 22 that featured 2 pars and a bogie along with 15 aces.
Morrison shot rounds of 26, 26, 22, 24, 28 and 32 for a 58 under par 158. Shawn Gilliland finished second after shooting a 54 under par 162. James Weber moved into the IPPT Points lead with a strong 3rd place finish shooting a 53 under par 163. John Ventura, Mark Hasty and Charlie Greenwalt finished in a 3 way tie for 4th with identical 50 under par 166's.
Bill Hammons wins IPPT West Major APA Title
4 May 2003 - Columbus, IN - Bill Hammons used consistent rounds of 29 and under to take home the APA IPPT West Major Title. "Slick Willie" (as he is called on tour) fired rounds of 28, 29, 29, 29, 28 and 28 for a 45 under par 171. John Watkins was 13 shots back in second place with a 32 under par 184. Scott McCutchen finished third with a 31 under par 185.
Professional Division of IPPT West Major
(Columbus, IN - Course #2 - 4 May 2003)
Round Prize Player 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Tom Morrison 26 26 22 24 28 32 158 $140.00 538.6 2 Shawn Gilliland 25 27 27 26 28 29 162 $105.00 480.2 3 James Weber 26 24 27 26 30 30 163 $75.00 458.6 4 John Ventura 27 33 25 25 25 31 166 $40.00 405 Charlie Greenwalt 25 26 27 29 30 29 166 $40.00 380 Mark Hasty 29 26 25 27 29 30 166 $40.00 405 7 Bob Marcellino 26 31 31 27 28 28 171 333 8 Tom Gross 28 30 26 28 28 33 173 303.6 9 Tim Greenert 29 33 24 29 25 34 174 284.2 10 Jeff Garrison 30 29 27 26 35 28 175 265 11 Nate Nichols 28 31 28 30 29 31 177 242.2 Danny Holcomb 30 28 29 29 30 31 177 242.2 13 Rick Blair 25 34 31 27 33 35 185 154
Amateur Division of IPPT West Major
(Columbus, IN - Course #2 - 4 May 2003)
Round Prize Player 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Bill Hammons 28 29 29 29 28 28 171 $24.00 393 2 John Watkins 30 31 32 34 29 28 184 $15.00 271.2 3 Scott McCutcheon 31 26 32 30 33 33 185 254 4 Dave Hager 30 32 34 29 29 34 188 223.6