Roger Beckerman Wins Northeast Ohio Open
Roger Beckerman (PPA) on left and Don Ferrell (APA) on right
Winners of the 2004 Northeast Ohio Open27 June 2004 - Warren, OH - Roger Beckerman is no stranger to winning and proved once again that he is a force on the GLT. His come from behind victory left no doubt that he was on his game. Beckerman fired a 79 to capture the Northeast Ohio Open by three strokes over Rick Alessi of Erie, PA on Warren’s course 3, site of last year’s GLT Championship.
John Bambling led after the first round shooting an impressive 24 for a two shot lead. In round two Alessi assumed the lead with a 26 and a one shot lead over 2001 GLT Champion Todd Viau. Beckerman was 2 shots back at 54 and tied with Indiana Tour player Nate Nichols. In the final round Beckerman shot an impressive score of 25 to seize the victory from Alessi who finished second. Beckerman earned his first GLT Title of 2004 and his first GLT spot. Scott Buddie reeled off 5 straight victories to win the match play and secure his first GLT spot of 2004.
Don Ferrell wins the
APA Northeast Open27 June 2004 – Warren, OH – The elder statesman of the GLT was able to put together three good rounds to win the APA Northeast Open. Don Ferrell won by two shots over Saturday’s winner Barb Mingo. Ferrell shot a winning score of 87, which were two shots better than Mingo. Leroy Lacey earned the GLT spots due to Ferrell already having earned two GLT spots. Andy McCoy won the APA match play and Terry Sanner received the GLT spot due to Andy McCoy already having earned two GLT Spots.
Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Robb Titchell.
Professional Division of the 2004 Northeast Ohio Open
(Warren, OH - Course #3 - 27 June 2004)
Round Prize GLT Match GLT Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Play Spots 1 Roger Beckerman* 27 27 25 79 $175.00 105.00 0-1 2 Rick Alessi 26 26 30 82 $135.00 90.00 0-1 3 Nate Nichols 29 25 29 83 $102.00 72.00 0-1 James Weber 27 28 28 83 $102.00 80.00 1-1 Todd Viau 30 23 30 83 $102.00 75.00 0-1 6 Ken Hastings 28 27 29 84 $95.00 75.00 3-1 Match 7 Paul Johns 27 29 29 85 $75.00 57.00 0-1 8 Jim Engel 29 28 29 86 $65.00 48.00 0-1 Robb Titchell 28 30 28 86 $65.00 48.00 0-1 James White 28 28 30 86 $65.00 48.00 0-1 11 Jim Cruse 29 29 30 88 $37.00 40.00 1-1 Bill Thompson 28 31 29 88 $37.00 40.00 1-1 Rod Miller 29 30 29 88 $37.00 45.00 2-1 14 Dave Jones 30 27 32 89 34.00 1-1 15 Karl Moe 33 29 28 90 25.00 0-1 John Ventura 30 31 29 90 25.00 0-1 Scott Buddie 28 31 31 90 $50.00 48.00 5-0 Medal 18 John Bambling 24 32 35 91 28.00 2-1 19 Tom O'Brien 32 31 29 92 15.00 0-1 Brandon Yee 32 31 29 92 15.00 0-1 Harry Sykes 29 32 31 92 15.00 0-1 Jay Hadsell 32 28 32 92 15.00 0-1 23 Jim Heikkinen 30 31 32 93 $25.00 29.00 4-1 24 Mike O'Rourke 29 32 33 94 13.00 1-1 25 Dave Nutini 30 31 35 96 17.00 2-1 26 Dom Perry 31 32 34 97 6.00 0-0 27 John Napoli 36 27 35 98 9.50 1-1 Paul Pastilong 32 34 32 98 6.50 0-1 29 Craig Williams 36 32 31 99 $15.00 18.00 3-1 * Roger Beckerman earned a qualification spot in the
2004 PPA World Match Play Championship.Amateur Division of the 2004 Northeast Ohio Open
(Warren, OH - Course #3 - 27 June 2004)
Round Expense GLT Match GLT Player
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1 Don Ferrell 27 29 31 87 $30.00 45.00 0-1 2 Barb Mingo 27 31 31 89 $40.00 43.00 2-1 3 Bonnie White 28 31 31 90 $25.00 30.00 0-1 Jeff Brown 31 29 30 90 $25.00 33.00 1-1 Andy McCoy 30 30 30 90 $45.00 40.00 3-0 6 Leroy Lacey 29 32 32 93 29.00 1-1 Medal 7 Tom McClelland 31 32 32 95 26.00 1-1 Chris Graham 28 31 36 95 23.00 0-1
