Paul Johns Wins 2004 Michigan Open; Tying Six Round Tournament World Record of 142 Paul Johns (PPA), Andy McCoy (APA) and Eddie Miller (Novice). 11 July 2004 - Ypsilanti, MI - Paul Johns played the Ypsilanti course to near perfection in shooting a record tying 142 for 108-holes and winning the Michigan Open. Even more impressive is the margin of victory; 19 shots over Brandon Yee. Johns posted impressive rounds of 26-24-22-23-23-24 for a total score of 142, 74 under par. Played under nearly perfect weather conditions, the Michigan Open began with Brandon Yee of Columbus, OH firing a 22 to take the early lead by three over former National Medal Play Champion John Napoli of Clearwater, FL. Yee was joined by current GLT state champion Paul Johns and former National Champion Roger Beckerman at the score of 50 after the second round. Johns 22 in round three gave him a five-shot lead at 72 at the 54-hole lunch break over Yee’s 77 When the forth round was over Johns had shot a four round score of 95 and had stretched his lead to 10 shots over Yee and Beckerman. By the end of the fifth round the lead had grown to 14 shots and Johns score of 118 included another 23. All that was left was to see what the final score would be after the sixth round. The six round record of 142 shot by Brad Lebo at Richmond, VA was tied by Johns after shooting a final round 24. In second place was Brandon Yee shooting a score of 161. Beckerman finished third at 165 and two players tied for fourth place: John Ventura of Cincinnati, OH and John Napoli of Cleveland, OH at 167. GLT spots were claimed by Paul Johns, Brandon Yee, John Ventura, John Napoli, and Bill Baus. Andy McCoy wins his First GLT Event of 2004 11 July 2004 - Ypsilanti, MI – Andy McCoy of Columbus, OH came from behind by shooting an impressive final three rounds of 76-32 under par and shooting a total of 167 to win the APA division of the Michigan Open. McCoy was 7 shots down to local APA and JPA member Catherine Simpson who was in at 84. McCoy shot rounds of 30-29-32-26-24-26. National APA champion Bonnie White finished second and with this good showing was off to the nationals in Richmond, VA to defend her titles. The GLT extends its appreciation and thanks to Ypsilanti owner Bill Chrysan and his family and staff for their warm hospitality and their unwavering support of the PPA and the GLT. Scores provided and tournament recap provided by Robb Titchell.

Professional Division of the 2004 PPA Michigan Open
(Ypsilanti, MI - Course #1 - 11 July 2004)

		Round							Prize	GLT	GLT
	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Money	Points	Spots
1	Paul Johns	26	24	22	23	23	24	142	$ 300.00	150	Match
2	Brandon Yee	22	28	27	28	27	29	161	$ 215.00	128	Medal
3	Roger Beckerman	26	24	28	27	29	31	165	$ 180.00	113
4	John Ventura	26	29	27	28	30	26	166	$ 143.00	101.5	Match
	John Napoli	25	26	31	31	27	26	166	$ 143.00	101.5	Medal
6	Bill Thompson	27	27	27	31	25	30	167	$ 97.00	82.67
	Jim Heikkinen	27	30	28	27	28	27	167	$ 97.00	82.67
	Bill Baus	28	31	27	26	26	29	167	$ 97.00	82.67	Medal
9	Dave Nutini	27	28	29	27	31	26	168	$ 80.00	69
10	Tom O'Brien	29	26	31	31	27	25	169	$ 80.00	63
11	John Bambling	30	25	28	29	28	30	170	$ 80.00	57
12	Scott Buddie	30	26	29	30	30	26	171		53
13	Charlie Greenwalt	29	30	30	27	28	28	172		48
14	Jim Cruse	28	31	26	28	34	27	174		41.5
	Gene Reams	31	31	31	25	28	28	174		41.5
16	Jay Hadsell	30	30	28	29	31	28	176		30.67
	Robb Titchell	30	28	31	28	29	30	176		30.67
	James Weber	28	34	32	27	27	28	176		30.67
19	Paul Pastilong	27	29	30	31	31	29	177		24
20	Karl Moe	30	30	26	31	32	30	179		19.5
	Jim Engel	30	31	30	27	30	31	179		19.5
	Harry Sykes	32	32	30	30	27	28	179		15
23	James White	31	30	29	32	32	29	183		14

Amateur Division of the 2004 PPA Michigan Open
(Ypsilanti, MI - Course #1 - 11 July 2004)

		Round							Expense	GLT	GLT
	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Money	Points	Spots
1	Andy McCoy	30	29	32	26	24	26	167	$45.00	60
2	Bonnie White	29	30	26	29	29	27	170	$35.00	51
3	Jeff Brown	29	26	30	29	32	28	174	$35.00	45
4	Catherine Stimpson	30	26	28	29	30	33	176	$35.00	42
5	Scott Copeland	32	30	28	31