Kevin Lacey Wins PPA Indiana State Tour Season Opener in Louisville, KY
Kevin Lacey, winner of the Louisville Open on the PPA Indiana State Tour.
15 May 2004 - Louisville, KY - Kevin Lacey of Cincinnati, Ohio has been known to do some incredible things in his Professional Putting Career. One of those came in the "Lid Lifter" of the 2004 IPPT Season at Louisville, Kentucky. In weather fit for ducks, Lacey overcame the light steady rain and soaked carpets to post a 3 shot victory over Shawn Gilliland of Indianapolis. Lacey fired rounds of 24, 30 and 24 to capture the victory. Gilliland finished at 81. John Ventura of Cincinnati was a solid third at 82 while Jim Payne of Louisville finished 4th with an 83. Five players tied for 5th at 84.
In the Match Play Tournament, John Bambling of the GLT took top honors winning 5 matches.
Bill Hammons Wins APA Louisville Open
15 May 2004 - Louisville, KY - Fresh off a record setting performance at the Columbus, Indiana local on Tuesday night, Bill Hammons of Indianapolis fired a perfect triple, three 28's to win the IPPT Amateur Opener at Louisville, Kentucky. Hammons 24 under par 84 was good enough for a 5 shot victory over Anthony Russell who finish at 89. Scott Copeland finished third at 90 while Andy McCoy was fourth with a 91. Jeff Brown and Barb Mingo tied for 5th with identical scores of 92.
Barb Mingo picked up her first IPPT Tour victory in match play. Mingo finished 3-0 in the event to capture the crown.
Professional Division of Louisville Open
(Louisville, KY - Course #3 - 15 May 2004)
Medal Play Match Play Round Prize Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Won Lost Money 1 Kevin Lacey 24 30 24 78 $150 357 1 1 $10 2 Shawn Gilliland 27 26 28 81 $105 337.2 2 1 $20 3 John Ventura 28 24 30 82 $75 331 3 1 $30 4 Jim Payne 30 27 26 83 $50 245 0 1 5 John Bambling 30 26 28 84 $35 296.7 5 0 $60 Harry Sykes 27 28 29 84 $35 196.7 1 1 $10 Dave Nutini 27 26 31 84 $35 196.7 1 1 $10 Robin Ventura 29 26 29 84 $35 216.7 2 1 $20 9 Charlie Greenwalt 26 30 29 85 $30 138.6 0 1 Paul Johns 26 30 29 85 $30 138.6 0 1 11 Jerry Pinotti 28 29 29 86 $20 98.2 0 1 Paul May 28 31 27 86 $20 118.2 1 1 $10 Tim Greenert 30 28 28 86 $20 98.2 0 1 Roger Beckerman 25 29 32 86 $20 158.2 3 1 $30 James Weber 30 29 27 86 $20 118.2 1 1 $10 16 Nate Nichols 32 27 28 87 93 1 1 $10 Jeff Garrison 28 30 29 87 73 0 1 Mike McCormick 28 28 31 87 73 0 1 19 Scott Buddie 30 31 27 88 68 0 1 20 Bob Marcellino 30 29 31 90 58.6 0 1 Jim Cruse 33 30 27 90 98.6 2 1 $20 22 Mark Hasty 35 28 28 91 74.2 1 1 $10 Jim Heikkinen 33 30 28 91 94.2 2 1 $20 24 Karl Moe 32 33 30 95 58.6 1 1 $10 25 Robb Titchell 38 27 32 97 32 0 1 26 Paul Pastilong 37 29 32 98 29 0 1 27 Tom Russell 36 32 32 100 23.6 0 1 28 Tim Schrader 31 35 35 101 21.2 0 1
Amateur Division of Louisville Open
(Louisville, KY - Course #3 - 15 May 2004)
Medal Play Match Play Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Money Points Won Lost 1 Bill Hammons 28 28 28 84 $32 299.2 0 1 2 Anthony Russell 29 29 31 89 $26 293.2 2 1 3 Scott Copeland 31 27 32 90 $21 248.6 1 1 4 Andy McCoy 30 33 28