Tim Greenert (PPA Pro) and Josh Garrison (APA) Win the IPPT South Major in Louisville
Tim Greenert, winner of the IPPT South Major on the PPA Indiana State Tour.
16 May 2004 - Louisville, KY - Tim Greenert, host pro for the first major of the 2004 season on the PPA Indiana State Tour, captured the IPPT South Major defeating a solid 32 player field made up of professionals from the Indiana and Great Lakes Tours.
Greenert, of the Indiana Tour, put together rounds of 24, 28 and 23 to be the only putter to break 80 in the first three rounds. His 23 tied with 3 other players for low round of the 6 round event. Tim finished the tournament with rounds of 30, 30 and 26 for a 162, 54 under par and a 2 shot victory over second year pro Nate Nichols of Edinburgh who finished at 164. Nichols, who also plays on the Indiana Tour, fired a final round 24 to close the gap to 2 strokes.
Jim Heikkinen, 2003 PPA World Match Play Champion, and Robin Ventura of the Great Lakes Tour finished in a tie for third place at 166, 50 under par, while Tom Gross of Seymour placed 5th with a 6 round total 167.
In the Amateur Division, third generation Putt-Putt Tournament Player Josh Garrison fired a 6 round total 172 to win by 1 stroke over Amateur Veteran Bill Hammons of Indianapolis. Hammons finished one shot back at 173. Barb Mingo placed a solid third at 174 while Andy "Duck" McCoy placed fourth at 179. Scott Copeland rounded out the top five with a 32 under par 184.
Professional Division of IPPT South Major
(Louisville, KY - Course #1 - 16 May 2004)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1 Tim Greenert 25 28 23 30 30 26 162 $195.00 540.2 2 Nate Nichols 28 25 30 30 27 24 164 $150.00 497.2 3 Jim Heikkinen 31 26 27 30 23 29 166 $97.50 445 Robin Ventura 31 27 30 31 23 24 166 $97.50 445 5 Tom Gross 28 31 28 30 25 25 167 $80.00 404.2 6 Dave Nutini 32 28 23 26 29 30 168 $55.00 368.4 Paul Johns 28 27 29 27 30 27 168 $55.00 368.4 8 Bob Marcellino 29 27 28 29 32 24 169 $45.00 333.2 Jim Payne 30 29 27 28 25 30 169 $45.00 333.2 Harry Sykes 31 25 28 29 26 30 169 $45.00 333.2 11 Paul May 32 27 26 27 27 31 170 $40.00 298 Robb Titchell 28 28 28 28 28 30 170 $40.00 298 13 Charlie Greenwalt 32 30 25 30 27 27 171 $35.00 268 Jim Cruse 27 28 32 27 29 28 171 $35.00 268 15 Shawn Gilliland 24 30 34 30 28 26 172 $35.00 243.2 Jerry Pinotti 30 28 31 27 30 26 172 $35.00 243.2 17 Roger Beckerman 28 30 32 29 29 26 174 224.6 Ken Hastings 29 29 29 31 30 26 174 224.6 Kevin Lacey 32 29 27 26 28 32 174 224.6 20 John Bambling 28 27 32 32 30 26 175 215 21 James Weber 34 30 25 32 26 29 176 206 22 Craig Williams 33 29 29 28 29 29 177 197.2 23 John Ventura 31 28 30 27 27 35 178 188.6 24 Scott Buddie 26 28 32 31 30 32 179 180.2 25 Mark Hasty 31 30 27 30 33 29 180 172 26 Jeff Garrison 29 29 30 33 31 29 181 164 Jim Engel 32 30 32 31 28 28 181 164 28 Karl Moe 34 29 26 33 31 31 184 141.2 29 Tom Russell 31 31 32 32 36 30 192 89.2 Tim Schrader 38 30 33 32 30 29 192 89.2 31 Paul Pastilong 31 30 31 37 30 34 193 83.6 32 Mike McCormick 30 30 34 37 34 30 195 73
Amateur Division of IPPT South Major
(Louisville, KY - Course #1 - 16 May 2004)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points 1