Roger Beckerman Wins 2005 Switzer Classic26 June 2005 - Springfield, OH - Roger Beckerman reversed his fortunes on Sunday in Springfield, OH following a last place finish the day before in the 2005 Southwest Ohio Open with a victory in the 2005 Switzer Classic.
Tied after four rounds at 113 with James Weber and Dave Nutini, Beckerman closed with rounds of 26 and 27 to pull away for a two stroke victory with a 108 hole score of 166, 50 under par. The victory also earned Beckerman his second qualification spot in the 2005 PPA World Match Play Championship to be played in Louisville, KY in July. James Weber, who was tied with Beckerman with 36 holes to play, shots rounds of 28 and 27 to finish alone in second at 168. Dave Nutini fired a strong round of 27 in the fifth round but then struggled in the final round posting a score of 35 and falling into a third place finish at 175. Finishing in a tied for fourth were Jim Heikkinen and Scott Buddie at 176. In the amateur division, it was a two player race with Andy McCoy leading Scott Copeland by one stroke with 36 holes to play. Copeland pulled into the lead with a fifth round of 29 but could not hold onto the lead with his final round 32. McCoy shot 31 and 30 in his final two rounds to post a 108 hole score of 176, 40 under par, and a one stroke victory. Copeland was alone in second at 177 with Tyler Lacey in third at 180. |
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Scores provided by Robb Titchell |
Professional Division of the 2005 Switzer Classic
(Springfield, OH - Course #2 - 26 June 2005)
Round Prize GLT GLT Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points Spots 1 Roger Beckerman 29 28 26 30 26 27 166 $250.00 150 Match 2 James Weber 28 33 25 27 28 27 168 $175.00 128 3 Dave Nutini 30 25 30 28 27 35 175 $125.00 113 Match 4 Jim Heikkinen 31 28 27 30 29 31 176 $90.00 102 Match Scott Buddie 30 34 27 26 29 30 176 $90.00 102 6 Robb Titchell 28 27 31 30 31 31 178 90 7 John Kropinak 30 28 27 33 29 33 180 83 Medal 8 Bennie Williams 32 29 30 28 32 30 181 75 9 Todd Viau 29 28 30 32 31 32 182 69 10 Mark Hasty 31 31 32 31 28 30 183 - 11 Paul Johns 31 32 28 33 31 29 184 63 12 Paul Pastilong 33 33 30 35 29 30 190 57 13 Dom Perry 32 30 36 30 33 32 193 53 Amateur Division of the 2005 Switzer Classic
(Springfield, OH - Course #2 - 26 June 2005)
Round Expense GLT GLT Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Money Points Spots 1 Andy McCoy 29 27 27 32 31 30 176 $ 45.00 150 2 Scott Copeland 31 28 30 27 29 32 177 $ 35.00 128 3 Tyler Lacey 28 33 31 31 27 30 180 $ 15.00 4 Cody Underwood 31 31 32 32 30 29 185 $ 15.00 5 Jeff Brown 30 33 29 29 29 37 187 $ 12.00 113 5 Drew McEnaney 28 30 34 30 32 33 187 $ 12.00 5 Michael Koehler 33 31 31 32 31 29 187 $ 12.00 8 Ted Cain 34 28 29 34 32 31 188 105 9 Terry Sanner 32 31 36 30 29 32 190 98 Match 10 Barb Mingo 33 35 31 29 33 32 193 90 11 Rob McGraner 33 35 30 32 33 32 195 79 Match 11 Randy Shreve 34 35 33 32 32 29 195 79 Match 13 John Tuite 36 33 29 35 33 33 199 69