Rick Baird Wins the
2007 PPA National Championship
Rick Baird20-21 July 2007 - Webster, TX - Rick Baird of Pineville, NC closed with rounds of 25, 23 and 24 to win the 2007 PPA National Championship by four strokes over Brad Lebo, 2006 PPA National Champion, who had led or shared the lead since the third rounds of play.
In the amateur division, Nathan Anderson of Lake Charles, LA closed with rounds of 25, 28 and 23 to also post a four stroke margin of victory over Vanette Block who posted closing rounds of 26 and 23 to finish alone in second place.
Complete scores for the tournaments held in Webster, TX on July 19, 20 and 21 have been posted on ProPutters.com and can be viewed at the links below. Complete summaries of the tournaments will be posted in the coming weeks. Thanks for your patience.
Leaders of 2007 PPA National Championship by Round
1st Round Leaders Rusty Taylor 23 (13 under par) 2nd Round Leaders Kevin Lacey 48 (24 under par) 3rd Round Leader Rick Baird and Brad Lebo 74 (34 under par) 4th Round Leaders Brad Lebo 101 (43 under par) 5th Round Leader Brad Lebo and Jay Klapper 128 (52 under par) 6th Round Leader Brad Lebo 152 (64 under par) 7th Round Leader Brad Lebo 177 (75 under par)
Scoreboard from the 2007 PPA National Championship
(Webster, TX 20-21 July 2007)
| Round | Prize | ||||||||||||
| Player | Hometown | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Points | Money | |
| 1 | Rick Baird | Pineville, NC | 25 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 205 | 150.00 | $ 1,650.00 |
| 2 | Brad Lebo | Shippensburg, PA | 25 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 209 | 142.50 | $ 1,125.00 |
| Jay Klapper | Lawrenceville, GA | 30 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 209 | 142.50 | $ 1,125.00 | |
| 4 | Rick Rybaczek | Greensboro, NC | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 211 | 135.00 | $ 900.00 |
| 5 | Cliff Matthews | Haltom City, TX | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 212 | 130.00 | $ 750.00 |
| 6 | Rusty Taylor | Baltimore, MD | 23 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 213 | 125.00 | $ 675.00 |
| 7 | Kevin Lacey | Dublin, OH | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 214 | 117.50 | $ 587.50 |
| Tony Varnadore | Rock Hill, SC | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 214 | 117.50 | $ 587.50 | |
| 9 | Frank Warren | Martinez, GA | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 215 | 107.50 | $ 537.50 |
| Jeff Carr | Orangeburg, SC | 29 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 215 | 107.50 | $ 537.50 | |
| 11 | Daryl Freeman | Bristol, TN | 25 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 216 | 100.00 | $ 500.00 |
| 12 | Charlie Greenwalt | Brownsburg, IN | 27 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 217 | 97.00 | $ 462.50 |
| John Bambling | Pittsburgh, PA | 26 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 217 | 97.00 | $ 462.50 | |
| 14 | Robert Johnson | Lake Wylie, SC | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 |
| Greg Ward | Loganville, GA | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 | |
| Paul Johns | Gahanna, OH | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 | |
| James Taylor | Lubbock, TX | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 | |
| Rainey Statum | Huffman, TX | 26 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 | |
| Wade Sahmel | Huffman, TX | 28 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 219 | 89.00 | $ 372.50 | |
| 20 | Jerry Pinotti | Jeffersonville, IN | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 220 | 81.00 | $ 315.00 |
| Ricky Schults | Spartanburg, SC | 26 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 220 | 81.00 | $ 315.00 | |
| 22 | Joel Baker | Arlington, TX | 29 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 221 | 76.00 | $ 191.67 |
| Donald Halpain | Lubbock, TX | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 221 | 76.00 | $ 191.67 | |
| Rick Culverhouse | Chapin, SC | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 221 | 76.00 | $ 191.67 | |
| 25 | Darren Reed | Pasadena, TX | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 222 | 72.00 | |
| 26 | Jeffrey Smith | Dallas, TX | 26 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 223 | 69.00 | |
| Randy Reeves | Montgomery, AL | 31 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 223 | 69.00 | ||
| 28 | Michael Baldoza | Austin, TX | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 224 | 64.00 | |
| Randy Orr | Suwanee, GA | 33 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 224 | 64.00 | ||
| Don Parker | Houston, TX | 27 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 224 | 64.00 | ||
| 31 | Nate Nichols | Columbus, IN | 26 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 225 | 60.00 | |
| 32 | Paul Sample | Bend, OR | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 226 | 56.00 | |
| Dom Perry | Canfield, OH | 26 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 226 | 56.00 | ||
| Tim Greenert | Louisville, KY | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 226 | 56.00 | ||
| 35 | Brice Bergesen | Houston, TX | 29 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 227 | 49.75 | |
| Greg Newport | High Point, NC | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 227 | 49.75 | ||
| Mike Chisum | Wichita Falls, TX | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 227 | 49.75 | ||
| Byron Kirby | Sulphur, LA | 30 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 227 | 49.75 | ||
| 39 | Mark Hasty | Fairfield, OH | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 228 | 46.50 | |
| Gary Reed | Lubbock, TX | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 228 | 46.50 | ||
| 41 | Tom O'Brien | Cleveland, OH | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 229 | 44.00 | |
| Gary English | Suwanee, GA | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 229 | 44.00 | ||
| Kelly Mize | Lubbock, TX | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 229 | 44.00 | ||
| 44 | Roger Beckerman | South Euclid, OH | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 230 | 41.50 | |
| James Weber | Cincinnati, OH | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 230 | 41.50 | ||
| 46 | Jeff Estep | Bridgeport, WV | 31 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 233 | 39.50 | |
| David Chisum | Wichita Falls, TX | 30 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 233 | 39.50 | ||
| 48 | Randall Willett | Houston, TX | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 236 | 38.00 | |
| 49 | Lee Messinger | Dallas, TX | 30 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 238 | 37.00 | |
| 50 | Jim Heikkinen | Lorain, OH | 32 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 240 | 36.00 | |
| 51 | Steve Tanton | Waco, TX | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 241 | 35.00 | |
| 52 | Greg Simpson | Lake Charles, LA | 31 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 242 | 34.00 | |
| 53 | Paul Pastilong | Maple Heights, OH | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 248 | 33.00 | |
| 54 | Charles Cox | Lake Charles, LA | 27 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 30 | 32 | 249 | 32.00 | |
| 55 | Danny Tatum | DeRidder, LA | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 251 | 31.00 | |
| 56 | Bill Baus | Cleveland Heights, OH | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 | Withdrew | 30.00 | |||||
| 57 | Greg Roberts | Pasadena, TX | 31 | 37 | 30 | 35 | Disqualified | 29.00 | |||||
* Players listed in bold and italic font earned a qualification spots into the
2007 PPA Tournament Players Championship