Kevin Lacey Fires 93 To Capture 2008 PPA Tournament Players Championship


Kevin Lacey
16 September 2008 - Richmond, VA - Steady rain showers and saturated carpets greeted players for the contesting of the 2008 PPA Tournament Players Championship on courses # 2 and 3 at the Richmond, VA Putt-Putt Fun Center.  The challenging conditions proved to be no match for the putting prowess of 2000 PPA Match Play Champion Kevin Lacey, as he fired impressive rounds of 25, 22, 23, and 23 for a 72-hole total of 93 and a one-stroke victory.  The only player to seriously challenge Lacey was PPA Hall of Fame legend Daryl Freeman, who settled for runner-up honors at 94.  Continuing his strong early-week play, 2008 NC State Champion Ricky Schults carded 98 to finish alone in third position.  2007 PPA Tournament Players Champion Vince Batten and two-time SC Tour Match Play Champion Darrell Britt tied for fourth place at 99.  The cash line for the event fell at 104.

Walt Kizzie

 
In the amateur division, 2005 APA National Champion Walt Kizzie added another major title to his resume.  Kizzie recorded steady rounds of 25, 26, 26, and 25 for a four-round total of 102 and a comfortable three-stroke victory.  Buffalo, NY's Phil Kosobucki surged into second place at 105 by virtue of a brilliant final-round 23.  Sharing third position at 106 were 2003 APA National Champion Bonnie White and Richmond, VA local standout Malcolm Shumaker.  At 109, 1998 APA National Champion Jeff Brown completed the tournament in fifth place.  The final amateur division expense reimbursement spot came at a 72-hole total of 114.
 
Play in the 2008 PPA National Championship week will continue with the 72-hole PPA National Doubles Championship, which will commence at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.

Article by Brad Lebo

 

Professional Division of the 2008 PPA Tournament Players Championship
(Richmond, VA - Course # 2 and 3 - 16 September 2008
)

Round Money
Player 1 2 3 4 Total Points Earned
1 Kevin Lacey 25 22 23 23 93 100.00 600.00
2 Daryl Freeman 24 24 23 23 94 98.00 500.00
3 Ricky Schults 25 24 26 23 98 96.00 420.00
4 Vince Batten 26 25 25 23 99 93.00 360.00
Darrell Britt 23 23 28 25 99 93.00 360.00
6 Jeffrey Smith 23 24 28 25 100 90.00 300.00
7 Randy Orr 26 25 24 26 101 86.00 243.33
Bob Marcellino 23 27 25 26 101 86.00 243.33
Dave Taylor 27 24 25 25 101 86.00 243.33
10 Jeff Carr 27 28 21 26 102 79.00 205.00
Randy Reeves 26 25 25 26 102 79.00 205.00
James White 24 24 24 30 102 79.00 205.00
Ed Grajewski 29 27 22 24 102 79.00 205.00
14 Jay Klapper 25 27 24 27 103 70.00 160.00
David McCollister 27 26 23 27 103 70.00 160.00
Wade Sahmel 26 23 27 27 103 70.00 160.00
Andy Coradini 26 28 24 25 103 70.00 160.00
Bill Baus 28 27 21 27 103 70.00 160.00
19 Greg Ward 26 28 27 23 104 61.00 115.00
Brad Lebo 27 26 27 24 104 61.00 115.00
Gary English 26 28 23 27 104 61.00 115.00
Stan Seethoff 25 28 27 24 104 61.00 115.00
23 John Bambling 25 28 28 24 105 53.00
Michael Hitt 27 25 26 27 105 53.00
Charlie Greenwalt 26 27 25 27 105 53.00
Gary Watson 27 24 26 28 105 53.00
27 Greg Newport 26 28 27 25 106 46.00
Jerry Pinotti 22 29 26 29 106 46.00
James Weber 24 28 31 23 106 46.00
Tim Greenert 28 27 27 24 106 46.00
Tony Jackson 27 26 27 26 106 46.00
Roger Beckerman 31 28 23 24 106 46.00
Lewis Burton 26 28 27 25 106 46.00
34 Rick Baird 27 23 29 28 107 41.00
Robert Johnson 25 28 29 25 107 41.00
James Taylor 25 26 27 29 107 41.00
37 Tony Varnadore 26 27 27 28 108 38.50
Cliff Matthews 30 25 29 24 108 38.50
39 Mike Baldoza 25 28 29 27 109 36.00
Dom Perry 28 29 25 27 109 36.00
Matt McCaslin 28 27 28 26 109 36.00
42 Frank Warren 32 26 28 24 110 33.50
Paul Johns 26 30 28 26 110 33.50
44 David Jones 27 30 28 26 111 31.00
Rainey Statum 32 28 26 25 111 31.00
Manfred Stewart 24 29 30 28 111 31.00
47 Rick Culverhouse 26 31 27 30 114 27.00
Mark Hasty 28 25 30 31 114 27.00
Danny McCaslin 30 30 25 29 114 27.00
Danny Tatum 26 29 31 28 114 27.00
Darrell Anderson 29 29 30 26 114 27.00
52 Buddy Taylor 28 28 31 28 115 24.00
53 Rick Rybaczek 33 27 33 27 120 23.00
54 Joel Baker 31 32 30 28 121 22.00

Amateur Division of the 2008 PPA Tournament Players Championship
(Richmond, VA - Course # 3 and 2 - 16 September 2008
)

Round Money
Player 1 2 3 4 Total Points Earned
1 Walter Kizzie 25 26 26 25 102 100.00 40.00
2 Phil Kosobucki 28 26 28 23 105 98.00 40.00
3 Bonnie White 28 27 26 25 106 95.00 40.00
Malcolm Shumaker 28 28 25 25 106 95.00 40.00
5 Jeff Brown 24 30 28 27 109 92.00 40.00
6 Chuck Dibbs 25 30 27 28 110 90.00 40.00
7 Larry Smith 27 29 28 27 111 87.00 40.00
Terry Sanner 30 23 28 30 111 87.00 40.00
9 Ken Stanfill 30 30 26 26 112 83.00 40.00
Rodney Ashley 32 28 27 25 112 83.00 40.00
11 Trevor Lewin 31 27 28 27 113 80.00 40.00
12 Mike Matthews 30 30 28 26 114 78.00 40.00
13 Michael Foster 31 28 30 26 115 75.00
Oneil Mercure 29 29 28 29 115 75.00
15 Michael Huckaby 31 26 29 30 116 72.00
16 Amy Smith 27 30 32 28 117 70.00
17 Bill Combs 29 34 30 26 119 68.00
18 Adam Sahmel 29 30 31 30 120 66.00
19 Marty Handschuh 30 33 31 27 121 64.00
20 Lynn Self 35 29 29 30 123 61.00
Jeff Studer 30 33 31 29 123 61.00
22 Mickey DeLucca 33 30 34 28 125 57.00
Jerry Sanner 31 28 33 33 125 57.00
24 Art Koerber 29 32 36 29 126 54.00
25 Barb Mingo 27 34 36 32 129 52.00
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