17 May 2009 - Louisville, KY - The Indiana Putting Tour contested its first six-round major of the season on Course 3 in Louisville, Ky., the site of the 2008 PPA Northern Open.

Randy Reeves

The tourney ended with arguably the nation's hottest player bringing home all the bacon as Randy Reeves completed a weekend sweep of the IPT events with a seven-shot victory. Reeves, who travelled nearly 500 miles from Montgomery, Alabama to compete in the IPT opening weekend, won his fourth tournament of the season.  Reeves shot a 154, 62 under par, to win by seven shots over a trio of players: 1984 National Match Play Champion Charlie Greenwalt, 2008 PPA National Champion Kevin Lacey and 2008 Northern Putting Tour Medal Play Champion Nate Nichols. Defending PPA Northern Open champion Jerry Pinotti grabbed the last cash spot, finishing fifth with a 162.

After three rounds, Reeves had a 78 and a three-stroke lead over Lacey and Pinotti. After a lunch break and a re-pairing of the field, Reeves posted a 26 in the fourth round to gain a stroke on his closest competitors including playing partner Pinotti. Then he turned on the heat with a 22 in the fifth round, the best round in the field. That gave him an eight-stroke lead and he finished with a solid 28 to clinch it.

Brandon Davis

In the amateur division, Cincinnati's Brandon Davis, the 2007 APA Tournament Players Championship winner, rolled to a 12-stroke win to claim his first win of the season. Davis shot a 159, 57 under par to beat Steve Ventura, who had a 171. Tom Russell finished third with 172. Davis, trying to make up for a sub-par tourney the day before to open the season, was tied for the lead after two rounds before exploding for an impressive 100 the final four rounds. Leading playing partner Tom Russell by a stroke entering the fourth round, Davis gained two strokes in the fourth and five in the fifth to take control. Ventura, son of PPA pro and 1987 TV match-play contestant John Ventura, was playing his first weekend ever on a state tour. He beat his father by two strokes in the tourney.

The IPT would like to thank Louisville course owner Tim Greenert and his staff for their hospitality, and Management & Training Corporation of Edinburgh, Indiana for adding a $100 sponsorship for Sunday's tournament. The IPT will resume play June 6-7 in Richmond, Indiana, the site of the 2002 Northern Open. The tour will play two three-round events on Course 2 on Saturday, and one six-round major Sunday on Course 3.