BAKER WINS PUB LINKS BY FOUR
SEYMOUR, Ind. – Chris Baker of Brownstown fired a final round 3-under-par 69 for a 36-hole championship total of 9-under-par 135 to win the 2004 Indiana Golf Association Public Links Championship by four shots at Shadowood Golf Course.
Baker was four shots better than three players, who all shared runner-up honors. Those three were Chris Clemens of Beech Grove, the 2004 IGA Tournament of Champions winner, who shot 31 on the back nine Saturday, Bud Graessle of Seymour, who shot the low round on Saturday, a 68, and Aaron Harrell of Bedford.
Baker, the 2003 Indiana Boy’s High School state champion, was never seriously threatened in the final round. He started the day with a three-shot lead after his opening round 66 on Friday.
His lead was never less than three and it was as large as six at one point on Saturday.
Baker’s only bogey of the championship came at the very first hole of the final round. His approach to the 423-yard, par-4 was on the fringe of the green and he three-putted from that position. He would only threaten to make a bogey one more time the rest of the day.
After making three pars following his opening bogey, he made birdie at holes five and six to get to 8-under-par for the tournament.
| Place |
Name |
Representing |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Total |
Winnings |
| 1st |
Chris Baker |
Brownstown |
66 |
69 |
135 |
$400.00 |
| 2nd |
Bud Graessle |
Seymour |
71 |
68 |
139 |
$300.00 |
|
Aaron Harrell |
Bedford |
70 |
69 |
139 |
$300.00 |
|
Chris Clemens |
Beech Grove |
70 |
69 |
139 |
$300.00 |
| 5th |
Drew Shafer |
Indianapolis |
71 |
69 |
140 |
$200.00 |
| 6th |
Pete Wojtowicz |
Greenwood |
72 |
70 |
142 |
$175.00 |
| 7th |
Joshua Baldwin |
Noblesville |
71 |
72 |
143 |
$137.50 |
|
Kyle Cox |
Springport |
70 |
73 |
143 |
$137.50 |
| 9th |
David Bremer |
Fishers |
69 |
75 |
144 |
$115.00 |
| 10th |
Ron Carter |
Monticello |
75 |
70 |
145 |
$97.50 |
|
Kenny Chavis |
Columbus |
72 |
73 |
145 |
$97.50 |
|
Terry Stanley |
Angola |
72 |
73 |
145 |
$97.50 |
|
Bradley Lane |
Bloomington |
70 |
75 |
145 |
$97.50 |
| 14th |
Craig Rice |
Columbus |
76 |
70 |
146 |
$80.00 |
|
Mark Ellis |
Seymour |
76 |
70 |
146 |
$80.00 |
|
David Chambers |
Indianapolis |
71 |
75 |
146 |
$80.00 |
| 17th |
Ryan Myers |
Columbus |
76 |
71 |
147 |
$67.50 |
|
Colin Terry |
Indianapolis |
72 |
75 |
147 |
$67.50 |
| 19th |
Chad Cooper |
Lafayette |
76 |
72 |
148 |
$52.50 |
|
Brooks Snyder |
Williamsport |
75 |
73 |
148 |
$52.50 |
|
Jared Rude |
Seymour |
70 |
78 |
148 |
$52.50 |
|
Ted Smith |
Wilkinson |
70 |
78 |
148 |
$52.50 |
| 23rd |
Brian Tidd |
Seymour |
76 |
73 |
149 |
$41.67 |
|
Clarence Hardison |
Indianapolis |
75 |
74 |
149 |
$41.67 |
|
Kenny Moore |
Seymour |
73 |
76 |
149 |
$41.67 |
| 26th |
Dick Meacham |
Bloomington |
77 |
73 |
150 |
$33.33 |
|
Aaron Patton |
Dayton |
73 |
77 |
150 |
$33.33 |
|
J W Moore |
Indianapolis |
73 |
77 |
150 |
$33.33 |
| 29th |
Sam Melton |
Holton |
74 |
77 |
151 |
$15.00 |
|
Justin Wenger |
Indianapolis |
74 |
77 |
151 |
$15.00 |
|
Tyler Zink |
Greenville |
73 |
78 |
151 |
$15.00 |
|
Shawn Marshall |
N Vernon |
72 |
79 |
151 |
$15.00 |
| 33rd |
Doug Young |
Greenfield |
76 |
76 |
152 |
|
|
David Lawrence |
Indianapolis |
76 |
76 |
152 |
|
|
Joshua Thompson |
Carmel |
75 |
77 |
152 |
|
|
John Shafer |
South Bend |
74 |
78 |
152 |
|
| 37th |
Andrew Ashcraft |
Greenwood |
81 |
72 |
153 |
|
|
Jerry Sanchez |
Westfield |
77 |
76 |
153 |
|
|
Rob Cleaver |
Greenwood |
75 |
78 |
153 |
|
| 40th |
Jason Smith |
Angola |
82 |
72 |
154 |
|
|
Alex Kopko |
Greenwood |
77 |
77 |
154 |
|
|
Ryan Miller |
Rochester |
72 |
82 |
154 |
|
| 43rd |
Brock Thoele |
Seymour |
74 |
81 |
155 |
|
|
Bill Watson |
Sellersburg |
74 |
81 |
155 |
|
| 45th |
Bill Rothrock |
Shelbyville |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
|
Philip Wirkkala |
McCordsville |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
|
Robin Brown |
North Vernon |
75 |
81 |
156 |
|
|
Mark Schmidt |
Danville |
74 |
82 |
156 |
|
| 49th |
Kyle Kouns |
Zionsville |
81 |
76 |
157 |
|
|
Lance Scholl |
Muncie |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
|
Jerry Crouch |
Indianapolis |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
|
Adam Ehret |
Indianapolis |
72 |
85 |
157 |
|
| 53rd |
Hayden Williams |
Lapel |
79 |
79 |
158 |
|
|
Buck Gray |
Logansport |
78 |
80 |
158 |
|
|
Benjamin Metzger |
Indianapolis |
76 |
82 |
158 |
|
|
Ryan Johnson |
Rochester |
75 |
83 |
158 |
|
| 57th |
Michael Sudzina |
Greenwood |
80 |
79 |
159 |
|
|
Derek Hougland |
Scottsburg |
79 |
80 |
159 |
|
|
Seth Miller |
Indianapolis |
78 |
81 |
159 |
|
|
Mark Sommers |
Brownstown |
77 |
82 |
159 |
|
| 61st |
Anthony Alexander |
Seymour |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
|
Jeff Likes |
Albion |
78 |
82 |
160 |
|
|
Michael Cole |
Indianapolis |
78 |
82 |
160 |
|
|
Bryan Fifer |
Floyds Knobs |
77 |
83 |
160 |
|
| 65th |
Tim Anderson |
Franklin |
83 |
78 |
161 |
|
|
Clifton Jones |
Indianapolis |
82 |
79 |
161 |
|
| 67th |
Bob Miller |
Rochester |
82 |
80 |
162 |
|
|
Douglas Schneck |
Indianapolis |
82 |
80 |
162 |
|
|
Grant Talbert |
Greenfield |
82 |
80 |
162 |
|
|
Jonathan LaTurner |
Indianapolis |
80 |
82 |
162 |
|
| 71st |
Charles Himes |
Indianapolis |
87 |
77 |
164 |
|
|
Cliffe Allen |
Carmel |
84 |
80 |
164 |
|
|
Steven Poole |
Indianapolis |
84 |
80 |
164 |
|
|
Blake Horner |
Galveston |
82 |
82 |
164 |
|
|
Rob McAvene |
Camby |
79 |
85 |
164 |
|
|
Matthew Miller |
Carmel |
73 |
91 |
164 |
|
| 77th |
Brian Davenport |
thorntown |
83 |
82 |
165 |
|
|
Bob Nichols |
Delphi |
79 |
86 |
165 |
|
| 79th |
Jim Clifford |
Indianapolis |
81 |
85 |
166 |
|
| 80th |
Gary Cochran |
Anderson |
85 |
82 |
167 |
|
|
Rhett Campbell |
Indianapolis |
84 |
83 |
167 |
|
|
Fred Boyer |
Westfield |
83 |
84 |
167 |
|
|
Eric Dietrich |
New Albany |
83 |
84 |
167 |
|
|
Drew McGary |
Indianapolis |
81 |
86 |
167 |
|
| 85th |
Daniel Wirkkala |
McCordsville |
87 |
81 |
168 |
|
| 86th |
Dusty Magee |
Knightstown |
89 |
80 |
169 |
|
|
Jim Hoffman |
Seymour |
87 |
82 |
169 |
|
|
Michael Asbell |
Rensselaer |
83 |
86 |
169 |
|
| 89th |
Vincent Beneke |
Gas City |
84 |
86 |
170 |
|
|
Maceo Lewis |
Indianapolis |
79 |
91 |
170 |
|
| 91st |
Michael Wojciehowski |
Indianapolis |
85 |
88 |
173 |
|
| 92nd |
Richard Morris |
Franklin |
87 |
88 |
175 |
|
| 93rd |
Jeff Taylor |
avon |
91 |
86 |
177 |
|
| 94th |
Kevin Cline |
Indianapolis |
89 |
91 |
180 |
|
| 95th |
Matt Brown |
Shelbyville |
92 |
89 |
181 |
|
| 96th |
Joshua Moore |
Indianapolis |
95 |
87 |
182 |
|
|
Cody Winchell |
Floyds Knobs |
91 |
91 |
182 |
|
| 98th |
Timothy Denny |
Camby |
92 |
93 |
185 |
|
|
Josh Murphy |
Akron |
89 |
96 |
185 |
|
| 100th |
Robert Ashenfelter |
Jefersonville |
97 |
97 |
194 |
|
| |
Henry Johnson |
Indianapolis |
72 |
NS |
NS |
|
| |
Ross Pushor |
Columbus |
76 |
DQ |
DQ |
|
| |
Jacob Tyler |
Clarksville |
78 |
NS |
NS |
|
| |
Adam Keown |
New Albany |
79 |
NS |
NS |
|
| |
Josh Oldham |
Greenwood |
81 |
NS |
NS |
|
| |
Steve Simmons |
Zionsville |
82 |
WD |
WD |
|
| |
Ty Evans |
Indianapolis |
83 |
WD |
WD |
|
|
Larry Pushor |
Columbus |
83 |
NC |
NC |
|
| |
Michael House |
Salem |
87 |
WD |
WD |
|
|
Brian Poe |
Warsaw |
NC |
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NC |
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