Coaster Ride @ Hill Country Golf Club - Winter Classic
Scott R Chilcutt, December 3, 2012 (San Antonio, TX) Rain all day on Friday continued overnight and into the morning when the tournament committee traveled from the hotel to the course. While the clouds would remain for the day, the rain would quit, leaving a beautiful day for the Hill Country Tour to contest the Winter Classic.
Set on over 200 acres The Hill Country Golf Club is located on the grounds of The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, with views of the Steele Eel, the 4,000 foot two minute hypercoaster ride at SeaWorld SanAntonio just minutes away. "Roller coaster" was the term many players used today as the Oaks and Lakes nines combined to host up and down scores all day long.
Bob Tuttle won in the score card playoff for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders over Xavier Bardy.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: First year member from Waco, TX, Kyle Lewie took a three shot lead to the back nine but Chris Daniluck Boerne, TX quickly made up the difference on 10 and 11. Daniluck would then seal the deal on his 2nd win in as many tries with a birdie on the creek bordered par 5 - 15th hole when Lewie ran into trouble.
Palmer Flight: Derek Loebbecke from Ceuro, TX started out on fire, playing the first thirteen holes in 3 over par but fell back to the field when he shot 8 over on the last five holes. Midland, TX resident and Dallas Tour player Jeremy Henson got rid of his troubles early as he finished the back nine in 2 over par to tie it up with Loebbecke, but darkness kept the two from an on course playoff and Henson picked up his first win on tour in a scorecard playoff. Ron Finnerty from Laredo rounded out the top three just one shot back of the first place pair.
Senior Palmer Flight: Dallas tour player, Michael Morgan from Shreveport, LA thought his win chances were dashed with a triple on the par 4 eighteenth hole but his 3 over par front nine was enough to stay one stroke clear of Frank Davis from San Antonio. Davis, a winner on his first time out in the 2012 season, finished three strokes ahead of another Dallas tour traveler, Sean Fenton from Fort Worth, TX.
Hogan Flight: Stigler, OK tour player Chris Blankenship used the putter to slam the door shut on 2nd place Bryan Wood of Leander, TX and show finisher, Converse, TX member Ronnie Davis. Blankenship birdies on 10, 14 and 18 were enough to stay ahead of the field in spite of two triples and a double along the way. Wood takes a 185 point lead in the Order of Merit Points over Davis with an earlier win in Houston.
Senior Hogan Flight: A quad 8 on the final hole didn't stop Maurice Mintken from Round Rock, TX from picking up his first win on the tour in his first attempt. With an up and down scorecard, Mintken recorded two birdies to stay ahead of second place finishers, Bastrop, TX member Gene Rampy and Dallas Tour player Roger Davis from Frisco, TX.
Sarazen Flight: San Antonio resident Rolando Lopez grabbed his 2nd win on tour by a single stroke over fellow San Antonio player Rene Realme and Michael Esquivel from Austin. Realme would win the scorecard playoff for second place gift card awards finishing the back nine in 5 over par.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Visiting Louisiana Tour player, Walter White from Monroe, LA ran into trouble on the 10th hole after finishing five over par on the front nine but held on to win his first event since November, 2010. One back, Fred Hines from San Antonio held the 2nd spot with Dallas resident Rick Allaire rounding out the top three.
Jones Flight: Two for two, Kingsland, TX player Bob Tuttle lapped the field finishing nine strokes ahead of Rog Springer from San Antonio and ten clear of Killeen, TX member Josue Duprey. Tuttle finished the day strong, even par over the last six holes with the help of birdies on 14 and 15.
Snead Flight: Pflugerville, TX member Thomas Kerwin battled for his seventh win on tour, three strokes ahead of Xavier Bardy from San Antonio. Bardy, finished out the round rocky but was able to stay one stroke clear of Round Rock, TX player Jason Crawford.
SKINS:
Championship / Palmer / Senior Palmer: 1 -- Michael Morgan, Shreveport, LA; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX; Chris Daniluck, Boerne, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 2 -- Maurice Mintken, Round Rock, TX. 1 -- Chris Blankenship, Stigler, OK; Bryan Wood, Leander, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 2 -- Fred Hines, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Texal Kyle,
San Antonio, TX; Walter White, Monroe, LA.
Jones / Snead: 1 -- Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Josue Duprey, Killeen, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX; Rog Springer, San Antonio, TX.
Next Up - Hill Country Tour tees it up at the Kerrville Championship at The Club @ Comanche Trace on February 11, 2012. Dallas Tour resumes play at the Grand Prairie Classic on February 18, 2012. Oklahoma Tour is off until 2012 at the ST. Patty's Day @ KickingBird event. The first Major of the 2012 points year (another sell out) will be held at the Innisbrook Resort for the Winter Championship.
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