4 of 8 Flights Require Playoffs - San Antonio Masters

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (April 14, 2014)  The Hill Country Tour made its first stop at The Dominion Golf Groups flagship property, The Dominion Country Club.  Host to the Senior PGA Tour for 17 years, the course, facilities and staff made the best of what would become a crazy weather day.

Extremely warm and humid early morning conditions gave way to a northerly that blew in winds in excess of 40 MPH that would ultimately carry along a thunderstorm, bringing everyone back to the clubhouse for a 1 1/2 hour delay.  While the winds only slightly subsided after the break, the course generally held up for what would challenge all the players, especially eight members that had to go back out for playoffs in four of the eight flights.

Local San Antonio, TX player, Robi Jalnos would take home the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving, one stroke ahead of Bobby Ashcraft.
  


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Daniel Desilets of Kermit, TX didn't get to start his round before the rain delay. Desilets snatched his first tee shot into a tree left to make a double on his first hole, but warmed up and followed with two birdies on the par 4 - 2nd and par 4 - 3rd en route to his third win on tour.  One stroke back, Castroville, TX member Reagan Rothe picked up his second runner up in as many attempts with two birdies on the back. 19 year old, Texas Harper, a local to the course, rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Longtime San Antonio, TX member Dave Davlin, starting on the tenth hole, made back to back birdies, mid round at the par 5 - 18th and par 4 - 1st for his eleventh win on tour, with a trio of players tied up in the runner up spot.  Sharing the runner up honors playing in his first event, Jeff Bankard along with Ron Finnerty and Todd VanDerSchaegen all from San Antonio, TX.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Off to his day job, Morgan Splichal of San Antonio, TX checked the results before getting to far from the course to find himself in a playoff.  College Station, TX player Scott Williams struggled on the back nine, but had just enough advantage going to ten to force the sudden death, where Splichal would take his second win on tour, both coming in 2014.  First time player, Lonnie Carter of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX found himself just outside the playoff one stroke back for the third place finish.

Hogan Flight:  Starting the day into the wind on the back nine Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX had a two stroke edge on the field coming to the turn.  That edge quickly evaporated when San Antonio, TX resident Rene Realme played his first five holes on the back in even par with a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd.  Matthews righted the ship over his last four holes to force the sudden death playoff, where on the first extra hole picked up his sixth win on tour and second of the season.  Steven Turner of San Antonio, TX finished just one stroke back of the playoff securing the third place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Houston Tour member, Gary Gum of Spring, TX  went out with the first group of the morning and was able to finish nine holes before the rain delay, and may have helped him secure his ninth win on tour.   Two strokes back, four players shared the runner up honors,  Stuart McWilliams of Austin, TX,   Les Costales of Cedar Park, TX,  San Antonio, TX C.D. Dunem and Scott Thompson of Helotes, TX split the second through fifth place points.

Senior Sarazen:  Local resident, Charles Sagray birdied the final hole, the par 5 - 18th, to force a playoff with Lago Vista, TX member Jim Nedry but neither would find out until they were comfortable in the club house.  On the first hole of the playoff, Nedry finalized business for his fourth win on tour, his first since the 2010 - The Wilds Golf Club in Minnesota. Rick Allaire of Dallas, TX finished just one stroke back, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 5th.

Jones Flight:  First year player, John Grossenbacher of Austin, TX took home the championship in his first attempt.  One stroke back, traveling Houston Tour player,Mark Boles of Sealy, TX, coming off his Major Championship win the previous weekend at the Bayou Classic at Lake Charles, took home the runner up honors with Joe Tyson of Austin rounding out the top three, one stroke back.  

Snead Flight:  Pflugerville, TX member, Thomas Kerwin, playing in his last event on the Hill Country Tour before a family relocation to Northeast Oklahoma.  Kerwin looked to have the championship tied up, but sputtered on his last hole, the par 5 - 9th to open the door for a playoff with local club member, Paul Harper of San Antonio, TX.  Back to #10 for the playoff, Harper outlasted Kerwin for his first win on tour.  Mark Colwell of Selma, TX and Round Rock, TX resident, Dwain Smith split the third place finish, three strokes back.



SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  2 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX. 1 -- Mike Jones, Midland, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Jose Sifuentes, San Antonio, TX.

Championship:  3 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX. 1 -- Daniel Desilets, Kermit, TX; Reagan Rothe, Castroville, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  1 -- Scott Williams, College Station, TX; Todd VanDerSchaegen, San Antonio, TX; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX; Jose Sifuentes, San Antonio, TX.

Hogan:  2 -- Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Jeremy Jessop, San Antonio, TX; Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Tim VanLandingham, Portland, Tx; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX.

Sarazen:  2 -- Les Costales, Cedar Park, TX. 1 -- Arnaldo Gomez, D'Hanis, Texas.

Senior Sarazen:  3 -- John Hamilton, Hot Springs Village, AR. 2 -- Jim Nedry, Lago Vista, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Alfredo Garcia, San Antonio, TX; Charles Sagray, San Antonio, TX.

Jones:  2 -- Mike Jones, Midland, TX. 1 -- Mark Boles, Sealy, TX; John Merritt, Kerrville, TX; Joe Tyson, Austin, TX; Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX.

Snead:  2 -- Thomas Kerwin, Pflugerville, TX. 1 -- Myron Brown, Somerville, TX; Charles Mielak, San Antonio, TX; Ramon Colen, San Antonio, TX; Paul Harper, San Antonio, TX; Dwain Smith, Round Rock, TX.



NEXT UP:

The Hill Country Tour schedule has another Dominion Golf Group stop at Austin's, River Place Country Club for The Challenge @ River Place on Sunday, April 27th.  Registration closes Friday, April 18th.




FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com