Fall Championship - Hill Country Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (October 22, 2016)  The Hill Country Tour, made a Saturday stop at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort for the Fall Championship.  A scheduling snafu due to another courses issues with conditions, the Resort was in great fall condition, and beautiful weather only made it a bonus.

Mark Miller (Championship Flight) was "Up for the Srixon Challenge."   Winning his own flight playing a Srixon ball, Mark will get a dozen sent to him for the win. Gary Grizzle picked up the Tournament Champion, presented by Carlisle's Engraving with a -3 - 69. The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $190, bringing the year to date total from the Texas Tour local events to $14,050 contributed to the Foundation in 2016.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Spring Branch, TX, player Mark Miller, notched his 23rd win on tour.  With the exception of 2012 and 2013, Miller has picked up a minimum of three wins each year since Golf Channel Am Tour records in 2009.  Miller with a birdie on the par 4 - 14th, was plenty to stay clear of second place finisher Robert Jackens of Salado, TX.  Third place finisher,  Woodway, TX, member Billy Weaver, made up for the show place finish with birdies on the par 4 - 2nd and par 4 - 4th, that put him in the skins game.

Palmer Flight:  Mike Harkins of  Cedar Park, TX, was able to pick up a win in the condensed field, when what was set to be a three-person flight, fell short with a player not able to make the tournament.  Harkins picked up his fourth win on tour, with Terry Jackson of George West, TX, rounding out the top two.

Hogan Flight:  Coming off a couple of tough years in the Senior Palmer Flight, Gary Grizzle of San Antonio, TX, may be on his way back to that flight, with a commanding nine-stroke victory.  Portland, TX, member Timothy VanLandingham, the 2016 Points Champion in the Senior Hogan Flight, birdied the par 5 -17th for the runner-up finish with three-time player Mitchell Bentley of Lorena, TX, taking the third place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Floresville, TX, player Cody Prescott, playing in his third event on tour, found his way to the winners circle by seven strokes.  Senior Flight player Terry Dennis of Schertz, TX, grabbed the runner-up finish, with Joshua Douglas, the 2016 Sarazen Flight Champion, from Leander, TX, just one stroke back. 

Jones Flight:  Lou Fox of Horseshoe Bay, TX, made the most of her first event on tour, winning the event with a single stroke advantage over, San Antonio, TX, member Larry Harper. Ethan Blase of San Antonio, TX, a Snead Player, combined with the group, rounded out the top three.






SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($46/each)  1 -- Billy Weaver, Woodway, TX; Mark Miller, Spring Branch, TX; Terry Jackson, George West, TX; Brian Cox, Killeen, TX; Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX.

Championship / Palmer / Hogan:  ($37/each)  2 -- Terry Jackson, George West, TX. 1 -- Billy Weaver, Woodway, TX; Mark Miller, Spring Branch, TX; Timothy VanLandingham, Portland, TX; Brian Cox, Killeen, TX; Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX.

Sarazen / Jones:  ($35/each)  2 -- Tim Miller, Shavano Park, TX. 1 -- Terry Dennis, Schertz, TX; Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX; Cody Prescott, Floresville, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX; Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

($55/each)  #5 - Bobby Ashcraft - 7' 6";  #8  - Cody Prescott - 10'9";   #11 - George Peddy - 13' 8";  #13 - Joshua Douglas - 7' 2".

Upcoming Texas Events:

Players from around the country will converge on Lake Charles, LA for the Golden Nugget Classic at Lake Charles, on Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th with a special Friday event at Gray Plantation for the Southen Classic on November 4th.  Registration closes on October 28th.

The DFW Tour will pick back up at the Dallas Fall Championship at the Golf Club of Dallas on Sunday, November 13th, with an entry deadline of November 4th.   

The Texas Tours will finish off the 2016 calendar with a special Ryder Cup, Texas-style event at Rayburn Country in Southeast Texas on December 3rd and 4th for the South Texas Winter Championship.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

schilcutt@gcamtour.com