Jay Mills picked up the Tournament Champion trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving, with a net 61, -11. The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $380, bringing the year to date total from the Texas Tour local events to $14,890 contributed to the Foundation in 2016.
RESULTS:
Palmer Flight: Whitney, TX, resident J.D. Price, picked up his eighth win, starting his third season on tour. Price, tied up at the turn, would keep the ball in play over the final four holes to edge out local tour player, Jorge Rodriguez from Round Rock, TX, by a stroke. Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX, rounded out the top three, three strokes back of Rodriguez.
Hogan Flight: Dallas Tour traveler, Scott Striegel of Southlake, TX, matched Lorena, TX, resident Mitchell Bentley on front nine / back nine scores to force a playoff. Bentley, with a birdie on the par 5 - 10th and Striegel with one of his own on the par 4 - 1st in regulation, it would be Bentley that got the best of the course scheduling, when they went back to #10 for the sudden death. Bentley would win his first event on the first playoff hole with his second birdie of the day on the 10th. John Heintz of San Antonio, TX, and Richardson, TX, player Sven Bock shared the third place honors just one stroke out of the playoff.
Senior Hogan Flight: With the help of three birdies on his round, Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour. Four strokes back, San Antonio, TX, resident, Paul Wuerdeman, with four birdies of his own on the day, took the runner-up spot, with fellow San Antonio member, Gary Grizzle rounding out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Bedford, TX, traveler Darren Bufton, outlasted the large field in the flight to pick up his ninth win on tour. Starting on the tenth hole, Bufton would take four strokes off his first nine total to finish three strokes ahead of a pair of Hill Country players knotted in the runner-up spot. Jim Puckett of Leander, TX, with three birdies on his round and Killeen, TX, player A.J. Englerth, with two birdies of his own would share the second place finish.
Jone Flight: Jay Mills of Austin, TX, nearly lapped the field for his second win on tour. Mills, with a birdie on the par 3 - 15th, finished twelve strokes clear of runner-up finisher, Larry Atchley of Kyle, TX, a winner his last time out in Houston. Two strokes back of Atchley, Portland, TX, member James Price, with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st took home the show place honors.
Senior Jones Flight: Houston Tour members, sweep the top spots in the flight. Terry Collins of Spring, TX, playing in his first event since early August, stayed steady to force a playoff with Brookshire, TX, member Marcy Glidden when they couldn't settle the score in regulation. Back to the course for the sudden death, the pair would have to play three holes before Glidden would prevail, picking up her tenth win on tour. John Pickens of Montgomery, TX, finished just one stroke out of the playoff to round out the top three.
Snead Flight: Ethan Blase of San Antonio, TX, is finally getting used to winning, and picked up his second championship in his last three attempts, for his third on tour. Four strokes back, a winner his previous two attempts, Fort Worth, TX, member Douglas Pritchett, keeps carding top finishes, in the runner-up spot. Dan OShea of Copperas Cove, TX and San Antonio, TX, member Gene Hanley, shared the third place finish one stroke out of second.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($106/each) 2 -- Ryan Cummings, Stillwater, OK. 1 -- Rick Houchins, Houston, TX; Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX; Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX.
Palmer: ($22/each) 3 -- Ryan Cummings, Stillwater, OK. 1 -- Charles Guidry, Leander,TX; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: ($33/each) 3 -- Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX. 2 -- Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; Rick Houchins, Houston, TX; Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX.
Sarazen: ($64/each) 2 -- C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Jim Puckett, Leander, TX; Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; George Peddy, San Antonio, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones / Snead: ($68/each) 2 -- Jay Mills, Austin, TX. 1 -- Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX; Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Will Schmidt, Dallas, TX; William Speck, Corpus Christi, TX; Phil Lewis, San Antonio, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($140/each) #3 - Kyle Lewie - 8'; #7 - Mitch Ryan - 8' 11"; #11 - Gabe Brisco - 29' 6"; #15 - Paul Wuerdeman - 5' 2".
($140/each) #3 - Kyle Lewie - 8'; #7 - Mitch Ryan - 8' 11"; #11 - Gabe Brisco - 29' 6"; #15 - Paul Wuerdeman - 5' 2".
Upcoming Texas Events:
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. REGISTRATION CLOSES on Friday, November 25th at 11:59PM CST.
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