Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (June 19, 2017) The San Antonio Masters @ The Dominion Country Club, named for a Spring scheduled date was hampered by weather issues in the past. 2016 found a reschedule in late June that was more to the liking of the players, so 2017 found a similar time frame. Bounce in beautiful weather, possibly a little hotter than some would have preferred, but dry it was, for a great Monday on the Hill Country Tour.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $260, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $12,700 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: One stroke back at the turn, Ron Finnerty of San Antonio, TX, battled into a one stroke advantage over fellow San Antonio, TX, player John Kellum after fourteen holes. Kellum would birdie the par 4 - 15th, to go back to even, the pair would then match scores until the final hole of the day, where both made a mess of it, but Kellum would prevail for his second win in as many attempts on tour, by one stroke. Rusty Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX, would birdie the par 5 - 18th to round out the top three.
Palmer Flight: Helotes, TX, player Johnny Liguez won his second tournament on Tour at the 2016 Georgetown Open just over twelve months ago and it's been and twelve rounds of Tournament Golf later he finds his way back to the winner's circle. Liguez, with five birdies on the round, four on the front nine, finished two strokes ahead of Rodney Baumgartner of Round Rock, TX, with three birdies of his own on the day. Playing in his first year on tour, Leander, TX, member Charles Guidry took home the showplace honors two back of second.
Hogan Flight: Promoted just before the Tour Championship, in 2016, JD Schott of Universal City, TX, has been trudging along until his head caught up to his game at Tapatio Springs on June 3rd. Schott, with a birdie on the par 3 - 15th won his second event in as many attempts with sub 80 rounds and fifth on Tour. Four strokes back, two-time 2017 winner, Jim Puckett of Leander, TX, settled for the runner-up spot, with Dominion member, Jesse Guerra of San Antonio, TX, rounding out the top three.
Senior Hogan Flight: After taking a break from the tour at the end of his 2016 Dominion round, Allan Collier of Dripping Springs, TX, put a new face on his play in 2017 and has been trending toward a win ever since. Collier, with a skinless eagle on the par 5 - 7th, added a birdie on the par 5 - 18th to solidify his first win on tour since August of 2015 and fifth win on Tour. Twp strokes back, Waco, TX, resident Kyle Lewie, picked up his third runner-up finish on the season with Houston Tour traveler, Chris Neelley of Spring, TX, two strokes back in third.
Sarazen Flight: With his last win on tour coming at The Dominion Country Club in April of 2015, San Antonio, TX, Tour member Xavier Bardy, used those memories to grab his twelfth win of his career. Staying away from the big numbers Bardy cleared second place finisher, San Antonio, TX, player Ricardo Cardenas by four strokes. Relegated to the final podium spot, Angel Morales, also from San Antonio, TX, a winner at the Prelude to the San Antonio Open, took home the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Steven Hamilton of Leander, TX, became a three-time winner at The Dominion in his three years on Tour. Hamilton, with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th also became a Senior National Championship qualifier with his third win of the season and seventh on tour. Two strokes back, Lakeway, TX, player Donald Bebout, backed up his runner-up finish at Tapatio Springs, to go with two wins on the season for the second place spot, with Ben Maytubby of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, and Boerne, TX, second-time player splitting the third place honors.
Jones Flight: Local Dominion Country Club member, Larry Harper of San Antonio, TX, grabbed his ninth win on Tour and became another three-time winner in four attempts at the course. Three strokes back, Abilene, TX, traveler Mackie Crossan, picked up his second runner-up in as many attempts with Bobby Ashcraft, of San Antonio, TX, a three-time winner of the year, taking home the third place spot.
Snead Flight: Burnett, TX member, Michael Page, a first-year player, set himself up for a move to the Senior Jones Flight with a two-stroke victory, his second of the season, with the help of two birdies on the round. Dan OShea of Copperas Cove, TX, carded his fourth runner-up finish of the year to go with one win, while San Antonio, TX, resident Ethan Blase, likely to play his last round as a Snead with stellar play as of late, rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($80/each) 2 -- Johnny Liguez, Helotes, TX; Rodney Baumgartner, Round Rock, TX.
Championship / Palmer: ($25/each) 2 -- Rodney Baumgartner, Round Rock, TX. 1 -- Johnny Liguez, Helotes, TX; Matt Lovell, San Antonio, TX; Jason Reicks, Round Rock, Texas; Charles Guidry, Leander, TX; Rusty Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan / Sarazen: ($100/each) 1 -- Jd Schott, Universal City, TX; John Kaminski, Corpus Christi, TX; Chris Neelley, Spring, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($23/each) 2 -- Ben Maytubby, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX; Terry Everts, Eastland, TX. 1 -- Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX; Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX.
Jones / Snead: ($90/each) 1 -- Michael Page, Burnet, TX; Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$80/each
#5 - Terry Jackson - 14' 6 1/2"; #8 - Donald Bebout - 7' 7"; #15 - JD Schott - 6' 8 1/2"; #17 - Paul Wuerdeman - 6' 0"
NEXT UP:
Over 60 Texas Tour Members will make the trip East to Choctaw, MS, for the Ole Miss Open at Dancing Rabbit Major Championship on Saturday, June, 25th, and Sunday, June, 26th.
Dallas Tour members will take on Tangle Ridge Golf Club for the Grand Prairie Classic on Saturday, July 1st. Sold OUT with waiting list spots available. Closes Friday, June 23rd.
Onion Creek is back on the Hill Country schedule for The Legends of Golf Classic - Sunday, July 2nd, with a registration deadline of Friday, June 23rd.
The Houston Tour, will break for Major Championship season and get back into action again a The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, with entries closing on Friday, July, 7th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
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