Windy but Warm in The Quarry

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (February 17, 2019)  The San Antonio Winter Championship found it's way back to The Quarry Golf Club.  The club, nearest to downtown San Antonio, features a unique setting, with the back nine built in a 100-year-old quarry pit. Winds out of the north, played havoc on front nine play, up on the hill, but warmer than our last time out at Comanche Trace, was comfortable.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Midland, TX, player, Zach Winkler led the field from start to finish.  Winkler, without a birdie on the round, carded a steady pair of 38's, for his first win on tour.  Three strokes back, Rusty Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX, with three birdies on his round, finished in the runner-up spot, with San Antonio, TX, resident, Ron Finnerty, rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Tied up at the turn, after starting on ten, John Franklin of San Antonio, TX, carded the low score on his back nine, to pick up his first win of the season.  San Antonio, TX, player Dave Davlin, a winner his last time out in the windblown, Coastal Bend Championship, took the second place finish, with the help of a birdie on the par 4-3rd. One stroke back of Davlin, Tony Eno of Spring, TX, also a winner his last time out, in Katy, TX, rounded out the top three.

Senior Palmer Flight:   Five strokes back, making the turn, Austin, TX, member Rob Ormand, played his back nine in +2 with a birdie on the par 4 - 7th, to pick up his third win on tour, all coming in his first season.  The winner at the frozen Kerrville Winter Championship, Maurice Mintken of Round Rock, TX, finished three strokes back, for his second runner-up of the season.  Dallas Tour traveler, Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, rounded out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Playing in his fourteenth round of the points season, Randy Dorsey, of Killeen, TX, overcame a two-stroke deficit making the turn to pick up his first win of the season.  Dorsey, with pars on six of his final seven holes, finished four strokes clear of a trio of players tied up in the runner-up spot. San Antonio, TX, members John Heintz and Les Costales, along with Michael Campbell of New Braunfels, TX, split the second place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Chicago Tour traveler, Pete Murphy of Lake In The Hills, IL, down two strokes making the turn after starting on the par 4 - 10th, made up the ground with a pair of birdies coming to the clubhouse for his second win of the points season, after taking home the Major Championship win in Monterrey, CA in November.  A two-time winner on the season, Scott Harrelson of Portland, TX, with two birdies on his card, and Montgomery, TX, resident Bob Goodside shared the runner-up finish, three strokes back.

Sarazen Flight:  With a birdie on the par 4-9th, Trevor Colen of San Antonio, TX, took a four-stroke advantage to the back nine and was able to cruise home for his first win on tour, with three strokes to spare.  Corpus Christi, TX, member Damian Shipley, with a birdie of his own on the par 5-15th, settled in for the second place finish, with Michael Betzale, of San Antonio, TX, rounding out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Terry Everts, of Eastland, TX, spending the week in the Hill Country after playing in Kerrville, made the most of visit, picking up his first win of the season, clearing the field by five strokes.  Clive, IA, traveler, Mike Murray and Tres Paxton of Boerne, TX, with a birdie on the par 4-4th, split the runner-up honors.

Jones Flight:  Kevin Montague of Spring, TX, with a birdie on the par 3-3rd, picked up his second win in as many attempts, after his Championship at the Katy Classic the previous Sunday. New Braunfels, TX, player David Garcia, with a birdie on the par 4-14th, finished one stroke back and two ahead of a pair on his heals.  Baltimore Tour traveler, Chris Fountain of Annapolis, MD, and Schertz, TX, player Paul Tyus, split the third-place finish.

Snead Flight:   Two in a row, of Selma, TX, player Mark Colwell.  Colwell, finished a great round in the cold at Comanche Trace, the previous Saturday, and added to his win total, with a birdie on the par 4-4th, by six strokes.  Runner-up, Jack Iglesias, of Killeen, TX, with a birdie on the par 3-16th, finished three strokes clear of Midland, TX, player Paul Ray, rounding out the top three.






SKINS:


GIANT SKINS:  ($72/each)  Ken Shapiro (1) Birdie on 17. David Garcia (1) Birdie on 14. Gary Grizzle (1) Birdie on 11. Pete Murphy (1) Birdie on 1. Scott Harrelson (1) Birdie on 18. Paul Wuerdeman (1) Birdie on 10. Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 6. Rob Ormand (1) Birdie on 7.

Championship/Palmer/Senior Palmer:  ($95/each)  Gary Grizzle (2) Birdie on 11, Birdie on 16. Ken Shapiro (1) Birdie on 17. Rob Ormand (1) Birdie on 7. 

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  ($64/each)  Les Costales (1) Birdie on 11. Pete Murphy (1) Birdie on 1. Scott Harrelson (1) Birdie on 18. Paul Wuerdeman (1) Birdie on 10. Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 6. 

Sarazen:  ($75/each)  Casey Reynolds (2) Par on 2, Par on 14. Damian Shipley (1) Birdie on 15. Tommy Mobley (1) Birdie on 6. 

Senior Sarazen/Jones:  ($56/each)  David Garcia (2) Birdie on 9, Birdie on 14. Beverly Land (1) Par on 16. John Grossenbacher (1) Par on 1. Kevin Montague (1) Birdie on 3. 


Snead:  ($18/each)  Mark Colwell (3) Birdie on 4, Par on 6, Par on 14. Jack Iglesias (2) Par on 2, Birdie on 16. Paul Ray (2) Par on 7, Par on 12. Bonnie Ray (1) Par on 17. Dan O'Shea (1) Par on 18. Ramon Colen (1) Par on 1.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/Each:  #3 - Ray Abernathy - 5' 3.5". #8 - Jesse Lavine - 4' 6". #12 - Rob Ormand - 2'. #16 - Michael Campbell - 14' 9".

UP NEXT:

23-Feb	SOLD OUT / CLOSED Winter Championship Houston
Houston	The Golf Club of Houston	Humble, TX
24-Feb	SOLD OUT / CLOSED Classic at the Creek
DFW	Indian Creek Golf Club	Carrollton, TX
8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Houston	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX
16-Mar	Classic at the Springs
Hill Country	Delaware Springs Golf Course	Burnet, TX
17-Mar	St Paddy's Day Championship
DFW	Wood Ridge Golf Club	Wylie, TX

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Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

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405.513.1467

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Cold in Kerrville - Kerrville Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, Kerrville, TX (February 9, 2019)  The Hills and Valley, nines at The Golf Club at Comanche Trace, recently announced as a US Open Qualifying site, hosted the Kerrville Championship.

Off for the 2018 season, but back this year, the Club has been known to be cold and windy in February.  This time around we had plenty of cold, but the wind decided to lay down, helping the players to survive the mid 30's.  Smooth and fast greens, always a mainstay of the facility, proved to be even more difficult with some locations that could only be characterized as cruel.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Odessa, TX, player Kevin Williams was strolling along with a bogie round when he came upon the par 3 - 12th.  Williams chose a 6 iron for the 167 yards, and drained it for his second hole in one and first in tournament play.  With the help of the ace and a string of pars, he came to the clubhouse even par on the back for the Championship.  Playing in his first event on tour, Regan Underwood of Justin, TX, finished in the runner-up spot.

Palmer Flight:  Self-promoted during the offseason from the Hogan Flight, AJ Englerth of Killeen, TX, proved that he belonged in the flight.  With five birdies on the day, Englerth had a string of ten holes where he went -3, to win his first Palmer Flight event, with five strokes to spare.  Leander, TX, player Bryan Wood, with two birdies of his own, took home the second place honors. Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX, and Austin, TX resident, Stephen Labay, split the third-place finish, two strokes back of Wood.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Coming off a runner-up finish at the wind-blown Coastal Bend Championship, Maurice Mintken of Round Rock, TX, held on to make this one stick.  Mintken, initially not scheduled to be able to make the event, surprised the field when he showed up with cart cover in hand, played the front nine in +2, setting himself up with a three-stroke lead at the turn, which proved to be enough for the Championship.  Austin, TX, player Rob Ormand, a two-time winner, in his first year on tour, grabbed the runner-up finish, with Mike Harkins of Cedar Park, TX, rounding out the top three.



Hogan Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Les Costales was down two strokes making the turn, with fellow San Antonio, TX, member Paul Wuerdeman.  With the help of two birdies on the back, Costales, swapped front nine back nine scores with Wuerdeman to forces extra holes.   Back to the cold par 4 - 1st, where Wuerdeman birdied his last time around, it would only take a par this go round to seal the deal over Costales.   Three strokes back of the pair, Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, with two birdies on the day, took home the third place honors.

Sarazen Flight:  Stephen Hodge, of Waco, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th hole, finished two strokes clear of a pair of players, for his second win in four events on the points season.  Austin, TX, member, Chris Cobb, coming off a win in Portland, in January, carded a birdie on the par 5 - 13th, to finish knotted in second place with Gary Hatter of Dripping Springs, TX. 

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Coming off three rounds at the Duel in the Desert, the previous week, where he teamed up with wife, Cindy, Kent McCord of Odessa, TX, made the most of the warmup to pick up the win, by seven strokes.  McCord, with two birdies on his round, shared a ride with Ace Williams to haul two of eight trophies back to Odessa.  Mackie Crossan of Abilene, TX, took home the second place honors, with the rest of the field, that finished the round, tied up in third place three strokes back.  The trio of Andre Fitzpatrick, of Weatherford, TX, Boerne, TX, member, Tres Paxton and Terry Everts of Eastland, TX, shared the final podium spot.

Jones Flight:  Paul Tyus of Schertz, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 13th, to pick up his first Championship, in three events on the points season.  Four strokes back, San Antonio, TX, member Paul Harper, with a birdie on the par 5 - 7th finished in the runner-up spot, with Michael Page, of Burnet, TX, and a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 3rd, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Selma, TX, member Mark Colwell, clearly likes the Valley/Hills layout.  A previous winner on the course, with an 84, Colwell, carded an eagle on the par 5 - 4th, and a birdie on the par 5 - 13th to better his previous score by two strokes for the victory. Left playing for the runner-up spot, Eugene Hanley of San Antonio, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 11th, took home the second place finish, with Weatherford, TX, traveler, Jason Jenniges, rounding out the top three.







SKINS:


Giant SKINS:  ($84/each)  Kevin Williams -1- Hole in One on 12. Bob Starkman -1- Birdie on 2.  Mark Colwell -1- Eagle on 4.  Robert Hayward -1-Birdie on 5.  John Knight -1- Birdie on 9.

Championship/Palmer/Senior Palmer: ($30/each)  Robert Hayward -2- Birdie on 1, Birdie on 5.  John Knight -2- Birdie on 4, Birdie on 9.  A.J. Englerth -2- Birdie on 8, Birdie on 11.  Kevin Williams -1- Hole in One on 12.  Gary Grizzle -1- Birdie on 17.  Raymond Abernathy -1- Birdie on 6.

Hogan:  ($36/each)  Paul Wuerdeman -3- Par on 10, Par on 14, Birdie on 6.  Ronnie Davis -1- Birdie on 13. Bob Starkman -1- Birdie on 2. Rey Stroube -1- Birdie on 3.

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen:  ($40/each)  William Mccord -2- Birdie on 4, Birdie on 11. C.D. Dunem -1- Birdie on 15. Olaitan Adeniji -1- Birdie on 1. Chris Cobb -1- Birdie on 13. Terry Everts -1- Birdie on 17. Stephen Hodge -1- Birdie on 8.


Jones/Snead:  ($13/each)  Mark Colwell -4- Eagle on 4, Par on 8, Birdie on 13, Par on 15. Paul Harper -3- Bogey on 2, Birdie on 7, Par on 17. Jason Jenniges -2- Par on 12, Par on 16. Annette Crossan -1- Par on 1. Eugene Hanley -1- Birdie on 11. Jack Iglesias -1- Par on 14. Michael Page -1- Birdie on 3. 




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$110/each:  #3 - John Knight - 6'4".  #8 - Stephen Hodge - 7'4".  #12 - Kevin Williams - Hole in One.  #17 - Terry Everts - 3'6.5"




NEXT UP:

16-Feb	SOLD OUT AND CLOSED - North Richland Hills Open
DFW	Iron Horse Golf Club	North Richland Hills, TX
17-Feb	CLOSED -San Antonio Winter Championship
Hill Country	The Quarry Golf Club	San Antonio, TX
23-Feb	SOLD OUT - WAITING LIST SPOTS AVAILABLE             Winter Championship Houston
Hou	The Golf Club of Houston	Humble, TX
24-Feb	Classic at the Creek
DFW	Indian Creek Golf Club	Carrollton, TX
8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Hou	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX

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Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

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