Ladies of South Texas - Teravista Open Recap

Scott R Chilcutt, Round Rock, TX (March 25, 2012)  Teravista Golf Club meanders through the Teravista community located just west of I-35 on top of a hill with views of up to 35 miles to the west over the Hill Country.  Just across the street you'll find Texas State University, Round Rock Campus.  Round Rock, is the World Headquarters of Dell Computer and just down from Teravista you'll find a bustling Premium Outlet Mall.

While many south Texas ladies were shopping on this beautiful, calm and sunny Sunday, the ladies of the Golf Channel Am Tour were making their presence known with three wins out of eleven flights along with a second place finish.  Additionally, the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders went home with Memphis, TN native and Austin, TX resident Aaron Seafous.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  First time Am Tour player Chad Sullivan from neighboring Georgetown, TX birdied five holes in route to a +2 - 74 and the win by two strokes over Houston Tour traveler Lynn Cormier from Missouri City, TX and Bradley Davis from Ft. Sam Houston.

Palmer Flight:  39 year old Houston Tour member and resident Travis Nichols shot a tournament low, one under par 71 on five birdies to command his first win on tour.  Five strokes back, Craig Hart from Killeen, TX and Cuero, TX player Derek Loebbecke finished tied for the second spot.

Senior Palmer Flight: Frank Davis from San Antonio, TX shot an eight over par 80 to take home his second trophy of the year.  Mark Greene from Austin and Deer Park, TX member Dusty Rhodes finished tied for the second spot after Greene was penalized for playing from the wrong teeing ground.  Greene and his pairing were apparent victims of the confusing BLACK/BLUE modified yardages.

Hogan Flight:  Round Rock, TX local Jorge Rodriguez made the best of the home field advantage for his first win since the 2011 May Day Challenge.  Just one stroke back, the trio of Brack Blackwood, Grandbury, TX, Killeen, TX rookie Demetrio Young and another first time player from Round Rock, TX Jim Morgan shared the second place honors.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Larry Wilburn from Austin, TX picked up his first win on tour with a +6 - 78 two strokes ahead of another trio tied for second.  Traveling partners from the Houston tour,  Kevin Nelson and Bob Miller knotted it up with Bastrop, TX member Gene Rampy for the second place honors.

Sarazen Flight:  Four year tour member Derrick Matthews from Killeen, TX snatched his first win on tour, but not without extra holes.  After a double bogey on the 12th hole, Matthews bounced back to birdie the 13th and play the last six holes in one under par to force a playoff with William Dunem from New Braunfels, TX.  Matthews made par on the first hole for the championship with Dunem in the second spot and San Antonio, TX resident Rene Realme finished third.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Out of action for over a year, welcome back Mike Allman from New Braunfels directly to the winner circle.  Allman birdied the par 5 tenth hole to shoot a +7 - 79 with a two stroke advantage over San Felipe, TX, Houston Tour member Jim Craig and Gregg Smith from Austin, TX.  Craig made a three on the tricky par 4 eighteenth hole to tie up the 2nd spot with Smith.

Jones Flight: Helotes, TX first year member Scott Thompson made it two for four by a single stroke over Brazilian native Jardel De Andrade from Round Rock, TX.  Monte Loose from Morgans Point Resort, TX and Killeen, TX player Josue Duprey tied it up for the third spot.

Senior Jones Flight:  The first in the last three flights of women domination, Lu Cormier from Missouri City, TX played smart golf with a layup on the 18th hole to avert any water problems.  Cormier captured her first win of the year by one stroke over John Merritt from Kerrville, TX.  Haslet, TX traveler Burnie Rodgers rounded out the top three two strokes back.

Snead Flight:  Aaron Seafous from Austin, TX used local course knowledge to command her first career win on tour by eight strokes.  The San Antonio, TX pair of Charles Mielak and Carlos Cruz tied up the second place spot.

Senior Snead Flight:  Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX and Houston Tour member played the back nine in four over par to command her first win on tour.  Six strokes back four players tied for the second spot with Cathay McGee and Timothy Thayer from the Houston Tour and Hill Country members, Thomas Kerwin from Pflugerville, TX and Copperas Cove, TX player Dan OShea.


SKINS:

Championship: 3 -- Lynn Cormier, Missouri City, TX.  1 -- Bradley Davis, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

Palmer/Senior Palmer: 3 -- Travis Nichols, Houston, TX. 2 -- Bryan Wood, Leander, TX. 1 -- Craig Hart, Killeen, TX; Derek Loebbecke, Cuero, TX; Mark Ratliff, Bulverde, TX; Robert Sykes, Levelland, TX, ; Dusty Rhodes, Deer Park, TX; Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX.

Hogan/Senior Hogan: 1 -- Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Brian Cox, Killeen, TX; BeeJay Johnson, Austin, TX; Maurice Mintken, Round Rock, TX; Kevin Nelson, Cypress, TX, Longwood GC; Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX; Bill Clark, Helotes, TX; Edward Villasana, Del Valle, TX.

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Daniel Mcgrath, Austin ,Tx; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX, ; William Dunem, New Braunfels, TX; Mike Allman, New Braunfels, TX; Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX.

Jones/Senior Jones: 2 -- John Merritt, Kerrville, TX.  1 -- Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX; Jardel De Andrade, Round Rock, ; Monte Loose, Morgans Point Resort, TX; Lu Cormier, Missouri City, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX.

Snead/Senior Snead:  1 -- Charles Mielak, San Antonio, TX, ; Thomas Kerwin, Pflugerville, TX; Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX.

Next Up - Dallas Tour is at The Golf Club at Frisco Lakes for the Frisco Lakes Challenge on April 7th.  Hill Country is back in action after The Nelson open (registration closed) for The Legends of Golf Classic at Onion Creek Golf Club on April 1th.   Oklahoma Tour visits the Cherokee Hills Golf Club for the Hard Rock Open on April 28th.

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Hill Country - Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.201.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com