Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (December 8, 2012) On the western edge of Austin, TX the Falconhead Golf Club was the site of the Winter Classic - Hill Country. 80 degree temperatures with light winds made for great scoring possiblities on a tough PGA Tour Design track.
82 players from Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma joined Hill Country Tour players for tournament awards and trophies and to finish off the 2012 year and build up points towards 2013 Flight Championship awards, along with National and Senior National Championship qualifications.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Boerne, TX player Chris Daniluck birdied his last four of seven holes to overcome a couple of mid round double bogie's and force a playoff with Chase Clayton of San Antonio, TX. Clayton's consistent round with fourteen pars would carry over to extra holes where he would make par in the sudden death to pick up his second win on tour. Missouri City, TX traveler Lynn Cormier would card four birdies on the day to round out the top three just one stroke back.
Palmer Flight: Starting with par on the eighteenth hole in the shotgun format, Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX would follow up with four birdies in the next five holes to run away from the field on a one over par 73 finish for his ninth win on tour. Winner in a five way playoff the last trip to Falconhead, Jake Morton of Ft. Hood, TX finished six strokes back and one stroke clear of third place finisher, San Antonio, TX member Ron Finnerty.
Senior Palmer Flight: First year tour member, in only his second event, Randy Rollo of Waco, TX birdied the par four, eighth hole for a four stroke win over San Antonio, TX resident Paul Wuerdeman. Wuerdeman's birdie four on the par five, fifth hole ensured a one stroke cushion over the pair of Michael Fee of Mansfield, TX and Austin, TX local Mark Greene knotted up in the third spot.
Hogan Flight: Derrick Matthews became a four time winner on tour by a stroke over another Killeen, TX member in the field, Demetrio Young. Three stokes back a trio of players headed by New York, NY traveler Philip Mahony, Tim Haverly of San Antonio, TX and "four O" birthday boy, Gus Aldana of Houston, TX rounded out the top three spots.
Senior Hogan Flight: Del Valley, TX player Edward Villasana picked up his first win on tour, after prevailing in extra holes. Playing along side of Villasana, Maurice Mintken of Round Rock, TX held a two stroke advantage with four to go, but ran into troubles and ended up in the playoff. Jim Nedry of Lago Vista, TX rounded out the top three just one stroke back.
Sarazen Flight: John Heintz of San Antonio, TX, (pick from the CD/DC morning line) grabbed his ninth win on tour and defended his championionship at Falconhead after winning the 2012 Championship at Falconhead. A birdie on the eighteenth hole was just enough to stay two strokes ahead of the pair of Austin, TX players, Michael Esquivel and John Cox. It was Esquivel's second runner up finish in as many tries before he heads to knee rehab and Cox's best finish since his 2011 win at the TPC
Sawgrass Open Major.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Bastrop, TX player Gerald Cato finished off his fifth win on tour and repeat winner on the course after winning the 2009 - ASA
- Falconhead Golf Club event. Birdie on the down hill par three, second hole proved to be enough for a one stroke advantage over John Rogers of Waco, TX. San Antonio, TX member Richard Huyck overcame a two stroke penalty with two birdies to finish three strokes ahead of the fourth place finishers.
Jones Flight: Aaron Seafous of Austin, TX became a three time winner on tour and first championship since her promotion to the Jones Flight. Seafous started out with a par her first hole and stayed steady to edge out first time tour player Todd Burns also of Austin, TX by a stroke. With the help of birdies on the fifth and ninth holes Dallas Tour traveler, Garrett Tidman of Little Elm ended the day, one stroke back of Burns for the show position.
Senior Jones Flight: Giddings, TX resident Thomas West continues his streak, now a three-peat streak. West a winner in his last three outings, including the 2012 Tour
Championship @ TPC San Antonio finished the day four strokes ahead of a pair tied up in the second spot. Kerrville, TX resident John Merritt and Charles Cox of Austin finished off a father / son runner up day after son John's earlier finish in the Sarazaen Flight.
Snead Flight: The Dallas Tour invaded the Snead Flight and took home the two top spots. Don Freitag from Arlington, TX carded his sixth win and third in his last five outings. Saginaw, TX member Mike Adcock, no stranger to the runner up spot finished second for the fifth time on tour and third straight in as many attempts. Dwain Smith of Cedar Park, TX and Pflugerville, TX resident Thomas Kerwin shared the third place finish.
SKINS:
Championship /Palmer: 2 -- Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX; Tom Newman, San Antonio, TX; Tony Eno, Ft Worth TX.
Senior Palmer: 3 -- Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX. 2 -- Randy Rollo, Waco, TX. 1 -- Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 2 -- Gus Aldana, Houston, TX. 1 -- Maurice Mintken, Round Rock, TX; Jim Nedry, Lago Vista, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Bryan Wood, Leander, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 1 -- Gerald Cato, Bastrop, TX; Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX; Homer Turbeville, Austin, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX; Ronnie Davis, Converse, TX; Les Costales, Cedar Park, TX; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones / Snead: 1 -- Thomas Kerwin, Pflugerville, TX; Thomas West, Giddings, TX; Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX.
Next Up: After a break for the Holidays, the Hill Country Tour will be back in action at Comanche Trace for the Kerrville Championship on February 16th. The Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, sold out after less than two weeks on the schedule, will be held on March 2nd/3rd in the heart of the Hill Country. The Dallas Tour resumes action at the Grand Prairie Classic on February 23rd and the Oklahoma Tour will await warmer conditions for the March 16th Kickingbird Challenge.
For More Information:
Scott R
Chilcutt
Tour
Director
Dallas /
Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour -
Oklahoma Tour
GOLF
CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
- 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
