Legends of Golf Classic - Onion Creek Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, June 23, 2013 (Austin, TX)  Back to the "Birthplace of the Senior PGA Tour",  Onion Creek Club, hosted the annual Legends of Golf Classic on the Hill Country schedule. While the points continue to shift standings around, the Summer Series is in full swing and the heat of the season brings out the ice towels.

Small greens, tight fairways and some wind put a premium on accuracy as Giddings, TX player Tom West picked up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.






RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Just over 24 hours after picking up his third win on the year at the  HOU - Oakhurst "Open", Houston Tour member Lynn Cormier of Missouri City, TX wouldn't get out of town with just 18 holes.  Andre van der Post of Buda, TX and Cormier would finish the front nine tied up, switch off the leading position three times on the back and finish knotted up for the win.  Six holes later, Cormier would outlast VanDerPost for a double win weekend.  Four strokes back of the pair, San Antonio, TX member Richard Perez rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Playoffs continue, but this one would be completed in one hole.  Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX would make the turn three strokes back, but would add three birdies on the back nine to force extra holes. Fort Hood, TX member Jacob Morton birdied both the first and tenth holes of regular play, finished out the first playoff hole with par and took home his fourth win of the season and sixth on tour.  Two strokes back, Brack Blackwood of Grandbury, TX and Houston Tour member Allan Collier of Sugar Land, TX shared the third place honors.

Hogan Flight:  Back on top of the points, but a different flight.  Just two events after being promoted from the Sarazen Flight, Rene Realme of San Antonio, TX had a points adjustment to T-3, had his lowest finish of the year and then takes the top spot, and points in the Hogan Flight.  Realme shot a career low round +7 on three birdies to hold on to a seven stroke lead over a pair of San Antonio, TX players, Jay Ellison and Tim Haverly who split the second and third place points.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Grounded for most of the season with a late fall surgery,  Larry Susen of Austin, TX is back and in a big way.  Susen tried an earlier April start in Houston, with little success, but opened his year on the Hill Country Tour with a +5.  With the help of a birdie on the par 4 -5th, Susen picked up his first win on tour with his previous best finish placing 2nd at the 2011 The Legends of Golf Classic.  Hampered with his own health issues, John Hilgers of  Johnson City, TX carded his best finish of the year just three strokes back in the second place position with Houston Tour traveler,  C. Craig Farris of  League City, TX holding the show position.

Sarazen Flight:  Arkansas native, Joshua Douglas, now living in Leander, TX took 25 strokes off his last outing at the May Mr. Nelson Open @ Riverhill for his first win on tour.  With three birdies on the day, Douglas recorded an eight stroke win over a trio tied for second. Newcomer, Greg Hanley of Dripping Springs,TX, Austin, TX member John Cox and CD Dunem, back home after a short stint in Washington, DC shared the second through fourth place points.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Charles Sagray of San Antonio, TX became a first time winner on tour.  With the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd, Sagray held on to a two stroke win over Austin, TX, Order of Merit Points leader Gregg Smith.  The runner up finish was the consistent Smith's best of the points year since his win at the November  Spring Branch Classic @ River Crossing Club.  One stroke back, Gerald Cato of Bastrop, TX rounded out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Frenchman, Xavier Bardy, now living in San Antonio, TX picked up his fourth win on tour and first of the year. Shooting a plus six on the front nine, Bardy won by two strokes over Cedar Park, TX member Joshua Barron.  Barron carded two birdies on the day to edge out Buda, TX member Coy Dayton who had two birdies of his own.

Senior Jones Flight:  Barring any unforseen circumstances at this weekends Red River Shootout, Tom West of Giddings, TX shot himself into a promotion with his +8 finish, fifth win on tour and fourth on the season. Playing along side West, fellow Giddings, TX member Michael Hirsch back on tour after health issues, finished in the runner up spot.  One stroke back of Hirsch, David Castillo of San Antonio, TX finished a strong third for the third time this year.

Snead Flight:  First year member, Larry Atchley of Kyle, TX picked up his first win on tour with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 11th by two strokes.  Leander, TX, Melissa Wood, another first year member, equaled her best finish at the November Las Vegas Vintage Golf Classic with a birdie of her own on the par 3 - 8th hole.  Six strokes back, San Antonio, TX member Carlos Cruz finished in the third place spot.

Senior Snead Flight:    Brett Niles of San Antonio, TX won his sixth event on tour and first since the 2010 ASA - The Republic Golf Club.  With the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 17th, Niles held on to a two stroke advantage over a pair of ties in the second spot.  Dallas Tour member Phillip Tolson of McKinney, TX and Dwain Smith of Cedar Park, TX shared the second and third place points.       


SKINS:

Giant Skin: 1 -- Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  2 -- Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Andre van der Post, Buda, TX; Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Thomas Pipes, Odessa, TX.

Hogan:  1 -- Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Jeff Stahlhut, Houston, TX; Michael Campbell, New Braunfels, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; Michael Mathis, San Antonio, TX; Brian Cox, Killeen, TX.

Senior Hogan:  2 -- Darrell Wilson, Georgetown, TX. 1 -- C. Craig Farris, League City, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  3 -- Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX. 1 -- Charles Sagray, San Antonio, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  2 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX. 1 -- Coy Dayton, Buda, TX; Jay Irby, Argyle, TX; Tom West, Giddings, TX.

Snead / Senior Snead:  3 -- Larry Atchley, Kyle, TX. 2 -- Myron Brown, Somerville, TX; Melissa Wood, Leander, TX. 1 -- Carlos Cruz, San Antonio, TX; Thomas Kerwin, Pflugerville, TX.






NEXT UP:
After a break for the Major at the Red River Shootout at Winstar, The Hill Country Tour returns to Canyon Springs for the rescheduled Memorial Championship on Saturday, July 6th.  Entry deadline is Friday, June 28th at 11:59pm EST.

The Dallas Tour members will tee it up next on Monday July 8th for the Championship at TPC Craig Ranch.  Entry deadline is Friday, June 28th at 11:59pm EST.

Oklahoma Tour will resume play on July 13th at the Grand Lake Showdown at Patricia Island.



Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
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