Cedar Park Challenge at Twin Creeks Country Club

Scott R Chilcutt, Cedar Park, TX (August 5, 2013)  Twin Creeks Country Club, the Fred Couples design, played host to the Cedar Park Challenge, the second to last event on the Hill Country Tour's 2013 points season.  Scheduling conflicts kept the field size down, but those players able to make the Monday event were treated to excellent course and weather conditions. 

In a scorecard playoff, Joshua Barron won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving over Les Costales. 




RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Coming off recent knee surgery, Charles Rougeau of Austin, TX  has an automatic invite to the National Championship with a fourth place finish at last years event but, he's having to play through rehab in order to get his five round eligibility secured. With no apparent problems, Rougeau picked up his fourth win on tour with a +3 - 75 on four birdies.  Two strokes back,  Fort Worth, TX member Jeremy Frenzel, used his course knowledge to secure the second place finish with  Chris Daniluck of Boerne, TX rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:   Bill Troutz of San Antonio, TX the runner up at the 2012 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay picked up his first win on tour.  With two birdies on the front, Troutz finished the day with a four stroke advantage over John Hilgers of Johnson City, TX.  Traveling, Houston Tour member Roger Masek of Sugar Land, TX finished in the third spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Six strokes back after his first nine holes of play, local Cedar Park, TX player  Les Costales played even par on his final nine on two birdies to force extra holes with Michael Esquivel of Austin, TX.   On the second playoff hole, Costales became a two time winner, defending his championship at the 2012  Challenge @ Twin Creeks.  Devin Brown of San Antonio finished six strokes behind the pair to take the final podium position.

Jones Flight:   Another local Cedar Park, TX resident,  Joshua Barron also became a two time winner, his first since the 2011 Austin/San Antonio Tour Championship.  With birdies on the par 4 - 8th and par 3 -16th, Barron finished the day six strokes ahead of Houston Tour member, Mike Murphy of Corrigan, TX.  Sharing the third place honors were Mike Jones of Midland, TX and Buda, TX player Coy Dayton.  

Snead Flight:  Cathay McGee of Houston, TX picked up her fourth win on tour and first of the year.  McGee birdied the par 4 - 10th to stay out front of second place finisher Mark Colwell of San Antonio, TX.  With a second and third place finish at each of the Majors he's played this year, Colwell stayed seven strokes clear of Myron Brown of Somerville, TX rounding out the top three.  
     






SKINS:

Giant Skins:  2 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX. 1 -- Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX; Michael Esquivel, Austin, TX; Rick Houchins, Washington, DC; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX; Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  2 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Bill Freeland, Houston, TX.

Hogan:  2 -- Bill Troutz, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Terry Dennis, Schertz, TX; John Hilgers, Johnson City, Texas; Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; Manuel Estrada, Kyle, TX.

Sarazen:  2 -- Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX. 1 -- Devin Brown, San Antonio, TX; Michael Esquivel, Austin, TX; Rick Houchins, Washington, DC; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Alfredo Garcia, San Antonio, TX; Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX.

Jones / Snead: 3 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Mark Colwell, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- John Thomas, Victoria, TX; Myron Brown, Somerville, TX.


Next Up:

The Hill Country finishes the 2013 points year in fashion at the Hill Country Tour Championship @ La Cantera on August 17th and 18th. Entry deadline is Friday August 9th at 11:59PM EST.

Las Colinas Championship is back on the Dallas Tour after a year off the schedule. Las Colinas Country Club, the home of the 2013 North Texas Shootout on the LPGA schedule, will be held on Monday August 12th. The two day Dallas Tour Championship at The Tribute is on tap August 24th - 25th.


Oklahoma finishes out the year at the Coffee Creek Championship on Saturday, August 10th with the Oklahoma Tour Championship held on Monday August 26th.





Scott R ChilcuttTour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com