Play got under way with partly cloudy skies, with players actually able to drive to the ball on the fairways, rare in Texas this Spring. As the first players out were heading to the scoring table, and only a few groups to get off the tee, the lighting came bringing players off the course. While the tournament committee looked at hopeful signs on the radar, torrential rains followed. Historic rains at that. On a small rain gauge just over the bridge from the clubhouse heading to the practice range and the #1 tee, 8" fell in just three hours.
Little did we know at the time, the downpours would create such havoc downstream. In a matter of minutes, the Blanco River shot above the banks, destroying homes and bridges on the way to Wimberly, TX where that destruction took not only properties but lives.
Brevity in this recap, seems only appropriate as a tribute to the lost souls and countless affected families on this Saturday in the Hill Country. Keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers!
Championship Flight: Mark Miller of nearby Spring Branch, TX, carded four birdies on the day to pick up his eighteenth win on tour and first of the season.
Palmer Flight: Shortened to a nine hole event, San Antonio, TX, member Dave Davlin won in a score card playoff over Scott Harper of Ranger, TX for his third win on the season and seventeenth on tour.
Hogan Flight: Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX likely played his last event as a Hogan Flight player, destined for the Palmer flight with his tournament index. It was Matthews ninth win on tour and fourth of the season.
Senior Hogan Flight: Houston Tour traveler, Kevin Turner of Beaumont,TX grabbed his first win on tour since the 2012 The Competition at Kayak Point, in the state of Washington.
Upcoming Texas Events:
The Houston Tour, contests the Missouri City Championship on May 30th and Dallas hits the Fairview Classic on May 31st before a South Central Region break for the Arkansas Championship at Hot Springs,
Texas Tours get back into regular Summer play with a three day weekend, starting with the Houston Tour at the Friendswood Challenge at Timber Creek Golf Club on Saturday June, 13th. Dallas gets back to action on Sunday, June 14th for the Flower Mound Open @ Bridlewood and on tap for The Hill Country, a special Monday event for the Cedar Park Challenge, at Twin Creeks on June 15th. Entry deadline for all three events is Friday, June 5th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
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