The 2015 Points Campaign on the Texas Hill Country Tour came to a close on Sunday at TPC San Antonio. Beginning the points year in October 2014 in Round Rock, TX, 15 events made up the local schedule and the area hosted another 3 Major Championships. From Round Rock, to Kerrville, to San Antonio, along with a couple of excursions to New Ulm and Port Aransas nearly 2,000 competitive rounds were played from players around the country.
Competing for year end awards, this year included a customized and personalized staff bag from Club Glove. This season in addition to the Flight Champion awards, a special Player of the Year bag was also given.
Palmer Flight Champion: The last points season that Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX, didn't win the Points Championship was 2010, when in his first two years on tour, he finished in the runner up spot both times. Since then Davlin has dominated the Hill Country Tour, this year on top of the podium in five of thirteen events and only out of the top three finishers twice. A Champion at the Texas Masters at Barton Creek his last time out before the Tour Championship, the motivational speaker, added two top three finishes in his other two majors on the season.
Senior Palmer Flight Champion: Playing in a limited schedule on the year, San Angelo, TX, member, Al Smith made all of them count. In his six events on the season, Smith picked up two Major Championships at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay and the Arkansas Championship at Hot Springs Village, while adding a runner up at the Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort & Casino. Only out of the top four once, Smith cruised to the points championship by 405 points over Doug Collins of Iraan, TX.
Hogan Flight Champion: Michael Campbell of New Braunfels, TX, started the Tour Championship 87.5 points down to Converse, TX, member Ronnie Davis and knew it would require a win. Playing in the final points group, Campbell was able to keep it in play and bring home the Flight Champion bag, by 47.5 points. It was Campbell's first win on the season and fourth win on tour.
Senior Hogan Flight Champion: Dripping Springs, TX, player, Allan Collier took a slim 2.5 points lead into the Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio. Collier added a Tour Championship win while taking the Flight Championship. His third win on the season and fifth on tour while playing 22 events on the season. Allan also locked into an early Senior National Championship bid with a runner up at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera to go along with two other top five finishes at Major Championships.
Sarazen Flight Champion: Playing in only his second year on tour, Boerne, TX, member Rudy Cantu put together an incredible number of points with the help of wins. Cantu, a two time Major Champion on the season with wins at the Srixon Championship at La Cantera, added to it the Texas Masters at Barton Creek, with two local event wins. With 14 events on the points year, Cantu ended his season with 1,723 points, 523 ahead of his nearest competitor.
Senior Sarazen Flight Champion: Michael Brewer of Round Rock, TX started the day at the Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio with a slim 40 point lead over San Antonio, TX, resident Charles Sagray. While Brewer needed to stay in front of Sagray for the Championship, it would take more than just one spot, since Charles, only playing his eighth event would bring home his entire points finish. At the end of the day, Brewer did just enough, leading the points by 30 to take home the customized staff bag, on thirteen events on the season.
Senior Jones Flight Champion: Unable to join us at the Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio, Randy Helcel of Lott, TX, previously collected plenty of points for the Flight Champion award. Helcel collected the Major Championship hardware from the Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort & Casino and the Srixon Championship to go along with one local event win on the Dallas Tour at the Fort Worth Championship for the points advantage.
Snead Flight Champion: William Speck of Corpus Christi, TX played in ten events on the season. Picking up four wins, with two consecutive Major Championships at the Srixon Championship and the Texas Masters at Barton Creek Resort. In addition, Speck picked up runner up honors at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay and Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort & Casino Major Championship to go along with two local wins to snag the Flight Championship Bag and it's honors by only 5 points over Christopher Cobb of Austin, TX.
Senior Snead Flight Champion: Victoria, TX, resident, John Thomas, played in ten events on the year which proved to be just enough to pick up the Flight Honors with a win his last time out at The Hill Country Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio to go along with a fourth place finish at the Western Masters at PGA West in March.
Hill Country Tour, PLAYER OF THE YEAR, presented by HIGGINBOTHAM: The special award was set up and presented by Higgenbotham, a Business Insurance and Financial Services Company that services the state of Texas with home offices in Fort Worth. The player from each tour in the state selected by the committee, with feedback from the membership that met a series of criteria, including having been promoted and continued The Journey to Better by excelling in the new flight.
Upcoming Texas Events:
The Houston Tour finishes out it's double points and double prize fund event at the Tour Championship on Saturday, August 15th and Sunday August 16th, for the Houston Tour Championship @ Blackhorse.
Dallas crowns the year end champions at the Tour Championship. The Tribute Golf Links, closed since the floods in late May, should be in excellent conditions for the Dallas Tour Championship on August 22nd and 23rd.
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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