Scott R Chilcutt, Spicewood, TX (March 10, 2017) For the second year, players from around the country converged on Barton Creek Palmer Lakeside. The most remote of the four Omni Hotels, Barton Creek Resort courses, The Lakeside venue is situated in Spicewood, TX, 1/2 way between the Resort and Horseshoe Bay, the site of the weekends, Texas Open Major Championship.
Early morning fog blew in off Lake Travis, but gave way to warm temperatures and light winds, by mid-morning, greeting the players to the Arnold Palmer design layout, as a warm up for over 70 of the 104 player field, to the weekends Major Championship.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $700, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $3,160 in contributions to the Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: With three 2016 National Champions in the flight, Gant Bills of Plano, TX, won the battle for a repeat of his first visit to the Lakeside course the previous year. Bills, with two birdies and an eagle at the par 5 - 6th, edged out Lewisville, TX, runner-up, Brad Popoff, by a single stroke. Three strokes back of Popoff, Mark Miller of Spring Branch, TX, and Plano, TX, first-year player Preston Standley, shared the final podium spot.
Palmer Flight: With the early morning fog, Charles Guidry of Leander, TX, birdied his first hole, stumbled a bit mid front nine, but charged ahead on the back nine, with a birdie on the par 5 - 15th for his first win on tour. Two strokes back, Brannon Smith, of Midland, TX, playing in his first event of the season, led the flight through the front nine but backed up on the back to share the runner-up finish with Crystal River, FL player Wendell Sheffield.
Hogan Flight: Not in the field for the weekend's Texas Open, David Anthony of Cypress, TX, made the trip back to Barton Lakeside to defend his 2016 Championship. Anthony, carded two birdies on the back nine, to finish a solid four strokes clear of the field. Titusville, FL, traveler, Robert Rosenberger, JR, with three birdies on the round, grabbed the runner-up finish, with Will Whitley of Cypress, TX, rounding out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Starting his third season on the tour, Angel Morales Jacquez, of San Antonio, TX, edged out fellow San Antonio, TX, player Aaron Seafous for his first win on tour. Seafous, looked to have the championship in hand but a tough final hole would relegate her to second. One stroke back, Southlake, TX, member Scott Striegel and Joe Michetti of Montgomery, TX, would split the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: ST Louis Tour traveler, Bill Braun from Red Bud, IL, birdied the par 4 - 4th en route to his second win of the season and fourteenth on tour. Two strokes back, Gene Rampy of Bastrop, TX, coming off a win his last time out, split the runner-up finish with Boerne, TX, first-year tour player, Tres Paxton.
Jones Flight: James Price of Portland, TX, carded his career AM Tour low round, +6 - 77 with the help of two birdies on the back nine. For Price, it was his second win of the season and ninth on tour. Milwaukee Tour member, Rich Stokker of Chilton, WI, finished in the second place spot, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, with Olan Benge of Wharton, TX, rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: San Antonio, TX, player Ethan Blase would start his weekend on a roll, picking up his third win of the season and fourth on tour. Blase, one stroke back at the turn, edged out Abilene, TX, player Kevin Crosson on the back nine for the championship. Crosson, picked up his best finish on tour, with California traveler Luis Rodriguez of San Juan Capistrano, CA and Charles Watson of Llano, TX, knotted up in the third place position.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($360/each) 1 -- Tony Ham, Mesa, AZ; Michael Powers, Austin, TX.
Championship: ($20/each) 3 -- Gant Bills, Plano, TX. 2 -- Michael Hodges, Odessa, TX; Brad Popoff, Lewisville, TX; Marshall Morgan, Odessa, TX. 1 -- Tony Ham, Mesa, AZ.
Palmer: ($33/each) 2 -- Wendall Sheffield, Crystal River, FL. 1 -- Justin Gorby, Pflugerville, TX; Scott Johnson, Fort Wayne, IN; Keith Childress, Diana, TX; Charles Guidry, Leander,TX.
Hogan: ($85/each) 1 -- David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Lane McKinney, League City, TX; Ernie DeBruler, Augusta, KS; Larry Page, Southlake, TX.
Sarazen: ($48/each) 2 -- Jim Puckett, Leander, TX. 1 -- Mark Tylenda, Dallas, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX; Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($35/each) 1 -- Lee Roy Hess, Westlake, Texas; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Gary Schuessler, Wichita, KS; Darrell Johnson, Warsaw, IN; William Paxton, Boerne, TX; David Sipe, Houston, TX; Randy Helcel, Lott, TX; Kent Mccord, Odessa, TX.
Jones: ($43/each) 1 -- Michael Powers, Austin, TX; Rick Halprin, Houston, TX; Michael Grant, Huntsville, AL; James Price, Portland, TX; Rich Stoker, Chilton, WI; William Speck, Corpus Christi, TX.
Snead: ($11/each) 4 -- Ethan Blase, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Luis Rodriguez, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Charles Watson, Llano, TX. 1 -- Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$190/each
#3 - Kent McCord - 7' 1 3/4"; #8 - Jim Puckett - 3' 4"; #11 - Lane McKinney - 1' 8"; #14 - Bob Moreau - 3' 2".
Upcoming Texas Events:
Next up available for registration:
The Kingsland Championship @ Lighthouse will bring the Hill Country Tour back together for a first time outing at Lighthouse Country Club on Saturday, March 25th. Registration closes on Friday, March 17th.
Dallas Tour members revisit the Dye Course in McKinney for the Dye Classic @ Stonebridge on Monday, March 27th. Spots are still available but going fast, Entry closes on Friday, March 17th.
Galveston will be the weekend destination for the Houston Tour on Sunday, April, 2nd for the Galveston Island Championship. Entries close on Friday, March 24th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
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