Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX, (March 24, 2019) Silverhorn Golf Club was the sight of the Silverhorn Challenge on the Hill Country Tour of the GC AM Tour on Sunday.
With a reduced field, the start times were moved up to ensure no outside play in front of us, which created a challenge for the first few groups. Overcast skies, led to a late sunrise, so some had a somewhat dark warmup. Course conditions were good, as normal for the course, but with overseeding operations sure slowed the greens down to a crawl, they were pretty, just very slow.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: James White, made the trip in from San Angelo, TX, worth his while. Making the turn with a birdie on the par 5 - 10th, White would have plenty to win his first event on tour. San Antonio, TX, local Steven Salinas took home the runner-up finish.
Palmer Flight: Austin, TX, resident, Rob Ormand, put a pair of 39's together with the help of consecutive birdies on the par 3 - 13th and par 4 - 14th to pick up his sixth win of the season, in eight attempts. Two strokes back, Maurice Mintken of Round Rock, TX, with a pair of birdies of his own, took home the second place finish, with Ken Shapiro of Austin, TX, rounding out the top three.
Hogan Flight: Paul Wuerdeman of San Antonio, TX, clearly has enough rounds at the Silverhorn tract to know his way around. Wuerdeman, with birdies on the par 5 - 6th and par 5 - 15th, grabbed the Championship with three strokes to spare. Corpus Christi, TX, member Kevin Fontenot, making the trip over from Houston, where he finished in the second place spot the day before, carded a birdie on the par 3 - 13th for an identical result. One stroke back of Fontenot, Bob Starkman of San Antonio, TX, with two birdies on the day, took the final podium spot.
Sarazen Flight: With nearly a month under his belt as a new Sarazen Flight player, after a March 1st move, Paul Tyus of Schertz, TX, had a blip his first time out at Delaware Springs, but rebounded with the Championship. Tyus, with consecutive birdies on 11 and 12, added another on the par 5 - 18th that would prove to be enough for the win. One stroke back, San Antonio, TX, member James Kohnert, with a couple of birdies on his card, finished seven strokes clear of third place. The pair of Steve Carter, of San Antonio, TX, back on tour after years off, and Austin, TX, member Chris Cobb, split the third place honors.
Jones Flight: New Braunfels, TX, member David Garcia, moved one step closer to a performance promotion, carding a +8 - 80 for his National Championship qualifying, third win of the season. Seven strokes back, Michael Page of Burnet, TX, with two birdies on his round, and Annapolis, MD, member Chris Fountain, shared the runner-up finish.
Snead Flight: Killeen, TX, resident Jack Iglesias, became another National Championship qualifying three-time winner on the points season. Iglesias, with a birdie on the par 4 - 9th finished, six strokes clear of Jim Price, of San Antonio, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 17th, to finish in second. Copperas Cove, TX, member Dan O'Shea, carded a birdie on the par 5 - 6th to round out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: ($48/each) Paul Wuerdeman (2) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 15. Michael Betzale (1) Birdie on 12. Steve DiPaola (1) Birdie on 11. Jack Iglesias (1) Birdie on 9.
Championship/Palmer/Hogan: ($110/each) Paul Wuerdeman (2) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 15.
Sarazen: ($28/each) James Kohnert (3) Birdie on 2, Birdie on 13, Par on 15. Gene Rampy (1) Par on 17. Tommy Mobley (1) Par on 11. Michael Betzale (1) Birdie on 12. Steve Carter (1) Birdie on 8.
Jones/Snead: ($40/each) David Garcia (2) Par on 4, Par on 5. Reupena Aivao (1) Par on 15. Jack Iglesias (1) Par on 13. Michael Page (1) Birdie on 6.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$65/each: #5 - Randy Dorsey - 26' 5.5"; #7 - Kendall Hisey - 14' 6"; #13 - Randy Dorsey - 18' 11.5"; #16 - James White - 5' 5".
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