Frank Davis - Member Spotlight

As many of you know the Golf Channel Am Tour ran a series of Member Spotlights through the Spring and Summer of 2011 and those members were rotated in one the website.   Frank Davis was the last of the year and missed that rotation so we wanted to put it up here on the blog.

Thanks to Pat Campbell for the write up:

Name: Frank Davis

Handicap and Flight: 6.7, Senior Palmer

Favorite Tournament: 2008 National Championship at Disney World where he says, “I had the good fortune to finish 2^nd.”

Current Achievements: After struggling for the better part of a year, Frank moved to the Senior Hogan flight and regained his game and confidence. He has since earned a promotion back to Senior Palmer. He tied for 3^rd at the Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio and won in the combined Palmer flight at Onion Creek after moving back.

Outstanding Attributes: You can always count on Frank for three things – 1) he seldom misses a local event (one in the last two years), 2) he always states his opinion in a pleasant and professional manner, and 3) you can pair him with anybody and know they feel welcomed.  Frank joined the Tour before it was the Golf Channel Am Tour. When asked what keeps bringing him back he said, “The reasons for my return are numerous, but primarily the comradeship and competition that the Tour offers.”

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas/Fort Worth - Hll Country
Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:

Dallas - gcatdallas.blogspot.com

Hill Country - gcatsanantonio.blogspot.com

Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Bryan Wood Wins in Houston

Bryan Wood (Center) Hogan Champion

Scott R. Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (October 16, 2011)  Hill Country Tour member Bryan Wood from Leander, TX traveled to the Cypress Lakes 2012 Opener on the Houston Tour and brought home the hardware.   

Results Hogan Flight: 

Bryan Wood made the trip over from the SAA-Tour worthwhile as he picked up where he left off at Nationals; another round in the 70’s.  Wood’s round of 79 was good for the victory by one stroke.  Wood carded eleven pars and a birdie at the 6^thhole.  Wes Reed finished just one stroke back with a round of 80, capturing second place honors.  Reed carded seven pars and birdies at holes 1 and 7.  Jeff Green returned to tour play with a round of 83/39 and finished third place.  Green carded nine pars on his round.  Jeff Stahlhut finished fourth place with a round of 83/41, carding eleven pars on the day.  Jacques Bessiere finished fifth place with a round of 84/41, including nine pars.

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Oklahoma Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Hill Country - gcatsanantonio.blogspot.com

Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Did you know?

With the spring of 2011 makeover of the Golf Channel Am Tour website one of the many functional enhancements was the addition of the tour blogs.   Now the head scratching starts for many, what’s a Blog?  A blog is a way for different individuals, in this case tour directors, to maintain content, commentary, description of events, post event recaps and other items of interest to the tour members within the Golf Channel Am Tour Community.

OK, sounds like another website right?  Not exactly, one of the many advantages to a blog system is this interactivity.  All of the blog posts will allow a visitor to leave a comment.  “Great job on your win”, “why don’t you have shotgun starts?”, etc...  This interactivity and the ability for readers to leave comments is an important difference between static websites and the new tour blogs.  

Next time you see some news or a new post to your tour blog, interact with your community and post your thoughts, ideas or accolades!

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Oklahoma Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Hill Country - gcathillcountry.blogspot.com

Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Four New Major Champions

The Austin/San Antonio Tour brought home four more first place trophies at the Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio this weekend. Ryan Luna (Championship), Dave Davlin (Palmer), Buster Davis (Sarazen), and Bill Clark (Senior Sarazen) all claimed first place titles in their respective flights. Congratlations to the winners.  Rickie Franklin (Senior Snead) lost in a playoff. We had numerous other great finishers in almost every flight. Congratulations to all of you!

Spots are Going Fast for the Texas Shootout at Redstone

As of 3:56 PM, June 1st, there were less than 60 spots left for the Texas Shootout at Redstone on August 6-7. This is the last Major in Texas this season. It will also mark the end of our 2011 regular season.

Buster Davis Qualifies for National Championship

Buster Davis secured his qualification spot for National Championship when he finished second at the Payne Stewart Championship in Branson, Missouri the weekend of May 21-22. Congratulations Buster! Now get yourself eligible by playing at least once after June 1st.

USGA Handicaps

How many of you have entered rounds in your USGA handicap where you used mulligans, gimmes, and failed to play a shot out of bounds as stroke and distance? Does it really help you when you do that? The answer is no. It artificially lowers your handicap and you could be giving strokes to players who are better than you.