Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (November 17, 2014) Falconhead Golf Club, just northwest of downtown Austin, played host to The Championship at Falconhead, the 2014 point season opener on the The Hill Country Tour.
Sharing the Sunday schedule with the Circuit of The Americas, US Grand Prix on the Formula 1 schedule made an early morning shotgun start more palatable, hoping to get everyone home before the some 300,000 race fans took to the streets. The caviar and champagne fans of F1 made it a challenge for the traveling players seeking hotel rooms, where normal $100 night rooms soared to over $1,300 steering most of the Dallas Tour members making the trip to Marble Falls and Burnet.
Fast greens, in the best shape we've seen them in years, with the typical native areas, playing as the course is marked made it imperative to hit them straight and to get it close on the green. Patrick Richardson, traveling from The Woodlands, TX edged out Boerne, TX member Gary Grizzle by a single stroke for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Bulverde, TX member Mark Miller doubled his first hole out of the gate, ended his front nine with a birdie, added two more at 15 and 18 for a one stroke advantage and his sixteenth win on tour, the first since the 2011 Texas Shootout at Redstone GC. Jacob Morton of Fort Hood, TX went out in one under par with birdies on 5, 7 and 9, but couldn't keep the lead coming back to Miller on his back nine. Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX, San Angelo, TX member James White and Tony Peppler of Dallas, TX shared the third place honors, three strokes back of Morton.
Palmer Flight: Senior Palmer Flight regular, Robert Lippert of Copperas, Cove, TX picked up his third win on tour over the combined flight, one stroke ahead of one half of the rest of the field. Another Senior player, Gary Grizzle of Boerne, TX picked up the second place gift card in a scorecard playoff with Dave Davlin and Ron Finnerty of San Antonio along with Killeen, TX member Stephen Armstrong just back from deployment all sharing the runner up finish.
Hogan Flight: Michael Campbell of New Braunfels, TX and Wimberly, TX member John Hilgers needed three extra holes to decide the contest where on the third playoff hole, Campbell picked up his second win on tour. Houston Tour member Gus Aldana finished just one stroke out of the playoff to round out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Just one week depearted from a T2 finish at the first Major on the Am Tour schedule, the The Fall Classic at Tunica, Converse, TX player Ronnie Davis parred his final two holes to force a sudden death playoff with C.D. Dunem of San Antonio, TX. Back out to the tenth hole for the pair, Dunem, coming off a par the first time around finished off the playoff for his second win on tour and first since the 2012 Pensacola Open. Scott Thompson of Helotes, TX finished out the day one stroke back of the pair for the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Nearby Austin, TX resident Homer Turbeville went out in plus one after five holes, with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th for a two stroke victory, his fourth on tour. Gene Rampy of Bastrop, TX finished one stroke clear of a pair tied up behind him. Tom West of Giddings,TX and Dallas Tour member Rick Allaire shared the third place honors.
Jones Flight: Houston Tour traveler, Patrick Richardson from The Woodlands, TX commanded a five stroke victory, his ninth on tour. Knotted up in the second place spot, Aaron Seafous and Joe Tyson both of Austin, TX shared the runner up finish.
Snead Flight: Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX visiting from the Dallas Tour, carded two birdies on the day for his eleventh win on tour. One stroke back, Myron Brown of Somerville, TX finished in the runner up spot after starting the day on the seventh hole with Cathay McGee of Houston, TX finishing in the show position.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: 2 -- Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX. 1 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX; Dwain Smith, Round Rock, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX.
Championship / Palmer: 2 -- Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX. 1 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX; Gary Grizzle, Boerne, TX; Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Craig Hart, Killeen, TX.
Hogan: 2 -- Steve Trickel, Boerne, TX. 1 -- John Hilgers, Johnson City, Texas; Michael Campbell, New Braunfels, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX.
Sarazen: 2 -- Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; Daniel Mcgrath, Austin, TX. 1 -- Ronnie Davis, Converse, TX; Les Costales, Cedar Park, TX; C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX.
Senior Sarazen: 3 -- Tom West, Giddings, TX. 2 -- Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX. 1 -- Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX; Homer Turbeville, Austin, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX.
Jones: 2 -- Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX; Joe Tyson, Austin, TX. 1 -- Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX; Mike Jones, Midland, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX.
Snead: 3 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Thomas Kerwin, Pflugerville, TX; Myron Brown, Somerville, TX; Larry Atchley, Kyle, TX; Mark Colwell, Selma,TX; Paul Harper, San Antonio, TX.
NEXT UP:
Hill Country Tour sets up for the Winter Classic - Hill Country at the Hill Country Hyatt on Saturday
December 7th. Registration deadline is Friday, November
28th.
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Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (August 18, 2013) "La Cantera, Legends and Lore" ..... The Westin La Cantera Hill Country Resort set the stage for the Hill Country Tour Championship. One of two courses on the property, The Palmer Course was our unanimous pick for a two day Championship to finish out the 2013 points year, award the Champions of the event as well as the hard work and perseverance of the year end Points Champions in each of twelve flights.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Leader after the first round Charles Rougeau of Austin, TX hung on after the late second day tee time for his second win in as many attempts getting his fifth round in after knee surgery to head to the National Championships. Boerne, TX member Chris Daniluck finished four strokes back and cinched the Flight Championship awards. Morgan Splichal of San Antonio, rounded out the top three just one stroke out of second.
Palmer Flight: Ron Finnerty of San Antonio, TX birdied his first hole on Saturday, added three on the back nine to tie up the first round lead with San Antonio, second time player Texas Harper. Harper eagled the par 4 -12th and par 5 -14th on Saturday, but ended up two strokes back for the runner up finish on Sunday. For Finerty this was his eighth win on tour and first since his 2012 La Cantera Classic - Palmer Course win. Todd VanDerSchaegen of San Antonio, TX and Killeen, TX player Craig Hart shared the third place honors. Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX, the Flight Championship Points winner, presented his winning bag to recently promoted, Jacob Morton of Fort Hood, TX. Citing Morton's five wins on the year, including two Major Championships, Davlin stated, "this is the flight winner on the year and deserves the Bridgestone bag and I want him to have it".
Senior Palmer Flight: Playing out of the Palm Springs, CA Tour, Daniel Desilets of Kermit, TX started the final day two strokes back. After a hole in one on the 177 yard, par 3 - 4th hole on Sunday it appeared he wasn't going to be able to do anything wrong. Three birdies on the back, finishing at even par on the day, Desilets took the championship by seven strokes. Sharing the first round lead, Oklahoma Tour member Dave Kirby of Edmond, OK took the runner up spot, with Houston Tour player Traylor Sells of Cypress, TX rounding out the top three. Robert Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX finished T-4 and earned enough points to take home the Points Championship award.
Hogan Flight: Bryan Wood of Leander, TX started the day with a one stroke advantage on Sunday, he then matched Michael Campbell of New Braunfels, TX on the final round for his fifth win on the year and fourteenth on tour. Campbell took the runner up honors with two players knotted up in the third place finish. Rene Realme of San Antonio, TX and Killeen, TX member Brian Cox finished five strokes out of the lead. Bryan Wood left the course with the Flight Champion Bridgestone staff bag, leading the flight by more than 320 points over Rene Realme, promoted to the Hogan Flight earlier in the year with a points adjustment.
Senior Hogan Flight: Johnson City, TX resident, John Hilgers led wire to wire for his second win on tour, both on the season. Hilgers birdied the par 4 - 6th on Sunday to solidify the win by four strokes. Darrell Wilson of Georgetown, TX birdied his first hole the par 4 - 1st and took two strokes off his final round, but just couldn't get near Hilgers. Bill Clark of Helotes, TX rounded out the top three for his best finish on the season. Beginning the event, third place in the Order of Merit Points, Hilgers picked up the Flight Champion award with his flight win.
Sarazen Flight: Playing in the final group on Sunday, first round leader, Arkansas Tour Member, Kirby Rogers of Muldrow, OK knew there was a good chance the winner would come from a group in front of them. John Heintz of San Antonio, TX did just that, taking six strokes off his first round. Heintz, birdied the par 5 - 4th and par 5 - 14th to command his fifth win on the year and a promotion when the 2014 season begins. John Cox of Austin, TX matched a couple of runner up finishes for the year while Rogers rounded out the top three. Heintz, won the Flight Champion award, a Bridgestone Bag to bookend his 2012 award on his mantle.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Houston Tour member, Olan Benge of Wharton, TX was one of 7 players in the flight to get confused on one of the tee boxes on Saturday, but overcame a two stroke penalty to card his ninth win on tour and first since the 2011 Houston Tour Championship at WildCat Lakes. Gene Rampy of Bastrop, TX starting Sunday two strokes back, took four strokes off his Saturday finish to take the runner up honors. Dallas, TX resident Rick Allaire rounded out the top three shooting a pair of 88's. Gregg Smith of Austin, not participating in the event, held on to the Points Championship.
Jones Flight: First year tour member William Speck of Corpus Christi, TX was able to put two rounds together to pick up his first win on tour. Speck, with a pair of birdies on the weekend, finished out nine strokes ahead of runner up Coy Dayton of Buda, TX. First of August promotions put San Antonio, TX player Carlos Cruz in the Jones Flight for the weekend rounding out the top three. Mark Rivera of San Antonio, TX home for the weekend with a recent addition to the family finished out the year on top for the Order of Merit Points Championship.
Senior Jones Flight: Dallas Tour member, Scott Sears of Carrollton, TX started out rough on the unfamiliar layout, but took twelve strokes off on Sunday to edge out Charles Cox of Austin, TX for his first win on tour. Cox retained his Player of the Year Points position for the Bridgstone bag with the runner up finish and Joe Tyson of Austin, TX rounded out the top three with two birdies on his final nine holes.
Snead Flight: Mark Colwell of Selma, TX recorded his fourth win on tour and first since the 2010 ASA - Tour Championship at Falconhead. With a nine stroke lead after the Saturday round, Colwell tried to give the win away, but held on to a one stroke lead over a pair of San Antonio members that shared the runner up spot. Ramon Colen and Charles Mielak split the second place points. Colwell's strong season landed him the customized Bridgstone Golf Bag for the Points Championship.
Senior Snead Flight: Doyle Fleming made the trip from Haslet, TX for his seventh win on the season, including the recent Western Classic Major in Las Vegas. Three strokes back, Pflugerville, TX player Thomas Kerwin carded two consistent rounds to pick up the runner up finish and Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving. Cathay McGee of Houston, TX rounded out the top three. Dwain Smith of Cedar Park, TX took home the Points Championship in the Senior Snead Flight.
NEXT UP:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - September 22nd to September 25th. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - September 28th to September 25th.
For More Information:
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R Chilcutt - Tour
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Oklahoma Tour
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Scott R Chilcutt, Cedar Park, TX (August 5, 2013) Twin Creeks Country Club, the Fred Couples design, played host to the Cedar Park Challenge, the second to last event on the Hill Country Tour's 2013 points season. Scheduling conflicts kept the field size down, but those players able to make the Monday event were treated to excellent course and weather conditions.
In a scorecard playoff, Joshua Barron won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving over Les Costales.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Coming off recent knee surgery, Charles Rougeau of Austin, TX has an automatic invite to the National Championship with a fourth place finish at last years event but, he's having to play through rehab in order to get his five round eligibility secured. With no apparent problems, Rougeau picked up his fourth win on tour with a +3 - 75 on four birdies. Two strokes back, Fort Worth, TX member Jeremy Frenzel, used his course knowledge to secure the second place finish with Chris Daniluck of Boerne, TX rounding out the top three.
Hogan Flight: Bill Troutz of San Antonio, TX the runner up at the 2012 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay picked up his first win on tour. With two birdies on the front, Troutz finished the day with a four stroke advantage over John Hilgers of Johnson City, TX. Traveling, Houston Tour member Roger Masek of Sugar Land, TX finished in the third spot.
Sarazen Flight: Six strokes back after his first nine holes of play, local Cedar Park, TX player Les Costales played even par on his final nine on two birdies to force extra holes with Michael Esquivel of Austin, TX. On the second playoff hole, Costales became a two time winner, defending his championship at the 2012 Challenge @ Twin Creeks. Devin Brown of San Antonio finished six strokes behind the pair to take the final podium position.
Jones Flight: Another local Cedar Park, TX resident, Joshua Barron also became a two time winner, his first since the 2011 Austin/San Antonio Tour Championship. With birdies on the par 4 - 8th and par 3 -16th, Barron finished the day six strokes ahead of Houston Tour member, Mike Murphy of Corrigan, TX. Sharing the third place honors were Mike Jones of Midland, TX and Buda, TX player Coy Dayton.
Snead Flight: Cathay McGee of Houston, TX picked up her fourth win on tour and first of the year. McGee birdied the par 4 - 10th to stay out front of second place finisher Mark Colwell of San Antonio, TX. With a second and third place finish at each of the Majors he's played this year, Colwell stayed seven strokes clear of Myron Brown of Somerville, TX rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: 2 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX. 1 -- Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX; Michael Esquivel, Austin, TX; Rick Houchins, Washington, DC; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX; Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX.
Championship / Palmer: 2 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Bill Freeland, Houston, TX.
Hogan: 2 -- Bill Troutz, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Terry Dennis, Schertz, TX; John Hilgers, Johnson City, Texas; Joshua Douglas, Leander, TX; Manuel Estrada, Kyle, TX.
Sarazen: 2 -- Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX. 1 -- Devin Brown, San Antonio, TX; Michael Esquivel, Austin, TX; Rick Houchins, Washington, DC; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Alfredo Garcia, San Antonio, TX; Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX.
Jones / Snead: 3 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Mark Colwell, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- John Thomas, Victoria, TX; Myron Brown, Somerville, TX.
Next
Up:
The Hill Country finishes the 2013 points year in fashion at the Hill Country Tour Championship @ La Cantera on August 17th and 18th. Entry deadline is Friday August 9th at 11:59PM EST.
Las Colinas
Championship is
back on the Dallas Tour after a year off the schedule. Las Colinas Country Club,
the home of the 2013 North Texas
Shootout on the LPGA
schedule, will be held on Monday August 12th. The two day Dallas Tour
Championship at The Tribute is on tap August 24th - 25th.
Oklahoma finishes out the year at the
Coffee Creek
Championship on
Saturday, August 10th with the Oklahoma Tour
Championship held on
Monday August 26th.
Scott
R ChilcuttTour
Director
Dallas
/ Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour -
Oklahoma Tour
GOLF
CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
- 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Golf Channel Am Tour Staff, Austin, TX (July 28, 2013) A sold out field of players from eight states representing thirteen different tours collided at the Barton Creek Resort and Spa for the Texas Masters, the 24th Major Championship of the year on the Golf Channel AM Tour.
Early Saturday morning thunderstorms moved out of the area but left unseasonably humid conditions. Late morning sprinkles and mist went along with northerly breezes for the best weather conditions in event history as players navigated two of the signature courses on the resort property.
The Crenshaw Cliffside and the Fazio Foothills, both with differing characteristics, played to virtually idental over par numbers, The Crenshaw course, a par 71, short layout with undulating greens played to a + 17.32, while the tighter and longer Fazio layout, came in at + 17.52. In all the rounds, only four eagles were carded on the weekend, with Lynn Cormier of Missouri City, TX recording a hole in one on the par 3 - 9th hole of the Foothills course.
Over $1,300 was raised through the 50/50 raffle adding to the tally for the Feherty's Troops First Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Runner up at the 2012 Texas Masters at Barton Creek, Terry Rice of Midland, TX started the final round tied in the top spot, would fall back on the first hole, regain the lead after the seventh and never look back. Rice, now a ten time winner on tour, picked up his first Major Championship after three previous top fives this year. With a second place finish at this years Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort first year member Sean Skellenger of Dallas, TX and Hideaway, TX player Scott Blackshear shared the runner up spot two strokes back. Skellenger, with two of four rounds under par, carded eight birdies and an eagle on the two rounds, while Blackshear punched his ticket to the National Championships matching his best Major finish at the 2012 Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort.
Senior Championship Flight: Rich Vigil of Katy, TX opened with a one under par - 70 and started his round on Sunday with a five stroke advantage. Vigil held on at the Fazio Foothills course and picked up his seventh win on tour, second of the year and first Major Championship leading in wire to wire fashion. Six strokes back, fellow Houston Tour member Gordon Wagner of Sugarland, TX recorded his best finish on tour with Odessa, TX resident Marshall Morgan solidifying his National Championship plans rounding out the top three.
Palmer Flight: In what will likely be his last round on tour as a Palmer Flight player, Jake Morton of Fort Hood, TX made the best of it. Sure to be promoted after the weekend, Morton shared the lead after the first day and held on to his seventh win on tour, third Major Championship and second of the year. One stroke back, San Antonio, TX player Ron Finnerty overcame a five stroke deficit after day one to jump into the runner up spot, his best finish at a Major on tour. Todd VanDerSchaegen of San Antonio, TX and Houston, TX member Tino Flores split the third place honors for the final National Championship invitations.
Senior Palmer Flight: January Peebles of Moss Bluff, LA came from one stroke back after the Saturday round to win his fifth event of the year and third Major Championship of his career. Copperas Cove, TX resident Robert Lippert started the Sunday round one stroke back of Peebles, matched his second round score and bested his two previous third place Major Championship finishes of the year in the runner up spot. Daniel Desilets of Kermit, TX a winner at the 2013 Western Invitational finished in the third place spot.
Hogan Flight: Beginning his tour membership on the Atlanta Tour, Cory Welch now from Fort Worth, TX lead from the beginning to win his first Major Championship in seven attempts. One stroke back, Orange, TX member Rick Keszeg finished out his best Major on tour in the runner up spot with Aaron Brougher of Spring, TX matching his third place finish at the 2013 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay just two strokes behind the runner up finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: Another certain promotion of the weekend is coming for four time 2013 winner and two time Major Champion Jim Sumner of Odessa, TX. Sumner, a winner at the January TPC Sawgrass Open, shot a four over par - 76 to finish out with an eight stroke lead over Orange, TX resident Keith Grissom. While Grissom couldn't make up any ground on Sumner he maintained his two stroke advantage over Swansea, Wales native, Christopher Phillips now residing in Richmond, TX. It was Phillips seventh top five finish in a Major Championship.
Sarazen Flight: Brownsville, TX native Gilbert Sandoval, Jr., playing in only his second event on tour this year started Sunday five strokes off the lead. Sandoval, took five strokes off his day one total with a par on his final hole to win his second event and first since the 2009 ASA - River Crossing Golf Club. Rick Smalley of College Station, TX shared the overnight lead but took a birdie on his final hole, the par 4 -9th to knot up the runner up finish with Pearland, TX player Robert Murphy. All three players carded their best finishes at Major Championships.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Starting the final round two strokes off the lead, Paul Bradley Rich of Katy, TX finished his final six holes in two under par on three birdies to win his second Major Championship on tour. Runner up, Richmond, TX member Marty Hodges had his best finish in a Major six strokes off the lead. Tied in the eighth spot after Saturdays round at the Foothills Course, Lane McKinney of League City, TX jumped over six players round out the top three and punched his ticket to the National Championships.
Jones Flight: Traveling, Las Vegas, NV member Jacob Rivera won wire to wire, picking up his fourth Major Championship on tour and first since the 2011 Western Classic. Rivera, out in front by seven strokes after his Saturday round, came back to the field but used a birdie on his seventeenth hole of the day, the par 3 - 8th to win by two strokes. Low round of the flight on Sunday, Mark Rivera of San Antonio, TX split the second place honors with Cypress, TX player Randy Pegg.
Senior Jones Flight: Michael Bell of Pearland, TX started his Sunday round with a three stroke lead over a pair in second, including Vidor, TX resident Randy Adcock. Going out, Adcock had made up two of those strokes with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 8th and then Bell stepped on the gas. Coming to the club house, Bell shot a +4 on the back to win his third event of the year and first Major Championship by five strokes. Missouri City, TX member Lu Cormier jumped into a tie for second with Adcock with the help of birdies on both the par three's on the back to solidify her Senior National Championship trip.
Snead Flight: Playing in a directionally challenged group on Saturday, San Antonio, TX resident Carlos Cruz overcame a late to the tee penalty to become the only defending champion of the event. Cruz the 2012 Champion started the day four strokes out of the lead, made up three on the front and finished out one stroke clear of first round leader Jeremy Fang of Houston, TX. Coming back from eight strokes off the first round lead, Mark Colwell of San Antonio, TX carded his second National Championship invitation after a runner up finish at the 2013 Western Open rounding out the top three.
Senior Snead Flight: Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX became a three time Major Champion by edging out a pair of players tied in the runner up spot by one stroke. Glidden, the winner at the 2013 Myrtle Beach Classic made it two in her last three majors after a runner up finish at the 2013 Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort. Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX the runner up at the 2013 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay shared the second place honors with fellow Dallas Tour member, Luis Dayer of North Richland Hills, TX.
