Dallas 5 - Hill Country 5
Scott R Chilcutt, May 19, 2012 (Waco, TX) The Summer Series, a points race that brings into play just another National Championship Qualification method, started with the Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco at Twin Rivers Golf Club. The Clash a jointly promoted event between the Dallas Tour and the Hill Country Tour brought travelers from both directions.
Twin Rivers, the home of the Baylor University Golf Teams, is nestled along the tail waters of the Central Texas whitewater rafting locale of the Middle Bosque River. The course was designed by PGA Professional Peter Jacobson and Jim Hardy along the central Texas rolling hills and allows the natural terrain and winds to play havoc on scores.
The Clash brought travelers from both directions. Final tally - Dallas - 5 flight winners, Hill Country - 5 flight winners. Leonard Linkes from San Antonio, TX won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders in a scorecard playoff over Aaron Seafous from Austin, TX.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Jeff Shores from Irving, TX made it two for two after winning his first event on tour at the Casper Challenge @ Bear Creek. Shores carded a couple of birdies in route to a three stroke advantage over Rockwall, TX member Andrew Morsinkhoff. 19 year old Coleman, TX member Ryan Martin was one stroke back tied in the third spot with Anthony Peppler from Dallas, TX and local, Waco member Kyle Lewie.
Palmer Flight: In a combined Senior Palmer / Palmer Flight the Seniors took the top spots. Mark Greene from Austin, TX won his first event on tour by a pace setting seven strokes over Bill Olson from Lorena, TX. Tony Eno from Fort Worth, TX and Killeen, TX Craig Hart shared the third spot one stroke behind Olson.
Hogan Flight: Brownwood, TX first year player Brenton Fillers recorded three birdies to hold off Michael Mathis from San Antonio, TX for his fourth win on tour by a single stroke. Recently promoted player Scott Harper from Ranger, TX finished one stroke behind Mathis for the show position finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: 71 year old BeeJay Johnson from Austin, TX birdied his first hole and battled it out the rest of the day to secure a one stroke advantage. Johnson's first win on tour came over two time winner from Argyle, TX Paul Burleson and Edward Villasana from Del Valle, TX knotted up in the second spot.
Sarazen Flight: J.R. Sustaita from Fort Worth, TX grabbed his first win on tour by a single stroke over Nancy Geihl from Grand Prairie, TX. Giehl, only out of the top three in two of seven tournaments this year had her second runner up finish with a three stroke advantage over second tournament player Scott Lane from Plano, TX.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Longtime New Braunfels, TX player Mike Allman parred the final hole to force a playoff with local Waco, TX member John Rogers. On the first extra hole, Rogers finished with a par to take his second win on tour and first since the 2010 The Classic at Payne Stewart Golf Club. With a birdie on the par five 8th hole Gregg Smith from Austin, TX stayed one stroke clear of a pair of players in the T4 position.
Jones Flight: Coming off a win at The Open @ The Tribute, Lantana, TX player Jose Aceves made it two top spots in as many attempts by two strokes over Trecia Wood from Frisco, TX. Wood had two strokes to spare over Joshua Barron from Cedar Park, TX and Killeen, TX resident Josue Duprey tied in the third spot.
Senior Jones Flight: Kingsland, TX player Bob Tuttle recorded his third victory of the year punching his invitation to the National Championship by three strokes over Ron Hardy from Lewisville, TX. Hardy, coming off of three wins in a row kept a one stroke advantage over Midland, TX member Mike Jones.
Snead Flight: Aaron Seafous from Austin, TX got back to her winning ways after two second spots since her win at The Teravista Open. Traveling Houston Tour member Richard Schram started the round with a birdie and even par after the first three held on for a three stroke win over Carlos Cruz from San Antonio, TX rounding out the top three.
Senior Snead Flight: Haslet, TX first year member Doyle Fleming set a furious pace in the Senior Snead Flight with a seven stroke advantage over Leonard Linkes from San Antonio, TX. Linkes, with his best finish of the year stayed three strokes clear of Pflugerville, TX resident Thomas Kerwin finishing in third.
SKINS:
Championship: 1 -- Ryan Martin, Coleman, TX; Bradley Davis, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
Palmer: 1 -- Tony Eno, Ft Worth TX; James Lewis, Bedford, TX; Craig Hart, Killeen, TX.
Hogan: 3 -- Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, TX. 2 -- Demetrio Young, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Lloyd Herbert, Killeen, TX; Michael Mathis, San Antonio, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX.
Senior Hogan: 3 -- Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX. 1 -- BeeJay Johnson, Austin, TX.
Sarazen: 2 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Jimi Clark, Dallas, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Scott Lane, Plano, TX; Daniel Mcgrath, Austin ,Tx.
Senior Sarazen: 3 -- James Sansom, Frisco, TX; Mike Allman, New Braunfels, TX. 2 -- Gregg Smith, Austin, TX. 1 -- Gerald Cato, Bastrop, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones: 2 -- Jose Aceves, Lantana, TX. 1 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Josue Duprey, Killeen, TX; Gerardo Garza, Lewesville, TX; John Merritt, Kerrville, TX.
Snead / Senior Snead: 4 -- Richard Schram, Bryan, TX. 2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Francisco Vazquez, Waco, TX; Carlos Cruz, San Antonio, TX.
Next Up: The Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Monday, May 21, 2012
Summer Series Underway - Clash @ Twin Rivers - Waco
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Interact and Win!
Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (May 15, 2012) Gabe Brisco, Michael Garrett, Michael Logsdon and James Sansom were winners of the HP Byron Nelson Classic passes.
Thanks to the Golf Channel, we have passes for the 2012 Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Passes are good for any days from May 21st throught May 27th.
If you are a member of the Dallas, Hill Country or Oklahoma Tours simply post your full name in the comment section. If you're not a member of those tours, post your full name and email your contact information to: schilcutt@gcamtour.com. Drawing will be held, Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Next Up: After this weekends Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco, the Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. . Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (May 15, 2012) Gabe Brisco, Michael Garrett, Michael Logsdon and James Sansom were winners of the HP Byron Nelson Classic passes.
Thanks to the Golf Channel, we have passes for the 2012 Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Passes are good for any days from May 21st throught May 27th.
If you are a member of the Dallas, Hill Country or Oklahoma Tours simply post your full name in the comment section. If you're not a member of those tours, post your full name and email your contact information to: schilcutt@gcamtour.com. Drawing will be held, Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Next Up: After this weekends Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco, the Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. . Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Fivesome Is In Order on Cinco DeMayo - Falconhead Championship
Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (May 5, 2012) The public play heads were shaking in disbelief when the Falconhead staff allowed us to bypass waiting tee times to send off a "fivesome" on the first tee. Five players out of eleven in the Palmer Flight were knotted up after 18 holes and needed extras to award a champion but the wait wasn't long.
Falconhead Golf Club, designed by PGA Tour architects is located just minutes from Lake Travis in the western Hill Country area of Austin. The Lake is a perfect indicator of the continuing drought in the Hill Country, still some 42' below a full pool and 20' below the levels of one year ago, the Severe to Extreme conditions have hit the area hard. While some March rains have helped, the April showers didn't happen as we would have liked but Falconhead stayed on top of the maintenance and was in remarkable shape for the conditions.
Eighty four players finished their rounds in nine flights to continue the record breaking year on the Hill Country Tour. Xavier Bardy from San Antonio recorded his best round on tour to win the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.
RESULTS:
Championship Flght: Austin, TX first time AM Tour player Charles Rougeau was obviously comfortable with the layout. Rougeau carded three birdies and a single bogie in route to a 2 under par 70, nine strokes ahead of fellow Austin player Charles Spangler Jr.. Spangler's card was a tale of a different story with only seven pars, the eagle on the par five, 5th and birdies on the 3rd and 14th kept his second place finish a comfortable five strokes clear of Chase Clayton from San Antonio.
Palmer Flight: In a hurry to take part in a buddies wedding and recuperate from the previous nights bachelor party, Jacob Morton from Fort Hood, TX and Killeen, TX player Craig Hart had to delay both items on the schedule when Matthew Alvers, Tom Frey and Tony Eno arrived with identical scores. Morton, who shot an even par on the back nine with three birdies kept his attention and momentum long enough to hole a 38' putt for birdie on the first playoff hole to record his first win in four attempts.
Hogan Flight: Fresh off an April 2nd promotion from the Sarazen Flight , James Matthews from Killeen, TX snatched his first win in his third attempt with the Hogan's. Matthews recorded thirteen par's on the round to stay three strokes ahead of San Antonio member Michael Mathis and Jim Morgan from Round Rock where the pair shared the 2nd spot.
Senior Hogan Flight: Houston, TX standout, Bill Mathews stayed to his leading ways after winning the Lake of the Ozarks Classic Major two weeks ago, won his 2nd Hill Country tour event on the year. Mathews, struggled on the back nine but with his, one over par front stayed three strokes ahead of a pair behind him. Paul Burleson from Argyle, TX birdied the final hole to tie up Bill Clark of Helotes, TX, with his best finish of the year, to share the second place finish.
Sarazen Flight: John Heintz from San Antonio carded his 2nd win of the year with birdies bookending an up and down round over fellow San Antonio player Rene Realme by three strokes. Michael Esquivel from Austin trailed Realme by three strokes for the third spot.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Houston Tour member Lane McKinney from League City, TX picked up his first win on tour by two strokes over Austin member Gregg Smith. Smith eagled the par five 18th from the fairway to keep a two stroke cushion over Gerald Cato from Bastrop, TX.
Jones Flight: Josue Duprey from Killeen, TX and Katy, TX traveler Richard Kelley both birdied the short par four 16th hole to equal the best flight score of the day and take it to extra holes with a three stroke edge over Scott Thompson from Helotes, TX. Duprey would finish with a par on the first extra playoff hole to record his third win on the year.
Senior Jones Flight: Wylie, TX traveling Dallas Tour player Mike Logsdon grabbed his first trophy on tour by a single stroke over Bob Tuttle from Kingsland, TX. Tuttle made a charge in the end going one under par on the final three holes to stay ahead of Lu Cormier from Missouri City, TX rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: Xavier Bardy from San Antonio, TX shot a career low round, +8 - 80 for his second win on tour this year. Birdie on the par five 5th to go with an eagle two on the par four 16th solidified a ten stroke lead over Aaron Seafous from Austin, with Houston, TX player Cathay McGee another five back in third.
SKINS:
Championship: 3 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX. 2 -- Charles Spangler Jr., Austin, TX. 1 -- Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX.
Palmer: 2 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX; Craig Hart, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Larry Wilburn, Austin, TX; Tony Eno, Ft Worth TX.
Hogan: 2 -- Gus Aldana, Houston, TX. 1 -- Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, TX; Michael Mathis, San Antonio, TX; Jim Morgan, Round Rock, TX.
Senior Hogan: 2 -- Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX. 1 -- Bill Clark, Helotes, TX; Edward Villasana, Del Valle, TX; Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX; Bill Mathews, Houston, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 1 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; Duane Kratzer, Round Rock, TX; Michael Nowotny, Sealy, Texas; Gregg Smith, Austin, TX.
Jones: 2 -- Josue Duprey, Killeen, TX; Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX. 1 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Richard Kelley, Katy, TX.
Senior Jones: 2 -- Mike Logsdon, Wylie TX; Mike Jones, Midland,TX. 1 -- Lu Cormier, Missouri City, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Bob Tuttle, Kingsland, TX.
Snead: 4 -- Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX. 1 -- Gene Hanley, San Antonio, TX; Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX; Rickie Franklin, Fischer, TX.
Next Up: The Dallas and the Hill Country Tour take on the Dallas/Hill Country Clash @ Twin Rivers, registration closes on Friday, May 11th. The Oklahoma Tour is back in action after this weekends Arkansas / Oklahoma event in Tahlequah, OK for the Edmond Summer Classic on May 20th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Falconhead Golf Club, designed by PGA Tour architects is located just minutes from Lake Travis in the western Hill Country area of Austin. The Lake is a perfect indicator of the continuing drought in the Hill Country, still some 42' below a full pool and 20' below the levels of one year ago, the Severe to Extreme conditions have hit the area hard. While some March rains have helped, the April showers didn't happen as we would have liked but Falconhead stayed on top of the maintenance and was in remarkable shape for the conditions.
Eighty four players finished their rounds in nine flights to continue the record breaking year on the Hill Country Tour. Xavier Bardy from San Antonio recorded his best round on tour to win the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.
RESULTS:
Championship Flght: Austin, TX first time AM Tour player Charles Rougeau was obviously comfortable with the layout. Rougeau carded three birdies and a single bogie in route to a 2 under par 70, nine strokes ahead of fellow Austin player Charles Spangler Jr.. Spangler's card was a tale of a different story with only seven pars, the eagle on the par five, 5th and birdies on the 3rd and 14th kept his second place finish a comfortable five strokes clear of Chase Clayton from San Antonio.
Palmer Flight: In a hurry to take part in a buddies wedding and recuperate from the previous nights bachelor party, Jacob Morton from Fort Hood, TX and Killeen, TX player Craig Hart had to delay both items on the schedule when Matthew Alvers, Tom Frey and Tony Eno arrived with identical scores. Morton, who shot an even par on the back nine with three birdies kept his attention and momentum long enough to hole a 38' putt for birdie on the first playoff hole to record his first win in four attempts.
Hogan Flight: Fresh off an April 2nd promotion from the Sarazen Flight , James Matthews from Killeen, TX snatched his first win in his third attempt with the Hogan's. Matthews recorded thirteen par's on the round to stay three strokes ahead of San Antonio member Michael Mathis and Jim Morgan from Round Rock where the pair shared the 2nd spot.
Senior Hogan Flight: Houston, TX standout, Bill Mathews stayed to his leading ways after winning the Lake of the Ozarks Classic Major two weeks ago, won his 2nd Hill Country tour event on the year. Mathews, struggled on the back nine but with his, one over par front stayed three strokes ahead of a pair behind him. Paul Burleson from Argyle, TX birdied the final hole to tie up Bill Clark of Helotes, TX, with his best finish of the year, to share the second place finish.
Sarazen Flight: John Heintz from San Antonio carded his 2nd win of the year with birdies bookending an up and down round over fellow San Antonio player Rene Realme by three strokes. Michael Esquivel from Austin trailed Realme by three strokes for the third spot.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Houston Tour member Lane McKinney from League City, TX picked up his first win on tour by two strokes over Austin member Gregg Smith. Smith eagled the par five 18th from the fairway to keep a two stroke cushion over Gerald Cato from Bastrop, TX.
Jones Flight: Josue Duprey from Killeen, TX and Katy, TX traveler Richard Kelley both birdied the short par four 16th hole to equal the best flight score of the day and take it to extra holes with a three stroke edge over Scott Thompson from Helotes, TX. Duprey would finish with a par on the first extra playoff hole to record his third win on the year.
Senior Jones Flight: Wylie, TX traveling Dallas Tour player Mike Logsdon grabbed his first trophy on tour by a single stroke over Bob Tuttle from Kingsland, TX. Tuttle made a charge in the end going one under par on the final three holes to stay ahead of Lu Cormier from Missouri City, TX rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: Xavier Bardy from San Antonio, TX shot a career low round, +8 - 80 for his second win on tour this year. Birdie on the par five 5th to go with an eagle two on the par four 16th solidified a ten stroke lead over Aaron Seafous from Austin, with Houston, TX player Cathay McGee another five back in third.
SKINS:
Championship: 3 -- Charles Rougeau, Austin, TX. 2 -- Charles Spangler Jr., Austin, TX. 1 -- Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX.
Palmer: 2 -- Jacob Morton, Ft. Hood, TX; Craig Hart, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Matthew Alvers, Pflugerville, TX; Larry Wilburn, Austin, TX; Tony Eno, Ft Worth TX.
Hogan: 2 -- Gus Aldana, Houston, TX. 1 -- Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, TX; Michael Mathis, San Antonio, TX; Jim Morgan, Round Rock, TX.
Senior Hogan: 2 -- Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX. 1 -- Bill Clark, Helotes, TX; Edward Villasana, Del Valle, TX; Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX; Bill Mathews, Houston, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 1 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; Duane Kratzer, Round Rock, TX; Michael Nowotny, Sealy, Texas; Gregg Smith, Austin, TX.
Jones: 2 -- Josue Duprey, Killeen, TX; Scott Thompson, Helotes, TX. 1 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Richard Kelley, Katy, TX.
Senior Jones: 2 -- Mike Logsdon, Wylie TX; Mike Jones, Midland,TX. 1 -- Lu Cormier, Missouri City, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Bob Tuttle, Kingsland, TX.
Snead: 4 -- Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX. 1 -- Gene Hanley, San Antonio, TX; Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX; Rickie Franklin, Fischer, TX.
Next Up: The Dallas and the Hill Country Tour take on the Dallas/Hill Country Clash @ Twin Rivers, registration closes on Friday, May 11th. The Oklahoma Tour is back in action after this weekends Arkansas / Oklahoma event in Tahlequah, OK for the Edmond Summer Classic on May 20th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Hill Country Kicks Off Earth Week - Legends of Golf Classic
Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (April 15, 2012) The Golf Channel Am Tour - Hill Country Tour kicked off Earth Week with the Legends of Golf Classic at the Onion Creek Club in Austin, TX. Known as the "Birthplace of the Senior PGA Tour", the Onion Creek Club, last year achieved designation as a Certified Audobon Cooperative Sanctuary by maintaining a high degree of environmental quality. The Golf Channel, just one of the NBCUnversal family to bring awareness to the "Green Is Universal" campaign with original programming during the week leading up to Earth Day on April, 22nd.
With deadly overnight storms on Saturday in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with the Sunday forecasts for the Hill Country, it had many on the edge of staying at home. Just before noon the cold front blew through with about 30 minutes of showers, but behind it the dry line calmed the winds to set up a perfect day for another record turnout at Onion Creek.
Slated to have four Blackwood's at the event, two of them made the call and best of the trip. For the second time in a row they've both been in an event, father Brack (Dallas Tour) and son David (Hill Country Tour) won their respective flights. Tony Eno from North Richland Hills, TX and a Palmer Flight player won the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders, trophy.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Boerne, Tx member Chris Daniluck made it three and punched his ticket to the National Championship with a two over par, 72. Birdies on 3rd and 18th holes keep him just one stroke clear of second time player Chase Clayton from San Antonio. Clayton, the winner his first time out was three clear of Fort Sam Hoston, TX player Bradley Davis rounding out the top three.
Palmer Flight: With three birdies on the day, first year member, Tony Eno from North Richland Hills, TX picked up his first win on tour shooting a +2 - 72. The Woodlands, TX resident, Martin Nealey made the best of his late entry grabbing the second spot over Jacob Morton from Fort Hood, TX. Nealey, with only minor blimishes on his card from 6 through 11 made 14 pars on the day.
Senior Palmer Flight: In his first event on tour, 55 year old Scott Williams from College Station, TX commanded a four stroke advantage over Fort Worth, TX resident Sean Fenton for the win. With a couple of triples on the front, Fenton couldn't make up the deficit on the back nine but, did hold on for his fourth runner up spot on the year by one stroke over Frank Davis from San Antonio. Davis made birdie four on the final hole to edge out a pair tied in the fourth spot for the show position.
Hogan Flight: Dallas Tour member, Brack Blackwood from Grandbury, TX needs to add on to his trophy case posing for his fourth winner picture of the year. Five strokes back, Michael Mathis from San Antonio, TX grabbed his best finish on tour, four strokes ahead of Demetrio Young from Killeen, TX and Round Rock, TX member Jorge Rodriguez.
Senior Hogan Flight: Georgetown, TX resident Darrell Wilson picked up his first win since his promotion from the Senior Sarazen Flight after his runner up finish at the 2011 SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. A single stroke back, Gene Rampy from Bastrop, TX and Boerne, TX player Steve Trickel shared the 2nd place finish with Paul Wuerdeman from San Antonio and Del Valle, TX member Edward Villasana tied for 4th.
Sarazen Flight: Les Costales from Cedar Park, TX made par on the final 3 holes to force a playoff with San Antonio, TX resident Rene Realme. Realme would go on to make par on the first extra hole to take his second win on tour and the season. The pair finished three strokes clear of Austin, TX player John Cox with his best finish since his win at the 2011 TPC Sawgrass Open.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Odessa, TX native, Gregg Smith, now living in Austin, took the trophy by four strokes over Michael Hirsch from Giddings, TX. Smith ran into some trouble at the tail end of his first nine, but bounced back with a birdie on the 2nd hole for his first win on tour in almost two years at the June, 2010 ASA - Cowan Creek Golf Club event. Jones, OK traveler Stan Wilson finished a single stroke behind Hirsch for the 3rd spot.
Jones Flight: It was an "All Senior" top three in the combined flight with David Castillo from San Antonio, TX recording his first win of the year by one stroke over Houston Tour member Neil Macdonald from Huntsville, TX. Giddings, TX resident Thomas West grabbed the 3rd spot two strokes ahead of Open Division low finisher Coy Dayton of Austin.
Snead Flight: David Blackwood from San Antonio, TX started the day with a birdie four on the par five first hole and needed it, in the end only squeaking out a one stroke advantage over The Teravista Open champion Aaron Seafous from Austin. Seafous finished one stroke ahead of San Antonio's Mark Colwell.
Senior Snead Flight: Boerne, TX member Tom Hill had the field covered picking up his 2nd win on the year by seven strokes over Thomas Kerwin from Pflugerville, TX. Kerwin recorded his fourth runner up spot on the year after winning the Winter Classic - Hill Country Tour in December. Dan OShea from Copperas Cove, TX rounded out the top three.
SKINS:
Championship: 2 -- Chase Clayton, San Antonio, TX; Bradley Davis, Ft. Sam Houston, TX. 1 -- Chris Daniluck, Boerne, TX; Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX.
Palmer / Senior Palmer: 1 -- Tony Eno, North Richland Hills, TX; Bryan Wood, Leander, TX; Ron Finnerty, Laredo, TX; Scott Williams, College Station, TX; Larry Wilburn, Austin, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 2 -- Maurice Mintken, Round Rock, TX. 1 -- Jim Morgan, Round Rock, TX; Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX; Edward Villasana, Del Valle, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 2 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Devin Brown, San Antonio, TX; Michael Esquivel, Austin, TX; Daniel Mcgrath, Austin ,Tx; John Cox, Austin, TX.
Jones / Snead: 2 -- David Castillo, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- David Blackwood, San Antonio, TX; Carlos Cruz, San Antonio, TX; Coy Dayton, Austin, TX; Tom Hill, Boerne, TX; Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX.
Next Up - Hill Country is back in action for the Championship at Falconhead on May 5th. The Open at The Tribute is next up on the Dallas Tour on April, 29th, register early as the field will be limited. Oklahoma Tour visits the Cherokee HIlls Golf Club for the Hard Rock Open on April 28th.
For more information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Hill Country - Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.201.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Final Kerrville Event of 2012 - Mr. Nelson Open Recap
Scott R Chilcutt, Kerrville, TX (April 1, 2012) Riverhill Country Club, scarred by the drought of 2011 like most of the State of Texas and specifically the Hill Country, is the home of the Mr. Nelson Open. Designed by Bryon Nelson and Joe Finger, the event was originally scheduled for early June, hoping that the spring of 2012 would bring some much needed nourishment. But during the winter, the ownership determined they needed to put a face lift on the fairway grasses. As a result, we decided that in order to play the venue in 2012 we needed to do it before the "kill off" of what was left occurred. Tanker trucks full of water did what most say can't be done south of the 34th parallel and that's keep the Bent Grass greens alive and vibrant so the putting surfaces were good. Lift, clean and place was utilized in the fairways so that the players were not penalized for good shots off the tee and ultimately the tricky design was the winner.
Scott Thompson from Helotes, TX was the winner of the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders, Trophy. Thompson, ran across the Golf Channel Am Tour at our fall SilverHorn Open event, joining the tour shortly after and has seen his share of success.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Newcomer Chase Clayton from San Antonio, TX went round the horn; birdie, bogey, double bogey, birdie, par to start his round in route to a two over par 74 with a four stroke cushion. Bulverde, TX member Mark Miller went out in one over par, but slid back coming to the club house to finish in the second spot. Chad Sullivan from Georgetown, TX finished third, after winning his first event on tour at the The Teravista Open.
Palmer Flight: Minnesota native, Todd VanDerSchaegen now from San Antonio, picked up his first win since the 2010 ASA - Tour Championship by one stroke over Cuero, TX player Derek Loebbecke. Loebbecke, off to PGA school in Florida at the end of the month matched VanDerSchaegen coming to the clubhouse, but couldn't overcome the one stroke deficit on the front nine. Local player Greg Brueland from San Antonio, TX stayed three strokes clear of the fourth spot finishing third.
Hogan Flight: Paul Wuerdeman from San Antonio, TX made the best of his round leaving the field behind in his win by 5 strokes. Canyon Lake, TX player E.B. Jobe out for his first event since the 2011 TEXAS OPEN at Horseshoe Bay Resort played steady golf to pick up the 2nd place spot, four strokes ahead of Steve Trickel from Boerne, TX.
Sarazen Flight: The highly touted rematch of the The Teravista Open in the Sarazen flight gave way to John Heintz from San Antonio, TX when he picked up his first win since the April 2011 event at Comanche Trace. Heintz had an up and down round, but with the help of a birdie on the par 5 -12th stayed two shots clear of Austin, TX member Michael Esquivel recording his fourth runner up finish of the year. William Dunem from New Braunfels, TX and Copperas Cove, TX member Jeffrey Karpoff shared the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: The eagle landed on Bastrop, TX player Gerald Cato's round and he used all its feathers to grab his first win on tour since the 2009 ASA - Tour Championship. Cato teed it up at the down wind, downhill par 4 - 16th two strokes behind Joe Abreo from Bulverde, TX and three strokes behind New Braunfels, Mike Allman when he recorded an eagle two. Allman and Abreo shared the second place spot.
Jones Flight: Helotes, TX player Scott Thompson picked up his third win on tour by two strokes over Thomas West from Giddings, TX. West carded a birdie on the 15th hole and looked to have the win wrapped up, but found trouble on the final two holes. Monte Loose from Morgans Point Resort, TX rounded out the top three.
Snead Flight: Ramon Colen from San Antonio played the steady line to pick up his first win since the 2011 Austin/San Antonio Tour Championship, nine strokes ahead of Boerne, TX Tom Hill. Hill edged out Carlos Cruz from San Antonio by a stroke where he finished third.
SKINS:
Championship /Palmer: 2 -- Chad Sullivan, Geogetown, TX; Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX; Derek Loebbecke, Cuero, TX. 1 -- Ron Finnerty, Laredo, TX; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX.
Hogan: 1 -- E.B. Jobe, Canyon Lake, TX; Steve Trickel, Boerne, TX; Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 1 -- Devin Brown, San Antonio, TX; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; James Matthews, Killeen, TX; Bobby Duty, Granbury, TX; Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX; Mike Allman, New Braunfels, TX; Gerald Cato, Bastrop, TX; Michael Hirsch, Giddings, TX.
Jones / Snead: 2 -- Jim Schmitz, Boerne, TX. 1 -- Monte Loose, Morgans Point Resort, TX; Thomas West, Giddings, TX.
Next Up - Hill Country is back in action at the Onion Creek Golf Club on April 15th for The Legends of Golf Classic. Dallas Tour is at The Golf Club at Frisco Lakes for the Frisco Lakes Challenge on April 7th. Oklahoma Tour visits the Cherokee Hills Golf Club for the Hard Rock Open on April 28th.
For more information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Hill Country - Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.201.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com
Scott Thompson from Helotes, TX was the winner of the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders, Trophy. Thompson, ran across the Golf Channel Am Tour at our fall SilverHorn Open event, joining the tour shortly after and has seen his share of success.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Newcomer Chase Clayton from San Antonio, TX went round the horn; birdie, bogey, double bogey, birdie, par to start his round in route to a two over par 74 with a four stroke cushion. Bulverde, TX member Mark Miller went out in one over par, but slid back coming to the club house to finish in the second spot. Chad Sullivan from Georgetown, TX finished third, after winning his first event on tour at the The Teravista Open.
Palmer Flight: Minnesota native, Todd VanDerSchaegen now from San Antonio, picked up his first win since the 2010 ASA - Tour Championship by one stroke over Cuero, TX player Derek Loebbecke. Loebbecke, off to PGA school in Florida at the end of the month matched VanDerSchaegen coming to the clubhouse, but couldn't overcome the one stroke deficit on the front nine. Local player Greg Brueland from San Antonio, TX stayed three strokes clear of the fourth spot finishing third.
Hogan Flight: Paul Wuerdeman from San Antonio, TX made the best of his round leaving the field behind in his win by 5 strokes. Canyon Lake, TX player E.B. Jobe out for his first event since the 2011 TEXAS OPEN at Horseshoe Bay Resort played steady golf to pick up the 2nd place spot, four strokes ahead of Steve Trickel from Boerne, TX.
Sarazen Flight: The highly touted rematch of the The Teravista Open in the Sarazen flight gave way to John Heintz from San Antonio, TX when he picked up his first win since the April 2011 event at Comanche Trace. Heintz had an up and down round, but with the help of a birdie on the par 5 -12th stayed two shots clear of Austin, TX member Michael Esquivel recording his fourth runner up finish of the year. William Dunem from New Braunfels, TX and Copperas Cove, TX member Jeffrey Karpoff shared the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: The eagle landed on Bastrop, TX player Gerald Cato's round and he used all its feathers to grab his first win on tour since the 2009 ASA - Tour Championship. Cato teed it up at the down wind, downhill par 4 - 16th two strokes behind Joe Abreo from Bulverde, TX and three strokes behind New Braunfels, Mike Allman when he recorded an eagle two. Allman and Abreo shared the second place spot.
Jones Flight: Helotes, TX player Scott Thompson picked up his third win on tour by two strokes over Thomas West from Giddings, TX. West carded a birdie on the 15th hole and looked to have the win wrapped up, but found trouble on the final two holes. Monte Loose from Morgans Point Resort, TX rounded out the top three.
Snead Flight: Ramon Colen from San Antonio played the steady line to pick up his first win since the 2011 Austin/San Antonio Tour Championship, nine strokes ahead of Boerne, TX Tom Hill. Hill edged out Carlos Cruz from San Antonio by a stroke where he finished third.
SKINS:
Championship /Palmer: 2 -- Chad Sullivan, Geogetown, TX; Mark Miller, Bulverde, TX; Derek Loebbecke, Cuero, TX. 1 -- Ron Finnerty, Laredo, TX; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX.
Hogan: 1 -- E.B. Jobe, Canyon Lake, TX; Steve Trickel, Boerne, TX; Paul Wuerdeman, San Antonio, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 1 -- Devin Brown, San Antonio, TX; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; James Matthews, Killeen, TX; Bobby Duty, Granbury, TX; Richard Huyck, San Antonio, TX; Mike Allman, New Braunfels, TX; Gerald Cato, Bastrop, TX; Michael Hirsch, Giddings, TX.
Jones / Snead: 2 -- Jim Schmitz, Boerne, TX. 1 -- Monte Loose, Morgans Point Resort, TX; Thomas West, Giddings, TX.
Next Up - Hill Country is back in action at the Onion Creek Golf Club on April 15th for The Legends of Golf Classic. Dallas Tour is at The Golf Club at Frisco Lakes for the Frisco Lakes Challenge on April 7th. Oklahoma Tour visits the Cherokee Hills Golf Club for the Hard Rock Open on April 28th.
For more information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Hill Country - Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.201.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com
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