Prelude Texas Classic - Championship at Falconhead

Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (July 28, 2017)  The last single day event of the points season on the Hill Country Tour was held at Falconhead Golf Club.  The special Friday event, booked as the Prelude to the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, allowed players to test and tune for the weekend Major Championship, with 64 of the 92 players in the event starting a three, in three day weekend. 

While the heat was the beginning of what was to come for the weekend, the breezes on top of some of the Hill Country Hills, was welcome to what faced them on the weekend along the Canyons and Cliffs of Barton Creek.  Great course conditions, with the ability to learn something about Hill Country greens and the subtleness of the breaks, proved to be a perfect way to tune for the Major Championship.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $540, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $15,720 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  2015 Senior National Champion, David Ortego of The Woodlands, TX, making his rounds to fill eligibility for this year's event, made the best of his trip to Falconhead.  Starting the day on the par 4-1th, Ortego played his first nine in +3 with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 14th, then played his final eight holes in even par to pick up the win, his first of the season.  Two strokes back, San Antonio, TX, player Ron Finnerty, carded three birdies in the round for his seventh top three of the season and fourth runner-up finish.  Thomas Cruickshank of Richmond, TX, rounded out the top three, with the help of two birdies of his own on the round.

Palmer Flight:  Combined flight of Open and Senior Palmer players, proved to be more difficult for the open guys, with four of the top five going to the 50+ crowd, including the Champion.   McKinney, TX, player Michael Fyfe, made the turn with a two stroke advantage after starting on the par 4 - 10th and held that advantage with two birdies of the day.  For Fyfe, it was his third win of the season, including the January Major Championship at Doral. Playing in his first event on tour, Josh Donelson of Austin, TX, had a rough start with a quad eight on the par 4 - 10th but found his footing with three birdies to solidify the runner-up finish.  The first year McAllen, TX, player Paul Shovak, carded three birdies on his back nine to finish in the final podium spot, his best of the year.

Hogan Flight:  Coming off his first win of the season, his last time out, Brian Frazier of Kingwood, TX, took two strokes off that personal best, to go back to back.  Frazier, with an eagle on the par 5 - 14th, added four birdies to the round to clear, Bella Vista, AR, runner-up Kenny Butts by four strokes.  Butts, a seven-time winner on the season, finished three strokes clear of Brian McGhee of Dallas, TX, where they both made birdie 4 on the par 5-14th, rounding out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Bob Tuttle of Kingwood, TX, with three birdies, held on to the lead for seventeen holes but then ran into trouble on the par 4 -18th dropping himself out of a two-way playoff for the Championship, relegating his finish to the third place spot.  Cypress, TX, player David Anthony, with two birdies on his day and Haslet, TX, Phillip Holt, needed a sudden death playoff to settle the score at the top.  Back to the par 4 - 1st, Holt would take care of business picking up his eighth win on tour and first of the season on the first extra hole.

Sarazen Flight:  Dripping Springs, TX, player Gary Hatter, picked up his third win on tour and first of the points season.  Hatter, with used three birdies on his round to outlast Houston Tour member, Jeff Gregory of Montgomery, TX, by three strokes.  Two strokes back of Gregory, San Antonio, TX, player CD Dunem finished in the third place spot for his third top three finish this season.  

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Tom Stockton of Grand Prairie, TX, made the most of a birdie on the par 4 - 17th to grab his Senior National Championship qualifying third win of the season.  For Stockton is was his ninth victory since starting the Tour in 2012.  Two strokes back a pair of out of state travelers, Sarasota, FL, resident Marty Thompson, with two birdies on the round and Steven James, of Seattle, WA, with a birdie of his own on the day, shared the runner-up honors.

Jones Flight:  First-year member Evan Kirkpatrick of Georgetown, TX,  carded three birdies on the day en route to his first win on tour.  Seven strokes back, San Antonio, TX, member Bobby Ashcraft and Houston, TX, player Artis Stewart, both with birdies on the card, split the second place finish.

Senior Jones Flight:  Playing out of the Houston Tour, Rick Halprin, made the best of two birdies on his round to edge the field by four strokes.  For Halprin, it was his fourth win of the points season, including a Major Championship at the National Preview at Mission Hills in May.  Brookshire, TX, player Marcy Glidden, also playing out of the Houston Tour, took home the runner-up finish, with Alabama traveler, Michael Grant of Huntsville, AL rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Copperas Cove, TX, member Dan O'Shea made par on his final hole of the day, that proved to be just enough for his second win of the season and fourteenth on tour.  One stroke back, first-year player Matt Milholland of San Antonio, TX, recorded his best finish on tour, with Weatherford, TX, player Jason Jenniges rounding out the top three, with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th.







SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($140/each)  1 -- Mike Harkins, Cedar Park, TX; Brian Frazier, Kingwood, TX; Josh Donelson, Austin, TX; Michael Roane, Leawood, KS.

Championship / Palmer:  ($56/each)  2 -- Mike Harkins, Cedar Park, TX; Josh Donelson, Austin, TX. 1 -- Ron Finnerty, San Antonio, TX; Jeff Zemencsik, Magnolia, TX.

Hogan:  ($30/each)  3 -- Brian Frazier, Kingwood, TX. 2 -- Marshall Brackin, Norman, OK. 1 -- Jeff Ottmers, San Antonio, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($30/each)  2 -- Bob Tuttle, Kingsland, TX; Dale Fuhr, Missouri City, TX. 1 -- Allan Collier, Austin, TX; Scott Hooper, Richmond, TX.

Sarazen:  ($30/each)  3 -- Gary Hatter, Dripping Springs, TX. 1 -- Angel Morales Jacquez, San Antonio, TX; Frank Mayfield, Buckeye, AZ; C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($30/each)  3 -- David McCasland, Red Oak, TX. 2 -- Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX. 1 -- David Day, Rockwall, TX; Michael Roane, Leawood, KS; Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX.


Jones / Senior Jones / Snead:  ($32/each)  2 -- Lloyd C Reid Jr, Dallas, TX; Andres Santos, Pflugerville, TX; Evan Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, TX. 1 -- Jeff Ackerman Sr., Wylie, TX; Rick Halprin, Houston, TX; Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX; Christopher Cobb, Austin, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each

#4 - David Hickman - 4' 7 1/2";  #8 - Marty Thompson - 3' 1";  #11 - Michael Roane - 1' 7";  #16 - Kenny Butts - 7' 8".


NEXT UP:

The DFW Tour and Houston Tours, finish off single day events before the Tour Championship month gets into full swing.  Houston Tour is back into action on Saturday, August 5th at the Montgomery Championship at Woodforest Golf Club and the  DFW Tour members, visit for the first time, the Fazio Course for the Stonebriar Championship - Fazio course on August 7th. 

Hill Country Tour Championship will venture to TPC San Antonio, where the A T & T Oaks and Canyons courses will test the players to the fullest on Saturday, August, 12th, and Sunday, August 13th.  Don't miss your last chance for National Championship qualification/eligibility along with year end awards.  Registrations close on Friday, August 4th at midnight.

Houston Tour Championship will take place at Blackhorse Golf Club, in Cypress, TX, on Saturday, August 19th, and Sunday, August 20th, where we will rotate between the South and North courses.   Entries will close on Friday, August 11th.

Tour Championships in the state will culminate in Flower Mound, TX, at Bridlewood Golf Club for the DFW Tour Championship on August 26th and 27th.  Last chance to enter, if not sold out before, will be Friday, August 18th.

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

Back to Burnet - Classic At The Springs

Scott R Chilcutt, Burnet, TX (July 15, 2017)  With weather delays holding up playing over the previous two weekends in North Texas, the string continues in The Hill Country.  While the field was on the course, and some flights finishing up the round, pop up storms with lightning brought the play to a halt, requiring course evacuation on two occasions.  

In the end, most of the players were able to finish, with just a few opting to hit the road with other afternoon/evening engagements.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $310, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $13,790 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship:  Down three strokes making the turn, Copperas Cove, TX, player Rusty Lippert made the most of three birdies coming to the clubhouse to force a playoff with John Kellum of San Antonio, TX.  Back the course for the sudden death playoff after the first lightning delay, the duo would need more holes when Lippert holed out a 20' for par.  Then came another course, evacuation, which stalled the ultimate title another 30 minutes or so before Kellum would prevail with a par on the par 4 - 2nd.  For Kellum, it was the fourth win in as many attempts on tour.  Rounding out the top three, first-time player, David Peak of Georgetown, TX went even par through his first fourteen holes before struggling on the 15th and 16th.  Peak would turn it around with a birdie on the par 4 - 17th but fell one stroke short of making the playoff.

Palmer:  Burnet, TX, local Danna Hoover, and Georgetown, TX, regular at Delaware Springs, Nathan Douglas, would swap the lead through the first thirteen holes, when they went back to all square.  Hoover, then grabbed a five stroke lead but gave back one on the 16th, then another three on the par 4 - 17th, but Douglas was only able to scratch back to within one stroke.  For Hoover, it was his second win on tour and first of the season, after taking the Major Championship at Horseshoe Bay, in 2016.  San Antonio, TX, resident Gary Grizzle carded the flight low back nine to round out the top three.

Hogan:  Larry Susen of Austin, TX, fresh off a win at Onion Creek his last time out, carded two birdies in his first three holes, to take a one stroke lead making the turn to the back nine.  Steady par's his next four holes, Susen would widen the gap to five strokes before running into trouble over his final five where he thought he lost the Championship when Kingsland, TX, member Bob Tuttle finished out his round strong but fell short by a stroke.  For Susen, it was his fifth win on tour and second of the year.  Two strokes back of Tuttle, Cisco, TX, player Manny Martinez, a winner just up 287 at the Battle at Blanco in May, finished in the third place spot.

Sarazen:  Haslet, TX, player Burnie Rodgers started the day with a double on the first hole, but followed with two birdies and a string of pars to take a four stroke lead to the back nine.  Rodgers struggled at times on the back and finished his round with a triple on the par 4 - 18th, but in spite of himself finished out the Championship with a three stroke cushion.   For Rodgers, it was his first win on the season in twenty-nine attempts and his seventeenth on tour.  Steve Hamilton of Leander, TX, a three-time winner on the season, finished in the runner-up spot with Randy Helcel of Lott, TX, and Dripping Springs, TX, member Gary Hatter sharing the final podium spot.

Jones:  The field couldn't stay with Abilene, TX, player Judy Harris.  Harris took a three stroke lead making the turn, but that was just the beginning, the end came, with two birdies and -2 over the final five holes to pick up her second win on tour.  Michael Page, a local Burnet, TX, two-time winner on tour, settled for second place, with Georgetown, TX, player Evan Kirkpatrick, rounding out the top three.

Snead:   James Castellano of Waco, TX, wouldn't let car troubles get to him after just making his tee time.  Castellano carded a birdie on the par 3-7th and picked up his second win in four attempts on tour.  Seven strokes back, Abilene, TX, traveler Kevin Crosson, made the best of two birdies on the back nine for the runner-up finish, with Dan O'Shea of Copperas Cove, TX, finishing third.



SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($84/each)  2 -- Danna Hoover, Burnet, TX. 1 -- Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX; David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($60/each)  2 -- Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX; Danna Hoover, Burnet, TX.

Hogan:  ($48/each)  2 -- David Anthony, Cypress, TX. 1 -- Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX; Manny Martinez, Cisco, TX; Mark Kirby, Bridge City, TX.

Sarazen:  ($34/each)  1 -- Jay Mills, Driftwood, TX; Terry Everts, Eastland, TX; Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; Chris Bryant, Cedar Park, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($40/each)  3 -- Phil Lewis, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX; Judy Harris, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Dwain Smith, Georgetown, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$120/each

#5 - Gary Grizzle - 11' 1/2"; #7 - Joe Tyson - 10' 3"; #13 - Kevin Crosson - 12' 1"; #16 - Gary Grizzle - 8' 7".


NEXT UP:

Tour members from around the country compete at the Final Major Championship weekend in Texas; First at the Championship at Falconhead - Prelude to the Texas Classic on Friday, July 28th, with a registration deadline on Friday, July 21st.  Then off to the Texas Classic - Barton Creek on Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th. 

The Houston Tour gets ready for two events in three days; First up, The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, then players will sprint to the Mont Belvieu Open, on Saturday, July 22nd at Eagle Pointe Golf Club.

After a stop on Monday, July 17th at TPC Craig Ranch, the Dallas Tour members, will get a shot at the Stonebriar Championship - Fazio course on August 7th.

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

Legendary Onion Creek - Hill Country Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (July 2, 2017)  After struggling with two years of major flooding along Onion Creek, The Hill Country Tour returned to the "Birthplace of the Senior PGA Tour",  Onion Creek Club on Sunday.  With greens still a little inconsistent on the waterlogged front nine, the course is clearly getting back to its one-time greatness.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $310, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $13,480 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  20-year-old, John Kellum of San Antonio, TX, made it three in as many attempts in his first year on tour.  Kellum, with birdies on the par 4 - 3rd and par 4 - 12th, finished the round + - 71 for a six-stroke advantage.  Spring Branch, TX, player Mark Miller, with five wins on the season took the runner-up spot, with Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX, making the best of two birdies on his round to round out the top three, two strokes back of Miller.

Palmer Flight:  Leander, TX, first-year player, Charles Guidry, picked up his second win on tour, following a pair of third-place finishes, including the National Championship qualifying spot at the San Antonio Open - Sonterra Major Championship.  Guidry, with two birdies on the round, finished four strokes clear of Austin, TX, player Gregory Powell.  Starting the round on the tenth hole, Powell fought back after being five down at the turn, with three birdies on his back to capture the runner-up finish.  Tied for the lead making the turn, Pflugerville, TX, member Justin Gorby, struggled to come to the clubhouse, rounding out the top three, equaling his best finish on tour.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Traveling Houston Tour member, Carl Christoph of Friendswood, TX, took a lead to the back nine after starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, but couldn't let up, when another Houston member, Tim Kozlowski of Humble, TX, charged coming to the clubhouse.  For Christoph, it was his Senior National Championship qualifying third win on the season.  Iraan, TX, player Doug Collins, with three wins of his own on the season, took home the final podium spot.

Hogan Flight:  Jim Puckett of Leander, TX, broke the 80 mark for only his second time on tour playing the back nine in even par for his fourth win on tour and third of the season, including the Major Championship at Texas Open - Horseshoe Bay in March.  Universal City, TX, player, JD Schott, a winner his last two times out, finished in the runner-up spot with two birdies on the day.  John Heintz, of San Antonio, TX rounded out the top three, his seventh third place finish of the season to go with a win at Port Aransas in January.

Senior Hogan Flight:  The Original Course at Onion Creek obviously fits the eye of Larry Susen an Austin, TX, resident.  Susen, a winner the last time we played the course in 2013, picked up his fourth win on tour and first of the points season with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 6th.  Cedar Park, TX, player Servando Perez, a three-time winner on the season,  with two birdies on his round finished behind Susen, wth Houston Tour traveler, Chris Neelley of Spring, TX rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Playing in his first year on tour, Cedar Park, TX, member Chris Bryant, picked up his second win in as many attempts.  Bryant took a one-stroke lead to the back nine and held on to that lead, finishing one stroke ahead of Douglas Galloway of Austin, TX and San Antonio, TX player CD Dunem, sharing the runner-up finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Joe Tyson of Austin, TX, picked up his ninth win on tour and first of the points season.  Tyson carded three birdies on the round to stay just one stroke clear of Boerne, TX, first-year player John Maywald.  Maywald, with top three finishes in his first two events on tour,  with Houston Tour member, Jim Craig of San Felipe, TX, taking the final podium finish spot.

Jones Flight:  Now residing in Austin, TX, Randy Adcock chalked up his second win in as many attempts.  Adcock, a 2010 Senior National Champion, made it his twenty-first victory on tour.  Three strokes back, Phil Lewis of San Antonio, TX, equaled his best finish of the season with a runner-up at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay Major Championship in March, with Los Angeles, CA, Tour Traveler, Johnny Lee, playing in his forty-second event of the points season, with six wins, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Make it twenty-two for Javier Quintero of Houston, TX.  Quintero, on tour since 2009 and before, picked up his first win of the season, first win in The Hill Country since the 2012 event at La Cantera, and twenty-second on tour.  Four strokes back making the turn, Dan Oshea of Copperas Cove, TX, held on to that differential to pick up the second place finish, with Georgetown, TX, resident Dwain Smith taking the third place finish.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($44/each)  2 -- Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX; Joseph Tyson, Austin, TX. 1 -- Ron Finnerty, San Antonio, TX; Charles Guidry, Leander,TX; Jim Puckett, Leander, TX; Servando Perez, Cedar Park, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX.

Championship / Palmer/ Senior Palmer:  ($95/each)  2 -- Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Charles Guidry, Leander,TX; Gregory Powell, Austin, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Jim Puckett, Leander, TX; Servando Perez, Cedar Park, TX; Jd Schott, Universal City, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  ($60/each)  2 -- Joseph Tyson, Austin, TX. 1 -- Aaron Seafous, Austin, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($45/each)  1 -- Dan OShea, Copperas Cove, TX; Larry Atchley, Kyle, TX; Phil Lewis, San Antonio, TX; Randy Adcock, Austin, TX.



 CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$120/each

#2 -  Gary Grizzle - 4' 8";  #6 - Tim Kozlowski - 15' 3";  #8 -  Joe Tyson - 5' 9";  #11 - CD Dunem - 6' 3".



NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Members will make up nearly 75% of the field at the Red River Shootout - WinStar Resort Major Championship on Saturday, July, 8th, and Sunday, July, 9th, just north of the border on Interstate 35. 

Dallas Tour members will make its annual stop at Championship - TPC Craig Ranch on Monday, July 17th.  Only a few spots are still available with a registration deadline this Friday, July 7th.

The always wonderful course conditions await the players at Delaware Springs for Classic at the Springs on Saturday, July, July 15th on the Hill Country Tour schedule. Entries close Friday, July 7th at 11:59 PM EST.   

The Houston Tour gets ready for two events in three days; First up, The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, with entries closing on Friday, July, 7th.  Then sprint to the Mont Belvieu Open, on Saturday, July 22nd.  Eagle Pointe Golf Club, back on the schedule after a long hiatus, plays host to the event, registration closes on Friday, July 14th.

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

San Antonio Masters - Dominion Country Club

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (June 19, 2017)  The San Antonio Masters @ The Dominion Country Club, named for a Spring scheduled date was hampered by weather issues in the past.  2016 found a reschedule in late June that was more to the liking of the players, so 2017 found a similar time frame.  Bounce in beautiful weather, possibly a little hotter than some would have preferred, but dry it was, for a great Monday on the Hill Country Tour.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $260, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $12,700 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  One stroke back at the turn, Ron Finnerty of San Antonio, TX, battled into a one stroke advantage over fellow San Antonio, TX, player John Kellum after fourteen holes.  Kellum would birdie the par 4 - 15th, to go back to even, the pair would then match scores until the final hole of the day, where both made a mess of it, but Kellum would prevail for his second win in as many attempts on tour, by one stroke.  Rusty Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX, would birdie the par 5 - 18th to round out the top three.  

Palmer Flight:   Helotes, TX, player Johnny Liguez won his second tournament on Tour at the 2016 Georgetown Open just over twelve months ago and it's been and twelve rounds of Tournament Golf later he finds his way back to the winner's circle.  Liguez, with five birdies on the round, four on the front nine, finished two strokes ahead of Rodney Baumgartner of Round Rock, TX, with three birdies of his own on the day.  Playing in his first year on tour, Leander, TX, member Charles Guidry took home the showplace honors two back of second.

Hogan Flight:  Promoted just before the Tour Championship, in 2016, JD Schott of Universal City, TX, has been trudging along until his head caught up to his game at Tapatio Springs on June 3rd.  Schott, with a birdie on the par 3 - 15th won his second event in as many attempts with sub 80 rounds and fifth on Tour.  Four strokes back, two-time 2017 winner, Jim Puckett of Leander, TX, settled for the runner-up spot, with Dominion member, Jesse Guerra of San Antonio, TX, rounding out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  After taking a break from the tour at the end of his 2016 Dominion round, Allan Collier of Dripping Springs, TX, put a new face on his play in 2017 and has been trending toward a win ever since.  Collier, with a skinless eagle on the par 5 - 7th, added a birdie on the par 5 - 18th to solidify his first win on tour since August of 2015 and fifth win on Tour.  Twp strokes back, Waco, TX, resident Kyle Lewie, picked up his third runner-up finish on the season with Houston Tour traveler, Chris Neelley of Spring, TX, two strokes back in third.

Sarazen Flight:  With his last win on tour coming at The Dominion Country Club in April of 2015, San Antonio, TX, Tour member Xavier Bardy, used those memories to grab his twelfth win of his career.  Staying away from the big numbers Bardy cleared second place finisher,  San Antonio, TX, player Ricardo Cardenas by four strokes.  Relegated to the final podium spot, Angel Morales, also from San Antonio, TX, a winner at the Prelude to the San Antonio Open, took home the third place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Steven Hamilton of Leander, TX, became a three-time winner at The Dominion in his three years on Tour.  Hamilton, with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th also became a Senior National Championship qualifier with his third win of the season and seventh on tour.  Two strokes back, Lakeway, TX, player Donald Bebout, backed up his runner-up finish at Tapatio Springs, to go with two wins on the season for the second place spot, with Ben Maytubby of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, and Boerne, TX, second-time player splitting the third place honors.

Jones Flight:  Local Dominion Country Club member, Larry Harper of San Antonio, TX, grabbed his ninth win on Tour and became another three-time winner in four attempts at the course.  Three strokes back, Abilene, TX, traveler Mackie Crossan, picked up his second runner-up in as many attempts with Bobby Ashcraft, of San Antonio, TX, a three-time winner of the year, taking home the third place spot.

Snead Flight:  Burnett, TX member, Michael Page, a first-year player, set himself up for a move to the Senior Jones Flight with a two-stroke victory, his second of the season, with the help of two birdies on the round.  Dan OShea of Copperas Cove, TX, carded his fourth runner-up finish of the year to go with one win, while San Antonio, TX, resident Ethan Blase, likely to play his last round as a Snead with stellar play as of late, rounding out the top three.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($80/each)  2 -- Johnny Liguez, Helotes, TX; Rodney Baumgartner, Round Rock, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($25/each)  2 -- Rodney Baumgartner, Round Rock, TX. 1 -- Johnny Liguez, Helotes, TX; Matt Lovell, San Antonio, TX; Jason Reicks, Round Rock, Texas; Charles Guidry, Leander, TX; Rusty Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan / Sarazen:  ($100/each)  1 -- Jd Schott, Universal City, TX; John Kaminski, Corpus Christi, TX; Chris Neelley, Spring, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($23/each)  2 -- Ben Maytubby, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX; Terry Everts, Eastland, TX. 1 -- Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX; Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($90/each)  1 -- Michael Page, Burnet, TX; Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$80/each

#5 - Terry Jackson - 14' 6 1/2";  #8 - Donald Bebout - 7' 7";  #15 - JD Schott - 6' 8 1/2";  #17 -  Paul Wuerdeman - 6' 0"

NEXT UP:

Over 60 Texas Tour Members will make the trip East to Choctaw, MS, for the Ole Miss Open at Dancing Rabbit Major Championship on Saturday, June, 25th, and Sunday, June, 26th. 

Dallas Tour members will take on Tangle Ridge Golf Club for the Grand Prairie Classic on Saturday, July 1st.  Sold OUT with waiting list spots available.  Closes Friday,  June 23rd.

Onion Creek is back on the Hill Country schedule for The Legends of Golf Classic - Sunday, July 2nd, with a registration deadline of Friday, June 23rd.

The Houston Tour, will break for Major Championship season and get back into action again a The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, with entries closing on Friday, July, 7th.

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

King of Country Brings Out the Best - Tapatio Springs Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, Boerne, TX (June 3, 2017)  Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort set on a beautiful piece of property just west of Boerne, TX made its way on to the Tour schedule.  For years, the golf club, was simply not up to par, with what players have come to expect as a tournament venue on the Golf Channel AM Tour.

Textron Financial Group rescued the resort out of bankruptcy in 2011, then came to a group of investors that included George Strait, the legendary "King of Country".   , Millions of Dollars later, along with Golf Course Architect Tripp Davis, and low and behold, Golf, Inc. named the course, the most improved in the country, in December of 2016.

Excellent course conditions, along with mild cloudy skies to go with a few sprinkles set up the day for a great experience on the Golf Channel AM Tour - Hill Country Tour schedule. 

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $300, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $10,710 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  First-time player, John Kellum of San Antonio, TX, made it all about him, in the limited field.  Kellum carded two birdies on the day, to finish with a +3 - 75.  Making his first start since November, Woodway, TX, player Billy Weaver took home the runner-up finish.

Palmer Flight:  Schertz, TX, member Paul Gorman, took home the Flight hardware with his tournament low round -1 - 71.  Gorman, with pars on the first eleven holes, made birdie on the par 4 - 12th, followed by a bogey on thirteen, then added another birdie on the par 3 -17th to win his second championship on tour.  Danna Hoover of Burnet, TX, with two birdies of his own on the round, grabbed the runner-up finish by one stroke over Spring, TX, traveler Aaron Brougher and Chad Maytubby of local, Fair Oaks Ranch, sharing the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Doug Collins, of Iraan, TX, continued his winning ways, nearly lapping the field, for his third win of the season and second in as many attempts, after picking up the Major Championship at Sonterra.  Collins, with three birdies, finished ahead of newly promoted Senior Hogan Flight player, Gary Grizzle, of San Antonio, TX, in the runner-up spot. Grizzle, with three birdies in his first four holes, finished just one stroke ahead of San Angelo, TX, member Chuck Odom, who made it close with a birdie on the final hole.

Hogan Flight:  Cypress, TX, traveler David Anthony, took a three stroke lead to the 10th hole, after carding even-par 35 on the front nine.  JD Schott, of Universal City, TX, matched Anthony, with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th matched and then chipped away at the lead to finish regulation tied up forcing more holes.  Back to the first hole for the sudden-death playoff, it would take the pair to the par 4 - 2nd to break the tie, where Schott would pick up his fourth win on tour, first of the season and first since his promotion from the Sarazen Flight.  Two strokes back of the duo, Bobby Stokes of Rosharon, TX, rounded out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Recently promoted from the Jones Flight, Carlos Cruz, of San Antonio, TX, put an exclamation mark on the Journey to Better program with the win, in his first time out.   For Cruz, it was his ninth win on Tour and first since the 2015 points season.  One stroke back,  Austin, TX, player Aaron Seafous and Angel Morales of San Antonio, TX, shared the runner-up finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Houston Tour traveler, Doyle Wofford of Montgomery, TX, finished three strokes clear of the field, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 5th for his seventh win on tour and first of the points season.  Two-time Hill Country Tour winner, Donald Bebout of Lakeway, TX, grabbed the runner-up honors, with first time Boerne, TX, player John Maywald, taking home the third place finish.

Jones Flight:  Down one stroke making the turn, Larry Harper of nearby San Antonio, TX, recorded two birdies on the back nine to pick up his eighth win on Tour and second of the season.  Spring, TX, RV traveler Terry Collins, struggled on the first hole but bounced back with a birdie on the par 4 - 4th, to finish in the second place spot with Mackie Crossan of Abilene, TX, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  San Antonio, TX, player Ethan Blase, commanded his fifth win of the season in certain Performance Promotion fashion.  Blase, dropped his Tournament Index Trend into the Jones Flight and looks one of the next players to graduate to the better flight, on the 2nd of July.  Kevin Crosson of Abilene, TX, recorded his third runner-up finish of the season, with Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy, two strokes back in the third place finish. 



SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($130/each)  1 -- Danna Hoover, Burnet, TX; John Maywald, Boerne, TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX.

Championship / Palmer/ Senior Palmer:  ($105/each)  1 -- Danna Hoover, Burnet, TX; Bo Kirkwood, Pasadena, TX; Carl Christoph, Friendswood, TX.

Hogan / Sarazen:  ($180/each)  1 -- Jd Schott, Universal City, TX; Jay Mills, Austin, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($50/each)  1 -- John Maywald, Boerne, TX; Joseph Tyson, Austin, TX; Melvin Hill, San Angelo, TX; Doyle Wofford, Montgomery, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($40/each)  1 -- Marvin Hill, San Angelo, TX; Jennifer Grothaus, Abilene, TX; Terry Collins, Spring, Texas; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX; Greg Blevins, George West, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$120/each

#3 - Melvin Hill - 8' 6 1/2";  #7 - Angel Morales - 3' 2";  #11 - David Anthony - 9' 5 3/4";  #17 - Mackie Crossan - 5' 7".



NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour players, tee it up on Saturday, June 10th for the Fort Worth Championship at Waterchase Golf Club.  

The Woodlands Tournament Course, host of the Insperity Invitational on the Champions Tour, will host the tour players from around the state and country for The Woodlands Open on Monday, June 12th in The Woodlands.

Available for Registration:

The Dominion Country Club will hold the next Hill Country Tour event for the San Antonio Masters on Monday, June 19, with a registration deadline of Friday, June 9th.

Nearly 60 Texas Tour Members have already registered and will make the trip East to Choctaw, MS, for the Ole Miss Open at Dancing Rabbit Major Championship on Saturday, June, 25th and Sunday, June, 26th.  Registrations will close, this Friday, June 10th.

Dallas Tour members will take on Tangle Ridge Golf Club for the Grand Prairie Classic on Saturday, July 1st.  Almost sold out this early, don't wait for the registration as it closes Friday,  June 23rd.

The Houston Tour, will break for Major Championship season and get back into action again a The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, with entries closing on Friday, July, 7th.

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