A Few Firsts at Avery Ranch - Hill Country Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, Coppell, TX (June 3, 2018)  Avery Ranch Golf Club, officially in Austin proper, on the outskirts of Round Rock, hosted the Summer Classic - Round Rock on Sunday.  First time at the facility for this crew, it's a beautiful Hill Country, like course, and while play is allowed to the public, it has a private club atmosphere.  Favorable yardages, and great rolling greens allowed for some firsts in personal best low rounds.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home what would have been $390, but gave back 1/2 the pot to the Troops, bringing the daily total to $585, with Texas Tour events total rising to $13,625 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Coming off a third-place finish at the Battle of Blanco, in his first event on tour, Jacob Davis of Cibolo, TX, made this round count.  Davis, with five birdies on his round, including three in as many holes on the back, finished the round, -2 for his first Championship.  One stroke back, first time San Antonio, TX, player Sutherland Stith, carded an eagle on the par 5 - 14th, added three more birdies to the round to finish -1 in the runner-up spot. John Kellum of San Antonio, TX, a four-time winner in 2017, and playing in his first event of the season rounded out the top three, with a pair of birdies.

Palmer Flight:  Playing alongside Stith in the pairing, San Antonio, TX, player Rene Realme, was obviously inspired with his partners under par round, enough so, that he beat the field by seven strokes.  Realme, with with a birdie on the par 5 - 4th finished the back nine even par, for his National Championship qualifying third win of the season.  Jorge Rodriguez of nearby Round Rock, TX, finished in the runner-up spot, all alone, two strokes clear of San Antonio, TX, member Gary Grizzle and Z-man Lovato of Austin, TX sharing the third-place finish.

Hogan Flight:  Starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, College Station, TX, player Rick Smalley, held a two-stroke advantage over the field making the turn.  Small, +1 coming to the clubhouse, gave back that advantage plus more, on his final two holes, to let John Brannan of New Braunfels, snead into a playoff.  Back to the par 5 - 10th, it would be Brannan, picking up the Championship on the first sudden-death hole, at his first event on tour.  Three strokes back, Cody Cauley of San Angelo, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th rounded out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Competing in his second event of the weekend, after winning on Saturday in Coppell, TX, Houston Tour Player, Jeff Green of Coldspring, TX, made it two in a row.  Green, making the most out of three birdies on his round, recorded his sixth win of the season, four strokes clear of Boerne, TX, member Steve Wade.  Wade, with a birdie on the par 4 - 4th, stayed one stroke clear of third-place finisher, George Smith of Houston, TX, with three birdies on his round.

Sarazen Flight:  Odessa, TX, player Norm Gosselin, in a dead heat with Christopher Cobb, making the turn, matched his front nine scores coming to the clubhouse, for his fourth win on tour and first since 2016. Chris Bryant of Cedar Park, TX, snuck into the runner-up finish with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 11th, two strokes clear of Cobb, with a birdie of his own on the par 3 - 6th.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Another of the double weekend players to make the field at Avery Ranch, DFW Tour player Rodney Wren, of Dallas, TX, followed a great back nine on Saturday, to pick up his second win on tour, both coming this points season.  Wren, with two consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, finished with a personal best score, two strokes clear of Giddings, TX, player Michael Hirsch.  Hirsch, made the most of two birdies on the day, to edge out Steve Hamilton, of Leander, TX, by a stroke.

Jones Flight:   It took every bit of a personal best on tour, +7 - 79 for Abilene, TX, member Kevin Crosson to pick up his third win on tour and second of the points season.  Crosson with two birdies on his front nine after starting on the par 5 - 10th, edged out DFW Tour player, Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX, by one stroke.  Four strokes back, San Antonio, TX, player Phil Lewis, a winner his last time out, rounded out the top three.



Snead Flight:  Playing in his first year on tour, Pete Acosta of Alamo, TX, picked up his second win, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 12th hole.  Three strokes back, San Antonio, TX, member Bill Russell, secured the second place finish by two strokes over Dan O'Shea of Copperas Cove, TX, taking the final podium spot.

SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($220/each)  1 -- Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; Terry Spencer, Georgetown, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($35/each)  3 -- Jacob Davis, Cibolo, TX. 1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX.

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  ($76/each)  1 -- Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Michael Campbell, New Braunfels, TX; Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; George Smith, Magnolia, TX; Jacinto Zambrano, Kerrville, TX.

Sarazen:  ($40/each)  1 -- C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX; Michael Betzale, Live Oak, TX; Tommy Mobley, San Marcos, TX; Chris Bryant, Cedar Park, TX; Christopher Cobb, Austin, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($50/each)  1 -- Thomas Wellman, Lago Vista, TX; Michael Hirsch, Giddings, TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX; Joseph Tyson, Austin, TX.

Jones/Snead:  ($48/each)  3 -- Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX.  1 -- Evan Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, TX; Terry Spencer, Georgetown, TX; Jennifer Grothaus, Abilene, TX; Annette Crossan, Abilene, TX; Dan O'Shea, Copperas Cove, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$120/each:  #6 -  Chris Cobb - 23";  #8 - N/A;  #11 - Michael Hirsch - 4' 11";  #13 - Mike Betzale - 4' 6 1/4".



NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -  June 16th the DFW Tour makes a stop at Bear Creek for the DFW International Open, waiting list spots are available.   Don't miss the registration for the Desoto Championship on July 1st at Thorntree Golf Club, entries close on Friday, June 22nd, but will surely sell out prior to that time.

Hill Country Tour -   Lighthouse Country Club, in Kingsland, TX, will open up the Texas Open weekend at Horseshoe Bay on Friday, June 22nd.  Spots still available with registration closing on Friday, June 15th.  


Houston Tour - Next up, The Woodlands Open, the home of the Insperity Invitational on the Champions Tour, on Monday, June, 11th. SOLD OUT and CLOSED. After a break for two majors in two weeks, the Houston Tour will tee it up at Pecan Grove Golf Club for the Richmond Championship on July 14th.  Entries close on Friday, July 6th. 

Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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 Blanco - Vaaler Creek

Scott R Chilcutt,  Blanco, TX (May 26, 2018)  Vaaler Creek Golf Club sits just north of the small, eclectic town of Blanco along the Blanco River and has been home to the Battle at Blanco for five years running on the Hill Country Tour.

This go-round, both weather and course conditions cooperated, especially the fast greens we saw the first year we came to the complex.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $520, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $12,490 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Robert Lippert, of Copperas Cove, TX, was three back making the turn, but added a couple of birdies on the back to force extra holes with Spring Branch, TX, member Mark Miller.  Back to the course, Lippert, a winner in 2017 at Vaaler, couldn't keep up with Miller, who carded a birdie for his first win in Blanco since 2015.  First-time player Jacob Davis of Cibolo, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 16th finished one stroke back of the pair to round out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Fort Worth, TX, resident Kirk Boerner, was two strokes back after the front side, of Mike Harkins of Cedar Park, TX.  Harkins, with two birdies and -1 on the front, got into to trouble on the final two holes, to open up the sudden death with Boerner.  Back to the par 5 - 10th, it would take a birdie to advance, with Boerner, picking up his sixth win of the season.  One stroke back, San Antonio, TX, member Ron Finnerty, took home the final podium spot.

Hogan Flight:  Playoffs continued the theme of the day with the third in as many flights to come to the clubhouse.  Houston, TX, member John Harcrow, back of Rick Smalley of College Station, TX, by two strokes making the turn, battled back to force extra holes.  Back to the par 5 - 10th, Smalley, would prevail, for his third win of the season.  First-time Pflugerville, TX, player Brian Markert, finished one stroke back, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 5th.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Austin, TX, player Allan Collier, took a two-stroke advantage to the back nine, but like the three flights before him, let it slip away on the back. Steve Wade of Boerne, TX, with seven pars after making the turn, finished just one stroke clear for his second championship in as many attempts, his third of the season and fourth on tour.  Collier, a winner in the fall, finished one stroke clear of third-place finisher, Will Whitley of Cypress, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th. 

Sarazen Flight:  Jay Mills of Driftwood, TX, found himself six strokes out of the lead heading to the tenth hole but battled his way back to the top for his fourth win on tour and second of the points season.  Two strokes back, San Marcos, TX, member Tommy Mobley, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th, took home the runner-up spot, with CD Dunem of San Antonio, TX rounding out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  In a continuation of the tale of two nines, Boerne, TX, player John Maywald, four strokes back making the turn, made the most of a birdie on the par 4 - 14th for his second win on tour, both coming this season.  Randy Helcel of Lott, TX, grabbed the second place finish, with Leander, TX, member Steve Hamilton taking the showplace finish.

Jones Flight:  Despite a triple of the final hole, the par 4 - 18th San Antonio, TX, member Phil Lewis, overcame a three-stroke deficit at the turn to pick up his seventh win on tour and fourth of the year.  Fellow San Antonio, TX, resident, Larry Harper, grabbed the runner-up finish two strokes back, with David Garcia of New Braunfels, TX, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Playing in his first year of the tour, Jack Iglesias of Killeen, TX, picked up his first Championship.  Iglesias, back on stroke head to the tenth, made the most of a par 4 on the final hole for the three-stroke advantage over Midland, TX, resident Paul Ray.  Jennifer Grothaus of Abilene, TX and San Antonio, TX, member Gene Hanley, shared the third place spot.









SKINS:

GIANT SKINS:  ($120/each)  1 -- John Harvell, Bryan, TX; Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX; Mike Harkins, Cedar Park, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX.

Champion/Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; John Harvell, Bryan, TX; Gary Grizzle, San Antonio, TX; Mike Harkins, Cedar Park, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX.

Hogan:  ($40/each)  2 -- Brian Markert, Pflugerville, TX. 1 -- Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; Ronnie White, College Station, TX; Servando Perez, Cedar Park, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($130/each)  1 -- Kirby Rogers, Muldrow, OK; Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX.

Sarazen:  ($45/each)  1 -- C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX; Judy Harris, Abilene, TX; Tommy Mobley, San Marcos, TX; Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($20/each)  2 -- John Maywald, Boerne, TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Randy Helcel, Lott, TX; Steve Hamilton, Leander, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($120/each)  1 -- Randy Adcock, Austin, TX; Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Paul Ray, Midland, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/each:  #5 - Mike Harkins - 0' - 3";  #9 - Jim Price - 5' 11 1/2";  #12 - Larry Harper - 5' 2";  #15 - Rusty Lippert - 3' 1".




NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -  June 1st is the registration deadline for the first time Granbury Classic at Harbor Lakes Golf Club on Saturday, June 9th.

Hill Country Tour -    Avery Ranch, hosts the summer Classic - Round Rock on Sunday, June 3rd SOLD OUT and CLOSED.  Lighthouse Country Club, in Kingsland, TX, will open up the Texas Open weekend at Horseshoe Bay on Friday, June 22nd.  Spots still available with registration closing on Friday, June 15th.  


Houston Tour - Next up, The Woodlands Open, the home of the Insperity Invitational on the Champions Tour, on Monday, June, 11th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots still available.

Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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

Golf Club of Texas - Briggs Ranch Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (April 28,2018)  The Golf Club of Texas, hosted the Briggs Ranch of Saturday, marking the eighth of fourteen local events on 2018, Race to Nationals and Flight Champion awards points season.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $310, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $8,470 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Two-time winner in 2014 and off the tour with health issues, Reagan Rothe of Castroville, TX, can now say he's back.  Rothe, in his third event of 2018, carded four birdies on the round, including the par 5 - 18th to pick up the win by a stroke.  San Marcos, TX, first-year player Ty Brecher, with three birdies of his own, took home the runner-up finish, with Robert Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX, rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:   Senior Palmer traveling player Michael Fyfe of McKinney, TX, and the Dallas Tour didn't let the combined flight bother him.  Fyfe, with three birdies on the round, went -1 to pick up his second win of the season.  Back nine strokes, San Antonio, TX, player Rene Realme, a winner his last time out, finished in the runner-up spot with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 2nd, with John Harvell of Bryan, TX, and a birdie at the same hole, one stroke back in third place.

Hogan Flight:  Making the best of playing his home course, John Franklin of San Antonio, TX, picked up the win over Houston, TX, traveler Nestor Alvarez.  Alvarez made par on the final hole, the par 5 - 18th to stay one stroke ahead of Jim Puckett of Leander, TX, taking home the showplace finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  With birdies on the par 4 - 2nd and the par 5 - 18th, Steve Wade of Boerne, TX, picked up his third win on tour and second of the season.  Two strokes back, the pair of  Allan Collier of Austin, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 13th and Kerrville, TX, second-time player Jacinto Zambrano, with two birdies on his round, shared the runner-up finish.

Sarazen Flight:  San Antonio, TX, tour member Xavier Bardy, with a birdie on the par 5 - 5th, went +3 on the front nine to pick up his twelfth win on tour and first since June 2017.  One stroke back, Tommy Mobley of San Marcos, TX, finished alone in the runner-up spot, two strokes clear of the pair of John Maywald of Boerne, TX, and Odessa, TX, member Norm Gosselin, both win a birdie on the cards, finishing in third.

Jones Flight:  Phil Lewis of San Antonio, TX, despite taking a ten on the par 5 - 8th, rebounded with a +3 on the back, finishing with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th to pick up the win.  For Lewis, it was his fifth Championship on tour and second of the season.  Two strokes back, Burnett, TX, player Michael Page, with a birdie on the par 4 - 17th, finished in the runner-up spot, with Greg Singhaus of New Braunfels, TX, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Mico, TX, member Charles Mielak, picked up his third win of the season and eighth on tour.  Three strokes back, Dan O'Shea of Copperas Cove, TX, carded his fourth runner-up finish of the season and third in as many attempts.  Two strokes back of O'Shea, first-year player Jack Iglesias of Killeen, TX,  with a birdie on the par 4 - 17th took home the third place honors.





SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($52/each)  1 -- Reagan Rothe, Castroville, TX; Jim Puckett, Leander, TX; Kevin Fontenot, Corpus Christi, TX; Jack Iglesias, Killeen, TX; Jim Price, San Antonio, TX; Tres Paxton, Boerne, TX; John Maywald, Boerne, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($53/each)  3 -- Reagan Rothe, Castroville, TX.

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  ($37/each)  2 -- Kevin Fontenot, Corpus Christi, TX; Jacinto Zambrano, Kerrville, TX. 1 -- Jim Puckett, Leander, TX; Allan Collier, Austin, TX; Steve Wade, Boerne, TX.

Sarazen:  ($50/each)  2 -- Preston Moxcey, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Tres Paxton, Boerne, TX; John Maywald, Boerne, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($106/each)  1 -- Paul Ray, Midland, TX; Bill Russell, San Antonio, TX; Jim Price, San Antonio, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$83/each:  #3 -  Marvin Hill - 14' 9";  #6 -  Steve DiPaola - 14' 2";  #12 -  Joe Tyson - 10' 9";  #15 -  Joe Tyson - 11' 4".




NEXT UP:

Houston Tour - High Meadow Ranch hosts the Masters @ Magnolia on Saturday, May 5th. Sold out and closed.  Don't miss the next event at Bay Oaks Country Club, for the South Houston Championship on Monday, May 21st.  Entries close on Friday, May 11th.

Dallas Tour - Fairview Classic at Heritage Ranch on Sunday, May 6th, is closed and sold out.  The rescheduled event from March at Indian Creek, on Saturday, May 12th and the Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge on Saturday, May 19th are both sold out but have waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Tour -  The Memorial Day weekend, event at Vaaler Creek, in Blanco on Saturday, May 26th is always a big draw.  Be sure to register early, the deadline is Friday, May 18th at 11:59PM CST.



Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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

River Crossing on Masters Sunday

Scott R Chilcutt, Spring Branch, TX (April 8, 2018)  Hill Country Tour players, took on The River Crossing Club located just south of the Guadalupe River crossing under State Highway 281 north of San Antonio.  Contested on the final round of the Masters, the event could be the final run at the Club for the AM Tour, as they plan to go completely private on June 1st, a plan that could ax us from the schedule.  

While some players had the DVR's set and were waiting to get home to see the action, others had no problem watching in the clubhouse after the round.   Cool temperatures started they event but as the sun came out, and winds stayed down, the day was beautiful.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $460, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $7,220 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Copperas Cove, TX, player Robert Lippert continued his stellar play on Sunday.  Lippert, with four birdies on his round, picked up his third win in four attempts on the season and twenty-first on tour.  Over the four tournament rounds on the 2018 season, Rusty, is a combined total +3, with twelve birdies.  Back only one stroke making the turn, second place finisher, Mark Miller, from nearby Spring Branch, TX, put a couple of birdies on the card over the final nine holes, but just couldn't keep pace for the win.  San Antonio, TX, member Nicholas Chenausky, rounded out the top three, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th at his first event on tour.

Palmer Flight:  Jason Levelle of San Antonio, TX, had a two-stroke advantage making the turn, but ran into another San Antonio player, Rene Realme.  Realme played the final nine in -1, with three birdies, but that wasn't quite enough after Levelle, birdied the final two holes to force sudden death.  Back to the course, Realme would par the first playoff hole for the Championship.  For Realme, it was his third win at The River Crossing Club, all coming in different flights, his second in as many attempts on the season and fifteenth on tour.  Round Rock, TX, member Jorge Rodriguez rounded out the top three, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Second-time tour player David Skurow of Portland, TX, looked to have things locked up after nine holes but ran into some problems mid back nine.  Skurow, would right the ship with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th, falter again on the 17th but finish out with a four-stroke victory.  San Antonio, TX, member Gary Grizzle, had a tough time on the front but rebounded with a +2 on the back to finish in the runner-up spot.  Traveling Albuquerque, NM, resident, Dan Frampton, rounded out the top three two strokes back of Grizzle.

Hogan Flight:   In the second playoff of the day, San Angelo, TX, the first-time player, Cody Cauley, went -1 over his last three holes to force the sudden death with John Franklin of San Antonio, TX.  Back to the first tee, Franklin would take the championship on the first hole.  Cibolo, TX, member John Schott, finished on stroke back of the pair to finish in the third place position.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Larry Susen of Austin, TX, was tied up making the turn, after two birdies on the front, with San Antonio, TX, member Bob Starkman, a winner his last time out.  Starkman, with a birdie on the over water par 3 - 2nd, could keep pace with Susen on the back nine, settling for the runner-up spot.  For Susen, it was his sixth win on tour and first of the season.  First-time player, Jacinto Zambrano of Kerrville, TX, rounded out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Chris Bryant of Cedar Park, TX, finished early and it looked like he'd walk away with the win, with two birdies on the day and a +8 finish clear of the next in the clubhouse by four strokes.  Then comes the final pairing, when Driftwood, TX, member Jay Mills, adds two birdies on the back to one on the par 4 - 1st to shoot + one on the back to edge out Bryant for the win.  For Mills, it was his third win on tour and first of the season.  Casey Reynolds of Windhorst, TX, took home the third-place finish with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Playoffs continue as a theme for the day, when the trio of Joe Abreo of Bulverde, TX, Abilene, TX, traveler Mackie Crossan and Steve Hamilton of Leander, TX, couldn't settle the score in regulation.  Two of the three would go back to the course for the sudden death after Abreo, left the facility and wouldn't be available for the extra holes.  Hamilton would end up the victor on the first hole of extra frames, picking up his ninth win on tour and second in as many attempts after winning at Delaware Springs.

Jones Flight:  Burnet, TX, player Michael Page, made the turn even with San Angelo, TX player Marvin Hill.  Hill, would make an eagle on the par 4 - 2nd, to take a big lead, but ultimately, relegate himself to the runner-up finish.  Page would become a two-time winner of the season and four-time Champion on tour.  Local, San Antonio, TX, player Phil Lewis would round out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Charles Mielak, of Mico, TX, would become a two-time winner of the season and five-time winner on tour.  Mielak cleared runner-up finisher, Austin, TX, player Delynn Reid by five strokes.  Back of Reid, Ramon Colen of San Antonio, TX, finished in the third place spot.

Senior Snead Flight:  Competing in his nineteenth tournament on tour, Bill Russell of San Antonio, TX, grabbed his first win on tour, one stroke clear of Copperas Cove, TX, member Dan O'Shea.  Three strokes back of the pair, Paul Ray, of Midland, TX, making his second event of the weekend after a cold Saturday on the DFW Tour and Killeen, TX, member Jack Iglesias, shared the third place finish.






SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($116/each)  1 -- Mark Miller, Spring Branch, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; Marvin Hill, San Angelo, TX; Jim Price, San Antonio, TX.

Championship/Palmer/Senior Palmer:  ($45/each)  2 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Mark Miller, Spring Branch, TX; Rodney Baumgartner, Horseshoe Bay, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX.

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  ($85/each)  1 -- Cody Cauley, San Angelo, TX; James Price, Portland, TX; Bob Starkman, San Antonio, TX; Larry Susen, Austin, TX.

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen:  ($45/each)  2 -- Chris Bryant, Cedar Park, TX; Jay Mills, Driftwood, TX. 1 -- Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX; Joe Abreo, Bulverde, TX; Tres Paxton, Boerne, TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX.

Jones:  ($45/each)  1 -- John Stahlschmidt, San Antonio TX; Marvin Hill, San Angelo, TX; Tony Davila, San Antonio, TX; Jim Price, San Antonio, TX.


Snead/Senior Snead:  ($25/each)  2 -- Delynn Reed, Austin, TX; Jack Iglesias, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Joey Butts, League City, Texas; Mark Colwell, Selma, TX; Dan O'Shea, Copperas Cove, TX; Annette Crossan, Abilene, TX.





CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each:  #2 -  Marvin Hill - 3' 8 1/2";  #7 -  Chris Bryant - 4' 7";  #12 - Jeff Bankard - 6' 2";  #15 - Michael Hirsch.



NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour - Fort Worth Championship at Waterchase, on Sunday, April 29th, is sold out, waiting list spots are available before it closes on Friday, April 20th.  Fairview Classic at Heritage Ranch on Sunday, May 6th, still has some spots available and will sell out.  Don't wait for the registration deadline on Friday, April 27th.

Hill Country Tour -  The Golf Club of Texas, will host the Briggs Ranch Championship on Saturday, April 28th.  Entry deadline is Friday, April 20th.

Houston Tour - After a two-event long weekend in Houston starting on Saturday, April 14th in Galveston, ending on Monday, April 16th in Sugar Land, the Houston tour takes a Major Championship break.  Next event available is the Masters @ Magnolia on Saturday, May 5th.  Registrations close on Friday, April 27th.



Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

NW Arkansas Open at Bellavista - April 21st and 22nd.  Spots available, entries close, April 13th.

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  Spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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