Hill Country Tour Opens Season in Round Rock

Scott R Chilcutt, Round Rock, TX (October 21, 2018)  The Fall Challenge - Teravista ended a week, that saw torrential rains causing bridge and damn breaking floods in the Hill Country.  The Hill Country Tour, started the 2019 Points season, high above the low lying areas, at Teravista Golf Club in Round Rock.

While the course, itself, hadn't seen a great deal of rain since the prior Monday, where over 4" was doled out, cloud cover didn't do a lot to dry up the facility during the ensuing days.  The maintenance staff did a wonderful job, getting the course in shape to play, with smooth and fast greens, where really the only exception was the bunkers, too much water simply took them out of play.


RESULTS:

Palmer Flight:  When his club championship was rescheduled, Mike Harkins of Cedar Park, TX, jumped into the field and made the most of it.  With three birdies on the round, Harkins picked up his twelfth win on tour, with only a single stroke to spare.  One back, Carrollton, TX, player Todd Arnold, with consecutive birdies on the par 3 - 15th and par 5 - 16th, picked up the runner-up spot.  John Franklin, of San Antonio, TX, rounded out the top three, with a pair of birdies on the day.

Hogan Flight:  San Antonio, TX, member Les Costales, had the field by four strokes making the turn with the help of three birdies, but couldn't hold up the pace, dropping back to finish third.   Servando Perez, of Cedar Park, TX, five back coming to the clubhouse, would better his front nine performance to tie up the total with San Antonio, TX, member Allan Collier.  Collier with two birdies on the back would use the momentum to win the sudden death playoff over Perez on the first extra hole, the par 4 - 18th.  For Collier, it was his eight Championship on tour and first since the October 2017 Opener at Teravista.

Sarazen Flight:  Traveling Houston Tour member, Kevin Hobbs of Spring, TX, made it look easy. Starting the day with a birdie and then finishing his last three holes at -1, Hobbs picked up his second win on tour.  Six strokes back, Leander, TX, player Chris Byrant, with a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 16th, shared the runner-up finish, with Tommy Mobley of San Marcos, TX.  Mobley, started his day strong with birdies on the first and third holes but fell back to Bryant on the back nine.

Jones Flight:  Charles Watson of Llano, TX, where much of the flooding was wrecking havoc the past week, made the trek east to pick up his eighth win on tour. Watson, with two birdies on his day, holed out from the fairway on the par 4 - 17th for eagle to command a five-stroke advantage. Burnet, TX, player Michael Page, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th, finished in the runner-up spot, with Terry Spencer of nearby Georgetown, TX, rounding out the top three, with consecutive birdies on 15 and 16.

Snead Flight:   Competing on tour since 2009, Gene Hanley of San Antonio, TX, finally broke through to the winner circle.  Hanley, with always a great attitude, made it one for 119, with clearly one of his best scores to date.  Two strokes back, with a birdie on the par 4 9th, Bill Russel of San Antonio, TX, just missed out on the win, five strokes clear of Byran, TX, third place finisher, Richard Schram.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($110/each)  Grizzle, Gary - San Antonio, TX - 2 - Birdie on 4, Birdie on 18.  Harkins, Mike - Cedar Park, TX - 1 - Birdie on 12.

Championship/Palmer:  ($15/each) Grizzle, Gary - San Antonio, TX - 3 - Birdie on 4, Birdie on 7, Birdie on 18.  Harkins, Mike - Cedar Park, TX - 2 - Birdie on 2, Birdie on 12.  Arnold, Todd - Carrollton, TX - 1 - Birdie on 15.  Means, Aaron - Belton, TX - 1 - Par on 3.  Labay, Stephen - Austin, TX - 1 - Par on 8.

Hogan:  ($35/each)  Costales, Les - San Antonio, TX - 2 - Birdie on 1, Birdie on 2.  Collier, Allan - San Antonio, TX - 1 - Birdie on 15. Zambrano, Jacinto - Kerrville, TX - 1 - Birdie on 7.  Umstead, Edward - Boca Raton, FL - 1 - Par on 8.

Sarazen:  ($80/each)  Cobb, Chris - Austin, TX - 1 Par on 12.  Mobley, Tommy - San Marcos, TX - 1 - Birdie on 3.  Helcel, Randy - Lott, TX - 1 - Birdie on 9

Jones/Snead:  ($50/each)  Watson, Charles - Llano, TX - 2 - Birdie on 4, Eagle on 17.  Spencer, Terry - Georgetown, TX - 1 - Birdie on 15.  Huddleston, Keith - Fort Worth, TX - 1 - Birdie on 5.  Quintero, Javier - Houston, TX - 1 - Birdie on 7.  Russell, Bill - San Antonio, TX - 1 - Birdie on 9.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$100/each:  #3 - Gene Hanley - 8' 11";  #7 - Sandy Perez - 12' 8 1/2";  #11 - Chris Cobb - 6' 8";  #15 - Todd Arnold - 4' 10".

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10/27/2018 - Fall Championship - Cypress Lakes - Closed. 

10/28/2018 - Dallas Fall Championship - Golf Club of Dallas - Closed. 

11/2/2018 - Prelude Austin Open - Onion Creek - Closes Friday, October 26th.

11/11/2018 - Veterans Day Championship - Hawks Creek - Closes Friday, November 2nd.

11/17/2018 - Fall Open - Canyon Springs - Closes Friday, November 9th.
11/18/2018 - Fall Challenge - Humble - Tour 18 - Closes Friday, November 9th.
11/24/2018 - Lakes Open - Squaw Valley - Closes Friday, November 16th.
11/25/2018 - North Texas Winter Championship - Apache Links - Closes Friday, November 16th.


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

www.gcamtour.com

Hill Country Tour Crowns Tour Championships - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (August 12, 2018)  The AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, home to the Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour, played host to the first round of the 2018 Hill Country Tour Championship.  Unlike most other TPC layouts, this track uses the natural landscape and ultimate trouble that comes along with the trees and native areas.  Add to that the extremely tough green complexes and it makes for a long, hard day in the Summer heat of the Hill Country.

Then the 2018 Hill Country Tour season ended with a brief downpour and nearly hour-long lightning delay for those not lucky enough to be finished with there round on Sunday at the AT & T Canyon course.  Add to a tough golf challenge, the nerves of National and Senior National Championship qualifications, along with Tour Championship awards, it seemed only fitting that players would need to have the patience to prevail this weekend. 

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  After finishing T7, his first time out at Barton Creek, just two weeks before Pat DiCosimo of San Antonio, TX, made the most of this go round.  DiCosimo, with four birdies on the weekend, finished his final round at -1, for the start to finish win.  Two strokes back after the Saturday round, Copperas Cove, TX, member Rusty Lippert, took five strokes off of his Saturday round on Sunday, with the help of three birdies, but couldn't keep pace with the Champion, finishing four strokes back.  Zach Winkler of Midland, TX, rounded out the top three with four birdies over the 36 hole event.

Palmer Flight:  San Antonio, TX, member Ron Finnerty, came back from a two-stroke deficit after the first day, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 9th to pick up his third win of the season and fifteenth on tour.  Four strokes back after eighteen, Rene Realme of San Antonio, TX, matched his first-day results on the final round with three birdies, to share the runner-up finish with Midland, TX, player Brannon Smith after Smith, who started hot on Saturday with four birdies, came back to the field on Sunday.

Hogan Flight:  Fernando Davila, of San Antonio, TX, off the tour since April 2017, came back with a vengeance to lead from wire to wire for his fourth win on tour.  Davila, with three birdies on the weekend, finished just one stroke clear of The Woodlands, TX, Houston Tour traveler, Rafa Rivera by one stroke.  Rivera, with three birdies of his own on the Championship, cleared third-place finisher, Les Costales of San Antonio, TX, by eight strokes. 

Senior Hogan Flight:  Five strokes out of the lead following his round at the Oaks Course, Steve Wade of Boerne, TX, kicked it into gear on Sunday.  Wade, finished his final round, at +5 for the low flight round of the weekend, with three birdies to win his fourth Championship on tour and fifth on tour.  First-round leader, Rockwall, TX, member Joesph Roy, with a pair of birdies on the weekend, slid into the runner-up finish, while Scott Striegel of Southlake, TX, took twelve strokes off his first-round finish to jump up the leaderboard to round out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Knotted up after the first round at the Oaks Course, Larry Atchley of Kyle, TX, and San Marcos, TX, member Tommy Mobley finished in the one-two spots, with Mobley coming out on top for his second win on his first season on tour.  Three strokes out of second place, Houston Tour traveler, Joe Michetti, another player to take twelve strokes off his first round total, jumped into sole position of the last podium spot.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Houston Tour player, Jim Craig of San Felipe, TX, took a big lead into the final round and never looked back.  Craig, with four birdies during the event, finished four strokes clear for his fourth win of the season and second in as many attempts after taking the Championship at The Texas Classic at Barton Creek.  In the second place spot after the first round at The Oaks, fellow Houston Tour traveler, Bruce LeGrand fought back for a few strokes but could make up the difference finishing in the runner-up spot.  Rounding out the top three, Abilene, TX, member Mackie Crossan, was low found on Sunday to jump up the leaderboard.

Jones Flight:  Georgetown, TX, player Evan Kirkpatrick, took a comfortable three-stroke advantage into the final round on Sunday, with a birdie on the round.  Kirkpatrick would add another birdie on an eagle three at the par 5 - 12th to pick up his second win on tour and first of the season.  DFW Tour traveler, Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX, with two birdies on Sunday, finished, in the runner-up spot, with San Antonio, TX, member Larry Harper rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Pete Acosta of Alamo, TX, extended his one-stroke lead after eighteen holes, to seven-strokes and a certain, Flight Promotion, on Sunday.  For Acosta, it was his fourth win in his first year on tour.  Selma, TX, player Mark Colwell, with a birdie on the par 4 - 11th on Saturday, took home the runner-up finish, with Dan O'Shea of Copperas Cove, TX, taking the third and final podium spot.






SKINS:
Round 1:

Giant SKINS:  ($70/each)  1 -- Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX; Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; Rich Fox, Peoria, AZ; Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Brannon Smith, Midland, TX; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX; Steve Wade, Boerne, TX; Zack Winkler, Midland, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($68/each)  2 -- Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Zack Winkler, Midland, TX. 1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX.

Hogan:  ($52/each)  3 -- Rafa Rivero, The Woodlands, TX. 1 -- Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; Brian Gow, Mansfield, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($28/each)  2 -- Steve Wade, Boerne, TX. 1 -- L C Alexander, Fort Worth, TX; Dale Fuhr, Missouri City, TX; Manny Martinez, Ranger, TX; Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX.

Sarazen:  ($44/each)  1 -- Xavier Bardy, San Antonio, TX; Michael Betzale, Live Oak, TX; Tim Davis, Yukon, OK; Tommy Mobley, San Marcos, TX; Bill Speck, Corpus Christi, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($22/each)  4 -- Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX. 2 -- Rich Fox, Peoria, AZ. 1 -- Bruce LeGrand, Houston, TX; Tres Paxton, Boerne, TX.

Jones:  ($31/each)  2 -- Marvin Hill, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Tony Davila, San Antonio, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX; Evan Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, TX; Gregg Singhaus, New Braunfels, TX; John Stahlschmidt, San Antonio TX.

Snead:  ($40/each)  2 -- Mark Colwell, Selma, TX. 1 -- Pete Acosta, Alamo, TX; Ramon Colen, San Antonio, TX; Charles Mielak, Mico, TX; Bill Russell, San Antonio, TX.



Round 2:

Giant SKINS:  ($150/each)  2 -- Steve Wade, Boerne, TX. 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($55/each)  2 -- Pat DiCosimo, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Kevin Burkett, Portland, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; John Williamson, Tolar, TX.

Hogan:  ($48/each)  3 -- Rafa Rivero, The Woodlands, TX. 1 -- Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; James Price, Portland, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($25/each)  3 -- Steve Wade, Boerne, TX. 1 -- L C Alexander, Fort Worth, TX; Allan Collier, Austin, TX; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX; Timothy VanLandingham, Portland, TX.

Sarazen:  ($25/each)  1 -- Larry Atchley, Kyle, TX; Michael Betzale, Live Oak, TX; Tim Davis, Yukon, OK; C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX; Kendall Hisey, Cedar Park, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX; Bill Speck, Corpus Christi, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($35/each)  3 -- Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX; Tres Paxton, Boerne, TX.

Jones:  ($110/each)  1 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Evan Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, TX.

Snead:  ($34/each)  1 -- Ramon Colen, San Antonio, TX; Annette Crossan, Abilene, TX; Gene Hanley, San Antonio, TX; Jack Iglesias, Killeen, TX; Charles Mielak, Mico, TX; Jim Price, San Antonio, TX; Bill Russell, San Antonio, TX.





CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

Round 1:

$170/each:  #3 - Rich Fox - HOLE IN ONE;  #7 - Jason Leavelle - 5' 6";  #13 - Scott Striegel - 6' 8 1/2";  #16 - Bill Russell - 2' 8".

Round 2:

$170/each:  #4 - Rusty Lippert - 8' 8";  #8 - Keith McKelvy - 2' 10";  #13 - Gabe Brisco - 6' 1";  #16 - Bill Speck - 2' 5".





NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Season Closes With Tour Championship Month!


Houston Tour -  The Houston Tour Championship at Woodforest, with arguably the best greens in Texas,  on August 18th and 19th.  Entry closes on Friday, August 10th. 

Dallas Tour -   Back to Bridlewood in Flower Mound for the DFW Tour Championship, on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 25th.  SOLD OUT with waiting list spots available.  

National and Senior National Championships coming up in September in California.

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

Tune-Up for the Texas Classic - Championship @ Falconhead

Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX, (July 27, 2018)    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 80 of the 98 players in the event starting a three, in three day weekend. 

The heat was the beginning of what was to come along the Canyons and Foothills of Barton Creek over the weekend.  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 $700, with Texas Tour events total raised to $20,120 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight: First-year players dominate the top three at Falconhead. San Antonio, TX, player Ricky Agosto, went out at -1 with two birdies and made the turn coming to the clubhouse with another birdie, to finish + 1 - 73 for his second win on tour.  On stroke back, Sean Murray of Bandera, TX, with four birdies on his round, three on the back nine, charged up the leaderboard for his best finish, of the season, with Plano, TX, member Peter Hagen, two back of Murray, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 9th.

Palmer Flight:  The pair of Rodney Baumgartner of Horseshoe Bay, TX, with three birdies and San Antonio, TX, member Ron Finnerty, with two of his own, both had very colorful scorecards.  The only thing that mattered was they finished the round at the top of their flight.  Back to the par 4 - 10th for the playoff it would only take one in the sudden death for Finerty to pick up his fifteenth win on tour and second of the season.  Two strokes back of the leaders, Stephen Labay of Austin, TX, and Round Rock, TX, resident Jorge Rodriguez, shared the third place honors.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Tour travelers take the top spots in the Senior Palmer Flight.  With two birdies on his round, Middletown, OH, resident Gary Cobb, grabbed his first win of the season and seventeenth on tour.  Four strokes back, Michael Foster of Catoosa, OK finished in the runner-up spot, with Baton Rouge, LA, member, Jerry Goss, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 -4th and Steve Case of Macon, GA, sharing the third place finish.

Hogan Flight:  Tampa, FL, traveler William Dawsey, with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st, commanded his first tour win of the season.  Dawsey, starting in the Snead Flight in 2011, has now progressed three flights to pick up the fifteenth win of his career.  Five strokes back, DFW Tour member, Michael Schmidt of Rowlett, TX, finished in the second place spot, all alone, with York, Ontario, player Jeff Lundy and Shawn Whitaker of Lewisville, TX, sharing the final showplace honors.

Senior Hogan Flight:  A third of the flight ends up in a sudden-death playoff with four players headed back to the par 4 - 10th.  Ken Johnson of Carrollton, TX, and Austin, TX, member Alan Collier were the first out at the tenth, then Paul Atkinson of Bryan, TX, was able to finalize the finish, over Duluth, GA, player Winston Robinson.  Atkinson, with two birdies in regulation, picked up his second win, in his first season on tour.

Sarazen Flight:  Outgoing Arkansas Tour Director, Steve Rutherford of Bentonville, AR, recently relocated to NE Missouri, with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st, picked up his first win of the season and fifth on tour, in limited play because of those Director duties. San Marco, TX, member Tommy Mobley, with a birdie on the par 3 - 11th, shared the third place finish, with Xavier Bardy of San Antonio, TX.

Senior Sarazen Flight:   Abilene, TX, member Mackie Crossan (not to be confused with Crosson), with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th,  snarred his fifth win of the season and seventh on tour.  With strong finishes of late, Bob Moreau of Rockwall, TX, with a birdie on the same par 5 - 14th, finished two strokes back, with Leawood, KS, traveler Michael Roane, and two birdies on his day, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  2017 Hill Country Tour Player of the Year, Charles Watson of Llano, TX,  nearly ran away from the field, with a five-stroke advantage.  For Watson, it was his second win of the season and sixth on tour.  Sharing the runner-up honors it was, Ian Maggiacomo of Somerset, MA, with a birdie on the par 5 - 12th, and Conroe, TX, player Allen Gumpenberger. 

Senior Jones Flight:  A day full of playoffs, continue when Neil Macdonald of Huntsville, TX, and San Antonio, TX, player Phil Lewis couldn't settle the score in regulation after matching each other's scores on both nine holes.  Back to the course for the sudden death playoff, Lewis would prevail for his eighth win on tour and fifth of the points season.  Larry Harper, of San Antonio, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 11th, finished just one stroke out of the playoff for the third-place finish.

Snead Flight:  Houston, TX, player Blake Barnes, picked up his National Championship qualifying third win on the season.  Barnes, along with runner-up finisher, Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, likely to get their additional qualifications through promotions at the beginning of August took the top two spots.  Two strokes back of Latham, Mike Murphy of Corrigan, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th, rounded out the top three.






SKINS:

Skins GIANT:  ($240/each)  1 -- Sean Murry, Bandera, TX; Ron Finnerty, San Antonio, TX; Garrett Dick, Houston, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($25/each)  3 -- Ricky Agosto, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Andrew Williams, College Station, TX; Sean Murray, Bandera, TX; Rodney Baumgartner, Horseshoe Bay, TX; Anthony Desouza, Cypress, TX; Ron Finnerty, San Antonio, TX; John Knight, McAllen, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($15/each)  2 -- Steve Case, Macon, GA; Gary Cobb, Middletown, OH; Michael Foster, Catoosa, OK. 1 -- Mark Collett, Ludlow, KY; Jerry Goss, Baton Rouge, LA.

Hogan/Senior:  ($80/each)  1 -- Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Paul Atkinson, Bryan, TX; Michael Schmidt, Rowlett, TX; Marshall Durrett, Austin, TX; William Dawsey, Tampa, FL.

Sarazen:  ($35/each)  2 -- Garrett Dick, Houston, TX. 1 -- Steve Rutherford, Bentonville, AR; Matt Larson, Spring, TX; Jay Mills, Driftwood, TX; Tommy Mobley, San Marcos, TX; Judy Harris, Abilene, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($80/each)  1 -- Ralph Justiz, Edmond, OK; Bob Koch, Shiprock, NM; Vance Lakey, Hamlin, TX.

Jones/Senior Jones:  ($45/each)  2 -- Evan Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, TX. 1 -- Charles Ackerman, New Caney, TX; Larry Harper, San Antonio, TX; Randy Adcock, Austin, TX; Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX; Ian Maggiacomo, Somerset, MA; John Grossenbacher, Austin, TX.


Snead:  ($25/each)  2 -- Mike Murphy, Corrigan, TX. 1 -- Blake Barnes, Houston, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Jack Iglesias, Killeen, TX; Jennifer Grothaus, Abilene, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$177/each:  #4 - Jerry Goss - 2' 8";  #8 - Ricky Agosto - 1';  #11 - Steve Rutherford - 5' 4 1/2";  #16 - Randy Helcel - 9' 1".




NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Season Closes With Tour Championship Month!


Hill Country Tour -  Ready for a true test of your game?  TPC San Antonio and the AT&T Oaks Course and AT&T Canyons Course will host the Hill Country Tour Championship, to be held on Saturday, August 11th and Sunday, August 12th.  REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS Friday, August 3rd. 

Houston Tour -  The Houston Tour Championship at Woodforest, with arguably the best greens in Texas,  on August 18th and 19th.  Entry closes on Friday, August 10th. 


Dallas Tour -   Back to Bridlewood in Flower Mound for the DFW Tour Championship, on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 25th.  Close to a sell out already, registrations will close on Friday, August 17th.   

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

Storms Early Cause Delay to Prelude - Hill Country Classic

Scott R Chilcutt, San Antonio, TX (July 6, 2018)  The Hill Country Golf Club at the Hyatt Hill Country came back on the schedule for the Prelude - Hill Country Classic tune-up before the Major Championship at LaCantera.

Early morning waves of rain, created roadblocks on the starting holes, with creeks over the banks and alternative plans became necessary.  With an already, one hour delay scheduled, we had to swap starting holes, just to keep that close.  Sloppy, cart paths only, added to an already difficult, tree-lined course, then add two more storms, guaranteed a long day for the competitors from around the country.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $550, with Texas Tour events total raised to $17,170 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Playing in his second event on tour, San Antonio, TX, and Southwestern Univerity Senior, Sutherland Stith, picked up the Championship.  With three birdies on the day, Stith outlasted Keith McKelvy of Granbury, TX, and Castroville, TX, player Reagan Rothe tied up in the runner-up spot.  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, McKelvey, looked to be out of it, running into trouble on the par 4 -16th but charged back with three birdies after making the turn to bring it back to a share of the second-place finish, with Rothe, carding a birdie on the par 5 - 15th.   

Palmer Flight:  Al Campo of Deer Park, TX, and San Antonio, TX, player Matt Lovell, matched the first nine-hole scores, both with birdies on the par 5 - 15th.  Lovell then added another birdie on the par 4 - 5th, which proved to be just enough to pick up his first win of the season and second on tour.  One stroke back, Campo, took the runner-up spot, five strokes clear of third-place finisher, Jeff Bankard of Dallas, TX.

Hogan Flight:  In the first combined Open/Senior Flight, that wasn't covered by an Open Player, Houston Senior Hogan Flight player Dale Fuhr, of Missouri City, TX, covered the young guys with the help of two birdies on the round.  Fuhr, with a win at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, his last time out, picked up his fourth win on tour all coming this season.  Two strokes back, Houston, TX, player John Harcrow, finished in the runner-up spot, with Corpus Christi, TX, player Kevin Fontenot and Allan Collier, of Austin, TX, sharing the third-place honors.

Sarazen Flight:  Montgomery, TX, player Joe Michetti, made the most of two birdies on his round to edge out, Joe Luman of Odessa, TX, with two birdies of his own, by one stroke.  For Michetti, it was his second win of the season and eleventh on tour.  One stroke back of second, San Marcos, TX, member Tommy Mobley, with a birdie on the par 3 - 3rd, rounded out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Mackie Crossan, of Abilene, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour and fourth of the points season.  Crossan, with four birdies on his day, cleared second place finisher, Robert Hayter of  Houston, TX, by three strokes.  Hayter, with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th, secured his runner-up finish by four strokes over Leewood, WA, traveler, Mike Lee taking home the showplace finish.

Jones Flight:  Abilene, TX, member Kevin Crosson, became a five-time winner on tour, with four of them coming this season.  Six strokes back, Garrett Tidman of Little Elm, TX, secured his second runner-up finish on the season to go with a win, last fall by three strokes over Houston, TX, member Artis Stewart.

Senior Jones Flight:  Playing in his second event on tour, Charles Ackerman of New Caney, TX, carded a birdie on the par 4 - 13th to pick up his first win.  Seven strokes back, San Antonio, TX, resident Phil Lewis, with a birdie of his own on the par 3 - 8th, grabbed the second place spot, two strokes clear of fellow San Antonio, TX, member Steve DiPaolo.  DiPaolo matched the birdie by Lewis on the par 3 - 8th and added another at the par 5 - 4th.

Snead Flight:  Houston, TX, member Blake Barnes, a winner at his home course at Bay Oaks, in May, picked up his second win on the season.  Four strokes back, Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, took home the second place honors, with Midland, TX, traveler Paul Ray using a birdie on the par 4 - 10th to round out the top three. 





SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($155/each)  1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; Anthony Encinias, Santee, CA; Blake Barnes, Houston, TX; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($56/each)  1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX; Anthony Encinias, Santee, CA; Brian Frazier, Kingwood, TX.

Hogan:  ($60/each)  1 -- Steve Holland, Bastrop, TX; Cody Cauley, San Angelo, TX; Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX; Kirby Rogers, Muldrow, OK.

Sarazen:  ($26/each)  2 -- Steve Rutherford, Bentonville, AR; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX. 1 -- Tommy Mobley, San Marcos, TX; Matt Larson, Spring, TX; Michael Betzale, Live Oak, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($35/each)  2 -- Michael Hardegree, Wichita Falls TX; Mackie Crossan, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Greg Faubion, Richmond, TX; Andre Fitzpatrick, Weatherford, TX; Robert Hayter, Houston, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.

Jones/Senior Jones:  ($31/each)  3 -- Rodolfo Pichardo, Bonao, DR. 1 -- Phil Lewis, San Antonio, TX; Charles Ackerman, New Caney, TX; Michael Grant, Huntsville, AL; Steve DiPaola, San Antonio, TX.

Snead:  ($27/each)  2 -- Jack Iglesias, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Ron McGinty, Humble, TX; Annette Crossan, Abilene, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Blake Barnes, Houston, TX; Paul Ray, Midland, TX; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX.





CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$152/each:  #3 - Joe Michetti - 7' 3";  #8 - Matt Larson - 3' 5";  #14 - Chris Bryant - 5' 5";  #17 - Mark Kirby - 11' 7".




NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -   Don't miss the registration deadline to get on the waiting list for the DFW Open Championship @ The Tribute on Saturday, July 21st, SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Tour -   Back in action at Falconhead Golf Club for the Championship at Falconhead leading up to the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, to be held on Friday, July 27th.  Only a few spots remaining and will certainly sell out prior to the July 20th registration deadline.

Houston Tour -  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 CLOSED, but a few spots still available.   Making our way to Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club on Sunday, July 22nd for the Katy Open Championship.  Entries close on Friday, July 13th. 

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

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list 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