Wester Masters - PGA West

Dallas PLAYERS at the WESTERN MASTERS


Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (March 30, 2011)  Seven Dallas Tour members head to the "Western Home of Golf in America", PGA West, the site of the 2011 National Championship, to TUNE UP for the National Championship and compete in the Western Masters.


Good luck to all the players heading West!


Senior Championship Flight:  (9 players)
Marshall Morgan - Odessa, TX

Palmer Flight: (39 players)
Ivan Zweig - Dallas, TX

Hogan Flight: (35 players) 
Ben Burney - Amarillo, TX

Senior Hogan Flight: (44 players)
Michael Hardegree - Wichita Falls, TX

Senior Sarazen Flight: (36 players)
Jimmy Boehm - Hillsboro, TX
Derek Drake - Wichita Falls, TX

Senior Snead Flight: (11 players)
Larry Tolson - McKinney, TX

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com/dallas

Champions Circle Classic - Recap

A Test of Patience!

Scott R Chilcutt, Fort Worth, TX (March  26, 2011) Nestled between Texas Motor Speedway and Alliance Airport, The Golf Club at Champions Circle would get the best of many.   Or was it the ever changing gusting winds?  Or was it the road closures and construction on 114, a route that many east of the course would have to take?  In the end it took two flight playoffs and eleven flight champions were awarded with over a third of the 92 that took to the course carried home gift cards for the effort.

Just a few short weeks earlier, Sanger, TX Steve Killion had asked about a potential flight change.  While the trend was looking like he may qualify for the move any idea of that happening was erased with a season low round, 80 taking the Tournament Champion Trophy.

Results:

Championship Flight:  20 year old Enrique Fuhlage from Dallas picked up his first Am Tour win bookending his round with birdies on 1 and 18, with another on the tough par 3-15th.  The birdie on the 18th would be the deciding factor as he finished one stroke ahead of 2nd place finisher, Southlake's Justin Lee.  Kevin Williams from Odessa would finish two strokes back from Lee after making a charge with a back nine two over par.

Palmer Flight:  Garland, TX Michael Edwards picked up his 2nd win of the season over current points leader Ivan Zweig from Dallas by 3 strokes.  Zweig, with a messy scorecard over the first 11 holes, made a comeback going even par over the final 7 holes but wasn't able to catch Edwards.  With a 1st, 2nd and now 3rd place finish this year, Lewisville's Randy Sellers would have to settle for the show spot.





Senior Palmer Flight:  Michael Morgan from Shreveport, LA took home the top honors firing a 6 over par 78 with 3 birdies and 11 pars along the way. California transplant Bob Vesely would finish 2nd, two strokes back in his first tournament with the Dallas Tour.  Fort Worth's, Larry Huppert to the final podium finish with a birdie on the 18th hole. 

Hogan Flight: In our first Hogan pairing of the day, Flower Mound's Mony Fisher and Brack Blackwood from Grandbury would have to wait for the 16 player field to finish before heading back to the 1st tee for our first playoff of the day. Both players finished with birdies to stay tied at 78 and Fisher would go on win the 1st playoff hole to take his first win since last October.  In his first event on the tour newcomer, Wade Shaw from Kauffman would also birdie the 18th hole to stay clear of 4th place by one stroke.

Senior Hogan Flight: Points leader, Alto's Nicky Baugh would take the first win of his Am Tour career by one stroke over Stephen Hozie from Plano. Abilene traveler, Ed Dye finished in the 3rd spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Bedford's, George Peddy parred the final two holes to force a three way playoff with Richard Marr from The Colony and John Morrissey from Dallas.  Morrissey fearing return delays on Highway 114, left the other two to have it out.  Peddy prevailed on the 1st playoff hole to take his second win of the season.  Gabriel Briscoe of Mesquite finished in 4th only one stroke back.

Senior Sarazen Flight: In his first win on the AM Tour, Sanger, TX Steve Killion did it in a big way finishing the back nine in 3 over par and winning the flight by 10 strokes over Bob Moreau from Plano.  Red Oak's David McCasland rounded out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Lewisville's Shawn Whitaker birided the 9th and 18th holes but it wasn't enough to force a playoff with two time 2011 winner Ricky Gates from Arlington who took the trophy by a stroke. First time player Bob Holmok from Coffeeville finished in third.

Senior Jones Flight:  With an eagle on the 18th after birdieing the 17th hole Lantana, TX, Barry Gray grabs his 3rd win of the 2011 points season by 5 strokes over Bob Eustice of Garland.  Eustice was one of the many players caught up in 114 traffic, started off a little ragged but finished with a birdie on the final hole to stay ahead of Ron Hardy from Lewisville.

Snead Flight:   New member Kevin Cunningham from Little Elm, TX shot an 88 to take home his first tournament win over 2011 Major winners Nick Easen (Texas Open) from Keller and Frisco's Lale Esquivel (Winter Championship).

Senior Snead Flight:  Arkansas Tour player, Pat Cashin from Dora, MO took home the hardware firing a 93 staying clear of Fort Worth's Douglas Pritchett. Three time 2011 winner, Gary Meyers finished in the 3rd spot.

SKINS:

Championship:
2 -- Enrique Fuhlage. 1 -- Laser Lammons; Justin Lee; Kevin Williams.
Palmer:
3 -- Ivan Zweig; Michael Edwards. 2 -- Clay Johnston. 1 -- Randy Sellers.
Senior Palmer:
3 -- Michael Morgan. 2 -- Bob Vesely. 1 -- Kem Albritton; Larry Huppert.
Hogan:
2 -- Steve Smith. 1 -- Brack Blackwood; Monty Fisher; Patrick Gent; Tim Williams.
Senior Hogan:
6 -- Stephen Hozie. 5 -- Ed Dye
Sarazen
1 -- John Morrissey; Caleb Brown; George Peddy.
Senior Sarzen:
6-- Steve Killion. 1-- Drew Brooks; Jerrell Neely; David McCasland
Jones/SR Jones:
3 -- Barry Gray; Burnie Rodgers. 1 -- Don Freitag; Ricky Gates; Yogi Schornick.
Snead/SR Snead:
2 -- Lale Esquivel; Douglas Pritchett. 1 -- Francisco Vazquez; Pat Cashin.


For a complete list of results CLICK HERE

Next up – Tribute Open, April 23rd followed by the Challenge at the Cliffs on May 14th.

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour

Notice to Contestants - Champions Circle Classic

Saturday, March 26^th, 2011

The Golf Club At Champions Circle

 

NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS

This competition shall be governed by the current USGA Rules of Golf. The following Local Rules & Definitions shall also be in effect. Disregard all Local Rules & Definitions posted in the golf shop or on the course scorecard. Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach for a local rule or condition is two strokes.

TEEING GROUNDS:     

Championship / Palmer  – BLACK   

Senior Palmer / Hogan / Sarazen – GOLD

SR Hogan/ SR Sarazen /Jones / SR Jones / Snead / SR Snead – WHITE

Play will be from the designated tee markers and not necessarily the scorecard yardages.

Dallas Players on stage at the Texas Open

Video from the Texas Open @ Horseshoe Bay

Coyote Ridge Challenge - Recap

March Winds Continue to Howl!

Scott R Chilcutt, Carrollton, TX (March  13, 2011) The wind greeted players at the Coyote Ridge Challenge on Sunday and looked to be a key ingredient in the tournament.  Log jams on the front nine at the 4th through 6th holes appeared to be a preamble to a slow day of golf but In the end the back nine, while playing considerably harder, opened the field and the pace.  GPS monitors on the golf carts recorded early rounds at 4:30 and the last rounds at 5:12 and we thank, not only the tournament committee, but the players for those times.


48 year old, Shawn Whitaker from Lewisville took home the Tournament Champion trophy with a net one under par.  Whitaker who plays out of Coyote Ridge sat out the 2010 season with the Golf Channel Am Tour and is back with a vengeance, winning both his flight and the "side game" tournament champion award.


Results:

Championship Flight –  Bryan Walsh from Weatherford, TX hasn't played with the Am Tour since a round in 2009 at Innisbrook is now TWO for TWO on the Dallas Tour taking his 2nd win of the season over Rockwall's Andrew Morsinkhoff.  Walsh had to birdie the 18th hole to make it a one shot victory over Morsinkhoff and two strokes clear of Kevin Williams from Odessa. 

Palmer Flight – Tulsa native, now residing in Lewisville, Randy Sellers won his first tournament in only two tries  over 2010 Palmer Callaway Order of Merit Champion, Michael Edwards from Garland. Sellers shot 2 over par on the back nine to win by a stroke with Clay Johnston from Dallas finishing out the top three.

Senior Palmer Flight - Kem Albritton from RIchardson, TX took his 2nd win of the 2011 points season with a two stroke cushion over Dallas resident Jim Cochran.   Robert Palmer from Tyler started out strong with birdies on the 2nd and 4th holes but ran into trouble at the 9th and could not get it back in contention finished third. 

Hogan Flight – In the largest flight of the day, with 17 players, visiting Houston player, Steve Smith from The Woodlands fired a solid 9 over par 81 to take home his first win of the season over another visitor, Ryan Cummings from Stillawater, OK by one stroke.  Cummings slammed in an eagle two on the par 4 - 5th from 150 yards but couldn't get it back to the lead after some mid round penalty strokes.   McKinney's, MD Hudon birdied the #6 and #8 holes and finished a close third with Jason Krumbholz, aslo from McKinney rounding out the top 4.

Sarazen Flight –  After narrowly avoiding a score card disqualification, Dave Ducray from Plano finished two strokes ahead of Ryan Hise from Melissa and Lewisville's Caleb Brown tied for 2nd. Ducray birdied 11 and 17 to stay ahead of the pair and Hise also birdied the par 4-17th to knot it up with Brown.  In his second visit to the Dallas Tour, Playa Del Rey, CA player Tony Anderson finished 4th.  Anderson started off hot  and was just one under par after 8 holes but ran into trouble around the turn and couldn't make up the deficit.

Senior Sarazen Flight – In his first tournament on the tour, Azle, TX's Drew Brooks beat out Plano's, Bob Moreau and Steve Killion from Sanger.  Brooks came out of the gate strong with a birdie on the first hole and overcame a 14 on the par 5 10th to stay clear of Moreau to three strokes.

Jones Flight – Shooting 4 over par on the front with a birdie on 4th hole, Lewisville's Shawn Whitaker weathered a tough back nine to hang on to his first win of the season over Ricky Gates from Arlington.  Tied going to the 15th hole, the ever steady Gates bogied in, while Whitaker finished the final 4 holes in two over par.  Newcomer Don Freitag from rounded out the top three. 

Senior Jones Flight - Under the weather, Burnie Rodgers from Haslet recorded his third win of the season over Luis O Storm, II from Whitney by a single shot.  Rodgers would have to par the 18th hole from the 17th fairway to keep the lead.  Lantana, TX's Barry Gray would hang on to a 3rd place finish after a tough back nine.

Snead Flight – After traveling to Majors in Puerto Rico and Horseshoe Bay, Fort Worth's Doug Pritchett made the best of his return to the Dallas tour with his first win of the season.  Pritchett a multi event winner during the spring of 2010 bested Bill Hendrix from Flower Mound.  Hendrix has now finished 2nd in his 4th tournament in a row including National Championship qualification from Horseshoe Bay.  Judge Solomon from Glenn Heights rounded out the top three in only his second event on the tour.






SKINS:

Championship/Palmer:
2 -- Bryan Walsh.
1 -- Laser Lammons; Andrew Morsinkhoff; Michael Edwards; Korbin Mehaffey; Randy Sellers.
Senior Palmer:
2 -- Kem Albritton; Danny Nicholls.
1 -- Jim Cochran.
Hogan:
2 -- Ryan Cummings; Patrick Gent; Ed Dye.
1 -- Todd Barfield; Steve Smith; Ronald Martin; Gregory Stairs.
Sarazen/SR Sarzen:
2 -- Chris Gassaway.
1 -- Tony Anderson; Caleb Brown; Bert Beal; Ryan Hise.
Jones/SR Jones:
3 -- Burnie Rodgers.
2 -- Shawn Whitaker.
1 -- Ken Benjamin; Bob Eustice; Paul Festa; Ricky Gates.
Snead:
3 -- Bill Hendrix.
2 -- Scott Bundrick; Judge Solomon.
1 -- Kevin Cunningham; Douglas Pritchett; Garrett Tidman.




For a complete list of results CLICK HERE

Next up – Tribute Open, April 23rd followed by the Challenge at the Cliffs on May 14th.

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour

Notice to Contestants - Coyote Ridge Challenge

Coyote Ridge Challenge

Sunday, March 13^th, 2011

Coyote Ridge Golf Club

 

NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS

This competition shall be governed by the current USGA Rules of Golf. The following Local Rules & Definitions shall also be in effect. Disregard all Local Rules & Definitions posted in the golf shop or on the course scorecard. Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach for a local rule or condition is two strokes.

4 for 11 - DFW Players Bring Home the Hardware



Marshall Morgan
Championship Flight Champion



Scott R Chilcutt, Horseshoe Bay, TX (March 6, 2011)  Over 180 players took to the beautiful Horseshoe Bay Resort over the weekend with National Championship qualifications in mind.  Battling the winds and cold temperatures on Saturday that gave way to the light breezes and sunny skies on Sunday those spots were still up for grabs as the players made the turn for the final nine holes.

 In the end, DFW Tour members brought home 4 champion trophies and another 3 came home with National Championship qualifications (top 3 in majors automatically qualify).



Danny Nicholls
Senior Palmer Flight Champion



Marshall Morgan - Odessa, TX brought home the trophy in the Championship Flight after a birdie on the 3rd hole of a playoff with John Jeffrey. 

Ivan Zweig - of Dallas finsihed 3rd qualfied for the Nationals in the Palmer Flight.  Ivan birdied the 14th and 18th and 1st holes to stay ahead of Keller, TX Guy Nichols who finished 4th just two shots back.

Danny Nicholls from Mansfield fired a tournament tying low round 77 to take the Senior Palmer Championship.



George Peddy
Sarazen Flight Champion



Sitting in the 4th spot after the opening round, George Peddy caught up with the field on Sunday to take the Sarazen Flight Championship.  Peddy a repeat Texas Open Champion, last won the event in 2009 at Castle Hills.

A two / three finish for Dallas in the Senior Snead Flight, Bill Hendrix of Flower Mound and Larry Tolson of McKinney both got there invitations to the National Championships.

Keller, TX, Nick Easen took a lead to the hotel on Saturday night and held on for the Snead Flight Championship and his 2nd win in as many events.



Nick Easen
Jones Flight Champion



Congratulations to all the participants from the DFW Tour!

Next up for the DFW Tour is the SOLD OUT Coyote Ridge Challenge on March 13th.  Be sure to get your entry in early for the next event, The Champions Circle Classic slated for March 26th.






For more information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com/Dallas

Limited Field @ Coyote Ridge - New Members

60 NEW Members since December, 1 2010

Scott R Chilcutt, DFW Tour (March 1, 2011)  Tournament scheduling always brings new challenges.  With a overwhelming increase of membership and course scheduling requirements we will have to limit attendance at the Coyote Ridge event on March 13th and only a few spots remain!

Be sure to enter early for events you may want to play and remember we don't "ding" the credit card for DFW Tour events until the registration deadline.

Welcome New Tour Members since 2/15/2011

Alex Ager	Waco
Marc Deffenbaugh	Odessa
Richard McDonald	Forney
Ronald Martin	Ruston
Paul O'Connor	Weatherford
Ed Dye	Abilene
Stephen Cannon II	Southlake
Lance Lammons	Benbrook
Jeremy Henson	Midland
Nate Anderson	Plano
Tony Belzer	Dallas
Bert Beal	Plano
Mike Shuler	Fort Worth
Patrick Gent	Corsicana
Korbin Mehaffey	Fort Worth
Drew Brooks	Azle
Bolaji Harris	Richardson
Brian Glaser	Flower Mound
Kevin Cunningham	Little Elm

Note:  Please make sure we have your handicaps correctly configured before your first event.

Be sure to sign up for the Champions Circle Classic on March 26th early remember we don't charge the credit card for local events until deadline day!

For those of you adventurous enough to head north on I-35, the Oklahoma season opener is at Kicking Bird Challenge in Edmond and is sure to have a great field on March 19th.



As always if I can do anything for you, please let me know!




Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour