DFW Tour Championship - Bridlewood Golf Club - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, Flower Mound, TX (August 26, 2018) The Dallas / Fort Worth Tour, made its third trip back to Bridlewood Golf Club in Flower Mound, TX. for this 2018 DFW Tour Championship.  Great conditions made for some low scoring, if the players could keep it in the short grass.  Light winds and low 90's, by the end of the round, helped to end the 2018 Points season in a special way.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  McKinney, TX, member Tim Williams, ended his day on Saturday shooting his best score of the year, tied at the top of the leaderboard with Nick Quast of Dallas, TX, both with a pair of birdies and +1 - 73's.  Mt. Pleasant, TX, resident Keith Strickland, looked to be out of the mix, four strokes back, but on Sunday things changed.  Strickland led the day making the turn, but could only get into the runner-up spot, with, Williams, struggling early on to drop to the third place honors opening to door for Quast to pick up his sixth championship on the season out of nine starts.

Senior Championship Flight:  Starting the final round on Sunday, five strokes back,  Keith McKelvy of Granbury, TX, carded three birdies over his final five holes, that would ultimately, force a playoff with Farmers Branch, TX, first-time player Todd Spence after Spence, with three birdies of his own on the final nine would double his final hole of the event.  Back to the course for the sudden death, McKelvy would prevail on the first extra hole, picking up his fifth win on the season.  First-round leader, Randall Grimes of Plano, TX, couldn't get anything to fall on his final nine holes, after making two birdies early on in the round, allowing Midland, TX, member Terry Rice to slide into a tie for the third-place finish.

Palmer Flight:  Rowlett, TX, player Gregory Haddon, with the help of seven birdies on the weekend, led the event wire to wire, to pick up his sixth win on tour and third of the season.  First-year member, David Stewart of Dallas, TX, carded his best finish of the season, to finish in the runner-up spot, with the pair of Reid Darnell of Southlake, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, member Kirk Boerner swapping identical scores over the rounds, to share the third place honors.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, made up four strokes on his final nine holes of the event, with the help of an eagle on the par 5 - 16th to catch Wylie, TX, the first-round leader Jack Whitling.  Back to the course, the pair would keep up the stellar play, when on the second hole of the sudden death, Whitling would card a birdie, but fell one stroke short, after the second eagle of the day by Taylor, on the par 5 - 2nd for his third win of the season.  Tolar, TX, player John Williamson, tied up the Sunday low round to jump into the third-place finish.

Hogan Flight:  Argyle, TX, member, Greg Hawkins, led the field by four strokes heading to the final round, but it would take two birdies on Sunday, to hold off Richardson, TX, player Steve Boughnou, after his final three holes of the event, when Boughnou, scrapped back to within one.  In addition to his third win of the season and first on Texas soil, Hawkins, cashed in a bundle of loot over the weekend in timely birdies.  Rounding out the top three, Mikey Fletcher of Mineola, TX,  recorded his best finish of the season, catapulting him into a National Championship qualification in his first year on tour.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Scott Striegel, of Southlake, TX, took control of the front nine of the Bridlewood course over the weekend, to lead, wire to wire.  Striegel, with birdies on the par 5 - 2nd, both days with a combined front nine total of +2 over the weekend to pick up his ninth win on tour, and second of the season, but first since the 2018 opener at Champions Circle.   Seven strokes back, Houston, TX, member Jim Penn, making the trip to firm up his eligibility for the Senior National Championship, finished one stroke clear of Glynn Aldredge, of Fairview, TX, rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Clearly experiencing an "out of body" type weekend, Burnie Rodgers of Haslet, TX, with six birdies on the weekend, seemed to be able to overcome his woes on the par 5 - 2nd, to lead the field for his twenty-first win on tour, second of the season, and second championship at Bridlewood Golf Club.  Three strokes back, Dallas, TX, player, Ronald Occenad, tried to keep pace, with the help of seven birdies over the Championship, but fell just a bit short, of the second place finish.  Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau, with a couple of birdies of his own over the weekend, would finish three strokes back of Occenad, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Haslet, TX, player Doyle Fleming, says he likes two-day events and it's evident, Fleming picked up an astounding thirty-eighth win on tour, thirteen of those coming at two-day, Major Championships, or Tour Championships.  Four strokes, back, Don Watson of Wichita Falls, TX, sidelined since May, jump back into the fray, to finish in the runner-up spot, with Garland, TX, member John Grimley, taking the final podium spot.

Snead Flight:  One stroke back, heading to the Sunday round, KC Montgomery of Fairview, TX, made the most of three birdies on the final eighteen, to pick up his sixth win of the season, and second in as many attempts.  Wylie, TX, player Kenne Thomas, with three birdies of his own on Sunday, finished just three strokes back for the second place spot, with Christopher Johnson of Duncanville, TX, rounding out the top three.





SKINS:

Round 1:

Giant SKINS:  ($770/each)  1 -- Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($75/each)  2 -- Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX. 1 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Keith Strickland, Mt. Pleasant, TX.

Senior Championship/Senior Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX; Jeff Richter, Edmond, OK.

Hogan:  ($60/each)  2 -- Michael Schmidt, Rowlett, TX. 1 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Denver Roden, Fort Worth, TX; Jim Penn, Houston, TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX.

Sarazen:  ($85/each)  1 -- Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX; Tommy Templin, Denton, TX.

Jones/Snead:  ($48/each)  2 -- Don Watson, Wichita Falls, TX. 1 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Tom Holman, Van Alstyne, TX; Martin Simmons, Flower Mound, TX; Kenne Thomas, Wylie, TX.


Round 2:

Giant SKINS:  ($190/each)  1 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($42/each)  2 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Jason Pharis, Plano, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX; Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX.

Senior Championship/Senior Palmer:  ($40/each)  2 -- Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX. 1 -- Marshall Morgan, Odessa, TX; Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Gordon Wagner, Sugar Land, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX.

Hogan:  ($35/each)  2 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Walter Albertson, Brock, TX; Mikey Fletcher, Mineola, TX. 1 -- Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX.

Sarazen:  ($65/each)  2 -- Derek Drake, Wichita Falls, TX. 1 -- Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX; Mike Cox, Rhome, TX; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($106/each)  2 -- Kent Montgomery, Fairview, OK. 1 -- Kenne Thomas, Wylie, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

Round 1:  ($195/each)  #3 - Greg Haddon - 9";  #8 -  Kevin Williams - 1 1/4";  #12 - Nick Easen - 12";  #17 - Nick Quast - 11".

Round 2:  ($195/each)  #3 - Tommy Templin - 11' 4";  #8 -  Tony Peppler - 7' 10";  #12 - Jack Carlile - 6' 3";  #17 -  Rick Henthorn - 3' 11.5".


NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Points Season Closes Tour Championship Month!

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

Look for more information to be released in the coming weeks about our fall schedule.

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

Arlington Championship - Tierra Verde - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, Arlington, TX (August 5, 2018) The DFW Tour finished its point season of single day events at Tierra Verde Golf Club for the Arlington Championship on Sunday.  

Early starting times and a cooling breeze helped erase the memories of the horrid heat at the Tribute for the many that experienced that round.  The swirling winds, along the tree-lined fairways, made for a challenging day for those that questioned the club selections.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $610, with Texas Tour events total raised to $20,730 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  One week separated from his third win in as many attempts at the Barton Creek Major Championship, Dallas Webster of Murphy, TX, found himself newly promoted to the Champ Flight.   Webster went -1 over the final seven holes to put himself in the mix, but it wasn't enough to fend off Lewisville, TX, player Jack Carlile.  Back to the par 4 - 10th for the sudden death, it would take Carlile two holes to finalize the Championship for his fifth win of the season and second in as many tries.  Two strokes back, Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX, Grand Prairie, TX player Larry Vannatta and Ryan Timmons of Fort Worth, TX, shared the final podium spot.

Palmer Flight:  Jordan Stockton of Grapevine, TX, would make the most of two birdies over his final five holes to pick up his first win on tour.  Richardson, TX, member Sven Bock, with his best finish of the season in the Palmer Flight, and John Harvell of Bryan, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th, split the runner-up honors two strokes back.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Trophy Club, TX, member Jalil Danesfar and John Williamson of Tolar, TX, made the turn with an identical front nine score.  Daneshfar would then come to the clubhouse, with a four-stroke advantage, picking up his fourteenth win on tour and first since August of 2016.  Keller, TX, player Ken Dyke rounded out the top three. 

Hogan Flight:  Tour travelers take the top three spots in the Hogan Flight.  Rick Smalley, of College Station, TX, picked up his sixth win of the season and thirteenth on tour, will a two-stroke cushion over fellow Houston Tour member Nestor Alvarez, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th and Oklahoma Tour member, Steve Pond of Tulia, TX, splitting the runner-up finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  With three birdies on his day, Bill Clark of Bullard, TX, grabbed his sixteenth win on tour and third on the season by a single stroke over Bedford, TX, player Darren Bufton.  Bufton, with a birdie on the par 3 - 3rd, held out a one-stroke advantage over Hill Country Tour traveler, Steve Wade of Boerne, TX, with two birdies of his own on the round.

Sarazen Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Norm Gosselin of Leander, TX, played his first nine in +1 to blow away his personal best score on tour, finishing at +5.  Gosselin, commanded his fifth win on tour and second of the season, with Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau, making the most of his birdie on the par 3 - 6th, finishing two strokes ahead of Brandon Casella, of Franklin, TX, with three birdies on the round and Jones, OK, resident Stan Wilson sharing the third place honors.

Jones Flight:  Dallas, TX, player David Farmer, JR, manhandled the flight with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 12th for an eleven stroke victory, his second of the season.  Blake Barnes, of Houston, TX, recently promoted, stayed on a roll, with two birdies on the day, one stroke clear of Frisco, TX, player Srinivas Pokunur.

Senior Jones Flight:  Michael Page, of Burnet, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour and fourth of the season over fellow Hill Country traveler, Phil Lewis of San Antonio, TX.  Back on tour for his first event since early August of 2017, Luis Dayer of North Richland Hills, TX, rounded out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy, outlasted a pair of travelers to claim his fourth victory of the year.  Two strokes back, Houston Tour player, Stephen Sater of Sugar Land, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, two home the second place finish, with Puerto Rico Tour player Josue Maldonado of Cidra, PR, recording a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 8th taking home third.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($230/each)  1 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Jordan Stockton, Grapevine, TX.

Championship:  ($30/each)  2 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX.

Palmer/Senior Palmer:  ($25/each)  2 -- Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Jordan Stockton, Grapevine, TX. 1 -- Jeff Bankard, Dallas, TX; John Harvell, Bryan, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX.

Hogan:  ($150/each)  1 -- Nestor Alvarez, Houston, TX; Brian Hebert, Allen, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($130/each)  1 -- Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX; Jon Neff, Frisco, TX; Steve Wade, Boerne, TX.

Sarazen:  ($53/each)  2 -- Brandon Casella, Tuscaloosa, AL. 1 -- Jeff Ackerman Sr., Wylie, TX; Jerry Emmons, Granbury, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Alan Rubin, Plano, TX.


Jones/Senior Jones/Snead:  ($70/each)  2 -- A. David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Blake Barnes, Houston, TX; Clayton Pugh, Alavado, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:


$167/each:  #3 - Keith Huddleston  - 2' 2.5";  #6 - Steve Lamb - 11' 7";  #11 - Brad Popoff - 23' 11";  #14 - Craig Crowely - 4' 5".



NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Season Closes With Tour Championship Month!


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.  

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.  EVENT SOLD OUT and CLOSED.

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. 

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