Scott R Chilcutt, Carrollton, TX (February 24, 2019) Indian Creek Golf Club played host to an annual Classic at the Creek event on the DFW Tour. The first scheduling of the event in 2018, caused a reschedule due to flooding in the low lying areas. This round looked to be another muddy mess, but a dry front, brought heavy winds the day before, allowing players to drive to the ball. Weather Reprieve might be a little on the strong side. OK, it wasn't tropical, but clearly beat the frigid event at Iron Horse and the weather that's followed up in the DFW area since the event.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Nick Quast continued to roll on his winning ways. Four events, four titles, for the Dallas, TX, member on the 2019 schedule. Quast, with a few uncharacteristic holes, with two doubles, put four birdies on the card to even out the troubles. Two strokes back, Odessa, TX, member Marshall Morgan, taking a break from his commute between Austin and Lubbock for work, birdied the par 4 - 7th, to pick up the runner-up spot. One stroke back of Morgan, Keith Strickland of Mt. Pleasant, TX, with a pair of birdies of his own on the day, rounded out the top three.
Palmer Flight: Dallas, TX, resident Drue Thompson, made the turn, with a three-stroke advantage, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 3rd. It would take most of that cushion for the championship, as Thompson seemed to hit a wall coming to the clubhouse. but would hang on for his second win on the season after taking home the Disney Major Championship last October. Two strokes back, first-year player Clayton Brinza of Fort Worth, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 6th, would finish in the runner-up spot, one stroke clear of Bryan, TX, traveler John Harvell, taking home the third-place honors.
Hogan Flight: Six strokes out of the lead making the turn, after starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Craig Vanderlaan, remained consistent, equaling his first nine scores, on the back for a two-stroke victory, his first on Texas soil. Recently relocated from Lakeland, FL to the DFW area, Jay Bell and Granbury, TX, resident Robert McCabe, split the runner-up honors, two strokes clear of a trio tied up in fourth.
Senior Hogan Flight: Tied up making the turn, off the back nine, Bullard, TX, player Bill Clark, turned on the heat coming to the clubhouse. Clark, with a +4 on the back nine, solidified a six-stroke victory for his first win in four attempts on the points season. John Neff, of Frisco, TX, and Muldrow, OK resident Kirby Rogers, split the runner-up finish.
Sarazen Flight: Nancy Geihl of Grand Prairie, TX, made a run up the leaderboard on the back nine with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 14th, to finish the side +2 for a four-stroke victory. Hill Country Tour traveler, Michael Betzale, of San Antonio, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 12th, took home the second place honors, with Rick Allaire of Dallas, TX, rounding out the top three.
Jones Flight: Another Hill Country Tour traveler making the trip north, Daniel Gonzales, of Belton, TX, made the drive worth his while, picking up the championship. Gonzales, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 6th, finished six strokes clear of Little Elm, TX, member Garrett Tidman taking the second place finish. Two strokes back of Tidman, John Gimley of Garland, TX, rounded out the top three.
Senior Jones Flight: Michael Page of Burnet, TX, and Bedford, TX, member Pete Partain, both birdied the par 4 - 9th and par 3 - 12th holes, but that's where most of the similarities ended. Page was able to put three consecutive pars together after the 12th, added another on the 18th to pick up the Championship by three strokes. Partain, ahead of schedule on some winter, medical work, stayed two strokes clear of the pair of traveling Arizona Tour member, Andrew Foutz of Prescott, AX and Fort Worth, TX, resident Tommy Templin, knotted up in the third place finish.
Snead Flight: Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Bill Russell, of San Antonio, TX, made the turn down a stroke or two to a couple of players, but shot the flight low round on his back nine, to pick up the Championship five strokes clear of second. Irving, TX, member Shannon Buffington, grabbed the runner-up spot, with the pair of Dwight Dickey of Carrollton, TX, and Weatherford, TX, player Jason Jenniges, splitting the final podium spot.
SKINS:
GIANT SKINS: ($170/each) Paul Ray (1) Birdie on 10. Rodney Wren (1) Birdie on 17. Clint Dacy (1) Birdie on 2. Terry Rice (1) Birdie on 4.
Championship: ($60/each) Nick Quast (1) Birdie on 16. Dallas Webster (1) Par on 12. Terry Rice (1) Birdie on 4. Keith Strickland (1) Birdie on 9.
Palmer: ($50/each) William McKiegan (1) Par on 17. Michael Foster (1) Birdie on 14. Andy Bradshaw (1) Par on 2. Drue Thompson (1) Birdie on 3.
Hogan: ($30/each) Clint Dacy (2) Birdie on 2, Birdie on 5. Scott Striegel (1) Birdie on 12. Robert McCabe (1) Par on 11. Ken Johnson (1) Birdie on 15. Jay Bell (1) Par on 3.
Senior Hogan: ($22/each) Kirby Rogers (3) Par on 13, Par on 18, Par on 6. Bill Clark (2) Par on 11, Par on 8. Steve Shockley (1) Par on 12. Tim Edwards (1) Par on 14. Stephen Lamb (1) Par on 3. Phillip Holt (1) Birdie on 9.
Sarazen: ($64/each) Michael Betzale (1) Birdie on 12. Steve Killion (1) Birdie on 18. Rodney Wren (1) Birdie on 17. Tom Stockton (1) Birdie on 5. Zane Latham (1) Birdie on 6.
Jones/Senior Jones: ($37/each) John Grimley (1) Birdie on 14. Mike Lee (1) Birdie on 18. Tommy Templin (1) Par on 16. Keith Huddleston (1) Par on 10. Larry Tolson (1) Par on 11. Garrett Tidman (1) Par on 7. Andrew Foutz (1) Par on 8.
Snead: ($16/each) Dwight Dickey (2) Par on 12, Par on 18. Paul Ray (2) Birdie on 10, Bogey on 13. Bill Russell (2) Double Bogey on 3, Par on 9. Shannon Buffington (1) Par on 17. Marty Simmons (1) Par on 1. Bonnie Ray (1) Bogey on 11. Jason Jenniges (1) Par on 7.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$170/each: #5 - Clint Dacy - 3' 4". #8 - Dallas Webster - 8' 1". #12 - Pete Partain - 2' 11". #14 - Eric Anderson - 4' 10".
NEXT UP:
SEE ENTIRE 2019 TEXAS SCHEDULE by clicking:
2019 Texas Tours Schedule
For More Information:
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
No comments:
Post a Comment