Scott R Chilcutt, Fairview, TX (June 10, 2012) The Heritage Ranch Classic was the last Dallas Tour event before our Major Championship break for the Red River Shootout at Winstar on June 23rd/24th. The Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club located in the middle of the Heritage Ranch, just 25 minutes northeast of Dallas is a gated community for active adults 55 and older.
90 Players from Arkansas, Dallas, Houston, the Hill Country and Virginia took on the Arthur Hills design that played firm and fast with hot and humid sunny skies and variable winds. Scoring for most was a challenge with the tricky layout but those with the ability to keep it in the short grass were awarded. Britt McMullen won the score card playoff for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders over Gabriel Briscoe and Mike Logsdon.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Going out in two over and coming to the club house in two over would be enough for Eric Swanson from Plano, TX to pick up his first win. Swanson would birdie the par four 10th hole but needed a bogey save on the 18th to stay one stroke clear of Rockwall, TX member Andrew Morsinkhoff. Chad Johnson from Cleburne, TX would finish in the show position just one stroke back.
Palmer Flight: Ivan Zweig from Dallas, TX holed out for an eagle two on the first hole in route to his first win on tour since the The Texas Star Fall Open in November of 2010. Zweig would add three birdies on the round to finish with a +3 - 75 three strokes clear of the pair of Michael Rutkoski from McKinney and Grandbury, TX member Burt Preissinger.
Senior Palmer Flight: Fort Worth, TX player Sean Fenton grabbed his second win on the season by one stroke over Michael Fee from Mansfield. Fee played the back nine in two over par, but couldn't overcome some early round struggles to get the win. Four strokes back Danny Nicholls, also from Mansfield, TX rounded out the top three.
Hogan Flight: Scott Harper from Ranger, TX picked up his third win on the season by a stroke despite a penalty stroke on one of the greens for mis hitting his ball. One stroke back Stephen Cannon from Dallas and Brownwood, TX resident Brenton Fillers shared the second place spot.
Senior Hogan Flight: Edmond, OK traveler James Surber followed up a runner up finish in Tulsa on Saturday with his first win on tour. Greg Sheppard from Carrollton, TX shot a one over par 37 on the back with the help of a couple of birdies to stay within one stroke of Surber for second place. Argyle, TX member Paul Burleson finished in the third spot to widen his Player of the Year Points lead.
Sarazen Flight: Gabriel Brisco from Mesquite, TX cleared the field by three strokes for his first win on the year. Burleson, TX member Britt McMullen had his best finish on tour with a four stroke cushion over a trio in the third spot. Houston Tour traveler Forrest Robinson from Spring, TX, Nancy Geihl of Grand Prairie, TX and Jimi Clark from Dallas shared the third place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Sanger, TX ace Stephen Killion recorded his third win of the year and National Championship qualification by two strokes over Bob Moreau from Plano, TX. Arkansas Tour guest John Hamilton from Hot Springs Village, AR and Rob Robinson from Plano finished tied for third two strokes back of the second spot.
Jones Flight: Brandon Litzner from Coppell, TX carded his second win on the season by five strokes over Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes winner Melvin Wilson III from Dallas. Forth Worth, TX first time player Andy Eldridge rounded out the top three.
Senior Jones Flight: Wylie, TX member Mike Logsdon used his first birdie of the day to beat out David McCasland Red Oak, TX in the extra holes sudden death playoff. Both players had a two stroke cushion over third place finisher Ron Hardy from Lewisville.
Snead Flight: Garrett Tidman from Little Elm, TX punched his invitation to the National Championships with his third win on the year by three strokes over Billy Hendrix of Flower Mound, TX. Parker, TX player Dion Casto finished one stroke back of Hendrix for the show position.
SKINS:
Championship: 1 -- Jason Brown, Irving, TX; Eric Swanson, Plano, TX; Chad Johnson, Cleburne, TX; Ken Dyke, Keller, TX; Andrew Morsinkhoff, Rockwall, TX; Guy Nickels, Keller, TX.
Palmer: 4 -- Ivan Zweig, Dallas, TX. 2 -- Burt Preissinger, Granbury, TX; Brack Blackwood, Granbury, TX; Bob Vesely, Plano, TX. 1 -- Danny Nicholls, Mansfield, TX; Steve Redding, Plano, TX; Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 2 -- Stephen Cannon, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Richard Parker, Flower Mound, TX; Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, Texas; Scott Zaskoda, Austin, TX; Greg Sheppard, Carrollton, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX; James Surber, Edmond, OK.
Sarazen: 1 -- Jose Aceves, Lantana, TX; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Britt McMullen, Burleson, TX; Willie Dozier, Garland, TX.
Senior Sarazen: 2 -- Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Stephen Killion, Sanger, TX. 1 -- Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones: 2 -- Mike Logsdon, Wylie TX. 1 -- Andy Eldridge, Fort Worth, TX; Brandon Litzner, Coppell, TX.
Snead: 4 -- Dion Casto, Parker, TX. 2 -- Billy Hendrix, Flower Mound, TX; Luis Dayer, North Richland Hills, TX. 1 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, TX.
Next Up: The local tour takes a break for the Major Championship at the Red River Shootout on June 23rd / 24th. Back in action for the Championship at TPC Craig Ranch on Monday, July 9th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Scott R Chilcutt, Canton, TX (June 2, 2012) Twin Lakes Golf Course sits on 200 acres of Eastern Texas rolling hills in the middle of the 1,000 acre Twin Lakes Nursery. Located south of Canton, TX and the First Monday Trade Days where the world's largest outdoor trade days takes place Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of every month.
Players from the Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma and Virginia Tours made the trek for a beautiful day with some welcome swirling winds. With the beauty of the golf course and surrounding area it's clear that this group knows how to not only grow trees, but fairways and greens. Melvin Wilson, III took home the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders trophy.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Scott Blackshear from Hideway, TX, playing in his second event on tour, went off and left the field with five birdies, carding a -4/68 eight strokes clear of Grand Prairie, TX member Larry Vannatta. Vannatta secured his second place finish with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th hole when third place finisher Anthony Peppler from Dallas found one of the many rose bush complexes with his drive on the 18th hole.
Palmer Flight: Midlothian, VA traveler Chad Netherton followed up a front nine 42 with a one over par 37 on the back to finish with a one stroke cushion over Roland Lewis from Tulsa, OK. Lewis missed a short par putt on the 17th hole to force a playoff but, finished with a par on the over the water par 4 - 18th to finish two strokes ahead of Fort Worth, TX resident Sean Fenton.
Hogan Flight: Houma, LA native John Hunt playing out of the Houston Tour grabbed his third win of the season with an eight stroke advantage over second place finisher Denver Roden from Irving, TX. Coming out with three birdies in his first seven holes, Roden took a lead to the 15th tee, but ran into problems on the final four holes. One stroke back sharing the third spot honors were the threesome of Mike Davis of Carrollton, TX, Ranger, TX Scott Harper and Todd Landrum from Coppell, TX.
Sarazen Flight: Rockwall, TX player Joseph Roy eased to his first win in two years on the tour, four strokes in front of Nancy Geihl from Grand Prairie, TX. Roy picked up a couple of quick birdies on the 2nd and 3rd holes and played steady until a couple of doubles on the 15th and 16th holes. Geihl hasn't finished out of the top 5 in 2012 and continued her streak two strokes clear of Mesquite, TX player Gabriel Brisco rounding out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Playing in his 19th event of the 2012 points season, Houston Tour member Jim Craig from San Felipe, TX secured his fourth win of the season. One stroke back Irving, TX first year player Ray Torrez took the lead in the Summer Series points one stroke clear of Burnie Rodgers from Haslet, TX with his best finish since moving to the Senior Sarazen Flight.
Jones Flight: Melvin Wilson III from Dallas, TX sailed to his first win on tour seven strokes clear of Grandbury, TX newcomer Greg Preissinger. After a win his first time out on tour, Preissinger edged out Keith Bruce from Gordonville, TX for the second place finish.
Senior Jones Flight: Lewisville, TX trophy maker Ron Hardy snatched his fifth win on tour and fourth in his last five events. Hardy, on a roll since his Major Championship playoff win at the Lake of the Ozarks Classic edged out Houston Tour traveler Mike Murphy from Corrigan, TX by a stroke. Murphy ran out of gas on the last two holes, but stayed ahead of Paul Vessels from Mesquite, TX rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: Doyle Fleming from Haslet, TX grabbed his third trophy in the last four outings by a whopping twelve strokes over Joe Torrez of Midlothian, TX in the second spot. Torrez edged out Flower Mound, TX member Billy Hendrix by a single stroke for second spot.
SKINS:
Championship: 1 -- Scott Blackshear, Hideaway, TX; Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, Tx; Anthony Peppler, Dallas, Texas; Joe Freeman, Tyler; Andrew Morsinkhoff, Rockwall, TX; Jason Brown, Irving, TX.
Palmer: 3 -- Chad Netherton, Midlothian VA. 1 -- Benjamin Kerford, Dallas, TX; Bryan Wood, Leander, TX; Bob Vesely, San Clemente, CA.
Hogan: 4 -- Denver Roden, Irving, TX. 2 -- John Hunt, Oakhurst, Tx. 1 -- Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX.
Sarazen: 2 -- Gary Lee, Tyler, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Britt McMullen, Burleson, TX; Dave Ducray, Plano, TX.
Senior Sarazen: 3 -- Raul Martinez, Brownwood, TX; Bob Moreau, Plano, TX. 1 -- Jim Wright, Azle, TX.
Jones/SR Jones/Snead: 2 -- Melvin Wilson III, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Keith Bruce, Gordonville Texas; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX; Ron Hardy, Lewisville, TX; Tom Stockton, Euless, TX; Mike Jones, Midland,TX; Mike Murphy, Corrigan, TX; Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX.
Next Up: The Dallas Tour takes a break for the Red River Shootout after this weekends Heritage Ranch Classic. Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour heads back to Tulsa for this weekends Broken Arrow Open and then for the June 30th Emerald Falls Championship.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Dallas 5 - Hill Country 5
Scott R Chilcutt, May 19, 2012 (Waco, TX) The Summer Series, a points race that brings into play just another National Championship Qualification method, started with the Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco at Twin Rivers Golf Club. The Clash a jointly promoted event between the Dallas Tour and the Hill Country Tour brought travelers from both directions.
Twin Rivers, the home of the Baylor University Golf Teams, is nestled along the tail waters of the Central Texas whitewater rafting locale of the Middle Bosque River. The course was designed by PGA Professional Peter Jacobson and Jim Hardy along the central Texas rolling hills and allows the natural terrain and winds to play havoc on scores.
The Clash brought travelers from both directions. Final tally - Dallas - 5 flight winners, Hill Country - 5 flight winners. Leonard Linkes from San Antonio, TX won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders in a scorecard playoff over Aaron Seafous from Austin, TX.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Jeff Shores from Irving, TX made it two for two after winning his first event on tour at the Casper Challenge @ Bear Creek. Shores carded a couple of birdies in route to a three stroke advantage over Rockwall, TX member Andrew Morsinkhoff. 19 year old Coleman, TX member Ryan Martin was one stroke back tied in the third spot with Anthony Peppler from Dallas, TX and local, Waco member Kyle Lewie.
Palmer Flight: In a combined Senior Palmer / Palmer Flight the Seniors took the top spots. Mark Greene from Austin, TX won his first event on tour by a pace setting seven strokes over Bill Olson from Lorena, TX. Tony Eno from Fort Worth, TX and Killeen, TX Craig Hart shared the third spot one stroke behind Olson.
Hogan Flight: Brownwood, TX first year player Brenton Fillers recorded three birdies to hold off Michael Mathis from San Antonio, TX for his fourth win on tour by a single stroke. Recently promoted player Scott Harper from Ranger, TX finished one stroke behind Mathis for the show position finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: 71 year old BeeJay Johnson from Austin, TX birdied his first hole and battled it out the rest of the day to secure a one stroke advantage. Johnson's first win on tour came over two time winner from Argyle, TX Paul Burleson and Edward Villasana from Del Valle, TX knotted up in the second spot.
Sarazen Flight: J.R. Sustaita from Fort Worth, TX grabbed his first win on tour by a single stroke over Nancy Geihl from Grand Prairie, TX. Giehl, only out of the top three in two of seven tournaments this year had her second runner up finish with a three stroke advantage over second tournament player Scott Lane from Plano, TX.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Longtime New Braunfels, TX player Mike Allman parred the final hole to force a playoff with local Waco, TX member John Rogers. On the first extra hole, Rogers finished with a par to take his second win on tour and first since the 2010 The Classic at Payne Stewart Golf Club. With a birdie on the par five 8th hole Gregg Smith from Austin, TX stayed one stroke clear of a pair of players in the T4 position.
Jones Flight: Coming off a win at The Open @ The Tribute, Lantana, TX player Jose Aceves made it two top spots in as many attempts by two strokes over Trecia Wood from Frisco, TX. Wood had two strokes to spare over Joshua Barron from Cedar Park, TX and Killeen, TX resident Josue Duprey tied in the third spot.
Senior Jones Flight: Kingsland, TX player Bob Tuttle recorded his third victory of the year punching his invitation to the National Championship by three strokes over Ron Hardy from Lewisville, TX. Hardy, coming off of three wins in a row kept a one stroke advantage over Midland, TX member Mike Jones.
Snead Flight: Aaron Seafous from Austin, TX got back to her winning ways after two second spots since her win at The Teravista Open. Traveling Houston Tour member Richard Schram started the round with a birdie and even par after the first three held on for a three stroke win over Carlos Cruz from San Antonio, TX rounding out the top three.
Senior Snead Flight: Haslet, TX first year member Doyle Fleming set a furious pace in the Senior Snead Flight with a seven stroke advantage over Leonard Linkes from San Antonio, TX. Linkes, with his best finish of the year stayed three strokes clear of Pflugerville, TX resident Thomas Kerwin finishing in third.
SKINS:
Championship: 1 -- Ryan Martin, Coleman, TX; Bradley Davis, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
Palmer: 1 -- Tony Eno, Ft Worth TX; James Lewis, Bedford, TX; Craig Hart, Killeen, TX.
Hogan: 3 -- Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, TX. 2 -- Demetrio Young, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Lloyd Herbert, Killeen, TX; Michael Mathis, San Antonio, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX.
Senior Hogan: 3 -- Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX. 1 -- BeeJay Johnson, Austin, TX.
Sarazen: 2 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Jimi Clark, Dallas, TX; Rene Realme, San Antonio, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Scott Lane, Plano, TX; Daniel Mcgrath, Austin ,Tx.
Senior Sarazen: 3 -- James Sansom, Frisco, TX; Mike Allman, New Braunfels, TX. 2 -- Gregg Smith, Austin, TX. 1 -- Gerald Cato, Bastrop, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones: 2 -- Jose Aceves, Lantana, TX. 1 -- Joshua Barron, Cedar Park, TX; Josue Duprey, Killeen, TX; Gerardo Garza, Lewesville, TX; John Merritt, Kerrville, TX.
Snead / Senior Snead: 4 -- Richard Schram, Bryan, TX. 2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Francisco Vazquez, Waco, TX; Carlos Cruz, San Antonio, TX.
Next Up: The Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Interact and Win!
Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (May 15, 2012) Gabe Brisco, Michael Garrett, Michael Logsdon and James Sansom were winners of the HP Byron Nelson Classic passes.
Thanks to the Golf Channel, we have passes for the 2012 Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Passes are good for any days from May 21st throught May 27th.
If you are a member of the Dallas, Hill Country or Oklahoma Tours simply post your full name in the comment section. If you're not a member of those tours, post your full name and email your contact information to: schilcutt@gcamtour.com. Drawing will be held, Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Next Up: After this weekends Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco, the Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. . Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
Promoted Players Keep Foot On The Gas!
Scott R Chilcutt, Dallas, TX (May 12, 2012) Bear Creek Golf Club, on the edge of the grounds of DFW International Airport, just to the southwest of runways 18L and 18R, played host to the Casper Challenge at Bear Creek. Rain throughout the region leading up to the mid day Saturday start times required "cart path only" play with some recordings over 2" overnight at the club. Despite the much reported "pace of play" problems the PGA was experiencing at TPC Sawgrass for the Players (home of the 2012 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championship) these amateurs kept the pace moving great with no times over 4:50.
Nancy Geihl held off three recently promoted players, Brack Blackwood, Scott Harper and Shawn Whitaker for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight:
Just one week departed from a five way playoff in the Hill Country it looked as though it might happen again but, Jeff Shores from Irving, TX spoiled the fun with a one shot edge for his first win on tour. Chad Johnson, Dallas Webster, Larry Vannatta and Neal Iverson shared the 2nd place spot.
Palmer Flight:
Granbury, TX standout Brack Blackwood was promoted from the Hogan Flight on May 2nd because of stellar play and kept the wheels turning winning his first time out in the Palmer Flight by two strokes over Adrian DelaGarza of Coppell, TX. With birdies on the 15th and 16th holes DelaGarza maintained the three shot cushion over Lake Worth, TX player John Anderson who rounded out the top three.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Sean Fenton from Fort Worth, TX shot the tournament low round 77 for his second win on tour and first since the May 2011 Challenge at The Cliffs. Four strokes back, Michael Morgan from Shreveport, LA picked up his second runner up spot in as many tries to go with his three consecutive wins. Recently promoted from the Senior Hogan Flight, Trophy Club, TX player Jalil DaneshFar finished in the third spot, four strokes back of Morgan.
Hogan Flight:
Staying with the promoted player theme, Ranger, TX player Scott Harper, promoted on May 2nd grabbed his first win in the Hogan Flight over a pair of April promoted members. Shawn Whitaker from Lewisville, TX was one shot back in the second spot and Brownwood, TX member Brenton Fillers two shots back in third.
Senior Hogan Flight:
After struggling on the front nine, Paul Burleson from Argyle, TX carded a back nine two over par to record his second win on tour by four strokes over Irving, TX resident Robert Felix. Fellow Irving, TX player Denver Roden finished in third.
Sarazen Flight:
Grand Prairie, TX player Nancy Geihl stayed on her consistent path picking up her first win of the year and third on tour. Geihl out of the top three only twice this year finished two strokes ahead of Gary Lee from Tyler, TX. Lee in his first event recorded four birdies to stay one clear of Mesquite, TX Gabriel Brisco rounding out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Touching the trophy on his way to the registration desk James Sansom from Frisco, TX made the mojo work for his second win on tour this year over Sanger, TX player Stephen Killion. The pair both birdied the par 3 - 17th to tie it up, but Sanson finished with a par for a one stroke advantage. Bob Moreau from Plano, TX finished in the third spot.
Jones Flight:
Grandbury, TX newcomer, Greg Preissinger birdied the first and last holes along with the par 4 - 12th to record his first win in his first attempt. Six strokes back, Keith Bruce from Gordonville, TX carded his second runner up finish with Trecia Wood from Frisco, TX just one stroke back of Bruce.
Senior Jones Flight:
Ron Hardy from Lewisville, TX and Wylie, TX member Mike Logsdon took it to extra holes but, darkness would relegate the win to a score card playoff after two sudden death holes couldn't make the difference. A birdie on the final hole would help make a difference in the score card playoff and Hardy picked up his third win in as many attempts. Paul Vessels from Mesquite, TX was a single stroke back of the pair to finish in the show position.
Snead Flight:
Garrett Tidman from Little Elm, TX grabbed his second win on the season and third on tour by a single stroke over The Open @ The Tribute winner Doyle Fleming from Haslet, TX. Bolaji Harris from Richardson, TX rounded out the top three, four strokes back.
SKINS:
Championship: 3 -- Chad Johnson, Cleburne, TX. 1 -- Ken Dyke, Keller, TX; Neal Iverson, Irving, TX.
Palmer / Senior Palmer: 3 -- John Anderson, Lake Worth, TX. 1 -- Tyler O'Connor, Rockwall, TX; Jack Fabick, Mequon, WI; Adrian DelaGarza, Coppell, TX; John Montazzoli, Edmond, OK.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 3 -- Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, Texas. 2 -- Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, TX; Shawn Whitaker, Lewisville, TX. 1 -- Mike Davis, Carrollton, TX; Richard Parker, Flower Mound, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 2 -- Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX. 1 -- Gary Lee, Tyler, TX; Patrick Gutridge, Hurst, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones / Snead: 2 -- Greg Preissinger, Granbury, TX; Mike Logsdon, Wylie TX. 1 -- Brandon Litzner, Coppell, TX; Bolaji Harris, Richardson, TX.
Next Up: After this weekends Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco, the Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. . Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th. The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
