Weather Reprieve at the Creeks - DFW Tour

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:

8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Houston	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX
16-Mar	Classic at the Springs
Hill Country	Delaware Springs Golf Course	Burnet, TX
17-Mar	St Paddy's Day Championship
DFW	Wood Ridge Golf Club	Wylie, TX

SEE ENTIRE 2019 TEXAS SCHEDULE by clicking:
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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

North Richland Hills Open - Iron Horse Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, North Richland Hills, TX (February 16, 2019)  Previously known as the Iron Horse Open, we tried to change things up a bit by renaming the tournament to the North Richland Hills Open.  It got rid of the rains we have seen in the past for the February opener, but apparently with the addition of "North", in the title, the day decided to be bitterly cold.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Nick Quast of Dallas, TX, kept his winning ways intact, picking up his third championship, in as many attempts, on the 2019 points season, with the Arizona Open, Major Championship, his last time out in December.  Quast, with three birdies on his round, paving the way to a -1, finish, has now average +1 over four rounds.  Granbury, TX, resident Eric Anderson, took an eight on his first hole of the day, but finished the remaining seventeen holes in even par, with the help, of three birdies to grab the runner-up finish.  Playing in his first event on tour, Adam Head of Arlington, TX, rounded out the top three, six strokes back of second.

Palmer Flight:  Grapevine, TX, member, Jordan Stockton, was four strokes clear, making the turn, with the help of an eagle on the par 5 - 4th and a birdie on the par 4 -2nd.  Coming to the clubhouse, no one was able to get any closer, where Stockton would finish, six strokes clear of Jon Colvard of Friendswood, TX, and Ranger, TX, player Scott Harper, splitting the runner-up honors.

Hogan Flight:  Oklahoma Tour Traveler, Brook Lister, of Owasso, OK, started the day with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, added two more on his back at the 6th and 7th holes to grab the Championship.  Three strokes back, Ken Johnson of Carrollton, TX, was six strokes out of the lead making the turn, but made up half of the deficit, playing to par coming to the clubhouse, with a birdie on the par 4 - 7th.  Killeen, TX, resident Randy Dorsey, had the lead after nine holes, using the most of two birdies, but had to settle for the final podium spot, after a rough back nine.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Michael Hicks of Edmond, OK, made the turn two strokes clear of Irving, TX, member Myles Gallemore.  Gallemore, with a birdie on the par 4 - 9th, would take over the lead on the 15th, but Hicks would follow with a birdie on the 16th, to finish regulation, tied up.  Back to the par 4 - 10th for the sudden death, Gallemore would secure the championship with a bogey on the first frame, relegating Hicks to the runner-up finish.  One stroke out of the playoffs, John Neff of Frisco, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 14th would round out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Abilene, TX, resident, Mackie Crossan, back of the two leaders by five strokes, made a birdie on the par 4 - 18th, then followed with pars on eight of the final nine holes, with a single bogie, to win by two strokes.  Steve Killion, of Sanger, TX, with a pair of 42's, would take home the second place prize pot, with Fort Worth, TX, member Burnie Rodgers, three strokes back in third.

Jones Flight:  Garland, TX, resident John Grimley, and Tom Holman, of Van Alstyne, TX, made the turn, knotted up in the first place spot when Grimley made birdie on the par 3- 14th, to take the lead for good.  Holman, finished one stroke back, with Hamlin, TX, player Vance Lakey, rounding out the top three, with a birdie on the par 4 - 18th.

Snead Flight:  Annette Crossan of Abilene, TX, was able to ride a four-stroke advantage making the turn, to her second championship on tour and first since March of 2018, on the Hill Country Tour, at Delaware Springs.  Shannon Buffington, of Irving, TX, and McKinney, TX, member Fred Miller, shared the runner-up finish.









SKINS:


Giant Skins:  ($100/each)  Nick Quast (2) Birdie on 8, Birdie on 17. Eric Anderson (1) Birdie on 15. Brook Lister (1) Birdie on 10. Dave Hanson (1) Birdie on 3. Jordan Stockton (1) Eagle on 4. Myles Gallemore (1) Birdie on 9.

Championship/Palmer:  ($32/each)  Nick Quast (3) Birdie on 8, Birdie on 12, Birdie on 17. Eric Anderson (2) Birdie on 15, Birdie on 16. Jordan Stockton (2) Birdie on 2, Eagle on 4. Scott Harris (1) Birdie on 14.

Hogan:  ($53/each)  Brook Lister (2) Birdie on 10, Birdie on 7. Mark Tylenda (2) Birdie on 12, Birdie on 13. Randy Dorsey (1) Birdie on 16. Clint Dacy (1) Birdie on 2. 

Senior Hogan:  ($46/each)  Michael Hicks (1) Birdie on 16. William Rouse (1) Birdie on 13. Jon Neff (1) Birdie on 14. Phillip Holt (1) Par on 17. Dave Hanson (1) Birdie on 3. Myles Gallemore (1) Birdie on 9. 

Sarazen:  ($37/each)  Mackie Crossan (2) Birdie on 18, Par on 4. Rodney Wren (2) Birdie on 16, Birdie on 6. Burnie Rodgers (1) Birdie on 13. Bob Moreau (1) Par on 10. Steven Pond (1) Par on 12. Andre Fitzpatrick (1) Birdie on 7.

Jones:  ($33/each)  Vance Lakey (3) Par on 8, Par on 13, Birdie on 18. John Grimley (2) Par on 11, Birdie on 14. Keith Huddleston (1) Par on 3. 


Snead:  ($73/each)  Dwight Dickey (1) Par on 15. Shannon Buffington (1) Par on 2. Orval Miller (1) Bogey on 4.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$175/each:  #5 - Clint Dacy - 2' 6", #8 - Bob Moreau - 9' 9", #14 - John Neff - 7' 9", #17 - Nick Quast - 5' 6".

UP NEXT:

23-Feb	SOLD OUT / CLOSED Winter Championship Houston
Houston	The Golf Club of Houston	Humble, TX
24-Feb	SOLD OUT / CLOSED Classic at the Creek
DFW	Indian Creek Golf Club	Carrollton, TX
8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Houston	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX
16-Mar	Classic at the Springs
Hill Country	Delaware Springs Golf Course	Burnet, TX
17-Mar	St Paddy's Day Championship
DFW	Wood Ridge Golf Club	Wylie, TX

SEE ENTIRE 2019 TEXAS SCHEDULE by clicking:
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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

Competition Begets Lifelong Friendships

L-R - CD Dunem, Matt Purgahn, Gus Aldana, Johnny Heintz, Derrick Matthews, Jorge Rodriguez

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (January 7, 2019)   What does an Insurance man from Lake Charles, LA, two brothers who collectively served 45 years in the U.S. Army one of which has turned real-estate agent in Killeen, TX, a brick salesman from Houston, TX, a retired Airforce Airman who served 30 years and former government contractor in San Antonio, TX, an Automotive Collision Center owner from Round Rock, TX, and an IT Security Director from San Antonio, have in common?  

Golf, competitive Golf on the Golf Channel AM Tour that is!

Gus Aldana, CD Dunem, Li’l Johnny Heintz, Derrick Matthews, his brother and former AM Tour player Chris, Matt Purgahn, along with father/son duo of Jorge and Ryan Rodriquez got together recently and it reminded us of what the tour is all about.

If asked, most of them can’t recall exactly when they met, but all will agree their friendships are a direct result of GC AM Tour events where this group started as early as 2008 and late as 2011 on Tour.  Collectively they have competed in more than 450 tournament events spanning from California to Myrtle Beach, SC.

When the AM Tour faithful contemplating a 50^th birthday celebration for Derrick Matthews, the pillar of health amongst the group, golf it would be.  While a trip to the warm southwest, was preferred, a sold-out AM Tour Major in Scottsdale, wouldn’t stop the guys from making the trip the week after. What started as Tour Competition, as the primary reason to get together, has morphed into the lifelong friendships first, with some golf on the side.

Planning is already underway for their 2019 AM Tour Season, but the next golf “friendly” outing remains somewhat of a mystery.  However, when the “where’ question was posed to Gus Aldana, without hesitation he said, “England/Scotland.  We look forward to following those stories to come.

While this ragtag group of Texas Tour Members games have changed over the years, mostly due to professional requirements, their friendships have only grown and have come to be the epitome of what can happen when you get together for some competitive Golf on the Golf Channel AM Tour.  It’s like nothing else!!

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

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www.gcamtour.com

Winter Winds Greet The North Texas Winter Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, Glen Rose, TX (November 25, 2018)  Glen Rose, home of the Dinosaur Valley State Park, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, and more importantly Squaw Valley Golf Course, hosted the second of two events over the weekend on Sunday.  

Similar to the 2017 version of the special two events in two days, with a flip-flop for days, the Northerly's came in just in time for play on the final round.  The course, designed for the south winds that blow across the area, needed some tweaks, for what was coming.  The track, played long, even with those changes, and the ball blowing around on the undulating greens didn't seem to help the scores.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Back on tour after a five-year hiatus, Chad Johnson of Grandview, TX, won, in his second time out.  Johnson with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th, played the front nine in +1 to pick up the Championship, by four strokes over Granbury, TX, player Keith McKelvy.  McKelvy a winner last year at Squaw Valley on the Lakes Course, carded a birdie on the par 3 - 14th, that proved to be just enough to stay one stroke clear of Gregory Haddon of Rowlett, TX.  Haddon, with three birdies on the round, held the final podium spot.

Palmer Flight:   The runner-up on Saturday, George Adams of Houston, TX, with a pair of birdies on the back nine, picked up his first Championship on Tour.  Two strokes back, San Antonio, TX, player Ron Finnerty, the 2017 winner at Apache Links, recorded a couple of birdies himself, to stay ahead of Saturday's winner, Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, with birdies on the par 3 - 6th and par 4 - 9th rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  With three birdies on the round, Las Colinas, TX, member Rick Houchins was able to hold a one-stroke advantage for his third win of the new points season and eighteenth on tour.  Walter Albertson of Weatherford, TX, already a winner during the points season, picked up another second place finish, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 5th.  Two strokes back of Albertson, Heartland, TX, player Kyle Aikins with a birdie on the front and eagle 3 on the par 5 - 18th rounded out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  With the momentum of a T-3 finish on Saturday, Hill Country Tour traveler, Scott Harrelson, of Portland, TX, put a strong +7 - 79 in the books for his first win on tour.  Five strokes back, the pair of Dale Fuhr of Missouri City, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 2nd and Keller, TX, resident Phillip Holt carding two birdies on the day, shared the runner-up finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Waco, TX, member Stephen Hodge, ran away from the field for his first win of the season, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 13th.  Ten strokes back, Houston Tour visitor, Patrick Richardson of The Woodlands, TX, with a pair of birdies and Shawn Whitaker of Lewisville, TX, split the second place honors.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Deep into the post-round sandwiches, Andre Fitzpatrick of Weatherford, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, Burnie Rodgers, would have to return to the course for a sudden death playoff.  The pair made their way to the into the wind, long par 4 - 8th, where Rodgers would prevail for the Championship.  It was Fitzpatrick's, second playoff in as many attempts, with an extra holes runner-up in the Hill Country.  One stroke back of the pair Rodney Wren, of Dallas, TX, rounded out the top three, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 18th.

Jones Flight:  Unable to make the trip on Saturday, Michael Page of Burnet, TX, completed his second win in as many attempts after a Championship in Houston the previous week.  One stroke back, Van Alstyne, TX, member Tom Holman, with a lucrative birdie on the par 4 - 1st, grabbed the runner-up finish over Robert Varela, of Copper Canyon, TX, one stroke back of second. 

Snead Flight:  Shannon Buffington, of Irving, TX, picked up his first win on tour, with a four-stroke advantage.  Second place finisher, Jason Jenniges, of Weatherford, cleared Lewisville, TX, member Ron Hardy, by two strokes. 






SKINS:

GIANT SKINS:  ($80/each)  Holman, Tom (1) Birdie on 1. Darnell, Reid (1) Birdie on 12. Petty, Michael (1) Eagle on 13. Akins, Kyle (1) Eagle on 18. McCutchen, Tony (1) Birdie on 2. Houchins, Rick (1) Birdie on 4. 

Championship/Palmer:  ($60/each)  Darnell, Reid (2) Birdie on 12, Par on 15. Gunn, BJ (1) Birdie on 16. Taylor, Mark (1) Birdie on 9. 

Hogan:  ($24/each)  Houchins, Rick (3) Birdie on 4, Birdie on 9, Birdie on 14. Dorsey, Randy (1) Birdie on 11. Petty, Michael (1) Eagle on 13. Akins, Kyle (1) Eagle on 18. Albertson, Walter (1) Par on 17. McCutchen, Tony (1) Birdie on 2. Hebert, Brian (1) Birdie on 7.

Senior Hogan:  ($110/each)  Fuhr, Dale (1) Birdie on 2. Holt, Phillip (1) Birdie on 5.

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen:  ($75/each) Fitzpatrick, Andre (1) Par on 15. Moreau, Bob (1) Birdie on 16. Crossan, Mackie (1) Birdie on 5. Cox, Mike (1) Birdie on 7


Jones/Snead:  ($55/each)   Holman, Tom (1) Birdie on 1. Page, Michael (1) Par on 17. Varela, Robert (1) Birdie on 7. Buffington, Shannon (1) Par on 8




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$130/each:  #2 - Mackie Crossan - 8' 11".  #6 - Mark Taylor - 3".  #10 - George Adams - 3' 6".  #14 - Jeff Ackerman - 7' 1/2".





NEXT UP:


TEXAS TOURS SCHEDULE - click on the title for more information:

2019:

1/19/2019 - Coastal Bend Championship - Northshore Country Club.
2/09/2019 - Kerrville Winter Championship - The Golf Club at Comanche Trace.
2/10/2019 - Katy Classic @ The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch.
2/16/2019 - North Richland Hills Open - Iron Horse Golf Club.
2/23/2019 - Winter Championship - Golf Club of Houston.
2/24/2019 - Classic at the Creek - Indian Creek.
3/09/2019 - Prelude - Houston Open - Pecan Grove Plantation.



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

Saturday of The Special Two Day at Glen Rose - Lakes Open

Scott R Chilcutt, Glen Rose, TX (November 24, 2018)  Players from around the state, along with some visiting out of staters, made there way Southwest of Fort Worth to Glen Rose for the first of two events at Squaw Valley on Saturday.  Home of the Dinosaur Valley State Park and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose is a sleepy little town, with plenty of unique events attracting travelers to the area.

Similar to the 2017 version of the special two events in two days, the winds seemed to be the key.  Unlike, the previous version, Saturday played to the prevailing southerly's, with cloud cover that would keep it cool.  Smooth and fast, dormant Bermuda greens kept the players on their toes.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  With a birdie starting the shotgun on the par 5 -18th, Chris Ransbottom of Cedar Hill, TX, never really got into trouble and finished the day at +2, with a -1, 35 on the back.  For Ransbottom, starting his second points season on tour, it was his third Championship.  Two strokes back, the pair of Keith Childress of Diana, TX, and Grandview, TX, local Chad Johnson, both with a pair of birdies on the round, shared the runner-up finish.

Palmer Flight:  Coppell, TX, player Mark Taylor birdied his first hole of the day, the par 4 - 15th, followed up with five pars before his first bogie to pick up the Championship with only one stroke to spare.  Houston, TX, traveler, George Adams, with a birdie on the same hole, but his second of the day, picked up the second place honors with another Houston, member John Harcrow, with three birdies on his day, rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Clint Dacy of Fort Worth, TX, and local Cleburne, TX, first-time player Michael Petty, need extra holes to settle the score.  Back to the par 4 - 1st it would be Petty that would prevail for the win.  Dacy, relegated to second, with Rick Smalley of College Station, TX, carding the final podium spot.

Senior Hogan Flight:  On tour since 2015, Sal Torres of Fort Worth, TX, made the most of two birdies on the back of the Lakes Course, to finish even par on that nine, to pick up his first win on tour.  Three strokes back of Torres, Dave Hanson of Granbury, TX, a winner his last time out, picked up the runner-up spot with two birdies of his own on the day.  Two strokes back, the pair of Jim Penn of Houston, TX, and Hill Country traveler, Scott Harrelson of Portland, TX, shared the third-place finish, both with a pair of birdies.

Sarazen Flight:  Sacremento Tour traveler, John Moyle of Oakdale, CA, with two birdies on the round, finished his last two holes of the day with par's on the 11th and 12th, to jump ahead of Dallas, TX, member Ronald Occenad for the Championship by a stroke after Occenad played those in +3, after carding two birdies of his own.  One stroke back, Houston Duckwall of Pampa, TX, rounded out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  It took some record rounds to get in the money in this flight, with the top three all recording sub-eighty rounds.  Mackie Crossan of Abilene, TX, with two birdies on the day, bested the group with a +5 -77 for the Championship.  It was Crossan's seventh win on tour and first of the points season.  One stroke back, with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th, Grand Prairie, TX, member Tom Stockton took home the runner-up spot, with Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, and a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 17th, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight: First-year member, Taarron Reed of Sugar Land, TX, took home the Championship, with a four-stroke advantage over Copper Canyon, TX, member Robert Varela.

Snead Flight:   Oklahoma Tour traveler, Rick Henthorn of Yukon, OK made the most of the trip with two-strokes to spare.  For Henthorn, starting his tenth year on tour, it was his nineteenth Championship and first of the points season.  Two back, Copperas Cove, TX, member Dan O'Shea, with a birdie on the par 4 - 17th, grabbed the second place spot, two strokes clear of Weatherford, TX, member Jason Jenniges, rounding out the top three.





SKINS:

GIANT SKINS:  (130/each)  Jim Penn (1) Birdie on 12.  Rick Houchins (1) Birdie on 11.  Scott Harrelson (1) Birdie on 7.  Clint Dacy (1) Birdie on 9.

Championship/Palmer:  ($60/each)  Keith Childress (2) Birdie on 14, Birdie on 18.  John Harcrow (2) Birdie on 1, Birdie on 10.  

Hogan:  ($40/each)  Rick Smalley (2) Birdie on 3, Birdie on 17. Rick Houchins (1) Birdie on 11.  Michael Petty (1) Birdie on 13.  Tony McCutchen (1) Birdie on 10.  Robert McCabe (1) Birdie on 4.  Clint Dacy (1) Birdie on 9.  

Senior Hogan:  ($52/each)  Scott Harrelson (2) Birdie on 5, Birdie on 7.  Rick Swanson (1) Birdie on 14.  Bill Clark (1) Birdie on 1.  Jim Penn (1) Birdie on 12.  

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen:  ($34/each)  John Moyle (3) Birdie on 5, Par on 9, Birdie on 18.  Mackie Crossan (2) Birdie on 2, Birdie on 10.  Burnie Rodgers (1) Birdie on 14.  Zane Latham (1) Birdie on 17.  David Short (1) Birdie on 1.  Jerry Emmons (1) Birdie on 3.  Stan Wilson (1) Birdie on 8.


Jones/Snead:  ($22/each)  Mike Welch (2) Birdie on 2, Birdie on 3.  Lee Hicks (2) Par on 5, Birdie on 8.  Darrell Lummus (1) Birdie on 10.  Michael Allen (1) Par on 1.  Dan O'Shea (1) Birdie on 17.  Jason Jenniges (1) Par on 14


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$130/each - #3 Mike Welch - 1' 11".  #7 John Neff - 12' 5".  #11 Rick Houchins - 1' 10".  #13 Annette Crossan - 10' 6".



NEXT UP:


TEXAS TOURS SCHEDULE - click on the title for more information:

2019:

1/19/2019 - Coastal Bend Championship - Northshore Country Club.
2/09/2019 - Kerrville Winter Championship - The Golf Club at Comanche Trace.
2/10/2019 - Katy Classic @ The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch.
2/16/2019 - North Richland Hills Open - Iron Horse Golf Club.
2/23/2019 - Winter Championship - Golf Club of Houston.
2/24/2019 - Classic at the Creek - Indian Creek.
3/09/2019 - Prelude - Houston Open - Pecan Grove Plantation.
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