Tournament Recap - Grand Prairie Classic

NEW DAWN FOR THE DFW GC AM TOUR

Scott R Chilcutt, Grand Prairie, TX (February 19, 2011) Just 15 days removed from ice and snow storms that snarled Super Bowl XLV festivities,  89 players teed it up for the first time on the DFW Tour in 2011 just 20 minutes southeast of Cowboy Stadium at Tangle Ridge Golf Club.

With a solid week of warming temperatures, sun and wind the greens were fast, while the fairways didn’t roll out like expected due to extensive watering after recent fertilizing.  Compounding the difficulties, the wind, overcast skies and humidity made with the soft fairways a true challenge.

When the sun went down over 40 players took home the prize pool of trophies, Golf Galaxy gift cards and gift certificates.

Next up – Texas Open @ Horseshoe Bay on March 5^th and 6^th and then we return to our local DFW schedule on March 13^th with the Coyote Ridge Challenge.

Results:

Championship Flight –  In one of the largest assembled groups of Champ flight players on a local schedule 14 players were up to the challenge.  In the end, 47 year old Bryan Walsh from Weatherford played the back nine in even par and the last seven holes in 2 under that proved to make the difference by two strokes over Trophy Club, TX Senior Championship player Steve Brewster.  Brewster finished with birdies on the final two holes to best Dan Floyd from Lewisville and Rockwall's Andrew Morsinkhoff both tied for third  



Palmer Flight – 2010 Palmer Callaway Order of Merit Champion, Michael Edwards picked up where he left of in August by winning in his first event played since his victory at the tour championship.  Edwards from Garland shot a 79 and edged out Lewisville newcomer Randy Sellers by a stroke despite Sellers 18th hole birdie   Paul Gray and Paul O'Connor shared the 3rd place position.

Senior Palmer Flight - Mansfield, TX Michal Fee took home the cermanic in his first event on the tour. Fee outlasted 2nd place finisher Larry Huppert from Fort Worth and Richardson, TX Kem Albritton finishing in 3rd.  Kem maintains the Callaway Order Merit points with his win during last falls Indian Creek Kick-off Classic.

Hogan Flight – Bronco von Hoerling from Prosper, TX,  early in the Hogan pairings posting a leading 78 in the clubhouse was just about to get comfortable with his score.   Just as that comfort was setting in, Irving's, Myles Gallemore brought in a matching score sending them both back to the 1st tee for a playoff run.  It took 3 holes for the tie to be settled with Bronco draining a birdie putt.  Tim Williams from McKinney finished 3rd with Jason Connor from Piedmont, OK and Stillwater OK, Ryan Cummings finishing tied for 4th.

Senior Hogan Flight – Jim Sabonis from Dallas made it two tournaments in a row.  Sabonis won the November event @ Texas Star and followed up is winning streak with a +10, 82 two shots clear of  Frisco's Roger Davis and a four shot cushion a trio tied for 3rd.  Ed Dye from Abilene,  Michael Hicks from Edmond, OK and Mansfield, TX Gregory Stairs finished in the show spot.

Sarazen Flight – California visitor, Tony Anderson from Playa Del Rey fired a  84 to best the 15 player field.  Mesquite, TX Gabriel Brisco edged out Steve Barr from Waskom for 2nd place.  Jeff Carter from Kaufman was 1 over on the back with 3 birdies but could make up ground after a tough 8th hole finishing 4th over Dallas player Rick Allaire.

Senior Sarazen Flight – Bob Moreau of Plano, stumbled coming down the stretch on the 14th and 18th holes but posted a strong 85 clearing the field over Richland Hills, Jerrell Neely finishing 2nd in front of Sanger, TX Steve Killion.

Jones Flight – After layoff's from the tour, Mequite's Bobby Ashcraft and Lewisville's Shawn Whitaker share the podium with multiple 2010 winner Ricky Gates from Arlington. Ashcraft had an up and down day with a birdie on 6 after a double of 5 and a birdie on 16 following a bogie on 15 but held on for his first win since July 2009.   Gates and Whitaker tied for 2nd place with Belcher, LA resident Jeremy Brown taking 4th spot.

Senior Jones Flight - Two for two, Haslet, TX Burnie Rodgers wins for the 2nd in as many tries after his recent top spot in Houston.  Rodgers birdied on 9 and 14 to edge out Barry Gray from Lantana by 1 stroke.  Newcommer Yogi Schornick of Coffeyville, TX held on to the 3rd spot only 2 strokes off the lead edging out Lewisville, TX Ron Hardy.

Snead Flight – Keller, TX Nick Easen defended his 2010 win @ Tangle Ridge following up with a 5 stroke victory over Edward Polenec from Leesville, LA finishing 2nd.  Newcommers Underdog Solomon of Glenn Heights and Whitehouse, TX Jimbeaux Whitaker shared the 3rd place finish.

Senior Snead Flight – Keller, TX Gary Myers edged out Bill Hendrix from Flower Mound finishing 2nd with Yukon, OK Rick Henthorn rounding out the top three.  With Myers win it makes it four in a row in local tour events.

SKINS:

Championship - 2 -- Anthony Peppler; Bryan Walsh.  1 -- Justin Lee; Curt Howard; Jeremy Henson; Kevin Williams.

Palmer / SR Palmer – 3 -- Randy Sellers.  2 -- Michael Edwards.

Hogan / SR Hogan - 2 -- Jason Conner; Ryan Cummings; Myles Gallemore.  1 -- Roger Davis; Todd Barfield.

Sarazen / SR Sarazen - 2 -- Jeff Carter; Gabriel Brisco; Jerrell Neely.  1 -- Tony Anderson; Jim Wright; Steve Killion; David McCasland.

Jones / SR Jones - 2 -- Burnie Rodgers; Robert L Adams.  1 -- Bobby Ashcraft; Yogi Schornick.

Snead / SR Snead - 1 -- Rick Henthorn; Rick Mock; Larry Tolson; Nick Easen; Underdog Solomon; Jimbeaux Whitaker.

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