Four of Nine Flights Require Extra Holes
Scott R Chilcutt, Irving, TX (July 11, 2011) The 6th of 7 sell out events on the Dallas Tour this year players from six different tours made their way to our first of two Monday events at private golf clubs.
While traveling home from the Las Colinas Country Club many of those players were singing the lyrics from, "Monday, Monday", a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by The Mamas & the Papas. "Monday Monday, so good to me, Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be".
Nick Easen from Keller, TX took home the Tournament Champion trophy in a score card playoff over Waco, TX player Francisco Vazquez.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Playing in his first event on the tour, McKinney, TX Clay Price birdied the 18th hole to fire a one over par 72 to grab the win by a stroke over Rockwall's, Andrew Morsinkhoff. Ponca City, OK player Steve Lusk would finish in the third spot with hard charging Jason Brown from Irving rounding out the top four.
Palmer Flight: Clay Johnston from Dallas grabbed his first win on tour in 14 tries but it didn't come without extra holes. Mansfield's, Michael Fee played to even par over his last 13 holes with a birdie on his 17th hole of the day to force the playoff where Clay would come out on top. The pair stayed 7 strokes clear of 3rd place finisher David Wright from Lewisville. Guy Nickels from Keller and Austin/San Antonio tour player Chris Wadle from Coupland, TX would finish one stroke shy of third place.
Hogan Flight: Oklahoma Tour player Kirby Rogers from Muldrow, OK carded a six over par 77 to win by one stroke over Playa Del Rey, CA member Tony Anderson and Todd Barfield from Dallas. Tim Williams from McKinney, TX grabbed the 4th spot with Rockwall's Paul Gray and Kevin Weaver from Lake Worth, TX knotted in the 5th spot.
Senior Hogan Flight: Michael Hardegree of Wichita Falls, TX won his first tournament on the tour edging out Gregory Stairs of Mansfield, TX by one stroke. Checotah, OK player Bruce Callich rounded out the top three just a stroke behind Stairs.
Sarazen Flight: In the second of four playoffs, Patrick Gutridge from Hurst, TX and Oklahoma Tour player Terry Saxon from Norman, OK would head back out to the 1st tee, where Gutridge would prevail. Chris Gassaway from North Richland Hills, TX would have his best finish of the year just one stroke back. Chris went one under par over the last three holes to stay clear of Ricky Gates of Arlington and fifth place finisher, Kaufman, TX Jeff Carter.
Senior Sarazen Flight: One of many players doing double duty over the weekend, playing in Sapulpa, OK on Saturday, Barry Gray of Lantana, TX picked up his sixth win of the year by one stroke over Frisco, TX Jamie Sansom. Jerry Gallemore from Fort Stockton, TX and Jim Craig from San Felipe would tie up the third spot.
Jones Flight: Nick Easen from Keller, TX leading after 17, would open the door for Lewisville, TX player Shawn Whitaker with a double bogey on his 18th hole. Whitaker would go on to win in the playoff for his third win of the year. Recently promoted from the Snead Flight, Kevin Cunningham from Little Elm finished one stroke back to tie up the third spot.
Senior Jones Flight: While two birdies and an eagle (covered by Gary Chrisman) would not win him any skins, Haslet, TX player Burnie Rodgers would fight his way into the fourth of the days playoffs with Yogi Schornick from Colleyville, TX. Rodgers would end up on top after his first extra hole for his fourth win of the season. Ken Benjamin from Grand Prairie would go 2 under par over his last 5 holes to finish third.
Snead Flight: Arlington, TX, Don Freitag made it two in a row winning his 2nd in as many tries edging out Lale Esquivel from Frisco by a stroke. Francisco Vazquez from Waco, TX rounded out the top three for his best finish of the year.
SKINS:
Championship: 3 -- Clay Price, Mckinney, TX. 2 -- Jason Brown, Irving, TX. 1 -- Eric Swanson, Plano, TX; Andrew Morsinkhoff, Rockwall, TX.
Palmer: 1 -- Guy Nickels, Keller, TX; Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; Michael Morgan, Shreveport, LA; Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX; Clay Johnston, Dallas, TX.
Sarazen/SR Sarazen: 1 -- Jerry Gallemore, Fort Stockton, TX.
Hogan/SR Hogan: 2 -- Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX. 1 -- Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Kevin Weaver, Lake Worth, TX; Tim Williams, McKinney, TX.
Jones / Snead: 2 -- Yogi Schornick, Colleyville, TX. 1 -- Ken Benjamin, Grand Prairie, TX; Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK; Scott Bundrick, Checotah , OK; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX.
Next up, The the Dallas Tour makes its way to Tour 18 for the Clash at Tour 18 on July 23rd and then ventures east of the metroplex to Canton Classic at Twin Lakes on July 30th. The Oklahoma Tour resumes play on July 16th at the Grand Lake Showdown then returning to the central part Oklahoma for the Cowboy Classic in Stillwater on July 31st.
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