Championship at TPC Craig Ranch

Scott R Chilcutt, July 8, 2013 (McKinney, TX)  TPC Craig Ranch Golf Club is the centerpiece of the master-planned community in McKinney, TX known as Craig Ranch. Home to many formidable events, including the 2012 Web.com Tour Championship, the property was designed by PGA Tour legend and architect Tom Weiskopf, rolling through the limestone banks of Rowlett Creek and sets up for a tough, but fair test.  While Monday only availability for the Golf Channel Am Tour might normally keep the numbers lower than a weekend event, for the second straight year two waves of split tees were brought into play.

Luis Dayer of North Richland Hills, TX edged out Edmond, OK tour traveler Imran Siddiqi for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Looking to fulfill National Championship eligibility with a round after June 1st,  Marcus House made the trip from Olive Branch, MS count.   House, the winner at the 2013 Missouri Valley Championship, carded six birdies on the day to finish at -2, four strokes ahead of a pair in the second spot.  In his second event on tour, Cincinnati, OH native,  Drew Ireland now residing in Dallas, TX birdied his final hole, the par 5 - 18th to slide into a share of the runner up finish with Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX after Braun went even par on the front.

Palmer Flight:  Ivan Zweig of Dallas started slow, but got things going with local knowledge on the back nine, with three birdies to stay ahead of three Hill Country members making the trip to bolster points.  Zweig picked up his second win of the year and took over the Order of Merit Points lead.  One stroke back, FT Hood, TX player Jacob Morton birdied the par 5 - 9th and par 4 -14th to stay four strokes clear of traveling partner, Craig Hart of Killeen, TX.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Copperas Cove, TX, Hill Country member Robert Lippert started on the back nine, played even par and came back to the clubhouse with two birdies and a +1 round to grab his second win on tour.  Two strokes back, first time player Bryce Pool of Colleyville, TX carded four birdies on the day to hold off third place finisher Jacky Hawthorne of Greenville, TX. Hawthorne with three birdies of his own on his starting nine recorded his best finish on tour.

Hogan Flight:  Scott Harper of Ranger, TX picked up his sixth win on tour and first since the 2012 Bobcat Open.  Harper made the turn with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th to stay four strokes ahead of first year member Cade Hall of Mansfield, TX.  Argyle, TX member Greg Hawkins a three time winner and two time Major Champion in 2013 rounded out the top three, one stroke back.

Senior Hogan Flight:    Odessa, TX traveler, Jim Sumner became a three time winner on tour and solidified his National Championiship qualification after winning the 2013 TPC Sawgrass Open early in the year.  Sumner birdied the par 4 - 3rd to edge out Paul Burleson of Argyle, TX by two strokes. Bill Doolittle  a Milford, CT resident and member of the New England Tour finished in the third place position.

Sarazen Flight:  Joseph Roy of Rockwall, TX recorded his third win on tour and second in as many attempts after his previous victory at the Fairview Classic @ Heritage Ranch.   Roy, the current Order of Merit Points leader played his final five holes in one under par to stay out in front of second place finisher Imran Siddiqi of Edmond, OK by two strokes.  Melvin Wilson III of Dallas, TX finished in the show position.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Frisco, TX resident Jamie Sansom held off two time Major Champion Stan Wilson of Jones, OK for his third win of the year, punching his ticket to the Senior National Championships by one stroke. Wilson birdied the par 4 - 11th for a share of the Giant Skins pot and maintained a two stroke clearance over a trio knotted up in the third spot. Rick Allaire of Dallas, TX, North Richland Hills, TX player Jerrell Neely and Davis Noble of Lake Kiowa, TX shared the third place finish just three strokes off the lead.

Jones Flight:  Oklahoma Tour traveler, Scott Ingerson of Mustang, OK had back to back birdies on the par 4 - 14th and par 3 - 15th to command a four stroke lead for his second win on tour. Fellow Oklahoma member,  Gary Chrisman added two birdies to pick up the runner up spot with Garrett Tidman of Little Elm, TX rounding out the top three.

Senior Jones Flight:  Craig Merrill of Roland, AR backed up his 2012 win at TPC Craig ranch for his ninth win on tour and third of the season.  Merrill birdied the par 4 - 3rd and ran away with a four stroke advantage over Tom Stockton of Euless, TX.  Texas panhandle resident Curtis Sinclair of Amarillo, TX birdied his tenth hole of the day, the par 4 -10th to grab the third place finish.

Snead Flight:   North Richland Hills, TX member Luis Dayer birdied two holes on the day for his lowest score on tour and second win on the season.  Just one stroke back, the 2013 Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort Champion, Phillip Tolson recorded his third runner up finish of the year. Don Freitag  of Arlington, TX fell four strokes back of Tolson for final podium position.        
   




SKINS:
Giant Skins:  1 -- Michael Morgan, Shreveport, LA; Stan Wilson, Jones, OK; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  2 -- Michael Morgan, Shreveport, LA. 1 -- Marcus House, Olive Branch, MS; Drew Ireland, Dallas, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX; Dave Davlin, San Antonio, TX.

Senior Palmer:  2 -- Michael Blumenfeld, Palm Desert, CA; Bryce Pool, Colleyville, TX. 1 -- Robert Lippert, Copperas Cove, TX; Terry Wooten, Grapevine, TX.

Hogan:  1 -- Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Senior Hogan:  3 -- Jim Sumner, Odessa, TX. 1 -- Myles Gallemore, Irving, TX; John Cox, Mansfield, TX; Bill Doolittle, Milford, CT.

Sarazen:  1 -- Willie Carr, River Oaks, TX; Scott Lane, Plano, TX; Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Zane Latham, Valley View Texas; Gerald McElvy, Southlake, TX; Mark Helms, Broken Bow, OK; Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX; Jerrell Neely, Richland Hills, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  1 -- Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK; Robert Glittenberg, Rowlett, TX; James Dixon, Waxahachie, TX; Scott Ingerson, Mustang, OK; Shawn Privat, Allen, TX; Craig Merrill, Roland, AR.

Snead:  4 -- Luis Dayer, North Richland Hills, TX. 3 -- Don Freitag, Arlington. 2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, Texas; Tom Reynolds, Belton, TX; Chris Perry, Frisco,  TX.
 

Next Up:

The Dallas Tour is back in action for the Tarrant County Open at Sky Creek Ranch on July 20th, registration deadline is Friday July 12th.
Oklahoma Open at Oak Tree Country Club is on for Monday July 22, 2013 in Edmond, OK. Entry deadline is Friday July 12th at 11:59 pm EST.
The Hill Country Tour returns to The Bandit for the New Braunfels Clash on Saturday July 13th. After a break for the Texas Masters at Barton Creek on July 27th and 28th the tour will resume play at the Cedar Park Challenge at Twin Creeks on Monday August 5th.



For More Information:



Scott R ChilcuttTour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
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