Champions Warmed with Win - Champion Circle

Scott R Chilcutt, Fort Worth, TX (November 23, 2013)   On a day, more suitable to fireside football chatter, 64 players made the call for the Fall Championship on the Dallas Tour.  A mid 30 degree morning with drizzle and north winds blew through after heavy rains on Friday, challenging even the most hearty.

In the seven flights contested, three first time winners matched up with an additional three winning for the first time in newly promoted flights, left only a multiple flight champion in the Championship flight. Leo Washington, one of those newly crowned champions also took home the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving. 



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Highland Village, TX member John Bohling took advantage of birdies on the par 3 - 5th and par 4 - 16th for his third win on tour.  Winner in his last outing at the Bobcat Open @ Texas Star, Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX birdied his first and last holes of the day to fall one stroke short of back to back wins.  Tim Williams of McKinney, TX and Keller, TX player Guy Nickels shared the third place honors three strokes out of the lead.

Palmer Flight:  Greg Hawkins of Argyle, TX finally broke into the Palmer Flight winners circle after winning four as a Hogan player, for his fifth win on tour.  Hawkins played the back nine in +2, and was enough for a three stroke victory over Haslet, TX resident Ryan Ramos. Tyler Jewell of Dallas, playing in his first event on tour, rounded out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Sapulpla, OK player Tams Howard played in a previous Oklahoma Tour event as a guest, received his membership credentials shortly after as a birthday present and parlayed that gift into a win, his first time out. Houston Tour traveler, Gus Aldana started out with four consecutive pars after beginning play on the sixteenth hole, gave back his three stroke lead on the par 4 - 2nd and then swapped the lead with Howard the rest of the round to finish one stroke back after a double on his final hole. Rockwall, TX member Joe Roy had his best finish as a recently promoted Hogan Flight player finishing just two stokes out of the lead.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Playing out of nearby Haslet, TX, Phillip Holt commanded his first victory on tour.  Holt's previous best finish, T2 at the April Flower Mound Open @ Bridlewood, birdied the par 4 - 9th for a six stroke advantage over runner up Jalil DaneshFar of Trophy Club, TX.  Denver Roden of Irving, TX finished in the show position, four strokes back of second.

Sarazen Flight:  Preston Miller of Fort Worth, TX made his 49th round on the AM Tour count for his first career win. Runner up finishes over the years on tour have got him close, but he just hasn't been able to finish it off when it counted until today.  Starting on the 12th hole, Miller played a rocky stretch, but a birdie on the par 5 - 18th seemed to right the ship, playing the front nine in +5 for a one stroke victory over Ronald Spencer, also of Fort Worth.  Nick Easen of Keller, TX and Arlington, TX member Mike Frenzel shared the third place finish.

Jones Flight:  North Richland Hills, TX player Luis Dayer picked up his third win on tour and first as a Jones Flight player.  Dayer, promoted to the Jones Flight in early September, held on to a four stroke advantage over runner up finisher Ray Hund of Plano, TX.  Despite taking an eleven on the short par 4 - 4th,  Dion Casto of Parker, TX played well enough over the remainder of his round to take home the third place finish.

Snead Flight:     Leo Washington of Watauga, TX became the third first time winner on the day by six strokes over  Doyle Fleming of neighboring Haslet, TX.  Fleming, not out of the top three in four events on the 2014 schedule,  used a birdie on the par 4 - 8th to edge out first time player Daniel Payne of Fort Worth, TX by a single stroke.       
  


SKINS:

Giant Skin:  2 -- John Bohling, Highland Village, TX. 1 -- Mike Frenzel, Arlington, TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX; Jeff Feyerherm, Whitney, TX.

Championship:  2 -- John Bohling, Highland Village, TX. 1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Cameron Kirkpatrick, Dallas, TX; Andrew Morsinkhoff, Rockwall, TX.

Palmer:  2 -- Michael Starks, Cleburne, TX; Keith Childress, Diana, TX; Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; Jeff Feyerherm, Whitney, TX. 1 -- Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  2 -- Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Gus Aldana, Houston, TX; Tams Howard, Sapulpa, OK. 1 -- Daryl Ollinger, Victoria, TX; Kyle Akins, Mesquite, TX.

Sarazen:  1 -- Mike Logsdon, Wylie, TX; Ronald Spencer, Fort Worth, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Mike Frenzel, Arlington, TX; Jim Wright, Azle, TX.

Jones:  4 -- Dion Casto, Parker, TX. 3 -- Timothy Durham, McKinney, TX. 2 -- Tom Stockton, Euless, TX. 1 -- Zane Latham, Valley View, TX

Snead:  4 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX. 3 -- Daniel Payne, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Tom Reynolds, Belton, TX


NEXT UP:

The Dallas Tour off for the holidays, and will be back in action on February 22nd 2014 for the Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge.

Join us in the Hill Country for the Winter Classic - Hill Country at the Hill Country Hyatt on Saturday December 7th. Registration deadline is Friday, November 28th.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott R Chilcutt - Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com