Fall Bobcat Open @ Texas Star

Scott R Chilcutt, Euless, TX (November 3, 2013)  Texas Star events on the Golf Channel Am Tour, coined as the Bobcat Open because of the local feline population got a move to the Fall schedule with the thought that a limited field would get to finish in the daylight.  Stiff and cool southerly breezes, mistakenly forecasted as 5 - 15 from the east, went with tough and some rough greens along with tight driving areas made for a long day for some. 

Jeff Workman of Fort Worth picked up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving by one stroke over Melvin Wilson III.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  With a three way tie for the lead in the clubhouse it looked like we'd need to secure some extra holes when Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX drained a 30' putt for birdie on his final hole to nix that thought.  Braun, with two birdies on the day picked up his fourth win on tour with John Bohling of Highland Village, TX along with Dallas, TX members Sean Skellenger and Anthony Peppler sharing the runner up finish, just one stroke back.

Senior Championship Flight:  Denton, TX member Greg Richard ran away from the field with a -1 on the front,  +1 on the back, even par round to grab his second win in four events on tour.  At the end of the day, the top three in the Senior Division would have won or at least tied for the win in a combined flight.  Traveler, Al Swanson from Edmond, OK made three birdies on the day for the runner up finish, with self promoted from the SR Palmer Flight,  Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  First time tour player, Craig Parr of Gilmer, TX birdied the par 5 - 7th for a one over par front nine, slid back to the field just a bit with a forty one on the back, but commanded the win by six strokes over Crowley, TX member John Sells.  Sells, with a birdie on the par 5 -10th stayed steady on the back nine to finish in the runner up spot by six over Fort Woth, TX member Chris St Vigne finishing in the show position.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Kem Albritton of Garland, TX birdied the par 3 - 3rd and the final hole the par 5 - 18th for a three stroke advantage and his eighth win on tour.  Lewisville, TX resident Mark Taylor looked to make it close after a stretch of par's, but ended his bid with a double on the seventeenth. Roland Lewis of Tulsa, OK and Whitney, TX player Jeff Feyerherm shared the third place honors three strokes back of Taylor.

Hogan Flight:  Ranger, TX player Scott Harper muddled through a pair of 43's en route to a one stroke victory, his eighth on tour.  Leading the field after the front nine, Tim Edwards of  Amarillo, TX gave it back with a triple on the par 4 - 13th, but held on to the runner up finish by one stroke over Mansfield, TX member Cade Hall finishing in the show position.

Senior Hogan Flight:    James Galbraith of Prosper, TX went out with birdies on the par 3 - 3rd and par 4 - 6th to secure a seven stroke victory.  With the win, Galbraith secured his first victory in three years on tour.  Runner up, Phillip Holt of Haslet, TX equaled his best finish on tour a T2 at the 2013 Flower Mound Open @ Bridlewood.   Rockwall, TX member Bob Moreau, self promoted himself after the National Championship and made his first bid as a Hogan player worthy of a third place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Dallas, TX resident Melvin Wilson III went out in +3, birdied the par 5 - 10th to secure his fifth win on tour.  Three strokes back,  Jeff Workman of Fort Worth, TX started his day with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st  to add his runner up finish to three T2 finishes in his first year on tour. Eastern Texas member Gary Lee of Tyler, made birdie on the par 4 - 6th and par 4 - 17th to round out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Dale McFarland of Crowley, TX became another first time winnner at the event.  Birdies on the par 5 - 7th and par 4 - 17th led the way for a three stroke victory over Rick Allaire of Dallas with McKinney, TX player Ray Tyczki  in third for his best finish on tour.

Jones Flight:  A three way tie for the lead after regulation between visiting Carolina player Del Jackson of Archdale, NC, Tom Stockton of Euless, TX and  Allen, TX member Shawn Privat would be settled with a scorecard due to darkness. 44 on the back nine was just enough for Jackson to pick up his fifth win on tour.  Stockton would take the second place prize fund with Stockton and Privat sharing the second and third place points.

Snead Flight:  Traveling Oklahoma Tour member Rick Henthorn of Yukon, OK had a two stroke advantage at the turn, but couldn't hold on to the lead with a tough seventeenth hole when Don Freitag of Arlington, TX recorded his eighth win on tour by a stroke.  Henthorn parred the final hole in darkness to secure the runner up spot with Haslet, TX player Doyle Fleming rounding out the top three one stroke back.          




SKINS:

Giant Skins:  1 -- Sean Skellenger, Dallas, TX; Jeff Feyerherm, Whitney, TX; Cade Hall, Mansfield, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX.

Championship / Senior Championship:  3 -- Greg Richard, Denton, TX. 1 -- Sean Skellenger, Dallas, TX; Andrew Morsinkhoff, Rockwall, TX; Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  2 -- Kem Albritton, Garland, TX; Jeff Feyerherm, Whitney, TX. 1 -- Craig Parr, Gilmer, TX; Michael Starks, Cleburne, TX; Roland Lewis, Tulsa, OK.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  2 -- Cade Hall, Mansfield, TX. 1 -- Dave Ducray, Plano, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; James Galbraith, Prorper, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX; Gary Lee, Tyler, TX; Christian Williamson, Edmond, OK; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX.

Jones / Snead:  1 -- Tom Stockton, Euless, TX; Shawn Privat, Allen, TX; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX.



NEXT UP:

Hill Country Tour sets up for the Championship @ Falconhead in  Austin on Sunday November 17th.  Registration deadline is Friday, November 8th. 

The Dallas Tour resumes play at the Fall Championship - Champions Circle on November 23rd.  Registration deadline is Friday, November 15th.

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