Scott R Chilcutt, Lewisville, TX (April 20, 2015) The Golf Channel AM Tour returned to The Lakes at Castle Hills for the first time since 2010. Originally founded as the semi private, The Golf Club at Castle Hills, the club closed down during the summer of 2011 for major course renovations and opened that fall as the private The Lakes at Castle Hills. Continuing with the renovations the club is in the midst of a complete clubhouse makeover that relegated the players poolside for registration and awards, certainly not bothering anyone that enjoyed the lunch buffet.
Heavy thunderstorms and rain leading up to the event, kept players from driving to the golf ball, but a beautiful sunny day with light breezes went along with those earlier course changes, leading to some excellent scoring opportunities.
Steve Killion (Senior Hogan Flight) and Kody Conover (Sarazen Flight) were "Up for the Srixon Challenge", winning their flights playing a Srixon ball and will get a dozen sent to them for the win. Kody Conover breezed to a four stroke advantage over Todd Arnold for the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Trophy Club, TX, player Andrew Braun proved that warm up time is overrated once again. Braun now an eight time winner on tour has two sub par rounds, a minus 5 - 67 at the 2013 Tarrant County Open @ Sky Creek Ranch and now a minus 1 - 71, both coming after he only had enough time to get from the car to the tee box. Braun was tied making the turn with Gant Bills of Plano, TX, but went on to birdie three in a row starting on the eleventh for the championship. Bills, carded all fours on the front side and made a single bogey on the par 4 - 10th that would turn out to be the difference. Euless, TX, resident, Rusty Ramsey recorded three birdies on the day to round out the top three.
Palmer Flight: Todd Arnold of Fort Worth, TX, almost certainly on his way to a promotion to the Championship Flight, birdied the par 5 - 4th and par 5 - 12th to card an even par round for his second win in as many attempts. Flower Mound, TX member, David Wright made birdies on the par 4 - 9th and par 5 - 12th to finish two strokes back with William Hall of Granbury, TX, taking the third place honors, his best finish in limited play on tour.
Hogan Flight: Bedford, TX, player Darren Bufton used a narrow one stroke lead going to the back nine over three players to keep that edge at the end of the day. With the advantage, Bufton picked up his National Championship Qualifying third win on the season and fourth on tour. Chad Maynard of Frisco, TX, carded birdies on his first, the par 4 - 1st and last the par 5 - 18th to finish one stroke back. The Lakes at Castle Hills member, Shawn Whitaker rounded out the top three with a birdie on the par 4 - 5th hole.
Senior Hogan Flight: Already qualified for the Senior National Championship with a GolfNow Performance Promotion earlier in the year, Steve Killion of Sanger, TX, put a pair of 39's together with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, for his third win on the season and eighth win on tour. Jalil Daneshfar of Trophy Club, TX, matched his runner up finish at the March Classic @ The Creek with a five stroke advantage over Flower Mound, TX, resident Mark Rainwater rounding out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: A late night Sunday, at the 50th Annual ACM awards at AT&T Stadium wouldn't hamper Roosevelt, UT, player Kody Conover from picking up his first win on Texas soil. Starting the morning on the tenth hole, with mother Kitty on the bag, Conover would make birdie on the par 4 - 15th and follow up with the only birdie of the day on the second toughest playing hole, the par 4 - 17th to make the turn at +1. Five straight pars on his back nine would be plenty for Kody to pick up his seventh win on tour and first of the season. Seven strokes back, David Hickman of Rockwall, TX, a four time winner on tour, would take the runner up honors with Dallas Tour, Sarazen Points leader, Preston Miller of Fort Worth, TX finishing in third.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Starting on what proved to be the toughest hole of the day, the par 4 - 10th, Rick Allaire of Dallas, TX, shared the lead after his first nine holes. Making birdie on the par 5 - 4th would end up being just enough for Allaire to win his second on the tour and first since the 2011 - HOU - The Woodlands Tournament Course event. Two strokes back, Lewisville, TX local, Mark Donohue and Bob Moreau of Rockwall, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 16th would share the runner up finish.
Jones Flight: Oklahoma Tour Member, Curtis Sinclair of Amarillo, TX, made the best of his travels, picking up his fourth win on tour and first since 2013. Four strokes back, Plano, TX, resident Steve Pearson and Luis Dayer of North Richland Hills, TX would knot up the runner up finish.
Snead Flight: Medellin, Columbia, native, William Hughes now residing in Tulsa, OK shot his best round of the season to pick up his first win in three years on tour. Jason Jenniges of Weatherford, TX, made birdie on the par 4 - 6th to pave the way to his second runner up finish in as many attempts on tour with Lake Leon, TX, member Stan Harper and Don Freitag of Arlington, TX splitting the third place finish.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($70/each) 2 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Rusty Ramsey, Euless, TX; Clifford Conover, Roosevelt, UT; David Wright, Flower Mound, TX; Kody Conover, Roosevelt, UT; Jim Wright, Azle, TX; Brian Glaser, Flower Mound, TX; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX.
Championship: ($20/each) 4 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX. 3 -- Rusty Ramsey, Euless, TX. 1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Dallas Webster, Wylie, TX.
Palmer: ($35/each) 2 -- Clifford Conover, Roosevelt, UT. 1 -- Todd Arnold, Fort Worth; Brack Blackwood, Granbury, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; David Wright, Flower Mound, TX; William Hall, Granbury, TX.
Hogan: ($37/each) 3 -- Caleb Brown, Lewsiville, TX. 1 -- Shawn Whitaker, Lewisville, TX; Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($45/each) 3 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX. 1 -- Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: ($88/each) 1 -- Kody Conover, Roosevelt, UT; Jason Shuffield, Frisco, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Jim Wright, Azle, TX.
Jones / Snead: ($90/each) 1 -- Ron Hardy, Lewisville, TX; Paul Vessels, Mesquite, TX; Brian Glaser, Flower Mound, TX; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($140/each) #3 - Caleb Brown - 2' 7"; # - David Wright - 5' 9.5"; #13 - Jim Wright - 7' 5"; #16 - Derek Drake - 6' 8.5"
Upcoming Texas Events:
Dallas Tour members get back into action at the Fort Worth Championship at Waterchase Golf Club, entry deadline is Friday, May 8th.
Hill Country Members are back to River Crossing Club on May 9th for the Spring Branch Classic, registration closes on Friday, May 1st.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
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