Scott R Chilcutt, Fort Worth, TX (May 15, 2016) Waterchase Golf Club, once again played host to the Fort Worth Championship on the Golf Channel AM Tour. Consistently in great shape this time of the year, the track also held true to the spring rains and treacherous bunker play.
Phillip Holt (Senior Hogan Flight) and Jimmy Clanin (Snead Flight) were "Up for the Srixon Challenge". Winning their prospective flights playing a Srixon ball, both will get a dozen sent to them for the wins. Terry Rice, picked up the Tournament Champion, presented by Carlisle's Engraving over a trio of players in a scorecard playoff, net -2. The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $500, bringing the year to date total from the Texas Tours to $6,430 contributed to the Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: In a strong field of Championship Flight players, Terry Rice of Midland, TX, was down one stroke at the turn to two players. Making the turn, Rice, added a birdie on the par 3 - 14th, to play the back nine in -1 for a two stroke victory, his fifteenth on tour and first of the season after three previous runner up finishes. Trophy Club, TX, player Nick Quast, seemingly unbeatable, with three straight wins in three attempts, finished in the runner up spot, with three birdies on the day. Rounding out the top three, David Wright of Flower Mound, TX, with two birdies on his round, and Ari Rogers of Fort Worth, TX, using three birdies on his front nine, shared third place honors.
Palmer Flight: After the excitement of his career first hole in one on the par 3 - 16th with an eight iron from 157 yards, Todd Arnold of Fort Worth, TX, doubled his final hole to open the door for a playoff. Off to the tenth hole for the sudden death, Granbury, TX, player Tim Bush would make a bogie, just enough to pick up the championship, his first on tour. Stephen Fitzgerald, of Dallas, TX, with two birdies on the round, and Keller, TX, member Nic Linde, with a birdie of his own would split the third place finish.
Hogan Flight: Starting on the first hole, Gabe Brisco of Mesquite, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 6th, held on to a two stroke lead heading to the back nine, plenty to pick up his tenth win on tour and second of the season. Three strokes back, Fort Worth, TX, player Kirk Boerner and winner last fall at Hawks Creek grabbed the runner up spot, his fifth of the points season. Houston tour member, Rick Houchins, with the help of three birdies on the day, cleared the third place finish by a stroke for his third podium of the season.
Senior Hogan Flight: Starting on the back nine, Phillip Holt of Haslet, TX, had a colorful scorecard on his first nine holes, including three birdies, that would put him in place for his second win on the season and eighth on tour. Fort Worth, TX, resident, Scott Harris, held a slim lead on his front nine, but carded trip sevens on the back to finish two strokes back. The trio of Steve Killion of Sanger,TX and Mansfield, TX, member, John Cox, with a pair of birdies, along with Jalil Danesfar of Trophy Club, TX, shared the third place finish.
Sarazen Flight: Despite a pair of doubles, along with a pair of triples, Wadsworth Jarrell, of Fort Worth, TX, became a two time Champion on the season with a commanding four stroke victory. Richardson, TX, player Sven Bock, a two time winner on the season, carded his third runner up spot, with first year player, Bryan Hodges of Dallas, TX, taking home the show place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Top two honors, went to the traveling pair of Wichita Falls, TX, members, Michael Hardegree and Derek Drake. For Hardegree, it was his third win on tour and first since the August 2014 Las Colinas Open. Three strokes back, with birdie on the par 4 - 11th, Drake finished one stroke ahead of two players carding two birdies on the day, Tim Brown of Richland Hills, TX, and Lewisville, TX, member Mark Donohue, rounding out the top three.
Jones Flight: Eastland, TX, player Terry Everts, commanded his first win in twenty attempts on tour, with a four stroke advantage. Buddy Williams, a winner his first time out at Iron Horse in February, carded the runner up spot with Midland, TX, player Mike Jones taking home the third place finish.
Snead Flight: Traveling, Hill Country Tour player, Jimmy Clanin of Pflugerville, TX, carded two birdies on the par 3 - 14th and par 4 - 17th to snarl a ten stroke victory, his National Championship qualifying third on the season. First time player, Fort Worth, TX player, Walter Albertson, with an eagle two on the par 5 - 3rd, finished in the runner up spot. Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX, his first time out since knee replacement and Arlington, TX, player Thomas Rauch, both with birdies on the day, split the third place spot.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: ($340/each) 1 -- Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Todd Arnold, Ft Worth, TX.
Championship: ($30/each) 2 -- Andrew Bachelder, Fort Worth, TX; Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Terry Rice, Midland, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Ari Rogers, Fort Worth, TX.
Palmer: ($20/each) 3 -- Todd Arnold, Ft Worth, TX. 1 -- Clay Johnston, Lewisville, TX; Stephen Fitzgerald, Dallas, TX; Nic Linde, Keller TX; Tim Bush, Granbury, TX.
Hogan: ($40/each) 2 -- Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX. 1 -- Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX; Bryan Rich, Roanoke, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Rick Houchins, Houston, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($46/each) 2 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX. 1 -- Scott Harris, Fort Worth, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; John Cox, Mansfield, TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX.
Sarazen: ($45/each) 2 -- Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Douglas Key, Natchitoches, LA; Neil Mcgregor, Mckinney, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($80/each) 1 -- Tim Brown, Richland Hills, TX; Mark Donohue, Lewisville, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX.
Jones/Snead: ($64/each) 2 -- Buddy Williams, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Scott Chilcutt, Midlothian, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Jimmy Clanin, Pflugerville, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($160/each) #2 - Steve Fitzgerald - 10 1/2"; #7 - Steve Killion - 1' 2"; #12 - Ivan Boggs - 3' 8"; #14 - Terry Rice - 6' 10".
Upcoming Texas Events:
Memorial Day weekend will fill the schedule for those not taking in lake or beach action, starting Saturday May 28th for the Battle @ Blanco at Vaaler Creek Golf Club. Follow up with a Sunday event in Frankston, TX, just some 250 miles to the northeast for the Memorial Weekend Championship at Pine Dunes on May 29th.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
