Scott R Chilcutt, Fort Worth, TX (October 16, 2016) The Golf Club at Champions Circle, wedged between Texas Motor Speedway on the North and Alliance Airport on the South played host to the Fort Worth Fall Championship to open the DFW Tour 2017 points season.
Off the tour since the fall of 2013, the event was plagued with weather issues, most recently as the north wind that brought freezing rain upon the competitors. With its location, there is nothing to slow the winds down and on Sunday the southerly was in play. Greens in better shape than in recent memory gave way to some scoring possibilities, but low overall scores were at a premium.
Mark Tylenda (Sarazen Flight) was "Up for the Srixon Challenge." Winning his own flight playing a Srixon ball, will get a dozen sent to him for the win. Jeff Ackerman, SR picked up the Tournament Champion, presented by Carlisle's Engraving with a -5 - 67. The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $380, bringing the year to date total from the Texas Tour local events to $13,860 contributed to the Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Flower Mound, TX, member David Wright, put up a colorful scorecard, including four birdies on the day to pick up his second win as a Championship Flight player, and ninth win on tour. With a birdie on the par 4 - 14th, Wright played the final five holes in -1 to edge out, first time player Carl Myers of McKinney, TX, by one stroke. Myers, even-par on the front nine, got on a bogey train on the back but finished with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th. Fort Worth, TX, player Ryan Timmons, rounded out the third place finish.
Palmer Flight: Tony Peppler of Dallas, TX, picked up his eighth win in just under ninety attempts on tour. Peppler, with four birdies in his first ten holes, cleared the runner-up finisher, Greg Digby of Lewisville, TX, by four strokes. Digby, off the tour since 2014, carded his best finish, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 10th. Graham, TX, member, David York, in only his second outing on tour, birdied the par 5 - 18th to pick up the show place finish.
Hogan Flight: Taking the top spot in six events on the 2016 points season, Jeff Workman of Fort Worth, TX, maintained his winning ways with a five-stroke advantage over the field. Spring, TX, Houston Tour Member, Gus Aldana, with two birdies on the round, and Deon Barber of Frisco, TX, with two of his own shared the runner-up finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: Bob Mulligan, of Dallas, TX, picked up his third win on tour and first since the November 2015 Frisco Lakes Challenge. With a birdie on the par 4 - 17th that proved to be just enough, Mulligan, edged out, Carrollton, TX, player Rick Swanson and David Jackson of McKinney, TX, by a stroke for the victory.
Sarazen Flight: In a battle of Dallas vs. Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, player Preston Miller, took it to extra holes with Dallas, TX, resident Mark Tylenda, both taking advantage of single birdies on the day. Back to the 10th hole for the sudden death playoff, Tylenda would prevail, with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, getting to the winners circle for the first time on tour. Three strokes back of the pair, Darren Bufton of Bedford, TX, rounded out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Scott Lane of Plano, TX, became another first-time winner on the day, using a birdie on the par 4 - 4th to edge out a pair of players locked in the runner-up finish. Red Oak, TX, player David McCasland, with two birdies on his round and 2016 Flight Champion, Mark Donohue from Lewisville, TX, shared the runner-up honors.
Jones Flight: Continuing a first-time winner theme, Burleson, TX, resident, Aaron Shehan, with a birdie on the par 3 - 13th, edged out Joshua Tankersley, by a single stroke for his first win in his first time out. Dean Doty of Allen, TX, another first time player on tour, grabbed the third place finish, one stroke back of Tankersley.
Senior Jones Flight: Jeff Ackerman, SR, with a propensity to pick up 50/50 raffle wins, added another victory to the tour for his second, in as many years. With a birdie on the par 4 - 4th, Ackerman maintained plenty of strokes, for a four-stroke edge over, nearby Haslet, TX, resident Doyle Fleming, in the runner-up spot. Fellow Haslet, TX, neighbor, Bernie Rodgers, picked up the third place finish.
Snead Flight: Hill Country traveling member, Ethan Blase of San Antonio, TX, carded a Giant Skin, winning birdie on the par 4 - 7th for his second win on tour. Arlington, TX, member Thomas Rauch got the second place points, with Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX, rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($206/each) 1 -- Ethan Blase, San Antonio, TX; Charles Lambert, Highlands Ranch, CO; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX.
Championship / Palmer: ($106/each) 2 -- Dallas Webster, Wylie, TX. 1 -- Billy Weaver, Woodway, TX.
Hogan: ($44/each) 1 -- Tim Edwards, Amarillo, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Gus Aldana, Spring, TX; Mel Goss, Terrell TX; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($45/each) 2 -- Casey Williams, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Ivan Boggs, Midlothian, TX; Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX; Bob Mulligan, Dallas, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX.
Sarazen: ($20/each) 4 -- Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- A.J. Englerth, Killeen, TX; Jason Nava, Frisco, TX; John Robinson, Hurst, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($35/each) 1 -- David Day, McClendon-Chisholm, TX; Charles Lambert, Highlands Ranch, CO; James Pace, Burleson, TX; David McCasland, Red Oak, TX; Scott Lane, Plano, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones / Snead: ($43/each) 1 -- Ethan Blase, San Antonio, TX; Jeff Ackerman Sr., Wylie, TX; Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Scott Sears, Carrollton, TX; Joshua Tankersley, Fort Worth, TX; Jeffrey Ackerman Jr, Celina, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($210/each) #5 - Tim Edwards - 2' 10" ; #12 - Gus Aldana - 5' 8"; #15 - Walter White - 8' 6 1/4".
Upcoming Texas Events:
Players from around the country will converge on Lake Charles, LA for the Golden Nugget Classic at Lake Charles, on Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th with a special Friday event at Gray Plantation for the Southen Classic on November 4th. Registration closes on October 28th.
The DFW Tour will pick back up at the Dallas Fall Championship at the Golf Club of Dallas on Sunday, November 13th, with an entry deadline of November 4th.
The Texas Tours will finish off the 2016 calendar with a special Ryder Cup, Texas-style event at Rayburn Country in Southeast Texas on December 3rd and 4th for the South Texas Winter Championship.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
