Four out of Ten First Time Champions!
Scott R Chilcutt, Carrollton, TX (March 18, 2017) Brought back to life after floods forced a complete shutdown during the spring of 2015, it took the City of Carrollton, until the summer of 2016 to reopen Indian Creek Golf Club. The Classic at the Creek, a mainstay on the DFW Tour had to sit it out for closure. Back in action, probably earlier than we should, the course played hard and fast, with slick greens and some pin placements that were not forgiving.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $540, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $3,700 in contributions to the Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Trophy Club, TX, member Nick Quast, grabbed the title for the second time in as many attempts on the season. For Quast, the -2 - 70 marked his twelveth win on tour, fourth in a row, and he is eight out of eleven dating back to March of 2015. Defending 2015 Champion, Terry Rice of Midland, TX, a three-time winner at Indian Creek, finished in the runner-up spot, with Preston Standley of Plano, TX, and McKinney, TX, member Tim Williams sharing the third place honors.
Palmer Flight: Never out of the top three, on six events on tour, Greg Digby of Lewisville, TX, picked up his first championship with six strokes to spare. Digby, with a birdie at the brutal par 3 - 14th, finished ahead of fellow Lewisville, resident Michael Barr, with Murphy, TX, Dallas Webster rounding out the top three.
Senior Palmer Flight: With three birdies on the round, Scott Harris of Fort Worth, TX, looked to have things sewn up until a double at the par 4 - 18th opened the door for extra holes with Keller, TX, member Nic Linde. Back out for the sudden death, pars on the 10th and 11th would take the pair to the par 3 - 12th, where a par wasn't good enough. The birdie, ensured the championship, the first in 24 attempts on tour for Linde. One stroke back of the pair, Graham, TX, member David York recorded the final podium finish.
Hogan Flight: After his first Major Championship win, the week before at the Texas Open @ Horseshoe Bay, Rick Smalley of College Station, TX, kept the ball rolling to the hole. Smalley, now a six-time winner on tour, finished three strokes clear of Fort Worth, TX, member Jeff Workman, with three birdies on the round. Three strokes back of Workman, Richardson, TX, player Sven Bock and Mark Anderson of Plano, TX, split the third place finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: Fort Worth, TX, member Jeff Gandy, carded a +1 - 37 on the front nine, just enough to stay ahead of the field becoming another first-time winner on tour. Gandy held on to the lead despite some struggles on the back, by one stroke over a trio tied up just behind him. Rick Swanson of nearby Carrollton, TX, Dallas, TX, member, Bob Mulligan and Mark Rainwater of Flower Mound, TX, shared the runner-up honors.
Sarazen Flight: Darren Bufton of Bedford, TX, cleared the field by seven strokes for his National Championship qualifying, third win on the year, and tenth on tour. Chunwei Wang of Roanoke, TX, and Dallas, TX, player Mark Tylenda split the second place finish.
Senior Sarazen Flight: With the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 13th, John McClemore of Dallas, TX became the third first-time champion of the day. McClemore finished four strokes clear of Simms, TX, member Happy Gilmore with Bob Moreau of Rockwall, TX, rounding out the top three.
Jones Flight: Caught off guard, when contacted via phone, Trecia Wood was already making the trip back to her home in Enloe, TX. Little did she know when she loaded up that she would pick up her first win since 2010, and her seventh championship on tour. Wood, with a birding par 5 - 6th, finished four strokes clear of Fort Worth, TX, player Joshua Tankersly, with Steve Pearson of Plano, TX, and Carrollton, TX, member Scott Sears knotted up in the third pace spot.
Senior Jones Flight: Bedford, TX, player John Partain, was another of the players that tamed the ugly pin position at the par 3 - 14th carding a birdie for his third win on tour and first of the season. Lloyd Reid, JR, of Dallas, TX, finished four strokes back for the runner-up spot, with fellow Dallas resident, Mike Lee taking third.
Snead Flight: Continuing with the first-time winner theme, Arlington, TX, member Tim Geeslin, picked up his first championship starting his second year on tour. One stroke back, Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, picked up his best finish of the season, with Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($162/each) 1 -- Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX; James Pace, Burleson, TX; John Cox, Mansfield, TX; Bob Mulligan, Dallas, TX.
Championship / Palmer: ($40/each) 2 -- Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX. 1 -- Clay Johnston, Midland, Tx.
Senior Palmer: ($45/each) 2 -- Scott Harris, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Michael Rutkoski, McKinney, TX; Stephen Fitzgerald, Dallas, TX.
Hogan: ($20/each) 3 -- Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Chuck Levene, Lewisville, Tx; Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX; Rick Smalley, College Station, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($66/each) 1 -- David Jackson, McKinney, TX; Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX; John Cox, Mansfield, TX; Bob Mulligan, Dallas, TX; Mark Rainwater, Flower Mound, TX; Jeff Gandy, Ft Worth, TX.
Sarazen: ($20/each) 3 -- Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX. 2 -- David Hickman, Rockwall, TX; Mark Tylenda, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Andrew Sturdivant, Fort Worth, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($33/each) 2 -- James Pace, Burleson, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX. 1 -- Lee Roy Hess, Westlake, TX; Jon Neff, Frisco, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones: ($35/each) 2 -- Lloyd C Reid Jr, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Phil Lewis, San Antonio, TX; John Partain, Bedford, TX; Scott Sears, Carrollton, TX; Joshua Tankersley, Fort Worth, TX; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX.
Snead: ($10/each) 4 -- Tim Geeslin, Arlington, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX. 1 -- Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX; Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE PIN:
$155/each:
#5 - Mark Rainwater 2' 5"; #8 - James Pace - 3' 10"; #12 - John Cox 11' 8"; #14 - Scott Harris 7'.
Upcoming Texas Events:
Next up open for registration:
Galveston will be the weekend destination for the Houston Tour on Sunday, April, 2nd for the Galveston Island Championship. Entries close on Friday, March 24th.
Dallas Tour resumes playing in April at the Frisco Lakes Challenge on Saturday, April 8th. The event is selling out fast, so get on the list. Registration deadline is Friday, March 31st.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
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