Scott R Chilcutt, Frisco, TX (August 7, 2017) Stonebriar Country Club, last on the Golf Channel AM Tour schedule in May 2009 made its way back on the calendar for the Stonebriar Championship.
Weather watchers, sure to forecast a washout, were pleasantly surprised, that not only did we play, we played driving to the ball. Temperatures in the upper 70's for most of the round, only got to around 87, crazy for Dallas in August.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $460, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $16,670 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Plano, TX, player Gant Bills got back on track to pick up his first win on tour since the 2016 National Championship. Bills, with two birdies on the front nine, held out a two-stroke advantage over David Wright of Flower Mound, TX. Wright, with two birdies of his own on the round, edged out McKinney, TX, member Carl Meyers, with three birdies on the day, by one stroke.
Senior Championship Flight: Retirement seems to be sitting well with Odessa, TX, traveler Marshall Morgan's game. Morgan, even par on the back nine, with two birdies on the front, would have placed himself in a playoff if the Championship Flights were combined, picked up the win with the Senior group, by five strokes. For Morgan, it was his eighth win on tour and first of the season. Jack Carlile of Lewisville, TX, carded three birdies on the round, two of them coming at closest to the hole winners, to finish in the runner-up spot, with Forney, TX, member Thad Wilson rounding out the top three.
Palmer Flight: It took first year player, John Elmore of Keller, TX, extra playoff holes to pick up his first win on tour. Fort Worth, TX, Kirk Boerner, starting on the 4th hole, played the first fifteen holes in +3, looked to have things locked up but went +3 on his final three, opening the doors for Elmore to force the sudden death. For Boerner, it was his second runner-up finish since his move back to the Palmer Flight, and the pair cleared Michael Barr of Lewisville, TX, by three strokes.
Senior Palmer Flight: McKinney, TX, member Michael Fyfe, kept on his top spot finishing ways, with his fourth Championship of the points season. Fyfe, with a birdie on the par 4 -17th, has only been out of a podium finish, one time out of eleven attempts this season. Jalil Danesfar, of Trophy Club, TX, with one birdie on the round, shared the runner up honors with Coppell, TX, member Mark Colangelo, with three birdies of his own.
Hogan Flight: Chuck Levene of Lewisville, TX, playing a limited schedule in 2017, picked up his first win, in his second year on tour. Levene, with a birdie on the par 3 - 6th, cleared Richardson, TX, member Sven Bock by three strokes. Bock used a birdie on the par 4 - 2nd, to edge out Aldolfo Perez of Rowlett, TX, by a single stroke.
Senior Hogan Flight: Carrollton, TX, player Ken Johnson, kept up his winning ways. Johnson, with two birdies on round, captured his sixth win on the season with three shots to spare over runner-up finisher, Jeff Gandy of Fort Worth, TX. Gandy, with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th edged out Mansfield, TX, player John Cox by one stroke.
Sarazen Flight: Coty Shearer of Fort Worth, TX, made the most of an eagle on the par 5 - 12th along with a birdie on the front nine to force extra playoff holes, with Keller, TX, player Nick Easen. Easen, with two birdies of his own on the day, relegated the Championship to Shearer on the first extra hole for his first win on tour. Rockwall, TX, member David Hickman, with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th, rounded out the top three, two strokes back.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Oklahoma Tour traveler, Ernie DeBruler, of Wichita, KS, self-proclaimed to have many Tin-Cup moments, started on the day on the par 4 - 14th and commenced to play his first thirteen holes -6, with six birdies. The incredible run would come to a halt on the par 4 - 9th, but even with +9 over his final five holes, couldn't get in the way of the Championship. It was DeBruler's, ninth win on tour and second of the season. Five strokes back, Granbury, TX, player Jerry Emmons finished in the runner-up spot, with Jon Neff of Frisco, TX, rounding out the top three.
Senior Jones Flight: Competing in his second year on Tour, Mike Lee of Dallas, TX, picked up his first win. Lee, finished just one stroke clear of Fairview, TX, player Larry Tolson, with Midland, TX, traveler Mike Jones taking home the final podium spot.
Snead Flight: Fort Worth, TX, player Douglas Pritchett, edged out Christopher Johnson of Duncanville, TX, by a single stroke for his fourth win of the points season. Three strokes back of Johnson, Fort Worth, TX, resident, Keith Huddleston rounded out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS; ($130/each) 1 -- David Wright, Flower Mound, TX; Carl Myers, McKinney, TX; Michael Fyfe, Mckinney, TX; Mitch Ryan, Seagoville, TX.
Championship / Senior Championship: ($28/each) 2 -- David Wright, Flower Mound, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX. 1 -- Gant Bills, Plano, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Carl Myers, McKinney, TX.
Palmer / Senior Palmer: ($32/each) 2 -- Jalil Daneshfar, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Mark Anderson, Plano, TX; Michael Foster, Catoosa, OK; Michael Fyfe, Mckinney, TX.
Hogan: ($15/each) 3 -- Chuck Levene, Lewisville, Tx; Sven Bock, Richardson, TX. 1 -- Paul Stanton, Broken Arrow, OK; Tim Edwards, Amarillo, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($20/each) 2 -- John Cox, Mansfield, TX; Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX. 1 -- Jeff Gandy, Ft Worth, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Stephen Lamb, Garland, TX.
Sarazen: ($20/each) 2 -- Mitch Ryan, Seagoville, TX. 1 -- Jason Shuffield, Frisco, TX; Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX; David Hickman, Rockwall, TX; Joe Luman, Odessa, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($35/each) 5 -- Ernie DeBruler, Augusta, KS. 1 -- Mark Helms, Idabel, OK; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; Jim Wright, Azle, TX.
Senior Jones / Snead: ($15/each) 3 -- Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX. 2 -- Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX. 1 -- Mike Jones, Midland, TX; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$125/each
#6 - Jack Carlile - 4' 2"; #8 - Jack Carlile - 8' 1"; #10 - Rodney Wren - 7' 4 1/2"; #15 - Anis Annisussamen - 8' 2".
NEXT UP:
Hill Country Tour Championship will venture to TPC San Antonio, where the A T & T Oaks and Canyons courses will test the players to the fullest on Saturday, August, 12th, and Sunday, August 13th.
Spots still available for the Houston Tour Championship at Blackhorse Golf Club, in Cypress, TX, on Saturday, August 19th, and Sunday, August 20th, where we will rotate between the South and North courses. Entries will close on Friday, August 11th.
Tour Championships in the state will culminate in Flower Mound, TX, at Bridlewood Golf Club for the DFW Tour Championship on August 26th and 27th. Last chance to enter, if not sold out before, will be Friday, August 18th.
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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