Scott R Chilcutt, Dallas, TX (October 29, 2017) Frost delay welcomes players to the Home of the Dallas Open, from 1958-1967, now known as the Byron Nelson. The historic Dallas course played host to the Fall Championship in the Dallas/Fort Worth schedule. Originally operated as Oak Cliff Country Club, The Golf Club of Dallas, was the last Perry Maxwell course design before he passed away in late 1952.
Slick, postage stamp greens, gave some of the players fits, but with the ability to move strategically through the park-like setting, the Champions kept the numbers down on those greens and kept the balls out of the wind.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $430, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $20,700 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: First-time tour player Jack Zablosky of Dallas, TX, and Granbury, TX, player Brannon McCabe, made the turn even, one stroke back of the leader, Randall Grimes, of Plano, TX. Grimes, fell into a slump of holes late on the front nine that carried over to the back, putting him out of contention, while Zablosky and McCabe, battled back and forth for the lead. In the end, Zablosky would pick up the win, one stroke clear of McCabe, taking the runner-up honors, while Keith McKelvey of Granbury, TX, made up some ground, with the help of two birdies on the back to share the third place finish with Grimes.
Palmer Flight: Starting his second season on tour, Rockwall, TX, player Kyle Sandlin, put together a pair of 39's to pick up his first win on tour. Sandlin, staying away from any big numbers, took the lead on the par 4 - 5th and never looked back, finishing three strokes clear of Mark Anderson of Plano, TX. For the runner-up, Anderson, it was only his second start as a Palmer Flight player after a promotion the beginning of August. Rounding out the top three, Fort Worth, TX, player Kirk Boerner, got off a double train with a birdie on the par 4 - 11th and cleared the rest of the field by five strokes.
Senior Palmer Flight: Jack Godfrey of Arlington, TX, became the third first time winner in three flights. Godfrey, with three birdies on the round, "made a hundred yards of putts", according to one of his playing partners, had just enough of a lead making the turn, to keep him one stroke clear of Whitney, TX, player JD Price. Price with two birdies of his own on the day played the back nine in +2 and stayed clear by two strokes of the pair of Tim Bush of Granbury, TX, and Coppell, TX, member Mark Taylor sharing the third-place finish.
Hogan Flight: Down by one stroke making the turn, College Station, TX, resident Rick Smalley, put together a string of holes, starting on the par 5 - 14th, that included a birdie on the par 3 - 17th, that would be plenty to pick up his first win of the season and eighth on tour. Par 5's would be the difference for runner-up finisher, Paul Lupeituu of Richardson, TX. Lupeituu finished three strokes back of Smalley, playing the par 5's in +3 against the winners even par on the long holes. Plano, TX, player Bill Nay and Rockwall, TX, resident David Hickman, split the showplace honors.
Senior Hogan Flight: Ken Johnson, of Carrollton, TX, put to use his closest to the hole awards on the two front-nine par 3's following up with birdies. Johnson made the turn with a three-stroke lead, setting up his eighth win on tour and first of the points season. Following his first win as a Senior Hogan at Champions Circle, his last time out, Southlake, TX, player Scott Striegel, grabbed the runner-up finish, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 15th. Two strokes back of Striegel, Rick Swanson of Carrollton, TX, with a birdie of his own on the day, rounded out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Brock, TX, player Walter Albertson, backed up his win at the Fort Worth Championship, with his second in as many attempts, bringing his total to five on tour. With the win, Albertson also played his way into a Performance Promotion and will be setting his goals on winning some Hogan Flight Championships. One stroke back, Coty Shearer of Fort Worth, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th, grabbed the runner-up spot, with Keller, TX, player Chad Isaacs five strokes back in third.
Senior Sarazen Flight: David McCasland of Red Oak, TX, made the most of his birdie on the par 5 - 2nd, to pick up his fourth win on tour and first of the season. One stroke back, Granbury, TX, member Jerry Emmons, with two birdies on his round, held the lead through the final hole but relegated himself to the runner-up finish with a triple on the 18th. First time graduate to the Senior Flight, Darren Bufton of Bedford, TX, birdied his first hole out of the gate, the par 4 - 1st, to round out the top three, one back of Emmons.
Senior Jones Flight: Wichita Falls, TX, traveler, Don Watson, took a one-stroke lead making the turn, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 1st and was able to extend the margin to three strokes picking up his second win on tour and first since the 2015 season. Jeff Ackerman, SR of Wylie, TX, carded the runner-up finish, with Dallas, TX, player Mike Lee in the third place spot.
Snead Flight: Christopher Johnson of Duncanville, TX, became another back to back two-time winner on the season, picking up his sixth on tour. Johnson, with a birdie on the par 4 - 4th, took a four-stroke lead to the back nine and was able to stay, three strokes clear of Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy. Hardy, with his second runner-up finish in as many attempts, stayed five strokes clear of Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($196/each) 1 -- Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX; Dave Hanson, Granbury, TX; Jerry Emmons, Granbury, TX.
Championship: ($35/each) 2 -- Jack Zoblotsky, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Mark Echols, Diana, TX.
Palmer: ($20/each) 2 -- Jerad Masse, Dallas, TX; Kyle Sandlin, Rockwall, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- James Adams, Killeen, TX.
Senior Palmer: ($45/each) 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Jack Godfrey, Arlington, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan : ($27/each) 1 -- Paul Lupeituu, Richardson, TX; Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX; Dave Hanson, Granbury, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX.
Sarazen: ($25/each) 2 -- Walter Albertson, Brock, TX; Coty Shearer, Fort Worth, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($43/each) 3 -- Jerry Emmons, Granbury, TX. 1 -- Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX.
Jones / Snead: ($25/each) 2 -- Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX. 1 -- Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Don Watson, Wichita Falls, TX; Noah Taylor, Evansville, IN; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX; Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Mike Welch, Fort Worth, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$135/each - #3 - Ken Johnson - 4' 2.5"; #7 - Ken Johnson - 1' 5"; #13 - Dallas Webster - 4' 10"; #17 - Bendedict Olusola - 10' 3".
NEXT UP:
Back on the schedule after sitting out for years, The Bandit Golf Club in New Braunfels, TX, will get Hill Country players back to competition on Sunday, November 12th, for the Fall Open, New Braunfels. Friday, November 3rd will be your last chance to get in this event.
North Texas will see a special two events over the weekend at Squaw Valley in Glen Rose, TX, on Saturday and Sunday, November 18th and 19th.
RESCHEDULED, The Houston Tour finishes the 2017 year at Rayburn Country on December 2nd for the Turkey Shootout and December 3rd 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
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