Classic at the Creek - Second Attempt - Mothers Day Weekend

Scott R Chilcutt, Carrollton, TX (May 12, 2018)  Originally scheduled in March, the Classic at the Creek, was flooded out the first time around.  With no chance of playing the event on the first date, luck would have it that the Saturday before Mothers Day, would be available, and lucky it was.

The Indian Creek Courses, in Carrollton, TX, were in as good a shape as we've seen them in the years we've visited the club, pointing us towards, hopefully, a May or early June date in 2019.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $650, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $10,990 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Trophy Club, TX, member Nick Quast, went on the high side of par for only the second time this year, but still was able to capture the win, his third of the season.  Quast, with two birdies on the back nine, finished three strokes clear of Randall Grimes of Plano, TX.  Grimes, with a birdie on his first hole of the day, limped in on the back, to finish one stroke clear of Dallas, TX, member Austin Hill and Keith McKelvy of Granbury, TX, sharing the third place honors.

Palmer Flight:  With a birdie on the par 4 - 9th, Gregory Haddon of Rowlett, TX, turned his back nine around, adding two more birdies on the 16th and 17th, for his first win of the season.  Haddon, with four events this season finishing in the runner-up spot, picked up his fourth win on tour and first since June 2014.   Two strokes back, Murphy, TX, resident Dallas Webster, with two birdies on his card, finished all alone in second, with a pair of player, four strokes back.  Reid Darnell, of Southlake, TX, recorded his best finish in his first year on tour, and Richardson, TX, member Steve Boughnou, with a birdie on the par 4 - 17th, shared the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Bedford, TX, player Keith Johnson, with three birdies on the day, stamped his Senior National Championship qualifying third win of the season.  Two strokes back, Gabriel Brisco of Mesquite, TX, stayed one stroke clear of the pair of third place finishers.  With two birdies on the round, Mark Tayor of Coppell, TX, and Tolar, TX, player John Williamson, with one birdie on his card, split the final podium spot.

Hogan Flight:  Playing in his first year on tour, John Harcrow of Houston, TX, has taken some time to work out the nerves of tournament play.  With his best finish, of a sixth, and nothing close to a sub eighty round, Harcrow, made birdie on the par 4 -13th, to card a 79, two strokes clear of Lewisville, TX, player Shawn Whitaker.  Whitaker with a birdie on his first hole of the day, the par 4 - 1st, equaled his best finish of the year, at a February Houston event. One stroke back, first-time player Christopher Chilcoat of Northlake, TX, and Rowlett, TX, resident Michael Schmidt shared the third place honors.

Senior Hogan Flight:  In the first group of the flight to finish, Houston Tour player, Jeff Green was itching to make the trip south to his home in Coldspring, TX.  Then the leaderboard, starting coming back to him.  Green with a birdie on the par 3 - 5th, made his way all the way to the top, after the final group finished, for his fifth win on tour and fourth of the season. Bullard, TX, member, Bill Clark, was one of those that had to come back to Green.  Clark, one stroke back making the turn, played his next seven holes in +1, but ran into a wall on his last two holes, to card the second place finish. One stroke back of Clark, Glynn Aldredge of Fairview, TX, not out of the top two at local events this season, with two birdies on his day, rounded out the top three.  

Sarazen Flight:  Completing his thirteenth event, in his first year on tour, Preston Moxey of Dallas, TX, picked up his first Championship.  Par on his final hole, the par 4 - 18th would be just enough to finish one stroke clear of three players, knotted in the second place finish.  Judy Harris of Abilene, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 12th,  David Holcomb of Dallas, TX, and Oklahoma Tour traveler, Jeff Closterman, playing out of Ketchikan, AK, split the runner-up honors.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Rockwall, TX, player Bob Moreau and Dallas, TX, first-year player Robin Marvin, matched front nine, back nine scores to forces extra holes, but did it in different ways.  Marvin, with three pars in his final four holes, forced the sudden death with Moreau after he finished his round with three birdies.  Back to the par 4 - 1st, it would end in a similar result to the last time Moreau teed it up coming up short in the playoff.  For Marvin, it was his first victory where the pair ended regulation, one stroke clear of  Rhome, TX, player Mike Cox, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Steve Pearson of Plano, TX, picked up his third win in as many attempts, notching his ticket to the National Championships.   Four strokes back, Frisco, TX, member Srinivas Pokunur, finished in the second place spot, with David Farmer, JR of Dallas, TX, rounding out the top three.

Senior Jones Flight:  Hill Country Tour, traveler Phil Lewis, of San Antonio, TX, became another three-time winner on the season, grabbing his qualification to the Senior National Championships, in September,   One stroke back, Frisco, TX, player Trecia Freeman, finished in the runner-up spot, with Ray Tyczki, of McKinney, TX grabbing the final podium spot, one stroke back.

Snead Flight:  Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, not in need of a Senior National Championship qualification, with two top-three finishes in Majors this year, grabbed his eighth win on tour and fourth of the season.  Duncanville, TX, player Christopher Johnson, with a birdie on the par 5 - 3rd, finished one back, two strokes clear of Midland, TX, traveler Paul Ray, rounding out the top three.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($335/each)  1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, Texas; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($28/each)  2 -- Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX. 1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, Texas; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX; Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($26/each)  2 -- Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX. 1 -- Jack Godfrey, Arlington; Preston Glenn, Plano, TX.

Hogan:  ($50/each)  1 -- John Harcrow, Houston, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Shawn Whitaker, Lewisville Tx.; Michael Schmidt, Rowlett, TX.

Senior Hogan/Sarazen:  ($52/each)  2 -- Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX; Denver Roden, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Bill Clark, Bullard, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($28/each)  2 -- Andre Fitzpatrick, Weatherford, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX. 1 -- Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($76/each)  1 -- Srinivas Pokunur, Frisco, TX; Don Watson, Wichita Falls, TX; Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX; Pete Partain, Bedford, TX; Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$160/each:  #5 - Bill Clark - 5' 5";  #8 - Michael Schmidt - 6' 9";  #12 - Rick Alaire - 6' 8";  #14 - Dallas Webster - 1' 9".


NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour - Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge on Saturday, May 19th is sold out and closed.  The DFW Tour visits Riverchase Golf Club on Saturday, June 2nd for the Coppell Open.  Spots available with an entry deadline of May 25, 2018.

Hill Country Tour -  The Memorial Day weekend, event at Vaaler Creek, in Blanco on Saturday, May 26th is always a big draw.  Be sure to register early, the deadline is Friday, May 18th at 11:59PM CST.

Houston Tour - Bay Oaks Country Club hosts the South Houston Championship on Monday, May 21s, the event is closed.   Next up, The Woodlands Open, the home of the Insperity Invitational on the Champions Tour, on Monday, June, 11th. This one always sells out, to be sure to get in before the June 1st deadline.


Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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