DFW Tour @ Heritage Ranch

Scott R Chilcutt, Fairview, TX (May 6, 2018)   Same song, different dance.  Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club, home of the Fairview Classic on the Golf Channel AM Tour, Dallas Tour. Perfect weather, to go with light winds and warm temperatures, greeted players to a great Sunday.

While a few holes, specifically, the par 3 - 4th and the par 3 - 16th, aggravated many with the hold-ups, the biggest difference this year was the scoring on those two.   At previous events, those two would play in the top five hardest holes on the course, but this round they were relegated to six and seven, with the par 4 - 7th jumping to the top at 1.54 over par.    

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $660, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $10,340 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Trophy Club, TX, player Nick Quast, only one stroke clear making the turn, birdied his next two holes, to put a stamp on the Championship, two under par.  For Quast, it was his eighteenth win on tour and second of the points season.  Four strokes back, Randall Grimes, of Plano, TX, falling just short in a playoff at the NW Arkansas Major Championship, his last time out, finished in the runner-up spot with two birdies on his round.  First-time player Niklas Ruiz of Wylie, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 3rd,  and Lewisville, TX, member Jack Carlile, with three birdies on his front nine, shared the third place finish.

Palmer Flight:  Kirk Boerner, of Fort Worth, TX, was one back making the turn, but then all he stepped on the peddle.  Boerner, finished his back nine, -1, with a birdie on the par 5 - 17th, to pick up his thirteenth win on tour and fifth of the points season.  Rowlett, TX, member Gregory Haddon, with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, finished four strokes back, with the pair of Tony Lyon of Stephenville, TX, with three birdies on his day and Murphy, TX, member Dallas Webster, also with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, splitting the final podium spot.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, the pair of Jalil Daneshfar of Trophy Club, TX, and McKinney, TX, member Micheal Fyfe, made the turn one back.  While both went about the back nine in different ways, the pair would finish with equal front nine, back nine scores to force extra holes.  Back to the par 4 - 1st, it would only take a 360-degree roll around and into the cup for Fyfe to win in the sudden death playoff with a birdie.  For Fyfe, it was his third win notching a Senior National Championship qualifying spot.  Two strokes back, Nic Linde of Keller, TX,  rounded out the top three, with an eagle on the par 5 - 11th and birdie on the par 4- 7th.

Hogan Flight:  Bill Nay of Plano, TX, made the turn with a one-stroke lead and held on coming to the clubhouse for the victory.  For Nay, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, it was his second win on tour and first since the 2015, DFW Tour Championship. One stroke back, Richardson, TX, member John Hickman, picked up his third runner-up finish of the season, with Michael Schmidt, of Rowlett, TX, making the most of two birdies on his round, rounding out the top three.



Senior Hogan Flight:  With a score that was recorded as arguably a 3 OR 5, three was entered and Jamie Sansom of nearby Allen, TX, looked to be the winner.  After Sansom brought the discrepancy to the committee, it was corrected, leaving Sansom tied for second place, with Bedford, TX, member Darren Bufton, picking up his third win of the season and first since his promotion to the Senior Hogan Flight.  One stroke back, Fairview, TX, local Glynn Aldredge, with a birdie on the par 3 - 12th split the runner-up honor with Sansom.

Sarazen Flight:  Starting the round on the par 4 - 10th, Scott Sears of Carrollton, TX, looked to have an uphill battle coming to the clubhouse, three strokes back, but St. Peters, MO, traveler Shea Armstrong, came back to the field with a tough final hole.  Sears picked up his sixth win on tour and second of the season, Armstrong, recorded his best finish, in his first season on tour and Jeremy Nolan, of Rockwall, TX, finished third.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau, a winner his last time out at Waterchase, and Burnie Rodgers, of Haslet, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 3rd, needed more holes to settle the score.  Back to the par 4 - 1st, it would only take one hole, for Rodgers to pick up his twentieth Championship on tour and first of the season.  One stroke out of the playoff the pair of David Day of Rockwall, TX, and Grand Prairie, TX, player Tom Stockton, split the third-place finish.

Jones Flight:  Ray Tycski of McKinney, TX, got back on an early season roll.  Tycski, picked up his fifth win on tour, four of those coming this season, with three in a row in his first three of the year.  Tricia Freeman of Frisco, TX, finished in the runner-up spot, for the second time this season, with a birdie on the par 3 - 16th, with Haslet, TX, member Doyle Fleming rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Plano, TX, member Jeremy Smallwood, and Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX, battled coming to the clubhouse, with Smallwood taking the upper hand on the final hole for his first win.  Hardy, with a birdie on the par 3 - 4th, let the lead go against him on the par 4 - 8th and could only match him on the final hole to settle for second.  Duncanville, TX, resident Christopher Johnson, with a birdie on the par 4 - 7th, finished in the third place spot.    





SKINS:


Giant SKINS:  ($115/each)  1 -- Nic Linde, Keller, TX; Chet Bayes, McKinney, TX; Chris Force, Fort Worth, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX; David Day, Rockwall, TX.

Championship:  ($36/each)  1 -- Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Jay Earley, Flower Mound, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX; Austin Hill, Dallas, TX.

Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Mark Anderson, Plano, TX; Chris Force, Fort Worth, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX.

Hogan/Senior Palmer:  ($45/each)  2 -- Walter Albertson, Brock, TX. 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Chet Bayes, McKinney, TX; Bill Nay, Plano, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX; Michael Schmidt, Rowlett, TX; Craig Vanderlaan, Dallas, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Glynn Aldredge, Fairview, TX; Steve Ray, Rockwall, TX; Chris Hill, Coppell, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX.

Sarazen:  ($15/each)  3 -- Preston Moxcey, Dallas, TX. 2 -- David Holcomb, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX; Michael Hill, Greenville TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($37/each)  3 -- Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX. 2 -- David Day, Rockwall, TX. 1 -- Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX; Tommy Templin, Denton, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($30/each)  3 -- Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX. 2 -- Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX. 1 -- Tom Holman, Van Alstyne, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$165/each:  #4 -  Terry Rice - 7' 4";  #6 -  Jay Earley  - 3' 0";  #12 - Gabe Brisco - 11' 9";  #16 - Jeremy Smallwood - 4' 6".



NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour - The rescheduled event from March at Indian Creek, on Saturday, May 12th is closed for registrations and sold out.  Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge on Saturday, May 19th is sold out but still has waiting list spots available.

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 - NCAA Division II Women's Championship, tee's it up just before our event.  Don't miss what should be epic course conditions at this South Houston, gem. Bay Oaks Country Club hosts the South Houston Championship on Monday, May 21st.  Entries close on Friday, May 11th.


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