So Long Bear Creek - DFW Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, Euless, TX (June 16, 2018)  Bear Creek Golf Club, virtually on the grounds of the DFW International Airport, last hosted an event on the Golf Channel AM Tour in May of 2012.  We opted out of further play as the previous management simply wasn't keeping up with course and facility maintenance.

In comes, a new management company and we decided to give it another try.  While the group has done wonders for the conditions, clearly tee sheet and course marshaling management does not take precedence over filling up the tee sheet.  And that's what they did, fill up every crack and crevice before our first groups started.  As I told, the staff early on in the day and since, we were destined for failure, and that's on me.  While we can't control what happens in front of us, we can control when and where we book events, so that we have a chance of a successful event.  Obviously, it's not going to happen again at Bear Creek.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $610, with Texas Tour events total raised to $15,435 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  With a double and two bogies on the front nine, Nick Quast of Trophy Club, TX, seemed to be out of his element, but did just enough coming to the clubhouse for the Championship.  Quast, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 15th, picked up his third win in as many attempts, and fourth of the season.  One stroke back, Bedford, TX, member Willie Roach, battling back issues, carded three birdies on his round to grab the second place finish, two strokes clear of  Michael Barr of Lewisville, TX.  Barr, recorded the low back nine of the flight with the help of three birdies, coming to the clubhouse.

Palmer Flight:  Fort Worth, TX, member Chris Force, made the turn at +1, with a four-stroke advantage and needed every one of those strokes to stand on top of the podium for the first time on tour.  Scott Harper of Ranger, TX, with two birdies on his day, missed out of a playoff position by just a stroke.  With the help of two birdies on his card, Murphy, TX, player Dallas Webster, shared the third place finish with Ali Gazi, of Flower Mound, TX.

Senior Palmer Flight:   Gabriel Brisco, of Mesquite, TX, looked to have everything under control at the turn, with a +1 - 37 with a birdie on the par 4 -1st, but then it got close.  Three strokes back, John Williamson of Tolar, TX, hit the tenth hole, three strokes back, despite two birdies on the opening nine.  Williamson added two more on the back and looked to be in catbirds seat until the par 4 - 18th, where he slipped back forcing a sudden-death playoff.  Back to the par 4 - 4th, Brisco would prevail, for his first win since the 2016 season, prior to his promotion from the Hogan Flight and thirteenth on tour.  Trophy Club, TX, resident, Jalil Daneshfar, with two birdies coming to the clubhouse, rounded out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Killeen, TX, traveler, Randy Dorsey, picked up his third win on tour and second of the season.  Dorsey,  three strokes clear making the turn, added a couple of birdies on the back nine, to build the lead to four strokes over, Forest Woods of Bedford, TX.  Woods, playing in his first year on tour, claimed a runner-up spot, his first time out, got back to the top groups, with the help of two birdies coming to the clubhouse.  McKinney, TX, player Chet Bays, with three birdies on his card, finished one stroke back of Woods, for the third-place finish. 

Senior Hogan Flight:   Houston Tour traveler Jeff Green of Coldspring, TX, recorded his seventh win of the season and eight's on tour.  Green, with two birdies on his round, including the final hole par 4 - 18th, had a four-stroke lead making the turn over Granbury, TX, member Dave Hanson.  Hanson, with two birdies on the back nine, surged to the top, but finished two strokes back, two strokes ahead of a trio of players.  Glynn Aldredge of Fairview, TX, Carrolton, TX, player Ken Johnson, both with a birdie on the par 3 -17th, shared the third-place finish, with Myles Gallemore, of Irving, TX.

Sarazen Flight:  Down by strokes at the halfway point, Windhorst, TX, resident Casey Reynolds,  made it up on the back nine, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 17th to pick up his first win on tour.  One stroke back, Detroit Tour traveler, Dayne Hoffman of Grand Rapids, MI, with an eagle on the par 5 - 10th, carded his second runner-up finish in as many attempts, with Dallas, TX, player Franko Orozco, rounding out the top three, two strokes back.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Dallas, TX, resident, Rodney Wren, picked up his Senior National Championship qualifying third win of the season.  Wren, made the turn even with Jerry Emmons, of Granbury, TX, and made the most of birdies on the par 4 - 12th for a one-stroke victory.  For Emmons, it was his third runner-up on the season and fifth on tour. One stroke out of the second place finish, Crowley, TX, player Dale McFarland, rounded out the top three, for his best finish of the season.

Jones Flight:  Playing in his first year on tour, Robert Valera of Copper Canyon, TX,  cleared his best outing by ten strokes to pick up his first win.  Valera, with a pair of birdies going out,  held on to a three-stroke advantage making the turn for a two-stroke victory, over McKinney, TX, resident Ray Tyczki.  Tyczki, with two birdies of his own on the round, cleared the trio of Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX, Dallas, TX member David Farmer, JR and Douglas Pritchett, of Fort Worth, TX, sharing the third place finish.

Snead Flight:  Down by three strokes making the turn, Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, recorded a birdie on the par 5 - 15th to pick up his fifth win on the season.  Traveling, Midland, TX, player Paul Ray, finished out of the win, three strokes clear of Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX, rounding out the top three.





SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($82/each)  2 -- Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; John Williamson, Tolar, TX; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX; Dayne Hoffman, Grand Rapids, MI; James Pace, Burleson, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($52/each)  2 -- Willie Roach, Bedford, TX. 1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, Texas; Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX.

Senior Palmer/Senior Hogan:  ($50/each)  2 -- John Williamson, Tolar, TX; Dave Hanson, Granbury, TX; Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX. 1 -- Preston Glenn, Plano, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX.

Hogan:  ($40/each)  2 -- Chet Bayes, McKinney, TX. 1 -- Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX.

Sarazen:  ($15/each)  3 -- Casey Reynolds, Windthorst, TX. 2 -- David Holcomb, Dallas, TX; Dayne Hoffman, Grand Rapids, MI. 1 -- Shea Armstrong, St Peters, MO; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($40/each)  2 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; James Pace, Burleson, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($37/each)  2 -- Robert Varela, Copper Canyon, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX.1 -- David Farmer Jr, Dallas; Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX; Martin Simmons, Flower Mound, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$160/each:  #5 - Nick Quast - 10' 5";  #8 - Tom Stockton - 4' 7";  #14 - Michael Schmidt - 4' 1";  

#17 - Casey Reynolds - 4' 7".



NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -   Don't miss the registration for the Desoto Championship on July 1st at Thorntree Golf Club, entries close on Friday, June 22nd, but will surely sell out prior to that time.

Hill Country Tour -   Lighthouse Country Club, in Kingsland, TX, will open up the Texas Open weekend at Horseshoe Bay on Friday, June 22nd, SOLD OUT and CLOSED.  Waiting list spots still available with registration closing on June 29th for the Prelude - Hill Country Classic at Hyatt Hill Country Resort to be contested on Friday, July 6th.


Houston Tour -  After a break for two majors in two weeks, the Houston Tour will tee it up at Pecan Grove Golf Club for the Richmond Championship on July 14th.  Entries close on Friday, July 6th. 

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.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

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