No Rain at Tierra Verde - Arlington Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, Arlington, TX (June 4, 2017)  Back another certified Audubon Signature Sanctuary course on the Texas Tours.   Tierra Verde, one of eight on the 2017 schedule in the state is owned and operated by the City of Arlington, and was the first municipal golf course in the world to be certified.   

With the weather forecasted for Sunday, it was very questionable if the event would be held at all, but low and behold the storms held off until we loaded the trailer after all the awards were disbursed.  The weather leading up the event, with torrential rains, made this go round of the Arlington Championship more challenging in some ways, but certainly easier in others.  Cart paths only, led to a lot of walking, but take all the bunkers out of play because they were washed out and filled with water, gave some needed relief.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $580, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $11,290 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Granbury, TX, player Eric Anderson started the day hot, with birdies on his two opening holes.  Anderson went on to add three more on the round, finishing with an even-par 72 for his fifth win on Tour and first since the 2015 season.  Eric Bugg of Ovilla, TX, finished one stroke back with two birdies starting the back nine, with Plano, TX, member Preston Standley, and two birdies of his own, rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  John Padilla of Fort Worth, TX, starting on the back nine, played his first nine holes in even par, just enough to pickup up his second win on tour and first of the season.  Padilla with two birdies on his round cleared Fort Worth, TX, member Kirk Boerner, newly promoted to the Palmer Flight, by two strokes.  Boerner matched Michael Barr of Lewisville, TX, with a birdie on their first hole of the day, the par 4 - 10th to finish one stroke ahead of Barr.

Senior Palmer Flight:  South Africa Native, Nic Linde now residing in Keller, TX, has become accustomed to winning, picking up his Senior National Championship qualifying third win on the Tour all coming this season.  Linde, turned a two-stroke deficit after nine holes, into a three-stroke win after posting -2 - 34 on the back nine with three birdies.  Oklahoma Tour traveler, Michael Foster of Catoosa, OK, recorded his fourth runner-up finish in eight attempts on Tour, in his first season of play.  Rounding out the top three, partners in crime, Keller, TX, member Ken Dyke and Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX, shared the third place honors.

Hogan Flight:  Irving, TX, resident Ryan Sosnowski, picked up his second win, in his first year on tour, with the help of two birdies on the day.  Also playing in his first year on tour, Aaron Sisk of Fort Worth, TX, finished two strokes back for his second runner-up finish in five attempts.   Two-time winner of the season, Richardson, TX player Sven Bock, finished three strokes out of the win, with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st. 

Senior Hogan Flight:  Bob Mulligan, of Dallas, TX, became a four-time winner on Tour, with two coming in the 2017 points season.  Back two strokes making the turn, Mulligan carded two birdies coming to the clubhouse for a one-stroke victory over traveling Gulf Coast Tour player Mark Wiley of Florence, MS.  Wiley, thought to have the championship tied up going to the 18th hole, ran into trouble on the final frame, but still finished one stroke clear of Drew Keith of Dallas, TX, in third place.

Sarazen Flight:   Starting the day on the tenth hole, Rockwall, TX, resident David Hickman, carded birdies on two of his first four holes, to take a one-stroke lead to the back.  That lead grew after eighteen holes were completed, giving Hickman his seventh win on Tour and first since the 2015 season.  Three strokes back, Alexus Clary of Sunnyvale, TX,  played her back nine, two strokes better than the front to clear a pair of players tied for third place by one stroke.  Ennis, TX, player Justyn Wilder, off the tour since, 2011 and Nick Eason of Keller, TX, split the third place honors.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  On Tour since 2009 and before, lefty, Bill Clark of Bullard, TX,  stood on the podium for his first time this season.  For Clark, starting out on the San Antonio / Austin Tour, now known as the Hill Country Tour, shifting to Oklahoma and now a member of the Dallas Tour Clark has amassed twelve wins.  One stroke back, runner-up went to, Haslet, TX, resident Doyle Fleming, to go along with his three wins on the season,  One stroke back of Fleming, Jim Wright of Azle, TX, carded three birdies on the day to record his best finish of the year.

Jones Flight:  Down three strokes making the turn after starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Jeff Ackerman, SR of Wylie, TX, picked up the Championship but not until the final hole.  Dallas, TX, player Ronald Occenad looked to have things sewn up when a triple on the par 4-9th left him one out of the lead.  For Ackerman, SR, it is his fifth win of the season and sixth on tour.  Occenad a winner his last time out, in his first season on Tour, finished three strokes clear of Scott Sears of Carrollton, TX rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Jason Jenniges, of Weatherford, TX, carded a birdie on the par 5 - 8th to pick up his third win on Tour and first win since the 2015 season.  Houston Tour traveler, Mike Lane of Katy, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 -17th finished in the runner-up spot, with Arlington, TX, member, Don Freitag and Major Champion during the National Preview at Mission Hills, his last time out taking the show place finish.

SKINS:

Giant Skins:  ($103/each)  2 -- Nic Linde, Keller, TX. 1 -- Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Melvin Wilson III, Dallas, TX; Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($40/each)  1 -- Eric Anderson, Granbury, TX; Curt Howard, Sapulpa, OK; Brad Bugg, Ovilla, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($44/each)  2 -- Nic Linde, Keller, TX. 1 -- Ken Dyke, Keller, TX; David Lake, Irving, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX.

Hogan:  ($30/each)  1 -- Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; Aaron Sisk, Fort Worth, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Ryan Sosnowski, Irving, TX; Melvin Wilson III, Dallas, TX; Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($60/each)  1 -- Denver Roden, Irving, TX; Michael De Los Santos, Dallas, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Stephen Lamb, Garland, TX; Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  ($45/each)  1 -- Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX; David Hickman, Rockwall, TX; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX; Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Jim Wright, Azle, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX.

Jones / Snead:  ($120/each)  1 -- Scott Chilcutt, Midlothian, TX; Tommy Templin, Euless, TX; Dickie Clement, Runaway Bay, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/each

#3 - Mark Tylenda - 5' 6";  #6 - Sven Bock - 8' 2";  #11 - Jon Neff - 3';  #14 - Jim Wright - 3".


NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour players, tee it up on Saturday, June 10th for the Fort Worth Championship at Waterchase Golf Club.  

The Woodlands Tournament Course, host of the Insperity Invitational on the Champions Tour, will host the tour players from around the state and country for The Woodlands Open on Monday, June 12th in The Woodlands.

Available for Registration:

The Dominion Country Club will hold the next Hill Country Tour event for the San Antonio Masters on Monday, June 19, with a registration deadline of Friday, June 9th.

Nearly 60 Texas Tour Members have already registered and will make the trip East to Choctaw, MS, for the Ole Miss Open at Dancing Rabbit Major Championship on Saturday, June, 25th and Sunday, June, 26th.  Registrations will close, this Friday, June 10th.

Dallas Tour members will take on Tangle Ridge Golf Club for the Grand Prairie Classic on Saturday, July 1st.  Almost sold out this early, don't wait for the registration as it closes Friday,  June 23rd.

The Houston Tour, will break for Major Championship season and get back into action again a The Woodlands for the Player Championship on Wednesday, July 19th, with entries closing on Friday, July, 7th.

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

Fairview Classic at Heritage Ranch

Scott R Chilcutt, Fairview, TX (May 7, 2017)  Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club, home of the Fairview Classic on the Golf Channel AM Tour, Dallas Tour. Years past have seen some rescheduled events, due to flooding, but not this one.  The perfect weather leading up the event, to go with light winds and warm temperatures, greeted players to a great Sunday.

A few holes, specifically, the par 3 - 4th and the par 3 - 16th, aggravated many with the hold ups.  Interestingly enough the 16th played the second-hardest hole on the course, with the 4th just behind at fifth and the two played collectively 1.44 strokes over par with 34 others, meaning a third of the field carded more than a double on those holes.  

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $640, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $8,920 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Winning has become an automatic for Trophy Club, TX, player Nick Quast,  Four in a row for the year and nine out of his last eleven over that past two years, Quast has been on top of the podium.  Nick, with three birdies on the round, finished -1.  Seven back, with three birdies of his own, Plano, TX, member Preston Standley, recorded his fourth runner-up on the season to go with a win at Hidden Creek.  Mike Reynolds of Irving, TX, rounded out the top three for his best finish on the season.

Senior Championship Flight:  Mark Echols of Diana, TX, started the day on the rough side, made the turn three strokes back of the field, but turn up the heat on the back to force a playoff with Wylie, TX, resident Jack Whitling.  Back to the par 4 - 1st, where Echols doubled, the first time around, he made birdie to pick up his first win on tour.  Playing in his fourth event on tour, Keith McKelvy of Granbury, TX, rounded out the top three for his best finish on tour.

Palmer Flight:  Playing in his first event of the season, McKinney, TX, player Chase Peterson picked up his first win on tour.  With three birdies on the day, and -1 on the back, Peterson, cleared Dallas Webster of Murphy, TX, by three strokes.  Webster a winner his last time out at the San Antonio Open Major Championship eagled the par 4 - 14th securing his runner-up finish by six strokes over Arlington, TX, player Tyler Swofford and Michael Fagan of Dallas, TX, knotted up in the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Coppell, TX, first-year player, Mark Colangelo, recorded his second win on tour, by two strokes over Houston Tour traveler, Ernie Dyer of Orange, TX.  Dyer, the 2014 Senior National Champion in the Hogan Flight, made two birdies on the round to edge out Graham, TX, member David York by a stroke.

Hogan Flight:  Mark Tylenda, of Dallas, TX, promoted because of a difference in his USGA handicap, proved that he could hold his own in the Hogan Flight.  Picking up his first win as a Hogan, Tylenda, grabbed his sixth win of the year, all coming in his second season on tour.   One stroke back, Plano, TX, resident, Mark Anderson, carded three birdies in the round for the runner-up spot, with Arkansas Tour traveler, Kenny Butts of Bella Vista, AR rounding out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Third first-time winner on tour, Stephen Lamb of Garland, TX, playing since 2013, now has that hurdle out of the way.  A birdie on the par 5 - 11th, proved to be just enough for the one stroke victory over Haslet, TX, player Phillip Holt.  Holt, with his third runner-up finish of the season,  edged out Sal Torres, of Fort Worth, TX by a stroke.

Sarazen Flight:  Eighteen holes could settle the score when Grand Prairie, TX, player Nancy Geihl and Coty Shearer of Fort Worth, TX, needed a sudden death playoff for the win.  Back to the par 4 -1st Geihl would pick up her second win of the season and seventh on tour.  For Shearer it was his best finish on tour, with three birdies in the round.  Rounding out the top three was Rockwall, TX, player David Hickman carding his best finish of the season.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  With playoffs, the theme of the day, local player Glynn Aldredge of Fairview, TX, and Red Oak, TX, member David McCasland, needed extra holes to finalize the championship.  Back to the par 4 - 1st the duo played the hole the same way the second time around, with McCasland making par for his second win on tour and first since 2011.  Jon Neff of Frisco, TX and Burleson, TX member, James Pace, shared the third place finish.

Jones Flight:  First-year tour player, Dean Doty of nearby Allen, TX, picked up his second win on tour, with seven strokes clear of the field.  Frisco, TX, member Trecia Wood, a winner her last time out, and first-year player Marcel Sow of Dallas, TX, split the runner-up honors.

Senior Jones Flight:  Wylie, TX, member Jeff Ackerman, SR, with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 6th, edged out Lloyd Reid, JR of Dallas, TX, by a stroke.  For Ackerman, it was his fourth win of the season and fifth on tour.  Four strokes back of Reid, Tommy Templin of Euless, TX, rounded out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Douglas Pritchett of Fort Worth, TX, took four strokes off his front nine score on the back to pick up his Senior National Championship qualifying third win of the season and thirteenth on tour.  Fort Worth, TX, resident Keith Huddleston followed a birdie on the par 4 - 2nd with an eagle on the par 5 - 3rd, to tie up the first-time player  James Castellano of Waco, TX, for the runner-up finish.



SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($128/each)  1 -- Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX; Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Robbie Aguilar, Jacksonville, FL; Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($34/each)  2 -- Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Mark Echols, Diana, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Chase Petersen, McKinney, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($30/each)  2 -- Ernie Dyer, Orange, TX. 1 -- Scott Harris, Fort Worth, TX; Ron Schwinn, Frisco, TX; David York, Graham, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan / Sarazen:  ($75/each)  2 -- Robbie Aguilar, Jacksonville, FL. 1 -- Mark Anderson, Plano, TX; Kenny Butts, Bella Vista, AR; David Jackson, McKinney, TX; Clark Hubbard, Burleson, TX; Jeff Gandy, Ft Worth, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($140/each)  2 -- Jon Neff, Frisco, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones / Snead:  ($25/each)  2 -- David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX; Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Marcel Sow, Dallas, TX; John Grimley, Garland, TX; Srinivas Pokunur, Frisco, TX; Ron Hardy, Lewisville, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Jeff Ackerman Sr., Wylie, TX; Mike Lee, Dallas, TX.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/each

#4 - David York - 6' 0";  #6 - Sal Torres - 2' 2";  #12 - James Pace - 32';  #16 - Jack Whitling - 24' 7.


NEXT UP:

Back to the Hill Country for the Spring Branch Classic at River Crossing on Saturday, May 13th, and the Houston Tour members travel back to Bay Oaks for the South Houston Championship on Monday, May 15th.

Available for Registration:

Houston Tour players three weekends in a row when we go back to The Wilderness GolF Couse, in Lake Jackson for the first time in years.  The event, on Sunday, May 21st closes on Friday, May 12th at 11:59 PM EST.   

Back to Vaaler Creek Golf Club of the Battle at Blanco on the Hill Country Tour for the Memorial Day weekend tournament on Saturday, May, 27th.  Registrations close on Friday, May 19th.

The Dallas Tour takes a break until the June 4th event at Tierra Verde, for the Arlington Championship.  Don't wait until the deadline of May, 26th, this one will sell out early.

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

Dallas Tour in Burleson - Battle at Burleson

Scott R Chilcutt, Burleson, TX (April 23, 2017)  First time out to Hidden Creek Golf Course, in Burleson, proved to be a test for the DFW Tour players.  Tight fairways and excellent green complexes added to the complications.  

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $7,280 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  In his first year on tour, Preston Standley of Plano, TX, has come close to the winner's circle with a few top three finishes but made this one count for his first win on tour.  Standley, with a back nine 38 edged out Jack Whitling of Wylie, TX, by a stroke.  Granbury, TX, player Eric Anderson with two birdies on his front nine, rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Plano, TX, member Jason Pharis carded four birdies on the round, including three in a row on the back nine picks up his first win on tour.  Greg Digby of Plano, TX, finished three strokes back, with four birdies of his own for the runner-up spot, with Irving, TX player Taylor Hazelwood, firing off three birdies in his last three holes for the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Tony Peppler of Dallas, TX, carded a birdie on the par 5 - 14th, just enough to pick up his second win of the season.  Three-time winner of the year, Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 17th took home the runner-up spot with Fort Worth, TX, member Scott Harris rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Local member, Clark Hubbard of Burleson, TX forced a playoff with traveling player Rick Smalley of College Station, TX.  Back to the first hole, Hubbard would prevail for the championship, with Irving, TX, player Ryan Sosnowski grabbing the show place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Carrollton, TX, player Ken Johnson picked up his second win of the season with the help of back to back birdies on 15 and 16.  Jeff Gandy, with a birdie on the par 4 - 8th, finished in the runner-up spot with Michael Starks of Cleburne rounding out the top three.
  





SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($290/each)  1 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($35/each)  3 -- Jason Pharis, Plano, TX. 1 -- Eric Anderson, Granbury, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX; Chet Bayes, McKinney, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($60/each)  2 -- Jalil Daneshfar, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX.

Hogan:  ($24/each)  2 -- Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX; Clark Hubbard, Burleson, TX. 1 -- Sven Bock, Richardson, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX; Jared Swopes, Lubbock, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($31/each)  2 -- Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX; Michael Starks, Cleburne, TX. 1 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Dave Ferons, Plano, TX; Jeff Gandy, Ft Worth, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  ($125/each)  1 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX; David Hickman, Rockwall, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($240/each) 1 -- Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each

#4  -  Scott Chilcutt - 12' 2";  #8 -  Ricardo Avila - 9' 9";  #11 - Chet Bayes - 1' 7"; #15 - David McCasland - 16".

Upcoming Texas Events:

The special Prelude - San Antonio Open at Canyon Springs on Friday, April 28th starts the San Antonio Weekend on the Major Championship Schedule at Sonterra Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, April 29th and 30th.  Both events are sold out with waiting lists.

Available for Registration:

Houston Tour players get back to action at River Ridge for the Sealy Open on Saturday, May 6th, with an entry deadline of Friday, April 29th at 11:59 PM.

A few waiting list spots are available for the Sunday, May 7th contest in Fairview on the Dallas Tour for the Fairview Classic at Heritage Ranch. Registration closes on Friday, April 29th.

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

Windy in Frisco - Frisco Lakes Challenge

Scott R Chilcutt, Frisco, TX (April 8, 2017)  Saturday of Masters weekend, saw the Dallas Tour sell out its fourth event in four attempts on the year.  This go round quickly set up for a big challenge with southerly winds sustained at 25 MPH and gusts plenty harder.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $560, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $5,970 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  In his last four attempts on tour, Nick Quast of Trophy Club, TX, hadn't been beaten since June 2016. With the live scoring at the turn, it looked like things may change up a bit when he was sitting in a T4 spot, but then three birdies over his last five holes quashed all those thoughts.  For Quast, the win was his thirteenth on tour, and he finished three strokes clear of Senior Championship Flight player, Marshall Morgan of Odessa, TX.  Rounding out the top three, another Senior player,  Jack Carlile, of Lewisville, TX, finished one stroke back of Morgan.

Palmer Flight:  Playing alongside a pair of Championship Flight players, Michael Barr, of  Lewisville, TX, made the most of the pairing.  Barr went out, +1 with a birdie on the par 4 - 2nd, and then cruised to the victory, putting an exclamation mark on his second win on tour with another birdie a the par 5 - 18th.  Seven strokes back, Rockwall, TX, player Joseph Roy, picked off the runner-up spot, with Paul Stanton of Broken Arrow, OK, with an eagle on the par 5 - 18th and Crowley, TX, player John Sells, tied up in third place.

Senior Palmer Flight:  With the monkey off his back, after winning his first event at Indian Creek in March, Nic Linde of Keller, TX, continued his roll.  Linde, with a pair of 38's, and birdies on the par 4 - 10th and par 4 - 13th, cleared second place by four strokes.  The pair of Jalil Danesfar of Trophy Club, TX, and Ken Dyke, of Keller, TX, split the runner-up honors.  

Hogan Flight:  Playing on tour since 2013, Deon Barber of nearby Frisco, TX, had yet to see the winners circle.  Competing in a jam packed and combined field of Hogan and Senior Hogan Flight players, Barber, picked one his toughest tests to break through for the win.  Four strokes back, Flower Mound, TX, member Mark Rainwater, grabbed the runner-up spot with Bobby Duty of Midland, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, resident, Jeff Gandy knotted up in the third place spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Irving, TX, first-time player Ryan Sosnowski, played his way into a battlefield promotion winning his first time out.  Three strokes back, Nancy Giehl of Grand Prairie, TX, equaled her best finish of the points season in the runner-up spot, with Bedford, TX, player Darren Bufton and Scott Striegel of Southlake, TX, splitting the third place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Playing in his first event since relocating to the DFW area from Houston, Glynn Aldredge of Fairview, TX, took a liking to the North Texas winds.  Aldredge picked up his second win on tour and first since the 2014 event at the Golf Club of Houston. One stroke back, Grand Prairie, TX, member Tom Stockton, with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, finished alone in second with  Jon Neff of nearby Frisco, TX, and Haslet, TX, player Burnie Rodgers rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Wylie, TX, player Jeff Ackerman, SR, picked up his third win of the season and fourth on tour. Two strokes back, John Partain, of Bedford, TX, a winner his last time out, took home the second place winnings, with Jeffrey Ackerman, JR, of Celina, TX, and Dallas, TX, member Mike Lee sharing the show place honors.

Snead Flight:  Playing in his sixth event on tour, Fort Worth, TX, resident Keith Huddleston, with a birdie on the par 3 - 12th, picked up his first win.  Three strokes back, Thomas Rauch of Arlington, TX, finished in second for the third time of the season, with Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy, rounding out the top three.




SKINS:
Giant SKINS:  ($130/each)  1 -- Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Sven Bock, Richardson, TX; Paul Stanton, Broken Arrow, OK; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Scott Harris, Fort Worth, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Nick Quast, Trophy Club, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX; Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Paul Stanton, Broken Arrow, OK.

Senior Palmer:  ($60/each)  2 -- Nic Linde, Keller, TX. 1 -- Jalil Daneshfar, Trophy Club, TX; Scott Harris, Fort Worth, TX.

Hogan:  ($46/each)  2 -- Jeff Gandy, Ft Worth, TX. 1 -- Bob Mulligan, Dallas, TX; Bob Duty, Midland, TX; Sven Bock, Richardson, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Paul Smith, Bells, TX; Dave Ducray, Plano, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  ($75/each)  2 -- Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Nick Easen, Keller, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.

Jones / Snead:  ($65/each)  2 -- John Grimley, Garland, TX. 1 -- Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX; Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/each

#5 -  Nic Linde - 2';  #8 -  Tim Brown - 11' 1/2";  #12 - Jack Whitling - 11';   #14 - Nick Quast - 3' 4".

Upcoming Texas Events:

Houston Tour gets back to action on Saturday, April 22nd at High Meadow Ranch for the Masters @ Magnolia.  Registrations close on Friday, April 14th.

Back in the DFW area, members will visit Hidden Creek for the first time at the Battle at Burleson on Sunday, April 23rd with an entry deadline of on Friday, April 14th.

A few spots are still available for the Prelude - San Antonio Open at Canyon Springs on Friday, April 28th.  Registration closes Friday, April 21st but will surely sell out before then.

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

Dye Classic Proves To Be Another Painful Challenge - DFW Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, McKinney, TX (March 27, 2016)  Pete Dye designed the Dye Course at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club, taking advantage of the topography, that design has been preserved by the course to create a true test of golf. Tightly mown fairways and tough green complexes, just added to the railroad tie banked water hazards and knee high grasses bordering fairways and greens set things up for a tough day.

But what would normally be tough, got tougher with overnight storms to start the morning with a lot of questions.  Hail, the golf ball size, pelted the course, but maintenance staff hurried in the morning darkness to get the course to somewhat normal status, double rolling greens and blowing off as much of the debris, times started as scheduled.  What began a warm morning would then turn from the north with cold winds to make it difficult to get warmed up and more difficult to get off the tee.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $540, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $5,010 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Playing in his first event of the points season, Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX, recorded his tenth win on tour and first since the 2015 season.  Braun, with three birdies on the round, edged out runner-up local McKinney, TX, member Tim Williams by a stroke.  Rounding out the top three, Daingerfield, TX, player Keith Strickland and another local, Carl Myers of McKinney, TX, shared the third place finish. 

Palmer Flight:  Playing in his first event on tour, Sung Hwan Kim of Carrollton, TX, showed game with his three birdies, and low round of the tournament.  Kim's +3 - 75 cleared Fort Worth, TX, member John Padilla, with an eagle and three birdies on his round, by three strokes.  A winner his last time out, Greg Digby of Lewisville, TX, grabbed the show place finish. 

Senior Palmer Flight:  Coppell, TX, a first-year player, Mark Colangelo, starting the day on the tenth hole, looked to be out of it, but made the turn firing a back nine +1 - 37 to win the Championship by a stroke.  Michael Foster of Catoosa, OK, with a pair of birdies on his round, carded his second runner-up finish in as many attempts.  Two strokes back of Foster, Michael Fyfe from McKinney, TX, with two birdies and Trophy Club, TX, player Jalil Daneshfar, with three of his own on the round, split the third place honors. 

Hogan Flight:  Playing in his fifth event on tour, Adolfo Perez of Rowlett, TX, with the help of three birdies on the round, picked up his second win in as many attempts.  Fort Worth, TX, player, in his first-year player, Aaron Sisk, recorded his best finish on tour, with Mark Anderson of Plano, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, resident Kirk Boerner knotted up in the third place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Sanger, TX, player, Steve Killion, carded two birdies in consecutive holes mid way through the back nine, which proved to be just enough after making a mess on his last four.  Killion, finished two strokes clear of a pair of players in the runner-up spot, picking up his fifteenth victory on tour.  Two strokes back, Dallas, TX, member Rick Allaire and Ken Johnson of Carrollton, TX, split the second place finish. 

Sarazen Flight:  Mark Tylenda of Dallas, TX, continued on his winning ways, picking up his fifth win on tour, all coming in the 2017 points season.  Tylenda, carded two birdies on the day to clear, Fort Worth, TX, runner-up finisher Preston Miller by four strokes.  Scott Striegel, of Southlake, TX, rounded out the top three. 

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Second-time player, Joe Cavalry of Edmond, OK, recorded two birdies on the round, including his final hole, the par 4 - 18th to get himself in a playoff with Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau.  Going back to the 18th for the sudden death, it would appear Cavalry had the edge.  Moreau bounced his drive off the fence back into the fairway to equalize the edge, picking up his eleventh win on tour and first in eleven attempts on the points season.  Craig Merrill, of Roland, AR, a three-time winner at nearby TPC Craig Ranch, finished just one stroke back with two birdies on his round.

Jones Flight:  Forth Worth, TX, player Joshua Tankersley, carded a pair of 42's, with the help of a birdie on the front nine, en route to a comfortable four-stroke win, his sixth on tour and first of the season.  Judy Harris of Abilene, TX, picked up her best finish on tour in the runner-up spot, with Haslet, TX, member Doyle Fleming in third.

Snead Flight:  Don Freitag of Arlington, TX, commanded his eleventh win on tour and first since the 2015 points season.  Freitag finished seven strokes clear of San Antonio, TX, traveler Ethan Blase, with two birdies on the round, while Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, and Abilene, TX, player Kevin Crosson, split the third place honors.


SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($130/each)  1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Joe Calvery, Edmond, OK; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX; John Padilla, Fort Worth, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.

Championship:  ($26/each)  2 -- Keith Strickland, Daingerfield, TX. 1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Carl Myers, McKinney, TX; Brad Popoff, Lewisville, TX; David Wright, Flower Mound, TX.

Palmer:  ($10/each)  5 -- John Padilla, Fort Worth, TX. 2 -- Anthony Springmann, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($40/each)  1 -- Mark Colangelo, Coppell, TX; Nic Linde, Keller, TX; Ron Martin, Ruston, LA; Jalil Daneshfar, Trophy Club, TX; Michael Foster, Catoosa, OK.

Hogan:  ($24/each)  3 -- Aaron Sisk, Fort Worth, TX. 2 -- Mark Anderson, Plano, TX; Adolfo Perez, Rowlett, TX. 1 -- Troy Moore, Dallas, TX; Jeff Workman, Fort Worth, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($32/each)  3 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX. 2 -- Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX. 1 -- Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; David Jackson, McKinney, TX; Steve Ray, Rockwall, TX.

Sarazen:  ($15/each)  4 -- Preston Miller, Fort Worth, TX. 2 -- Mitch Ryan, Seagoville, TX. 1 -- Jason Shuffield, Frisco, TX; Mark Tylenda, Dallas, TX; Wadsworth Jarrell, Rhinebeck, NY.

Senior Sarazen:  ($20/each)  3 -- Joe Calvery, Edmond, OK; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX. 2 -- Craig Merrill, Roland, AR; David Day, Rockwall, TX. 1 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.

Jones:  ($36/each)  2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Joshua Tankersley, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX; Garrett Tidman, Little Elm, TX.

Snead:  ($22/each)  3 -- Ethan Blase, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX. 1 -- Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each

#5 -  Bob Moreau - 4' 7";  #8 -  Jeff Workman - 3' 7";  #12 - Carl Myers - 8' 1";  #17 - Michael Foster - 4' 7".

Upcoming Texas Events:

Registration is closed at this weekend's destination for the Houston Tours, Galveston Island Championship on Sunday, April, 2nd.

Next up open for registration: 

Back to San Antonio for the Spring Challenge at Silverhorn on Sunday, April, 9th.  Entries close on Friday, March 31st.  

Dallas Tour resumes playing in April at the Frisco Lakes Challenge on Saturday, April 8th.  The event is sold out with waiting list spots available.  Registration deadline is Friday, March 31st.

Houston Tour gets back to action on Saturday, April 22nd at High Meadow Ranch for the Masters @ Magnolia.  Registrations close on Friday, April 14th.

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