Iron Horse Continues Tradition - Dallas Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, North Richland Hills, TX (February 17, 2018)  In typical fashion the Iron Horse Open was wet.  The North Richland Hills course knows that to recover from a drought, simply book at Golf Channel AM Tour event.  While this Saturday, in February, didn't live up to the un soakable rain of past years, we had an enough to make things uncomfortable.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $540, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $1,700 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  First-time tour player Ryan Mainey of Irving, TX, made the best of some home cooking.  Mainey who plays out of Iron Horse, regularly, birdied the par 4 - 13th, en-route to a +2 - 72, four strokes clear of a pair of players in second.  RJ Foltz of Lakeside Park, KY, and Dallas, TX, resident Jack Zablosky, shared the runner-up finish.

Palmer Flight:  Coming off his first Major Championship at the previous weeks, Houston Open, Kirk Boerner of Fort Worth, TX, made it three for the season and his seventh victory on tour.  Boerner, with two birdies on his round, started out a little shaky but got things going on the back nine to clear a trio of players five strokes back.  Tim Bush of Granbury, TX,  Salado, TX, first-time player Reggie Hargrove, and James Munn of Odessa, TX, split the second place honors.

Hogan Flight:  Fort Worth, TX, member Jeff Workman, picked up his sixteenth Championship and tour and second win of the points season.  Three strokes back, newcomer Forest Woods, of Bedford, TX, with two birdies on the round, finished in the runner-up spot, with another first-time player, Mike Castleberry of McKinney, TX, rounding out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Dave Ducray of Plano, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour and first since the 2013 Dallas Tour Championship as a Sarazen Flight player.  Ducray, with a birdie on the par 5 - 11th, cleared Fort Worth, TX, member Sal Torres, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 13th, by four strokes.  Jerry Smith, of Georgetown, TX, with a birdie of his own on the 13th, took the showplace finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Carrollton, TX, resident, Scott Sears, recorded his fifth win on tour and first of the season.  Sears, one stroke back making the turn, cleaned things up on the back nine, to clear, by four strokes,  the pair of David Holcomb of Dallas, TX, and Fort Sill, OK, member Jeff Klosterman, knotted up in second.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Mackie Crossan of Abilene, TX, picked up his fourth win on tour and second of the season.  Two strokes back, Grand Prairie, TX, player Tom Stockton, with a birdie on the par 4 - 18th, and Darren Bufton, of Bedford, TX, a winner his last time out at the Houston Open Major Championship, shared the runner-up spot.

Jones Flight:  Dallas, TX, resident, Ronald Occenad picked up his second win in as many attempts, the last coming at the November, Squaw Valley Championship and third on tour.  Occendad, made the best of two birdies on his round to clear second place finisher, David Farmer, JR, of Dallas, TX.  Farmer with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th, stayed two strokes clear of Abilene, TX, player Kevin Crosson, with a birdie of his own on the par 3 - 5th, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:   Zane Latham of Valley View, TX, recorded two birdies on his day, to finish out the Championship.  One stroke back of Latham,  Fort Worth, TX, player Keith Huddleston grabbed the runner-up spot, with Fabio Mazzilli, of Irving, TX, taking home the third place honors. 






SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($63/each)  1 -- Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; Nic Linde, Keller, TX; David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX; Jason Pharis, Plano, TX; Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX; Mike Castleberry, McKinney, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($45/each) 3 -- Jason Pharis, Plano, TX. 1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX; Nic Linde, Keller, TX; Kyle Sandlin, Rockwall, TX.

Hogan:  ($43/each)  1 -- Steven Pond, Tulia, Texas; Mark Tylenda, Lewisville, TX; Mike Castleberry, McKinney, TX; Alvin Viray, Florida, NY; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX; Mikey Fletcher, Mineola, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($55/each)  1 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Denver Roden, Fort Worth, TX; Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX; Dave Ducray, Plano, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  ($57/each)  1 -- Shannon Buffington, Irving, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX; Andre Fitzpatrick, Weatherford, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; Burnie Rodgers, Haslet, TX; Stanley Emerson, Topeka, KS.


Jones / Snead:  ($30/each)  2 -- Zane Latham, Valley View, TX; David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX; Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Jason Jenniges, Weatherford, TX; Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$160/each:  #5 - Denver Rhoden - 18";  #8 - Shannon Bufington - 4' 6"; #14 - Shannon Bufington - 1'; #17 - Ryan Parish - 13' 9"

NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -  Classic at the Indian Creek Golf Club, on Sunday, February 25th, SOLD OUT.   March 10th Frisco Lakes Challenge is SOLD OUT, waiting list spots are available.   

March 17th event at Winstar, the St. Paddy's Day Championship, is available for registration and is a TEXAS TOUR EVENT, and points available for year-end awards.

Hill Country Tour -  Only waiting list spots remain for the Prelude - San Antonio Open on Friday, March 2nd, with a registration deadline of Friday, February 23rd at 11:59 PM CST.

Houston Tour -  Southwyck Golf Club for the Pearland Classic on Saturday, February 24th, registration closed.  March 11th, the tour travels back to Cinco Ranch for the Katy Classic, entries close on Friday, March 2nd.


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

NW Arkansas Open at Bellavista - April 21st and 22nd.  Spots available.

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. 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

Calm at Northshore for the 2018 Opener

Scott R Chilcutt, Portland, TX (January 20, 2018)  The Texas Tours, opened 2018 calendar competition at Northshore Country Club for the Coastal Bend Championship.  The date Previously reserved for Palmilla Beach Resort and Club in Port Aransas, the first event of the year had to be relocated just 20 miles Northwest, as the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey still have that course closed.

Northshore, while spared the effects of flooding, is still diligently working on infrastructure repair from the winds.  The course, known for its difficult southerly winds, with four holes along the bay, played very calm tee to green, with gentle breezes.  The lack of wind also contributed to some overnight lingering fog that burned off with little delay.  Greens, quick and true, seemed to be a big part of the headaches for the players, especially to those that didn't get a plan on where to fit the approach shots, since Friday practice rounds, were a wet cold mess.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $540 starting the new year. Texas Tour events donated more than $21,000 to the Foundation in 2017.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  First-time tour player, Mike Mims of Dallas, TX, played his first eight holes in +7 and wasn't feeling very good about his chances until he made the turn.  Out of the lead, by three strokes, after nine holes, Mims, carded four birdies on the back nine, finishing -3 coming to the clubhouse to pick up the win by three strokes.  Plano, TX, member Randall Grimes, bettered his front nine scores by seven strokes to finish in the runner-up spot, with Landon Leschber of Round Rock, TX, and Santee, CA traveler Anthony Encinias, sharing the third place honors.

Palmer Flight:  Bryan, TX, native, John Harvell, now residing in Honolulu, HI, held on from four strokes back making the turn to pick up the Championship. For Harvell, with three birdies on the round, it was his fifth victory on tour, and first since November 2014.  One stroke back, a gaggle of players shared the runner-up finish, with nearby Portland, TX, player Kevin Burkett, Jason Reicks of Round Rock, TX, Rowlett, TX traveler Gregory Haddon, local Bob Smith of Corpus Christi, TX and San Antonio, TX, player Rene Realme knotted in a tie for second.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Cedar Park, TX, resident Mike Harkins played the par four's in -1, with two birdies on his day to pick up his ninth win on tour and second of the points season.  Wendall Sheffield, of Cyrstal River, FL, spending a lot of time in Texas for work, finished two strokes back, keeping him in the contest on the par five's, even on the card.  One stroke back of the second place spot, Chris Phillips of Richmond, TX, and Portland, TX, local Scott Harrelson, rounded out the top three.

Hogan Flight:   Houston Tour player, Ricky Cruz and Corpus Christi, TX, local Kevin Fontenot, matched front nine / back nine scores, both playing in their first events, to force extra hole sudden death playoff.   Back to the par 5 - 1st, the pair would only take one hole to settle the score with a par out of Fontenot, grabbing his first Championship on tour.  One stroke back, John Heintz of San Antonio, TX, made the turn with a two-stroke lead, and a birdie on the par 4 - 8th and local Corpus Christi, TX, player, the only one in the field disappointed with the lack of wind, finished tied in third place.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Jeff Green of Coldspring, TX, was back four strokes making the turn, started the back with a couple of hiccups, but finished strong to pick up his third win on tour and second in as many attempts, winning his last time out at the South Texas Winter Championship in December.  One stroke back, Servando Perez, of Cedar Park, TX, with two birdies on his round, notched the runner-up spot with San Angelo, TX member Danny Simmons taking home the third place honors.

Sarazen Flight:  Playing in his second event on Tour, San Marcos, TX, player Tommy Mobley, starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, was just one stroke back making the turn and grabbed the lead back on his last nine holes for his first win on tour.  Lewisville, TX, traveler Caleb Brown finished in the runner-up spot after a struggle on his final nine holes, with Bobby Ashcraft of San Antonio, TX, making the best of a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd to finish in third.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Tied up making the turn, after starting on the par 5 - 10th at +3, the pair of Gary Gum of Spring, TX, and Giddings, TX, player Michael Hirsch went different, but similar directions.  After a back nine neither would like to remember, Hirsch, picked up his second win in as many attempts, with Gum, six strokes back. Richmond, TX, player Greg Faubion, with similar back nine woes, rounded out the top three.

Jones Flight:   John Franklin, of San Antonio, TX, picked up his second win on tour, with a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd to record a career-low round.  Hill Country Tour Player of the year in 2017, Charles Watson of Llano, TX, carded an money making eagle on the par 5 - 6th to finish in second with local Corpus Christi, TX, player Bill Speck taking the third place honors.

Snead Flight:  Alamo, TX first-time player Pete Acosta, came from one stroke back making the turn to edge out Charles Mielak, of Mico, TX, for the win.  Two strokes back of Mielak, Copperas Cove, TX, member Dan O'Shea rounded out the top three.









SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($100/each)  1 -- Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Mike Mims, Dallas, TX; Charles Watson, Llano, TX; Jerry Henry, Corpus Christi; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Shawn Whitaker, Lewisville, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($28/each)  3 -- Mike Mims, Dallas, TX. 2 -- Bob Smith, Corpus Christi, TX. 1 -- Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Anthony Encinias, Santee, CA; Jason Reicks, Round Rock, TX; John Harvell, Honolulu, HI.

Senior Palmer:  ($22/each)  3 -- Mike Harkins, Cedar Park, TX. 1 -- David Skurow, Portland, TX; Jerry Henry, Corpus Christi; Wendall Sheffield, Crystal River, FL; Eric McDonald, Lubbock, TX; Scott Harrelson, Portland, TX.

Hogan:  ($26/each)  1 -- Tim Edwards, Amarillo, TX; John Schott, Cibolo, Texas; James Price, Portland, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Shawn Whitaker, Lewisville, TX; Kevin Fontenot, Corpus Christi, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($31/each)  2 -- Servando Perez, Cedar Park, TX; Timothy VanLandingham, Portland, TX. 1 -- John Kaminski, Corpus Christi, TX; Marty Rauchwerger, Bonham, TX; Larry Susen, Austin, TX.

Sarazen:  ($25/each)  3 -- Bobby Ashcraft, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Larry Atchley, Kyle, TX; C.D. Dunem, San Antonio, TX; Chris Bryant, Cedar Park, TX; Caleb Brown, Lewisville, TX; Brian Johnson, Southfield, MI.

Senior Sarazen:  ($46/each)  1 -- Greg Faubion, Richmond, TX; Gary Gum, Spring, TX; Michael Hirsch, Giddings, TX.

Jones / Snead:  ($56/each)  2 -- Gene Macha, Hungerford, TX. 1 -- Pete Acosta, Alamo, Texas; Dan O'Shea, Copperas Cove, TX; Bill Speck, Corpus Christi, TX; Charles Watson, Llano, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$150/each:

#2 - Kevin Grillo - 6'6";  #7 - Gary Gum - 3'6";  #11 - Keith Huddleston - 10'1";  #13 - Jeff Green - 12' 8"


NEXT UP:

Houston Tour - Friday, February 9th, Walden on Lake Houston, will host the Prelude to the Houston Open.  Registration closes Friday, February, 2nd, and is a limited field event.

Dallas Tour -  We open in North Texas on Saturday, February 17th, at IronHorse Golf Club in North Richland Hills, TX.  Unlike previous year openers, the field will be limited to the first 90 players, get in before it sells out.

Hill Country Tour -  The Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio, will be the site of the Hill Country Winer Championship on Sunday, February, 18th, entry deadline, Friday, February 9th.


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

Golf Club of Houston Open - February 10th / 11th - Sold Out with only occasional openings on the waiting list.

San Antonio Open at Sonterra - March 3rd and 4th.

NW Arkansas Open at Bellavista - April 21st and 22nd.

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

Texas Tours Open 2018 on the Gulf Coast

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (January 11, 2018)  The Texas Tours, opens 2018 calendar competition on Saturday, January 20th, at Northshore Country Club for the Coastal Bend Championship.

The opener, previously held at Palmilla Beach Resort and Club in Port Aransas, had to be relocated just 20 miles, Northwest as the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey still has the course closed.

Be sure to join at Northshore, a great private club, on Corpus Christi Bay!  Entries close tomorrow, Friday, January 12th at 11:59PM CST.

NEXT UP:

Houston Tour - Friday, February 9th, Walden on Lake Houston, will host the Prelude to the Houston Open.  Registration closes Friday, February, 2nd, and is a limited field event.

Hill Country Tour -  The Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio, will be the site of the Hill Country Winer Championship on Sunday, February, 18th, entry deadline, Friday, February 9th.

Dallas Tour -  We open in North Texas on Saturday, February 17th, at IronHorse Golf Club in North Richland Hills, TX.  Unlike previous year openers, the field will be limited to the first 90 players, get in before it sells out.

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

Golf Club of Houston Open - February 10th / 11th - Sold Out with only occasional openings on the waiting list.

San Antonio Open at Sonterra - March 3rd and 4th.

NW Arkansas Open at Bellavista - April 21st and 22nd.

   

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

With the Sun Goes the Frost - North Texas Winter Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, Glen Rose, TX (November 19, 2017)  Squaw Valley Golf Course, played host to the two event weekend, culminating with the North Texas Tour Championship on Sunday, on the Apache Links Course.  

After brutal North winds blew through for the Saturday version, clear skies let the frost creep in overnight.  With a 30 minute delay on Sunday, came the sun, little to no wind and clear skies.  Add a few new players, with some scheduled to leave after Saturday, the new day and Links layout added new challenges.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $520, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $22,240 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Three players made the turn knotted in the lead spot at -1.  Ron Finnerty of San Antonio, TX, with a new attitude towards the round, birdied the next three of four holes, to solidify what would become a four-stroke victory.  For Finnerty, it was his fourteenth win on tour and first since his promotion to the Championship Flight.  Granbury, TX, player, Brannon McCabe, grabbed the runner-up finish, his third this season, with John Williamson of Tolar, TX, and Granbury, TX, Saturday winner, Keith McKelvy, splitting the third-place finish.

Palmer Flight:  With four birdies on his round, Fort Worth, TX, player Kirk Boerner jumped into a sudden-death playoff run after finishing his last four holes -1 when leader Scott Harper of Ranger, TX, ran into a bogie run at 16.  Back to the par 4 - 1st for the extra holes, the pair would both par the first three holes, until a birdie on the par 4 - 4th by Harper would settle the score.  For Harper, it was his twelfth win on tour and first since March of 2016.  Diana, TX, member Keith Childress, with three birdies on his day, rounded out the top three.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 11th, in a format to bypass starting on a par 3, Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, came out of the gates with a birdie and would never look back.  Taylor, added a birdie on the par 5 - 5th to pick up his tenth win on tour.  Three strokes back, the trio of Whitney, TX, J.D. Price, Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX, the Saturday winner and Wylie, TX, resident Jack Whitling, would split the runner-up spot.

Hogan Flight:  With the help of two birdies on the front nine, Heartland, TX, player Kyle Akins, made the turn with a one-stroke lead.  Akins then put the explanation mark on the victory, with another birdie on the par 5 - 18th for his first win on tour.  Three strokes back, John Heintz of San Antonio, TX, eagled the par 5 - 12th for the runner-up with one stroke clear of Brook, TX, player Walter Albertson, rounding out the top three after finishing T2 on Saturday.

Senior Hogan Flight:  George Smith of Magnolia, TX, made the turn tied up with Granbury, TX, member Dave Hanson after he birdied the par 5 - 18th and Saturday's winner Kyle Lewie of Waco, TX.  Smith, then took control of the contest when he birdied the par 5 - 5th, added another at the 5 - 8th to play the par 5's in -2 to pick up his eighth win on tour.  Hanson and Lewie would finish knotted in the runner-up spot, three strokes back.

Sarazen Flight:  Local Stephenville, TX, player Tony Lyon, birdied the par 4 - 16th to pick up his first win on tour after his runner-up spot the day before.  Two strokes back, Judy Harris of Abilene, TX, Saturdays Champion, carded three birdies on her round for the runner-up spot, with Michael Hill of Greenville, TX, taking home the third-place honors.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Steve Killion of Sanger, TX, made the turn one stroke ahead after a birdie on the par 5 - 18th, played his back nine, after starting on the par 4 - 11th, in even par and overcame a double on his final hole to win his seventh event on tour.  Fort Worth, TX, player Rodney Wren, already a winner on the 2018 points season, took home the second place spot, with Bob Moreau, of Rockwall, TX, and Bullard, TX, member Bill Clark, splitting the third-place finish.

Jones Flight:  Dallas, TX, player Ronald Occenad, spared himself of the wind on Saturday and arrived just in time to pick up his second win on tour.  Occenad, with a birdie on the par 5 - 12th, shot a career-low +6 to finish seven strokes clear of Saturday's winner Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX.  Glidden with a birdie on the par 3 - 10th finished two strokes clear of third-place finisher, Mike Lee of Dallas, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 4th.

Snead Flight:  After not making the podium on Saturday, Jason Jenniges of Weatherford, TX, took twenty-seven strokes off his previous round to pick up the Championship.  Coming up short in the playoff at the Lakes Course in the wind, Fort Worth, TX, player Keith Huddleston carded his second runner-up finish of the weekend.





SKINS:

GIANT SKINS:  ($130/each)  2 -- Tim Bush, Granbury, TX.  1 -- Keith Childress, Diana, TX; Bruce Beakley, Houston, TX; Nic Linde, Keller, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($52/each)  2 -- Ron Finnerty, San Antonio, TX. 1 -- Keith Childress, Diana, TX; Jason Reicks, Round Rock, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($20/each)  2 -- Nic Linde, Keller, TX; Tim Bush, Granbury, TX; Scott Harrelson, Portland, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX. 1 -- Bruce Beakley, Houston, TX; Sven Bock, Richardson, TX.

Hogan:  ($34/each)  2 -- Brian Gow, Mansfield, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Kyle Akins, Heartland, TX; Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; John Heintz, San Antonio, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($64/each)  2 -- George Smith, Magnolia, TX. 1 -- Dave Hanson, Granbury, TX; Stephen Lamb, Garland, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX.

Sarazen:  $25 -- Judy Harris, Abilene, TX.  $15 -- Chad Isaacs, Keller, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($150/each)  1 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Jerry Emmons, Granbury, TX.


Jones / Snead:  ($40/each)  2 -- Mark Boles, Sealy, TX. 1 -- Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$165/each:  #2 - Tim Bush - 7' 7";  #6 - Lloyd Reid - 4' 7";  #10 - Rick Swanson - 10' 3";  #14 - John Williamson - 3' 6 3/4".


NEXT UP:


Texas Tour 2017 events close out at Lake Sam Rayburn, on December 2nd for the Turkey Shootout and December 3rd for the South Texas Winter Championship.  PLAY ONE OR PLAY BOTH! Registration for both of these events closes on Friday, November 24th, at 11:59 PM CST.

Excellent accommodations available at the course, in addition to a great restaurant, no need to go anywhere for the weekend.  Book your room by calling - Reservation Assistance: 409-698-1002.  Make sure to tell them you are with the Golf Channel AM Tour.  

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

Then Came the Wind - Squaw Valley Lakes - DFW Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, Glen Rose, TX (November 18, 2017)  The Dallas Tour made its way Southwest of Fort Worth to Glen Rose for the first events at Squaw Valley over the weekend.  Home of the Dinosaur Valley State Park and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a sleepy little town, with plenty of unique events attracting travelers to the area.

South winds on Friday for players practice rounds, proved to be only a drive around the course, with some familiarity of the green complexes.  Weather forecasters told us that a Northerly was coming, just about 9:00 AM on Saturday, and boy did it come.  Consistent 20 MPH winds, with gusts to near 40 MPH, required a ball flight out of the elements, and the scores were a testament to those that could and couldn't.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $640, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $21,720 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Granbury, TX, local Keith McKelvy, coming off of Major Championship weekends in Florida and Central California over the past two weeks made the best of some local knowledge in the wind.  McKelvy, with two birdies on the round, picked up his third win, and second of the points season, with four strokes to spare.  Brannon McCabe, another Granbury, TX, resident, grabbed another runner-up finish, with one birdie on the day, while the second-time player, Jack Zoblotsky of Dallas, TX, a winner his first time out, rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  John Elmore of Keller, TX, and Richardson, TX, Steve Boughnou, battled through the day with seven birdies collectively, then heard perhaps, some unsettling instructions, you have more holes to play.  The pair back to the par 4 - 1st, played into the wind once more, with Boughnou, landing on top with a par, for his first Championship on tour.  Elmore, a winner during the August, Stonebriar Championship, settled for the runner-up awards, with Diana, TX, member Keith Childress taking home the third place honors.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Playing a limited schedule the past two years, Fort Worth, TX, player Sean Fenton, came back with a big win.  Fenton, with two birdies on the windblown round, picked up his sixteenth win on tour and first since April 2016.  Two strokes back, Portland, TX, second-time player Scott Harrelson, wrapped up second to his self, with four players two strokes back, sharing the third-place finish.  Tim Bush of Granbury, TX,  Keller, TX, player Nic Linde,  Jack Whitling of Wylie, TX, and Pagosa Springs, CO, traveler, split the third place honors.

Hogan Flight:  Racine, WI, visitor, Donta Albritton, didn't let the conditions get to him,  Albritton, par 5 - 4th, and par 5 - 6th, playing the par 5's at -2 to pick up his fourth win on tour.  One stroke back, newly promoted from the Sarazen Flight, Walter Alberston of Brock, TX, and Dallas, TX, resident, Mark Tylenda with two birdies of his own on the round, split the runner-up finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Kyle Lewie of Waco, TX, played a string of twelve holes in -2 with two birdies to pick up his second win on tour, and first since November 2012 at Champions Circle.  Five strokes back, Granbury, TX, local Dave Hanson, cleared the second-place finish by four strokes, with David Anthony, of Cypress, TX with one birdie on the day, and  Carrollton, TX, member Rick Swanson, with two birdies of his own, splitting the third-place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Starting the shotgun on the par 3 - 3rd, Judy Harris, of Abilene, TX, was able to fend off a hard-charging Stephenville, TX, player Tony Lyon for the win, her fourth on tour.  Lyon couldn't get anything going on the back nine but birdied his final hole, the par 5 - 2nd to get within one stroke and clear the third-place finisher, Chad Issacs of Keller, TX, by one.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Odessa, TX, member Kent McCord, used his knowledge of West Texas winds to pick up his second win on tour. McCord, with a birdie on the par 5 - 6th, kept all the significant numbers out of play to finish three strokes ahead of a pair knotted in the runner-up spot.  Steve Killion of Sanger, TX, with two birdies on the day and Bullard, TX, member Bill Clark, shared the second place finish.

Jones Flight:  Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX, picked up her second win in as many attempts after winning the previous weekend in Alabama.  For Glidden, it was her thirteenth win on tour and second of the points season.  Three strokes back, Don Frietag of Arlington, TX, carded an eagle on the par 5 - 6th, added a birdie on the par 4 - 16th, to finish in the runner-up spot, with Wichita Falls, TX, member Don Watson rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Fort Worth, TX, resident Keith Huddleston and Darrell Lummus of nearby Cleburne, TX, need extra holes to setlle the score.   And extra holes it was, four to be exact.  The pair battled through the conditions matching each other scores, until the par 4 - 4th, where Lummus would prevail for his first win on tour.  Huddleston, took the runner-up spot, with first-time player Fabio Mazilli of Irving, TX, rounding out the top three. 



SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($83/each)  2 -- Don Freitag, Arlington, TX. 1 -- Tony Lyon, Stephenville, TX; Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX; James Munn, Odessa, TX; John Williamson, Tolar, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX.

Championship / Palmer:  ($60/each)  1 -- James Munn, Odessa, TX; Brannon McCabe, Granbury, TX; John Williamson, Tolar, TX; Keith McKelvy, Granbury, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($60/each)  2 -- Tim Bush, Granbury, TX. 1 -- Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX.

Hogan:  ($56/each)  1 -- Robert McCabe, Granbury, TX; Wadsworth Jarrell, Rhinebeck, NY; Blaine Vick, Dublin, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX; Jeff Blackwood, Dallas, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($90/each)  1 -- Dale Fuhr, Missouri City, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX; Rick Allaire, Dallas, TX.

Sarazen:  ($6/each)  4 -- Judy Harris, Abilene, TX. 3 -- Chad Isaacs, Keller, TX. 2 -- Tony Lyon, Stephenville, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($76/each)  2 -- Steve Killion, Sanger, TX. 1 -- Randy Helcel, Barclay, Tx.; Joe Calvery, Edmond, OK; Kevin Hobbs, Spring, TX.

Jones / Snead:  ($22/each)  3 -- Michael Page, Burnet, TX. 2 -- Garrett Tidman, Little Elm, TX; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX. 1 -- Mark Boles, Sealy, TX; Mike Lee, Dallas, TX; Don Watson, Wichita Falls, TX.


CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$177/each:  #3 - John Williamson - 3' 1 3/4";  #7 - Darren Bufton - 4' 6";  #11 - Jeff Blackwood - 8' 8 1/4";  #13 - Joe Calvery - 2' 5".


NEXT UP:
Texas Tour 2017 events close out at Lake Sam Rayburn, on December 2nd for the Turkey Shootout and December 3rd for the South Texas Winter Championship.  PLAY ONE OR PLAY BOTH! Registration for both of these events closes on Friday, November 24th, at 11:59 PM CST.

Excellent accommodations available at the course, in addition to a great restaurant, no need to go anywhere for the weekend.  Book your room by calling - Reservation Assistance: 409-698-1002.  Make sure to tell them you are with the Golf Channel AM Tour.  

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