128 Players Compete Across 12 Flights - Grand Prairie Classic

Scott R Chilcutt, Grand Prairie, TX (February 23, 2013)  One year departed from arguably the most horrid golf conditions ever, with torrential cold rains, the Grand Prairie Classic returned to a more normalized February opener.  Overnight frost held up the start of the shotgun format for one hour, but gave the players more time to wake up, warm up and get ready for the day.

Tangle Ridge Golf Club, in Grand Prairie, one of the top Municipal courses in the DFW Metroplex, once again showed how it can keep the course in tournament condition over the winter.  While the frost delay eliminated any morning greens maintenance the course played fair for the sold out competition of 128 players, from five states representing 6 different tours. 




RESULTS:

Championship Flight:   First timers on the tour take the top two spots. 35 year old Jeremy Frenzel  from Fort Worth, TX carded three birdies in route to a +2 - 74. Frenzel mustered a four stroke advantage over McKinney, TX newcomer Travis Ray.  Ray, with three birdies of his own, started the round shaky, but finished the back nine in one under par to carry a four stroke lead over Jeff Shores  of Irving, TX rounding out the top three.

Senior Championship Flight:   With traveling visitors helping to fill the rare Senior Championship Flight field, Edmond, OK member Al Swanson  picked up his second win of the 2013 points year and fifteenth victory of his Am Tour career. Swanson birdied his second hole of the day, added one later at the par 5 - 13th to stay one stroke ahead of Allen, TX first time player John Long. Long played the front nine in +1, added a birdie on the 18th to edge out Grand Prairie, TX local Larry Vannatta.  Vannatta's lone birdie on the par 4 - 16th hole earned him half of the giant skins pot.

Palmer Flight:   Ethan Smith  from Edmond, OK turned 16 just after the 2012 National Championships.  Disappointed with his finish at the nationals after winning the Palmer Flight player of the year in Oklahoma, Smith starts the year out with his fourth win on tour.  Smith's birdie on the 18th was enough to stay one stroke clear of a pair of Dallas members tied up in the second spot.  Diana, TX member Keith Childress  played his final six holes in one under par to share the runner up position with Ivan Zweig  of Dallas after Zweig bogeyed his final two holes.

Senior Palmer Flight:   Previously a Championship flight player, Curt Howard  of Sapulpa, OK spent the winter eligible for the Palmer group and finally bit the bullet to make the change, clearing the way for his eighth win on tour and first since the April 2012 The Open @ The Tribute.  Playing along side of Howard, pairing partners, Kem Albritton  of Garland, TX and Mansfield, TX member Danny Nicholls  tied up the second place finish.  With only five holes to play, Albritton seemed to have the tournament.  Howard birdied the 18th, Nicholls doubled the 18th while Kem made a mess of the 1st hole to give Howard the four stroke advantage.

Hogan Flight:   On hiatus from the tour with only one start (last years rain soaked Grand Prairie Classic) since the 2009 season, Midlothian, TX player Jeff Bolton played the front nine in +3 with a birdie on the par 3 - 9th.  Bolton finished two strokes ahead of second place finisher Scott Harper from Ranger, TX. Harper, with consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes edged out Flower Mound, TX newcomer Mark Rainwater. Rainwater bounced back from a first hole double to birdie his 2nd hole on tour to pick up the podium finish in his first time out.

Senior Hogan Flight:   One of the divisions that for many events during the past few years has been combined with the Mid Am group brought out one of the larger fields, in what might be considered the aging of the Hogan Flight in Dallas. Gregory Stairs  from Mansfield, TX a main stay in that Senior Hogan Flight took advantage of the extra competition to pick up his fifth win on tour.  Stairs played his final nine holes out of the shotgun two over par to finish two strokes clear of a pair knotted up in the second place spot.  Jalil DaneshFar  from Trophy Club, TX and Edmond, OK traveler James Surber shared the runner up honors.

Sarazen Flight:   With 20 players to make the call for the flight, visiting Arkansas Tour member  Jay Williams  of Van Buren, AR picked up the big win on two birdies to lead fellow tour traveler Kirby Rogers  of Muldrow, OK by a single stroke.  Rogers was able to hold on to the second place finish despite woes on three of the holes by a single stroke over a pair tied up in the third spot.  Nick Easen  of Keller, TX and running south from the snow Oklahoma Tour member Gary Schuessler  from Wichita, KS held it close to finish out with T3 finishes.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Just able to get into the event prior to the sellout and ultimate waiting list, Jamie Sansom  of Frisco, TX made the most of his work schedule change.  Sansom, grabbed his ninth win on tour by a single stroke over Denver Tour member Terry Poindexter  of Highlands Ranch, CO.  Poindexter made birdie on the par 5 -8th to stay two strokes clear of local Ken Benjamin  of Grand Prairie, TX rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:   Shawn Privat  (\Pre-voh\) of Allen, TX made it two for two.  Privat, with two wins and a runner up finish in his three events on tour recorded three birdies on the day to finish three strokes ahead of Combine, TX tour rookie, Charles Crooks.  Crooks with birdies on the par 4 -3rd and par 5 -5th secured the runner up spot by three strokes over two players tied in third.  Robert Glittenberg  newcomer from Rowlett, TX and Denton, TX member Bolaji Harris  shared the show position.  10th place finisher Dion Casto  made his lone birdie on the par 4 - 15th profitable by sharing one of two Giant Skins.

Senior Jones Flight:   Gordonville, TX player Keith Bruce  picked up his first win on tour minutes from his home at the October 2012 Border War at Rock Creek Resort  and many thought it was a home field advantage.  Since then he's had a third place finish to go with his second win on tour 90 miles south of his home.  Bruce finished the day with a ten stroke advantage of first year member Lloyd C Reid Jr  of Dallas.  Reid hung on to his best finish, one stroke clear of the trio of Erich Brehm  of Sunnyvale, TX, Lewisville, TX member Ron Hardy  and Tom Stockton of Euless, TX.

Snead Flight:   Christopher Johnson  of Duncanville, TX played his way into his first win, in his first event on tour.   Despite a ten on the par 5 -18th hole, Johnson held on over recurrent runner up, Saginaw, TX member, Mike Adcock.  Adcock made it his fourth 2nd place finish of the year with a birdie on the par 3 - 4th hole to maintain a one stroke advantage over Clyde Reynolds of Belton, TX. 

Senior Snead Flight:  Oklahoma Tour traveler Rick Henthorn  from Yukon, OK recorded his eleventh win on tour.  Henthorn, a regular traveler to Dallas Tour events parred his last hole of the day, the tough par 3 -17th to finish one stroke clear of Arlington, TX player Thomas Rauch.  The runner up finish for Rauch was his best finish on tour.  Five strokes back, Larry Tolson  of McKinney, TX rounded out the top three.                          



SKINS:

Giant Skins:  1 -- Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, Tx; Dion Casto, Parker, TX.

Championship / Senior Championship:  2 -- Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX. 1 -- Jeff Shores, Irving, TX; Neill Osborne, Lake Charles, LA; Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, Tx; Milton Kirkwood, Pasadena, TX; Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX.

Palmer /  Senior Palmer:  2 -- Kem Albritton, Garland, TX; Keith Childress, Diana, TX. 1 -- Adrian DelaGarza, Coppell, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  1 -- Jeff Bolton, Midlothian, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX; Randy Sellers, Lewisville, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  2 -- Melvin Wilson III, Dallas, TX; Jay Williams, Van Buren, AR. 1 -- Kirby Rogers, Muldrow, OK; Higinio Sustaita, Fort Worth Tx.; John Cox, Mansfield, TX.

Jones /  Senior Jones:  2 -- Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK. 1 -- Ron Hardy, Lewisville, TX; Charles Crooks, Combine; Artis Stewart, Houston, TX; Dion Casto, Parker, TX; Shawn Privat, Allen, TX; Becky Rice, Lewisville, TX.

Snead/ Senior Snead:  2 -- Rick Henthorn, Yukon, OK. 1 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, TX; Christopher Johnson, Duncanville; Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX.



Next Up:  The Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, sold out after less than two weeks on the schedule, will be held on March 2nd/3rd in the heart of the Hill Country. The Dallas Tour resumes action at the Indian Creek Golf Course on March 9th for the Classic at the Creek.  The Oklahoma Tour kicks off the year at the March 16th Kickingbird Challenge while the Hill Country gets back to the course for the Round Rock Open on March 24th.


For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com

Embedded Ball

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Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (January 29, 2013)  Most events on the Golf Channel Am Tour have a "Notice to Contestants" to define many of the local rules along with any conditions that may exist that would change the players procedure from the USGA rules of golf.

This past weekend Steve Killion from the Dallas Tour sent me the following message:

I’m watching the Farmers Insurance Open and just saw Casey Wittenberg get relief for an embedded ball in the rough on the fifth hole.  Although it was “through the green” it was not a “closely mown area”.  If the same circumstance occurs in one of our tournaments, are we entitled to relief?
 

While we are not privy to the PGA Tours Conditions of Competition for this event, we do know that had there not been some stipulation to the USGA rules on embedded balls, Wittenberg would have been penalized, similar to Tiger Woods the previous weekend.


Absent any local rules that would be otherwise stated in the Notice to Contestants or Conditions of the Event the USGA rules are fairly simple:

25-2. Embedded Ball

A ball embedded in its own pitch-mark in the ground in any closely mown area through the green may be lifted, cleaned and dropped, without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green. “Closely mown area” means any area of the course, including paths through the rough, cut to fairway height or less.

Occasionally, you may find local rules (Which our Notice to Contestants override) and or local event rules that will use the term:  "Embedded Ball Rule In Effect Through the Green".

Through the Green

“Through the green’’ is the whole area of the course except:

a. The teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played; and

b. All hazards on the course.

In this case it's also pretty clear, you may lift, clean and drop an embedded ball as long as it's not in a hazard or teeing ground, since you'll obviously be able to lift on a green.

Many of you may know that Tiger Woods was penalized two strokes at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for taking relief from an embedded ball in sand in the rough.  In this case, the event did stipulate that you could take relief "Through the Green" but the local rules goes on to say that a player may not take relief if his ball is embedded in sand in an area that is not closely mown, i.e. there is no free relief if the ball is embedded in sand in the rough.  See the complete R&A explanation here:

Still have a question on the Golf Course about the procedure?   Invoke Rule 3-3, IDENTIFY THE BALL YOU INTEND TO SCORE and play two balls.   We'll follow up next week with the proper procedure and some interesting situations with 3-3.

Next Up:  Hill Country Tour will be back in action at Comanche Trace for the Kerrville Championship on February 16th. The Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, sold out after less than two weeks on the schedule, will be held on March 2nd/3rd in the heart of the Hill Country. The Dallas Tour resumes action at the Grand Prairie Classic on February 23rd and the Oklahoma Tour will await warmer conditions for the March 16th Kickingbird Challenge.


For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com


 

2013 Schedule At A Glance - Dallas Tour

Set The Calendars for 2013

Two Day Tour Championship Headlines Dallas Tour Schedule

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (December 12, 2012) After much debate, feedback and voting from the membership, the Tour Championship this year has been expanded to a two day affair at The Tribute on August 24th/25th.

New stops at Bridlewood, Tierra Verde and Sky Creek Ranch join the stalwarts like: TPC Craig Ranch, Texas Star and Tangleridge.  Las Colinas Country Club is back on the schedule after a year away with scheduling conflicts.  Returning to the schedule with repeat performances from the great experiences at new 2012 venues: Heritage Ranch, Frisco Lakes, Indian Creek and Waterchase.

And don't forget the Dallas / Hill Country Clash back in Waco for another stop along with our Oklahoma Open event at the famed Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond, OK. 

Mark your calendars TODAY! 


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Grand Prairie Classic @ Tangle Ridge - 2/23/2013

Classic @ The Creek - Indian Creek Golf Club - 3/9/2013



Frisco Lakes Challenge - 3/30/2013





Flower Mound Open @ Bridlewood - 4/7/2013



Arlington Championship @ Tierra Verde - 4/21/2013



Dallas / Hill Country Clash @ Twin Rivers - 5/4/2013



Bobcat Open @ Texas Star - 5/19/2013



Fort Worth Championship @ Waterchase - 6/1/2013



Fairview Classic @ Heritage Ranch - 6/9/2013



Championship @ TPC Craig Ranch - 7/8/2013



Tarrant County Open @ Sky Creek Ranch - 7/20/2013



Oklahoma Open @ Oak Tree - 7/22/2013



Las Colinas Championship - 8/12/2013



Dallas Tour Championship @ The Tribute - 8/24-8/25/2013

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour - Oklahoma Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com


Champions Crowned - Fall Championship at Champions Circle

Scott R Chilcutt,  Fort Worth, TX (November 11, 2012)  Just one week after the stars of Nascar made their appearance at the Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 the Dallas Tour took on Champions Circle just south of the famed track for the Fall Championship.

90 players with travelers from the Atlanta, Hill Country, Houston and Oklahoma tours battled the elements to complete the last local event of the calendar year on the Dallas Tour.Just as fast as the stock car group blew out of town the south winds kicked up for the entire week.  Overnight muggy warm conditions gave way to a big gust northerly that brought with it fierce and cold north winds for the beginning of the round.  Players with early tee times got most of the three seasons before the winds and showers subsided.



Results:

Championship Flight:  Kyle Lewie from Waco, TX nixed his plans to play the Hill Country Tour event on Saturday after his Aggies were scheduled to play the Crimson Tide during an early afternoon game and made the change to Fort Worth.  He and traveling partner Chris Daniluck of Boerne, TX made the best of the change with a one two finish.  And what a weekend it was,  Lewie's team knocked off #1 Alabama and Kyle picked up his first win on tour, with four birdies, including his final hole of the event that sealed the deal.  Daniluck went out at one under par with three birdies on the front nine, but doubled the last to fall one stroke short of the win, but stayed one stroke clear of third place finisher Tony Peppler of Dallas.

Palmer Flight:  Coppell, TX member Adrian DelaGarza made it four tour wins on the Golf Channel Am Tour with a +2 - 74, the best round of the day, seven strokes ahead of nearest competitor, newcomer John Padilla of Arlington, TX.  Padilla recorded four birdies on the day, but ran into trouble mid round to keep him out of contention.  Randy Sellers of Lewisville, TX rounded out the top three after winning at the October Border War at Rock Creek Resort event.   

Senior Palmer Flight:  Sean Fenton from Fort Worth, TX and Tulsa, OK member Roland Lewis, both birdied the final hole to force extra holes.  Lewis went out in 42, Fenton in 39, but both tied it up after thirteen and then they matched it up stroke for stroke.  At the scorers table the two hadn't finished the contest so they went back out for more, where Fenton would prevail.  Mark Taylor of Lewisville, TX a winner at the Border War at Rock Creek Resort finished one stroke back to finish in the show position.  

Hogan Flight:  Amarillo, TX traveler, Tim Edwards had his best finish at a Golf Channel Am Tour event during the 2010 Texas Star Shoot Out  with a T3.  When he and Oklahoma Tour member Jeffrey Banner from Lawton, OK went out in 41, 42 respectively it was obvious the boys residing in windy areas had battled through the early round gusts.  Two back nine birdies including the finishing hole would be enough for Edwards to pick up his first tour win, two strokes ahead of Banner.  Atlanta Tour member Cory Welch from Smyrna, GA finished with two straight birdies to salvage a third place spot, five strokes back of Banner.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Jalil DaneshFar of Trophy Club, TX birdied the par four - eigth hole to get things back on track after a tough start.  Two strokes back of Mansfield, TX Gregory Stairs after nine holes, DaneshFar added another birdie on the fourteenth hole to pick up his fourth win on tour by a single stroke over Stairs firmly in the second spot. Bruce Beakley from Houston, TX, making his second event on his weekend double after playing on the Hill Country Tour on Saturday, finished tied in the third spot with Shawn Whitaker from Lewisville, playing in his first Senior Flight event.      

Sarazen Flight:  Tyler, TX resident, Gary Lee shot the best round of his Golf Channel Am Tour career to pick up his first win.  Lee finished the final four holes at one under par with three birdies on the day to best,  Melvin Wilson III of Dallas, TX by four strokes. Wilson birdied his final hole to take a one stroke advantage over third place finisher, Rockwall, TX member Joseph Roy.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Patrick Gutridge from Hurst, TX recorded his fifth win on tour and first since the July 2011 The Clash @ Tour 18.  Gutridge carded two birdies on the day to win the flight by a stroke with a birdie four on the par five - 18th. One stroke back, Walter White from Monroe, LA and Jones, OK player Stan Wilson shared the second place honors. Ken Benjamin of Grand Prairie, TX and Frisco, TX member Jamie Sansom tied for the fourth spot.
       

Jones Flight:  Allen, TX newcomer Shawn Privat picked up his first win on tour, less than a month after his runner up finish in his first outing at the Border War at Rock Creek Resort.  Privat took advantage of three birdies on the day to overcome a couple of tough holes to finish two strokes ahead of Garrett Tidman from Little Elm.  In his last event as a mid-am, Keith Bruce from Gordonville, TX followed up his Border War win with the third place finish.  

Senior Jones Flight:  Mike Logsdon from Wylie, TX sporting his American Flag shirt for Veterans Day, dominated, seven strokes ahead of second place finisher, Lewisville, TX member Ron Hardy. Logsdon had birdies on the first and fifteenth holes to pick up his third win on tour.  Tom Stockton from Euless, TX rounded out the top three.   

Snead Flight:  Parker, TX resident Dion Casto started out with a birdie on the first hole and never looked back picking up his second tour win by nine strokes over Mike Adcock from Saginaw, TX.  Casto's 44 on the front held a six stroke advantage and he just kept adding on.  Don Freitag from Arlington, TX a winner in his last two local events before the National Championships finished in the third spot.  

Senior Snead Flight:  Doyle Fleming of nearby Haslet, TX cashed in on his fifth win on tour and second in as many tries seven strokes ahead of Oklahoma Tour traveler, Rick Henthorn of Yukon, OK.  Hill Country Tour member, Dwain Smith of Cedar Park, TX completed his round six strokes back in third position.    





Skins:

Championship:  1 -- Ken Dyke, Keller, TX; Kyle Lewie, Waco, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  2 -- Sean Fenton, Fort Worth, TX; Danny Nicholls, Mansfield, TX. 1 -- Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; James Galbraith, Prorper, TX; David Alan Wood, North Richland Hills,  TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  2 -- Tim Edwards, Amarillo, TX; Cory Welch, Smyrna, GA; Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX.  1 -- Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Jeffrey Banner, Lawton, OK; Denver Roden, Irving, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  2 -- Gary Lee, Tyler, TX. 1 -- Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX; Imran Siddiqi, Edmond, OK; Ken Benjamin, Grand Prairie, TX; Patrick Gutridge, Hurst, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX; Stan Wilson, Jones, OK.

Jones / Senior Jones:  1 -- Shawn Privat, Allen, TX; Mike Jones, Midland, TX; Mike Logsdon, Wylie, TX.

Snead / Senior Snead:  3 -- Dion Casto, Parker, TX. 2 -- Rick Henthorn, Yukon, OK. 1 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Joe Kiesendahl, Richland Hills, TX.

Next Up:  The Dallas Tour will resume play after the first of the year at the Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge on February 23rd, 2013.   The Hill Country Tour makes a stop before the Holidays at the Falconhead Golf Club for the Winter Classic - Hill Country on December 8th.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com 

Red River Rout With A Different Ending - Border War at Rock Creek

Scott R Chilcutt, Gordonville, TX (October 14, 2012)  Just a day after the annual Red River Rivalry, OU / Texas football game where media outlets from Austin to Norman were calling it the "Red River Rout" after a 63-21 bashing by the Sooners the tables turned.  On Sunday during the Border War at Rock Creek, players from Oklahoma and Texas went head to head, FINAL - Dallas Tour - 6, Houston Tour - 1, Oklahoma Tour - 0.

Rock Creek Resort on Texoma is a Double Diamond Resort property located just south of Lake Texoma on the Texas side of the Oklahoma / Texas border, due north of the DFW Metroplex.  The Nicklaus Design Course is nestled through the rolling hills of the area, with difficult blind shots, strategically placed fairway bunkers and native trees in landing areas make it a visually daunting task that proved to be arguably the toughest course on the schedule.  Beautiful weather, sunny skies, light winds followed up heavy overnight rains in the area that may have slowed the course down somewhat, but the greens were still treacherous.  Directions for the superintendent to give 1/3 easy, 1/3 moderate and 1/3 difficult pin placements were followed to a tee!



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 With the tale of two nines, it was clear that those that could navigate the back nine would end up victors on this day.  Of the 10 most difficult holes, only two came from the front side, with #10 playing almost two strokes over par.  In all the 10th and 12th holes, without birdies, would only give way to 10 total pars in 62 rounds and 70 double bogie's or higher.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:   Tony Peppler from Dallas, TX came to the ninth hole three under par on three birdies and flew the green on the downwind par three to record his first bogey.  Coming in he would fend off the big numbers to end up two strokes clear of Edmond, OK member Al Swanson.  Swanson ran into barb wire troubles on the eleventh hole, finished out the final seven in one over par to secure the runner up spot five strokes clear of Andrew Braun from Trophy Club, TX rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight: The second win on tour for Randy Sellers came at the Austin - Nicklaus Open in 2012 on another Nicklaus design. Flint Rock Falls at The Hills Country Club with similar characteristics proved to be to the 49 year old from Lewisville's liking.  After a triple on the fourteenth, Sellers patience would follow with a birdie on the seventeenth to pick up his third win on tour by a single stroke over Sean Fenton from Fort Worth.  Fenton made the turn with three problem holes, but finished out with six straight par's to remain three strokes ahead of first time player Keith Childress from Diana, TX finishing in the show position.

Hogan Flight:  Mark Taylor of Lewisville, TX started out his day on the tough back nine with the rest of the Hogan flight and after going +8 on the back, made the turn and didn't look back, carding eight pars coming to the club house to win his first event on tour by three strokes.  Catoosa, OK newcomer Joe Deere managed three birdies on the day to edge out a pair of players tied in the third spot by two strokes.  James Surber from Edmond, OK would play his back nine in four over par with a birdie to tie up the third place finish with Sanger, TX member Steve Killion.                      

Sarazen Flight:  Keller, TX player Nick Easen picked up his eighth win on tour when he finished the final hole with a bogey, solidifying a one stroke advantage over Wichita, KS traveler Gary Schuessler.  Easen had one bump in his first nine holes at the short par four, fourth but stayed away from the big numbers over the final nine holes.  Scott Lane of Plano, TX was one of only a few players to take strokes off the back nine, finishing one stroke behind Schuessler to equal his best finish on tour.

Senior Sarazen Flight:   Bruce Beakley traveling from Houston commanded his second win in as many Saturdays by five strokes over Jones, OK member Stan Wilson.  Beakley carded seven pars on the day with four straight over the difficult 14th through 17th holes.  Wilson birdied the par five - 15th, one of only three on the day, and finished steady to edge out Bob Moreau of Plano, TX by two strokes after Moreau struggled on the final hole.

Jones Flight:  Local Gordonville, TX player Keith Bruce finally got a scheduled event without long drives and made use of the extra sleep running away from the field for his first win on tour.  Bruce, a second place finisher at the 2012 Texas Masters at Barton Creek, took advantage of birdies at the fourth and fourteenth to finish five strokes ahead of first time Allen, TX player Shawn Privat.  Privat started a little shaky on his first few holes but bounded back with seven mid round pars to maintain a two stroke advantage over Garrett Tidman of Little Elm, TX.

Snead Flight:  Doyle Fleming from Haslet, TX picked up his fourth win on tour and first of the points year.  Fleming didn't let a triple on his opening hole get him down, recorded two birdies on the back and left the field behind.  Saginaw, TX resident Mike Adcock carded one of only five pars on his first hole of the day at the tenth hole and keeps knocking on the winners door, but just couldn't match the consistent finish by Fleming.  Two strokes back of Adcock, Larry Tolson of McKinney, TX birdied the par four- 7th to round out the top three. 
      



SKINS:

Championship:  3 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX.  2 -- John Bohling, Highland Village, TX; Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX; Al Swanson, Edmond, OK.  1 -- Tim Williams, McKinney, TX.

Palmer:  1 -- John Anderson, Lake Worth, TX; Brandon McCool, Edmond, OK; Randy Sellers, Lewisville, TX.

Hogan:  2 -- Joe Deere, Catoosa, OK.  1 -- Jeffrey Banner, Lawton, OK; Hyon Shin, Lawton, OK; Gary Hayes, Chickasha, OK; Art Wiles, Oklahoma City, OK; Tim Mathis, Edmond, OK.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  2 -- Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX.  1 -- Stan Wilson, Jones, OK; Patrick Gutridge, Hurst, TX.

Jones / Snead:  2 -- Keith Bruce, Gordonville, TX.  1 -- Rob Battenfield, Dallas, TX; Mike Adcock, Saginaw, TX; Larry Tolson, McKinney, TX; Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX.

Next Up:   Dallas Tour makes a stop at Champions Circle one week after the Nascar stars hit the track at Texas Motor Speedway for the Fall Championship on November 11th.  Entry deadline is Friday, November 2nd.  The Oklahoma Tour takes on another Tour Challenge for the Four-State Championship in Joplin, MO on Saturday, October 20th.  Registration has closed for this event, but limited spots may still be available.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com