Bobcat Open - Texas Star 2013

Scott R Chilcutt, Euless, TX (May 19, 2013)  One of the local qualification sites for the 2013 US Open, Texas Star Golf Course played to its tag line, "World Class Golf.... Texas Style".  Constant and strong southern winds swirled through the natural and heavily wooded areas creating more than normal club selection questions. 

While we played all the native areas as "environmental protected and lateral hazards" (The US Open qualifier played them as OB), the fact that seven groups were penalized for pace of play violations, many searching for balls that couldn't be played even if found, it's clear we'll make changes for our next Bobcat Open.  At one time we played those areas with a two stroke penalty if you entered, we hoped such a penalty wouldn't be necessary, but it appears it is.

Wichita Falls, TX player Derek Drake carded a career low round to pick up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:    Scott Blackshear of Hideaway, TX birdied the par 5 -18th to get himself into a playoff with Highland Village, TX member John Bohling.  Bohling got into trouble on the 5th and 6th holes, but bounced back with a birdie and went even par over his final twelve.  Coming off the birdie in regulation, Blackshear won in extra holes, recording his third win on tour and second in as many attempts.  Oklahoma Tour member James Fowler from Checotah, OK, birdied the par 4 -1st to trail the pair by a stroke and rounded out the top three.

Senior Championship Flight:  Lynn Cormier, traveling Houston Tour member from Missouri City, TX made eagle on the par 5 - 7th hole to take charge of a slow start.  One over par on the back nine, Cormier added a birdie on the par 4 -17th en route to a one stroke win, his second on the year.  John Long  from Allen, TX started out the back nine with a birdie on the par 5 -10th  to finish second for the second time this year, with Hill Country member, Kyle Lewie  of Waco, TX finishing in the third spot.

Palmer Flight:  First year player, John Padilla of Arlington, TX played the back nine in +3 including a birdie on the par 3 -16th, but lost his front nine lead by a stroke to open the playoff door for Amarillo, TX member Ben Burney.  With the course unavailable for extra holes due to darkness,  Burney came out on top of the scorecard playoff for his fifth win on tour and first since the 2011  Championship @ TPC Craig Ranch.  Jeff Bolton of Midlothian, TX finished three strokes back for third place honors.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Drawing the short straw this week, the Senior Palmer flight went off last and mid way through the back nine it became apparent that they wouldn't finish, thus reverting to a 9 hole event.  Kem Albritton of Arlington, TX picked up his sixth win on tour and first of the year.  Albritton went out in two over on birdies at the par 4 - 4th and par 5 - 7th.  Two strokes back, Irving, TX member Neal Iverson finished second, his best finish of the year with two previous third place honors.  One stroke back, Collier Nolte of Sour Lake, TX finished in the show position.

Hogan Flight:   Greg Hawkins of Argyle, TX recorded his first local win on tour to go with his Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay Championship earlier in the season. Hawkins played the back nine in three over par to stay two stokes clear of a pair in the T2 finish.  Todd Barfield of Dallas, TX and traveling Hill Country member Derrick Matthews  of Killeen, TX shared the second place honors, each with birdies on the par 5 - 7th.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Mansfield, TX resident Gregory Stairs snatched his fifth win on tour.  Stairs went birdie, par on the last two holes to stay ahead of two players tied for the runner up honors.  Two strokes back, visiting Oklahoma Tour member Hank Chang  of Lawton, OK and Trophy Club, TX player Jalil DaneshFar finished in the second spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Making the trip with a group of other Hill Country Tour members, John Heintz of San Antonio, TX had the longest drive and made the best of it.  Heintz started out rough with a triple on the first, reacted with a birdie on the par 4 -2nd, added a birdie on the par 5 - 10th  to finish one stroke ahead of Rockwall, TX player Joseph Roy.  Roy with his second runner up finish in as many attempts, leads the Order of Merit points among the Dallas Sarazen Flight.  Visiting Oklahoma Tour member Imran Siddiqi of Edmond, OK and Grandbury, TX member Greg Preissinger, both residents of tornado hit areas within the last week, shared the third place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Easy going, Wichita Falls, TX member Derek Drake nearly lapped the field for his third win on tour and first since the 2011 Tour Championship @ Cowboy.  Drake used a couple of birdies early in the round and went one over par on the front for a twelve stroke victory over Mark Helms of Broken Bow, TX.  Helms, birdied the par 5 - 10th to edge out Garland, TX player Bob Eustice for the second place finish.

Jones Flight:  Garrett Tidman of Little Elm, TX became another five time winnner on tour and first since his promotion to the Jones Flight.  Flower Mound, TX member Brian Glaser a three year member looked to have his first win on tour locked up, but became a victim of his groups pace of play penalties.  Tied up in the second spot with Glaser, Trecia Wood of Frisco, TX carded her second, second place finish on the year.

Senior Jones Flight:  Houston tour player Lu Cormier from Missouri City, TX and Lewisville, TX resident Ron Hardy needed extra holes to seal the deal.  Cormier birdied her first hole of the day and parred the sixteenth and seventeenth holes to force the playoff.  Hardy started the day in one under par over the first four holes, went to sudden death and chipped in for birdie on the third playoff hole to card his seventh win on tour and second in as many attempts. Lloyd C Reid Jr from Dallas, TX rounded out the top three, one stroke back. 

Snead Flight:   Mike Adcock of Saginaw, TX took a one stroke lead to the back nine over Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX.  After some back nine woes, Adcock birdied the par 4 - 17th to get back within one, then finished out the eighteenth with a stroke advantage to force a sudden death playoff.  On the first hole of the playoff Fleming grabbed his fourth trophy of the year, while Adcock notched another runner up finish.  Winner the last time out at the Arlington Championship @ Tierra Verde,  Luis Dayer finished in third.  
               


SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  1 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; Lynn Cormier, Missouri City, TX; Tom Stockton, Euless, TX; Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX.

Championship / Senior Championship:  1 -- James Fowler, Checotah, OK; John Bohling, Highland Village, TX; Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; John Long, Allen, TX; Lynn Cormier, Missouri City, TX; Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, Tx.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  1 -- Ivan Zweig, Dallas, TX; Jeff Bolton, Midlothian, TX; Michael Starks, Cleburne, TX; David Alan Wood, North Richland Hills,  TX.

Hogan /Senior Hogan:  1 -- Cade Hall, Mansfield, TX; Jorge Rodriguez, Round Rock, TX; Mike Davis, Carrollton, TX; Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX.

Sarazen:  1 -- John Heintz, San Antonio, TX; Greg Preissinger, Granbury, TX; William Dunem, Washington, DC; Mel Imad, Virginia Beach, VA; Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  2 -- Derek Drake, Wichita Falls, TX. 1 -- Jim Wright, Azle, TX; Mark Donohue, Lewisville, TX; Mark Helms, Broken Bow, OK.

Jones / Senior Jones / Snead Media:  2 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, Texas; Tom Stockton, Euless, TX. 1 -- Lu Cormier, Missouri City, TX.

Next Up:   The Dallas Tour members will tee it up next for the Fort Worth Championship @ Waterchase on Saturday June 1st.  Registration DEADLINE - May 24th.  Split Tee's from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.  Hill Country Tour returns to Canyon Springs in San Antonio for the Memorial Championship on May 25th.  The Oklahoma Tour will resume play on May 25th at the Broken Arrow Open.

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

Arlington Championship @ Tierra Verde

Scott R Chilcutt, Arlington TX (April 21, 2013)  Just one day before the beginning of Earth Day and Earth Week with the Golf Channel Green is Universal initiative that focuses on bringing an environmental perspective to golf, it's only appropriate the the Dallas Tour play the Arlington Championship at Tierra Verde Golf Club.

Tierra Verde was the first golf course in Texas and first municipal course in the world to be certified as an Audubon Signature Sanctuary.  Unlike most municipal courses, Tierra Verde is carved into 250 acres of secluded terrain on the south side of the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex where the natural settings make you feel thousands of miles away.

Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX returned home with the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving, after delivering it just a few days earlier.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Keller, TX member Ken Dyke finished out with a career low round on the AM Tour.  Four birdies to go with an eagle three on the par 5 -8th was just enough to get his first win on tour. The Flower Mound Open @ Bridlewood winner,  Sean Skellenger of Dallas kept pace with three birdies of his own, added an eagle at the par 5 - 14th to end just one stroke back.  Midland, TX Merit Points leader Terry Rice rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Gregory Haddon of Rowlett, TX shot a tournament low, even par round with four birdies to even out the four bogie's on the round to nearly lap the field for his second win on the year. Eight strokes back, Saturday's winner in the Hill Country, Brack Blackwood of Grandbury, TX finished in the runner up spot, three strokes ahead of Dallas resident Ivan Zweig. 

Senior Palmer Flight:  Hard charging Mansfield, TX player Michael Fee came back to the clubhouse -2, with three birdies on the back nine to force a playoff with Sean Fenton of Fort Woth, TX.  Fenton, with three birdies on the day himself, finished out the extra holes for his seventh win on tour and second of the points season.  Neal Iverson of Irving, TX followed up his third place spot his last time out with another show position finish.

Hogan Flight:  Nancy Geihl of Grand Prairie, TX collected her fifth win on tour and first since her promotion to the Hogan Flight. Geihl went out at +2, with a birdie on the par 3 -3rd, added one at the par 3 - 14th and finished with a bogey on eighteen to edge out Smyrna, GA traveler Cory Welch by a single stroke.  Welch carded three birdies on the day to stay two strokes ahead the of pair of Cade Hall of Mansfield, TX and Frisco, TX member Chad Maynard tied in third.

Senior Hogan Flight:   Trohpy Club, TX resident Jalil DaneshFar became another five time winner on tour, adding to his points year win in the fall at the Fall Championship at Champions Circle.  DaneshFar stayed just ahead of Jim Sumner of Odessa, TX playing the back nine in even par on birdies at the par 5 -13th and par 4 17th.  Paul Burleson of Argyle, TX rounded out the top three, one stroke back of Sumner.

Sarazen Flight:  First time player Garrett Gonzales of Valley Mills, TX finished the front nine knotted with  Melvin Wilson III of Dallas, TX and Rockwall, TX resident Joseph Roy, but played the back nine at +1 with two birdies to finish five strokes clear for the win.  Wilson carded a couple of birdies of his own on the back, but added three doubles to end up sharing the second place finish with Roy. 

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Jamie Sansom of Frisco, TX came to the registration asking if we could go back to Frisco Lakes, since he's seemed to have success there.  What he forgot is his success on the south side of the Metroplex.  A winner at the February Grand Prairie Classic @ Tangle Ridge, Sansom was one over on the front with three birdies on the day to hold a three stroke advantage over first year player Gerald McElvy of Southlake, TX.  Patrick Gutridge of Hurst, TX rounded out the top three with birdies on the par 5 -8th and par 4 -12th.   

Jones Flight:  Dallas, TX first year player Matt Beasley broke through to the winners circle for the first time coming to the club house at three over par on the back nine. Four strokes back, Brian Glaser of Flower Mound, TX and Oklahoma Tour traveler Kyle Kuykendall shared the runner up honors.

Senior Jones Flight:  Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX collected his sixth trophy (all of which he made) on tour and first of the year.  Wylie, TX member Mike Logsdon, coming off two earlier wins on the year, birdied the par 5 - 8th and par 5 - 13th to stay two strokes ahead of Paul Vessels of Mesquite.  Vessels, added a couple of birdies of his own to finish in the third spot for the second time in two attempts on the year.  

Snead Flight:  North Richland Hills, TX resident Luis Dayer won his first event on tour in a scorecard playoff.  Early round leader Mike Adcock of  Saginaw, TX couldn't overcome some tough holes on the back nine and finished second for the fifth time this year.  William Perkins finished third for the third time in his first year on tour.





SKINS:

Giant Skins:  1 -- Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX; Mike Davis, Carrollton, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX.

Championship:  2 -- Ken Dyke, Keller, TX. 1 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX; Jim Largent, Granbury, TX; Sean Skellenger, Dallas, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  1 -- Steven Rice, Midland, TX; Jeff Bolton, Midlothian, TX; Ivan Zweig, Dallas, TX; Terry Wooten, Grapevine, TX; Mike Hollier, Bossier City, LA.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  1 -- Cade Hall, Mansfield, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX; Mike Davis, Carrollton, TX; Denver Roden, Irving, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Ronald Spencer, Keller, TX; Jack Dillard, Midland, Tx; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX; Stan Wilson, Jones, OK; Jamie Sansom, Frisco, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  2 -- Vaughn Jackson, Euless, TX; Mike Logsdon, Wylie, TX. 1 -- Matt Beasley, Dallas, TX; Kyle Kuykendall, Yukon, OK; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Mike Rogers, Lewisville, TX.

Snead:  3 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, Texas. 2 -- Richard Schram, Bryan, TX; Sammie Martin, Elgin, OK. 1 -- Don Freitag, Arlington; Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX; Tom Reynolds, Belton, TX




Next Up: After a break for the Missouri Valley Championship, The scheduled Dallas / Hill Country Clash has been canceled due to course conditions. The Dallas Tour members will tee it up next for the Bobcat Open at Texas Star on May 19th.  Hill Country Tour will be back in Kerrville for the Mr. Nelson Open at Riverhill on May 11th.   The Oklahoma Tour will resume play on May 11th at the Valley View Invitational in Farmington, AR.

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

Tricky at Bridlewood - Flower Mound Open

Scott R Chilcutt, Flower Mound, TX (April 7, 2013)   Bridlewood Golf Club made its debut on the Golf Channel Am Tour for this first Flower Mound Open on the Dallas Tour.  Flower Mound is located 20 miles northwest of Dallas and 25 miles northeast of Fort Worth on the basin of the Trinity River.  Named for a 12.5-acre hill approximately 50 feet in height located on the south side of town, the formation attracted the attention of early settlers to the area, and is often simply referred to as "The Mound". 

Longtime PGA Tour Pro D.A. Weibring designed the course and was quoted as saying,  "There isn’t a golf course similar to Bridlewood in the entire Metroplex. With fairways surrounding each green, chipping plays a big role".   And what a role the short game played.  Greens recently converted to Tif-Eagle Bermuda from Cato-Crenshaw bentgrass, were hard to hold, coupled with the gusting winds and low ball flight required to get to the surface added to the short game requirements.

Coming off his first flight win at the Classic @ The Creek - Indian Creek Golf Club, Euless, TX player Vaughn Jackson picked up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.   Giant skins winners came from the Championship, Hogan, Senior Sarazen and Jones flights.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Birdie on the final hole was just enough for Dallas Tour rookie,  Sean Skellenger to record his first win on tour.  Skellenger bounced back from a quad eight on the par 4 -7th with a birdie on the next hole together with three additional birdies on the day to win by a single stroke over a trio of players one back.  John Bohling of Highland Village, TX,  Trophy Club, TX member Andrew Braun and John Long from Allen, TX shared the second place honors.

Palmer Flight:   Ivan Zweig of Dallas, went two under par on the first six holes, made a ten on the par 4 -7th, but regained his composure to play the back nine in one over to win by a stroke.  Zweig bettered his last three runner up finishes for his first win on the season and fourth on tour.  Fort Worth part time resident, Tony Eno a regular on the Hill Country Tour, finished in the runner up spot for the second time in as many attempts, two strokes clear of a pair in the show position.  Clay Johnston of Denver, CO soon to be relocating back to the Dallas area and Rowlett, TX member Gregory Haddon split the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Knocking on the winning door with two runner up finishes and a T3 in his first year on tour,  Dave Kirby of Edmond, OK went one over on the front nine with three birdies on the day to win his first. Another first year member Bossier City, LA player Mike Hollier finished in the runner up spot, three strokes back with Neal Iverson of Irving, TX rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Local Flower Mound, TX player Mark Rainwater started his back nine with a birdie on the down wind, par 4 -10th to become another first time winner on tour.   Two strokes back, 2009 National Champion, Stephen Cannon took the second place winnings with Jeffrey Banner of Lawton, OK and Rogers, AR visitor Paul Gomez knotted up in third place.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Paul Burleson from nearby Argyle, TX made the most of his short game to run away with his first win on the year and third on tour.  With one of only two birdies in the flight on the day, both on the par 5 -6th, Burleson finished six strokes ahead of Phillip Holt of Haslet, TX and Lewisville, TX player  Randy Sellers tied in the second place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  The second trophy of the day to head north on I-35 to Edmond, OK, Oklahoma Tour member Christian Williamson carded the only birdie in the flight on the par 5 -16th to win his second championship on tour and first of the year.  Fellow, Edmond traveler Imran Siddiqi and Plano, TX member Dave Ducray finished two strokes back, tied for second.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Jerrell Neely of Richland Hills, TX birdied his first hole on the day to set up his third victory on tour and first since the November 2011, Open @ Texas Star.  Azle, TX member Jim Wright has had to put his tournament action on hold due to work requirements, but  didn't seem to miss a beat just one stroke back in the runner up finish.  Dale McFarland of Crowley, TX had two birdies on the day for final podium spot, and his best finish on tour.

Jones Flight:  Opting out of the Giant Skins,  Vaughn Jackson of Dallas, TX made the only eagle of the event on the par 5 -2nd hole and added a birdie on the par 5 -13th for his second win on tour in as many attempts.  Yukon OK member Gary Chrisman of the Oklahoma Tour took six shots off his front nine score on the difficult back to share the second place finish with Houston Tour traveler, Kris Bixby of Katy, TX.  Bixby bounced back from a quad on the par 4 - 14th with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th to go even par over his last four holes to even things up.

Snead Flight:  Richard Schram from Bryan, TX and the Houston Tour recorded his second career win on tour in his last three events.  Schram, helped with a birdie on the par 5 -13th edged out Watauga, TX resident Leo Washington by two strokes.  Mike Adcock Saginaw, TX and  Grand Prairie, TX first year member William Perkins shared the third place finish just one stroke back of Washington.

Senior Snead Flight:  Flower Mound local Billy Hendrix used the short drive to the course to his advantage for his ninth win on tour and first since the 2012 Bobcat Open.  Thomas Rauch of Arlington, TX finished two strokes back for his second runner up finish on the year with the help of a birdie on the par 5 -16th.  Somerville, TX resident Myron Brown carded the third place finish to go along with two runner up spots on the year.



SKINS:

Giant Skin:  1 -- John Long, Allen, TX; Sean Skellenger, Dallas, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX; Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX.

Championship:   2 -- John Long, Allen, TX; Sean Skellenger, Dallas, TX. 1 -- John Bohling, Highland Village, TX; Ken Dyke, Keller, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  2 -- Clay Johnston, Denver, CO. 1 -- Ivan Zweig, Dallas, TX; Brack Blackwood, Granbury, TX; Guy Gagne, Fort Worth, TX; Dave Kirby, Edmond, OK; Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  1 -- Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX; Mark Rainwater, Flower Mound, TX; Scott Harper, Ranger, TX; Steve Killion, Sanger, TX.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Jerrell Neely, Richland Hills, TX; Dale McFarland, Crowley, TX; Gerald McElvy, Southlake, TX; Daniel Galvan, Fort Worth, TX.

Jones:  2 -- Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK. 1 -- Matt Beasley, Dallas, TX; Kris Bixby, Katy, TX; Vaughn Jackson, Euless, TX; Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX.

Snead:  3 -- Thomas Rauch, Arlington, TX. 2 -- Billy Hendrix, Flower Mound, TX. 1 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, Texas; Richard Schram, Bryan, TX; Tom Reynolds, Belton, TX.





Next Up: The Dallas Tour makes introduces another new course for the Arlington Championship at Tierra Verde on Sunday April, 21st.  Registration closes Friday April 12th.  Hill Country Tour visits Vaaler Creek Golf Club for the first time at the Battle at Blanco on April 20th. Oklahoma resumes play at the Cowboy Classic - Lakeside on April 13th. 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

Easter Weekend - Frisco Lakes Challenge

Early morning storms dumped an inch of rain on the golf course, but didn't wash out the scores at Frisco Lakes Challenge. 

Scott R Chilcutt, Frisco, TX (March 30, 2013)  The Golf Club at Frisco Lakes went through an ownership change just before the 2012 event and they were eager to have us back in 2013.  While the early spring chills have the Bermuda still in the dormant state, the overnight rains helped soften the course allowing for more yardage accuracy over the previous days roll out during practice rounds.  Cart path only and some sloppy conditions slowed down the pace, but the patient players took the course, the light breezes and partly warming day with enthusiasm. Over 25% of the field played to their handicap or better.

Mike Adcock of Saginaw, TX took home his first Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving, two strokes ahead of visiting Louisiana Tour player Douglas Key.  Giant skins were won by two Palmer and one Hogan Flight players. 



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Battling late 2012 injuries, Scott Blackshear of Hideaway, TX came off a twelfth place finish at the Classic @ The Creek - Indian Creek Golf Club  to pick up his second win on tour.  Two birdies on the day was just enough to stay one stroke ahead of Wylie, TX member Dallas Webster.  Webster left an eagle putt just short on the final hole for his best finish on tour since the 2012 Casper Challenge @ Bear Creek where he finished T2.  Two strokes back, the four players knotted up in the third place finish included, Marshall Morgan of Odessa, TX,  Grapvine, TX resident Nick Quast,  Tony Peppler of Dallas and Terry Rice from Midland, TX.

Palmer Flight:  Back on tour after a few years off, Fort Wayne, IN native, Gregory Haddon now residing in Rowlett, TX finished his final hole with a birdie to win by two strokes.  Ivan Zweig of Dallas went out in three over, started his back nine with two birdies in four holes to finish in the runner up spot for the third straight event this year.  Cameron Kirkpatrick also from Dallas bested his fourth place finish at the 2012 Frisco Lakes Challenge rounding out the top three.

Senior Palmer Flight:   Lewisville, TX first year tour member Mark Taylor birdied his final hole to grab his second win and first since a promotion to the Palmer Flight.  Dave Kirby of Edmond, OK captured the runner up spot for the second time in as many attempts with a par on his final hole.  Playing alongside Kirby, Houston Tour visitor,  Allan Collier of Sugar Land, TX birdied his second to last hole to tie it up, but bogeyed the final hole to finish one stroke back in third.

Hogan Flight:   After a last minute cancellation, local Frisco, TX member Chad Maynard took advantage of his spot, winning for the fourth time on tour.  Maynard with a pair of birdies, finished one stroke clear of Grand Prairie, TX player Nancy Geihl.  Giehl, third in the Tour Order of Merit Points,  finished one stroke ahead of Gabriel Brisco of Mesquite, TX in the show position finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  It took a round and a third (25 holes) for Randy Sellers of Lewisville and Irving, TX member Myles Gallemore to make it official.  Gallemore went even par over his last five holes to force a playoff that took six extra holes.  Sellers prevailed for his fifth win on tour and third on the year.  Gregory Stairs of Mansfield, TX carded three birdies on the day to round out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:   Two Dallas Tour visitors came into the heart of the Metroplex and forced the second of three playoffs on the day.  Houston Tour member Stacy Smith of Montgomery, TX went -2 on this last two holes to force extra holes with Daphne, AL member Douglas Key of the Louisiana Tour.  After finishing early, Key used his rest on the back deck to finish out with his second win in as many tries on the first hole of the playoff.  Joseph Roy of Rockwall, TX finished in the third spot for the second time this season, four strokes back.

Senior Sarazen Flight:   Dallas member Rick Allaire played the back nine in one over par, but needed more holes to finish after  Nicky Baugh of Alto, TX birdied his final two holes to force the third and final playoff.  On the first extra hole Baugh, made it three birdies in a row to win his fifth event on tour and first since the 2012 Redfied Golf & CC in Missouri.  Ken Benjamin of Grand Prairie and Mansfield, TX player John Cox shared the third place honors just one stroke back.

Jones Flight:  Dion Casto of Parker, TX went out in 6 over par to build enough cushion to win his third event on tour and second of the year.  Local Frisco, TX member Trecia Wood bested her 2012 T-3 finish at the Frisco Lakes event just three strokes back for the runner up spot.  First time player Steve Pearson of Plano, TX rounded out the top three two strokes back.

Senior Jones Flight:    Wylie, TX resident Mike Logsdon carded his second win on the season and fourth of his career.   Logsdon, recorded five pars over his last five holes to build a five stroke lead over Gordonville, TX player Keith Bruce.  A par on the final hole kept Bruce in the second place spot one stroke ahead of the pair of Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX and Dallas member Lloyd C Reid Jr.

Snead Flight:  After six runner up finishes on tour and four on the season,  Mike Adcock of Saginaw, TX finally made it to the winners circle.  Adcock played his back nine in five over par with only one double to go with a birdie on his round to hold off first time player Jimmy Kim of McKinney by two strokes.  Long hitting Kim played the par fives in three over par to finish three strokes in front of fellow McKinney, TX player Larry Tolson finishing third for his third time on the year.  





SKINS:

Giant Skins:  1 -- Steve Naber, McKinney, TX; Steven Rice, Midland, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX.

Championship:  2 -- Dallas Webster, Wylie, TX; Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX. 1 -- Scott Blackshear, Hideaway, TX; Jeff Shores, Irving, TX; Jim Largent, Granbury, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX.

Palmer / Senior Palmer:  2 -- Steve Naber, McKinney, TX; Steven Rice, Midland, TX. 1 -- Cameron Kirkpatrick, Dallas, TX; Ivan Zweig, Dallas, TX; Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX; Willie Robert, Abilene, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  2 -- Gregory Stairs, Mansfield, TX; Chad Maynard, Frisco, TX. 1 -- Myles Gallemore, Irving, TX; Randy Sellers, Lewisville, TX; Nancy Geihl, Grand Prairie, TX; Darren Tolleson, Las Vegas, NV.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  1 -- Jamie Sansom, Frisco, TX; Dave Ducray, Plano, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  1 -- Dion Casto, Parker, TX; Mike Rogers, Lewisville, TX; Douglas Pritchett, Ft Worth, TX; Tom Stockton, Euless, TX.

Snead:  3 -- Carlos Cruz, San Antonio, TX. 2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Jimmy Kim, McKinney, TX. 1 -- Mike Adcock, Saginaw, TX.

Next Up:  The Dallas Tour goes back to back for the Flower Mound Open at Bridlewood on April 7th. Hill Country Tour visits Vaaler Creek Golf Club for the first time at the Battle at Blanco on April 20th.    Oklahoma resumes play at the Cowboy Classic - Lakeside on April 13th. 

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