DFW Tour Championship - Bridlewood Golf Club - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, Flower Mound, TX (August 26, 2018) The Dallas / Fort Worth Tour, made its third trip back to Bridlewood Golf Club in Flower Mound, TX. for this 2018 DFW Tour Championship.  Great conditions made for some low scoring, if the players could keep it in the short grass.  Light winds and low 90's, by the end of the round, helped to end the 2018 Points season in a special way.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  McKinney, TX, member Tim Williams, ended his day on Saturday shooting his best score of the year, tied at the top of the leaderboard with Nick Quast of Dallas, TX, both with a pair of birdies and +1 - 73's.  Mt. Pleasant, TX, resident Keith Strickland, looked to be out of the mix, four strokes back, but on Sunday things changed.  Strickland led the day making the turn, but could only get into the runner-up spot, with, Williams, struggling early on to drop to the third place honors opening to door for Quast to pick up his sixth championship on the season out of nine starts.

Senior Championship Flight:  Starting the final round on Sunday, five strokes back,  Keith McKelvy of Granbury, TX, carded three birdies over his final five holes, that would ultimately, force a playoff with Farmers Branch, TX, first-time player Todd Spence after Spence, with three birdies of his own on the final nine would double his final hole of the event.  Back to the course for the sudden death, McKelvy would prevail on the first extra hole, picking up his fifth win on the season.  First-round leader, Randall Grimes of Plano, TX, couldn't get anything to fall on his final nine holes, after making two birdies early on in the round, allowing Midland, TX, member Terry Rice to slide into a tie for the third-place finish.

Palmer Flight:  Rowlett, TX, player Gregory Haddon, with the help of seven birdies on the weekend, led the event wire to wire, to pick up his sixth win on tour and third of the season.  First-year member, David Stewart of Dallas, TX, carded his best finish of the season, to finish in the runner-up spot, with the pair of Reid Darnell of Southlake, TX, and Fort Worth, TX, member Kirk Boerner swapping identical scores over the rounds, to share the third place honors.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Mark Taylor of Coppell, TX, made up four strokes on his final nine holes of the event, with the help of an eagle on the par 5 - 16th to catch Wylie, TX, the first-round leader Jack Whitling.  Back to the course, the pair would keep up the stellar play, when on the second hole of the sudden death, Whitling would card a birdie, but fell one stroke short, after the second eagle of the day by Taylor, on the par 5 - 2nd for his third win of the season.  Tolar, TX, player John Williamson, tied up the Sunday low round to jump into the third-place finish.

Hogan Flight:  Argyle, TX, member, Greg Hawkins, led the field by four strokes heading to the final round, but it would take two birdies on Sunday, to hold off Richardson, TX, player Steve Boughnou, after his final three holes of the event, when Boughnou, scrapped back to within one.  In addition to his third win of the season and first on Texas soil, Hawkins, cashed in a bundle of loot over the weekend in timely birdies.  Rounding out the top three, Mikey Fletcher of Mineola, TX,  recorded his best finish of the season, catapulting him into a National Championship qualification in his first year on tour.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Scott Striegel, of Southlake, TX, took control of the front nine of the Bridlewood course over the weekend, to lead, wire to wire.  Striegel, with birdies on the par 5 - 2nd, both days with a combined front nine total of +2 over the weekend to pick up his ninth win on tour, and second of the season, but first since the 2018 opener at Champions Circle.   Seven strokes back, Houston, TX, member Jim Penn, making the trip to firm up his eligibility for the Senior National Championship, finished one stroke clear of Glynn Aldredge, of Fairview, TX, rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Clearly experiencing an "out of body" type weekend, Burnie Rodgers of Haslet, TX, with six birdies on the weekend, seemed to be able to overcome his woes on the par 5 - 2nd, to lead the field for his twenty-first win on tour, second of the season, and second championship at Bridlewood Golf Club.  Three strokes back, Dallas, TX, player, Ronald Occenad, tried to keep pace, with the help of seven birdies over the Championship, but fell just a bit short, of the second place finish.  Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau, with a couple of birdies of his own over the weekend, would finish three strokes back of Occenad, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Haslet, TX, player Doyle Fleming, says he likes two-day events and it's evident, Fleming picked up an astounding thirty-eighth win on tour, thirteen of those coming at two-day, Major Championships, or Tour Championships.  Four strokes, back, Don Watson of Wichita Falls, TX, sidelined since May, jump back into the fray, to finish in the runner-up spot, with Garland, TX, member John Grimley, taking the final podium spot.

Snead Flight:  One stroke back, heading to the Sunday round, KC Montgomery of Fairview, TX, made the most of three birdies on the final eighteen, to pick up his sixth win of the season, and second in as many attempts.  Wylie, TX, player Kenne Thomas, with three birdies of his own on Sunday, finished just three strokes back for the second place spot, with Christopher Johnson of Duncanville, TX, rounding out the top three.





SKINS:

Round 1:

Giant SKINS:  ($770/each)  1 -- Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($75/each)  2 -- Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX. 1 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Keith Strickland, Mt. Pleasant, TX.

Senior Championship/Senior Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Randall Grimes, Plano, TX; Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX; Jeff Richter, Edmond, OK.

Hogan:  ($60/each)  2 -- Michael Schmidt, Rowlett, TX. 1 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Denver Roden, Fort Worth, TX; Jim Penn, Houston, TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX.

Sarazen:  ($85/each)  1 -- Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX; Nick Easen, Keller, TX; Tommy Templin, Denton, TX.

Jones/Snead:  ($48/each)  2 -- Don Watson, Wichita Falls, TX. 1 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Tom Holman, Van Alstyne, TX; Martin Simmons, Flower Mound, TX; Kenne Thomas, Wylie, TX.


Round 2:

Giant SKINS:  ($190/each)  1 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($42/each)  2 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Jason Pharis, Plano, TX; Kirk Boerner, Fort Worth, TX; Gregory Haddon, Rowlett, TX.

Senior Championship/Senior Palmer:  ($40/each)  2 -- Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX. 1 -- Marshall Morgan, Odessa, TX; Tony Peppler, Dallas, TX; Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX; Gordon Wagner, Sugar Land, TX; Keith Johnson, Bedford, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX.

Hogan:  ($35/each)  2 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Walter Albertson, Brock, TX; Mikey Fletcher, Mineola, TX. 1 -- Greg Hawkins, Argyle, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($70/each)  1 -- Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Darren Bufton, Bedford, TX; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX.

Sarazen:  ($65/each)  2 -- Derek Drake, Wichita Falls, TX. 1 -- Ray Tyczki, McKinney, TX; Mike Cox, Rhome, TX; Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($106/each)  2 -- Kent Montgomery, Fairview, OK. 1 -- Kenne Thomas, Wylie, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

Round 1:  ($195/each)  #3 - Greg Haddon - 9";  #8 -  Kevin Williams - 1 1/4";  #12 - Nick Easen - 12";  #17 - Nick Quast - 11".

Round 2:  ($195/each)  #3 - Tommy Templin - 11' 4";  #8 -  Tony Peppler - 7' 10";  #12 - Jack Carlile - 6' 3";  #17 -  Rick Henthorn - 3' 11.5".


NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Points Season Closes Tour Championship Month!

National and Senior National Championships coming up in September in California.

Look for more information to be released in the coming weeks about our fall schedule.

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

Arlington Championship - Tierra Verde - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, Arlington, TX (August 5, 2018) The DFW Tour finished its point season of single day events at Tierra Verde Golf Club for the Arlington Championship on Sunday.  

Early starting times and a cooling breeze helped erase the memories of the horrid heat at the Tribute for the many that experienced that round.  The swirling winds, along the tree-lined fairways, made for a challenging day for those that questioned the club selections.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $610, with Texas Tour events total raised to $20,730 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  One week separated from his third win in as many attempts at the Barton Creek Major Championship, Dallas Webster of Murphy, TX, found himself newly promoted to the Champ Flight.   Webster went -1 over the final seven holes to put himself in the mix, but it wasn't enough to fend off Lewisville, TX, player Jack Carlile.  Back to the par 4 - 10th for the sudden death, it would take Carlile two holes to finalize the Championship for his fifth win of the season and second in as many tries.  Two strokes back, Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX, Grand Prairie, TX player Larry Vannatta and Ryan Timmons of Fort Worth, TX, shared the final podium spot.

Palmer Flight:  Jordan Stockton of Grapevine, TX, would make the most of two birdies over his final five holes to pick up his first win on tour.  Richardson, TX, member Sven Bock, with his best finish of the season in the Palmer Flight, and John Harvell of Bryan, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th, split the runner-up honors two strokes back.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Trophy Club, TX, member Jalil Danesfar and John Williamson of Tolar, TX, made the turn with an identical front nine score.  Daneshfar would then come to the clubhouse, with a four-stroke advantage, picking up his fourteenth win on tour and first since August of 2016.  Keller, TX, player Ken Dyke rounded out the top three. 

Hogan Flight:  Tour travelers take the top three spots in the Hogan Flight.  Rick Smalley, of College Station, TX, picked up his sixth win of the season and thirteenth on tour, will a two-stroke cushion over fellow Houston Tour member Nestor Alvarez, with a birdie on the par 5 - 16th and Oklahoma Tour member, Steve Pond of Tulia, TX, splitting the runner-up finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  With three birdies on his day, Bill Clark of Bullard, TX, grabbed his sixteenth win on tour and third on the season by a single stroke over Bedford, TX, player Darren Bufton.  Bufton, with a birdie on the par 3 - 3rd, held out a one-stroke advantage over Hill Country Tour traveler, Steve Wade of Boerne, TX, with two birdies of his own on the round.

Sarazen Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Norm Gosselin of Leander, TX, played his first nine in +1 to blow away his personal best score on tour, finishing at +5.  Gosselin, commanded his fifth win on tour and second of the season, with Rockwall, TX, member Bob Moreau, making the most of his birdie on the par 3 - 6th, finishing two strokes ahead of Brandon Casella, of Franklin, TX, with three birdies on the round and Jones, OK, resident Stan Wilson sharing the third place honors.

Jones Flight:  Dallas, TX, player David Farmer, JR, manhandled the flight with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 12th for an eleven stroke victory, his second of the season.  Blake Barnes, of Houston, TX, recently promoted, stayed on a roll, with two birdies on the day, one stroke clear of Frisco, TX, player Srinivas Pokunur.

Senior Jones Flight:  Michael Page, of Burnet, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour and fourth of the season over fellow Hill Country traveler, Phil Lewis of San Antonio, TX.  Back on tour for his first event since early August of 2017, Luis Dayer of North Richland Hills, TX, rounded out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy, outlasted a pair of travelers to claim his fourth victory of the year.  Two strokes back, Houston Tour player, Stephen Sater of Sugar Land, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, two home the second place finish, with Puerto Rico Tour player Josue Maldonado of Cidra, PR, recording a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 8th taking home third.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($230/each)  1 -- Brian Hebert, Allen, TX; Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Jordan Stockton, Grapevine, TX.

Championship:  ($30/each)  2 -- Nick Quast, Dallas, TX; Larry Vannatta, Grand Prairie, TX. 1 -- Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX.

Palmer/Senior Palmer:  ($25/each)  2 -- Ali Gazi, Flower Mound, TX; Jordan Stockton, Grapevine, TX. 1 -- Jeff Bankard, Dallas, TX; John Harvell, Bryan, TX; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX.

Hogan:  ($150/each)  1 -- Nestor Alvarez, Houston, TX; Brian Hebert, Allen, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($130/each)  1 -- Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX; Jon Neff, Frisco, TX; Steve Wade, Boerne, TX.

Sarazen:  ($53/each)  2 -- Brandon Casella, Tuscaloosa, AL. 1 -- Jeff Ackerman Sr., Wylie, TX; Jerry Emmons, Granbury, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Alan Rubin, Plano, TX.


Jones/Senior Jones/Snead:  ($70/each)  2 -- A. David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Blake Barnes, Houston, TX; Clayton Pugh, Alavado, TX.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:


$167/each:  #3 - Keith Huddleston  - 2' 2.5";  #6 - Steve Lamb - 11' 7";  #11 - Brad Popoff - 23' 11";  #14 - Craig Crowely - 4' 5".



NEXT UP:

Texas Tour Season Closes With Tour Championship Month!


Dallas Tour -   Back to Bridlewood in Flower Mound for the DFW Tour Championship, on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 25th.  SOLD OUT with waiting list spots available.  

Hill Country Tour -  Ready for a true test of your game?  TPC San Antonio and the AT&T Oaks Course and AT&T Canyons Course will host the Hill Country Tour Championship, to be held on Saturday, August 11th and Sunday, August 12th.  EVENT SOLD OUT and CLOSED.

Houston Tour -  The Houston Tour Championship at Woodforest, with arguably the best greens in Texas,  on August 18th and 19th.  Entry closes on Friday, August 10th. 

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

Plopped in a Convection Oven - DFW Open Championship - The Tribute

Scott R Chilcutt, The Colony, TX (July 21, 2018)  The Tribute at The Colony, off the DFW Tour schedule since the 2015 Tour Championship seemed fitting to make it's way back the weekend of the Open Championship @ Carnoustie.  The course, a unique Scottish links-style golf experience that pays homage to the legendary courses, played hard and fast.  Greens crew double cut and rolled the greens that morning, making them roll quick and smooth, while still maintaining receptiveness.  

After coming off a hot day on Monday at TPC Craig Ranch, just up the road from The Tribute, little did we know things could turn crazy bad.  With the "feels like" temperature hovering around, 115 degrees, it was no help to realize that the course had very few shady spots.  Despite the conditions, with only a few "falling out", the entire bunch that made the field, learned what it was like to spend the day in a Convection Oven.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $630, with Texas Tour events total raised to $18,850 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Fresh off a run at the Pinehurst Amateur, the weekend before, where the green speeds were a recorded 12 1/2 on the Stimpmeter, Jack Carlile of Lewisville, TX, seemed right at home with the putter. Carlile started a little rocky with a double on the 2nd hole but went on to record five birdies on his day to finish, -2 for his fifth win on tour and fourth of the season.  A two-time winner in his first year on tour, Cedar Hill, TX, member Chris Ransmottom, with a pair of birdies on his round, took home the runner-up spot.  One stroke back, Tim Williams, of McKinney, TX, with three birdies of his own on the day, rounded out the top three, for his best finish of the season.

Palmer Flight:  Putting an exclamation mark on his impending promotion with the revision in August, Murphy, TX, player Dallas Webster, finished with his second even-par win, in as many attempts.  Webster, with four birdies on his round, cleared second place finisher, Chris Force of Fort Worth, TX, with three birdies on his card, by six strokes.  One stroke back, Dallas, TX, player Chris Aronson, and four birdies, shared the showplace place finish, with  Jordan Stockton of Grapevine, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 13th.

Hogan Flight:  Unable to come to a consensus on a cooler method to settle a playoff score, Dallas, TX, resident Michael Wilson and Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, headed back to the oven for the sudden death.  The pair, both with a single birdie on the round, swapped front nine / back nine scores and would only be finalized with a par on the first extra hole by Dorsey for his fourth win of the season and fifth on tour.  It was the best finish in his first year on tour for Wilson, with the pair of Southlake, TX, player Todd Winch, with three birdies on his back nine, and Tom Mant of Plano, TX, competing in his first event on tour, with two birdies, splitting the third-place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:   Perhaps, Court Pontiff of Bullard, TX, had an out of body experience, when he went -2 after four holes, added two more birdies on the back nine, to finish with a +2-74 for his first win on tour, that blew away his best score of +13 - 85.  Relegated to the second place spot, Scott Slagel of Canton, TX, and Bedford, TX, resident Darren Bufton, both with birdies on the card, shared the runner-up honors.

Sarazen Flight:  Rockwall, TX, player Jeremy Nolan, making the most of a birdie on the par 5 - 3rd, recorded his second win on tour and first since the 2015 event at Waterchase.  Ronald Occenad made a trip after the round for some medical help, but not before he took home the runner-up finish, with birdies on the par 5 - 9th and the par 4 - 18th.  Two strokes back of Occendad, McKinney, TX, player Carlos Malaver Osorio, rounded out the top three, with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Despite starting both nine holes with triples, Nancy Geihl, of Grand Prairie, TX, finished with a strong - 2, with two birdies,  over her last six holes, to pick up her ninth win on tour and first of the season.  Rhome, TX, player Mike Cox, with consecutive birdies on 12 and 13, along with Bob Moreau, of Rockwall, TX, with the help of three birdies on his card, shared the runner-up finish.

Jones Flight:  Frisco, TX, member Srinivas Pokunur, with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th picked up his second win on tour and first since the 2016 season.  Hill Country Tour traveler, Michael Page of Burnet, TX, grabbed the second place finish, with Dallas, TX, member Mike Lee, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Fabio Mazzilli, of Irving, TX, carded three birdies on his day for his third win, in his first season on tour.  Duncanville, TX, player Christopher Johnson, with a birdie on the par 4 - 6th finished three strokes back, with Ron Hardy of Lewisville, TX, taking home the final podium spot.

SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($220/each)  2 -- Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX. 1 -- Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX.

Championship:  ($25/each)  3 -- Jack Carlile, Lewisville, TX. 1 -- Kevin Knudson, Big Spring, Texas; Andrew Braun, Trophy Club, TX; Tim Williams, McKinney, TX; Brad Popoff, Lewisville, TX; Steve Winingham, Colleyville, TX; Kevin Williams, Odessa, TX.

Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Jon Aronson, Dallas, TX; Jordan Stockton, Grapevine, TX; Chris Force, Fort Worth, TX.

Hogan:  ($45/each)  1 -- Kyle Akins, Heartland, TX; Scott Ford, Alpharetta, GA; James Galbraith, Prosper, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX; Tom Mant, Plano, TX; Bill Nay, Plano, TX; Randy Dorsey, Killeen, TX.

Senior Hogan/Sarazen:  ($32/each)  3 -- Court Pontiff, Bullard, TX. 2 -- Ronald Occenad, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Jon Neff, Frisco, TX; Sal Torres, Fort Worth, TX; Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX; Steve Ray, Rockwall, TX; David McCasland, Red Oak, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($43/each)  1 -- Randy Helcel, Lott, TX; Tom Stockton, Grand Prairie, TX; Andre Fitzpatrick, Weatherford, TX; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX; Bob Moreau, Rockwall, TX; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($30/each)  2 -- Fabio Mazzilli, Irving, TX; Michael Page, Burnet, TX. 1 -- Christopher Johnson, Duncanville, TX; A. David Farmer Jr, Dallas, TX; John Grimley, Garland, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$160/each:  #5 - Christopher Chilcott - 3' 6";  #8 - Randy Dorsey - 11 1/2";  #11 - Tom Stockton - 1' 10";  #14 - Kyle Akins - 15' 1/2".

NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -   Back in action after the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, the DFW Tour will head back to Tierra Verde for the Arlington Championship on Sunday, August 5th.  Registration closes on Friday, July 27th, with only a few spots available.

Hill Country Tour -   Back in action at Falconhead Golf Club for the Championship at Falconhead leading up to the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, to be held on Friday, July 27th.  Currently SOLD OUT, with waiting list spots available.  

Houston Tour -  The Houston Tour Championship at Woodforest on August 18th and 19th.  Entry closes on Friday, August 10th. 


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

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  SOLD OUT and CLOSED.

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

Heat is on TPC Craig Ranch - DFW Tour

Scott R Chilcutt, McKinney, TX (July 16, 2018)  The Championship @ TPC Craig Ranch - 2018 version marks the eighth consecutive event on the DFW Tour at the famed course in McKinney.  While the registration for the special Monday event, started slow early, it's been a sellout for the last six years.  The things that have remained consistent over the years, was the heat in July and the great course conditions.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $630, with Texas Tour events total raised to $18,220 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Cedar Hill, TX, member Chris Ransbottom, went out -1, with a birdie on the par 5 - 9th, added two more on the 10th and 18th, to finish, even par on the day for his second win, in his first year on tour.  On stroke back, David Wright of Flower Mound, TX, made a run at the top with three birdies coming to the clubhouse, including two on 17 and 18 to finish, two strokes clear of a pair just behind him.  Traveling players, Noah Puris of Katy, TX, with three birdies on the round and Midland, TX, member Zach Winkler with six of his own, shared the showplace finish.

Palmer Flight:  Dallas Webster of Murphy, TX, started the day with a birdie on the par 4 - 10th, added an eagle making the turn at the par 5 - 18th, and then finished the round with a birdie on the par 5 - 9th, to finish even par for his fifth win of the season.  Kirk Boerner of Fort Worth, TX, with two birdies on his day, took home the runner-up finish five strokes clear of a trio in third.  Jason Pannell, of Franklin, TX, McKinney, TX, resident Austin Woodruff and Scott Harper of Ranger, TX, rounded out the top three finishers.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Jack Whitling of Wylie, TX, finished his round with consecutive birdies on #8 and #9 to clear the way for his fourth win of the season, including his last time out at the Hill Country Classic at LacCantera Major Championship.  Local club member, Michael Fyfe of McKinney, TX, took home the second place honors, with Arlington, TX, member Jack Godfrey, with two birdies on the day, rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Jeff Blackwood of Dallas, TX, is clearly back in form.  Blackwood, the 2014 National Champion, a seven-time winner on tour, has won two in a row, after picking up the Major Championship at Horseshoe Bay, but it hasn't come easy.  With persistent back issues, it was the Fall of 2015, since his last win and clearly back on track.  Two strokes back, with four birdies on his round, Steve Cochran of Flower Mound, TX, carded his best finish of the season in the second-place spot, with Richardson, TX, player John Hickman, and a birdie on his first hole of the day, taking home the final podium finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Carrollton, TX, member Ken Johnson, with a birdie on the par 4 - 2nd, finished out the championship for his second win of the season and first since the season opener in October.  Three strokes back, Phillip Holt of Haslet, TX, with two birdies on his day, took home the runner-up finish, with Bullard, TX, player Bill Clark, with two birdies of his own, rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Rodney Wren of Dallas, TX, held just enough of a lead making the turn with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th, after starting the day on the tenth hole to keep the win in sight, just ahead of a hard-charging Oklahoma Tour Player, Stan Wilson of Jones, OK.  Wren added three birdies on the back to win by one stroke, after Wilson lite up his final nine, at +1.  For Wren, it was his fifth win of the season.  Wilson, cleared four players knotted up in the third-place finish but a single stroke.  Joe Luman of Odessa, TX, Fort Worth, TX, player Preston Miller, Jerry Emmons of Granbury, TX, and Lott, TX, resident Randy Helcel, split the final podium spot.

Jones Flight:  Coming off a win over the weekend at the Pinehurst Amateur Major Championship, Kevin Crosson of Abilene, TX, looked to make it two in a row, but it wouldn't come easy.  Crosson, starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, made birdie and made the turn two strokes ahead of Haslet, TX, player Doyle Fleming.  Fleming to even the score, with the help of two birdies on his final nine holes forcing a playoff with Crosson.   Back to the heat and the par 4 - 10th, for the sudden death, Crosson would prevail for his sixth win of the season.  Jason Naranjo of Plano, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 5th, would finish out the top three for his best finish on tour.

Snead Flight:  Traveling Oklahoma Tour player, Rob Hollingsworth from Edmond, OK, commanded his second win on tour and first of the season with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 6th.  Lewisville, TX, player Ron Hardy, took home the runner-up prize with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 14th, with a pair of players just behind him in third.  One stroke back, Keith Huddleston of Fort Worth, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 -17th and Abilene, TX, player Annett Crossan, shared the third place honors.




SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($170/each)  1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, Texas; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Mike Castleberry, McKinney, TX; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($50/each)  1 -- Mike Rogers, Fort Worth, Texas; Al Swanson, Edmond, OK; Dallas Webster, Murphy, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX; Zack Winkler, Midland, TX; Jeremy Frenzel, Fort Worth, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($22/each)  2 -- Jack Godfrey, Arlington, TX. 1 -- Michael Fyfe, Mckinney, TX; Michael Blumenfeld, Palm Desert, CA; Mark Taylor, Coppell, TX; Preston Glenn, Plano, TX; Jack Whitling, Wylie, TX.

Hogan:  ($36/each)  2 -- Mikey Fletcher, Mineola, TX. 1 -- Trung Tran, Southlake, TX; Mike Castleberry, McKinney, TX; Forrest Woods, Bedford, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($25/each)  3 -- Scott Striegel, Southlake, TX. 2 -- Phillip Holt, Haslet, TX. 1 -- Ken Johnson, Carrollton, TX; John Moyle, Oakdale, CA; Rick Swanson, Carrollton, TX; Bill Clark, Bullard, TX.

Sarazen:  ($36/each)  2 -- Joe Calvery, Edmond, OK; Rodney Wren, Dallas, TX. 1 -- Joe Luman, Odessa, TX; Mike Cox, Rhome, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($55/each)  2 -- Kevin Crosson, Abilene, TX. 1 -- Pete Partain, Bedford, TX; Keith Huddleston, Fort Worth, TX.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$165/each:  #4 - Jeremy Frenzel - 9' 6";  #7 - Kurt Trussell - 9' 6";   #15 - Rick Swanson - 2' 9  1/2";  #17 - Zach Winkler - 9' 6". 


NEXT UP:

Dallas Tour -   DFW Open Championship @ The Tribute on Saturday, July 21st, CLOSED and SOLD OUT.  Back in action after the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, the DFW Tour will head back to Tierra Verde for the Arlington Championship on Sunday, August 5th.  Registration closes on Friday, July 27th, with only a few spots available.

Hill Country Tour -   Back in action at Falconhead Golf Club for the Championship at Falconhead leading up to the Texas Classic at Barton Creek, to be held on Friday, July 27th.  Currently SOLD OUT, with waiting list spots available.  

Houston Tour -  Making our way to Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club on Sunday, July 22nd for the Katy Open Championship, CLOSED.  Next up, the Houston Tour Championship at Woodforest on August 18th and 19th.  Entry closes on Friday, August 10th. 


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

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list 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