Firm and Fast - Cypress Lakes Challenge

Scott R Chilcutt, Cypress, TX (March 23, 2019)  Dust sighting?  Surely not! The Houston Tour, on the GC AM Tour, traveled back to Cypress Lakes Golf Club for its spring edition of the Cypress Lakes Challenge.

South Texas weather, over the winter, filled with rainy, overcast days, has hardly allowed any of the courses in the area to firm up, let alone get off the cart paths.  Two things are consistent with Cypress Lakes, great conditions and fast play.  When the only real trouble, outside of the trees, is water, it won't take a long time to look for balls.  Add, nice firm greens and fairways, players enjoyed both the conditions and the pace on Saturday.




RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Missouri City, TX, player Lynn Cormier, on a hiatus from the tour for the past few years, is back with a vengeance.  Cormier, playing in his first local event after finishing 5th at the Houston Open Major Championship, made the turn with a two-stroke advantage, with the help of two birdies.  Lynn then played the back nine, in -1, finishing his final two holes, with a birdie to pick up the win, on an even-par round.  Van Perrin, of Kingwood, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, grabbed the runner-up finish, Sugar Land, TX, player Orlando Morriesette, with a couple of birdies of his own, rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Julius Carr of Pearland, TX, birdied his first hole of the day, the 4 - 1st, which proved to allow him to play even up golf the rest of the round to pick up the Championship, his first on tour. One-stroke back, Al Campo of Deer Park, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 11th and Houston, TX, member Mike Karlin, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th, shared the runner-up finish.

Hogan Flight:  Contemplating a move to the Sarazen Flight at the end of 2018, Kyle Young of Bellaire, TX, has proved that would be the wrong move.  With newfound confidence, Young birdied his first hole of the day to go on to win his second Championship of the points season, add a second and T4 at the Houston Open Major Championship, he is where he belongs.  Corpus Christi, TX, player, Kevin Fontenot, a two-time winner himself, including the Major at Sweetwater, finished one stroke back, with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th.  The pair of Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, and College Station, TX, player Rick Smalley, with a birdie of his own on the day, shared the third-place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:   Local Cypress Lakes, member Robert Hayter of Houston, TX, continued with his strong play, with the help of some home-cookin'.  Hayter, with a pair of birdies on the round, finished three-strokes clear of Bryan, TX, member Paul Atkinson.  Mike Hafner, of Richmond, TX, playing in his first event since the fall of 2017 at Cypress Lakes, carded a birdie on the par 4 - 12th to finish third.

Sarazen Flight:  Joe Michetti, of Montgomery, TX, a runner-up in four events on the points season, picked up his first Championship of the year.  Michetti, with a birdie on the par 4 -5th, finished five strokes clear of Hill Country Tour traveler, Michael Betzale from San Antonio, TX.  Betzale, made the most of a birdie on the par 5 - 2nd, to edge out Hockley, TX, resident Ross Gonzales, rounding out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:   Starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, Jeffry Holms of Houston, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th, and Missouri City, TX, member Dale Fuhr, made the turn even up. Coming to the clubhouse, the pair would swap the top spot, with Fuhr, picking up consecutive birdies, but falling back to a tie for the lead on the final two holes.  Back to the same, par 5 - 10th for a sudden death playoff, Fuhr would bring home the Championship with a par  Bill Criss, of Houston, TX, and Dallas, TX, traveler, Rodney Wren would split the third-place finish, two strokes back.

Jones Flight:  Playing in his last event as a Jones Flight member, Kevin Montague of Spring, TX, put an exclamation mark on the victory.  With a trio of birdies on his round and an even-par score on his back nine, after starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, Montague picked up his fourth win of the season, including the Major Championship, at the Houston Open his last time out to place his handicap right in the middle of the Sarazen Flight.  Humble, TX, player Ron McGinty, playing alongside Montague, tried to stay close, but had to settle for the runner-up finish, with David Liggett, of LaPorte, TX, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Denis Corletto of Waller, TX, became the second player of the day to follow up a Championship at the Houston Open with his third win of the season and inevitable move to the Jones Flight.  Corletto, finished one stroke clear of Beaumont, TX, player Jim Lamberth, with a birdie on the par 5 - 2nd.  Ernest Parker of Cypress, TX, and Sugar Land, TX, player Stephen Satar, with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th shared the third place finish.








SKINS:

Giant Skins:  ($145/each)  Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 16. Stephen Sater (1) Birdie on 14. Roger Masek (1) Birdie on 3. Joe Michetti (1) Birdie on 5.

Championship/Palmer:  ($52/each)  Lynn Cormier (1) Birdie on 18. Julius Carr (1) Birdie on 1. Roger Masek (1) Birdie on 3. Van Perrin (1) Birdie on 8. Mark Herold (1) Birdie on 9.

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  (120/each)  Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 16. Tony Thibodeaux (1) Birdie on 8. Corbin Porter (1) Birdie on 9.

Sarazen:  ($22/each)  Joe Michetti (3) Par on 15, Birdie on 5, Birdie on 9. Michael Betzale (2) Birdie on 2, Par on 3. Kendall Hisey (1) Birdie on 18. Blake Barnes (1) Birdie on 11. Charlie Thibodeaux (1) Birdie on 8.

Senior Sarazen:  ($33/each)  Dale Fuhr (2) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 7. Michael Nowotny (1) Par on 18. Jeffry Holmes (1) Birdie on 12. Larry Viktorin (1) Birdie on 17. Charles Ackerman (1) Birdie on 2.


Jones/Snead:  ($40/each)  Kevin Montague (3) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 9, Birdie on 13. Ron McGinty (2) Birdie on 1, Birdie on 17. Ilyas Ahmed (1) Par on 18. Stephen Sater (1) Birdie on 14.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each:  #4 - John Knight - 8' 9.5";  #7 - John Knight - 7' 11";  #11 - Larry Viktorin - 3' 4";  #17 - Jeff Burke - 6' 11".

NEXT UP:

APRIL EVENTS IN TEXAS:

6-Apr	Pearland Championship
Houston	Pearland Golf Club
	Pearland, TX
8-Apr	Dye Classic Stonebridge Ranch
DFW	Stonebridge Ranch - Dye Signature
	McKinney, TX
13-Apr	Galveston Island Championship
Houston	Moody Gardens Golf Course
	Galveston, TX
15-Apr	Sugar Land Championship
Houston	Sugar Creek Country Club
	Sugar Land, TX
20-Apr	Granbury Spring Classic
DFW	Harbor Lakes Golf Club
	Granbury, TX
27-Apr	Grand Prairie Classic
DFW	Tangle Ridge Golf Club
	Grand Prairie, TX
28-Apr	Spring Fling
Houston	Cypresswood Golf Club - Tradition
	Spring, TX

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Prelude Houston Open - Pecan Grove

Scott R Chilcutt, Richmond, TX (March 8, 2019)  Pecan Grove Plantation Country Club, hosted the Prelude - Houston Open Sweetwater on the Golf Channel AM Tour, Houston Tour schedule.  Players from 23 different tours, traveling from throughout the country, used the event as a warmup, to the Major Championship at Sweetwater Country Club, over the weekend.

The club, back on the schedule for the second consecutive season, was wet.  Rains over the past month, have wreaked havoc on Houston courses, but the lack of sun has caused more problems, than the rainfall.  The tight track, meanders through the homes of Pecan Grove, in Richmond, TX.  And on this Friday, the winds swirling and deceptive winds, seemed to cause as much damage to the scorecard as the wet conditions.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  An even par - 72, couldn't hold on for the win, our last time at the club, but Thomas Cruickshank, of nearby Richmond, TX, made his +5 works this time around.  Cruickshank, with two birdies on the front side, edged out Spring, TX, member David Ortego, and Ron Finnerty, of San Antonio, TX, by a single stroke.  Ortego with a single birdie on the round, and Finnerty, with a pair, shared the runner-up finish.

Palmer Flight:  Stating that he hasn't been able to adjust his game to a lower weight class, Albuquerque, NM, traveler Dan Frampton, sure didn't show it.  Frampton, with a pair of birdies on the round, played his final nine holes, in even par, to pick up the Championship, three strokes clear.  Beaumont, TX, player Scott Mays with a birdie of his own.  Three strokes out of second, the pair of Terrance Ream, of Reno, NV, and Houston, TX, member Rafael Rivero, split the third place honors.

Hogan Flight:  Down two strokes making the turn, Tony Thibodeaux of Port Arthur, TX, bested the field on the back nine for his first win on tour.  Thibodeaux, with a birdie on the par 5-4th, finished two strokes clear of Corpus Christi, TX, member Kevin Fontenot. Fontenot with a birdie of his own on the round, finished two strokes clear of Paul Atkinson of Bryan, TX, rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th hole, Spring Hill, TN, member Cliff Austin, and John Moyle of Oakdale, CA, made the turn even up, but that would be the end of the tie. On the par 4 - 1st, Austin took the lead and never looked back, making the most of a pair of birdies on the day for the win.  Moyle would finish the round, twelve strokes out of the lead, in second place, with Montgomery, TX, member Joe Michetti, taking the third place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Three players, finished the day knotted in the top spot, send the trio back to the course for extra holes.  Sudden death, wouldn't take long, when Naperville, IL, traveler Stanley Mitchell, would pick up his first win of the season, on the first extra hole.  Olan Benge, of Wharton, TX, with two birdies on his day, and Missouri City, TX, player Dale Fuhr, would be relegated to sharing the runner up finish.

Jones Flight:  Beginning the round, on the tenth hole, Pete Partain of Bedford, TX, and Houston, TX, member Blake Barnes, would make the turn even up.  Both with birdies on the par 4 - 1at,  then would swap the lead a couple of times before Partain would solidify the championship on the final hole.  Barnes, finished in the runner-up spot, with Jackson, TN, player Louis Ralph, rounding out the top three.

   

Snead Flight:   Down a stroke at the turn, making most of a birdie on the par 3 - 12th, Denis Corleto of Waller, TX, would make up four strokes coming to the clubhouse to win the event.  Three strokes back, Akron, OH, traveler John Casady recorded the runner-up finish with Palm Springs Tour member, Larry Polete, of Banning, CA, taking home the final podium spot.

SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($63/each)   Cliff Austin (1) Birdie on 16. Dan Frampton (1) Birdie on 11. Charles Ackerman (1) Birdie on 15. Denis Corleto (1) Birdie on 12. John Gollwitzer (1) Birdie on 3. Tom Stockton (1) Birdie on 6. Al Swanson (1) Birdie on 8. Jon Wendt (1) Birdie on 9.

Championship/Palmer:  ($48/each)  Al Swanson (2) Birdie on 4, Birdie on 8. Dan Frampton (1) Birdie on 11. Scott Mayes (1) Birdie on 10. John Gollwitzer (1) Birdie on 3.

Sarazen/Hogan:  ($60/each)  Leo Chmielewski (1) Par on 13. Robert McCabe (1) Birdie on 10. Cliff Austin (1) Birdie on 16. Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 2. Tony Thibodeaux (1) Birdie on 4. Rod McCasland (1) Birdie on 7.

Senior Sarazen:  ($56/each)  Andre Fitzpatrick (1) Birdie on 1. Olan Benge (1) Birdie on 14. Charles Ackerman (1) Birdie on 15. Tom Stockton (1) Birdie on 6. Jon Wendt (1) Birdie on 9. 

Jones/Snead:  ($40/each)  Denis Corleto (2) Birdie on 12, Par on 8. Ernest Parker (2) Par on 11, Par on 5. Steve DiPaola (2) Par on 10, Par on 18. Pete Partain (1) Par on 9.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$135/each:  #3 - John Gollwitzer - 6' 3";  #6 - John Mauck - 5' 7";  #12 - Denis Corleto - 10' 8";  #17 - Stan Mitchell - 3' 3".

UP NEXT:

	CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION
16-Mar	Classic at the Springs
Hill Country	Delaware Springs Golf Course
	Burnet, TX
	CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION
17-Mar	St Paddy's Day Championship
DFW	Woodbridge Golf Club
	Wylie, TX
	CLOSES - Friday, March 15th
23-Mar	Cypress Lakes Challenge
Houston	Cypress Lakes Golf Course
	Cypress, TX
	CLOSES - Friday, March 15th
24-Mar	Silverhorn Challenge
Hill country	Silverhorn Golf Club
	San Antonio, TX
30/31-Mar	Red River Shootout
Major	Winstar Golf Club
	Thackerville, OK

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Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

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Golf Club of Houston - Sloggy and Slow

Scott R Chilcutt, February 23, 2018)  The Golf Club of Houston, home to the Houston Open on the PGA Tour, since 2003, will see that reign come to an end after the schedule moves the event to the fall of 2018 for the last time.  As a result of the schedule change, the need for the overseeded complex was not necessary, so it brought some hope that we might be able to compete the event driving on the fairways.

The weather didn't listen to those hopes, as an extremely wet fall and winter, simply wouldn't allow such an option.  While, the course, clearly had plenty of plugged balls, many very hard to find, native Bermuda, was very playable and growing.

When what was thought to be the biggest, obstacle, forecasted Thunderstrokes, didn't happen, players still had to deal with occasional showers, along with a near the end of the round, dry wind front that blew through to keep them on their toes.





RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Andrew Braun of Trophy Club, TX, put a string of holes together near the end of his round, that would place him on top of the podium.  Braun with consecutive birdies on 13 and 14, added three pars to finish, one stroke clear of Diana, TX, member Keith Childress.  Oklahoma traveler, Al Swanson of Edmond, OK finished three strokes back of Childress, to round out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Houston, TX, player Mike Karlin, stayed away from the big numbers, added a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, to pick up his first championship in five attempts on the points season, but it wasn't without some help.  Starting the day on the par 4 - 3rd, Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX, played his first thirteen holes in even par, with three birdies in four holes starting the back nine but ran into a wall at 17.  Matthews would go +6 on 16 and 17, to relegate himself to the runner-up spot, one stroke back.  Spring, TX, member, Tony Eno, with a pair of birdies of his own on the round, took home his second third-place finish, in as many attempts after winning his first time out this season.

Senior Palmer:  Austin, TX, a first-year member, Rob Ormand, started the round on the par 3 - 7th, carded a pair of birdies on the par 3's on the back nine, and made the turn near the clubhouse off the eighteenth green, at +1.  Ormond would drop a couple of strokes on the 1st and 2nd holes, but add another birdie on the par 5 - 4th to solidify his fourth win.  Robert Hayward, of Houston, TX, carded a pair of 40s to share the runner-up spot, with Fort Worth, TX, player Scott Harris, with a birdie on the par 5 - 15th.

Hogan Flight:    Kyle Young, of Bellaire, TX,  made the most of a birdie on the par 5 - 8th hole to pick up his first Hogan Flight Championship, since he was promoted in August 2015, by one stroke.  Young edged out the pair of Hill Country members, Ronnie Davis of Converse, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 13th, and New Braunfels, TX, player Michael Campbell that shared the runner-up honors.

Senior Hogan Flight:  The pair of Houston, TX, residents, Doug Sparkes, and Lane McKinney, on the sidelines from the tour since the spring of 2017,  finished the day knotted in the top spot.  Back to the par 4 - 10th it would take only one hole for McKinney to pick up the win. Two strokes back, Cypress, TX, member Will Whitley, put a string of nine holes together at -1, with a birdie on the par 3 - 7th, to round out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:  Competing in his first season on tour, Matthew Rush of Iola, TX, picked up his second win in three attempts.  Rush, with three birdies on the round, was able to stay one stroke clear Montgomery, TX, player Joe Michetti, and Gregory Wolfford, of Orange, TX.  Michetti, with a pair of birdies on his round and Wolfford, with on at the par 4 - 3rd, split the second place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Missouri City, TX, member Dale Fuhr, started the round on the par 5 - 13th, and put together a +2 after thirteen holes.  Stumbling on a couple of holes, at the end of the front nine, Fuhr would card a birdie on the par 4 - 10th to pick up the championship.  Burnie Rodgers of Fort Worth, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 1st and Richmond, TX, member Greg Faubion, with a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 13th shared the runner-up finish.

Jones Flight:  Paul Tyus of Schertz, TX, finished the day with a par on the par 4 - 10th to shoot a +2 on the back nine, holding out a one-stroke edge on the back to finish, three-trokes clear of Allen Gumpenberger, of Conroe, TX, for his second win of the season.  Gumpenberger, with a birdie on the par 5 - 13th, finished alone in second place, one stroke clear of Blake Barnes, of Houston, TX, with a pair of birdies on his round.

Snead Flight:  Port Neches, TX, player Shane Trahan, picked up his second win on tour, after his first at The Woodlands Tournament Course, in June of 2018.  Trahan, was five strokes clear of Jim Lamberth of Beaumont, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th and Cypress, TX, resident, Nick Silk, with a birdie on the par 4 - 6th, splitting the runner-up honors.





SKINS:

Giant Skins:  ($260/each)  Aaron Brougher (1) Birdie on 17. Rafael Rivero (1) Birdie on 18. Scott Harris (1) Birdie on 15.

Championship/Palmer:  ($80/each)  Andrew Braun (1) Birdie on 14. Jesse Schefdore (1) Birdie on 16. Aaron Brougher (1) Birdie on 17. Rafael Rivero (1) Birdie on 18. Jesse Lavine (1) Birdie on 5. Dave Davlin (1) Birdie on 7.

Senior Palmer:  ($45/each)  Rob Ormand (1) Birdie on 16. Scott Harris (1) Birdie on 15. Wayburn Henry (1) Birdie on 10. Walter Menuet (1) Birdie on 9.

Hogan:  ($126/each)  Ronnie Davis (1) Birdie on 13. John Heintz (1) Birdie on 7. Robert Murphy (1) Birdie on 9.

Senior Hogan:  ($35/each)  Steve Kirchhoff (2) Birdie on 3, Birdie on 11. George Smith (2) Birdie on 5, Birdie on 9. Rod McCasland (1) Par on 18. Will Whitley (1) Birdie on 7.

Sarazen:  ($56/each)  Matthew Rush (1) Birdie on 12. James Washburn (1) Par on 18. Gregory Wolfford (1) Birdie on 3. Ross Gonzales (1) Birdie on 5. Jerome Dizon (1) Birdie on 8.

Senior Sarazen:  ($30/each)  Greg Faubion (2) Par on 8, Birdie on 13. Dale Fuhr (1) Birdie on 10. Charles Ackerman (1) Par on 2. Zane Latham (1) Birdie on 3. Rick Halprin (1) Birdie on 5.


Jones/Snead:  ($37/each)  Blake Barnes (2) Birdie on 10, Birdie on 16. Allen Gumpenberger (1) Birdie on 13. Kevin Montague (1) Birdie on 17. Ramon Colen (1) Par on 3. Paul Tyus (1) Par on 6. Stephen Sater (1) Birdie on 7.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$210/each:  #7 - John Heintz - 8' 8".  #9 - George Smith - 4'.  #14 - Michael Nowotny - 3' 5".  #16 - Burnie Rodgers - 7' 6".

NEXT UP:

8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Houston	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX
16-Mar	Classic at the Springs
Hill Country	Delaware Springs Golf Course	Burnet, TX
17-Mar	St Paddy's Day Championship
DFW	Wood Ridge Golf Club	Wylie, TX

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Scott R Chilcutt

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Houston Tour Opens 2019 at Cinco Ranch

Scott R Chilcutt, Katy, TX (February 10, 2019) The Golf Club of Cinco Ranch, sits among Cinco Ranch, an 8,100-acre-Master -Planned community, on the west side of Houston and was the site of the 2019 opening round on the Houston Tour.

The Club, host to the Katy Classic on the Houston Tour, always seems to have nice conditions in early spring, and this round had a chill in the air.  Cloud cover by starting time, with some hints of rain, the day was filled with moisture in the air.  More importantly, the lakes, ponds and drainage areas caused more problems for the players, than the stuff out of the sky. 

RESULTS:

 Championship Flight:  Coming off a win at the Arizona Open Major Championship, the site of the Waste Management Phoneix Open on the PGA Tour, in December, Andrew Williams of College Station, TX, kept it rolling.  In spite of a tough score on the par 3 - 12th, Williams was able to pick up his second win of the season with plenty to spare.  First time players,  Van Perrin of Kingwood, TX, grabbed the runner up spot, with Sugar Land, TX, member Orlando Morrisette, rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Spring, TX, player Tony Eno, sidelined from the tour for the past few years, came back with a vengeance.  Eno made the most of a pair of birdies to outlast, Scott Mayes of Beaumont, TX, for the Championship, by one stroke. Four strokes back of Mayes, Mike Karlin, with a birdie on the par 4 - 14th, took home the third-place finish.

Hogan Flight:   Kevin Fontenot of Corpus Christi, TX, won at the January 2018 Coastal Bend Championship in his neck of the woods, but took 14 events to find the top of the podium again.  Fontenot, with a pair of birdies on the day, cleared Cypress, TX, player Kyle Standley by two strokes.  Three strokes back of Standley, Rick Houchins, of Las Colinas, TX, rounded out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Working his way back to the Senior Palmer Flight, Jim Penn of Houston, TX, continued on his winning ways.  Sweeping the weekend in Miami, FL, earlier in the year, including the Doral Amateur Major Championship, Penn picked up his third win of the season.  Three strokes back, Alvin, TX, member Michael Clawson, with a birdie on the par 3-3rd, grabbed the runner-up finish.  Two strokes back of Clawson, Paul Atkinson of Bryan, TX, with a birdie of his own on the par 5 - 15th, took the final podium spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Playing in his second event on tour, Matthew Rush of Iola, TX, kept his scoring low, to win the Championship six strokes clear of second.  Houston, TX, resident Ferdinand Andres, grabbed the runner-up finish, one stroke clear of Logan Landry of Woodlake, LA, with a birdie on the par 4-8th rounding out the top three.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Set up in a pairing with two guys that were clearly not focused on winning a tournament, it appeared that Greg Faubion of Richmond, TX, welcomed the distractions.  With two birdies in three holes, on the par 4 -11th and par 4 - 13th, Faubion, snarred the Championship, his second in as many attempts by six strokes. Denver Tour traveler, Tony Solano of Aurora, CO, picked up the second place finish, with Olan Benge of Wharton, TX, taking home the third place honors.

Jones Flight:  Playing in his third event of the points season, Spring, TX, player Kevin Montague, outlasted, Neil Macdonald, of Huntsville, TX, by a single stroke for the win with Dennis Don of Houston, TX, rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Finishing in the runner-up spot on a cold day in Kerrville, TX, on Saturday, Eugene Hanley of San Antonio, TX, made the trip worth his while, with the possible exception of a speeding ticket along the way.  Hanley, with a birdie on the par 5 - 6th, picked up his third win of the points season.  Playing in his first event on tour, Waller, TX, member Denis Corleto, with a birdie on the par 5 - 4th, grabbed the second place finish, with another San Antonio, TX, traveler, Bill Russell, finishing in third.








SKINS:

GIANT SKINS:  ($84/each)  Mike Karlin -1- Birdie on 14. Scott Mayes -1 Birdie on 1. Gregory Wolfford -1- Birdie on 18. Greg Faubion -1- Birdie on 13. Michael Vanswol -1- Birdie on 12. Eugene Hanley -1- Birdie on 2. Max Hill -1- Birdie on 9.

Championship/Palmer:  ($40/each)  Mike Karlin -1- Birdie on 14. Scott Mayes -1- Birdie on 1. Michael Vanswol -1- Birdie on 12. Tony Eno -1- Birdie on 4. Brian Frazier -1- Birdie on 6. John Harcrow -1- Birdie on 8. 

Hogan/Senior Hogan:  ($42/each)  John Schott -1- Birdie on 18. Jim Penn -1- Par on 10. Paul Atkinson -1- Birdie on 15. Michael Clawson -1- Birdie on 3. Kevin Fontenot -1- Birdie on 4. Jeff Burke -1- Birdie on 7. Ara Simonian -1- Birdie on 8.

Sarazen:  ($42/each)  Garrett Dick -1- Birdie on 17. Gregory Wolfford -1- Birdie on 18. Ross Gonzales -1- Birdie on 15. Matthew Rush -1- Par on 13. Kevin Hobbs -1- Birdie on 4. Ferdinand Andres -1- Birdie on 8. Logan Landry -1- Birdie on 9.

Senior Sarazen:  ($70/each)  Greg Faubion -2- Birdie on 11, Birdie on 13. Joe Manders -1- Birdie on 3. Raymond Bell -1- Birdie on 7. 

Jones/Snead:  ($30/each)  Eugene Hanley -2- Birdie on 2, Par on 10. Denis Corleto -2- Birdie on 4, Birdie on 8. David Liggett Jr -1- Par on 18. Jason Jenniges -1- Birdie on 17. Shane Trahan -1- Birdie on 1. Max Hill -1- Birdie on 9.



CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$140/each:  #3 - Roger Masek - 3'6".  #5 - Logan Landry - 16'.  #12 - James Price - 10'4".  #16 - Steve Kirchhoff - 6' 1/2".




NEXT UP:

16-Feb	SOLD OUT AND CLOSED - North Richland Hills Open
DFW	Iron Horse Golf Club	North Richland Hills, TX
17-Feb	CLOSED -San Antonio Winter Championship
Hill Country	The Quarry Golf Club	San Antonio, TX
23-Feb	SOLD OUT - WAITING LIST SPOTS AVAILABLE             Winter Championship Houston
Hou	The Golf Club of Houston	Humble, TX
24-Feb	Classic at the Creek
DFW	Indian Creek Golf Club	Carrollton, TX
8-Mar	Prelude Houston Open
Hou	Pecan Grove Plantation	Richmond, TX
9/10-Mar	Houston Open
Major	Sweetwater Country Club	Sugar Land, TX

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Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

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