Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston players take advantage of good course conditions and beautiful weather at High Meadow Ranch Golf Club. The good conditions provided for some competitive scoring and “sudden death” playoffs.
The Course: High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, Magnolia, TX. The course was in good condition despite 4-5 inches of rain over the past few weeks. The tees, fairways, and putting surfaces were green and plush. The greens were good, running smooth and a bit slower than summer, 9-9.5.
The Weather: Perhaps one of the best days we have seen this season with a mix of sunshine, blue sky, and a few clouds. It was a perfect afternoon for golf with temperatures in the mid 70’s early and warmed up rapidly to near 80 degrees. The winds were light and steady from the NNW 7-10mph.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight: Top 5: Micah Hill (74), Dennis Reiner Jr. (74), Gordon Wagner (76), Craig Wakefield (81/38), Chad Carroll (81/40).
“Sudden Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Championship Flight at High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, Magnolia, TX. Micah Hill and Dennis Reiner Jr. both carded rounds of 74 in regulation play. On the first playoff hole it was Hill carding par for the victory, his second in as many starts. In regulation play, Hill was steady and carded fifteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 18th hole. Dennis Reiner Jr. finished with runner up honors and carded ten pars and birdies at holes 3, 5, and 15 in regulation play. Gordon Wagner finished with third place honors and round of 76. Wagner started out hot and carded seven pars and birdied at holes 1, 4, 9, and 10. Craig Wakefield finished with forth place honors and round of 81/38. Wakefield carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Chad Carroll, 2012 High Meadow Ranch Champion, finished with fifth place honors and round of 81/40. Carroll carded seven pars and birdies at holes 6 and 18.
Palmer Flight: Top 5: Tino Flores (73), Travis Nichols (78), Frank Wallace (79), Drue Thompson (81/39), Steve Allison (81/40).
Tino Flores captured his first victory of the 2013 season five strokes clear of the field and round of 73. Flores was steady on the round, carding eleven pars and birdies at holes 6, 14, and 15. Travis Nichols finished with runner up honors and round of 78. Nichols carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole. Frank Wallace finished with third place honors and round of 79, one-stroke back. Wallace carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-4 15th hole. Drue Thompson finished with fourth place honors and round of 81/39. Thompson carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole. Steve Allison finished with fifth place honors and round of 81/40. Allison carded seven pars and birdies at holes 1 and 10.
Senior Palmer Flight: Top 5: Jan Peebles (74), Art Flores (77), Harold Jackson (81/39/26), David Arnold (81/39/27), Dusty Yantis (82/37).
Jan Peebles successfully defended his title at High Meadow Ranch from the 2012 season. Peebles matched the tournament low round of 2-over 74 and won six strokes clear of the field. Peebles carded fourteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 1st hole. Art Flores finished with runner up honors and round of 77. Flores carded eleven pars and a birdie at the difficult par-4 8th hole. Harold Jackson made his tour debut with a third place finish and round of 81/39/26. Jackson carded eight pars and birdies at holes 13 and 18. David Arnold finished with fourth place honors and round of 81/39/27. Arnold carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole. Dusty Yantis made his tour debut with the fifth place finish and round of 82/37. Yantis carded eleven pars on the round including a 1-over par back nine.
Hogan Flight: Top 5: Leslie Henry (81), Roger Masek (82), Jeff Stahlhut (84/38), Ross Gonzales (84/43/29), Matt Purgahn (84/43/30).
Leslie Henry captured her second victory of the 2013 season, this time just one stroke clear of the field with a round of 81. Henry kept the big numbers off the card and made nine pars on the round. Roger Masek returned to good form and finished with runner up honors and round of 82. Masek carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Jeff Stahlhut finished with third place honors and round of 84/38. Stahlhut carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Ross Gonzales finished with fourth place honors and round of 84/43/29. Gonzales carded nine pars on the round. Matt Purgahn finished with fifth place honors and round of 84/43/30, including ten pars.
Senior Hogan Flight: Top 5: Christopher Phillips (81), Jeff Burwinkel (84), Eddey Neeley (86), Will Whitley (87/42), George Carlisle (87/43/29).
Christopher Phillips captured his first victory of the 2013 season three strokes clear of the field and round of 81. Phillips carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 2nd hole en route to victory. Jeff Burwinkel returned to tour play and finished with runner up honors and round of 84. Burwinkel carded eight pars on his round. Eddey Neeley finished with third place honors and round of 86. Neeley carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-4 6th hole but found trouble at the 4th. Will Whitley finished with fourth place honors and a round of 87/42. Whitley carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole, but found trouble at 1 and 10. George Carlisle finished with fifth place honors and a round of 87/43/29. Carlisle carded seven pars on the day.
Sarazen Flight: Top 5: Massimo Passini (85), James Sheppeard (87), Jeff Greenwood (88), Rick Smalley (89), Robert Murphy (90).
Massimo Passini captured his first victory of the 2013 season two strokes clear of the field and round of 85. Passini carded nine pars en route to victory with a solid back nine. James Sheppeard finished with runner up honors and round of 87. Sheppeard carded four pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole. Jeff Greenwood finished with third place honors and round of 88, including eight pars. Rick Smalley finished with fourth place honors and round of 89 for the second consecutive tournament. Smalley carded six pars on the day. Robert Murphy finished with fifth place honors and round of 90, including five pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Top 5: James Wofford (79), Paul Bradley Rich (80), Olan Benge (84), Lee Brunell (89/45/31/14), Greg Faubion (89/45/31/15).
James Wofford captured his third victory of the 2013, following a Major Win at the Western Masters, with a win at High Meadow Ranch. Wofford finished one stroke clear with a round of 79 that included eleven pars. Paul Bradley Rich finished with runner up honors and round of 80, just one-stroke back. Rich carded ten pars against 8 bogeys. Olan Benge finished with third place honors and round of 84. Benge carded four pars and birdies at holes 5, 12, and 13. Lee Brunell finished with fourth place honors and round of 89/45/31/14. Brunell carded six pars on the day. Greg Faubion finished with fifth place honors and round of 89/45/31/15. Faubion carded five pars on the round.
Jones Flight: Top 5: Randy Adcock (87/43), John Scott (87/44), Kristopher Bixby (89), Troy Massey (91), Mike Innes (92/45/30/15).
Randy Adcock, 2010 National Champion, captured his first victory of the 2013 season on a scorecard playoff. Both Adcock and John Scott carded rounds of 87 and without daylight for a course playoff the scorecards determined the winner. Adcock carded eight pars en route to victory. John Scott finished with runner up honors and round of 87/44. Scott carded six pars on the round. Kristopher Bixby finished with third place honors and round of 89. Bixby carded five pars on his round. Troy Massey finished with fourth place honors and round of 91, including five pars. Mike Innes finished fifth place with a round of 92/45/30/15. Innes had three pars on the round.
Snead Flight: Richard Schram (91), Myron Brown (94), Rick Hagel (98), Javier Quintero (99), Carl Eaton (102/48/32).
Richard Schram captured his third tournament victory, and earned a qualifying spot for Nationals in the process. Schram fired a round of 91 en route to victory, including seven pars. Myron Brown returned to tour play and finished with runner up honors and round of 94. Brown carded five pars on the round. Rick Hagel finished with third place honors and round of 98. Hagel carded three pars on the day. Javier Quintero finished with fourth place honors and round of 99. Quintero carded two pars. Carl Eaton finished with fifth place honors and round of 102/48/32. Eaton carded eight bogeys and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players won optional side games:
Closest to the pin $230.00 each
#5, James Harvey
#9, Randy Kiziah
#11, Art Flores
#14, Jeff Stahlhut
Skins Championship/Palmer: $55.00 each
Greg Wessling, #2
Dennis Reiner Jr., #5
Art Flores, #8
Babak Mobasheri, #13 (EAGLE-3)
Tino Flores, #14
Mike Hafner, #17
Skins Winners Hogan/Sarazen: $60.00 each
Christopher Phillips, #2
Randall Petty, #4
Eddey Neeley, #6
Peter Brohn, #11
Olan Benge, #12
Mike Rayburn, #15
Roman Umali, #16
Robert Gonzales, #17
Skins Winners Jones/Snead: $50.00 each
Mike Moore, #4
Michael Bell, #8
George Ramirez, #12
David Sipe, #16
Richard Schram, #18
50/50 Raffle:
Kevin Montague, $350.00
Prizes:
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Michael Nowotny
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Not Claimed
Bridgestone Balls, Ray Bednar
Bridgestone Balls, Allan Collier
Flight Payoffs:
Winners
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Awards
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Winners
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Awards
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Championship (10)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Palmer (10)
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Senior Palmer (13)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Hogan (13)
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Senior Hogan (12)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Sarazen (13)
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Senior Sarazen (15)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$125.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Jones (20)
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Snead (9)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$125.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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5th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Prizes
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Trophies
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$550.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,475.00
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Golf Galaxy
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$50.00
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Golf Galaxy
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$50.00
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Bridgestone Balls
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$40.00
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Bridgestone Balls
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$40.00
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Skins
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$1,060.00
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Closest to Pins
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$920.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,185.00
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