Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston. The Cormier’s clean up at Oakhurst Golf Club,
the first wife and husband to win their respective flights at the same event. Congratulations to the Cormier’s!
The Course:
Oakhurst Golf Club, Porter, Texas.
The course was in good condition with green tees, fairways, and putting
surfaces. The greens were slower and
grainy, running 8.5-9.
The Weather:
A great day for golf with a mix of sunshine, blue sky, and
clouds. Temperatures were in the mid
70’s early and warmed up rapidly to the mid 90’s. The winds were light and steady from the
South 5-8mph.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Top 5: Lynn Cormier (72), Neill
Osborne (75), Rich Vigil (82/43), Jaleel Adatia (82/45), Milton Kirkwood (84).
Lynn Cormier, winner of the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, captured his third
victory of the season. Cormier carded a
round of 75 that included fourteen pars, a birdie at the par-3 11th,
and an EAGLE-3 at the par-5 14th.
Neill Osborne finished with runner up honors and round of 75, three
strokes back. Osborne carded eleven pars
and birdies at holes 1 and 12. Rich
Vigil finished with third place honors and round of 82/43. Vigil, winner of the 50/50, also won closest
on the par-3 5th with a birdie-2.
Vigil also carded seven pars.
Jaleel Adatia made his tour debut with a fourth place finish and round
of 82/45. Adatia carded six pars and
birdies at holes 1 and 3 for a 1-over par 37 front nine. Milton Kirkwood finished with fifth place
honors and round of 84. Kirkwood carded nine
pars on the day.
Palmer Flight:
Top 5: John Hunt (77), Lim Lam
(78/39/24), David Barham (78/39/27), Frank Wallace (80), Drue Thompson (81/40).
John Hunt captured his second victory of the 2013 season with
a narrow one-stroke round of 77. Hunt
has fired 77 in four different tournaments this season, one win away from
qualifying for Nationals. Hunt carded
ten pars and birdies at holes 15 and 17.
Jim Lam finished with runner up honors and round of 78/39/24. Lam carded eleven pars and a birdie at the
par-3 17th hole. David Barham
finished with third place honors and round of 78/39/27. Barham carded twelve pars and a birdie at the
par-3 5th hole. Frank Wallace
finished with fourth place honors and round of 80. Wallace carded ten pars and a birdie at the
par-4 15th hole. Drue
Thompson finished with fifth place honors and round of 81/40. Thompson carded ten pars on the round.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Jan Peebles (73), Collier
Nolte (76), Allan Collier (78), Randy Kiziah (79/40/25), Dennis Walsh
(79/40/27).
Jan Peebles captured his fourth victory of the season and moved closer
to that much desired Championship flight promotion. Peebles round of 1-over 73 was three strokes
clear of field and included thirteen pars and birdies at holes 1 and 11. Collier
Nolte finished with runner up honors and round of 76. Nolte carded nine pars and birdies at holes
1, 3, and 14. Allan “Hot Pants” Collier finished
with third place honors and round of 78.
Collier, playing well this season, carded twelve pars including a 1-over
par front nine 37. Randy Kiziah finished
with fourth place honors and round of 79/40/25.
Kiziah carded twelve pars on the round. Dennis Walsh finished with fifth place honors
and round of 79/40/27. Walsh carded
twelve pars on his round.
Hogan Flight: Top
5: Leslie Henry (74), Jeff Stahlhut (80/39),
Collin Burwinkel (80/42), Roger Masek (82), Mike Rayburn (83).
Leslie
Henry seems to be gaining momentum in the Hogan Flight with her fourth win of
the season. Henry went back-to-back by
winning Oakhurst after winning the Bayou Classic at Atchafalaya Golf Course at
Idlewild. Henry’s round of 74 was six
strokes clear of the field and included twelve pars and birdies at holes 6 and
14. Jeff Stahlhut continues to play well
and finished with runner up honors and round of 80/39. Stahlhut carded nine pars and a birdie at the
par-5 10th hole. Collin
Burwinkel made his tour debut with a third place finish and round of
80/42. Burwinkel carded seven pars and
birdies at holes 1 and 9. Roger Masek
returned to good form and finished with fourth place honors and round of
82. Masek carded seven pars and birdies
at holes 6 and 8. Mike Rayburn finished
with fifth place honors and round of 83.
Rayburn carded seven pars and birdies at both par-5’s on the back nine,
holes 10 and 14.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Top 5: Bruce Beakley (79),
Christopher Phillips (81), Ron Redkey (82), Bill Schuster (83), Kevin
Thibodeaux (84).
Bruce
Beakley captured his fourth victory of the season with a two-stroke clear round
of 79. Beakley carded nine pars and a
birdie at the par-4 3rd hole.
Christopher Phillips finished with runner up honors and round of
81. Phillips carded thirteen pars on the
round but found trouble at 8 and 9. Ron
Redkey finished with third place honors and round of 82. Redkey carded ten pars on the day. Bill Schuster finished with fourth place
honors and round of 83. Schuster carded
nine pars on his round. Kevin Thibodeaux
finished with fifth place honors and round of 84. Thibodeaux carded nine pars on his
round.
Sarazen Flight: Top
5: James Sheppeard (81), Hunter Hudgens
(83), Bryan Young (84), Robert Murphy (85), Kristopher Bixby (87).
James
Sheppeard captured his first victory of the season with a two-stroke clear
round of 81. Sheppeard was steady on the
round, carding seven pars and birdies at holes 1 and 7. Hunter Hudgens finished with runner up honors
and round of 83. Hudgens carded eleven
pars on the round including a 1-over par 37 front nine. Bryan Young finished with third place honors
and round of 84. Young carded eight pars
on the round but found trouble on the par-4 18th hole. Robert Murphy finished with fourth place
honors and round of 85. Murphy carded seven
pars on his round. Kristopher Bixby finished
with fifth place honors and round of 87.
Bixby carded six pars on the round.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Keith Gannon (78), Marty
Hodges (82), Chris Neelley (86), Tom Dyer (87/40), Walter White (87/45).
Keith Gannon captured his first
victory of the season with an impressive round of 78, four strokes clear of the
field. Gannon was solid on the round
carding thirteen pars and just five holes higher than par. Marty Hodges finished with runner up honors
and round of 82. Hodges carded five pars
and birdies at holes 2, 7, and 17. Chris
Neelley finished with third place honors and round of 86. Neelley carded four pars and birdies at holes
1, 11, 12, and 14. Tom Dyer finished with
fourth place honors and round of 87/40.
Dyer carded eight pars on the day.
Walter White finished with fifth place honors and round of 87. White carded eight pars on his round.
Jones Flight: Top
5: Patrick Richardson (89), Brandon
Bodenhamer (92/44), Jeff Workman (92/49), Artis Stewart (97/51), Kyle Young
(97/53).
It’s been a long time coming but
Patrick Richardson has made the transition from Snead and captured his first
Jones Flight victory of the 2013 season.
Congratulations! Richardson
carded a round of 89 for the victory, three strokes clear of the field, keeping
the big numbers off the card and four pars.
Brandon Bodenhamer finished with runner up honors and round of
92/44. Bodenhamer carded four pars on
the day. Jeff Workman finished with
third place honors and round of 92/49, including six pars and a birdie at par-3
7th hole. Artis Stewart
finished with fourth place honors and round of 97/51. Stewart carded five pars on his round. Kyle Young finished with fifth place honors
and round of 97/53. Young carded two
pars and a birdie at the difficult par-4 2nd hole.
Senior Jones Flight:
Top 5: Lu Cormier (86), Michael
Bell (87), John Scott (90), Neil MacDonald (91), David Laird Smith (92/43).
Lu
Cormier has been working hard on her game and finally broke through for her
first win of the 2013 season. Cormier’s
round of 86 was just one stroke clear of the field in the tightly contested
Senior Jones Flight. Cormier carded five
pars and birdies at holes 15 and 17, including a 2-over par 38 back nine! Michael Bell returned to tour action and
finished with runner up honors and round of 87.
Bell carded six pars and birdies at holes 5 and 11, including a four-over
par front nine. John Scott finished with
third place honors and round of 90.
Scott carded three pars and a birdie at the par-5 14th
hole. Neil MacDonald finished with
fourth place honors and round of 91.
MacDonald carded five pars on the day.
David Laird Smith finished with fifth place honors and round of
92/43. Smith carded four pars and a
birdie at the par-5 1st hole.
Snead Flight: Robert
Viator (91), Elgin Amboree (97), Stephen Sater (100), Javier Quintero (101), Bryce
Kocian (102).
Robert Viator captured his sixth
victory of the 2013 season with an impressive six-stroke clear round of
91. What amazing about all of Viator’s
wins this season? He has yet to card a
round below 90 all season long. Viator
did card four pars on the day. Elgin
Amboree made the best of his late entry and finished with runner up honors and round
of 97. Amboree carded three pars on the
round. Stephen Sater finished with third
place honors and round of 100, nursing a bad wheel. Sater carded three pars on his round. Javier Quintero finished with fourth place
honors and round of 101. Quintero
managed 1 par and eight bogeys on his round.
Bryce Kocian finished with fifth place honors and round of 102,
including eight bogeys and a birdie at the par-5 1st hole.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin $230.00 each
Rich Vigil, #5
Marty Hodges, #7
Dennis Walsh, #11
Lu Cormier, #17
Skins Championship/Palmer: $65.00 each
Traylor Sells, #7
Jeff Pate, #10
Lynn Cormier, #14
(EAGLE-3)
Dusty Yantis, #16
Skins Winners Hogan/Sarazen: $80.00 each
Marty Hodges, #2 & #17
Bruce Beakley, #3
Eddey Neeley, #5
Chris Neelley, #11 & #12
Skins Winners Jones/Snead: $25.00 each
Kyle Young, #2
Mike Bell, #5 
Jeff Workman, #7
Rick Halprin, #8 
John Scott, #14
Lu Cormier, #17
50/50 Raffle:
Rich Vigil, $310.00
Prizes:
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Leslie Henry
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Mike Murphy
Bridgestone Balls, Frank Wallace
Bridgestone Balls, Rich Vigil
Flight Payoffs:
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Winners
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Awards
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Winners
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Awards
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Championship (6)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Palmer (11)
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Senior Palmer (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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Hogan (13)
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Senior Hogan (14)
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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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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Sarazen (14)
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Senior Sarazen (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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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Jones (6)
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Senior Jones (16)
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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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$50.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$125.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Snead (8)
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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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Prizes
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Trophies
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$450.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,650.00
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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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$990.00
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Closest to Pins
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$920.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,190.00
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