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Saturday, June 22, 2013

GCAmTour-Houston, The Oakhurst Open Tournament Recap, June 22, 2013


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 &#11

Jeff Workman, #7

Rick Halprin, #8 &#13

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:

Winners
Awards
Winners
Awards
Championship (6)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$50.00
Palmer (11)
Senior Palmer (12)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
Hogan (13)
Senior Hogan (14)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
4th - Gift Certificate
$50.00
Sarazen (14)
Senior Sarazen (12)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
4th - Gift Certificate
$50.00
Jones (6)
Senior Jones (16)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$50.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$125.00
3rd - Gift Certificate
$100.00
4th - Gift Certificate
$75.00
Snead (8)
1st - Gift Certificate
$200.00
2nd - Gift Certificate
$75.00
Prizes
Trophies
$450.00
Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
$3,650.00
Golf Galaxy
$50.00
Golf Galaxy
$50.00
Bridgestone Balls
$40.00
Bridgestone Balls
$40.00
Skins
$990.00
Closest to Pins
$920.00
Total Prize Pool
$6,190.00

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