Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston. Traylor Sells makes his first career
Hole-In-One to win the Senior Palmer Flight by one-stroke over the field at The
Wilderness Golf Club. Players took
advantage of good course and weather conditions and score low at the
Wilderness.
The Course:
The Wilderness Golf Club, Lake Jackson, Texas. The course was in great condition with green tees,
fairways, and putting surfaces. The
greens were good, running smooth and a fast, 10.
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 low 90’s. The winds were stronger and steady from the
South 10-15mph.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Top 5: Rich Vigil (76), Randy
Tadlock (78), Bernard Weber (80/40), Gordon Wagner (80/41), Milton Kirkwood
(81).
Rich Vigil captured his first victory of the 2013 season two
strokes clear of the field and round of 76.
Vigil carded twelve pars and a birdie at the par-4 3rd hole,
including an even par 36 on the back nine.
Randy Tadlock finished with runner up honors and round of 78. Tadlock carded ten pars and birdie at the
par-3 8th hole, including a 1-over par 37 on the front nine. Bernard Weber finished with third place
honors and round of 80/40. Weber carded
six pars and birdies at holes 7 and 14.
Gordon Wagner finished with fourth place honors and round of 80/41. Wagner carded twelve pars and birdie at the
par-3 16th hole. Milton
Kirkwood finished with fifth place honors and round of 81. Kirkwood carded nine pars and a birdie at the
difficult par-4 18th hole.
Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Travis Nichols (71), Martin
Nealey (74), Jon Bellamy (75), Steve Allison (78/37), Evan Winograd (78/40).
Travis Nichols captured his third victory of the 2013 in dramatic
fashion with a tournament low round of 1-under par 71. Nichols was on fire, carding thirteen pars
and birdies at holes 2, 10, and 17, including a 2-under par back nine. Martin Nealey, 2010 Hogan Flight Champion, finished
with runner up honors and round of 74.
Nealey carded twelve pars and birdies at holes 1, 2, and 14, including
and even par run over his last thirteen holes.
Jon Bellamy finished with third place honors and round of 75. Bellamy carded fourteen pars and birdies at
holes 7 and 16, but found trouble at the par-4 9th. Steve Allison finished with fourth place
honors and round of 78/37. Allison
carded nine pars and birdies at holes 14 and 17 and including a 1-over par back
nine. Evan Winograd finished with fifth
place honors and round of 78/40.
Winograd carded ten pars and birdies at holes 2, 11, and 14.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Traylor Sells (73), Dennis
Walsh (74), Robert Corbello (76), Dusty Rhodes (78/39), Allan Collier (78/41).
Traylor Sells captured his first victory of the 2013 season
in dramatic fashion with a one-stroke victory over the field and round of
1-over par 73. Sells carded eleven pars,
birdies at holes 4 and 17, and a HOLE-IN-ONE
at the par-3 8th hole. Sells
6-iron approach landing about 10 feet short and rolled into the hole for his
first career ACE! Dennis Walsh finished
with runner up honors and round of 2-over par 74. Walsh carded ten pars and birdies at holes 3,
4, 8, and 12, including and even par front nine. Robert Corbello, 2008 Palmer Flight Champion,
finished with third place honors and round of 76. Corbello carded nine pars and birdies at
holes 2, 11, and 13, including an even-par back nine 36. Dusty Rhodes finished with fourth place
honors and round of 78/39. Rhodes carded
nine pars and birdies at holes 8 and 17.
Allan Collier finished with fifth place honors and round of 78/41. Collier carded nine pars and birdies at holes
3 and 14, including a 1-over par front nine.
Hogan Flight: Top
5: Jeff Stahlhut (78), Matt Purgahn (83),
Scott Nagai (84), Andrew Lai (85), Roger Masek (87).
Jeff
Stahlhut continues to play well captured his fourth victory of the 2013 season,
backing up his win at our last event at Rayburn Country. Stahlhut carded twelve pars and a birdie at
the par-3 4th hole. Matt
Purgahn finished with runner up honors and round of 83. Purgahn carded five pars and birdies at holes
14 and 17. Scott Nagai finished with
third place honors and round of 84.
Nagai carded six pars and a birdie at the par-4 11th
hole. Andrew Lai finished with fourth place
honors and round of 85. Lai carded eight
pars on the round. Roger Masek finished
with fifth place honors and round of 87.
Masek carded six pars and birdies at holes 10 and 13, including a 2-over
par back nine.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Top 5: Rickey Felts (75), Daryl
Epperson (77/39), Will Whitley (77/41), Bill Schuster (79), Eddey Neeley
(80/39).
Rickey
Felts captured his first victory of the 2013 season and successfully defended
his victory at the Wilderness in 2010.
Felts round of 75 was two strokes clear of the field and included seven
pars and birdies at holes 2, 5, 6, 11, and 12, including an even-par 36 on the
back nine. Daryl Epperson finished with
runner up honors and round of 77/39.
Epperson carded eleven pars and birdies at holes 3 and 4. Will Whitley finished with third place honors
and round of 77/41. Whitley carded seven
pars, birdies at holes 7 and 11, and an EAGLE-3 at the par-5 2nd hole. Bill Schuster finished with fourth place
honors and round of 79. Schuster carded
six pars and birdies at holes 7, 9, and 10.
Eddey Neeley finished with fifth place honors and round of 80/39. Neeley carded ten pars and back-to-back
birdies at holes 11 and 12.
Sarazen Flight: Top
5: Stacy Smith (73), Bryan Young (78),
Kevin Montague (81), Massimo Passini (82), Robert Murphy (83/41/27/14).
Stacy
Smith captured his fourth victory of the season with a career low round of 73,
defending his victory at the Wilderness from 2012. Smith may have punched that stamp for a Hogan
Flight promotion with the low round. Smith
carded twelve pars and birdies at holes 2, 13, and 14, including a 1-under par
front nine. Bryan Young finished with
runner up honors and round of 78. Young carded
eleven pars and birdies at holes 4 and 11, including a 2-over back nine
38. Kevin Montague finished with third
place honors and round of 81. Montague
carded eight pars and birdies at holes 3, 14, and 16. Massimo Passini finished with fourth place
honors and round of 82. Passini carded
eight pars and a birdie at the par-4 14th hole, including a 2-over
par 38 back nine. Robert Murphy finished
with fifth place honors and round of 83/41/27/14. Murphy carded ten pars on the round.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Larry Viktorin (77), Chris
Neelley (80/39), Roman Umali (80/40), Marty Hodges (82), Olan Benge (84/44).
Larry Viktorin captured his
second victory of the 2013 season, three strokes clear of the field and round
of 77. Viktorin carded eleven pars and a
“hat trick” of birdies at 12, 13, and 14, including a 2-over par front nine
38. Chris Neelley finished with runner
up honors and round of 80/39. Neelley
carded seven pars and birdies at holes 8, 11, and the difficult par-4 18th. Roman Umali finished with third place honors
and round of 80/40. Umali carded ten
pars and a birdie at the par-3 16th hole. Marty Hodges, Wilderness Champion in 2011,
finished with fourth place honors and round of 82. Hodges carded eight pars and a birdie at the
par-5 2nd hole. Olan Benge,
Senior Jones Flight Champion in 2009, finished with fifth place honors and
round of 84/44. Benge carded six pars
and a birdie at the par-4 6th hole.
Jones Flight: Top
5: Rick Halprin (84), Mike Murphy
(85/44), Mark Boles (85/45), Kyle Young (86/39), Thomas Dubrock (86/43/27).
Rick Halprin, Horseshoe Bay Major
Champion, captured his third victory of the 2013 season, one-stroke clear of
the field and round of 84. Halprin
carded eight pars and birdies at holes 7 and 13. Mike Murphy finished with runner up honors
and round of 85/44. Murphy carded eight
pars and a birdie at the par-4 3rd hole. Mark Boles finished with third place honors
and round of 85/45. Boles carded nine pars
on the round. Kyle Young finished with
fourth place honors and round of 86/39.
Young carded five pars and a birdie at the par-4 14th hole. Thomas Dubrock finished with fifth place
honors and round of 86/43/27. Dubrock
carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 2nd hole.
Snead Flight: Ramon
Colen (98), Jeremy Fang (99/49), Javier Quintero (99/52), Bryce Kocian (101),
Johnnie Mack McFarland (116).
Ramon Colen made the trip over from
the Hill Country Tour worthwhile by capturing his first victory of the 2013
season. Colen’s one-stroke victory and
round of 98 included five pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th
hole. Jeremy Fang finished with runner
up honors and round of 99/49. Fang
carded three pars and a birdie at the par-3 16th hole. Javier Quintero finished with third place
honors and round of 99/52. Quintero
carded six pars on the day. Bryce Kocian
finished with fourth place honors and round of 101. Kocian carded eleven bogeys on the
round. Johnnie Mack McFarland finished with
fifth place honors and round of 116.
McFarland carded five pars on the round.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin $235.00 each
#4, Bryan Young
#8, Traylor Sells, HOLE-IN-ONE
#13, Jim Lam
#16, Kevin Montague
Skins Championship/Palmer: $45.00 each
#1, Martin Nealey
#2, Robert Hayward (EAGLE-3)
#6, Robert Hayward
#8, Traylor Sells (HOLE-IN-ONE)
#10, Travis Nichols
#18, Milton Kirkwood
Skins Winners Hogan/Sarazen: $125.00 each
#2, Will Whitely (EAGLE-3)
#9, Bill Schuster
#15, Craig Farris
#18, Chris Neelley
Skins Winners Jones/Snead: $20.00 each
#4, Lu Cormier
#5, Kris Bixby
#7, Rick Halprin
#8, David Smith
#12, Ramon Colen
#13, Rick Halprin
#14, Kyle Young
#16, Jeremy Fang
50/50 Raffle:
Randy Adcock, $320.00
Prizes:
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Dennis Walsh
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Not Claimed
Bridgestone Balls, Mike Murphy
Bridgestone Balls, Randy Petty
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 (5)
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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 (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 (8)
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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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$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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$75.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Sarazen (16)
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Senior Sarazen (18)
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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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$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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$50.00
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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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Jones (19)
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Snead (6)
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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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$50.00
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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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$3,450.00
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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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$930.00
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Closest to Pins
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$940.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,050.00
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