Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston players
tackle The Woodlands Tournament Course on a wild weather Monday event. Cloudy skies with light drizzle turned into
a brief soaking rain followed by more clouds and eventually sunshine. The players had to adjust to the
ever-changing course conditions. The
event recorded a couple of EAGLE-3’s and a playoff in the Hogan Flight…
The Course:
The Woodlands Tournament Course, The Woodlands Texas. The course was in great condition with green
tees, fairways, and putting surfaces.
The newer greens were near perfect, undulating, smooth and fast, running
12+.
The Weather:
A wild weather day! Cloudy
skies with light drizzle turned into a brief soaking rain followed by more
clouds and eventually sunshine. The
players had to adjust to the ever-changing course conditions. Temperatures were mild for July due to the
clouds and rain, 70’s early and warmed up to the high 80’s. The winds were relatively light and changed
as the passing showers came through, from the S between 5-10mph.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Top 5: Tony Soerries (73), James
Harvey (74/35), Craig Wakefield (74/39), Travis Nichols (77/34), Jaleel Adatia
(77/37).
Tony Soerries made his tour debut in grand fashion with a
one-stroke victory in the tightly contested Championship Flight at The
Woodlands Tournament Course. Soerries
round of 1-over par 73 included thirteen pars and birdies at holes 15 and 17,
with a 2-under par 34 on the back nine.
James Harvey finished with runner up honors and round of 74/35. Harvey carded thirteen pars and birdies at
holes 2 and 18, including a 1-under par 35 back nine. Craig Wakefield finished with third place honors and round of
74/39. Wakefield carded ten pars,
birdies at holes 1, 4, 6, and 15, including a 1-under par 35 front nine. Travis Nichols finished with fourth place
honors and round of 77/34. Nichols
carded eight pars, birdies at holes 2, 11, 12, 17, and 18, including a 2-under
par 34 back nine. Jaleel Adatia
finished with fifth place honors and round of 77/37. Adatia carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-4 18th
hole, including a 1-over par 37 back nine.
Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Jim Lam (76), Martin
Nealey (77), Tino Flores (85), Jeff Pate (86/41), Keith Storey (86/42).
Jim Lam captured his first tour victory in dramatic fashion
with a narrow one-stroke victory and round of 76. The magic stroke for Lam came at the par-5 13th
signature hole when he holed out his approach shot from 130yds for an EAGLE-3! Martin Nealey finished with runner up honors
and round of 77. This was Nealey third
consecutive runner up finish and fourth for the season. Nealey carded nine pars and birdied at holes
7 and 14. Tino Flores returned to tour
play and finished with third place honors and round of 85. Flores carded seven pars and birdie at the
par-5 1st hole. Jeff Pate
finished with fourth place honors and round of 86/41. Pate carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th
hole. Keith Storey finished with fifth
place honors and round of 86/42. Storey
carded seven pars on the day.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Herb Reynolds (76), Jan
Peebles (79), Robert Corbello (81), Art Flores (82), Traylor Sells (85).
Herb Reynolds captured his first tournament victory of the
2013 season three strokes clear of the field and round of 76. Reynolds was steady, carding 38’s on both
nine’s, including ten pars and birdied at holes 1 and 16. Jan Peebles finished with runner up honors
and round of 79. Peebles carded twelve
pars on the round. Robert Corbello
finished with third place honors and round of 81, two strokes back. Corbello carded a total of eleven pars on
the round. Art Flores finished with
fourth place honors and round of 82.
Flores carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 1st hole. Traylor Sells followed up his victory at The
Red River Shootout in Oklahoma (68-75) with a fifth place finish and round of
85 at The Woodlands TC. Sells carded
ten pars on the day.
Hogan Flight: Top
5: Jeff Burke (86), Stacy Smith (86),
Steve Nagy (88/43), Phillip Orange (88/45), Matt Purgahn (89).
“Sudden Death” Playoff determines the winner of the Hogan
Flight at The Woodlands Tournament Course.
Jeff Burke and Stacy Smith both carded rounds of 86 in regulation play
so they went back to the course to determine the winner. On the first playoff hole, the difficult
par-4 18th, it was Burke going driver/6-iron/2-putt par for the
victory. Burke carded seven pars in
regulation play. Stacy Smith finished
with runner up honors and carded eight pars in regulation play. Steve Nagy returned to tour play and
finished with third place honors and round of 88/43. Nagy carded six pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th
hole. Phillip Orange made his tour
debut and finished with fourth place honors and round of 88/45. Orange carded nine pars in regulation
play. Matt Purgahn finished with fifth
place honors and round of 89. Purgahn
carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-3 16th hole.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Top 5: Randy Hodges (79), Bill
Schuster (86), Christopher Phillips (88), Grant Faulconer (89/45), James
Wofford (89/46).
Randy Hodges makes it a clean sweep of The Woodlands events
after capturing the victory at The Woodlands Player Course in April and The
Woodlands Tournament Course in July.
Hodges victory round of 79 included six pars and birdies at holes 2, 6,
11, and 13. Bill Schuster finished with
runner up honors and round of 86.
Schuster carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 4th
hole. Christopher Phillips finished
with third place honors and round of 88.
Phillips carded nine pars in regulation play. Grant Faulconer finished with fourth place honors and round of
89/45. Faulconer carded six pars on the
day. James Wofford finished with fifth
place honors and round of 89/46.
Wofford carded six pars in regulation play.
Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Hunter Hudgens (77),
Woody Casasent (88), Gary Gum (89), Rick Smalley (90/41), James Sheppeard
(90/42).
Hunter Hudgens captured his first ever tour victory in grand
fashion, firing a round of 77 to win by eleven strokes. This marked the first tour round in which
Hudgens broke 80 wit a previous best of 83.
Hudgens was steady on the round, carding six pars and birdies at holes
6, 8, 11, and 13, going 39-38. Woody
Casasent finished with runner up honors and round of 88. Casasent carded four pars and a birdie at
the par-5 15th hole. Gary
Gum finished with third place honors and round of 89. Gum carded six pars in regulation play. Rick Smalley finished with fourth place honors and round of
90/41. Smalley carded three pars and
back-to-back birdies at holes 15 and 16.
James Sheppeard finished with fifth place honors and round of
90/42. Sheppeard carded six pars and a
birdie at the par-3 14th hole.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Marty Hodges (83), Lahn
Nguyen (84/43), Lane McKinney (84/44), Chris Neelley (87/41), Olan Benge
(87/42).
Marty Hodges captured his first tournament victory of the
2013 season by one-stroke in the tightly contested Senior Sarazen Flight. Hodges round of 83 included six pars and the
“magic” birdie at the par-4 11th hole to win by one. Lahn Nguyen finished with runner up honors
and round of 84/43. Nguyen carded four
pars and birdies at holes 2, 12, and 16 in regulation play. Lane McKinney finished with third place
honors and round of 84/44. McKinney
carded eight pars on the day. Chris
Neelley finished with fourth place honors and round of 87/41. Neelley carded five pars and a birdie at the
par-4 12th hole. Olan Benge
finished with fifth place honors and round of 87/42. Benge carded seven pars and a birdie at the difficult par-4 18th
hole.
Jones Flight: Top
5: Mike Innes (81), Ben Zimmer (84),
Damian Smith (86), Kyle Young (87), Mark Dion (90).
Mike Innes captured his third victory of the 2013 season and
followed up his recent victory at the Heartland Open Major at Swan Lake. Innes took advantage of the “home field” and
carded a round of 81 to win by three strokes over the field. Innes carded an amazing eleven pars on the
round. Ben Zimmer finished with runner up
honors and round of 84. Zimmer carded
seven pars and birdies at holes 12 and 17.
Damian Smith finished with third place honors and round of 86. Smith had one of those “feast or famine”
rounds carding six pars, birdies at holes 6, 14, 15, and an EAGLE-3 at
the par-5 1st hole.
Unfortunately Smith had six other holes in which he made double-bogey or
worse. Kyle Young finished with fourth
place honors and round of 87. Young
carded seven pars in regulation play.
Mark Dion finished with fifth place honors and round of 90. Dion carded five pars on his round.
Snead Flight:
Stephen Sater (101), Mark Colwell (103), Bryce Kocian (104), Javier
Quintero (106), Rick Hagel (110/54).
Stephen Sater captured his first victory of the 2013 season
two strokes clear of the field and round of 101. Sater carded seven pars and an eleven at the par-4 17th
hole, keeping him from going lower.
Mark Colwell made the trip worthwhile from the Hill Country Tour and
finished with runner up honors for the second consecutive event. Colwell carded three pars in regulation
play. Bryce Kocian finished with third
place honors and round of 104. Kocian
carded five pars but couldn’t keep the big numbers off the card. Javier Quintero finished with fourth place
honors and round of 106. Quintero
carded one par and a birdie at the par-3 3rd hole, a skin
winner. Rick Hagel finished with fifth
place honors and round of 110/54. Hagel
carded six bogeys in regulation play.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players won
optional side games:
#3, Hunter Hudgens
#8, Chris Stavinoha
#14, Martin Nealey
#16, Jim Lam
Walter Menuet, #3 & #5
Craig Wakefield, #4
Brennyn Smith, #8
Jim Lam, #13 (EAGLE-3)
Martin Nealey, #14
Herb Reynolds, #16
Paul Bradley Rich, #1
Bill Schuster, #4
Hunter Hudgens, #8
James Sheppeard, #14
Olan Benge, #18
Damian Smith, #1 (EAGLE-3), #6, #14, #15
Javier Quintero, #3
50/50 Raffle:
Woody Casasent, $320.00
Prizes:
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Bill Freeland
$50.00 Golf Galaxy Card, Tom Dyer
Bridgestone Balls, Jim Lam
Bridgestone Balls, Alan Joseph
Flight Winner Payoffs:
Winners
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Awards
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Winners
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Awards
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Championship (13)
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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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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Palmer (10)
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Senior Palmer (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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Hogan (10)
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Senior Hogan (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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$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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5th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Sarazen (14)
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Senior Sarazen (19)
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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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$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 (17)
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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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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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Snead (7)
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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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Prizes
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Trophies
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$450.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,825.00
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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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$1,010.00
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Closest to Pins
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$1,000.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,465.00
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