Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – With all eyes focusing on
the upcoming Nationals Tournament at PGA West in Palm Springs, California,
GCAmTour-Houston crowns Tour Championship winners and Year End Order Merit
Flight Champions at Woodforest Golf Club, Montgomery, Texas. The two-day event contested over 36 holes at
Woodforest Golf Club included the Front/Back and Back/West course
rotations. The competition was intense
as several flights were determined by one or two strokes.
The Course:
Woodforest Golf Club, Montgomery, Texas. The course was in excellent condition with
green tees, fairways, and putting surfaces.
The greens were smooth, firm, and fast, running between 11-12.
The Weather:
Both days turned out to be good for golf as a low-pressure tropical
weather cell circulated just off the upper Texas coast. This provided a mix of sunshine, blue sky,
clouds, a bit of drizzle, and various winds.
Temperatures were warm and humid in the morning, low 70’s and warmed up
to the mid 90’s by the early afternoon.
The winds were mixed and various but predominately from the N or NE
8-13mph.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Top 3: Travis Nichols
(71/76-147), Rich Vigil (77/74-151), Randy Tadlock (78/79-157).
Travis
Nichols finished off a great season by capturing his fourth victory of
2013. Nichols fired a matching
tournament low round of 1-under 71 on Saturday, including eleven pars and
birdies at holes 7, 10, 16, and 17. He
followed it up on Sunday with a round of 76, including ten pars and birdies at
holes 5, 11, 15, and 18. Nichols also
captured the Championship Flight year-end Order of Merit. Rich Vigil finished with runner up honors
and a two-day total of 151. Vigil
opened with a round of 77, carding nine pars and birdies at holes 3 and 16. The second round was better with a 74 that
included ten pars and birdies at holes 11, 15, and 17. Vigil also finished runner up for Senior
Championship year-end Order of Merit.
Randy Tadlock finished with third place honors and a two-day total of
157. Tadlock opened with a round of 78,
carding nine pars and birdies at holes 9 and 14. Tadlock finished with a round of 79, including twelve pars and a
birdie at the par-4 14th hole.
Championship runner up Order of Merit went to Adam Kuzinski and Lynn
Cormier won the Senior Championship Order of Merit.
Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Martin Nealey
(73/75-148), Frank Wallace (74/80-154), Evan Winograd (78/78-156), John Hunt
(75/83-158), Wayne Taylor (77/82-159).
With four runner-up finishes this season, Martin Nealey came
through for his first victory of 2013 at the Tour Championship. Nealey opened with a solid round of 1-over
par 73, carding 17 pars and one bogey.
Nealey followed it up with an impressive finishing round of 75, carding
twelve pars and a birdie at the par-4 14th hole for a two-day total
of 148. Frank Wallace finished with
runner up honors and two-day total of 154.
Wallace opened with a nice round of 2-over 74, carding twelve pars and
birdies at holes 2 and 13. Wallace
finished with a round of 80, carding eleven pars. The runner up finish catapulted Wallace to the top as he
captured the 2013 Order of Merit for the Palmer Flight by the narrowest of
margins over Tino Flores. Evan Winograd
finished with third place honors and two-day total of 156. Winograd opened with a round of 78, carding
five pars and birdies at holes 7, 8, 15, and 18. The second round produced the same score of 78, including five
pars and birdies at holes 5, 7, and 16.
John Hunt finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of
158. Hunt opened with a 3-over par 75,
carding thirteen pars and a birdie at the par-3 12th hole. Hunt closed with a final round of 83,
carding six pars and birdies at holes 7 and 11. Wayne Taylor finished with fifth place honors and two-day total
of 159. Taylor opened with a round of
77, carding ten pars and birdies at holes 6 and 18. Taylor closed with a round of 82, carding seven pars and birdies
at holes 1 and 11.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Jan Peebles (71/83-154),
Herb Reynolds (74/84-158), Kevin Turner (80/81-161), Walter Menuet (82/81-163),
Robert Corbello (85/80-165).
Jan Peebles finished off a great season by capturing his
sixth tournament win of 2013. Peebles
opened with a matching tournament low round of 1-under par 71, carding thirteen
pars and birdies at holes 5, 14, and 16.
Peebles closed with a round of 83, carding nine pars. With the victory, Peebles also won the
Senior Palmer Flight year-end Order of Merit.
Herb Reynolds finished with runner up honors and two-day total of
158. Reynolds opened with a 2-over par
74, carding twelve pars and birdies at holes 4 and 15. Reynolds closed with a round of 84, carding
seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 9th hole. Kevin Turner finished with third place
honors and two-day total of 161. Turner
carded an opening round of 80, including seven pars and birdies at holes 2 and
6. Turner closed with a round of 81,
carding eight pars and birdies at holes 7 and 11. Walter Menuet finished with fourth place honors and two-day total
of 163. Menuet opened with a round of
82, carding seven pars and birdies at holes 2 and 17. Menuet closed with a round of 81, including seven pars and a
birdie at the par-4 17th hole.
Robert Corbello finished with fifth place honors and two-day total of
165. Corbello opened with a round of
85, carding seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 5th hole. Corbello closed with a round of 80,
including eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 11th hole.
Hogan Flight: Top
5: Jason Hollis (85/76-161), Jeff
Stahlhut (80/82-162), Rick Keszeg (81/82-163), Lance Miller (86/81-167), Roger
Masek (82/88-170), Jeff Burke (83/87-170).
Jason Hollis took advantage of some “home cooking” as the
Woodforest Golf Club Member rallied from five strokes back to capture his first
tour victory of 2013 and win the Tour Championship. Hollis opened with a round of 85, carding seven pars and a birdie
at the par-4 8th hole. Five
strokes down, he rallied with a round of 76 on day two for a one-stroke victory
and two-day total of 161. Hollis carded
eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 11th hole in his closing
round. Jeff Stahlhut finished off a
great season with a runner up finish at the Tour Championship with a two-day
total of 162. Stahlhut opened with a
round of 80, carding seven pars and birdies at holes 14, 16, and 17. Stahlhut closed with a round of 82, carding
eleven pars. Stahlhut also finished
runner up for year-end Hogan Flight Order of Merit. Rick Keszeg finished with third place honors and two-day total of
163. Keszeg opened with a round of 81,
carding ten pars. Keszeg closed with a
round of 82, including ten pars.
Keszeg’s third place finish was enough to earn him the year-end Hogan
Flight Order or Merit. Lance Miller
finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of 167. Miller opened with a round of 86, including
six pars and a birdie at the par-3 16th hole. Miller closed with a final round of 81,
carding seven pars and birdies at holes 15 and 18. Roger Masek finished with T5 honors and two-day total of 170. Masek’s opening round of 82 included five
pars and birdies at holes 1, 2, and 7.
Masek closed with a round of 88, carding six pars. Jeff Burke finished with T5 honors and
two-day total of 170. Burke opened with
a round of 83, including ten pars.
Burke closed with a round of 87, carding eight pars.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Top 5: Randy Tate (79/82-161),
Bill Schuster (81/81-162), Randy Hodges (85/79-164), Steve Morehead
(79/87-166), Bill Mathews (87/80-167), Christopher Phillips (79/88-167).
Tour
veteran Randy Tate captured his first victory of the season by winning the Tour
Championship. Tate’s two day total of
161 was good enough for a one stroke victory in the tightly contest Senior
Hogan Flight. Tate opened with a round
of 79, tying Christopher Phillips and Steve Morehead. Tate carded twelve pars in his opening round. Tate closed with a round of 82, including
six pars and birdies at holes 10 and 14.
Bill Schuster finished with runner up honors and two-day total of
162. Schuster opened and closed with
rounds of 81. The first round included
nine pars and the second included five pars and birdies at holes 3, 14, and
17. Randy Hodges finished with third
place honors and two-day total of 164.
Hodges opened with a round of 85, carding eight pars. Hodges closed with a round of 79, including
nine pars and birdies at holes 5 and 7.
Steve Morehead, visiting from the Kansas City Tour, finished with fourth
place honors and two-day total of 166.
Morehead tied with an opening round of 79, carding eight pars and
birdies at holes 2 and 13. Morehead
closed with a final round 87, including seven pars. Bill Mathews finished with T5 honors and two-day total of 167. Mathews opening round of 87 included seven
pars and a birdie at the par-4 15th hole. Mathew’s final round of 80 included eight pars. With the T5 finish Mathews also finished off
a great season and claimed the Senior Hogan Flight year end Order of
Merit. Christopher Phillips finished
with T5 honors and two-day total of 167.
Phillips tied with an opening round of 79, carding ten pars and birdies
at holes 16 and 18. Phillip’s final
round of 88 included seven pars.
Phillips T5 finish earned him runner up honors for Senior Hogan Flight
year-end Order of Merit.
Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Bob Murphy (86/84-170),
James Sheppeard (86/89-175), Bryan Young (93/84-177), Rick Smalley (90/88-178),
Massimo Passini (88/91-179).
Bob Murphy captured his first victory of the 2013 season by
winning the Tour Championship. Murphy
carded a two-day total of 170 en route to a five-stroke victory. Murphy opened with a round of 86, carding
seven pars and birdies at holes 2 and 10.
Murphy’s closing round of 84 included eight pars and a birdie at the
par-5 11th hole. Murphy’s
win also catapulted him to runner up honors for Sarazen Flight year-end Order
of Merit. James Sheppeard finished a
great season with a runner up performance and two-day total of 175. Sheppeard opened with a round of 86, carding
eight pars. Sheppeard’s closing round
of 89 included nine pars. Sheppeard’s
runner up finish also allowed him to claim Sarazen Flight year-end Order of
Merit honors. Bryan Young finished with
third place honors and two-day total of 177.
Young opened with a round of 93, carding six pars. Young closed strong with a round of 84,
including seven pars. Rick Smalley
finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of 178. Smalley’s opening round of 90 included four
pars and birdies at holes 4 and 16.
Smalley closed with a round of 88, including eight pars. Massimo Passini finished with fifth place
honors and two-day total of 179.
Passini opened with a round of 88, including eight pars. Passini closed with a final round of 91,
carding five pars.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Tom Dyer (80/81-161),
Randall Petty (83/79-162), Lane McKinney (79/84-163), Mike Innes (82/85-167),
L.P. Jones (82/87-169), Greg Faubion (84/85-169).
Tom
Dyer is hot at the right time and followed up his win at Walden on Lake Conroe
with a victory at the Tour Championship at Woodforest. Dyer wins the event with a two-day total of
161, just one-stroke clear. Dyer opened
with a round of 80, including nine pars and birdies at holes 3, 13, and
17. Dyer’s closing round of 81 included
nine pars and birdie at the par-4 5th hole. Randall Petty finished with runner up honors
and two-day total of 162, just one stroke back. Petty opened with a round of 83, carding seven pars and birdie at
the par-3 16th hole. Petty’s
closing round of 79 included ten pars and birdies at the par-5 11th
hole. Lane McKinney finished with third
place honors and two-day total of 163, just one-stroke back. McKinney opened with a round of 79 and the
lead, carding ten pars and birdies at holes 6 and 15. McKinney closed with a round of 84, carding six pars to finish
two strokes back. Mike Innes finished
with fourth place honors and two-day total of 167. Innes opened with a round of 82, including eight pars and a
birdie at the par-4 8th hole.
Innes closed with a round of 85, including five pars and a birdie at the
par-5 11th hole. L.P. Jones
made his tour debut with a T5 finish at the Tour Championship and two day total
of 169. Jones opening round of 82
included eight pars and his closing round of 87 included four pars. Greg Faubion finished with T5 honors and
two-day total of 169. Faubion opened
with a round of 84, carding eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 3rd
hole. Faubion closed with a round of
85, carding seven pars.
Jones Flight: Top
5: Randy Adcock (84/88-172), Patrick
Richardson (89/85-174), Scott Bradley (94/86-180), Mark Moore (90/99-189),
David Leird Smith (98/91-189).
Randy
Adcock, past National Champion, returned to winning form and captured his
second victory of the season at the Tour Championship. Adcock’s two-day total of 172 was two
strokes clear of the field. He opened
with the lead and round of 84, carding five pars and birdies at holes 2 and
17. Adcock closed with a round of 88,
including four pars and a birdie at the par-3 3rd hole. Patrick Richardson finished with runner up
honors and two-day total of 174.
Richardson opened with a round of 89, carding six pars and closed with a
round of 85, including six pars.
Richardson’s runner up finish also propelled him to runner up honors for
Jones Flight year-end Order or Merit honors.
Scott Bradley finished with third place honors and two-day total of
180. Bradley opened with a round of 94
that included one par and closed with a round of 86 that included four pars and
birdies at holes 2 and 7. Mark Moore
finished with T4 honors and two-day total of 189. Moore’s opening round of 90 included four pars and a birdie at
the par-5 6th hole. Moore
closed with a round of 99, carding three pars.
David Leird Smith finished with T4 honors and matching two-day total of
189. Smith opened with a round of 98,
including seven pars and closed with a round of 91 that included two pars and
birdies at holes 9 and 15. Damian Smith
won the Jones Flight year-end Order of Merit.
Michael Bell won the Senior Jones Flight year-end Order of Merit with
runner up honors going to Rick Halprin.
Snead Flight:
Javier Quintero (85/94-179), Carl Eaton (97/94-191), Robert Viator
(98/94-192), Jeremy Fang (100/96-196), Stephen Sater (103/96-199).
Javier
Quintero put the finishing touches on a good season by capturing his third
victory of 2013. Quintero managed a
two-day total of 179 en route to a twelve shot victory. Quintero opened with an impressive round of
85 that included eleven pars. Quintero
finished with a closing round of 94, including five pars. Quintero also finished with runner up honors
for the Snead Flight year-end Order of Merit.
Carl Eaton finished with runner up honors and two-day total of 191. Eaton opened with a round of 97, carding three
pars and closed with a round of 94, carding seven pars and a birdie at the
par-5 11th hole. Robert
Viator finished with third place honors and two-day total of 192, just
one-stroke back. Viator opened with a
round of 98, including three pars and a birdie at the par-4 1st hole
and closed with a round of 94, carding five pars. Viator also claimed Snead Flight year-end Order of Merit honors,
propelled by his seven event wins in 2013.
Jeremy Fang finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of
196. Fang opened with a round of 100,
carding one par and closed with a round of 96, including two pars. Stephen Sater finished with fifth place
honors and two-day total of 199. Sater
opened with a round of 103, carding one par and closed with a round of 96,
including three pars. Senior Snead
year-end Order of Merit winner was Marcy Glidden and runner up honors went to
Jim Lamberth.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players won
optional side games:
Closest to the pin $225.00
Rd-1 #2, Roger Goembel
Rd-1 #9, Jan Peebles
Rd-1 #12, John Hunt
Rd-1 #16, Gary Gum
Rd-2 #3, Collier Nolte
Rd-2 #7, John Hunt
Rd-2 #12, Bill Freeland
Rd-2 #16, Collier Nolte
Skins Championship/Palmer: $115.00
Rd-1 #1, Michael Walker
Rd-1 #9, Randy Tadlock
Rd-1 #13, Frank Wallace
Rd-2 #8, Tino Flores
Rd-2 #10, Herb Reynolds
Rd-2 #18, Travis Nichols
Skins Winners Hogan/Sarazen:
$140.00 Rd-1, $210.00 Rd-2
Rd-1 #5, Lahn Nguyen
Rd-1 #6, Lane McKinney
Rd-1 #10, Bob Murphy
Rd-1 #13, Tom Dyer
Rd-1 #14, Jeff Stahlhut
Rd-1 #18, Christopher Phillips
Rd-2 #6, Keith Gannon
Rd-2 #10, Randy Tate
Rd-2 #13, Wade Walters
Rd-2 #18, Lance Miller
Skins Winners Jones/Snead: $25.00
Rd-1, $20.00 Rd-2
Rd-1 #1, Robert Viator
Rd-1 #3, Bryce Kocian
Rd-1 #6, Mark Moore
Rd-1, #10, Mike Murphy
Rd-1 #15, Javier Quintero
Rd-1 #17, Randy Adcock
Rd-2 #1, Robert Viator
Rd-2 #2 & #7, Scott Bradley
Rd-2 #3, #8, #14, Randy Adcock
Rd-2 #9, #15, David Leird Smith
Rd-2 #11, #13, Carl Eaton
50/50 Raffle:
Kristopher Bixby, $390.00
Prizes:
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Prize
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Player
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Walden on
Lake Conroe (4)
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Collier Nolte
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Wilderness
(2)
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Bryce Kocian
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Wilderness
(2)
|
Walter Menuet
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Eagle
Pointe (4)
|
Jason Hollis
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Cypress
Lakes (4)
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Rick Keszeg
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Woodlands
Player Course (4)
|
David Barham
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High
Meadow Ranch (4)
|
Martin Nealey
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Windrose
(4)
|
Roger Goembel
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Oakhurst
(4)
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Olan Benge
|
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Augusta
Pines (4)
|
L.P. Jones
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The
Woodlands Country Club (4)
|
Mike Murphy
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Prize
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Player
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PING G25
Driver
|
Tino Flores
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Cobra Amp
Cell Driver
|
Mark Kirby
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Callaway
XHOT Driver
|
Scott Nagai
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PING
Scottsdale TR Putter
|
Frank Wallace
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Odyssey
White Ice Putter
|
Lahn Nguyen
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Nike
Rescue
|
Rick Smalley
|
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Callaway Staff
Bag
|
Alan Joseph
|
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Titleiest
Stand Bag
|
Chris Stavinoha
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Bridgestone
Balls
|
Wade Walters
|
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Bridgestone
Balls
|
Jeff Stahlhut
|
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Golf
Galaxy $50
|
Dennis Walsh
|
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Golf
Galaxy $50
|
Not Claimed
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Golf
Channel Glasses
|
Rich Vigil
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Golf
Channel Glasses
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Philip Sumang
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Golf
Channel Glasses
|
Vernon Wells
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Order of Merit Winners:
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Order of Merit
|
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Gift Card
|
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Championship
|
1st
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$200.00
|
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Palmer
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Hogan
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Sarazen
|
1st
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$200.00
|
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Jones
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Snead
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Championship
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Palmer
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Hogan
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Sarazen
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Jones
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Senior Snead
|
1st
|
$200.00
|
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Championship
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Palmer
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Hogan
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Sarazen
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Jones
|
2nd
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$100.00
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Snead
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Senior Championship
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Senior Palmer
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Senior Hogan
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Senior Sarazen
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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Senior Jones
|
2nd
|
$100.00
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Senior Snead
|
2nd
|
$100.00
|
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$3,600.00
|
Tour Championship Flight Winners:
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Palmer (11)
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Palmer (12)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
|
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2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
|
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$175.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$125.00
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Hogan (12)
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Senior Hogan (17)
|
|
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
|
|
1st - Gift Certificate
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$400.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$175.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$200.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
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|
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Sarazen (13)
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Senior Sarazen (19)
|
|
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
|
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$400.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$200.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
|
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$125.00
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5th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Jones (11)
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|
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Snead (8)
|
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1st - Gift Certificate
|
$300.00
|
|
1st - Gift Certificate
|
$300.00
|
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2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
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Prizes
|
|
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Trophies
|
$920.00
|
|
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
|
$5,350.00
|
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Prizes
|
$5,100.00
|
|
|
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Order of Merit Gift Cards
|
$3,600.00
|
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Skins
|
$2,700.00
|
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Closest to Pins
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$1,800.00
|
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Total Prize Pool
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$19,470.00
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