Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston tour
players battle difficult conditions at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club. The closely contested tournament produced
four playoffs to determine flight champions in Palmer, Hogan, Senior Hogan, and
Jones Flights.
The Course:
Gleannloch Pines Golf Club, Spring, Texas. Difficult scoring conditions were created by
6+ inches of rain earlier in the week combined with a cold front that produced
15-20mph N winds throughout the day.
The course was in great condition with green tees, fairways, and putting
surfaces. The soaking rains and steady
winds made the course play long, soft, and spongy. The greens were smooth, firm, and fast, running 10+.
The Weather:
An amazing day to be outside and play golf with blue sky and sunshine
all day with no clouds in sight. The
cold front that came through the night before produced steady winds from the N,
15-20mph. Temperatures were cooler in the
morning, 50’s and warmed up to the mid 70’s.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Top 4: Martin Nealey (77), Randy
Tadlock (79), Babak Mobasheri (80), Nathan Ashley (83).
Martin
Nealey made his Championship Flight debut after being promoted from the Palmer
Flight at the end of last season.
Nealey captured his first victory of the season two strokes clear and
round of 77. Nealey went out in 39 and
in with a 38, carding eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 4th
hole. Randy Tadlock finished with
runner up honors and round of 79.
Tadlock carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 16th
hole. Babak Mobasheri finished with
third place honors and round of 80.
Mobasheri carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-3 5th
hole. Nathan Ashley finished with
fourth place honors and round of 83.
Ashley carded ten pars and a birdie on the par-4 13th hole,
but found trouble at the par-4 9th hole.
Palmer Flight: Top
5: Frank Wallace (76/36), Rusty Stark
(76/38), Wayne Taylor (77/38/27/16/4/3), Tino Flores (77/38/27/16/4/5), Cedric
Smith (78/39/26), McLeod Glass (78/39/27).
“Scorecard Playoff” determines the winner of the closely
contested Palmer Flight. Frank Wallace
and Rusty Stark both carded rounds of 76.
Wallace wins the first tiebreaker with a back nine total of 36. Wallace carded eleven pars and a birdie at
the par-4 11th hole.
Congratulations to Frank Wallace for the victory, successfully defending his title at Gleannloch from last season, and on his wedding last
Saturday! Rusty Stark took advantage of
a late entry and also fired a round of 76.
Stark carded a back nine total of 38 for runner up honors. Stark also carded eight pars and birdies at
holes 1, 4, and 11. Wayne Taylor
finished with third place honors and round of 77/38/27/16/4/3, fifth
tiebreaker. Taylor carded eleven pars
and a birdie at the par-4 12th hole. Tino Flores finished with fourth place honors and round of
77/38/27/16/4/5, fifth tiebreaker.
Flores carded nine pars and birdies at holes 11 and 12. Cedrick Smith finished with fifth place
honors and round of 78/39/26, second tiebreaker over McLeod Glass. Smith carded twelve pars on the round. Glass carded nine pars and a birdie at the
par-3 5th hole, closest to pin winner.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Top 5: Art Flores (80), David
Anthony (81/39), Ernie Dyer (81/40), Robert Corbello (82/38), Todd McLane
(82/40).
Art Flores captured his first victory of the new season just
one stroke clear of the field and round of 80.
Flores was steady on the round, carding thirteen pars, a nice follow up
to his runner up finish at the Cypress Lakes opener. David Anthony finished with runner up honors and round of
81/39. Anthony carded twelve pars on
the day. Ernie Dyer made his tour debut
with a third place finish and round of 81/40.
Dyer carded nine pars on his round.
Robert Corbello finished with fourth place honors and round of
82/38. Corbello carded ten pars on the
round including a 38 back nine run.
Todd McLane made his tour debut with a fifth place finish and round of
82/40. McLane carded six pars and
birdies at holes 13 and 15.
Hogan Flight: Top
5: Rick Keszeg (81/38), Jeff Stahlhut
(81/39), Roger Masek (84), James Sheppeard (85/41), Hunter Hudgens (85/42).
“Scorecard
Playoff” determines the winner of the closely contested Hogan Flight. Rick Keszeg, 2013 Flight Champion, picked up
where he left off, winning the Hogan Flight at Gleannloch Pines. Both Keszeg and Jeff Stahlhut both carded
rounds of 81. Keszeg’s back nine total
of 38 was one stroke better than Stahlhut’s 39. Keszeg carded nine pars in regulation play with a 3-over par 38
back nine. Stahlhut carded nine pars
and a birdie at the par-3 10th hole, finishing runner up for the
second event in a row. Roger Masek
returned to tour action and finished with third place honors and round of
84. Masek carded eight pars on the day. James Sheppeard finished with fourth place
honors and round of 85/41, a nice follow to his victory at Cypress Lakes. Sheppeard carded six pars and a birdie at
the par-4 2nd hole. Hunter
Hudgens finished with fifth place honors and round of 85/42. Hudgens carded seven pars on the day.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Top 5: Daryl Epperson (80/36),
Vernon Wells (80/38), Keith Grissom (80/40), Christopher Phillips (80/41), John
Hilgers (83).
“Scorecard
Playoff” determines the winner in the closely contested Senior Hogan Flight at
Gleannloch Pines Golf Club with four golfers carding rounds of 80. Daryl Epperson captured the victory on the
first tiebreaker with a back nine total of 1-over par 36. Epperson carded eleven pars on the day,
going out in 44 and in with a 36.
Vernon Wells finished with runner up honors and round of 80/38. Wells carded nine pars and a birdie at the
par-5 16th hole, going out in 42 and in with a 38. Keith Grissom finished with third place
honors and round of 80/40. Grissom
carded six pars and birdies at holes 1 and 13, going out in 40 and in with a
40. Christopher Phillips finished with
fourth place honors and round of 80/41.
Phillips carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-3 5th hole,
out in 39 and in with a 41. John
Hilgers made the trip over from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished
with fifth place honors and round of 83.
Hilgers carded six pars and a birdie at the par-4 13th hole.
Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Massimo Passini (79),
Rick Smalley (85), Ronnie Davis (86), Adam Bray (91/40), Gary Gum (91/44),
Brandon Bellinger (91/46).
Massimo
Passini captured his first win of the season with and impressive six stroke
clear round of 79. Passini carded nine
pars and birdies at holes 7 and 13 en route to the victory. Rick Smalley captured runner up honors for
the second consecutive event with a round of 85. Smalley carded four pars and a birdie at the par-5 4th
hole. Ronnie Davis made the trip over
from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with third place honors and
round of 86. Davis carded six pars and
a birdie at the par-5 1st hole.
Adam Bray finished with fourth place honors and round of 91/40. Bray carded three pars and a birdie at the
par-5 16th hole. Gary Gum
finished with fifth place honors and round of 91/44, carding three pars. Brandon Bellinger also carded a round of 91
but lost the first tiebreaker with a back nine total of 46, carding four pars
on the day.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Top 5: Mike Innes (75), Mark
Kirby (81), Glynn Aldredge (82), L.P. Jones (85/39), Tom Dyer (85/41).
Mike
Innes continues to improve his game and the former Snead, Jones, and now Sr.
Sarazen player carded the low round of the tournament, 75. Perhaps the next to step to Sr. Hogan is in
his future? Time will tell but the six-stroke
victory is his first of the new season.
Innes carded an amazing thirteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th
hole. Mark Kirby finished with runner
up honors and round of 81. Kirby carded
seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 7th hole. Glynn Aldredge made his tour debut and
finished with third place honors and round of 82. Aldredge carded eight pars on the round, out in 42 and with a
40. L.P. Jones finished with fourth
place honors and round of 85/39, carding nine pars on the day. Jones also won the Troops First 50/50 raffle
for $350.00. Tom Dyer finished with
fifth place honors and round of 85/41.
Dyer carded eight pars on the day, out in 44 and with a 41.
Jones Flight: Top
5: Kyle Young (83/39), Woody Casasent
(83/40), Mark Dion (83/43), Mike Murphy (86/40), George Torres (86/42), Rick
Halprin (86/45).
“Scorecard
Playoff” determines the winner in the closely contested Jones Flight at
Gleannloch Pines Golf Club with three golfers carding round of 83. Kyle Young goes “back-to-back” after winning
the opener at Cypress Lakes with a victory at Gleannloch Pines. Young’s winning round of 83/39 included nine
pars, perhaps a flight promotion in the near future? Woody Casasent finished with runner up honors for the second
consecutive event, this time with a round of 83/40. Casasent carded five pars and birdies at holes 1 and 8. Mark Dion finished with third place honors
and round of 83/43. Dion carded nine
pars on the day. Mike Murphy finished
with fourth place honors and round of 86/40.
Murphy finished the day with four pars and a birdie at the par-4 13th
hole. George Torres made his tour
debut with the fifth place finish and round of 86/42, carding seven pars. Rick Halprin lost the back nine tiebreaker
and finished sixth place with a round of 86/45, including six pars.
Snead Flight: Carl
Eaton (91), Marcy Glidden (98), Mark Colwell (99/50/31), Bryce Kocian
(99/50/35), Javier Quintero (101).
Carl
Eaton captured his first victory of the season with an impressive seven stroke
clear round of 91. Eaton carded four
pars and a birdie at the par-4 13th hole, out with a 48 and in with
a 43. Marcy Glidden, reining flight
champion, captured runner up honors with a round of 98. Glidden carded two pars on the day. Mark Colwell made the trip down from the DFW
Tour worthwhile and finished with third place honors and round of 99/50/31. Colwell carded one pars and eleven bogeys on
the day. Bryce Kocian finished with
fourth place honors and round of 99/50/35, losing on the second tiebreaker. Kocian carded three pars and seven bogeys on
the day. Javier Quintero finished with
fifth place honors and round of 101.
Quintero carded four pars and birdies at holes 4 and 5 on the
round.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
33.5”, Woody Casasent - $280.00
11’2”, David Arnold - $168.00
11’7”, Frank Wallace - $112.00 (Borrowed a gap wedge for
Roger Masek and hit the shot in the dark) Nice job Frank!
#3, John Scott
#5, McLeod Glass
#10, David L. Smith
#15, Traylor Sells
#17, Harry Johnson
Milton Kirkwood, #3
David Guy, #9
James Sheppeard, #2
John Scott, #3
Matt Purgahn, #8
Kevin Cruthirds, #11
Woody Casasent, #1 & #8
Javier Quintero, #5
David L. Smith, #10
50/50 Raffle:
L.P. Jones, $350.00
Prizes:
Golf Galaxy $50 gift card, Ray
Bednar
Golf Galaxy $50 gift card, Todd
McLane
Bridgestone Balls, Harry Johnson
Bridgestone Balls, Martin Nealey
Flight Winners:
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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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Palmer (7)
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Senior Palmer (13)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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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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$125.00
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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 (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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$75.00
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5th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Sarazen (12)
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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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Jones (17)
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Snead (10)
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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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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$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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Prizes
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Trophies
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$400.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,425.00
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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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$950.00
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Closest to Pins
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$900.00
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Par-3 Shootout
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$580.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,435.00
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