Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston players
tested their games on a PGA Tour stop course at the Golf Club of Houston
(formerly Redstone). Players enjoyed
pristine course conditions and beautiful weather. The tournament and weather produced very competitive scoring
including two “sudden death” playoffs.
The Course:
Golf Club of Houston (formerly Redstone), Humble, TX. The course was in pristine condition, close
to PGA Tour caliber. The over seeding
of the course produced brilliant green from every tee to green. The greens were in excellent condition,
smooth and medium-fast, running 9.5-10.
The best course conditions of the year.
The Weather:
It was simply a PERFECT day for golf!
Clear blue sky all day long with temperatures cooler in the morning
warming up to the mid-60’s. The winds
were steady from the SSE 10-15mph throughout the day.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Gordon Wagner (73), Lynn Cormier (76), Andrew Braun (77/37), Jacob
Morton (77/40), Randy Tadlock (82).
Gordon
Wagner captured his first tour victory with an impressive three-stroke margin
and tournament low round of 1-over 73.
Gordon was steady on the round, carding fifteen pars, two bogeys, and
birdie at the par-4 12th hole.
Gordon went out in 36 and in with 37.
Lynn Cormier returned to tour play and finished with runner up honors
and round of 76. Cormier carded
thirteen pars and a birdie at the par-3 16th hole. Andrew Braun finished with third place
honors and round of 77/37. Braun carded
ten pars and birdies at holes 12 and 16.
Jacob Morton, Palmer winner and defending champion from last year,
finished with fourth place honors and round of 77/40. Morton carded twelve pars and a birdie at the par-5 8th
hole. Randy Tadlock finished with fifth
place honors and round of 82. Tadlock
carded nine pars and birdies at holes 10 and 14.
Palmer Flight:
Rusty Stark (75), Tony Eno (78/39), Frank Wallace (78/40), Tino Flores
(79/38), Cedric Smith (79/41).
Rusty
Stark captured his first tour victory with an impressive three-stroke margin
and round of 3-over 75. Stark had a
solid round, carding eleven pars and “back to back” birdies at holes 3 and
4. Stark went out in 36 and in with
39. Tony Eno made the trip down from
the DFW Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up honors and round of
78/39. Eno carded seven pars and
birdies at holes 4, 8, 10, and 16, out in 39 and in with 39. Frank Wallace finished with third place
honors and round of 78/40. Wallace
carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-4 2nd, but gave up a few
strokes on 17-18. Wallace went out in
38 and in with 40. Tino Flores finished
with fourth place honors and round of 79/38.
Flores carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th
hole. Flores went out in 41 and in with
38. Cedrick Smith finished with fifth
place honors and round of 79/41. Smith
carded seven pars and birdies at holes 4, 12, and 14. Smith went out in 38 and with 41.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Robert Lippert (80), Michael Fee (81/36), Robert Corbello (81/39),
Walter Menuet (81/44), Art Flores (83).
Robert Lippert made the trip over from the Hill Country Tour
worthwhile by capturing the victory at Golf Club of Houston, following up his
win at Falconhead. Lippert’s one stroke
victory round of 80 included eleven pars and a birdie at the par-3 13th
hole. Michael Fee made the trip down
from the DFW Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up honors and round of
81/36. Fee carded seven pars and
birdies at holes 14 and 18, going out in 45 and in with 36. Robert Corbello finished with third place
honors and round of 81/39. Corbello
carded eight pars and birdies at holes 16 and 18, out in 42 and with 39. Walter Menuet finished with fourth place honors
and round of 81/44. Menuet carded seven
pars and birdies at holes 2, 8, and 13, out in 37 and in with 44. Art Flores finished with fifth place honors
and round of 83. Flores carded nine
pars on the round, out in 42 and in with 41.
Hogan Flight: Jeff
Stahlhut (82), Rick Keszeg (82), Jorge Rodriguez (86/40), Jeff Burke (86/46),
Hunter Hudgens (88).
“Sudden
Death” Playoff determines the winner of the tightly contested Hogan Flight at
Golf Club of Houston. Jeff Stahlhut and
Rick Keszeg both carded round of 82 so they went to the first hole and it was
par vs. bogey with Stahlhut capturing his first win of the year. In regulation play Stahlhut carded nine pars
and birdies at holes 6 and 14, out in 39 and in with 43. Keszeg finished with runner up honors and
carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th hole, out in 42 and
in with 40. Jorge Rodriguez finished
with third place honors and round of 86/40.
Rodriguez carded seven pars and birdies at holes 11 and 14, out in 46
and in with 40. Jeff Burke finished
with fourth place honors and round of 86/46, carding five pars and a birdie at
the par-4 2nd hole. Hunter
Hudgens finished with fifth place honors and round of 88. Hudgens carded six pars on the round.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Keith Grissom (79), Robert Nicks (83/42), Daryl Epperson (83/44), Bill
Solomon (83/45), L.P. Jones (86).
Keith
Grissom captured his first victory of the season with a four stroke clear round
of 79. Grissom carded nine pars and
birdies at holes 3 and 9 en route to the win.
Grissom went out in 38 and in with 41.
Robert Nicks finished runner up in the closely contested flight with a
round of 83/42. Nicks carded eight pars
and went out in 41 and with 42. Daryl
Epperson finished with third place honors and round of 83/44. Epperson carded eleven pars and went out in
39 and in with 44. Bill Solomon, visiting
from Sammamish, WA, finished with fourth place honors and round of 83/45. Solomon carded seven pars and birdies at
holes 4 and 16. Solomon went out in 38
and in with 45. Congrats on the win at
the Puerto Rico Amateur! L.P. Jones
finished with fifth place honors and round of 86. Jones carded eight pars and went out in 44 and in with 42.
Sarazen Flight:
Rick Smalley (83), William Duncan (89), Adam Bray (90), Ross Gonzales
(92), Massimo Passini (96).
It’s
been a long time coming for Rick Smalley but his hard work and dedication
finally paid off with his first tournament victory! Smalley carded a round of 83 en route to a six-stroke victory
that included seven pars and birdies at holes 4 and 8, out in 39 and in with
44. William Duncan finished with runner
up honors and round of 89. Duncan
carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th hole, out in 40 and
in with 49. Adam Bray finished with
third place honors and round of 90.
Bray carded four pars and birdies at holes 2 and 7, out in 46 and in
with 44. Ross Gonzales finished with
fourth place honors and round of 92.
Gonzales carded five pars and a birdie at the par-4 2nd hole,
out in 39 and in with 53. Massimo
Passini finished with fifth place honors and round of 96. Passini carded five pars on the round, out
in 46 and in with 50.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Glynn Aldredge (82), Marty Hodges (89), Rick Allaire (90), Dale
McFarland (91/49/32), Mike Innes (91/49/33/15).
Glynn
Aldredge captured his first tour victory with an impressive seven stroke clear
win and round of 82. Aldredge carded
eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th hole, out in 41 and in
with 41. Aldredge also won the Troops
First 50/50, congrats on the $340.00!
Marty Hodges finished with runner up honors and round of 89. Hodges carded six pars on the round, out in
42 and in with 47. Rick Allaire
finished with third place honors and round of 90. Allaire carded three pars and a birdie at the difficult par-4 11th
hole. Dale McFarland finished with
fourth place honors and round of 91/49/32, including seven pars and a birdie at
the par-3 7th hole, out in 42 and in with 49. Mike Innes finished with fifth place honors
and round of 91/49/33/15. Innes carded
six pars on the day, out in 42 and in with 49.
Jones Flight:
Artis Stewart (85), Woody Casasent (92/49), Tim Durham (92/50), James
Price (97/50), Randy Pegg (97/52).
Artis
Stewart captured his first victory of the season with an impressive
seven-stroke win and round of 85.
Steward carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-4 6th hole,
out in 40 and in with 45. Woody
Casasent finished with runner up honors and round of 92/49. Casasent carded six pars and was out in 43
and with 49. Tim Durham finished with
third place honors and round of 92/50.
Durham carded four pars and birdies at holes 4 and 9, out in 42 and in
with 50. James Price finished with
fourth place honors and round of 97/50, carding four pars on the day. Price went out in 47 and with 50. Randy Pegg finished with fifth place honors
and round of 97/52. Pegg carded three
pars on the day, out in 45 and in with 52.
Senior Jones Flight:
George Ramirez (89), David Sipe (89), Rick Halprin (91/44), Mark Dion
(91/46), Ray Bednar (93).
“Sudden
Death” Playoff determines the winner of the tightly contested Senior Jones
Flight at Golf Club of Houston. George
Ramirez and David Sipe both carded round of 89 in regulation play so they went
to course for the playoff. Both golfers
tied scores on the 1st playoff hole. On the second playoff hole it was Ramirez carding par for the
win. Ramirez captured his first tour
victory and in regulation play, carded seven pars. Sipe finished with runner up honors and round of 89, carding
eight pars, out with 38 and in with 51.
Rick Halprin finished with third place honors and round of 91/44,
including six pars and a birdie at the difficult par-4 5th
hole. Mark Dion finished with fourth
place honors and round of 91/46. Dion
carded eight pars but found trouble at 4 and 12. Ray Bednar finished with fifth place honors and round of 93,
carding five pars on the day.
Snead Flight:
Bryce Kocian (92), Javier Quintero (100), Matt Hall (104/49), Mark
Colwell (104/56), Robert Viator (105/51).
Bryce
Kocian captured his second victory of the 2014 season, going “back to back”
with wins in both of his last two starts.
Not to mention, but Kocian’s margin of victory was eight strokes clear
of the field and included five pars, out in 48 and in with 44. Javier Quintero returned to tour play and
finished with runner up honors and round of 100. Quintero carded five pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th
hole, out in 54 and in with 46. Matt
Hall, from Florissant, MO, finished with third place honors and round of
104/49. Hall carded three pars and a
birdie at the par-5 8th hole.
Mark Colwell made the trip down from the Hill Country Tour and finished
with fourth place honors and round of 104/56.
Colwell carded five pars on the day.
Robert Viator returned to tour play and finished with fifth place honors
and round of 105/51. Viator carded two
pars on the day.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
#7, Dale McFarland
#9, Keith Grissom
#14, Marty Hodges
#16, Bill Solomon
Travis Nichols, #1
Kevin Turner, #7
Allan Collier, #9
Babak Mobasheri, #15
Keith Grissom, #3 & #9
Jeff Stahlhut, #6
Rick Smalley, #8
Scott Nagai, #10
William Duncan, #13
Mark Boles, #2
Tim Durham, #4 & #9
Rick Halprin, #5
Matt Hall, #8
Javier Quintero, #15
Lu Cormier, #16
50/50 Raffle:
Glynn Aldredge, $340.00
Prizes:
Golf Galaxy $50 gift card, L.P.
Jones
Golf Galaxy $50 gift card,
Christopher Phillips
Bridgestone Balls, Rick Halprin
Bridgestone Balls, Mark Taylor
Flight Winners:
Winners
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Awards
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Winners
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Awards
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Championship (8)
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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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Palmer (11)
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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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$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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$75.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Hogan (14)
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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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$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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$75.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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Sarazen (11)
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Senior Sarazen (9)
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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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$50.00
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Jones (6)
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Senior Jones (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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$50.00
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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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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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$3,650.00
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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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$840.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,050.00
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