Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – Art Flores records first
“ACE” of the season on GCAmTour-Houston.
“Sudden Death” playoffs determine outcome in multiple flights as play
was tightly contested at River Ridge Golf Club, Sealy, TX.
The Course:
River Ridge Golf Club, Sealy, Texas. The course was in great condition, still green and plush with
winter rye. The course did receive
about ½” of rain the day before the event so it played a bit softer. The greens were in good condition, smooth
and medium-fast, running 9.5-10.
The Weather:
One of the best days of golf weather we have seen all year. Clear blue sky in the morning, a brief
period of overcast/haze, and later clear, blue sky again. The temperatures were cooler in the morning
mid/lower 50’s and warmed up to the mid/high 70’s. The winds were steady from the N 10-15mph throughout the day,
allowing competitive scoring.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Corey Freeland (76), Jeff Whitzel (77), Scott Anderson (80), Cooper
Abercrombie (86).
Corey
Freeland captured his tour victory in the tightly contested Championship by
recording a matching tournament low round of 76. Freeland carded ten pars and birdies at holes 1 and 17. Freeland was steady on the round, going out
in 37 and in with 39. Jeff Whitzel,
past Champion (12’ & 13’) finished with runner up honors and round of
77. Whitzel carded twelve pars and a
birdie at the par-4 7th hole.
Whitzel went out in 36 and with 41, making two costly doubles on the
back. Scott Anderson finished with
third place honors and round of 80.
Anderson carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-4 7th hole
as well. Anderson went out in 38 and in
with a 42, struggling a bit over the last five holes. Cooper Abercrombie finished with fourth place honors and round of
86. Abercrombie carded eight pars and
birdies at holes 13 & 14.
Abercrombie went out in 48 and in with 38, finding some trouble on the
front nine.
Palmer Flight:
Kevin Duke (77), Frank Wallace (78), Cedric Smith (80/39), Wayne Taylor
(80/43), Michael Van Swol (81).
Kevin
Duke, 2011 Champion, captured his first victory of the 2014 season with a
one-stroke victory over the field and round of 77. Duke carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-4 11th
hole. Duke went out in 38 and with 39,
steady on the round. Frank Wallace
finished with runner up honors and round of 78. Wallace carded eight pars and birdies at 10 and 17. Wallace went out in 41 and with a one-over
par 37. Cedric Smith finished with
third place honors and round of 80/39.
Smith carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole,
out in 41 and with 39. Wayne Taylor
finished with fourth place honors and round of 80/43. Taylor carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 3rd
hole, out in 2-over 37 and in with 43.
Michael Van Swol made his tour debut with the fifth place finish and
round of 81. Van Swol carded ten pars
and a birdie at the par-4 7th, going out in 41 and in with 40.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Joe Sublett (77/39/26), Dusty Rhodes (77/39/27), Dennis Walsh (82/39),
David Anthony (82/40), Allan Collier (84/42).
“Scorecard Playoff” determines the winner in the tightly
contested Senior Palmer Flight on GCAmTour-Houston tour stop at River
Ridge. Joe Sublett and Dusty Rhodes
both carded rounds of 77 in regulation play.
Both golfers carded back nine totals of 39. On the second tiebreaker it was Sublett carding 26 over the last
six holes vs. 27 for Rhodes. In
regulation play, Sublett carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-3 12th
hole, out in 38 and with 39. Rhodes
carded twelve pars and a birdie at the par-5 1st hole, out in 38 and
in with 39. Dennis Walsh finished with
third place honors and round of 82/39.
Walsh carded ten pars on the round, out in 43 and with 39. David Anthony finished with fourth place
honors and round of 82/40. Anthony
carded eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Anthony struggled on the first two holes and
went out in 42 and with a 40. Allan
Collier finished with fifth place honors and round of 84/42. Collier carded six pars, going out in 42 and
with 42. Art Flores also shot a round
of 82 but carded a 43 on the back nine.
Although he didn’t win, Flores had the shot of the day at the par-3 4th
hole. Flores stepped up to the tee with
9-Iron on the 141-yard par three. With
a bit of wind helping, the Brazos River flowing in the background, Flores made
the perfect swing and recorded an ACE!
Congratulations to Art Flores for recording our first ACE of the season!
Hogan Flight:
Damian Smith (78), John Heintz (79), Jeff Green (81), Jeff Stahlhut
(82), Hunter Hudgens (83).
Damian Smith captured his first victory of the season in the
tightly contested Hogan Flight, with a round of 78. Smith’s one-stroke victory included eleven pars and a birdie at
the par-5 17th hole, going out in 38 and in with 40. John Heintz made the trip over from the Hill
Country Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up honors and round of 79,
one-stroke back. Heintz carded seven
pars and birdies at holes 1, 3, and 12, going out in 38 and in with 41. Jeff Green finished with third place honors
and round of 81, carding nine pars and a birdie at the par-5 17th
hole. Green went out in 42 and with
39. Jeff Stahlhut finished with fourth
place honors and round of 82, carding nine pars and a birdie at the par-4 14th
hole. Stahlhut went out in 42 and with
40. Hunter Hudgens finished with fifth
place honors and round of 83. Hudgens
carded seven pars and birdie at the par-3 6th hole.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Eddey Neeley (76), Michael Walker (76), John Hilgers (81), L.P. Jones
(83/39), Robert Hayward (83/42).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Senior Hogan Flight on
GCAmTour-Houston tour stop at River Ridge Golf Club. Eddey Neeley and Michael Walker both carded rounds of 76 in
regulation play so they went to the first tee for overtime. Both players tied with par on the first
playoff hole, both tied with bogey on the second playoff hole, and it was
Neeley making par on the third playoff hole for the victory. In regulation play, Neeley carded twelve
pars and a birdie at the par-5 17th hole, going out in 39 and with
37. Walker carded nine pars and birdies
at holes 3, 4, and 10 in regulation play, going out in 39 and with 37. John Hilgers made the trip over from the
Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with third place honors and round of
81. Hilgers carded seven pars and a
birdie at the par-4 11th, going out in 39 and in with 42. L.P. Jones finished with fourth place honors
and round of 83/39, carding six pars and a birdie at the par-5 17th
hole. Jones struggled going out in 44
but rallied on the back nine for 39.
Robert Hayward returned to tour play and finished with fifth place
honors and round of 83/42, carding six pars.
Hayward went out in 41 and in with 42.
Sarazen Flight:
Jeff Shen (86), Ross Gonzales (87), Kendall Hisey (88), Rudy Benavides
(89), Dwayne London (90).
Jeff
Shen is making a splash on GCAmTour-Houston and captured his second victory in
as many starts. Shen followed his win
at Eagle Pointe with a win at River Ridge.
Shen carded a round of 86 for the one stroke victory, including six
pars, and going out in 40 and in with 46.
Ross Gonzales finished with runner up honors and round of 87, carding
six pars and a birdie at the par-4 7th hole. Gonzales went out in 41 and in with 46. Kendall Hisey finished with third place
honors and round of 88, carding six pars and a birdie at the par-4 7th
hole. Hisey went out and in with
matching 44. Rudy Benavides finished
with fourth place honors and round of 89, carding five pars and a birdie at the
par-4 5th hole. Benavides
went out with 41 but struggled coming in with 48. Dwayne London finished with fifth place honors and round of 90,
carding five pars. London went out with
47 and in with 43.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Larry Viktorin (80), Marty Hodges (80), Mike Innes (82/39), Greg Faubion
(82/42), Randy Adcock (82/43).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Senior Sarazen Flight on
GCAmTour-Houston tour stop at River Ridge Golf Club. Larry Viktorin and Marty Hodges both carded rounds of 80 in
regulation play so they went to overtime on the par-5 10th hole for
the playoff. On the first playoff hole
it was Viktorin carding par for the win, marking his third consecutive win at
River Ridge (Champion 12’, 13’, and 14’).
In regulation play Viktorin carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-5 3rd
hole, going out in 42 and in with 38.
Marty Hodges carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-4 16th
hole in regulation play, going out in 43 and with a stout 1-over par 37. Mike Innes finished with third place honors
and round of 82/39, carding eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 17th
hole. Innes went out in 43 and with
39. Greg Faubion finished with fourth
place honors and round of 82/42, carding seven pars and birdies at holes 3 and
11. Faubion went out in 40 and in with
42. Randy Adcock, former National
Champion, finished with fifth place honors and round of 82/43. Adcock carded eight pars and a birdie at the
par-3 15th hole, going out in 39 and in with 43.
Jones Flight:
Xavier Bardy (88), Patrick Richardson (89), Blake Barnes (90/42), Aaron
Seafous (90/46), Anthony Parrish (92/48).
Xavier
Bardy made the trip over from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile and captured his
third consecutive victory of the season, with a round of 88! Bardy has been playing well and recorded
wins at the Round Rock Open, The Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay-Major, and River
Ridge. Bardy carded five pars on the
day, going out in 40 and in with 48.
Patrick Richardson finished with runner up honors and round of 89, just
one-stroke back. Richardson carded six
pars on the day, going out in 43 and in with 46. Blake Barnes finished with third place honors and round of 90/42,
carding nine pars. Barnes went out in
48 and in with 42. Aaron Seafous finished
with fourth place honors and round of 90/46, including four pars. Seafous went out in 44 and in with 46. Anthony Parrish finished with fifth place
honors and round of 92/48. Parrish
carded four pars on the day, going out in 42 and in with 48.
Senior Jones Flight:
Mark Dion (88), Mark Boles (89), Wayne Glover (90), Mike Murphy (91),
Ray Bednar (92).
Mark
Dion captured his first victory of the season by one stroke over the field and
round of 88. Dion carded three pars and
birdies at holes 3, 4, and 16, going out and in with matching 44. Mark Boles finished with runner up honors
and round of 89, just one-stroke back.
Boles carded three pars on the round, going out in 43 and in with
46. Wayne Glover finished with third
place honors and round of 90, again one-stroke back. Glover carded five pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th
hole, going out and in with matching 45.
Mike Murphy, “The Silent Assassin”, captured fourth place honors and
round of 91. Murphy carded seven pars
on the day, going out in 49 and finishing strong with 42 coming in. Ray Bednar finished with fifth place honors
and round of 92. Bednar carded three
pars on the round, going out in 45 and with 47.
Snead Flight: Tom
Eysenbach (90), Marcy Glidden (90), Art Henry (91), Javier Quintero (93), John
Thomas (96).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Snead Flight on GCAmTour-Houston
tour stop at River Ridge Golf Club. Tom
Eysenbach and Marcy Glidden both carded rounds of 90 in regulation play so they
went overtime to the par-5th 10th hole. On the first playoff hole it was Eysenbach
capturing the win, his first of the season.
In regulation play, Eysenbach carded six pars, going out in 46 and in
with 44. Glidden carded six pars on the
day and started off slow on the front nine, going out in 50. Glidden made a nice comeback coming in with
a solid 40 back nine to get into the playoff.
Art Henry finished with third place honors and round of 91, just
one-stroke back. Henry carded three
pars on the day, going out in 43 and in with 48. John Thomas finished with fifth place honors and round of
96. Thomas carded four pars on the day,
going out and in with matching 48.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$160.00
Art Flores, #4 (ACE from 141-yds, 9-Iron)
Marshall
Sweed, #6
Garret
Gill, #8
Craig
Duncan, #12
Bill
Schuster, #15
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $40.00
Wayne
Taylor, #3
Art
Flores, #4
Kevin
Duke, #11
Joe
Sublett, #12
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $55.00
John
Heintz, #1
Rudy
Benavides, #5
Gus
Aldana, #6
George
Carlisle, #9
Michael
Walker, #10
Randy
Adcock, #15
Marty
Hodges, #16
Patrick
Keith, #18
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $40.00
Mark
Dion, #4 & #16
Wayne
Glover, #10
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Greg
Smith, $350.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Hunter Hudgens
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Vernon Wells
Bridgestone
Balls, Ray Bednar
Bridgestone
Balls, Randy Adcock
Flight Winners:
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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 (4)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Palmer (6)
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Senior Palmer (7)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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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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Hogan (16)
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Senior Hogan (16)
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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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$100.00
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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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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Sarazen (14)
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Senior Sarazen (15)
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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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Jones (6)
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Senior Jones (14)
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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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Snead (11)
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$50.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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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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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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$800.00
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Closest to Pins
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$710.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$5,790.00
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