Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – Strong winds challenge
GCAmTour-Houston players at the Quail Valley Championship, Missouri City,
Texas. The winds made the course play
very firm and fast, producing competitive scoring in several closely contested
flights.
The Course:
Quail Valley Golf Club, Missouri City, Texas. The course was in spring transition with a
mix of mostly green and some dormant grasses.
Like many courses this early in the year, running about a month behind
due to the cold winter. The winds dried
the course out producing very firm and fast conditions. The greens were in good condition, smooth
and fast, running 10.0+.
The Weather:
It was a nice day to be outside with a mix of blue sky, clouds, and
sunshine. The temperatures were in the
mid to upper 70’s and made it 80 degrees later in the afternoon. The winds were strong at times, making the
tight layout challenging for everyone.
The winds were steady from the S 15-20mph throughout the day, making
scoring difficult but competitive.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Scott Anderson (80), Gordon Wagner (83), Sir John Trice (86).
Scott Anderson followed up his debut round of 80 at River
Ridge with an identical round of 80 at Quail Valley. This time 80 was good enough for a three-stroke victory,
Anderson’s first of the season.
Anderson carded six pars and birdies at holes 1, 10, and 13, going out
in 39 and in with 41. Gordon Wagner
finished with runner up honors and round of 83. Wagner carded nine pars on the day, going out in 40 and with
43. Sir John Trice made his tour debut
with a third place finish and round of 86.
Trice carded six pars and birdies at holes 5, 10, and 12. Trice went out and in with matching 43
nine’s.
Palmer Flight:
Frank Wallace (77), Cedric Smith (80), John Ray (84/40), David Guy
(84/46), Allan Collier (88/44).
Frank
Wallace captured his second victory of the season and also fired the tournament
low round of 77. Wallace was steady on
the day, carding nine pars and an EAGLE-3 at the par-5 10th hole. Wallace never carded anything worse than
bogey and went out in 39 and in with 38.
Cedric Smith carded a round of 80 for the second consecutive event and
finished with runner up honors. Smith
carded five pars and birdies at holes 5 and 12, going out and in with matching
40’s. John Ray finished with third
place honors and round of 84/40. Ray
carded eight pars and a birdie at the difficult par-5 18th, going
out in 44 and in with 40. David Guy
finished with fourth place honors and round of 84/46. Guy carded ten pars on the day but found trouble at 7, 17, and
18, going out in 38 and in with 46.
Allan Collier finished with fifth place honors and round of 88/44. Collier carded six pars on the day, going
out and in with matching 44’s. Art
Flores had a memorable hole on the day, carding an EAGLE-3 at the par-5 10th hole, covering Frank Wallace
for the skins game!
Hogan Flight:
Roger Masek (79), Matt Wolfe (85/41), Aaron Brougher (85/43), Chris
Stavinoha (89/45), Scott Nagai (89/49).
Roger Masek finally put together that round he has been
looking for. Masek captured his first
victory of the season with an impressive six-stroke clear performance and round
of 79. Masek carded nine pars and a
birdie at the difficult par-5 18th hole, going out in 39 and in with
40. Matt Wolfe finished with runner up
honors and round of 85/41. Wolfe carded
eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Wolfe went out in 44 and in with 41. Aaron Brougher finished with third place
honors and round of 85/43. Brougher
carded nine pars on the day, going out in 42 and in with 43. Chris Stavinoha finished with fourth place
honors and round of 89/45. Stavinoha
carded five pars and birdies at holes 9 and 13, going out in 44 and in with
45. Scott Nagai finished with fifth
place honors and round of 89/49. Nagai
carded seven pars on the day, going out in 40 and in with 49.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Christopher Phillips (81), Mike Hafner (82), John Hilgers (83), Bob
Murphy (86), Randy Tate (88/44).
Christopher
Phillips captured his second victory of the season in the closely contested
Senior Hogan Flight. Phillips round of
81 was good for a one-stroke victory and included seven pars and birdies at
holes 4 and 6. Phillips went out in 39
and in with 42. Mike Hafner followed up
his victory at the Western Masters Major with a runner up finish at Quail
Valley. Hafner recorded a round of 82,
including eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole. Hafner went out in 38 and in with 44. John Hilgers finished with third place honors
and round of 83. Hilgers carded six
pars and a birdie at the par-4 4th hole, going out in 40 and in with
43. Bob Murphy finished with fourth
place honors and round of 86, including seven pars. Murphy went out in 42 and with 44. Randy Tate returned to tour action following his recent appendix
operation and finished with fifth place honors and round of 88/44. Tate carded seven pars on the day, going out
and in with matching 44.
Sarazen Flight:
Jeff Shen (87), Dwayne London (92/46), Gary Gum (92/47), Greg Smith
(92/50), Adam Bray (98).
Jeff
Shen continues to make a splash on GCAmTour-Houston and captured his third
victory in as many starts. Shen
followed his wins at Eagle Pointe and River Ridge with a win at Quail Valley. Shen carded a round of 87 for the
five-stroke victory, including seven pars, and going out in 45 and in with
42. Dwayne London finished with runner
up honors and round of 92/46. London
carded six pars on the day, going out and in with matching 46. Gary Gum finished with third place honors
and round of 92/47. Gum carded four
pars on the day, going out in 45 and in with 47. Greg Smith finished with fourth place honors and round of 92/50. Smith carded two pars and birdies at holes
2, 5, and 10 but couldn’t keep the big numbers off the card. Smith went out in 42 and with 50. Adam Bray finished with fifth place honors
and round of 98, including two pars.
Bray went out in 48 and in with 50.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Mike Innes (86), Will Whitley (92), Michael Bell (93), Marty Hodges
(94/47), Alan Joseph (94/49/32).
Mike
Innes captured his second victory of the season with an impressive six-stroke
clear round of 86. Innes carded four
pars and birdies at holes 8 and 10.
Innes went out in 44 and in with 42.
Will Whitley finished with runner up honors and round of 92. Whitley carded seven pars but found trouble
at the par-5 1st hole, going out in 49 and with 43. Michael Bell finished with third place
honors and round of 93. Bell carded two
pars and birdies at holes 8 and 10. Bell went out in 46 and with 47.
Marty Hodges finished with fourth place honors and round of 94/47. Hodges went out and in with matching 47 on
both nines, carding five pars. Alan
Joseph finished with fifth place honors and round of 94/49/32, including five
pars. Joseph went out in 45 and in with
49.
Jones Flight:
Patrick Richardson (85), Mark Dion (86), Lu Cormier (87), Rick Halprin
(89), Marcy Glidden (94).
Patrick
Richardson captured his second victory of the season in the tightly contested
Jones Flight. Richardson’s round of 85
was one stroke clear of the field and included four pars and birdies at holes
10, 12, and 17. Richardson needed every
stroke and went out in 42 and with 43.
Mark Dion finished with runner up honors and round of 86. Dion carded six pars and a birdie at the
par-5 10th hole. Dion went
out and in with matching 43. Lu Cormier
finished with third place honors and round of 87. Cormier carded seven pars and birdie at the par-3 8th
hole. Cormier went out in 43 and with
44. Rick Halprin finished with fourth
place honors and round of 89. Halprin
carded eight pars on the day but couldn’t keep the big numbers off the
card. Halprin went out in 42 and in
with 47. Marcy Glidden made her Jones
debut with a fifth place honors and round of 94. Glidden carded two pars and a birdie at the par-4 13th
hole. Glidden went out in 48 and in
with 46.
Snead Flight:
Robert Viator (88), Carl Eaton (92), Javier Quintero (96), Bryce Kocian
(103), Mark Colwell (105).
Robert
Viator captured his first victory of the season with an impressive four-stroke
clear round of 88. Viator carded four
pars on the day, going out in 43 and in with 45. Carl Eaton finished with runner up honors and round of 92. Eaton carded five pars on the day, going out
in 48 and in with 44. Javier Quintero
finished with third place honors and round of 96. Quintero carded seven pars on the day, going out and in with
matching 48. Bryce Kocian finished with
fourth place honors and round of 103.
Kocian carded four pars on the day, going out in 57 and in with 46. Mark Colwell finished with fifth place
honors and round of 105. Colwell carded
one par and six bogeys on the day, going out in 54 and in with 51.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$105.00
Greg
Smith, #2
Art
Flores, #6
Lu
Cormier, #8
Scott
Nagai, #11
Marty
Hodges, #14
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $40.00
Scott
Anderson, #1 & #13
John
Ray, #18
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $55.00
Bruce
Beakley, #1
Greg
Smith, #5
Christopher
Phillips, #6
Michael
Bell, #8
Kevin
Koy, #12
Chris
Stavinoha, #13
Lance
Miller, #17
Roger
Masek, #18
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $40.00
Rick
Halprin, #3
Lu
Cormier, #8
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Cathay
McGee, $180.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Daryl Epperson
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Bruce Beakley
Bridgestone
Balls, Marcy Glidden
Bridgestone
Balls, Gordon Wagner
Flight Winners:
Winners
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Awards
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Winners
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Awards
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Championship (3)
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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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$50.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Hogan (11)
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Senior Hogan (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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$125.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Sarazen (10)
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Senior Sarazen (11)
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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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$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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Jones (11)
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Snead (10)
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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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$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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Prizes
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Trophies
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$350.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$2,725.00
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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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$590.00
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Closest to Pins
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$525.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$4,370.00
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