Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston, May 24,
2014. Alligator! GCAmTour-Houston
players get a visit on the putting and chipping green before the tournament
from a 6-7’ Alligator! Playoffs,
Playoffs, and more Playoffs! Three
“Sudden Death” playoffs headline the day’s events at The Wilderness Golf Club,
Lake Jackson, Texas.
The Course:
The Wilderness Golf Course, Lake Jackson, Texas. The course was in nice condition with green
tees, fairways, and rough. The greens
were in good condition, smooth and medium fast, running 9.5.
The Weather:
A beautiful day along the Texas Gulf Coast and a nice day to be outside
with a mix of blue sky, clouds, and sunshine.
The temperatures were in the mid to upper 80’s. The winds were steady from the SSE 8-10mph
throughout the day, providing the players with a cooling breeze.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Aaron Pickering (74), Lynn Cormier (75), Jeff Whitzel (76), Bernard
Weber (78), Scott Anderson (82/39).
Aaron
Pickering captured his first victory of the 2014 by one stroke over the field
in the tightly contested Champion Flight.
Pickering fired the tournament low round of two-over par 74 from
6,700yd+ set up. Pickering went out
with a 39 on the front nine and came back in with a 1-under back nine total of
35. Pickering carded ten pars and
birdies at holes 2, 13, and 16. Lynn
Cormier, past Wilderness Champion, finished with runner up honors and round of
75, one-stroke back. Cormier carded ten
pars and birdies at holes 5, 6, and 9, going out in 38 and with a 37. Jeff Whitzel finished with third place
honors and round of 76, again just one stroke back. Whitzel carded fourteen pars against four bogeys, going out in 37
and in with 39. Bernard Weber finished
with fourth place honors and round of 78.
Weber carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-4 11th hole,
going out in 40 and in with 38. Scott
Anderson finished with fifth place honors and round of 82/39. Anderson carded seven pars and a birdie at
the par-3 16th hole (closest to pin winner), going out in 43 and in
with 39.
Palmer Flight: Joe
Sublett (77), Frank Wallace (79), Dennis Walsh (81), John Hunt (82/41/26/11),
Art Flores (82/41/26/13).
Joe
Sublett captured his second victory of the 2014 season, both coming with a
winning score of 77. Sublett carded
eight pars and birdies at holes 2, 4, 5, and 10, going out in even-par 36 and
in with 41. Frank Wallace finished with
runner up honors and round of 79.
Wallace carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 2nd hole,
going out in 39 and in with 40. Dennis
Walsh finished with third place honors and round of 81, his sixth top-5 finish
of the season. Walsh carded nine pars
and birdie at the par-4 3rd hole, going out in 39 and in with
42. John Hunt finished with fourth
place honors and round of 82/41/26/11.
Hunt carded nine pars and birdies at holes 3 and 12, going out and in
with matching nines of 41. Art Flores
finished with fifth place honors and round of 82/41/26/13. Flores carded eight pars and a birdie at the
par-5 2nd hole, going out and in with matching nines of 41.
Hogan Flight: Al
Campo (76), Aaron Brougher (85/39), Gus Aldana (85/43), James Sheppeard
(87/42), Chris Stavinoha (87/44).
Al
Campo returned to tour action and captured his first victory of the 2014 season
with an impressive round of four-over par 76.
Campo carded ten pars and birdies at holes 12 and 15, going out in 39
and with a one-over par 37. Aaron
Brougher finished with runner up honors and round of 85/39. Brougher carded eight pars on the day, going
out in 46 but rallied for a three-over par 39 on the back nine. Gus Aldana finished with third place honors
and round of 85/43. Aldana carded eight
pars and birdies at holes 15 and 17, going out in 42 and in with 43. James Sheppeard finished with fourth place
honors and round of 87/42. Sheppeard
carded five pars and a birdie at the par-5 10th hole, going out in
45 and in with a 42. Chris Stavinoha
finished with fifth place honors and round of 87/44. Stavinoha carded seven pars on the day, going out in 43 and in
with 44.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Daryl Epperson (77), Christopher Phillips (79), Vernon Wells (80), Eddey
Neeley (83/38), Randy Tate (83/42).
Daryl
Epperson captured his third victory of the 2014 season with an impressive round
of five-over par 77, his lowest of the season.
Epperson carded seven pars and birdies at holes 4, 5, and 10, going out
in one-over par 37 and in with 40.
Christopher Phillips finished with runner up honors and round of
79. Phillips carded eleven pars on the
day, going out in 41 and in with 38.
Vernon Wells finished with third place honors and round of 80. Wells carded eight pars and a birdie at the
par-3 8th hole (closest to pin winner). Wells went out and in with matching nines of 40. Eddey Neeley finished with fourth place
honors and round of 83/38. Neeley
carded five pars and back-to-back birdies at holes 11 and 12. Neely went out in 45 on the front nine but
rallied on the back nine with two-over par 38.
Randy Tate finished with fifth place honors and round of 83/42. Tate carded nine pars and a birdie at the
par-3 8th hole, going out in 41 and in with 42.
Sarazen Flight:
Massimo Passini (83), Rick Smalley (83), Gary Gum (85/41), Dwayne London
(85/43), Ross Gonzales (87/43).
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Greg Faubion (79), L.P. Jones (79), Olan Benge (80), Craig Duncan (85),
Marty Hodges (86).
“Sudden
Death” Playoff determines the winner of the Senior Sarazen Flight at
GCAmTour-Houston event, the Wilderness Shootout. Greg Faubion and L.P. Jones both carded rounds of 79 in
regulation play. On the first playoff
hole it was Faubion carding a birdie-3 for the victory, his first of the
year. In regulation play Faubion carded
thirteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 11th hole, going out in 43
and rallied coming in with even-par 36 on the back nine. Jones carded seven pars and birdies at holes
6, 12, and 13, going out in 40 and in with 39.
Olan Benge finished with third place honors and round of 80. Benge carded eleven pars and a birdie at the
par-3 13th after a starting the tournament with a triple-double. Benge went out in 42 but rallied on the back
nine with a two-over par 38. Craig
Duncan finished with fourth place honors and round of 85. Duncan carded seven pars and a birdie at the
par-4 17th hole. Duncan went
out in 43 and in with 42. Marty Hodges
finished with fifth place honors and round of 86. Hodges carded eleven pars on day but couldn’t keep the big
numbers off the card, going out in 41 and in with 45.
Jones Flight:
Bobby Stokes (83), Wayne Glover (83), Marcy Glidden (85), David Sipe
(87), Scott Sammons (88).
“Sudden
Death” Playoff determines the winner of the Jones Flight at GCAmTour-Houston
event, the Wilderness Shootout. Bobby
Stokes and Wayne Glover both carded rounds of 83 in regulation play. On the first playoff hole both golfers carded
par-4 to tie. On the second playoff
hole it was par vs. double with Stokes capturing his first victory of the
season. In regulation play Stokes
carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th hole, going out in 37
and in with 46. Glover carded six pars
and birdies at holes 14 and 16, going out in 42 and with 41. Marcy Glidden finished with runner up honors
and round of 85. Glidden carded ten
pars on the round, going out in 43 and with 42. David Sipe finished with fourth place honors and round of
87. Sipe carded ten pars and a birdie
at the par-4 17th but couldn’t keep the big numbers off the
scorecard. Scott Sammons finished with
fifth place honors and round of 88.
Sammons carded eight pars on the round, going out in 43 but found
trouble on the back nine in with 45.
Snead Flight:
Javier Quintero (95), Stephen Sater (98), Bryce Kocian (105), Tom
Eysenbach (106), Tracey Valencia (117).
Javier
Quintero, winner of the Bayou Classic at Lake Charles, went back-to-back and
captured his third victory of the season with a three-stroke clear round
92. Quintero carded two pars and
birdies at holes 4 and 11, going out in 46 and with 49. Stephen Sater finished with runner up honors
for the second consecutive event with a matching round of 98. Sater carded three pars on the round against
eleven bogeys, going out in 48 and in with 50.
Tom Eysenbach finished with fourth place honors and round of 106. Eysenbach carded two pars and two bogeys on
the day, going out and in with matching nines of 53. Tracey Valencia made her tour debut with a fifth place finish and
round of 117. Valencia carded two pars
and three bogeys on the day, going out in 62 and in with 55.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$150.00
Olan
Benge, #4
Vernon
Wells, #8
L.P.
Jones, #13
Scott
Anderson, #16
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $90.00
Joe
Sublett, #4
John
Hunt, #12
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $107.00
Larry
Viktorin, #2(EAGLE-3)
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $35.00
Teryl
Houghton, #6
Blake
Barnes, #9
Wayne
Glover, #16
David
Sipe, #17 & #18
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Troy
McMaster, $275.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Kristopher Bixby
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Kevin Montague
Bridgestone
Balls, Mike Murphy
Bridgestone
Balls, Kendall Hisey
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 (7)
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Palmer (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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$75.00
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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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Hogan (8)
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Senior Hogan (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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$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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Sarazen (12)
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Senior Sarazen (9)
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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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Jones (17)
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Snead (5)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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2nd - 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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Prizes
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Trophies
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$450.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$2,500.00
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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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$670.00
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Closest to Pins
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$600.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$4,400.00
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