Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston, June 24,
2014. HOT, HUMID weather and calm winds
combined with great course conditions produced competitive scoring and
Playoffs! Two “Sudden Death” scorecard
playoffs headline the day’s events at The Woodlands Player Course, The
Woodlands, Texas.
The Course:
The Woodlands Player Course, The Woodlands, Texas. The course was in beautiful condition with
green tees, fairways, and rough. The
greens were in great condition, smooth and fast, running 10+.
The Weather:
A HOT, HUMID day along the Texas Gulf Coast. If you like it hot, it was a nice day to be outside with a mix of
clouds, sunshine, blue sky, and later thunderstorms. The temperatures were in the lower to mid 90’s, hot and
humid. The winds were relatively calm
from the ESE 5-8mph for most of the day.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Travis Nichols (76), Aaron Pickering (77), Corey Freeland (80), Daniel
Lokey (81), Nathan Ashley (89).
Travis
Nichols captured his fourth victory of the 2014 season with a matching low
tournament round of 76. Nichols also
successfully defended his Palmer Flight victory from the 2013 season. Nichols round of 76 included twelve pars and
a birdie at the par-5 16th hole, going out and in with matching
nines of 38. Aaron Pickering finished
with runner up honors and round of 77, just one-stroke back. Pickering carded twelve pars and birdies at
holes 2 and 14, going out in 37 and in with 40. Corey Freeland finished with third place honors and round of 80,
three strokes back. Freeland carded ten
pars and a birdie at the par-3 14th hole, going out and in with
matching nines of 40. Daniel Lokey made
his tour debut with a fourth place finish and round of 81. Lokey carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-3
11th hole. It was a tail of
two nines for Lokey, going out in 1-over par 37 and in with 44. Nathan Ashley finished with fifth place
honors and round of 89. Ashley carded
five pars and a birdie at the par-5 7th hole, going out in 45 and in
with 44.
Palmer Flight:
Robert Corbello (76/38), Tino Flores (76/40), Joe Sublett (78), Dennis
Walsh (81), Jeff Bankard (83).
“Sudden
Death” scorecard playoff determines the winner of the Palmer Flight at
GCAmTour-Houston event, The Woodlands Player Course. Robert Corbello and Tino Flores both carded rounds of 76 in
regulation play. Due to inclement
weather, a scorecard playoff determined the winner. Corbello’s back nine total of 38 was two better than Flores for
the victory, Corbello’s fifth win of the season. Corbello’s matching low tournament round of 76 included twelve
pars and birdies at holes 2 and 11, going out and in with matching nines of
38. Tino Flores matching low tournament
round of 76 included thirteen pars and a birdie at the difficult par-3 8th
hole, going out in even par 36 and in with 40.
Joe Sublett finished with third place honors and round of 78, just two
strokes back. Sublett carded nine pars
and birdies at holes 11 and 17, going out in 42 and in with even-par 36. Dennis Walsh finished with fourth place
honors and round of 81. Walsh carded
nine pars and birdies at holes 2 and 16, going out in 40 and with 41. Jeff Bankard made the trip over from the
Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with fifth place honors and round of
83. Bankard carded nine pars and a
birdie at the par-5 7th hole, going out in 38 and in with 45.
Hogan Flight:
Aaron Brougher (79), Roger Masek (81), Matt Purgahn (83), James
Sheppeard (84), Al Campo (87).
Aaron Brougher captured his second victory of the season two
strokes clear of the field and round of 79.
Brougher carded six pars and birdies at holes 1, 14, and 16 in the
tightly contested Hogan Flight.
Brougher went out in 42 and finished strong with a one-over par 37 back
nine. Roger Masek seems to have found
his stroke and over his last three events has finished 1st, 2nd,
and 2nd. Masek’s runner up
round included nine pars and a birdie at the par-3 14th, going out
in 42 and with three-over 39. Matt
Purgahn finished with third place honors and round of 83. Purgahn carded seven pars and a birdie at
the par-4 17th, going out in 45 and with a two-over par 38. James Sheppeard finished with fourth place
honors and round of 84, just one-stroke back.
Sheppeard carded nine pars on the day, going out and in with matching
nines of 42. Al Campo followed up his
victory at The Wilderness with a fifth place finished at the Woodlands
Player. Campo carded a round of 87 that
included five pars and a birdie at the par-3 11th, going out in 45
and in with 42.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Mike Hafner (78/37), Bruce Beakley (78/38), Robert Hayward (78/41),
Steve Trickel (79), Mike Innes (80/40/24).
“Sudden
Death” scorecard playoff determines the winner of the Senior Hogan Flight at
GCAmTour-Houston event, The Woodlands Player Course. Mike Hafner, Bruce Beakley, and Robert Hayward carded rounds of
78 in regulation play. Due to inclement
weather, a scorecard playoff determined the winner. Hafner’s back nine total of one-over par 37 was the best of the
group and he captured his second win of the season. Hafner carded ten pars and birdies at holes 6 and 13 in
regulation play, going out in 41 and in with 37. Bruce Beakley finished with runner up honors and round of
78/38. Beakley carded eight pars and
birdies at holes 3, 7, and 11, going out in 40 and in with 38. Robert Hayward finished with third place
honors and round of 78/41. Hayward
carded nine pars and birdies at holes 1, 4, and 12, going out in one-over par
37 and in with 41. Steve Trickel
finished with fourth place honors and round of 79, just one-stroke back. Trickel carded eleven pars on the day and
nothing worse than bogey. Trickel went
out in two-over par 38 and in with 41.
Mike Innes finished with fifth place honors and round of 80/40/24. Innes carded ten pars and a birdie at the
par-3 14th, going out and in with matching nines of 40.
Kristopher
Bixby captured his first victory of the 2014 season in the tightly contested
Sarazen Flight and round of 86. Bixby’s
round was one-stroke clear of the field and included six pars, going out in 42
and in with 44. Adam Bray finished with
runner up honors and round of 87/45/29/13.
Bray carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 17th hole,
going out in 42 and in with 45. Rick
Houchins finished with third place honors and round of 87/45/29/15. Houchins carded three pars and birdies at
holes 4, 8, and 16, going out in 42 and in with 45. Dwayne London finished with fourth place honors and round of
90. London carded four pars and a
birdie at the par-4 6th hole, going out in 43 and in with 47. Kendall Hisey finished with fifth place
honors and round of 91/47. Hisey carded
four pars on the day, going out in 44 and in with 47.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Alan Joseph (79), Keith Gannon (80), Greg Faubion (85), Jim Craig (86),
Craig Duncan (87).
Alan
Joseph recorded a couple of milestones with his victory at The Woodlands Player
Course. First, it was Joseph’s first
win of the 2014. It was also Joseph’s
first time to break 80 in tournament play and third time to break 90. Joseph’s breakout round was good for the one-stroke
win and included nine pars and a birdie at the par-3 14th hole,
going out in 41 and in with two-over par 38.
Keith Gannon finished with runner up honors and round of 80, just
one-stroke back. Gannon carded eleven
pars on the day, going out in two-over par 38 and in with 41. Greg Faubion finished with third place
honors and round of 85. Faubion carded
five pars and birdies at holes 5 and 16, going out in 41 and in with 44. Jim Craig finished with fourth place honors
and round of 86. Craig carded eight
pars and a birdie at the difficult par-3 8th hole, going out in 40
and in with 46. Craig Duncan finished
with fifth place honors and round of 87, just one-stroke back. Duncan carded six pars and birdies at holes
1, 5, 16, and 18, going out in two-over par 38 and in with 49.
Jones Flight:
Blake Barnes (90), David Sipe (91), Ray Bednar (93), Mike Murphy
(95/47/28), George Torres (95/47/31).
Blake
Barnes captured his third victory of the 2014 season in the tightly contested
Jones Flight and round of 90. Barnes
one stroke clear victory included seven pars, going out in 46 and in with
44. David Sipe finished with runner up
honors and round of 91, just one-stroke back.
Sipe carded four pars and a birdie at the par-5 7th hole,
going out in 47 and in with 44. Ray
Bednar finished with third place honors and round of 93. Bednar carded two pars on the round, going
out in 45 and in with 48. Mike Murphy
finished with fourth place honors and round of 95/47/28. Murphy carded five pars on the round, going
out in 48 and in with 47. George Torres
finished with fifth place honors and round of 95/47/31. Torres carded three pars and a birdie at the
par-5 16th hole. Torres went
out in 48 and in with 47.
Snead Flight: Carl
Eaton (89), Doyle Flemming (104), Richard Schram (105/49), Gene Macha (105/54),
Robert Viator (108).
Carl
Eaton captured his second victory of the 2014 season in dramatic fashion over
the field. Eaton’s margin of victory
was 15 strokes, the largest of the 2014 season. It was also Eaton’s first tournament round score of the 2014
under 90. Eaton carded a round of 89 that
included four pars and birdies at holes 6, 7, and 16. Eaton went out in three-over par 39 and in with 50. Doyle Flemming made the trip down from the
DFW Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up honors and round of 104. Flemming carded four pars on the day, going
out in 55 and in with 49. Richard
Schram finished with third place honors and round of 105/49. Schram carded four pars on the day, going
out in 56 and in with 49. Gene Macha
made his tour debut with a top-3 finish and round of 105/54. Macha carded two pars on the day, going out
in 51 and in with 54. Robert Viator
returned to tour action and finished with fifth place honors and round of 108. Viator carded one par on the day, going out
in 55 and in with 53.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$200.00
Greg
Faubion, #5
Bill
Schuster, #8
Bruce
Beakley, #11
Aaron
Pickering, #14
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $45.00
Michael
Van Swol, #1
Tino
Flores, #8
Joe
Sublett, #17
Nelson
Fuertes II, #18
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $275.00
Bruce
Beakley, #3 & #11
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $20.00
David
Sipe, #2
Wayne
Glover, #4 & #17
Carl
Eaton, #6
Artis
Stewart, #9 & #12
Bobby
Ashcraft, #18
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Mike
Rayburn, $350.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, not claimed
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, not claimed
Srixon
Balls, Rick Smalley
Srixon
Balls, Rick Hagel
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 (6)
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Palmer (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
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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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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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Hogan (17)
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Senior Hogan (20)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
|
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$275.00
|
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
|
4th - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
|
4th - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
|
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5th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
|
|
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Sarazen (10)
|
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Senior Sarazen (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
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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Jones (12)
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Snead (8)
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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
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$150.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Prizes
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|
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Trophies
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$450.00
|
|
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,775.00
|
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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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Srixon Balls
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$40.00
|
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Srixon Balls
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$40.00
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Skins
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$870.00
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Closest to Pins
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$800.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,075.00
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