Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston, July 19,
2014. “Sudden Death Playoffs”, an
EAGLE-3, and soft course conditions headlined the day’s events at La Torretta
Resort & Spa. Rains early in the
week made the course play soft and long but it turned out to be a beautiful day
with mild winds that produced competitive scoring with several flights decided
by one-stroke!
The Course:
La Torretta Resort & Spa, Montgomery, Texas. The course was in good condition with green tees,
fairways, and thick rough. Rain
throughout the week softened the course up and made it play longer than the
posted yardage. The greens were in
decent condition, bumpy to smooth, running 9+.
The Weather:
The course received rain earlier in the week but ended on Thursday. The morning was overcast with no wind and a
bit cool for July, low 70’s. Overcast
sky turned to partly cloudy and later sunshine and blue sky. It turned out to be a nice day for golf. The temperatures were seasonably low, mid to
upper 80’s. The winds were relatively
calm from the ESE 0-5mph for most of the day.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Aaron Pickering (79), Randy Tadlock (82/40), Nathan Ashley (82/41),
Daniel Lokey (86), Sir John Trice (87).
Aaron
Pickering captured his second victory of the 2014 season with a tournament low
matching round of 79. Pickering was
steady on the day, carding nine pars and birdies at holes 3 and 9. Pickering went out in 39 and in with
40. Randy Tadlock returned to tour play
and finished with runner up honors and round of 82/40. Tadlock carded seven pars on the day and
never made anything worse than bogey, going out in 42 and in with a 40. Nathan Ashley finished with third place
honors and round of 82/41. Ashley
carded eight pars on the round, going out and in with matching nines of
41. Daniel Lokey finished with fourth
place honors and round of 86. Lokey
carded six pars and a birdie at the par-4 7th hole, going out in 44
and in with a 42. Sir John Trice
finished with fifth place honors and round of 87. Trice carded five pars and a birdie at the par-4 13th
hole, going out in 45 and in with a 42.
Palmer Flight:
Frank Wallace (79), Cedric Smith (79), Harold Jackson (79), Art Flores
(81/35), Dennis Walsh (81/40).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Palmer Flight at GCAmTour-Houston
event at La Torretta Resort & Spa.
Frank Wallace, Cedric Smith, and Harold Jackson all carded matching low
tournament rounds of 79 in regulation play so they went to the 18th
hole to begin the playoff. On the first
playoff hole Jackson was defeated and finished with third place honors. Wallace and Smith continued matching pars
until the sixth playoff hole with Wallace winning it with a par, his third
victory of the season. In regulation
play Wallace carded eight pars and birdies at holes 10, 14, and 17, going out
in 41 and in with a 38. Smith carded
ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 9th hole, going out in 41 and in
with a 38. Jackson carded seven pars
and birdies at holes 9 and 11, going out in 42 and in with a 2-over par
37. In was a tail of two nines for Art
Flores who finished with fourth place honors and round of 81/35. Flores carded nine pars and birdies at holes
6 and 13, going out in 46 and in with an even par back nine of 35! Dennis Walsh finished with fifth place
honors and round of 81/40. Walsh carded
four pars and birdies at holes 9 and 12, never made worse than a bogey, going
out in 41 and in with a 40.
Hogan Flight:
Terron Gaines (79), Roger Masek (80), Chris Stavinoha (83), Jeff
Stahlhut (85), Al Campo (86).
Terron Gaines made the trip down from the DFW Tour
worthwhile and captured his first victory of the 2014 season with a matching
low tournament round of 79. Gaines
carded seven pars and birdies at holes 1 and 3, going out in one-over par 37
and in with a 42. Roger Masek finished
with runner up honors and round of 80, just one-stroke back. Over his last five
events he has one win and four consecutive runner-up finishes. Masek carded eight pars and birdies at holes
8 and 14, going out and in with matching nines of 40. Chris Stavinoha has been consistent lately and over his last five
events, has carded two victories and now a third place finish. Stavinoha’s round of 83 included nines pars,
going out in 42 and with a 41. Jeff
Stahlhut finished with fourth place honors and round of 85. Stahlhut carded six pars and a birdie at the
par-4 12th hole, going out in 45 and in with a 40. Al Campo finished with fifth place honors
and round of 86. Campo carded four pars
and birdies at holes 9 and 16. Campo
went out in 46 and in with a 40.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Rickey Felts (81), Bruce Beakley (82), Darrell Wilson (84/40), Michael
Walker (84/42), George Smith (84/43).
Rickey
Felts, one of the oldest tenured members of GCAmTour-Houston returned to tour
action and captured his first victory of the 2014 season. Felts was steady on the round of 81, carding
eight pars and never making anything worse than bogey. Felts went out in 41 and in with a back nine
of 40. Bruce Beakley finished with runner
up honors and round of 82, just one-stroke back. Beakley carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-4 3rd
hole, going out in 42 and with a 40.
Darrell Wilson made the trip over from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile
and finished with third place honors and round of 84/40. Wilson carded eight pars on the round, going
out in 44 and in with a back nine of 40.
Michael Walker finished with fourth place honors and round of 84/42. Walker carded six pars and a birdie at the
par-5 9th hole. Walker went
out and in with matching nines of 42.
George Smith finished with fifth place honors and round of 84/43. Smith carded seven pars on the round, going
out in 41 and in with a back nine of 43.
Sarazen Flight:
Kyle Young (82), Rick Smalley (86), Matt Purgahn (87), Joe Armstrong
(89/42), Rick Houchins (89/44).
Kyle
Young has had a breakout season in 2014 and successfully captured his fifth tournament win!
Young was solid on the round of 82; four strokes clear of the
field. Young carded seven pars and
birdies at holes 9 and 16, going out in 43 and in with two over par 37. Rick Smalley is also having a nice season
and finished with runner up honors and round of 86. Smalley has eleven top-5 finishes this season. On the round, Smalley carded five pars and a
birdie at the par-5 16th hole, going out in 45 and in with a back
nine of 41. Matt Purgahn finished with
third place honors and round of 87, just one-stroke back. Purgahn carded four pars and a birdie at the
par-5 9th hole, going out in 46 and in with a back nine total of
41. Joe Armstrong finished with fourth
place honors and round of 89/42.
Armstrong carded four pars on the day, going out in 47 and in with a
back nine of 42. Rick Houchins finished
with fifth place honors and round of 89/44.
Houchins carded six pars on the day, going out in 45 and in with 44.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Mark “Mad Dog” Maddox (79), Gene Rampy (80/37), Greg Faubion (80/39),
Keith Gannon (84), Del Hocker (88).
Mark
“Mad Dog” Maddox has been on a tear over his last five events, going 1st,
2nd, 2nd, 2nd, and 1st! Maddox needed every stroke of the matching
tournament low round of 79 because it was just good enough for a one-stroke
victory. Maddox carded eight pars and
birdies at holes 13 and 17, going out in 42 in with a 2-over par back nine
total of 37. Gene Rampy made the trip
over from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up honors
and round of 80/37. Rampy carded an
amazing twelve pars and a birdie at the par-5 9th hole. Rampy went out in 43 and with a 2-over par
back nine total of 37. Greg Faubion
“The Barefoot Bandit” finished with third place honors and round of 80/39. He earned the nickname after I saw him take
off the shoes and socks to play a ball near the 16th green while
standing thigh deep in the water! More
importantly, playing the next several holes barefoot. Faubion carded eight pars, a birdie at the par-5 1st
hole, and an EAGLE-3 at the par-5 18th
hole, barefoot! Faubion went out in 41
and in with a 39. Keith Gannon finished
with fourth place honors and round of 84.
Gannon carded nine pars on the round but couldn’t keep the big numbers
off the card, going out in 44 and in with a 40. Del Hocker finished with fifth place honors and round of 88. Hocker carded five pars and a birdie at the
par-5 9th hole, going out in 43 and in with a back nine total of 45.
Jones Flight:
David Sipe (87), Scott Sammons (87), Terry Collins (87), Ray Bednar
(88/42), Wayne Glover (88/43).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Jones Flight at GCAmTour-Houston
event at La Torretta Resort & Spa.
David Sipe, Scott Sammons, and Terry Collins all carded matching rounds
of 87 in regulation play so they went to the 18th hole to begin the
playoff. On the first playoff hole the
scores were par, bogey, and double-bogey, respectively for Sipe, Sammons, and
Collins. Sipe has had a breakout season
and captured his fourth tournament victory of the season. In regulation play, Sipe carded six pars,
going out in 44 and in with a back nine total of 43. Scott Sammons finished with runner up honors and carded four pars
and a birdie at the par-3 11th hole, going out in 43 and in with a
44. Terry Collins finished with third
place honors and carded nine pars, going out in 45 and in with a back nine of
42. Ray Bednar finished with fourth
place honors and round of 88/42. Bednar
carded four pars and a birdie at the par-5 18th hole, going out in
46 and in with a back nine total of 42.
Wayne Glover finished with fifth place honors and round of 88/43. Glover carded four pars on the day, going
out in 45 and in with a back nine total of 43.
Snead Flight: Jim
Lamberth (96), Tom Eysenbach (97), Bryce Kocian (98), Richard Schram (106),
Tracey Valencia (109).
Jim
Lamberth has had a good season and captured his first victory of the year. Prior to the win, Lamberth has placed 3rd,
3rd, 2nd, and now 1st, including two top-3
finishes at Majors. Lamberth needed
every stroke, as his round of 96 was a one-stroke victory. Lamberth carded three pars on the day, going
out in 51 and in with a back nine total of 45.
Tom Eysenbach finished with runner up honors and round of 97. Eysenbach carded two pars on the day, going
out in 47 and in with a back nine total of 50.
Bryce Kocian finished with third place honors and round of 98. Kocian carded two pars and a birdie at the
par-3 11th hole, going out and in with matching nines of 49. Congratulations to Kocian for winning the
Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle!
Richard Schram finished with fourth place honors and round of 106. Schram carded two pars on the round, going
out in 55 and in with a back nine total of 51.
Tracey Valencia finished with fifth place honors and round of 109. Valencia carded four bogeys on the day,
going out in 53 and in with a back nine total of 56.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$110.00
Robert
Hayward, #2
Vernon
Wells, #6
Ruben
Perez, #11
Frank
Wallace, #14
Kendall
Hisey, #17
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $10.00
Aaron
Pickering, #3
Art
Flores, #6, #13
Daniel
Lokey, #7
Frank
Wallace, #10, #14, #17
Harold
Jackson, #11
Dennis
Walsh, #12
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $75.00
Vernon
Wells, #6
Roger
Masek, #8
Greg
Smith, #11
Mark
Maddox, #13
Greg
Faubion, #18 (EAGLE-3)
Skins Winners Jones/Snead: $15.00
Anthony
Parrish, #1, #12
Freddy
Espinoza, #2, #16
Scott
Sammons, #8
Mike
Murphy, #9
Wayne
Glover, #13
Terry
Collins, #17, #18
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Bryce
Kocian, $240.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Aaron Pickering
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, Roger Masek
Srixon
Balls, Harold Jackson
Srixon
Balls, Tom Eysenbach
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 (5)
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Palmer (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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$75.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
|
|
|
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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
|
$150.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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Sarazen (15)
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Senior Sarazen (11)
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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
|
$125.00
|
|
2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$125.00
|
|
3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$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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Jones (12)
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Snead (6)
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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
|
$125.00
|
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2nd - Gift Certificate
|
$75.00
|
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3rd - Gift Certificate
|
$100.00
|
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Prizes
|
|
|
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Trophies
|
$375.00
|
|
|
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
|
$2,675.00
|
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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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$605.00
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Closest to Pins
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$550.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$4,385.00
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