Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston, July 7,
2014. The Woodlands Tournament Course
lived up to its name and provided the perfect venue in “Tournament Condition”
for GCAmTour-Houston Players. A
beautiful day with mild winds combined with great course conditions produced
competitive scoring with several flights decided by one-stroke!
The Course:
The Woodlands Tournament Course, The Woodlands, Texas. The course was in “Tournament Condition”
with green tees, fairways, and thick rough. The greens were in near perfect condition, smooth and fast,
running 10+.
The Weather:
A beautiful summer day along the Texas Gulf Coast, mildly hot with calm
winds from the SSE. It was a great day
to be outside with a mix of clouds, sunshine, and blue sky. The temperatures were in the lower to mid
90’s, hot and humid. The winds were
relatively calm from the SSE 5+mph for most of the day.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Dennis Reiner Jr. (76), Martin Nealey (77), Sean Fenton (79/41), Daniel
Lokey (79/43), Gordon Wagner (82).
Dennis
Reiner Jr. earned his first victory of the 2014 season in the tightly contested
Championship Flight at The Woodlands Tournament Course. Reiner Jr’s tournament low round of 76
included twelve pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th hole, going out
in 39 and with 1-over par 37. Martin
Nealey returned to tour action and finished with runner up honors and round of
77, just one-stroke back. Nealey carded
eleven pars and a birdie at the par-5 6th hole. Nealey went out in 39 and in with 2-over par
38. Sean Fenton made the trip down from
the DFW worthwhile and finished with third place honors and round of
79/41. Fenton, fresh off his Major Victory
at San Antonio-La Cantera, carded nine pars and birdies at holes 4 and 13. Fenton went out in 38 and in with 41. Daniel Lokey finished with forth place
honors and round of 79/43. Lokey carded
twelve pars and a birdie at the par-5 1st hole, going out in one
over par-37 and in with 43. Gordon
Wagner finished with fifth place honors and round of 82. Wagner carded eleven pars and a birdie at
the par-5 15th hole, going out and in with matching nines of 41.
Palmer Flight:
Rick Keszeg (78), Frank Wallace (80), Ron Finnerty (81/40), Randy
Pittman (81/42), Jacob Morton (83).
Rick
Keszeg appears to have successfully made the flight promotion from Hogan to
Palmer by capturing his third victory of the season. Keszeg’s round of 78 was two strokes clear and included ten pars
and birdies at holes 12 and 15. Keszeg
went out in 40 and in with a 38. Frank
Wallace finished with runner up honors and round of 80. Wallace carded ten pars on the day and made
nothing worse than bogey, going out and in with matching nines of 40. Ron Finnerty made the trip over from the
Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with third place honors and round of
81/40. Finnerty carded nine pars and a
birdie at the par-4 10th hole, going out in 41 and with a 40. Randy Pittman made his tour debut and
finished with forth place honors and round of 81/42. Pittman carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-5 6th
hole, going out in 39 and in with 42.
Jacob Morton made the trip over from the Hill Country Tour and finished
with fifth place honors and round of 83.
Morton carded nine pars and birdies at holes 1 and 12, going out in 44
and in with a 39.
Senior Palmer Flight:
Dennis Walsh (78), Traylor Sells (79), David Arnold (80/37), Joe Sublett
(80/40), Harold Jackson (83/41).
Dennis
Walsh earned his first victory of the 2014 season, in the tightly contested
Senior Palmer Flight, by one stroke over the field and round of 78. Walsh arrived just before the tournament
started and went straight from the car to cart without warming up. Walsh may want to consider this strategy
going forward as it produced the winning round of 78. Walsh carded ten pars and birdies at holes 12 and 15, going out
and in with matching nines of 39.
Traylor Sells finished with runner up honors and round of 79. Sells carded twelve pars on the day and
managed to keep the big numbers off the scorecard, going out in 39 and in with
a 40. David Arnold seems to have found
his game as of late and finished with third place honors and round of 80/37,
his lowest of the season. Arnold carded
six pars and birdies at holes 5, 12, and 13.
Arnold went out in 43 and with a 1-over par 37. Joe Sublett finished with forth place honors
and round of 80/40. Sublett carded
seven pars and birdies at holes 4 and 12.
Sublett went out and in with matching nines of 40. Harold Jackson finished with fifth place honors
and round of 83/41. Jackson carded
seven pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th hole, going out in 42 and
in with a 41.
Hogan Flight:
Chris Stavinoha (83), James Sheppeard (84), Derrick Matthews (86), Aaron
Brougher (87), Jeff Stahlhut (88/44).
Chris Stavinoha is playing well as of late and recorded his
second victory of season in his last four starts. Stavinoha also carded his lowest tournament round of the season,
83. Stavinoha carded nine pars on the
day, going out in 41 and in with a 42.
James Sheppeard finished with runner up honors and round of 84, matching
his score from the last event at The Woodlands Player Course. Sheppeard carded seven pars and a birdie at
the par-3 8th hole, going out in 40 and in with a 44. Derrick Matthews made the trip over from the
Hill Country Tour and finished with third place honors and round of 86. Matthews carded ten pars and a birdie at the
difficult par-4 18th hole, going out in 41 and in with a 45. Aaron Brougher followed up his victory at
the San Antonio Major at La Cantera with a fourth place finish at The Woodlands
Tournament Course. Brougher’s round of
87 included eight pars and birdies at holes 5 and 12, going out in 45 and in
with a 42. Jeff Stahlhut finished with
fifth place honors and round of 88/44.
Stahlhut carded seven pars on the but couldn’t keep the big number off
the scorecard, going out and in with matching nines of 44.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Chris Neeley (82), Glynn Aldredge (84/42), Robert Hayward (84/44), John
Hart (86), George Smith (88/41).
Chris
Neeley captured his first victory of the 2014 season two strokes clear of the
field and round of 82. This was
Neeley’s lowest tournament round since the season began back in October at
Cypress Lakes where he carded a 78.
Neeley carded seven pars and birdies at holes 1 and 6, going out in 40
and in with a 42. Glynn Aldredge
finished with runner up honors and round of 84/42. Aldredge carded eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 15th
hole. Aldredge went out and in with
matching nines of 42. Robert Hayward
finished with third place honors and round of 84/44. Hayward carded seven pars and a birdie at the signature par-5 13th
hole, going out in 40 and in with 44.
John Hart finished with fourth place honors and round of 86. Hart carded seven pars on the round, going
out in 46 and in with a 40. George
Smith finished with fifth place honors and round of 88/41. Smith carded five pars and birdies at holes
13 and 16, going out in 47 and in with a 41.
Sarazen Flight:
Matt Purgahn (79), Ronnie Davis (89/44/31/15/6/4), Jeff Greenwood
(89/44/31/15/6/5), Rick Smalley (90/40), Rick Houchins (90/45).
Matt
Purgahn captured his first victory of the season with an amazing round of 79;
ten strokes clear of the field. Since
April, Purgahn has been struggling and his scoring average over that period was
86.83. It appears that the drought has
ended; Purgahn carded nine pars and birdies at holes 3 and 12, going out in 39
and in with a 40. Ronnie Davis made the
trip over from the Hill Country Tour worthwhile and finished with runner up
honors and round of 89/44/31/15/6/4, carding seven pars on the day. Davis went out in 45 and in with 44. Jeff Greenwood finished with third place
honors and round of 89/44/31/15/6/5, carding three pars and a birdie at the par-5
13th hole. Greenwood went
out in 45 and in with a 44. Rick
Smalley finished with fourth place honors and round of 90/40. Smalley carded five pars and a birdie at the
par-5 13th hole, going out in 50 and in with a 40. Rick Houchins finished with fifth place
honors and round of 90/45. Houchins
carded six pars and a birdie at the par-5 13th signature hole. Houchins went out and in with matching nines
of 45.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Olan Benge (82), Mark Maddox (85), Doug Bass (86/40), Craig Duncan (86/42),
Keith Gannon (86/43).
Olan
Benge captured his second victory of the 2014 season with a three stroke clear
round of 82. It’s been since December
when Benge claimed his last victory at Cinco Ranch with a matching round of 82. Benge was steady on the round, carding six
pars and birdies at holes 1 and 15.
Benge went out in 40 and in with a 42.
Mark “Mad Dog” Maddox hasn’t played as many events this season but he
has been on a tear. His last four
starts have been 1st Place, T2, T2 and 2nd Place. Over that time period his scoring average
has been 84. Maddox round of 85
included five pars and birdies at holes 13 and 16, going out in 45 and in with
40. Doug Bass finished with third place
honors and round of 86/40. Bass carded
five pars and birdies at holes 14 and 15, going out in 46 and in with a
40. Craig Duncan finished with fourth
place honors and round of 86/42. Duncan
carded nine pars on the day, going out in 44 and in with a 42. Keith Gannon finished with fifth place
honors and round of 86/43. Gannon
carded seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 2nd hole, going out and
in with matching nines of 43.
Jones Flight:
Marshall Sweed (94), Terry Collins (95/48/32), Darrell Fontenot
(95/48/34), Marcy Glidden (96), Coy Dayton (97/45).
Marshall
Sweed captured his first tour victory of the 2014 season in the tightly
contested Jones Flight and round of 94.
Sweed’s one stroke victory round, his lowest of the season, included
seven pars and a birdie at the par-4 11th hole. Sweed went out in 49 and in with a 45. Terry Collins finished with runner up honors
and round of 95/48/32, matching his lowest tournament round of 2014. Collins carded two pars on the round, going
out in 47 and in with 48. Darrell
Fontenot made the trip over from the Louisiana Tour worthwhile and finished
with third place honors and round of 95/48/34.
Fontenot carded three pars on the round, going out in 47 and in with a
48. Marcy Glidden finished with fourth
place honors and round of 96, just one-stroke back. Glidden carded two pars and a birdie at the par-3 3rd
hole, going out and in with matching nines of 48. Coy Dayton finished with fifth place honors and round of
97/45. Dayton carded three pars on the
day, going out in 52 and with a 45.
Snead Flight:
Richard Schram (99), Stephen Sater (102), Javier Quintero (104), Rick
Hagel (107), Bryce Kocian (109).
Richard
Schram captured his first victory of the 2014 season three strokes clear of the
field and round of 99. Schram’s round
was his second lowest of the season and included one par and a birdie at the
par-3 3rd hole. Schram went
out in 45 and in with a 44. Stephen
Sater finished with runner up honors and round of 102. Sater has been playing well lately and over
his last four starts has finished 2nd, 2nd, 3rd,
and 2nd. Sater carded three
pars on the day, going out in 54 and in with a 48. Javier Quintero followed up his 2nd place finish at
the Texas Open at the La Cantera Major with a third place finish and round of
104. Quintero carded three pars on the
day, going out in 51 and in with a 53.
Rick Hagel finished with fourth place honors and round of 107. Hagel carded two pars on the round, going
out in 54 and in with a 53. Bryce
Kocian finished with fifth place honors and round of 109. Kocian carded one par on the day, going out
in 52 and in with a 57.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$220.00
Michael
Walker, #3
Alan
Patterson, #8
Doug
Bass, #14
George
Smith, #16
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $35.00
Walter
Menuet, #3
David
Arnold, #5
Martin
Nealey, #6
David
Anthony, #9 & #16
Ron
Finnerty, #10
Nelson
Fuertes II, #14
Denny
Reiner, #18
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $70.00
Keith
Gannon, #2
Aaron
Brougher, #5
Chris
Neeley, #6
James
Sheppeard, #8
Keith Grissom,
#9
Bruce
Beakley, #11
Doug
Bass, #14
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $30.00
Marshall
Sweed, #4 & #11
Artis
Stewart, #6
Harry
Johnson, #7
Alan
Patterson, #8
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Rick
Keszeg, $380.00
Prizes:
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, not claimed
Golf
Galaxy $50 gift card, McLeod Glass
Srixon
Balls, Gus Aldana
Srixon
Balls, Denny Reiner
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 (10)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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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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Palmer (11)
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Senior Palmer (13)
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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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$150.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$75.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Hogan (13)
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Senior Hogan (19)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$225.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$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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$125.00
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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 (15)
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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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$150.00
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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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$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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Jones (12)
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Snead (10)
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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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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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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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$4,225.00
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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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$940.00
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Closest to Pins
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$960.00
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Total Prize Pool
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$6,755.00
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