Jeff Zemencsik (Houston, TX) – GCAmTour-Houston, August
16-17, 2014. The GCAmTour-Houston Tour
Championship at Gleannloch Pines produced Year End Flight Champions, Tournament
Champions, “Sudden Death” Playoffs, Eagles, Birdies, and Pars, Oh My! A nice August weekend for golf, HOT, WINDY,
and COMPETITIVE.
The Course:
Gleannloch Pines Golf Club, Spring, Texas. The course was in good summer condition with
green tees, fairways, and THICK rough.
The greens were in good condition as well, smooth and fast, running
9-10.
The Weather:
A beautiful summer weekend along the Texas Gulf Coast, HOT and
WINDY. It was a great weekend to be
outside with blue sky, a mix of clouds, and plenty of sunshine. The temperatures were in the mid 90’s, hot
and humid. The winds were relatively
calm early and grew stronger as the day went on, from the S 10-15mph for most
of the day. The last groups were
blessed with a nice cool afternoon shower.
The Tournament:
Championship Flight:
Martin Nealey (154), Jeff Whitzel (154), Nathan Ashley (159), Daniel
Lokey (160), Aaron Pickering (161).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Championship Flight at
GCAmTour-Houston event at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club. Martin Nealey and Jeff Whitzel both carded matching low
tournament two-day totals of 154. The
playoff hole was Gleannloch Pines 28th hole, the island green
par-3. On the first playoff hole it was
Martin winning it with a par-3 as Whitzel found trouble off the tee. Nealey had several milestones with this
win. This was Nealey’s third win of the
season, a repeat winner at Gleannloch, and propelled him to finish as Runner-Up
Year End Flight Champion. In regulation
play Nealey carded rounds of 76/78, including seventeen pars and birdies at
holes 1 and 12, and 6, 7, 8. Jeff
Whitzel had a great season and finished with runner up honors and rounds of
74/80, including eighteen pars and birdies at holes 6, 7, 17 and 1. Nathan Ashley open with the tournament lead
and low round of 73 but couldn’t hold on and finished with third place
honors. Ashley carded rounds of 73/86
including eighteen pars and birdies at holes 4, 16, 17 and 6. Ashley also carded a two-under back nine of
33 on day one. Daniel Lokey finished
with fourth place honors and two-day total of 160, including rounds of
80/80. Lokey carded nineteen pars and a
birdie at the par-4 11th on day two. Aaron Pickering finished with fifth place honors and two-day
total of 161, including rounds of 85/76.
Pickering carded nineteen pars, a birdie at 13 and an EAGLE-3 on the par-5 7th hole, a birdie at the 11th(R2).
Palmer Flight:
Cedric Smith (154), Frank Wallace (157/37/22), John Hunt (157/37/24),
Tino Flores (157/40), Bill Gomez (169).
Cedric
Smith put an exclamation point on a great season by winning the Tour
Championship, his fourth victory of the season, including a Major at the San
Antonio Open at La Cantera. Smith
opened day one with the lead and round of 79 and closed it with a round of 75,
two-day total of 154 and three strokes clear.
Smith carded twenty-one pars and birdies at holes 16 and 1 & 3. The win propelled Smith to top honors and
earned Year End Flight Champion-Palmer.
Frank Wallace finished with runner up honors and two-day total of
157/37/22, with rounds of 82/75.
Wallace carded twenty-one pars and birdies at holes 2 and 14(R2). Wallace also captured three wins on the
season and a runner up finish at the Horseshoe Bay Major. John Hunt finished with third place honors
and two-day total of 157/37/24 with rounds of 83/73. Hunt carded twenty-three pars and birdies at holes 7 and
9(R2). Tino Flores finished with fourth
place honors and two-day total of 157/40, with rounds of 80/77. Flores carded twenty pars, and EAGLE-3 at the par-5 7th, and birdie at the par-4 12th(R2). Bill Gomez made the trip down from the
Indiana Tour worthwhile and finished with fifth place honors and two day total
of 169, with rounds of 84/85. Gomez
carded eleven pars and birdies at holes 5(R1) and 12(R2).
Senior Palmer Flight:
Alan Collier (160), Robert Corbello (160), Traylor Sells (161), Kevin
Turner (164/38), Bob Fuller (164/42).
“Sudden
Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Senior Palmer Flight at
GCAmTour-Houston event at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club. Alan Collier and Robert Corbello both carded matching two-day
totals of 160. The playoff hole was
Gleannloch Pines 28th hole, the island green par-3. With a gallery of 20+ watching from inside
and out, the epic playoff battle began.
Both players were a bit nervous on the first playoff hole and carded
matching 5’s on the par-3. On the
second playoff hole Collier, backed up on the fringe near the bulkhead,
switched clubs and proceeded to chip in for birdie. Undaunted, Corbello lined up his birdie put from 8-10’ and
covered Collier. On the third playoff
hole both players carded par-3 again.
On the fourth playoff hole Collier carded par-3 as Corbello couldn’t
convert on the long par putt. Congrats
to Collier for saving his best for last and winning the Tour Championship! In regulation play, Collier carded rounds
of 76/84, including eighteen pars and birdies at holes 7 and 17(R1). Corbello finished with runner up honors and
end to his best season on tour, capturing the 2014 Senior Palmer Flight
Championship. Corbello had an amazing
six-win season including two Major wins, Horseshoe Bay and The Texas Masters at
Barton Creek. In regulation play
Corbello carded fifteen pars and birdies at holes 4(R1) and 3, 14(R2). Traylor Sells finished with third place
honors and two-day total of 161, with rounds of 80/81. Sells carded sixteen pars and birdies at
holes 4(R1) and 7,16(R2). Sells also
finished T2 at the Puerto Rico Major, his top of the year. Kevin Turner finished with fourth place
honors and two-day total of 164/38, carding rounds of 80/84. Turner carded twenty pars and a birdie at
the par-4 7th(R1). Bob
Fuller finished with fifth place honors and two-day total of 164/42, including
rounds of 79/85. Fuller carded thirteen
pars and birdies at holes 5 and 11(R1).
Hogan Flight:
James Sheppeard (166), Tom Dyer (166), Roger Masek (167), Jeff Stahlhut
(169/39), Gus Aldana (169/42).
“Sudden Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Hogan
Flight at GCAmTour-Houston event at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club. James Sheppeard and Tom Dyer both carded matching
two-day totals of 166. The playoff hole
was Gleannloch Pines 28th hole, the island green par-3. On the first playoff hole it was Sheppeard
making birdie-2 for the victory, his second win of the season. In regulation play Sheppeard carded rounds of
82/84 with nineteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 12th(R1). Dyer carded rounds of 83/83 with eleven pars
and birdies at holes 10(R1) and 11, 13(R2).
Roger Masek finished with third place honors and two-day total of 167,
rounds of 82/85. Masek carded eighteen
pars and a birdie at the par-3 15th hole (R1). Masek had a good season and finished with
two wins including a victory at Hill Country Tour Championship and finished
with Runner-Up honors for the Year End Flight Champion. Jeff Stahlhut finished with fourth place
honors and two-day total of 169/39, including rounds of 89/80. Stahlhut carded sixteen pars and a birdie at
the par-5 14th hole (R2).
Stahlhut recorded one victory on the season at the Redstone Spring
Classic. Gus Aldana finished with fifth
place honors and two-day total of 169/42, including rounds of 81/88. Aldana was the first round leader but
couldn’t hole on for the victory.
Aldana carded fifteen pars.
Senior Hogan Flight:
Daryl Epperson (159), Tim VanLandingham (160), Michael Walker (166),
Bobby Stokes (169/42/26/12/4), Chris Neeley (169/42/26/12/5).
Daryl
Epperson finished off a great season and captured the Tour Championship with a
two-day total of 159, one stroke clear of the field. Epperson opened with a leading round of 76 and followed it up
with an 83. Epperson’s victory also
catapulted him to top honors for season, earning the Senior Hogan Flight Year
End Champion, Order of Merit.
Epperson’s rounds of 76/83 included nineteen pars and birdies at holes
4, 11, 18 (R1) with an impressive 1-under par back nine of 35 (R1). Tim VanLandingham made the trip over from
the Hill Country Tour worthwhile.
VanLandingham made a charge and finished one-stroke back with a two-day
total of 160, rounds of 82/78.
VanLandingham was charging but fell just short, missing a tap in putt
along the way. VanLandingham carded
nineteen pars and birdies at holes 18 (R1) and 14 (R2). Michael Walker finished with third place
honors and two-day total of 166, rounds of 80/86. Walker carded fifteen pars and a birdie at the par-4 5th
hole. Walker carded one victory on the
season and a T2 at the Sooner State Showdown Major. Bobby Stokes finished with fourth place honors and round two-day
total of 169/42/26/12/4, with rounds of 85/84.
Stokes carded eleven pars and birdies at holes 6 and 17 (R1) and 7 and 9
(R2). Stokes had one win on the season
at the Wilderness Shootout. Chris
Neeley finished with fifth place honors and round two-day total of
169/42/25/12/5, with rounds of 87/82.
Neeley carded fourteen pars and birdie at the par-3 5th hole
(R1). Neeley had one victory on the
season at the Woodlands Tournament Course and a T3 at the Bayou Classic Major.
Sarazen Flight:
Massimo Passini (171), Gary Gum (172/45), Rick Smalley (172/47), Greg
Smith (173/40/22), Hubert Buffalo (173/40/26).
Massimo
Passini had a few milestones at the Houston Tour Championship at Gleannloch
Pines. Passini captured his third
victory of the season, was a repeat winner at Gleannloch, and won the Tour
Championship. Passini carded a two-day
total of 171, with rounds of 83/88 for the wire-to-wire victory. Passini carded seventeen pars along the
way. Gary Gum finished with runner up
honors and two-day total of 172/45, with rounds of 84/88. Gum carded thirteen pars for the event. Gum captured two tournament wins over the
season, Cypress Lakes and The San Antonio Masters. Rick Smalley finished with third place honors and round of
172/47, with rounds of 86/86. Smalley
carded eleven pars and birdies at holes 2, 6, and 13 (R2). Smalley had a good season and finished up
with runner up honors for Year End Flight Champion, Order of Merit capturing a
win at the Redstone Spring Classic.
Greg Smith finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of
173/40/22, with rounds of 88/85. Smith
carded ten pars, a birdie at the par-5 14 (R2) and THE SHOT OF THE
TOURNAMENT. During round 2 on the par-4
13th, Smith purred a 4-iron from 185yds and made EAGLE-2! Smith also had a
T2 finish at the Sooner State Showdown Major this season. Hubert Buffalo finished with fifth place
honors and two-day total of 173/40/26, with rounds of 89/84. Buffalo carded sixteen pars during the
event.
Senior Sarazen Flight:
Keith Gannon (157), Mark Kirby (158), Craig Duncan (161/39), L.P. Jones
(161/41), Olan Benge (161/44).
Keith
Gannon finished strong and fired a closing round of 77 to win by one stroke
over the field in the tightly contested Senior Sarazen Flight. Gannon carded a two-day total of 157, with
rounds of 80/77. Gannon carded fifteen
pars and birdies at holes 3 and 15 (R1) and 8 and 16 (R2). Gannon’s win also propelled him to finish
the Year End Flight Order of Merit with runner up honors. Mark Kirby was the leader after day one with
an opening round of 77. Kirby played
well on day two and followed up with a round of 81, but fell one stroke short,
two-day total of 158. Kirby carded
seventeen pars and birdies at holes 5, 11, and 16 (R1). Kirby had one victory on the season at the
High Meadow Ranch Memorial. Craig
Duncan finished with third place honors and two-day total of 161/39, with
rounds of 81/80. Duncan carded
seventeen pars and birdies at holes 3 (R1) and 4, 17 (R2). Duncan had three top-3 finishes on the
season. L.P. Jones finished with fourth
place honors and two-day total of 161/41, with rounds of 81/80. Jones carded seventeen pars and birdies at
holes 16 (R1) and 8 (R2). Jones had
three top-3 finishes on the season.
Olan Benge finished with fifth place honors and two-day total of 161/44,
with rounds of 79/82. Benge carded twenty
pars and a birdie at the par-3 17th hole (R2). With the strong finish, Benge also secured
the Year End Flight Champion Order of Merit for Senior Sarazen. Benge had three victories on the season
including a recent win at the Texas Masters at Barton Creek Major.
Jones Flight:
Patrick Richardson (164), Marcy Glidden (169), Rick Halprin (173), Ray
Bednar (175), Mike Murphy (176).
Patrick
Richardson had a breakout event and captured his third victory of the
season. Richardson fired a career low
tournament round of 80 on day one and backed it up with a round two total of
84. Richard won the Tour Championship
and secured runner up honors for the Year End Flight Champion Order of Merit. Richardson also captured three wins this
season and Top-3 at the Bayou Classic at Lake Charles. Richardson’s two-day total of 164 included
seventeen pars and birdies at holes 4 (R1) and 4 (R2), including a front nine
of one-over par 37 on day two. Marcy
Glidden finished with runner up honors and two-day total of 169, with rounds of
88/81. Glidden carded ten pars and
birdies at holes 1 and 4 (R2), including an amazing front nine total of
one-over par 37 on day two. Glidden
also captured Year End Flight Champion Order of Merit Runner-Up honors,
finishing runner up at Horseshoe Bay Major and runner up at the Bayou Classic
at Lake Charles Major. Rick Halprin
finished with third place honors and round of 173, with rounds of 85/88. Halprin carded twelve pars and birdies at
holes 16 and 17 (R1) and 9 (R2).
Halprin had one win on the season, Walden on Lake Conroe, a runner up
finish at the Horseshoe Bay Major and a Top-3 at the Bayou Classic at Lake
Charles Major. Ray Bednar finished with
fourth place honors and two-day total of 175, with rounds of 89/86. Bednar carded eight pars and a birdie at the
par-3 1st hole (R2). Bednar
had four top-3 finishes or better on the season. Mike Murphy finished with fifth place honors and two-day total of
176, with rounds of 84/92. Murphy
carded sixteen pars and a birdie at the par-3 15th hole (R1). Murphy had two top-3 finished on the season.
Snead Flight:
Javier Quintero (176), Carl Eaton (185), Robert Viator (188), Art Henry
(192/47/28), Rick Hagel (192/47/31).
Javier
Quintero goes wire to wire and captured his fourth victory of the season; nine
strokes clear of the field and two-day total of 176. Quintero opened with a great round of 87 and closed it with a
nice finish and 89. Quintero carded
eleven pars at the event. The win also
secured the Year End Flight Championship Order of Merit for Quintero. Other victories this season were High Meadow
Ranch, Wilderness, and The Bayou Classic at Lake Charles Major. Carl Eaton finished with runner up honors
and two-day total of 185, with rounds of 92/93. Eaton carded nine pars and a birdie at the par-3 10th
hole (R1). Eaton also captured the Year
End Flight Championship Order of Merit for Senior Snead. Eaton had two wins on the season, Gleannloch
Pines in the fall and The Woodlands Player Signature. Robert Viator finished with third place honors and two-day total
of 188, with rounds of 90/98. Viator
carded seven pars at the event. Viator
had one win on the season at Quail Valley.
Art Henry finished with fourth place honors and two-day total of
192/47/28, with rounds of 101/91. Henry
carded ten pars and a birdie at the par-4 16th hole (R2). Henry had one victory on the season at the
Legends of Golf Classic at Onion Creek.
Rick Hagel finished with fifth place honors and two-day total of
192/47/31, with rounds of 96/96. Hagel
carded six pars and a birdie at the par-5 11th hole (R2). Hagel had a top-3 finish at the Texas Master
at Barton Creek Major this season.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players
won optional side games:
Closest to the pin
$150.00
Larry
Viktorin, #3 Jeff Whitzel, #1
Chris
Neeley, #5 Kendall Hisey, #6
Tom
Dyer, #10 Harry Johnson, #8
Roger
Masek, #15 Art Henry, #15
Rick
Halprin, #17 Craig Duncan, #17
Skins
Championship/Palmer: $27.00 &
$65.00
Martin
Nealey, #1 & #12 Frank
Wallace, #2
Jeff
Whitzel, #6 Martin Nealey, #8
Damian
Smith, #8 John Hunt, #9
Bob
Fuller, #11
Aaron
Pickering, #13
Art
Flores, #18
Skins Winners
Hogan/Sarazen: $165.00 & 125.00
Michael
Castenada, #4 Rick Smalley, #2
Jeff
Burke, #7 Tom
Dyer, #11
Tom
Dyer, #10 Greg
Smith, #13 (EAGLE-2)
Craig Duncan, #17
Skins Winners
Jones/Snead: $22.00 & $20.00
Bilal
Jordan, #5 Mike Murphy, #5
Mark
Boles, #7 Scott Sammons, #7
Carl
Eaton, #10 Harry Johnson, #8
Mike
Murphy, #14 & #15 Rick
Hagel, #11
Rick
Halprin, #16 & #17 Javier
Quintero, #13
Art
Henry, #16
Anthony
Parrish, #18
Troops First 50/50
Raffle:
Terry
Collins, $350.00
Bill
Schuster, $350.00
Prizes:
La
Torretta-2, Mike Murphy G25
Driver, Martin Nealey
La
Torretta-2, Harry Johnson Cobra
Driver, Daniel Lokey
Quail
Valley-2, Gary Gum Callaway
Driver, Cedric Smith
Quail
Valley-2, Scott Nagai Odyssey
Pro Putter, Larry Viktorin
River
Ridge-4, Ray Bednar Nike
Method Putter, Scott Sammons
Eagle
Pointe-4, Marcy Glidden Nike Method Putter, Dwayne London
Cinco
Ranch-4, Rickey Felts Nike
Method Putter, Art Henry
Golf
Club of Houston-4, Aaron Pickering Nike
Method Putter, Rick Halprin
Woodlands-2,
George Smith Titleist
Bag, Robert Corbello
Woodlands-2,
Tim VanLandingham
Woodlands
Player-2, Chris Neeley
Woodlands
Player-2, L.P. Jones
High
Meadow Ranch-4, Terry Collins
Walden
on Lake Conroe-4, Damian Smith
Wilderness-2,
Del Hocker
Wilderness-2,
Art Flores
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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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Palmer (7)
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Senior Palmer (9)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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Hogan (10)
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Senior Hogan (17)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$400.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Sarazen (14)
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Senior Sarazen (12)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$350.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$350.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$250.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$250.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Jones (14)
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Snead (9)
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$350.00
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1st - Gift Certificate
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$300.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$250.00
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2nd - Gift Certificate
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$200.00
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3rd - Gift Certificate
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$150.00
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4th - Gift Certificate
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$100.00
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Prizes
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Trophies
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$1,000.00
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$5,900.00
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Tournament
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Golf Galaxy Gift Cards
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$3,600.00
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Flight Champions
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Prizes (Golf & Gear)
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$7,000.00
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Skins
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$1,680.00
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Closest to Pins
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$1,500.00
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$20,680.00
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