Scott R Chilcutt, Friendswood, TX (June 13, 2015) Timber Creek Golf Club, located just minutes west of the Johnson Space Center, Clear Lake and the Bay of Galveston, played host to the Friendswood Challenge on the Houston Tour Schedule.
Early morning heavy rains, along with an over abundance of lightning coming off the Gulf Coast looked like it would put the event in a wash out state. Patience from the membership and players that made the trip through some flooded roads, gave way to a delay that would prove to be worthy of the time. While carts were restricted to the paths, which has been more than regular this spring, play got underway and scores were low. The layout, short under normal conditions still lead to some record scoring and a number of personal bests on tour.
Wayne Waldrep (Jones Flight) was "Up for the Srixon Challenge", winning his flight playing a Srixon ball and will get a dozen sent to him for the win. With a personal best low round, Marshall Sweed grabbed the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving, by three strokes.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: First time player from Kingwood, TX, Derek Husband carded one of the many personal bests on the day. The 20 year old, made birdie on the par 5 - 9th to go out in +1, added birdies on the par 3 - 15th and par 5 - 18th to clear the flight by four strokes for the Championship. Travis Nichols of Houston, TX, would make birdie on the par 3 - 17th to knot it up with Vidor, TX, player Aaron Pickering, with a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 10th, to share the runner up honors.
Palmer Flight: Despite a couple of stumbles on the day, Ernie Dyer of Orange, TX, became a two time winner on the season and five time winner on tour, including the 2014 Senior National Championship (Hogan Flight), Just one stroke back, Bruce Beakley of Houston, TX, and Tomball, TX player James Sheppeard, a six time winner on the season, shared the runner up finish.
Hogan Flight: Visiting Hill Country Tour player, Brian Cox from Killeen, TX, picked up his sixth win on tour and first since the 2012 - Challenge @ The Springs. Cox made the turn with a one stroke lead, just enough to maintain a one stroke advantage at the end of the day over The Woodlands, TX, player Tom Dyer and New Braunfels, TX, resident,Michael Campbell, both splitting the second place finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: Mike Hafner of Katy, TX, broke out of a bundle of runner up finishes on the season, including the Major Championships at the Decemeber Hawaii Amateur Championship and the May - Hall of Fame Championship in Florida to shoot a career low round on tour. The +3 finish was plenty for Hafner to pick up his four win on tour. Four strokes back, another flight with a pair sharing the runner up honors, Arthur Flores of Houston, TX, and Humble, TX, player Tim Kozlowski with birdies on the par 5 - 9th and par 2 - 15th split the second and third place points.
Sarazen Flight: Continuing on a theme of personal best low rounds, Massimo Passini of Houston, TX, carded three birdies on the day to notch his twelfth win on tour. Making birdie on the par 5 - 18th, Bellaire, TX, player Kyle Young, a winner his last time out, grabbed sole position of the second place honors with a trio tied in the third place spot. The pair of Katy, TX, members, Kristopher Bixby, with a birdie on the par 4 - 6th and Adam Bray shared the show place finish with Houston, TX member Rick Houchins.
Senior Sarazen Flight: The Woodlands, TX, resident, Mike Innes would use a birdie on his final hole of the day, the par 5 - 9th to pick up his thirteenth win on tour and third of the season. One stroke back, Gary Gum of Spring, TX, birdied the last two holes on each nine for his fourth runner up finish on the season to go with a win at Player Championship @ The Woodlands. Following a runner up finish at the Arkansas Championship at Hot Springs Village Major his last time out, Spring, TX, member, Chris Neelley rounded out the top three.
Jones Flight: First year tour player, Wayne Waldrep riding a wave of confidence from his National Championship qualifying, third place finish at the Arkansas Championship at Hot Springs Village, picked up his first win on tour. In his first event on tour, El Campo, TX, player Jeff Wadsworth with two birdies on the day, took the second place honors with Cypress, TX player Anthony Parrish grabbing the final spot on the podium.
Senior Jones Flight: Marshall Sweed of Sugar Land, TX, birdied his first hole out of the gate, the par 4 - 10th and finished with a career low round for his second win on tour and first of the season. Three strokes back, Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX and Spring, TX player Terry Collins, with a birdie on the par 4 - 5th would share the second place finish.
Snead Flight: Javier Quintero of Houston, TX, picked up his eighteenth win on tour and first of the season. Quintero, would make birdie on the par 3 - 15th to finish ten strokes ahead of second place finisher, Mark Colwell, a two time winner on the season, from Selma, TX. Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort & Casino Major Champion, Robert Vespa of nearby Pasadena, TX rounded out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: ($96/each) 1 -- James Sheppeard, Tomball, TX; Travis Nichols, Houston, TX; Blake Barnes, Deer Park, TX; Don Martino, League City, TX; David Anthony, Cypress, TX.
Championship / Palmer: ($55/each) 1 -- James Sheppeard, Tomball, TX; Ralph Haun, Sugar Land; Travis Nichols, Houston, TX; Aaron Pickering, Vidor, TX.
Hogan: ($24/each) 2 -- Brian Cox, Killeen, TX. 1 -- Gus Aldana, Houston, TX; Michael Campbell, New Braunfels, TX; Mike Rayburn, Montgomery, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($48/each) 2 -- Larry Murphy, Cypress, TX. 1 -- David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Mike Hafner, Katy, TX; Tim Kozlowski, Humble, TX.
Sarazen: ($10/each) 4 -- Massimo Passini, Houston, TX. 3 -- Kyle Young, Bellaire, TX. 1 -- Blake Barnes, Deer Park, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($60/each) 2 -- Gary Gum, Spring, TX. 1 -- Larry Viktorin, Wharton, TX; Colin Knight, Richmond, TX; Greg Faubion, Richmond, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones: ($55/each) 1 -- Randy Adcock, Vidor, TX; Terry Collins, Spring, TX; Marshall Sweed, Sugar Land, TX; Jeff Wadsworth, El Campo, TX.
Snead: ($10/each) 6 -- Javier Quintero, Houston, TX. 2 -- Carl Eaton, Conroe, TX. 1 -- Mark Colwell, Selma, TX; Robert Vespa, Pasadena, TX; Tracey Valencia, Houston, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($120/each) #4 - Rick Halprin - 2' 8"; #7 - Frank O'Neill - 3' 11"; #15 - Vernon Wells - 8' 0"; #17 - Travis Nichols - 3' 3".
Upcoming Texas Events:
Players from around the country head to San Antonio for the sold out Srixon Championship at La Cantera on June 27th and June 28th.
Dallas members take on the Tarrant County Open at Sky Creek Ranch on June 20th before a South Central Region Major Championship the following weekend. Then the tour makes it's first stop at Southern Oaks Golf Club for the Battle at Burleson on Sunday, July 5th. Registration closes, Friday, June 26th at 11:59PM EST.
On tap in The Hill Country, the Austin - Nicklaus Open at the Hill Country Club, Flintrock Falls layout on July 11th. Entry deadline is Friday, July 3 at 11:59PM EST.
Houston area players make a return visit to The Woodlands, this round at the Tournament Course for The Woodlands Open on Monday, July 6th. While the event is currently on a waiting list we may be able to expand the field for an afternoon wave. Be sure to put yourself on the list if you'd like to play. Registration closes, Friday, June 26th at 11:59PM EST.
For More Information:
Scott R Chilcutt
Director - Texas Tours
Dallas Tour - Hill Country Tour - Houston Tour
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
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