Houston Flight Champions Grab the Awards on Sunday

Scott R Chilcutt, Cypress, TX (August 16, 2015)  Bringing a close to the year, setting up for National and Senior National Championship bids in September, marks another historic chapter with the Golf Channel AM Tour on the Houston Tour.

The 2015 Points Campaign in Houston came to a close on Sunday at Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, TX.  Beginning the points year in October 2014 nearby at Cypress Lakes, 15 events made up the local schedule with a couple of excursions to New Ulm and Port Aransas and nearly 2,500 competitive rounds were played from players around the country.

Competing for year end awards, this year included a customized and personalized staff bag from Club Glove. This season in addition to the Flight Champion awards, a special Player of the Year bag was also given.



FLIGHT CHAMPIONS (ORDER OF MERIT POINTS The Journey to Better), awards presented by Clipper Wealth Management, Compressor Designs, Inc. and Universal Pressure Pumping.  

Championship Flight Champion:    Josh Stout of  Houston, TX made a run at the points Championship at Blackhorse, but wasn't able to catch the points leader.  Vidor, TX player, Aaron Pickering, ended the season with a 120 points advantage. Pickering, not able to join us for the Tour Championship, had his best season on tour,  picking up three wins early on the season to make it seven on tour.  Aaron, added a third place finish at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera in June for his best Major finish on tour to take Flight Champion honors.

Senior Championship Flight Champion:  Seemingly locked into the points Championship when the top two were not looking to play the last event, Gordon Wagner of Sugar Land, TX got snuffed out with a change of plans and late arrival of Spring, TX, player David Ortego.  Ortego made an early exit from a weekend event out of town to play the Tour Championship and secure his eligibility for the Senior National Championship.  In six events, during his first year on tour, David, won two, had a third place finish at Battle for Homstead IV Major Championship and finished ten points ahead of Wagner for the Club Glove Staff Bag.

Palmer Flight Champion:  Heading into the Tour Championship, James Shepeard of  Tomball, TX and Spring, TX, player Aaron Brougher were tied at the top. Sheppeard with eighteen events on the year has a distinct disadvantage with a flight change adjustment and Brougher's eleven events.  At the end of the day, the net points, swung towards Aaron for the Flight Championship award.  Both players, self promoted at different times of the year were looking to get better, and play has proven that. Brougher the 2015 Flight Champion winner, won the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera in late June to go with previous wins, including Major Championships.

Senior Palmer Flight Champion:  Local tour player, Traylor Sells of Cypress, TX had a slim, 100 point lead heading into the Tour Championship at Blackhorse.  Self promoted during the season to the Senior Championship Flight, Robert Corbello of Vidor, TX, found the number of Senior Championship Flight contests were going to be tough to find and with an eligible Palmer Tournament Index, Corbello moved back to the flight.  On Tour Championship weekend, Robert, did just enough plus more, shooting the low round of the flight on Saturday and solidifying the Flight Champion award by winning the Tour Championship.
   

Hogan Flight Champion:  Sugar Land, TX, resident, Derke Matta, started the Tour Championship with a 150 points lead, but had to hold off a surging Gus Aldana, from Houston, TX, to collect the Flight Champion award.  Aldana jumped into the runner up finish over Steve Nagy of Sugar Land, TX with his weekend performance and finished just 60 points behind the top spot.  Playing in his first year on tour, Matta, didn't get to the winners circle, but gained points on the field with a runner up at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay in March and fourth place finish at the Texas Masters at Barton Creek in August.

Senior Hogan Flight Champion:  Never far out of the top spot, George Smith of Magnolia, TX showed perseverance would win a Championship.  Fourth place at The Fall Classic at Dancing Rabbit, a T3 at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, a runner up at the Red River Shootout at Winstar, and a third at the Srixon Championship at La Cantera.  Smith, led wire to wire at the Texas Masters at Barton Creek the first of August to propel him into the top points spot for the Club Glove staff bag, customized with his name on top of a Flight Champion moniker.

Sarazen Flight Champion:  Entering the final event, Blake Barnes of Deer Park, TX, held a slight lead over Houston, TX, player Rick Houchins, but that lead faded at the Tour Championship.  Houchins, with a fifth place finish was just enough to grab the flight champion award by twenty points. Playing in 18 events on the points season, Rick was in the top five on thirteen occasions and had two wins, including the Hill Country Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio bringing his total wins on tour to twelve.

Senior Sarazen Flight Champion:  Playing in nineteen events on the season, Jim Craig of San Felipe, TX, started out his his winning ways in March in Hawaii.  Added a top three at the Western Masters weeks later to solidify his Senior National Championship qualification.  With eleven top fives on the season, Craig snatched another win at the tough, AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antionio for the Hill Country Tour Championship before finishing the Houston Tour Championship at Blackhorse with a T3 to bring home the Flight Championship.

Jones Flight Champion:  Wayne Waldrep of Spring, TX, wasn't able to compete at the Tour Championship with a scheduled trip to Florida at the end of the weekend, but it didn't matter.  Waldrep, in his first year on tour was able to put together three wins on the local level, a top three at the Arkansas Championship in Hot Springs and a runner up finish at Srixon Championship @ La Cantera.  Over his eleven event campaign on the season, Wayne carded finishes, more that half (6), in the top five to win the points championship by 115 points.

Senior Jones Flight Champion:  Traveling, Huntsville, TX, player Neil Macdonald made his rounds this year.  Competing in 37 events on the points year, Macdonald made the starting times at 10 Major Championships.  With a T3 at the Battle for Homestead IV, then followed up for third place finish at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera, Neil set up his National Championship qualification on a few fronts and he added a win at the March event in Galveston for a 75 points lead over Mike Murphy of Corrigan, TX.   

Snead Flight Champion:  Javier Quintero from Houston, TX, playing on tour since 2009, grabbed his National Championship qualification with a third place showing at the Red River Shootout at Winstar in May, followed up with a win at the Friendswood Challenge his next time out at Timber Creek in June and finished the season never out of the top four.  It was Quintero's third points championship and second in as many years.

Senior Snead Flight:  With a Major Championship under his belt on the points season, Conroe, TX, resident, Carl Eaton made the call at fifteen events. A win at the Masters @ Magnolia on the local schedule, Eaton sat on the top of the podium at the Srixon Champion @ La Cantera.   A runner up in the next two events, Carl then grabbed a third place finish at the Texas Masters @ Barton Creek to finish 195 points ahead of a surging Robert Haddon.    

Hill Country Tour, PLAYER OF THE YEAR, presented by HIGGINBOTHAM: The special award was set up and presented by Higgenbotham, a Business Insurance and Financial Services Company that services the state of Texas with home offices in Fort Worth.  The player from each tour in the state selected by the committee, with feedback from the membership that met a series of criteria, including having been promoted and continued The Journey to Better by excelling in the new flight.

Facing a certain promotion from the Hogan Flight, James Sheppeard of Tomball, TX, opted for the self promotion route before the three day Major swing in Oklahoma.  Coming off a win at The Masters @ Magnolia, his third of the new year, Sheppeard won his first event as a Palmer on the special Friday tournament at Dornick Hills in Ardmore, OK.  Since that swing, James went on to win four more local tour events, while placing second at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera.  Just short of the Flight Championship points lead, Sheppeard was clearly the Player of the Year on the Houston Tour.

Upcoming Texas Events:

Dallas crowns the year end champions at the Tour Championship.  The Tribute Golf Links, closed since the floods in late May, should be in excellent conditions for the Dallas Tour Championship on August 22nd and 23rd.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

Houston Tour Championship

Scott R Chilcutt, Cypress, TX (August 16, 2015)  Bringing a close to the year, setting up for National and Senior National Championship bids in September, marks another historic chapter with the Golf Channel AM Tour in south Texas.

The 2015 Points Campaign on the Houston Tour came to a close on Sunday at Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, TX.  Beginning the points year in October 2014 at Cypress Lakes, TX, 15 events made up the local schedule along with a couple of excursions to New Ulm and Port Aransas nearly 2,500 competitive rounds were played from players around the country.

Competing for year end awards, this year included a customized and personalized staff bag from Club Glove. This season in addition to the Flight Champion awards, a special Player of the Year bag was also awarded.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Second time tour player, Christopher McKay of Dallas, TX, led the field into Sunday morning with a first round 71 (-1) with the help of four birdies and an eagle on the par 5 - 18th.  Sunday was a different day when Katy, TX, player Jefred Villalobos, followed his three birdies on Saturday with another three on Sunday to jump into the lead on the par 5 - 11th and never looked back.  It was the third win in three attempts for Jefred.  McKay, wound up in the runner up spot for his best finish in two events.  One stroke back of second, Zachary Bell of Richmond, TX, a winner his first time out at the Missouri City Challenge in May, put together a run of three birdies on five holes, mid round to share the third place finish with Cypress, TX, member Marc Duncan.  Duncan carded four birdies on Saturday and added another on Sunday.

Palmer Flight:  Ralph Haun from Sugar Land, TX had sniffed the winner circle with three third place finishes during his first year on tour, but hadn't been able to get off the low level of the podium until this weekend.  Haun, tied going out on Saturday with one player, came to the club house even on the back to take a two stroke advantage to the Sunday round.  The overnight lead could have affected the final round score card, but Ralph put together a final round with three birdies, clearing the field by eight strokes for his first win on tour.  Harrison Hastings, playing in his second event on tour after a third place finish at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera, his first time out, carded eagle on the par 5 - 11th on Sunday which proved to be just enough for the runner up finish.  Michael Van Swol, recorded three birdies on the back nine on Sunday to take home the third place finish.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Vidor, TX, resident, Robert Corbello, shook up the field with an even par 72 and a three stroke advantage on Saturday.  Back out on Sunday, Corbello birdied the first hole out of the gate to make it look like the Championship script was already written.  Catching a little trouble on five and six, Robert would double the par 4 - 9th to make things interesting, but then follow with a birdie on the par 5 - 11th to seal the deal.  It was his first win on the season and tenth win on tour.   Dallas Tour player, JD Price of Lake Whitney, TX, carded seven birdies on the weekend, including five on Sunday to record the runner up finish with 2014 Senior Hogan Flight National Champion, Ernie Dyer, Orange, TX, rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Playing in his fourth event on tour, Tyler Logeman of Montgomery, TX came out of the shoots with a fury.  Starting out his day on Saturday on the #10 hole, Logeman made birdie on the par 5 - 11th, added another on the par 4 - 17th and finished his initial nine holes at even par.  Catching some of the nerves, Tyler settled in, but finished the Sunday round with another two birdies to win the flight wire to wire, by one stroke.  Magnolia, TX, player Tom Dyer, carded four birdies on his Sunday round to finish out in the runner up spot with Gus Aldana of Houston, TX, shooting the flight low round and sharing the runner up honors with Round Rock, TX, player Jorge Rodirquez.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Promoted from the Senior Sarazen Flight just after the first of January, Will Whitley, close to Blackhorse from Cypress, TX, jumped on a late year bandwagon.  Whitley, the winner of the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay in March went 0 - 8 the next events, but made the final of the points year count.  With lone birdies on both days, Will led the field by three strokes going into the final round and held on to a two stroke advantage over Robert Hayward of Houston, TX.  Sharing the third place finish, Keith Grissom of Orange, TX and ultimate Order of Merit Points Champion, Magnolia, TX, player George Smith finished two strokes out of second.

Sarazen Flight:  Bellaire, TX, player Kyle Young made a statement to the end of his Sarazen Flight times, and led wire to wire for his third win on the season, two of three at two day events.  Young with a flight low round 78 for the weekend on Saturday, took the overnight lead and matched the other players in the flight for a seven stroke advantage which will surely earn a promotion to the Hogan Flight.  Rick Smalley of College Station, TX, birided the par 4 - 4th on his opening round to hold off George Horton of Houston, TX, for the runner up finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Keith Gannon of Houston, TX, started the weekend with a bang and a four stroke lead.  Sitting on the lead overnight, Gannon would not look back, shooting another low flight round 80 to take home the Championship by nine strokes.  Houston, TX, member LP Jones, took six strokes off his first round finish to jump into the runner up spot, with Jim Craig of San Felipe, TX and Houston, TX, member Bruce LeGrand sharing the third place honors.

Jones Flight:  Haslet, TX, player Doyle Fleming, played well enough to pick up his second Tour Championship of the year after winning on the Hill Country.  Fleming, tied after the first round with Jeff Wadsworth of El Campo, TX, looked to be out of the Championship after the first nine holes on Sunday, but Wadsworth ran into troubles on his final nine leaving the win to Fleming. Local Cypress, TX, player Anthony Parrish maintained his top three finishes, only being out of the top three once in six events on the season rounding out the top three.

Senior Jones Flight:  Following up on her T-3 at the Texas Masters at Barton Creek, followed by at fourth place finish at the Hill Country Tour Championship at TPC San Antonio, Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX, looked to be in the thick of things. Starting the round on Sunday behind by four strokes, Cypress, TX, member Lee Isham didn't give up.  Isham, carded a second to low round on Sunday to pick up his first win on the season.  Glidden settled for the runner up honors with Houston, TX, player Rick Halprin rounding out the top three.

Snead Flight:  Robert Haddon of Bryan, TX seems to have it worked out.  Haddon took a seven stroke lead into the final round on Sunday, that was plenty to win the Tour Championship in the flight by seven strokes.  Robert Vespa, a two time winner on the year including the Red River Shootout Major Championship finished in the runner up spot tied with Ray Bednar of Houston, TX.




CLOSEST TO THE HOLE (Day 1):

($220/each)  #2 - Daniel Desilets - 5' 9";  #6 - Robert Corbello - 5' 1 1/2";  #14 - John Pickens  - 13' 4 1/2";  #16 - John Reynolds - 4' 3".

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE (Day 2):

($220/each)  #2 - Rick Smalley - 9' 5 1/2";  #6 - Jeff Wadsworth - 5' 7";  #14 - Allan Collier  - 9' 1";  #16 - Herb Reynolds - 1' 2".


SKINS - DAY 1:

Giant SKINS:  ($450/each)  1 -- Bill Schuster, Jersey Village, TX; Steve Allison, Spring, TX.

Championship:  ($36/each)  2 -- Logan Edwards, College Station, TX. 1 -- Jordan Wagner, Houston, TX; Marc Duncan, Cypress, TX; Christopher McKay, Dallas, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX.

Palmer:  ($80/each)  1 -- Ralph Haun, Sugar Land, TX; Derrick Matthews, Killeen, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($35/each)  3 -- Robert Corbello, Vidor, TX. 1 -- Doug Collins, Iraan, TX; Bruce Beakley, Houston, TX; Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; Walter Menuet, Houston, TX; J.D. Price, Whitney, TX.

Hogan:  ($30/each)  2 -- Tyler Logeman, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Steve Nagy, Sugar Land, TX; Steve Allison, Spring, TX; Derek Matta, Sugar Land, TX; Gus Aldana, Houston, TX; Mike Rayburn, Montgomery, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($75/each)  2 -- George Carlisle, Houston, TX. 1 -- David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Bill Schuster, Jersey Village, TX; Allan Collier, Dripping Springs, TX; Will Whitley, Cypress, TX.

Sarazen:  ($16/each)  4 -- Kyle Young, Bellaire, TX. 1 -- Ross Gonzales, Hockley, TX; Rick Houchins, Houston, TX; Blake Barnes, Deer Park, TX; Judson Severson, College Station, TX; Rick Smalley, College Station, TX; George Horton, Houston, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($40/each)  2 -- Larry Viktorin, Wharton, TX. 1 -- Robert Hayter, Houston, TX; Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX; Keith Gannon, Houston, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  ($45/each)  2 -- Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Jeff Wadsworth, El Campo, TX. 1 -- Paul Conrad, Houston, TX; Anthony Parrish, Cypress, TX; Artis Stewart, Houston, TX.

Snead / Senior Snead:  ($20/each)  3 -- Bryce Kocian, Wharton, TX. 2 -- Hal Wychopen, Magnolia, TX. 1 -- Stephen Sater, Sugar Land, TX; Art Henry, Victoria, TX; Ray Bednar, Houston, TX.


SKINS - DAY 2:

Giant SKINS:  ($220/each)  1 -- Harold Jackson, Baytown, TX; Herb Reynolds, Montgomery, TX; Aaron Brougher, Spring, TX; Harrison Hastings, College Station, Tx.

Championship:  ($44/each)  2 -- Daniel Desilets, Kermit, TX; David Ortego, Spring, TX. 1 -- Christopher McKay, Dallas, TX.

Palmer:  ($32/each)  2 -- Roger Masek, Sugar Land, TX. 1 -- Michael Van Swol, Sugar Land, TX; Aaron Brougher, Spring, TX; Harrison Hastings, College Station, Tx.

Senior Palmer:  ($40/each)  1 -- Roger Crooks, Austin, TX; Harold Jackson, Baytown, TX; Leslie Henry, Houston, TX; Walter Menuet, Houston, TX; Herb Reynolds, Montgomery, TX; J.D. Price, Whitney, TX.

Hogan:  ($55/each)  1 -- Ronnie Davis, Converse, TX; Derek Matta, Sugar Land, TX; Gus Aldana, Houston, TX; Tom Dyer, Magnolia, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($150/each)  1 -- Jimmie Chambers, Wharton, TX; George Carlisle, Houston, TX; Allan Collier, Dripping Springs, TX.

Sarazen:  ($53/each)  1 -- Blake Barnes, Deer Park, TX; Kyle Young, Bellaire, TX; Rick Smalley, College Station, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($40/each)  1 -- Larry Viktorin, Wharton, TX; Mark Kirby, Bridge City, TX; Robert Hayter, Houston, TX; Marty Hodges, Richmond, TX; Keith Gannon, Houston, TX.

Jones / Senior Jones:  ($80/each)  1 -- David Sipe, Houston, TX; John Pickens, Montgomery, TX; Anthony Parrish, Cypress, TX; Jeff Wadsworth, El Campo, TX.

Snead / Senior Snead:  ($20/each)  2 -- Bryce Kocian, Wharton, TX. 1 -- Javier Quintero, Houston, TX; Art Henry, Victoria, TX; Carl Eaton, Conroe, TX; Hal Wychopen, Magnolia, TX; Robert Vespa, Pasadena, TX; Ray Bednar, Houston, TX.

Upcoming Texas Events:

Dallas crowns the year end champions at the Tour Championship.  The Tribute Golf Links, closed since the floods in late May, should be in excellent conditions for the Dallas Tour Championship on August 22nd and 23rd.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

Texas Masters Championships Stay in Texas

FOUR OF TWELVE go to Houston Tour Players

Scott R Chilcutt, Austin, TX (August, 2, 2015)  The Texas Masters at Barton Creek welcomed players to the final Major Championship weekend before the National Championship and Senior National Championship break.  Texas Tour members, while a majority of the field, proved the local Austin, TX layout will be hard to come from out of state to take home the hardware.  In the 12 flights, all champions are members of one of the
 three Texas Tours and only three players out of 36 in the top three, were visiting tour members.  

Players in the field, contributed to the 50/50 raffle, raising more than $1300 for thee Feherty's Troops First Foundation.



RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  One stroke back after the Saturday round,  Gant Bills of Plano, TX, made up some ground on the Fazio Foothills course, with another four birdies to go with five the day before, but only enough ground to force a three way playoff.  Trophy Club, TX, player Andrew Braun, just outside of the final pairing made the biggest move, with four birdies of his own on the day.  First round leader, Cory Montgomery of Oklahoma City, OK, looked to have things locked up with two birdies and a -1 on the front, ran into trouble making the turn, but finished the last three holes even to get into the playoff mix.  On the first hole of the playoff, back to the par 4 - 10th, Bills would settle the Championship with a birdie to pick up his third win in his first season on tour.  Braun and Montgomery, both Major Champions in the 2015 points season would share the runner up spot.

Senior Championship Flight:  Recently promoted after his Senior Palmer Championship at the June Srixon Championship, Robert Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX, kept the ball rolling.  Lippert, with five birdies on the weekend, picked up his sixth win on the season, including three Major Championships.  Sugar Land, TX resident, Gordon Wagner carded an eagle at the par 5 - 15th on Sunday to make a run at the Championship, but fell short by the three strokes he started the day behind. It was Wagner's second runner up at a Major this season.  Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX made his Senior National Championship bid more official, with two birdies on the weekend rounding out the top three.

Palmer Flight:   Dave Davlin of San Antonio, TX, led the field wire to wire to back up his Championship at the 2014 Texas Masters at Barton Creek.  It was Davlin's, seventeenth win on tour and fourth Major Championship.  Lewisville, TX player Clay Johnston, came from eight strokes back after his first round on the Fazio layout to share the runner up honors with Tony Eno of Austin, TX.

Senior Palmer Flight:   Dusty Rhodes of Deer Park, TX, manhandled the field from the very start.  Starting the final round, four strokes ahead, Rhodes widened the gap on Sunday, picking up his first win on the season, seventh on tour and fourth Major Championship. Vidor, TX, resident, Robert Corbello jumped from a first round third place position into the runner up spot, with three birdies on the day, while Michael Fee of Mansfield, TX, made his own move, with two birdies on the Sunday round to round out the top three.

Hogan Flight:  Converse, TX, player, Ronnie Davis started the final round on the Crenshaw Cliffside course, three strokes out of the lead, but used his knowledge of the greens to close out the championship by two strokes.  For Davis, it was his third Major Championship on tour, all coming at the Texas Masters, where in 2011 he won at TPC San Antonio and 2009 when the event was contested only on the Crenshaw course at Barton Creek.  Playing in his first year on tour, Clift Dempsey of Catersville, GA became only one of three players outside the state of Texas to finish in the top three. A winner earlier in the year at the Srixon Championship at La Cantera, Rene Realme of San Antonio, TX, shot the flight's low round of the weekend to finish out the top three.

Senior Hogan Flight:  George Smith of Magnolia, TX, held a slim two stroke overnight lead, just ahead of Scott Harris of Fort Worth, TX.  Making the final turn of the event, Smith moved ahead another stroke, but found trouble on two of his final eight holes to open the door for more holes.  Back out to the #10 hole on the Fazio Course, Smith would kick back into gear for a par and his first win at a Major and fifth on tour.  Harris would finish in the runner up spot, bettering his third place finish at the Arkansas Championship, with Wimberly, TX, player John Hilgers carding a flight low round for the third place finish.

Sarazen Flight:  Boerne, TX, member, Rudy Cantu followed his Major win at the Srixon Championship @ La Cantera, for his second major in as many attempts and fourth win on tour this points season. Cantu, starting the final round on the tenth hole, overtook first round leader, Preston Miller of Fort Worth, TX, on the front nine and never looked back.  College Station, TX, resident, Rick Smalley started the day, nine strokes out of the lead, making up ground to card the show place finish.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Five strokes back after the Saturday round on the Fazio layout, Richmond, TX, player Greg Faubion, recorded the low flight round of the weekend on the Crenshaw course with the help of a birdie on the par 3 - 17th to grab his first Major Championship, third win of the season and fourth on tour.  Charles Sagray of San Antonio, TX, and Houston Tour member, Mark Kirby of Bridge City, TX, both with a pair of birdies on the weekend shared the runner up honors.

Jones Flight:  Leader in the clubhouse after the Saturday round,  Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX looked to give up that lead after the par 5 - 16th, but followed with a birdie on the par 3 - 17th, which proved to be just enough for the Championship.  It was the third win on the season and second Major Championship after winning early in the year at Horseshoe Bay.  Spring, TX, member Joe Armstrong, finished just one stroke back, equaling his best finish on tour.  Sitting near the bottom of the leader-board after round 1, James Price of Portland, TX bounced back to round out the top three on the Crenshaw layout. 

Senior Jones Flight:  Four strokes out of the overnight lead, Cathay McGee of Houston, TX, made up just enough of the deficit to go to extra holes with Cypress, TX member Lee Isham.  On the first playoff hole, McGee would make par to pick up her second Major Championship after winning the 2014 Pinehurst Amateur.  For Isham it solidified his Senior National Championship spot, with the pair of Marcy Glidden of  Brookshire, TX and Wesley Chappel, FL, traveler, Micki Cuppett sharing the third place finish.

Snead Flight:  William Speck of Corpus Christi, TX, made it three in a row and four out of the last five, including the Major, Srixon Championship @ La Cantera his last time out. Starting the day seven strokes back, Speck shot the low round of the flight on Sunday to finish two strokes ahead of  Bobby Ashcraft of San Antonio, TX.  San Angelo, TX first year player, Douglas Taylor grabbed the final podium spot.

Senior Snead Flight:   Houston, TX, player Ray Bednar led from start to finish over the flight for his third win on the season and first Major Championship.  Bednar ended the championship, six strokes clear of Boerne, TX member Tom Hill with Carl Eaton of Conroe, TX taking the third place finish.

Upcoming Texas Events:

Players scramble for National Championship qualification and Year End Flight Champion awards as the points season winds down.

The double points and double prize fund event at the Tour Championship where spots are filling up quickly for the Saturday, August 15th and Sunday August 16th, Houston Tour Championship @ Blackhorse.  Registration deadline is Friday, August 7th, but is sure to sell out before then.

TPC San Antonio, The AT&T Oaks Course, closes the Hill Country season on Sunday, August 9th at the Hill Country Tour Championship.  Entries are closed, but potential spots are available on the waiting list.  

The Tribute Golf Links, closed since the floods in late May, should be in excellent conditions for the Dallas Tour Championship on August 22nd and 23rd.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Director - Texas Tours

Dallas  Tour - Hill Country Tour  - Houston Tour

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com