Scott R Chilcutt, The Woodlands, TX (July 11, 2016)
The Tournament Course at The Woodlands is rich with history at the highest level of golf. PGA Tour wins from the likes of David Duval ('98), Hal Sutton ('01) and Vijay Singh ('02) go with more recent Insperity Invitational, presented by United Healthcare, wins on the Champions Tour from Bernard Langer ('08,'14), John Cook ('09), Fred Couples ('10) and this year Jesper Parnevik ('16).
With that history, it was important to the committee that we savor the moment. Pace of play be darned, we wanted the players to feel just a bit of the professional tour element, with pin placements from the final day of the 2016 Insperity Invitational and boy did they get it. Under most conditions the players would have been screaming at the turn at the devilish spots the holes were placed. Not this time, we wanted everyone to feel a sense of being in the BIGS and BIGS it was!
Marcy Glidden (Senior Jones Flight) was "Up for the Srixon Challenge". Winning her respective flight playing a Srixon ball, she will get a dozen sent to her for the win. In a four way playoff, Chris Neelley picked up the Tournament Champion, presented by Carlisle's Engraving with a net even par 72. The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $450, bringing the year to date total from the Texas Tour local events to $10,030 contributed to the Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: First year player, Blake Wilson out of League City, TX, seems to have found his way at the Woodlands. In his second event on tour, Wilson shot a four under 68 at the Panther course and was on that kind of pace on Monday. Two under after four, Blake seemed to settle into a rhythm that would be on course for another big lead, but doubled the last hole and came back to the field. Midland, TX, member Terry Rice, one back after nine, got back to all square on the 10th, then took the lead on 15, only to relegate the top spot, with a double of his own on the par 4 - 18th. For Wilson it was his third win, in his first year on the tour. David Ortego of The Woodlands, rounded out the top three, just two back of the lead.
Palmer Flight: Tomball, TX, standout, James Sheppeard, had two wins on the season, and a bunch of top three's, but wasn't satisfied. Sheppeard did nothing spectacular on the day, but achieved one goal, his third win on the season. Jeff Zemencsik of Magnolia, TX, overcame an ugly front nine, taking nine off the back nine to settle into a tie for the runner up spot with a pair of Houston, TX, players, Brian Jordan and Vince Scudiero.
Senior Palmer Flight: Just off his promotion from the Senior Hogan Flight, Robert Hayward of Houston, TX, kept the momentum rolling. One back after the turn, Hayward would put the pedal to the metal to see a four stroke victory. Orange, TX, member Ernie Dyer, with a birdie right out of the gate, couldn't keep pace, finishing in the runner up spot with Jim Penn of Houston, TX, and Pasenda, TX, member Bo Kirkwood sharing the top three spots.
Hogan Flight: College Station, TX, member Rick Smalley, picked up his second win on the season with the help of three birdies on the day. Tom Dyer, utilizing his ambidextrous ways, finished in the runner up spot three stokes back with a trio of players knotted in the third place position.
Mike Karlin, with three birdies on the round, Charles Kirk of Nacogdoches, TX, with one birdie on his day and Houston, TX, Rick Houchins, rounded out the top three.
Senior Hogan Flight: Keith Grissom of Orange, TX, hasn't won since 2014, but that didn't mean it wasn't going to happen. Grissom made the turn, behind by a stroke, but then turned it around after the half way mark. In the end, three strokes would filter the way for his first win since 2014. Richmond, TX, member Christopher Phillips grabbed the runner up spot with David Anthony of Cypress, TX, rounding out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Adam Bray of Katy, TX, broke into the winners circle for the first time since 2012. Bray made the turn with a lead, but it came down to his final two holes, the par 3 - 8th and par 4 - 9th, where he made pars to finish out the championship. Eddie Thomas of Richards, TX, carded the runner up finish with Spring, TX, member Ben Zils rounding out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Chris Neelley of Spring, TX, became a six time winner on the season with a two stroke advantage. Richmond, TX, member Marty Hodges, with a birdie on the par 4 -1st hole and Michael Brewer, with a birdie of his own on the par 3 - 8th shared the runner up honors.
Jones Flight: Joe Armstrong, of Spring, TX, off his first win on tour at the Sweetwater Major Championship, birdied the #1 par 4 hole that helped him into a sudden death playoff with Joe Michetti, of Montgomery, TX. Back to the course, Michetti would prevail for his fifth win on the season. William Speck, traveling out of Corpus Christi, TX, rounded out the top three.
Senior Jones Flight: Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX, followed up her win at the Southwestern Classic Major Championship in Scottsdale, AZ with a one stroke advantage over Rick Halprin of Houston, TX. Neil MacDonald of Huntsville, TX, and Montgomery, TX, player John Pickens rounded out the top three.
Snead Flight: Michael Pierce of Montgomery, TX, is running away from the field. But not for long. Pierce, with five wins in his last six events will most certainly feel the newness of the Jones Flight when the promotions happen at the first of the month. Bryce Kocian of Wharton, TX, and Conroe, TX, player Carl Eaton rounded out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($150/each) 1 -- Neil Hennigan, Beaumont, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX; Mike Karlin, Houston, TX; L.P. Jones, Houston, TX.
Championship / Palmer: ($40/each) 2 -- Travis Nichols, Houston, TX; Neil Hennigan, Beaumont, TX. 1 -- Gordon Wagner, Sugar Land, TX; Mark Echols, Diana, TX; Terry Rice, Midland, TX.
Senior Palmer: ($25/each) 1 -- Robert Hayward, Houston, TX; Jim Penn, Houston, TX; Mike Bailey, Houston, TX; Ernie Dyer, Orange, TX.
Hogan: ($88/each) 3 -- Mike Karlin, Houston, TX. 2 -- Rick Smalley, College Station, TX.
Senior Hogan: ($32/each) 2 -- Steven Wood, Leesburg, FL. 1 -- Christopher Phillips, Richmond, TX; Jerrod Hoyle, Brenham, TX; David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Mark Kirby, Bridge City, TX; Venancio (Benny) Silva, Friendswood, TX; George Smith, Magnolia, TX.
Sarazen: ($35/each) 2 -- Greg Ginavan, Houston, TX. 1 -- Mark Tylenda, Dallas, TX; Ben Zils, Spring, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($30/each) 2 -- Gary Gum, Spring, TX; Olan Benge, Wharton, TX. 1 -- Glynn Aldredge, Orange, TX; L.P. Jones, Houston, TX; Bruce LeGrand, Houston, TX; Larry Viktorin, Wharton, TX; Chris Neelley, Spring, TX.
Jones / Senior Jones / Snead: ($40/each) 1 -- Bryce Kocian, Wharton, TX; Carl Eaton, Conroe, TX; Joe Armstrong, Spring, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX; Jeff Wadsworth, El Campo, TX; Doyle Fleming, Haslet, TX; Rick Halprin, Houston, TX; Antone Sanchez, Sealy, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
($150/each) #3 - Mark Tylenda - 3'; #8 - Travis Nichols - 4' 4"; #14 - Carl Easton - 11'; #16 - Gordan Wagner - 4' 6".
Upcoming Texas Events:
Houston Tour members, take flight for the sold out Montgomery Championship at Woodforest on Saturday July 16th. Back in action after a break for the Texas Masters at Barton Creek, the final single day event of the points season will be contested at Timber Creek for the Friendswood Challenge on Saturday, August 6th. Entries close on Friday, July 29th.
Friday July 29th the Hill Country Tour grabs the day for the visit to Falconhead for the Prelude to the Texas Masters @ Barton Creek.. Registration ends at midnight, July 22nd.
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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