Scott R Chilcutt, Magnolia, TX (April 22, 2017) High Meadow Ranch, a staple on the Golf Channel AM Tour, hosted the Masters at Magnolia over the weekend. The unique layout, with three groupings of six holes, always produces movement in the leaderboard.
The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $480, bringing the Texas Tour local events total to $6,780 in contributions to the Foundation in 2017.
RESULTS:
Palmer Flight: Willis, TX, member Robbie Roberson, stamped his National Championship qualification with three wins on the season and four on tour. Roberson, carded three birdies on his day to finish five strokes clear of the field. Local Magnolia residents Jeff Zemencsik and Steven Ruonavaara both a threat at High Meadow Ranch finished, knotted up in the runner-up spot.
Senior Palmer Flight: First time at the course, Neill Osborne of Lake Charles, LA, took a stroke off the back nine, that proved to be just enough to tie up another local High Meadow player, Carl Christoph of Friendswood, TX, setting up the sudden death playoff. Back to the #1 hole, Christoph would prevail with a par, carding his first win on tour. One stroke back, Georgetown, TX, traveler Nathan Douglass, finished in the runner-up spot, his first time out on tour.
Hogan Flight: Playoffs came early on the day, when Matt Purgahn, of Orange, TX, starting off slow, ramped it up to force extra holes with San Antonio, TX, member John Heintz. Back to the first hole, Purgahn would pick up his eighth victory on tour. Four strokes back, Gus Aldana of Spring, TX, would round out the top three equaling his best finish of the season at the Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay, Major Championship.
Senior Hogan Flight: Playing in his second event on tour, Doug Sparkes of Houston, TX, made birdie on the par 4 -14th proving to be just enough to finish two strokes ahead of the field for the championship. Cold Spring, TX, member Jeff Green made a run with four birdies on the day but was only able to share the runner-up finish with another Magnolia, TX, local George Smith.
Sarazen Flight: Montgomery, TX, resident Joe Michetti, carded two birdies on the round to pick up his first win of the season and eighth on tour. Two strokes back, Jeff Gregory, also from Montgomery, eagled the par 5 - 10th in his first event on tour since the fall of 2016. The winner in Galveston, his last time out, Houston, TX, member Massimo Passini, rounded out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight: LP Jones of Houston, TX, picking up his first win on tour at the Cypress Open, continued his top of the field play, forcing a playoff with San Felipe, TX, player Jim Craig. Craig, off the tour since the fall with lingering knee issues, got it reconstructed to win his first event back in the extra hole for his sixteenth victory on tour. Gene Rampy of Bastrop, TX, birdied his first hole of the day to grab the third place finish, one stroke back.
Jones Flight: Huntsville, TX, member Neil MacDonald, won his first event of the season and sixth on tour. MacDonald, behind by four strokes at the turn, was able to make up the difference on the back nine just one stroke ahead of Mike Schultz of Port Arthur, TX. Schultz, with two birdies on his round, finished one stroke clear of Montgomery, TX, member John Pickens rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: First-year tour player Mike Lane of Katy, TX, cleared the field by five strokes for his first win. Houston, TX, resident Javier Quintero, with a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd, took home the runner-up honors with Robert Vespa, of Pasadena, TX, carding the show place finish.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($88/each) 1 -- Robbie Roberson, Willis, TX; Walter Menuet, Houston, TX; Kyle Young, Bellaire, TX; Ricky Napper, Bryan, TX; Jeff Gregory, Montgomery, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX; Mike Schultz, Port Arthur, TX.
Palmer/ Senior Palmer: ($35/each) 2 -- Robbie Roberson, Willis, TX; Carl Christoph, Friendswood, TX. 1 -- Walter Menuet, Houston, TX; Bob Hayward, Houston, TX; Brad Bailey, Cypress, TX; Nathan Douglas, Georgetown, TX.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: ($80/each) 2 -- Jeff Green, Coldspring, TX. 1 -- Kyle Young, Bellaire, TX; David Anthony, Cypress, TX; Ricky Napper, Bryan, TX; Daryl Epperson, Houston, TX.
Sarazen: ($20/each) 2 -- James Washburn, Spring, TX; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Adam Bray, Katy, Tx; Massimo Passini, Houston, TX; Jeff Gregory, Montgomery, TX.
Senior Sarazen: ($45/each) 2 -- Gene Rampy, Bastrop, TX; Jim Craig, San Felipe, TX. 1 -- Larry Murphy, Cypress, TX; Aaron Evitts, Dayton, TX.
Jones: ($44/each) 2 -- Mike Schultz, Port Arthur, TX. 1 -- Matthew O'Brien, Katy, TX; David Liggett Jr, LaPorte, TX; Antone Sanchez, Sealy, TX.
Snead: ($20/each) 3 -- Mike Lane, Katy, TX. 2 -- Robert Vespa, Pasadena, TX. 1 -- Ron McGinty, Humble, TX; Javier Quintero, Houston, TX; Jeff Powell, Santa Fe, TX.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$160/each
#5 - Ricky Napper - 3' 2"; #9 - Joe Michetti - 1'; #11 - Brian Frazier - 8' 5 1/2"; #16 - Price Youngs - 11' 7 1/2".
Upcoming Texas Events:
The special Prelude - San Antonio Open at Canyon Springs on Friday, April 28th starts the San Antonio Weekend on the Major Championship Schedule at Sonterra Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, April 29th and 30th. Both events are sold out with waiting lists.
Available for Registration:
Houston Tour players get back to action at River Ridge for the Sealy Open on Saturday, May 6th, with an entry deadline of Friday, April 29th at 11:59 PM.
A few waiting list spots are available for the Sunday, May 7th contest in Fairview on the Dallas Tour for the Fairview Classic at Heritage Ranch. Registration closes on Friday, April 29th.
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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