High Meadow Ranch for Masters @ Magnolia - 2018

Scott R Chilcutt, Magnolia, TX (May 5, 2018)  While the dates may have changed, the name still holds true for the Masters @ Magnolia, at High Meadow Ranch on the Houston Tour.

Two years in a row, we started the day on the cart paths, because of overnight rain storms.  The course, still fairly hard and fast, might have seemed to ignore those rains, the bunkers were a testament to the weather.

The winner of the Feherty's Troops First Foundation 50/50 raffle, took home $520, bringing the Texas Tour events total to $9,680 contributed to the Foundation in 2018.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Montgomery, TX, player Scott Waltrip, followed a double bogey on his first hole of the day with consecutive birdies to get back to within one of Vidor, TX, member Aaron Pickering making the turn.  Coming to the clubhouse, the pair would swap the positions, but ultimately a birdie on the par 4 - 17th by Waltrip, with a bogey on the par 4 - 18th from Pickering, would put them into extra holes.   Sliding into play on the par 4 - 7th, Pickering would prevail in the sudden death for his twelfth win on tour and first of the season. Three strokes back, Scott Mayes, from Beaumont, TX, with two birdies on the day, would round out the top three.

Palmer Flight:  Brian Frazier of Kingwood, TX, with three birdies on his round, would play the back nine in even par to make up a four-stroke deficit making the turn for his fourth win on tour, first of the season and first since his promotion to the Palmer Flight.  One stroke back, Houston, TX, a two-time winner on the season, Mike Karlin, would use three birdies on his day, to stay two strokes clear of Roger Masek of Sugar Land, TX, finishing in the third place spot.

Senior Palmer Flight:  A first-time winner in March at Cypress Lakes, Brad Bailey, of Cypress, TX, made it two for the season.  Bailey, with a birdie on the par 4 - 6th, finished four strokes clear of Kevin Turner of LaPorte, TX, with two birdies on his round and Bryan, TX, player Les Clifton finished tied up in second.

Hogan Flight:  Las Colinas, TX, player Rick Houchins, despite a double par 8 on the par 4 - 8th, carded his lowest round on tour since joining in 2009, +3 - 75.  Houchins, with three birdies on his round, picked up his fifteenth victory on tour and second of the season.  Four strokes back, Nestor Alvarez of Houston, TX, made two birdies on his round, three strokes clear of Spring, TX, member Steve Allison and Rick Smalley of College Station, TX, sharing the third place honors, both with two birdies on the day.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Bryan, TX, first-time player Paul Atkinson, had a colorful scorecard on his front nine, with only one par, and two birdies, cleaned things up on the back to seal the Championship.  One stroke back, Jeff Green of Coldspring, TX, and Austin, TX, member Allan Collier, with a birdie on the par 5  - 10th, split the runner-up finish.

Sarazen Flight:  With two birdies on the round, Garrett Dick of Houston, TX, picked up his second win in his first year on tour.   Three strokes back, fellow Houston, TX, resident Donovan Ackerson, finished in the runner-up spot, after picking up his first win his last time out at Sugar Creek Country Club.  Joe Michetti of Montgomery, TX, rounded out the top three, five strokes out of second.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Houston, TX, player Robert Hayter, kept up his winning ways, with what at the current rate looks to be his last as a Senior Sarazen.   Hayter, a winner his last time out, picked up his fourth win of the season with two birdies on the day.  Three strokes back, Johnny Vayon also of Houston, TX,  finished in the second place spot, with Orange, TX, member Gregory Wolfford, rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Making the most of two birdies on the front nine, Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX, edged out Conroe, TX, player Carl Eaton and Kevin Montague of Spring, TX,  by a single stroke.  For Glidden, it was her fourteenth Championship on Tour and third of the points season.

Snead Flight:  Bryan, TX, player Robert Haddon, picked up his fourth win on tour and third in as many attempts.  Haddon, with twelve pars on the round, cleared Orval Miller of Timpson, TX, and Katy, TX, member Mike Lane, with a birdie on the par 4 - 6th, by seven strokes.









SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  ($335/each)  1 -- Scott Waltrip, Montgomery, TX; John Harcrow, Houston, TX.

Championship/Palmer:  ($36/each)  2 -- Scott Waltrip, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Scott Mayes, Beaumont, TX; Brian Frazier, Kingwood, TX; Jeff Zemencsik, Magnolia, TX; Rick Keszeg, Orange, TX.

Senior Palmer:  ($22/each)  2 -- Walter Menuet, Houston, TX; Kevin Turner, La Porte, TX. 1 -- Brad Bailey, Cypress, TX; Chris Phillips, Richmond, TX; Price Youngs, Nederland, TX.

Hogan:  ($37/each)  2 -- Rick Houchins, Las Colinas, TX. 1 -- Steve Allison, Spring, TX; Bob Murphy, Pearland, TX; Mike Rayburn, Montgomery, TX; Nestor Alvarez, Houston, TX; John Harcrow, Houston, TX.

Senior Hogan:  ($113/each)  2 -- Paul Atkinson, Bryan, TX. 1 -- Jeff Shaffer, Spring, TX.

Sarazen:  ($24/each)  2 -- Garrett Dick, Houston; Joe Michetti, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Matt Larson, Spring, TX.

Senior Sarazen:  ($40/each)  1 -- L.P. Jones, Houston, TX; Robert Hayter, Houston, TX; Gregory Wolfford, Orange; Greg Faubion, Richmond, TX; Gary Gum, Spring, TX; Jeffry Holmes, Houston, TX.


Jones/Snead:  ($100/each)  1 -- Kevin Montague, Spring, TX; Benjamin Gaddy, Princeton, TX; Mike Lane, Katy, TX.

CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:

$175/each:  #5 - Jeff Holmes - 8' 7";  #9 - Bill Schultz - 7' 9";  #11 - Jeff Zemencsik - 7' 8";  #16 - Rick Smalley - 1' 0".



NEXT UP:

Houston Tour - NCAA Division II Womens Championship, tee's it up just before our event.  Don't miss what should be epic course conditions at this South Houston, gem. Bay Oaks Country Club hosts the South Houston Championship on Monday, May 21st.  Entries close on Friday, May 11th.

Dallas Tour - The rescheduled event from March at Indian Creek, on Saturday, May 12th is closed for registrations and sold out.  Grand Prairie Classic at Tangle Ridge on Saturday, May 19th is sold out but still has waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Tour -  The Memorial Day weekend, event at Vaaler Creek, in Blanco on Saturday, May 26th is always a big draw.  Be sure to register early, the deadline is Friday, May 18th at 11:59PM CST.



Major Championships Open for Registration - (Majors that will be included in the 2018 Texas Tour Flight Champion year-end awards)

Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay - June 23-24th. SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Hill Country Classic at La Cantera - July 7th and 8th.  SOLD OUT, waiting list spots available.

Texas Classic at Barton Creek - July 28th - 29th.  Spots available.

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