Scott R Chilcutt, Cypress, TX (March 23, 2019) Dust sighting? Surely not! The Houston Tour, on the GC AM Tour, traveled back to Cypress Lakes Golf Club for its spring edition of the Cypress Lakes Challenge.
South Texas weather, over the winter, filled with rainy, overcast days, has hardly allowed any of the courses in the area to firm up, let alone get off the cart paths. Two things are consistent with Cypress Lakes, great conditions and fast play. When the only real trouble, outside of the trees, is water, it won't take a long time to look for balls. Add, nice firm greens and fairways, players enjoyed both the conditions and the pace on Saturday.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Missouri City, TX, player Lynn Cormier, on a hiatus from the tour for the past few years, is back with a vengeance. Cormier, playing in his first local event after finishing 5th at the Houston Open Major Championship, made the turn with a two-stroke advantage, with the help of two birdies. Lynn then played the back nine, in -1, finishing his final two holes, with a birdie to pick up the win, on an even-par round. Van Perrin, of Kingwood, TX, with a birdie on the par 5 - 8th, grabbed the runner-up finish, Sugar Land, TX, player Orlando Morriesette, with a couple of birdies of his own, rounding out the top three.
Palmer Flight: Julius Carr of Pearland, TX, birdied his first hole of the day, the 4 - 1st, which proved to allow him to play even up golf the rest of the round to pick up the Championship, his first on tour. One-stroke back, Al Campo of Deer Park, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 11th and Houston, TX, member Mike Karlin, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th, shared the runner-up finish.
Hogan Flight: Contemplating a move to the Sarazen Flight at the end of 2018, Kyle Young of Bellaire, TX, has proved that would be the wrong move. With newfound confidence, Young birdied his first hole of the day to go on to win his second Championship of the points season, add a second and T4 at the Houston Open Major Championship, he is where he belongs. Corpus Christi, TX, player, Kevin Fontenot, a two-time winner himself, including the Major at Sweetwater, finished one stroke back, with a birdie on the par 4 - 16th. The pair of Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, and College Station, TX, player Rick Smalley, with a birdie of his own on the day, shared the third-place finish.
Senior Hogan Flight: Local Cypress Lakes, member Robert Hayter of Houston, TX, continued with his strong play, with the help of some home-cookin'. Hayter, with a pair of birdies on the round, finished three-strokes clear of Bryan, TX, member Paul Atkinson. Mike Hafner, of Richmond, TX, playing in his first event since the fall of 2017 at Cypress Lakes, carded a birdie on the par 4 - 12th to finish third.
Sarazen Flight: Joe Michetti, of Montgomery, TX, a runner-up in four events on the points season, picked up his first Championship of the year. Michetti, with a birdie on the par 4 -5th, finished five strokes clear of Hill Country Tour traveler, Michael Betzale from San Antonio, TX. Betzale, made the most of a birdie on the par 5 - 2nd, to edge out Hockley, TX, resident Ross Gonzales, rounding out the top three.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, Jeffry Holms of Houston, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 12th, and Missouri City, TX, member Dale Fuhr, made the turn even up. Coming to the clubhouse, the pair would swap the top spot, with Fuhr, picking up consecutive birdies, but falling back to a tie for the lead on the final two holes. Back to the same, par 5 - 10th for a sudden death playoff, Fuhr would bring home the Championship with a par Bill Criss, of Houston, TX, and Dallas, TX, traveler, Rodney Wren would split the third-place finish, two strokes back.
Jones Flight: Playing in his last event as a Jones Flight member, Kevin Montague of Spring, TX, put an exclamation mark on the victory. With a trio of birdies on his round and an even-par score on his back nine, after starting the day on the par 5 - 10th, Montague picked up his fourth win of the season, including the Major Championship, at the Houston Open his last time out to place his handicap right in the middle of the Sarazen Flight. Humble, TX, player Ron McGinty, playing alongside Montague, tried to stay close, but had to settle for the runner-up finish, with David Liggett, of LaPorte, TX, rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: Denis Corletto of Waller, TX, became the second player of the day to follow up a Championship at the Houston Open with his third win of the season and inevitable move to the Jones Flight. Corletto, finished one stroke clear of Beaumont, TX, player Jim Lamberth, with a birdie on the par 5 - 2nd. Ernest Parker of Cypress, TX, and Sugar Land, TX, player Stephen Satar, with a birdie on the par 5 - 14th shared the third place finish.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: ($145/each) Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 16. Stephen Sater (1) Birdie on 14. Roger Masek (1) Birdie on 3. Joe Michetti (1) Birdie on 5.
Championship/Palmer: ($52/each) Lynn Cormier (1) Birdie on 18. Julius Carr (1) Birdie on 1. Roger Masek (1) Birdie on 3. Van Perrin (1) Birdie on 8. Mark Herold (1) Birdie on 9.
Hogan/Senior Hogan: (120/each) Kevin Fontenot (1) Birdie on 16. Tony Thibodeaux (1) Birdie on 8. Corbin Porter (1) Birdie on 9.
Sarazen: ($22/each) Joe Michetti (3) Par on 15, Birdie on 5, Birdie on 9. Michael Betzale (2) Birdie on 2, Par on 3. Kendall Hisey (1) Birdie on 18. Blake Barnes (1) Birdie on 11. Charlie Thibodeaux (1) Birdie on 8.
Senior Sarazen: ($33/each) Dale Fuhr (2) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 7. Michael Nowotny (1) Par on 18. Jeffry Holmes (1) Birdie on 12. Larry Viktorin (1) Birdie on 17. Charles Ackerman (1) Birdie on 2.
Jones/Snead: ($40/each) Kevin Montague (3) Birdie on 6, Birdie on 9, Birdie on 13. Ron McGinty (2) Birdie on 1, Birdie on 17. Ilyas Ahmed (1) Par on 18. Stephen Sater (1) Birdie on 14.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$140/each: #4 - John Knight - 8' 9.5"; #7 - John Knight - 7' 11"; #11 - Larry Viktorin - 3' 4"; #17 - Jeff Burke - 6' 11".
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