GCAmTour-Houston golfers score low on River Ridge despite windy conditions. We had our low round of the year by Walter Menuet of the Senior Palmer Flight, a 1-under par 70. We also had a record five EAGLES during the tournament and a near hole-in-one.
The Course: River Ridge (Parkland to River) GC, Sealy, TX. The course was in spring condition, green fairways, rough, and native areas. The putting surfaces were smooth and running 9-10.
The Weather: A beautiful day for golf with a lot of sunshine and blue sky. Temperatures were in the mid 70’s early in the morning and warmed up rapidly to near 90. The winds were from the SSE throughout the day, 20-25mph. The strong winds made the course difficult, dry, hard, and fast.
The Tournament:
Palmer Flight: Top 5: Kevin Duke (73), John Jeffrey (75), Patrick Simons (78), Dave Davlin (78), Kirby Chase Boles (78).
Kevin Duke won his first tournament of the season two strokes clear of the field with a round of 2-over, 73. Duke carded nines pars and birdies on holes 1, 11, 12, and 14. John Jeffrey finished runner up for the third consecutive tournament, carding a round of 75. Jeffrey had twelve pars and a birdie at the 9th hole. Patrick Simons finished third place with a round of 78/39/25/13. Simons carded eight pars and birdies at holes 1 and 16. Dave Davlin made the ride over from the SAA-Tour and finished forth place with a round of 78/39/25/14. Davlin carded nine pars and a birdie on River-1. Kirby Chase Boles finished fifth place with a round of 78/40, including 10 pars and a birdie at the 11th hole.
Senior Palmer Flight: Top 5: Walter Menuet (70), Art Flores (76), Robert Corbello (76), Herb Reynolds (78), Jan Peebles (78).
Walter Menuet fired his lowest career tournament round of 1-under par 70 to win the Senior Palmer Flight at River Ridge GC. Menuet made eleven pars and birdies on holes 3, 4, 12, and 17. Menuet also won two closest to the pins on Parkland-3 and River-6. Art Flores finished runner up with a round of 76/37. Flores carded nine pars, a birdie at the 8th, and an EAGLE-3 on River-1. The birdie on River-8 missed being a hole-in-one by inches. The EAGLE-3 on River-1 was actually covered up by another player. Robert Corbello finished third place with a round of 76/38, including nine pars and birdies at holes 1, 13, and 17. Herb Reynolds finished forth place with a round of 78/39/24, including eight pars and birdies at holes 4 and 13. Jan Peebles finished fifth place with a round of 78/39/25, including eleven pars.
Hogan Flight: Top 5: Jeff Stahlhut (83), Steve Smith (84), Peter Brohn (85), Shawn Didear (85), Al Campo (86).
Jeff Stahlhut captured his first Hogan Flight victory by one stroke over the field and round of 83. Stahlhut carded nine pars on the round. Steve Smith finished runner up, just one stroke back, with a round of 84. Smith carded nine pars on the round. Peter Brohn finished third place with a round of 85/45. Brohn carded five pars and back-to-back birdies on Parkland-7 and 8. Shawn Didear finished forth place with a round of 85/46, including six pars and a birdie on Parkland 8. Al Campo finished one stroke back with a round of 86, fifth place. Campo carded seven pars on his round.
Senior Hogan Flight: Top 5: Don Gaddis (79), Keith Grissom (81), Gene Rampy (81), Michael Walker (83), Rickey Felts (84).
Don Gaddis captured his first victory on tour with an outstanding round of 79. Gaddis carded six pars and birdies at holes 2, 8, and 18 to win by two strokes over the field. Keith Grissom finished runner up with a round of 81/39/24/12, including six pars and birdies at holes 8 and 12. Gene Rampy finished with third place honors and round of 81/39/24/14, including seven pars and a birdie on River-1. Michael Walker finished with a round of 83, capturing forth place honors. Walker carded eleven pars on the round, and found trouble on holes 7-9. Rickey Felts finished fifth place with a round of 84/38. Felts carded eight pars and an EAGLE-3 on River-1.
Sarazen Flight: Top 5: Massimo Passini (83), Junior Fuentes (85), Les Stansbery (86), Johnny Heintz (87), Michael Bell (89).
Massimo Passini captured his first victory of the season by two strokes over the filed with a round of 83. Passini kept the big numbers off the card and made eight pars on the day. Junior Fuentes finished runner up with a round of 85, his best of the season. Fuentes carded four pars and birdies at holes 3, 11, and 12. Les Stansbery finished just one stroke back for third place honors. Stansbery’s best finish of the year included seven pars. Johnny Heintz made the trip over from the SAA-Tour and captured forth place honors. Heintz carded five pars and a birdie on River-1. Michael Bell finished fifth place with a round of 89, including five pars.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Top 5: Bruce Legrand (78), Bob Gonzales (78), Lanh Nguyen (78), Larry Viktorin (81), Rick Halprin (84).
“Sudden Death Playoff” determines the winner of the Senior Sarazen Flight at River Ridge GC. We had three golfer card rounds of 78 so we went to the first playoff hole, Parkland-1, par-5. Bruce Legrand made par on the first hole after Bob Gonzales found trouble off the tee and claimed his second consecutive victory on the Houston Tour. Legrand carded six pars and birdies at holes 7, 8, and 16 in regulation play. Gonzales carded thirteen pars in regulation play. Lanh Nguyen had to leave early and was not able to participate in the playoff and finished third place. Nguyen carded nine pars, a birdie on Parkland-8, and an EAGLE-2 on Parkland-5. Larry Viktorin finished forth place with a round of 81. Viktorin carded nine pars and a birdie on River-1. Rick Halprin finished fifth place with a round of 84. Halprin carded four pars and birdies on holes 1 and 8 Parkland.
Jones Flight: Top 5: Jason Hollis (84), Gary Gum (87), James Sheppeard (88), Adam Bray (91), Javier Quintero (94).
Jason Hollis had his best round of the season; seven strokes better than his previous low round. Hollis fired a round of 84, finished first, and carded nine pars and a birdie on Parkland-3. Gary Gum finished runner up with a round of 87. Gum carded five pars, a birdie on River-1, and found trouble on River-7. James Sheppeard finished one stroke back for third place honors. Sheppeard carded six pars on the round but could not keep the big numbers off the card. Adam Bray finished forth place with a round of 91. Bray carded four pars on the round. Javier Quintero finished fifth place with a round of 94, including two pars and a birdie on Parkland-7.
Senior Jones Flight: Top 5: Chaman Aggarwal (90), Alan Brumley (93), Carl Eaton (95), Marcy Glidden (96), Stephen Sater (98).
Chaman Aggarwal captured his first tour victory three strokes clear of the field with a round of 90. Aggarwal carded three pars and birdies on River-1 and Parkland-3. Alan Brumley followed up his victory at High Meadow with a runner up finish at River Ridge. Brumley carded a round of 93, including four pars and a birdie on Parkland-4. Carl Eaton finished third place with a round of 95, including six pars. Marcy Glidden finished forth place with a round of 96. Glidden carded four pars on the round. Stephen Sater finished fifth place with a round of 98/48, including two pars. It was good to see Mr. Pat Campbell, our San Antonio/Austin Tour Director in the field and playing golf with us!
Snead Flight: Ramon Colen (86), Rick Clifton (92), Jim Lamberth (93), Doug Mathews (93), Patrick Richardson (95).
Ramon Colen made the trip over from the San Antonio/Austin Tour worthwhile as his captured his first tour victory. Colen’s breakout round of 86 included three pars and birdies on River-1 and Parkland-9. Rick Clifton continued his solid play and finished runner up with a round of 92. Clifton carded four pars, birdies on Parkland-2 & 7, and an EAGLE-3 on Parkland-8. Jim Lamberth finished third place with a round of 93/47, including six pars. Doug Mathews finished forth place with a round of 93/48, including six pars and a birdie on Parkland-3. Patrick Richardson finished fifth place with a round of 95, including three pars.
In addition to the flight winners, the following players won the optional side games:
Closest to the pin ($175.00each)
#3 Parkland, Walter Menuet
#6 Parkland, Olan Benge
#4 River, Walter Menuet
#6 River, Bryce Kocian
#8 River, Art Flores
Skins (A) Winners Champ/Palmer/Hogan: $80.00 each
#1, Tied with EAGLE 3 (Felts, Flores)
#5, Paul Bradley Rich
#10, Roger Millican
#14, Kevin Duke
#17, Chris Stavinoha (EAGLE-3)
#18, Don Gaddis
Skins (B) Winners Sarazen/Jones/Snead: $50.00 each
#3, Junior Fuentes
#6, Marty Hodges
#7, Bruce Legrand
#9, Buster Davis
#10, Rick Halprin
#13, Alan Brumley
#14, Lahn Nguyen (EAGLE-2)
#15, Tim Thayer
#17, Rick Clifton (EAGLE-3)
Prize Winners
20-Bottle Wine Gift Pack, Craig Duncan
Callaway Golf Balls, Mike Murphy
Callaway Golf Balls, Mark Dion
Flight Payoffs:
Winners | Awards | Winners | Awards | |
Palmer (11) | Senior Palmer (10) | |||
1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | 1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | |
2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | 2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | |
3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | 3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |
Hogan (10) | Senior Hogan (17) | |||
1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | 1st - Gift Certificate | $150.00 | |
2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | 2nd - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | |
3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | 3rd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | |
4th - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |||
Sarazen (12) | Senior Sarazen (11) | |||
1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | 1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | |
2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | 2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | |
3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | 3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |
Jones (8) | Senior Jones (6) | |||
1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | 1st - Gift Certificate | $125.00 | |
2nd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | 2nd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |
Snead (14) | ||||
1st - Gift Certificate | $150.00 | |||
2nd - Gift Certificate | $100.00 | |||
3rd - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |||
4th - Gift Certificate | $75.00 | |||
Prizes | ||||
Wine Gift Pack | $300.00 | |||
Golf Balls | $45.00 | |||
Golf Balls | $45.00 | |||
Trophies | $360.00 | |||
Gift Certificates | $2,750.00 | |||
$3,500.00 |
