Player of the Year Winners

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (August 25, 2011)  On Saturday August 20th Player of the Year awards were presented at the Tour Championship at Jimmie Austin by Edward Jones and Financial Advisor, Curt Howard from Sapulpa, OK.  At the end of 2010, after we presented two player of the year awards, one for the mid-am and another for the top senior when Curt approached us about presenting a special gift to each of the flight winners.  Each winner was presented a Callaway Razr, staff bag customized with the players name.

We owe a major THANK YOU to Curt Howard for the year end awards and David McDaniel, Labor Finders for the Tournament Champion Trophies presented throughout the year. 


You can see the final points - View the PDF document that includes the ENTIRE DETAIL by CLICKING HERE.

2011 Edward Jones Player of the Year Winners:


Championship Flight: 

Curt Howard (right) presents Jeff Boyer Championship Flight

Jeff Boyer - Oklahoma City, OK.


 


Palmer Flight: 
Allen Sawvel -  Broken Arrow, OK.

Senior Palmer Flight: 
Roland Lewis - Tulsa, OK.

Hogan Flight:
Todd Chapman - Tulsa, OK.

Senior Hogan Flight: 
Jim Crawford -  Tahlequah, OK.

Sarazen Flight: 
Jay Williams -  Van Buren, AR.

Senior Sarzen Flight: 
Robert Lakey - Sayre, OK.

Jones Flight:
Jerime Parker - Blanchard, OK.

Senior Jones Flight: 
K.C. Montgomery - Fairview, OK.

Snead Flight: 
Scott Bundrick - Checotah, OK.

Senior Snead Flight: 
Rick Henthorn - Yukon, OK.


















Next Up - The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with its Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  National Championship and Senior National Championship to be held September 17th - 27th at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club.

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Championships On Their Minds - Oklahoma Tour Takes on Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, Norman, OK (August 20, 2011)  The University of Oklahoma is no stranger to National Championships, with 7 NCAA Division I Football Titles.  Just blocks from the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium sits the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club where today Oklahoma members had National Championships on their minds, Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships that is.

The Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, collegiate home to current PGA Tour card carrying members, Anthony Kim, Glen Day, Grant Waite, Hunter Haas and Todd Hamilton, was our home for the Tour Oklahoma Championship.  For many members on the Oklahoma tour this was  the final opportunity to qualify for the Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships but tour year end prizes were also on the line this Saturday.  

The original Perry Maxwell design, underwent a rework in 1996 by Robert E. Cupp and extensive renovations in preparation for the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and proved to be a great venue for an Oklahoma Tour as a record 65 members took to the first tee where the event saw five first time winners.  2008 Senior Hogan National Champion, Kelly Smith from Sentinel, OK took home his first Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders firing a net 3 under par 69.



RESULTS:

Championship:  Jeff Boyer from Oklahoma City made it six.  Six wins for the year with a steady two over par 74, one birdie, three bogie's and the rest pedestrian pars.  Sapulpa, OK member Curt Howard made it six as well.  Six runner up spots on the year to go with a his lone win at the HOU - Redstone Spring Classic in February.  Howard who went out in two over par, never really made a charge on Boyer but kept the 2nd place spot one stroke clear of Al Swanson from Edmond, OK.  Swanson, playing in his 26th event (13 majors) on tour this 2011 point season punched his National Championship ticket in December 2010 by winning the Winter Championship in Orlando.

Palmer Flight:  35 year old Muskogee, OK resident D'Wayne Lowery couldn't have won his first tournament on the tour at a better time.  With Lowery's win by one stroke over Allen Sawvel from Broken Arrow he snatched an invite to the National Championship at PGA West.  Sawvel's round rolled along pretty well until taking a seven at the par three 12th still stayed in front of T3 players Lance Berland from Salina, KS and Yukon, OK member Joseph Hendrix.  With the 3rd place finish, Hendrix qualified for the Nationals by finishing 2nd in the Callaway Order of Merit points.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Traveling over 10,000 miles in 2010, Texhoma, TX member Mel Yates won his first event in his abbreviated 2011 schedule.  Qualifying for the National Championship in March at the TEXAS OPEN at Horseshoe Bay Resort Yates played his sixth Oklahoma tour event firing a three over par 75 to stay two strokes clear of Tulsa, OK player Roland Lewis.  Lewis, who qualified for the Nationals with his top 5 finish at the 2010 Senior National Championship at TPC Sawgrass, had an eagle and three birdies to wind up 4 strokes ahead of  Hank Darcey from Oklahoma City.  Darcey secured his Senior National Championship invite at the Doral Classic  with a win in extra holes. 

Hogan Flight:  Another first time winner Bradley Uhles from Chickasha, OK needed extra holes to solidify his National Championship invite and flight champion trophy.  Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio winner Brook Lister from Tulsa finished with pars on the final two holes to force the playoff but couldn't finish Uhles off.  Bradley and Brook finished the round four strokes ahead of Del City, OK member Travis Klein and Ryan Cummings from Stillwater, OK.  Cummings qualifies for the Nationals with a 2nd place Callaway Order of Merit point finish and a T-5 finish by Zack Whitlock from Tulsa, OK grabbed him the 2nd Half of the Year Points award.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Kelly Smith from Sentinel, OK birdied the final two holes in regulation to force the second of two playoffs on the day with Tahlequah, OK member Jim Crawford.  Smith already qualified for the Nationals trying to schedule in two more tournaments for eligibility prevailed in the extra holes.  The pair would finish 4 strokes ahead of  another Tahlequah member Mike Johnson.  With Smith, Michael Hicks from Edmond, OK and Bill Copeland already qualified for the Nationals it opened up spots for Crawford, Johnson and fourth place finisher Bruce Callich of Checotah.

Sarazen Flight:  The third in five first time winners on the day, Lawton, OK Jeff Banner narrowly edged out David Price from Pawhuska, OK despite Prices birdie on the final hole.  Dallas tour members, Gabriel Brisco from Mesquite, TX and Arlington, TX player Ricky Gates tied up for the third spot with Player of the Year recipient Jay Williams from Van Buren, AR.  With Banner's National qualification it opened up points invites to Price and Williams.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Bob Moreau from Plano, TX played the final nine holes in two over par to win his 2nd tournament of the year by one stroke over Robert Lakey from Sayre, OK.  Lakey held the 2nd spot by two strokes over Frisco, TX player Jamie Sansom. Sansom would birdie the 17th to get him in a tie with Lakey but ran into trouble on the 18th finishing with a double bogey. Stan Wilson from Jones, OK would finish in 5th with enough points to pick up the 2nd half of the year top spot punching his ticket to the Nationals. 

Jones Flight:  Another first time National Championship qualifier, Crescent, OK member Ron Walker picked up his first win since March 2010 by one stroke over Dallas Tour member Burnie Rodgers from Haslet, TX.  Fairview, OK player Kent Montgomery shot a 3 over par 39 on the back to stay two strokes ahead of fellow Dallas Tour members, Ron Hardy from Lewisville, TX and Garland, TX member  Bob Eustice tied in the 4th spot. 

Snead Flight:  Shooting the best score of his Am Tour career, Edmond, OK player Mike Camp cleared the field by five strokes.  Another two Dallas Tour members made there presence known when McKinney, TX Larry Tolson and Douglas Pritchett from Fort Worth finished second and third. 



SKINS:

Championship /Palmer:  2 -- Al Swanson, Edmond, OK.  1 -- Brandon Henry, Pauls Valley, OK; Allen Sawvel, Broken Arrow, OK; Joseph Hendrix, Yukon, OK.

Senior Palmer:  3 -- Roland Lewis, Tulsa, OK.  2 -- Bill McConnell, Norman, OK; Mel Yates, Texhoma, TX.  1 -- James (Bud) Surber, Edmond, OK; Hank Darcey, Oklahoma City, OK.

Hogan Media:  2 -- Brook Lister, Tulsa, OK.  1 -- Tim Mathis, Edmond, OK; Ryan Cummings, Stillwater, OK; Todd Chapman, Tulsa, OK; Mitch Day, Perryton, TX.

Senior Hogan:  2 -- Kelly Smith, Sentinel, OK.  1 -- Bruce Callich, Checotah, OK; Mike Johnson, Tahlequah, OK; Michael Hicks, Edmond, OK.

Sarazen/Senior:  2 -- Ricky Gates, Arlington, TX; Jamie Sansom, Frisco, TX.  1 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK; Stan Wilson, Jones, Ok; Robert Lakey, Sayre, OK; Bob Moreau, Plano, TX.

Jones / Snead:  2 -- Kent Montgomery, Fairview, OK.  1 -- Rick Henthorn, Yukon, OK; Ron Walker, Crescent, OK; Chris Manahan, Oklahoma City, OK.




Next Up - The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with its Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  National Championship and Senior National Championship to be held September 17th - 27th at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club.

 For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Oklahoman - Hank Darcy Part of Dramatic Playoffs in South Florida

Miami, Florida (August 13-14, 2011)  - The Golf Channel Amateur Tour brought 180 players to Miami, Florida over the weekend of August 13^th and 14^th to test their skills at the Doral Classic.  The championship was held at the famed Doral Golf Resort & Spa’s TPC Blue Monster and the Great White.   Ideal course conditions and world class layouts provided an opportunity for all players to play their best and the results reflected that as playoffs were needed for five flights to determine champions.

The final round at the Doral Classic created some of the most dramatic results seen on Tour all year: playoffs in the Jones, Senior Palmer, Sarazen, Hogan, and Palmer flights.  The Blue Monster and the Great White courses proved to be a challenge for the Golf Channel Amateur Tour players and did not lend itself to one type of player over another which led to a closely contested tournament that provided nine come-from-behind champions.  Great competition is the name of the game on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour as nine of the eleven flights were determined by two or less strokes.

None was more exciting than the Palmer flight which went to a two-hole playoff between Anthony Guagliardo from Tampa, Florida and former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando “ El Duque” Hernandez from Miami, Florida.  Hernandez birdied the second playoff hole to beat Guagliardo just before afternoon storms rolled in.  As he arrived for the awards ceremony he commented, “This is better than winning the World Series; you don’t know how hard golf is,” as he grabbed and hugged the trophy and then gave it a victory kiss for his first Major win on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Hank Darcey from Oklahoma City, OK won the Senior Palmer flight as he overcame a three-shot deficit to get into a three-way playoff with 2011 Puerto Rico Open Champion Peter Sorrentino and 2010 World Golf Village Champion Ernest Young.  Darcey beat Young after Sorrentino was eliminated on the first playoff hole.




For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Recompense or Experiment - River Oaks Classic - Recap

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (August 13, 2011)  Handicapped by their handicaps, Snead and Jones flight players always tend to appear in the last groups on the tee pairing sheets.  After feedback from some of the players we looked at a spot that we might experiment with changing things around and the River Oaks Classic seemed to be the best spot.

Last year at the same event, scheduled for the same time of year, with the same starting time and 10 less players, darkness called the event for the Snead Flight.   So in a way we wanted to recompense those loyal players while at the same time checking the results.  And did they change, with the first group finishing in 3:42 minutes the field behind had a hard time keeping up.   At conclusion of the day all groups but the final two were met with under 4:30 minute rounds and even those two groups were just over that time. 

While that experiment proved successful, it probably won't change all the events, but we are sure it'll change up things at some venues in the future. For now it was simply a token of appreciation for those players in higher handicapped flights that have had to fight the darkness at some events.

Michael Hicks from Edmond, OK picked up his first Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.




RESULTS:

Palmer Flight:  Roland Lewis from Tulsa picked up his 4th win of the season with a steady 6 over par 77.  Lewis played out the final nine holes in one over par to finish three strokes ahead of Yukon, OK player Joseph Hendrix.  Hendrix, with two wins in his last two attempts, couldn't over come a nine on his third hole to continue the streak.  Recently qualifying for the National Championship with a third place finish at the TPC Sawgrass Open, Allen Sawvel from Broken Arrow, OK rounded out the top three.

Hogan Flight:    Travis Klein of Del City, OK overcame a rocky front nine to shoot one under par on the back to take it to extra holes with Tulsa, OK player Todd Chapman, both shooting 4 over par 77's.  Chapman would go 2 for 2 in playoffs this year besting Klein on the first extra hole for his third win of the year.  Hogan Flight points leader, Kirby Rogers from Muldrow, OK would finish third, two strokes ahead of newcomer, 14 year old Ethan Smith of Oklahoma City marking his second 4th place finish.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Edmond, OK member Michael Hicks shot his career low round five over par only to find himself in a playoff with Bruce Callich from Checotah, OK.  Callich would start with a double bogey, bounced back with consistent play finishing the back nine two over par to get a chance at the title but Hicks prevailed for his 2nd win of the season.  Oklahoma City resident Randy Sullivan went on a birdie barrage on the back with three in four holes, ended up one stroke back of the playoff. 

Sarazen Flight:  Taking a break from the Am Tour since his back to back second place Major finishes at the Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio  and Western Open  at TPC Scottsdale, Sayre OK, player Robert Lakey looks to have made the best of his time off.  Despite a quad on the 6th hole, Lakey grabbed his first win of the year by two strokes over Dallas tour member Ricky Gates from Arlington, TX and three strokes over fellow Dallas traveler Gabriel Brisco of Mesquite, TX.

Jones Flight:  In his first win since a promotion from the Snead Flight, Blanchard, OK first year tour member, Jerime Parker snatched his fourth trophy of the year by four strokes over Lewisville, TX traveler Ron Hardy and Gary Chrisman from Yukon, OK.

Snead Flight:    Rick Henthorn from Yukon, OK picked up his second win of the year with a career low round sixteen over par 87.  Edmond, OK member, Mike Camp finished in the 2nd spot.






SKINS:

Palmer:   2 -- Joseph Hendrix, Yukon, OK; Allen Sawvel, Broken Arrow, OK.  1 -- Roland Lewis,
Tulsa, OK.

Hogan/SR Hogan:  2 -- Todd Chapman, Tulsa, OK; Randy Sullivan, Oklahoma City, OK.  1 -- Kirby Rogers, Muldrow, OK; Ryan Cummings, Stillwater, OK; Zack Whitlock, Broken Arrow OK; Michael Hicks, Edmond, OK.

Sarazen:   2 -- Ricky Gates, Arlington, TX.  1 -- Tom Collinsworth, Edmond, OK; Gabriel Brisco, Mesquite, TX; David Price, Pawhuska, OK.

Jones / Snead:   1 -- Mike Camp, Edmond, OK; Jerime Parker, Blanchard, OK; Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK.



Next Up - Oklahoma Tour finishes the season at the Tour Championship at Jimmie Austin on Saturday, August 20th.  The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with its Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  National Championship and Senior National Championship to be held September 17th - 27th at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club.

 For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

5 Oklahoma Players Take on Redstone

Scott R Chilcutt, Humble, TX (August 4, 2011) For some PGA members, Redstone Golf Club, the home of the Shell Houston Open is the last chance to get into the Masters.  To others it's a points chase to the Fed Ex Cup, for others it's simply a tune up session for the Masters.


On the Golf Channel Am Tour for some the Texas Shootout at Redstone GC is perhaps the last chance to qualify for the National and Senior National Championship.  For some, points chasing is in order and for those already qualified it's simply another chance to bring home big prizes and tune up for the Nationals.


But for ALL all the participants it's going to be hot!  Best of luck to ALL the Oklahoma members on meeting your goals this weekend!


Oklahoma Tour Players at the Texas Shootout:


Championship Flight:

Al Swanson - Edmond, OK

Hogan Flight:

Ryan Coventon - Oklahoma City, OK

Senior  Hogan Flight:

Randy Sullivan - Oklahoma City, OK

Jones Flight:


Jerime Parker - Blanchard, OK


Snead Flight:


Scott Bundrick - Checotah , OK


Next Up - Dallas Tour finishes off the year with a special Monday event @ TPC Craig Ranch on August 15th and the Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  The Oklahoma Tour returns to the private River Oaks Golf Club for the River Oaks Classic on August 13th and finishes off the points season at the Tour Championship at Jimmie Austin on August 20th.


For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

They'll set it up in another town - Cowboy Classic - Lakeside Recap

Scott R Chilcutt, Stillwater, OK (July 31, 2011)  "The Load-Out" is a song by Jackson Browne from his 1977 album Running on Empty in his tribute to his roadies and fans.

Now the seats are all empty
Let the roadies take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come and last to leave
Working for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town

"The Load-Out" describes the daily practices of a band and its road crew on a concert tour, but on this Sunday is applicable to the Oklahoma and Dallas Am Tour Staff.  Saturday found the staff at the Canton Classic - Twin Lakes for a Dallas event where we were loaded @ 8:00, heading north 325 miles for the Cowboy Classic.

Lakeside Golf Course served as the home of the legendary Oklahoma State University Golf Team for over 40 years, Bob Tway, David Edwards, Willie Wood, Scott Verplank and many other PGA tour players sharpened their games while practicing at Lakeside Golf Course.   Since that time the team has moved west to Karsten Creek as its official facility, but many of the players continue play at Lakeside.

Despite the drought, Lakeside has continued to find water and more importantly use it.  Light roughs, light winds and good greens set up for some excellent scoring as players hit the water jugs and ice towels with a vengeance.  Gary Chrisman from Yukon, OK took home the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders, trophy with a career low round.

RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Jeff Boyer sneaking in one last tournament before his wife, who survived the heat as a spectator, gives birth to a new member of the family due this week.  Boyer made the best of the event with 5 birdies and 5 bogie's to shoot an even par 70 en route to his 5th win of the year over Steve Lusk from Ponca City, OK and Colby Mowat from Stillwater.

Palmer Flight:  Joseph Hendrix from Yukon, OK picked up his third win of the year but not before he had to win it in a playoff over Jimmy Westfall from Oklahoma City.   Hendrix would have to get up and down from a wayward tee shot but prevailed on the first extra hole.  Mel Yates from Texhoma, TX finished just one shot back to grab the third spot by a stroke over Broken Arrow, OK player Allen Sawvel.

Hogan Flight:  Brook Lister from Tulsa picked up his first local event win by a stroke over Edmond, OK member Tim Mathis.  Lister a winner at the Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio started out a little rocky with two doubles but backed them up with 4 birdies.  Mathis shot two over par on the back to stay ahead of Todd Chapman from Tulsa and Broken Arrow, OK player Zack Whitlock.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Ronald Haddock from Siloam Springs, AR played to even par on the back nine with birdies on the last two holes and needed them to secure his first win over Oklahoma City, OK Art Wiles.  Randy Sullivan also from Oklahoma City, shot two over par on the back to finish one stroke behind Wiles for the show spot.

Sarazen Flight:  Augusta, KS player Ernie DeBruler bounced back after a tough round at the Casper Challenge to pick up his 2nd win on tour by three strokes over Allan Barnett of Cheyenne, OK.  David Price from Pawhuska, keeps knocking on the door with his best score of the year, finishing two strokes back for a third place finish.

Jones Flight:   Gary Chrisman from Yukon hasn't picked up a golf club since his mid July trip to the TPC Sawgrass Open.  Chrisman competing in his 18th tournament of the year came out with a fresh attitude to record a career low round of eight over 78.  Fairview, OK member Kent Montgomery finished 5 strokes clear of third place finisher Scott Bundrick from Checotah.
 

SKINS:

Championship /Palmer:  3 -- Jeff Boyer, Oklahoma City, OK.  2 -- Steve Lusk, Ponca City, OK.  1 -- D'Wayne Lowery, Muskogee, OK; Jimmy Westfall, Oklahoma City, OK; Mel Yates, Texhoma, TX.

Hogan/SR Hogan:  2 -- Brook Lister, Tulsa, OK.  1 -- Randy Sullivan, Oklahoma City, OK; Joe Bonaparte, Watts, OK; Ronald Haddock, Siloam Springs, AR; Bill Copeland, Tulsa, OK; Michael Hicks, Edmond, OK; Art Wiles, Oklahoma City, OK.

Sarazen/Jones:  3 -- Allan Barnett, Cheyenne, OK.  1 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK; Ernie DeBruler, Augusta, KS; Barry Gray, Lantana, TX; Scott Word, Bethany,OK; Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK; Chris Manahan, Oklahoma City, OK.

  


Next Up - Oklahoma Tour returns to the private River Oaks Golf Club for the River Oaks Classic on August 13th and finishes off the points season at the Tour Championship at Jimmie Austin on August 20th.  The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with a special Monday event @ TPC Craig Ranch on August 15th and the Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th. 
For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com