Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

Interact and Win!

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK  (May 15, 2012)  Gabe Brisco, Michael Garrett, Michael Logsdon and James Sansom were winners of the HP Byron Nelson Classic passes.

Thanks to the Golf Channel, we have passes for the 2012 Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial.  Passes are good for any days from May 21st throught May 27th.

If you are a member of the Dallas, Hill Country or Oklahoma Tours simply post your full name in the comment section.  If you're not a member of those tours, post your full name and email your contact information to:  schilcutt@gcamtour.com.  Drawing will be held, Saturday, May 19, 2012.




Next Up:  After this weekends Dallas / Hill Country Clash in Waco, the Dallas Tour travels east to Canton on First Monday weekend for the Canton Classic @ Twin Lakes on Saturday, June 2nd. .  Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th.  The Oklahoma Tour makes another stop in Edmond for the Coffee Creek Championship at Coffee Creek Golf Club on Sunday, June 3rd.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Hill Country / Oklahoma Tours
405.513.1467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com

Cherry Springs Challenge - Recap

Beautiful Weather - Tight Races

Paul C. Gomez, Tahlequah, OK (May 12, 2012)  Eyes were glued to radars in anticipation of rain and storms, but the AM Tour was spared downpours and instead enjoyed near perfect conditions.  This joint event of the Oklahoma Tour and the Arkansas Tour brought players from four states to this eastern Oklahoma city to compete for eight trophies.  Out of eleven (11) Arkansas tour members, (31) Oklahoma tour members, and one (1) Dallas tour member, Arkansas won three trophies, and Oklahoma won five trophies.  Congratulations to all our winners.

Flight Winners:

Championship Flight (0-3.9) – It was a back and forth battle all day between Michael Dryer of Bella Vista, AR and Curt Howard of Sapulpa, OK.   After 9 holes, Howard was even par leading Dryer by one even after a double-bogey start.  Dryer bounced back and brought it back to a dead heat through 15 holes.  It came down to the last putt on hole 18 when Howard missed the putt to save par and send the match to a sudden death playoff.  The victory is Dryer's third consecutive of the 2012 season.

Allen Sawvel

Palmer Flight (4.0-7.9) – The Palmer flight came down to a sudden death playoff between Allen Sawvel of Broken Arrow, OK and Chris Blankenship of Stigler, OK.  Blanenship put on a impressive display of scoring being one under par after 14 holes.  One brief stumble on #'s 15 and 16 gave Sawvel the opportunity to make up the 3 strokes necessary to force a playoff.  It only took the first hole for Sawvel to take advantage of his momentum and win his first victory of the 2012 season.



Jim Crawford

Senior Palmer Flight (4.0-7.9) – For Jim Crawford of Tahlequah, OK the clear advantage of “local knowledge” saved him the one stroke he needed to win his first victory of the 2012 season.  Both Clayton Badger of and Darren Montgomery of had an opportunity to send the Senior Palmer's to a sudden death playoff, but neither parred the hole. Crawford's one point victory was a testament to the tight race among the Senior Palmer's.

Mitch Day

Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9) – “Hitting a lot of greens” was what gave Mitch Day his first victory on the AM tour.  Day's 78 was four strokes better than Gary Hayes of Chickasha, OK who came in second.  Days' consistent play of +2 and +4 on the front and back gave him some breathing room.  

 

 



Allan Barnett

Senior Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9) – Ten Senior Hogans competed in a very tough and hard fought contest that separated each place by one stroke through the top 9 finishers! Three Senior Hogans tied for second at 82 - Mike Johnson of Tahlequah, OK,  Jimmy Roe of Neosho, MO, and Tim Mathis of Edmond, OK. In the end, however, it was Allan Barnett of Cheyenne, OK who held on to win with an 81 even with a bogey on the final hole.  Barnett gave credit to his putter for the victory.  A 40 foot putt for bogey on the final hole kept him from being in a playoff and gave him his first victory of 2012! 

Jay Williams

Sarazen Flight (12.0-15.9) – Danny Neal of West Fork, AR made a valiant effort to catch Jay Williams of Van Buren, AR one under par in the last six holes, but it wasn't enough.  Williams' three three birdies and better than average GIR's gave him a two stroke victory with an 83.  David Price of Pawhuska, OK also had a chance in the flight up until the final hole.  Price finished third.



Loyd Welch

Jones Flight (16.0-19.9) – Loyd Welch of McAlester, OK shot his second best score on the AM tour to claim his fourth victory of the 2012 season!  Welch missed his first ace on tour and only his second ever by mere inches on the par 3 #4.  It was his second birdie of the day!  Brandon Walters of Springdale, AR placed second.

Chris Smith

Snead Flight (20.0 +) – Chris Smith of Fort Smith, AR gave all the credit to his dependable and safe 3 wood for his two stroke victory over Dion Casto of Parker, TX.  Casto had a very consistent bogey free round of golf going and really only one big number on the final hole.  Smith was a bit more streaky, but six pars were enough to give him the cushion he needed to win his second event in 2012.

Hard Rock Open - Cherokee Hills

Scott R Chilcutt, Catoosa, OK (April 28, 2012)  Cherokee Hills Golf Club, opened the tee boxes in 1924, designed by Perry Maxwell and orignally called Indian Hills Golf Club.  When the Cherokee Nation purchased the course with plans to build a casino and hotel complex they hired Tripp Davis to modify the layout.  Tweaking a few holes, rerouting some others, while trying to keep the original feel of the Maxwell design, Davis created a challenge like not many others.

Winds laid down from the 40mph gusts on Friday but whipped up enough to bring into play the native areas and many hazards around the layout.  Rod Haddock from Siloam Springs, AR picked up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders by one stroke over a trio of players that had winning days in their prospective flights.

RESULTS:

Palmer Flight:   Travis Klein from Del City, OK may have battled the three putts all day long but, commanded a seven stroke win, his first since the 2011 The Open @ Rose Creek.  Broken Arrow, OK member Allen Sawvel picked up the second spot by a stroke over Jim Crawford from Tahlequah, OK.

Hogan Flight:  Rod Haddock from Siloam Springs, AR had three birdies on the day in route to his second win on tour.  Tahlequah, OK player Mike Johnson finished six strokes back and three strokes clear of third place finisher Jeffrey Banner from Lawton, OK.

Sarazen Flight:  In his 2nd flight promotion on tour, Blanchard, OK resident Jerime Parker picked up his first win as a Sarazen two strokes clear of Christian Williamson from Edmond, OK.  David Price from Pawhuska, OK rounded out the top six strokes back.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Hank Chang from Lawton, OK picked up his second win in as many starts.  Tahlequah, OK traveler Christian Abels edged out Stan Wilson by a stroke for the second place finish.

Jones Flight:  McAlester, OK long time member Loyd Welch lapped the field for his third win on the year by 15 strokes.  Coming off his win at the Forest Ridge Classic in March, K.C. Montgomery from Fairview, OK grabbed the second spot by a stroke over Chris Manahan from Oklahoma City.

Snead Flight:  Off the tour since 2009, Bellflower, CA native now residing in Lawton, OK Kevin Amos recorded his first win over Vicki Lynch from Fort Smith, AR.  Lynch making her debut on the tour finished ahead of the pair knotted up in the third spot,  Rick Henthorn from Yukon, OK and Fort Smith's Chris Smith.



SKINS:

Palmer:  2 -- Travis Klein, Del City, OK. 1 -- Curtis O'Rorke, Shawnee, OK.

Hogan:  3 -- Ronald Haddock, Siloam Springs, AR. 2 -- Mike Johnson, Tahlequah, OK.  1 -- Bud Surber, Edmond, OK; Zack Whitlock, Broken Arrow, OK.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen:  3 -- Hank Chang, Lawton, OK. 2 -- Casey Beasley, Yukon, Ok. 1 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK; Jerrell Neely, Richland Hills, TX; Christian Abels, Tahlequah, OK.

Jones / Snead:  1 -- Chris Manahan, Oklahoma City, OK; Loyd Welch, McAlester, OK; Kevin Amos, Lawton, OK; Chris Smith, Fort Smith, AR.

Next Up:  The Oklahoma Tour matches with the Arkansas Tour for The Cherry Springs Challenge on May 12th.  Dallas Tour takes on the Bear Creek Golf Club for the Casper Challenge at Bear Creek on May 12th.   Hill Country Tour is back in action this weekend at the Championship at Falconhead.

For More Information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas - Hill Country - Oklahoma Tour
405.51.31467
schilcutt@gcamtour.com