Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (July 22, 2013) Perfect conditions, with fast greens and low to moderate winds welcomed tour members to the second Oklahoma Open @ Oak Tree on the Golf Channel Am Tour Oklahoma Tour schedule.
Oak Tree Country Club, recently acquired by Club Corp and it's Pete Dye design East Course is a tough but fair layout where players that keep it out of trouble and can find the correct area of the large greens on the approach can score well. Dallas Tour Traveler, Myles Gallemore picked up his first Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving by three strokes over Ernest DeBruler of Wichita, KS.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Douglas Duke of Fort Smith, AR stumbled a little early with a double on the par 4 - 5th but followed up with two birdies to pick up his third win on tour and first of the year. Duke finished the day with four birdies to hold out a six stroke lead over Bella Vista, AR resident Bob Brooks. First year player Josh Crouch of Plano, TX rounded out the top three.
Palmer Flight: Dallas Tour player and defending champions, Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX matched local Edmond, OK member Dave Kirby going out, but Kirby took control coming to the club house. Three birdies on the back, including the signature par 4 -16th gave Kirby his second win on tour. Two strokes back, Fenton took the runner up spot with Oklahoma City, OK native Jameson Bradford now residing in Plano, TX taking the show position.
Hogan Flight: Making it a double duty weekend Greg Hawkins of Argyle, TX made the trip north after taking the runner up spot at the Tarrant County Open @ Sky Creek Ranch and grabbed his fourth win in his first season on tour. Mike Davis another Dallas Tour member from Carrollton, TX working in the area, stayed in town to pick up the runner up finish, his best on tour. One stroke back of Davis, Joe Deere of Catoosa, OK slid into third place.
Senior Hogan Flight: With the Airlines holding his clubs hostage in another city, Dallas Tour Member, Myles Gallemore of Irving, TX didn't think he'd be able to make the Monday call. But both the Airline and Gallemore came through in a big way. Going out in +3 with a birdie on the par 5 -12th, three birdies on his back nine catapulted Myles to a career low round, his fourth win on tour and second of the season. Seven strokes back, Michael Hicks of Edmond started out two under par after four winding up in the runner up spot, with Sayre, OK member Robert Lakey rounding out the top three.
Sarazen Flight: Another player making the double start Ernest DeBruler of Wichita, KS punched his ticket to the Nationals with his third win on the season. DeBruler took the day off on Sunday and started the round with birdie on the par 4 - 10th to begin his charge to a seven stroke lead over second place finisher Christian Williamson of Edmond, OK. Another local from Edmond, Imran Siddiqi shared the third place finish with traveling Odessa, TX resident Joe Luman.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Vincent Gonzalez of Oklahoma City, OK picked up his first win on tour. Gonzales, starting the day on #10 went out in plus four on his first nine, struggled early on his back but played his final six holes in plus 2 for the victory. Jones, OK player Stan Wilson made a solid stand in the second place finish with Auroro, CO member Ambrose (Tony) Solano finishing in third, six strokes back.
Jones Flight: Arkansas Tour Member Craig Merrill of Roland, AR is making a habit of winning on the road, with five wins on the season, three in the last three attempts and four on the Oklahoma or Dallas Tour. This one didn't come quite as easy, however as local Edmond, OK tour member Mike Camp would force extra holes with a bogey on the par 4 -5th. Camp would end up in the runner up spot with Kyle Kuykendall of Yukon, OK finishing third.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: 3 -- Douglas Duke, Ft. Smith, AR. 1 -- Robert Lakey, Sayre, OK; Ernest DeBruler, Augusta, KS; Tom Collinsworth, Edmond, OK.
Championship / Palmer: 3 -- Douglas Duke, Ft. Smith, AR. 2 -- Dave Kirby, Edmond, OK. 1 -- Bob Brooks, Bella Vista, AR; Brook Lister, Chickasha, OK; Rick Herbst, Okarche, OK; Steve Tucker, Durant, OK.
Hogan / Senior Hogan: 3 -- Myles Gallemore, Irving, TX. 1 -- Frank Schield, Norman, OK; Robert Lakey, Sayre, OK; Joe Deere, Catoosa, OK.
Sarazen / Senior Sarazen: 2 -- Ernest DeBruler, Augusta, KS. 1 -- John Willhoite, Edmond, OK; Tom Collinsworth, Edmond, OK; Loyd Welch, McAlester, OK.
Jones: 1 -- Mike Camp, Edmond, OK; K.C. Montgomery, Fairview, OK; Gary Chrisman, Yukon, OK; Scott Ingerson, Mustang, OK; Craig Merrill, Roland, AR.
Next Up:The final Major in the south central
part of the country is on at the Texas Masters at Barton
Creek on July 27th and
28th.
FINAL TWO
EVENTS of the year:
Oklahoma finishes out the year at the Coffee Creek Championship on Saturday, August 10th with the Oklahoma Tour Championship held on Monday August 26th.
Las Colinas
Championship is back
on the Dallas Tour after a year off the schedule. Las Colinas Country Club, the home of
the 2013 North Texas
Shootout on the LPGA
schedule, will be held on Monday August 12th. The two day Dallas Tour
Championship at The Tribute is on tap August 24th -
25th.
The
Hill Country is back at the Cedar Park Challenge at
Twin Creeks on Monday
August 5th before the Hill Country Tour
Championship @ La Cantera on August 17th and
18th.
Scott
R ChilcuttTour
Director
Dallas
/ Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour -
Oklahoma Tour
GOLF
CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
- 972.302.9478
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Five Winners from Four States, Arkansas Leads with Two
Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (July 13, 2013) On the banks of Grand Lake o' the Cherokees, Patricia Island Estates and Golf Club, played host to the annual Grand Lake Showdown. Very little wind and somewhat mild temperatures for this time of the year helped make the course very gettable for players traveling from as far as Albuquerque, Houston, ST Louis and Topeka.
James Wofford shot a career low round to pick up the Tournament Champions Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving.
RESULTS:
Palmer Flight: Allen Huffman of Holiday Island, AR opened the round with a bogey, finished out the front nine at plus two on two birdies and played the back nine in even par to win by two strokes. It was Huffman's third win on the season to lock him into the National Championship field. Two strokes back, ST. Louis tour member Andrew Ganey made it his fifth straight runner up finish on five events on tour. Matt Mcclain of Decatur, AR rounded out the top three.
Hogan Flight: Traveling Houston Tour member James Wofford of Montgomery, TX, a winner at the 2013 Western Masters at PGA West, ran away from the field with five birdies on the day and four on the back nine. Seven strokes back, Mike Johnson of Tahlequah, OK started the day with a birdie on the par 4 - 3rd, added two on the par 4 - 10th and par 3 - 11th for his second runner up title in as many attempts. Four strokes back of Johnson, Maumelle, AR resident Richard Ainsworth took the final podium finish.
Sarazen Flight: Frequent visitor to the Oklahoma Tour, Stanley Emerson of Topeka, KS defended his 2012 Grand Lake Showdown Championship for his fourteenth win on tour and second of the year. Emerson's two birdies coming to the clubhouse proved to be enough to stay two strokes ahead of a pair tied up in second. Ernest DeBruler of Wichita, KS and Van Buren, AR member Jay Williams shared the second place honors.
Jones Flight: Owasso, OK player Roger Johnson took the year off in 2012, but is back in a big way with his first win on tour. Johnson birdied the par 3 - 16th to close out a three stroke advantage over Bobby Deaton of Holiday Island, AR. Deaton a winner at the Showdown at The Highlands cleared local Jay, OK member Matthew Nowlin by two strokes.
Senior Jones Flight: Coming off his win at the Championship @ TPC Craig Ranch, Roland, AR member Craig Merrill made it two in a row. Two strokes back, Dennis Baxter of Bella Vista, AR, the winner at the Red River Shootout at WinStar Resort, finished second with Fairview, OK member K.C. Montgomery rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant Skins: 2 -- Allen Huffman, Holiday Island; James Wofford, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Bob Brooks, Bella vista, AR; Stephen Meyer, Albuquerque, NM; Rod Haddock, Siloam Springs, AR; Rick McClain, Decatur, AR.
Championship / Palmer: 3 -- Bob Brooks, Bella vista, AR; Allen Huffman, Holiday Island. 1 -- Matt Mcclain, Decatur, AR; Stephen Meyer, Albuquerque, NM.
Hogan: 3 -- James Wofford, Montgomery, TX. 1 -- Rick McClain, Decatur, AR.
Sarazen: 4 -- Stanley Emerson, Topeka, KS. 2 -- John Hamilton, Hot Springs Village, AR. 1 -- Jay Williams, Van Buren, AR.
Jones / Senior Jones: 1 -- Roger Johnson, Owasso, OK; Dennis Baxter, Bella Vista, AR; Craig Merrill, Roland, AR.
Next
Up:Oklahoma Open at Oak Tree Country Club is on for Monday July 22, 2013 in Edmond, OK.
The Dallas Tour is back in action for
the SOLD OUT Tarrant County Open at Sky Creek Ranch on July
20th.
After a break for the Texas Masters at Barton
Creek on July 27th and 28th,
The Hill Country play
will resume play after a break for the Texas Masters at Barton
Creek on July 27th and 28th
at the Cedar Park Challenge at Twin
Creeks on Monday August
5th.
For More Information:
Scott R
Chilcutt Tour
Director
Dallas
/ Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour -
Oklahoma Tour
GOLF
CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
- 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
7 of 10 Flight Champions previous Major Winners
Golf Channel Am Tour Staff, Thackerville, OK (June 30,2013) WinStar Golf Club, part of the WinStar World Casino complex located just north of the Red River in Oklahoma played host to the second Red River Shootout. Unlike last years sweltering heat, a cool front blew in to welcome the players to an 86 degree day on Sunday. Similar to last year the scores went low with a lack of normal strong southerly winds and great course conditions.
32 National Championship invitations were given to the top three and ties, with 12 of those players already qualified through Major finishes this year, and of the 10 Champions crowned only three became first time Major Champions as seven became or were already multiple Major winners. While, $1,200 was raised for David Feherty's Troops First Foundation.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Southlake, TX member Justin Lee led from the beginning for his third win on tour and first since his promotion to the Championship Flight in 2009. Lee started out his weekend with a one under par 71 and held on to the lead for his second Major Championship win, the first coming at the rain shortened 2009 TEXAS OPEN-REGIONAL MAJOR at Castle Hills. First year tour member, Sean Skellenger of Dallas, TX came to the final round with an eight stroke deficit, carded six birdies on the day and finished in the runner up spot just two strokes back. After a runner up finish at the Western Open earlier in June, Houston Tour player Travis Nichols went even par on his final nine, with the help of three birdies, to grab the third place finish.
Palmer Flight: Craig Hart of Killeen, TX picked up his second win on tour and first Major Championship with just one stroke to spare. Starting the final day tied in the second spot with Martin Nealey of The Woodlands, TX, Hart got his final advantage with an even par front nine, then the pair finished the back +2. Nealy ended the weekend two strokes ahead of, Fort Hood, TX member Jake Morton. Morton a winner at the 2013 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay led after the first day, maintained his lead on the front nine, but was relegated to third after struggling on the back nine.
Senior Palmer Flight: Cypress, TX resident Traylor Sells put his foot on the gas early, firing a career low round -4 / 68, with the help of five birdies on the first day and never looked back. Sells recorded a flight low round on day two to get his seventh win on tour and second Major Championship win. Five strokes back, Dallas Tour member Sean Fenton of Fort Worth, TX maintained his runner up finish with eight birdies on the weekend. Robert Lippert of Copperas Cove, TX backed up his third place finish at the 2012 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay to close the door on any further National Championship qualifications.
Hogan Flight: With a one stroke over night lead, Greg Hawkins of Argyle, TX widened the gap on Sunday coming to the clubhouse with an even par 36 on his back nine for his third win on tour and second Major Championship of the year. Hawkins a winner at both his Major starts, finished six strokes clear of Broken Arrow, OK resident Allen Sawvel. Runner up Sawvel carded his best Major finish and solidified his National Championship qualification with another Oklahoma Tour member Brandon McCool of Edmond, OK rounding out the top three.
Senior Hogan Flight: Bill Mathews of Houston, TX started his second day three strokes back, went out on his front nine in even par and finished the round knotted up with Edmond, OK first round leader, Bud Surber. Mathews would finish off the victory on the first playoff hole for his sixth win of the year and fourth Major Championship of his career. Surber, the 2013 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay Champion finished second with fellow Edmond, OK member Tim Mathis and Bob Hunter of Lee's Summit, MO sharing the third place finish and final National Championship qualifications.
Sarazen Flight: In his 18th attempt at a Major Championship, Kirby Rogers of Muldrow, OK finally got to the top in his home state. Rogers, who has had runner up finishes in a couple of previous majors recorded two consistent rounds to make up a first day four stroke deficit for his second win of the year. Edmond, OK resident, Imran Siddiqi birdied five holes on opening day and ended up in the runner up spot for his best finish in a Major. Dallas, TX native, Caleb Brown now living in Cottonwood, AZ made the trip to punch his ticket to the National Championships, three strokes back of Siddiqi.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Jones, OK resident Stan Wilson is now 2 for 3 on the season when holding and or sharing the overnight lead at a Major, but it took more than 36 holes this time. Derek Drake of Wichita Falls, TX shared the overnight lead, got behind one stroke on the front nine, but took the lead with a birdie on the par 3 -17th. Wilson would then birdie the final par 5 - 18th to knot it back up and force a playoff. After two extra holes, Wilson would par the 18th, which was just enough for his third win on the year and second Major Championship. Hill Country Tour member Gregg Smith of Austin, TX had the low flight round on the final day to get within one of the pair, setting up his fifth trip to the National Championships.
Jones Flight: Nick Easen of Keller, TX was a wire to wire winner and became another multiple Major Champion of the day. Easen, the 2011 TEXAS OPEN at Horseshoe Bay Resort Champion, held on to his five stroke, day one advantage for his second win in as many attempts. Narrowing the gap, Robert Glittenberg of Rowlett, TX matched his best runner up finish for the second spot, three strokes ahead of Coy Dayton of Buda, TX.
Senior Jones Flight: Five strokes back and tied with five players after the Saturday round, Tom West of Giddings, TX shot the low flight round of the weekend to jump into a sudden death playoff with first round leader, Arkansas Tour member Dennis Baxter of Bella Vista, AR. Two playoff holes later, Baxter the 2011 The Payne Stewart Championship winner picked up his third win of the year and second Major. Two strokes back of the pair, Tom Stockton of Euless, TX matched his third place finish at the 2013 Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay to round out the top three.
Snead Flight: Larry Tolson of McKinney, TX started the final round one stroke back, fired a flight low round in the wind with the help of a birdie on the par 5 - 18th to pick up his first Major Championship. Despite taking two strokes off her first round leading score on Sunday, Marcy Glidden of Brookshire, TX the 2013 Myrtle Beach Classic Champion, slid into second place by one stroke. Doyle Fleming of Haslet, TX and Bakersfield, CA member Don Risner shared the third place honors.
NEXT UP:
Oklahoma Tour will resume play on July 13th at the Grand Lake Showdown at Patricia Island. ENTRY DEADLINE is Friday July 5th @ 11:59pm EST.
The Hill Country Tour returns to
Canyon Springs for the rescheduled Memorial
Championship on
Saturday, July 6th. The Dallas Tour members will tee it up
next on Monday July 8th for the Championship at TPC Craig Ranch. Entry deadline is Friday, June 28th at 11:59pm
EST.
Scott R Chilcutt
Tour
Director
Dallas
/ Fort Worth Tour - Hill Country Tour -
Oklahoma Tour
GOLF
CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467
- 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
