Tour Storms Tulsa - Forest Ridge Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, Broken Arrow, OK (April 19, 2014) Forest Ridge Golf Course, the home of our season opener in the Tulsa area for years has seen some different challenges over the years.  Last year, rains kept players off the range because of flooding.  Greens maintenance and previous winter kill caused problems in earlier years.  Despite the winter we've had all over the country, this weekend proved Forest Ridge to be a worthy challenge early in the year with excellent greens and course conditions.

Curt Howard of Sapulpa, OK, a Championship flight player, won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Carlisle's Engraving with another, Championship player, Jared Taylor just two strokes back.      




RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Edmond, OK first year member Jared Taylor went one under par on four birdies to make it two in his last two attempts. Taylor had a five stroke cushion over Curt Howard on the front nine when Howard brought it to within one after back to back birdies on the par 5 - 11th and par 4 - 12th.  Both players birdied the par 4 - 16th and then Taylor closed it out with a birdie on the par 5 - 18th. Tulsa, OK member Charles Bassett finished out in the third position with birdies on the par 5 - 9th and par 5 -18th.

Palmer Flight:  Mark Taylor of Lewisville, TX following up on his win at last weeks Pecan Valley Open, continued play on the front nine, but let it slip away on the eleventh.  Tulsa, OK resident Roland Lewis, playing in his first event of the year, took the lead early on the back nine for his seventeenth win on tour and second of the points season. Jimmy Westfall of Oklahoma City, OK and Taylor shared the runner up finish.

Hogan Flight:  Catoosa, OK member, Joe Deere birdied the par 5 - 9th to bring it within one stroke, took the lead on the tenth hole and finished out with a one stroke advantage over a pair tied in the second place finish.  Deere, with his third win on tour edged out, David Price of Pawhuska, OK and Enid, OK player John Kang sharing the second and third place points.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Tim Mathis of Edmond, OK, working his way back to the Senior Palmer Flight picked up his second win of the points season, with a pair of runner up finishes in four attempts on the year. Claremore, OK player Rod Haddock, relocated from Siloam,Springs, AR during the off season and winner at the 2013 Forest Ridge Classic carded the second place finish. Tom Stephens of Bella Vista, AR started the day at one under through three with a birdie on the par 4 -2nd rounding out the top three.

Sarazen Flight:   Blanchard, OK player, Jerime Parker made an eagle on the par 5 - 9th and went on to pick up his seventh win on tour.  Thoughts of a skin / giant skin were dashed when Stanley Emerson of Topeka, KS followed him with another eagle on the downwind ninth hole to finish in the third spot.  What looked to be an apparent playoff for the win, Christian Williamson of Edmond, OK suffered two penalty strokes to finish in the second place spot.

Senior Sarazen Flight: Four time winner at Forest Ridge, Kirby Rogers of Muldrow, OK started the front nine in +3, got into trouble starting on the tenth, but added a birdie on the par 3 - 15th and par 5 - 18th for his twenty-eighth win on tour.  Aurora, CO traveler, Ambrose (Tony) Solano put a string of pars together on the back nine to make it a contest and finished two strokes back of Rogers.  Roger Pappan of Ponca City, OK carded birdies at the par 3 - 7th and par 3 -15th to win some skins and third place points.

Jones:  A last minute cancellation reduced the Jones / Snead combination to two players with Brandon Walters of Springdale, AR picking up the win with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 8th hole.  Olathe, KS traveler, Patrick Emerson maintained his first place Order of Merit Points position on the Kansas City Tour with the second place finish.   






SKINS:

Giant SKINS:  1 -- Chad Schuchmann, Ozark, MO; Christian Williamson, Edmond, OK; Roger Pappan, Ponca City, OK.

Championship / Palmer:  3 -- Curt Howard, Sapulpa, OK. 1 -- Charles Bassett, Tulsa, OK; Mark Taylor, Lewisville, TX.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  3 -- Chad Schuchmann, Ozark, MO. 2 -- John Kang, Enid, OK. 1 -- Jeff Rader, Glenelder, KS.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen /Jones:  1 -- Scott Ingerson, Mustang, OK; Jerime Parker, Blanchard, OK; Christian Williamson, Edmond, OK; Bill Clark, Edmond, OK; Roger Pappan, Ponca City, OK; Brandon Walters, Springdale, AR.


NEXT UP:

The Oklahoma Tour takes on the Dallas Tour for the  Border War at Rock Creek Resort  on April 26th before a break in action for The Sooner State Showdown Major on May 3rd and 4th.

May 17th players move to Lincoln Park Golf Course in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma City Championship, registration deadline is Friday, May 9th at 11:59 PM, EST.






FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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