Monday, June 20, 2011

Swanson Defends at The Woodlands

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (June 20, 2011)   The Tournament Course of The Woodlands Country Club was the site of the Houston Tours Woodlands event held today.  Al Swanson from Edmond, OK defended his title on this Monday after the US Open at Congressional.

Originally designed by Robert Von Hagge and Bruce Devlin in 1978, the Tournament Course was known as the TPC at The Woodlands from 1985 through 2004. It has hosted 18 PGA Tour Houston Open events as well as the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship.

The Tournament Course enjoys a storied history with the biggest names in golf having walked these fairways and greens. Tournament winners over the years have included Vijay Singh, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Raymond Floyd, Corey Pavin, David Duval and Hal Sutton. Other big names to have played here include Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson and Annika Sorenstam.


Championship Flight:  Top 5:  Al Swanson (79), Blake Vincent (81), John Jeffrey (83), Marshall Pryor (85).
 
Al Swanson from Edmond, OK successfully defended his title at The Woodlands Tournament Course, with a round of 79.  Swanson was steady and carded twelve pars on the round.




Next up, The Oklahoma Tour resumes play on July 9th at the Clary Fields Classic and the Dallas Tour heads to exclusive Las Colinas Country Club for the Las Colinas Championship on Monday, July 11th.   Registration for both events close on July 1.




For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

 

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