Notice to Contestants - Kicking Bird Challenge

KickingBird Challenge

March 19, 2011

NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS

This competition shall be governed by the current USGA Rules of Golf. The following Local Rules & Definitions shall also be in effect. Disregard all Local Rules & Definitions posted in the golf shop or on the course scorecard. Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach for a local rule or condition is two strokes.

TEEING GROUNDS:     

Championship / Palmer  – GOLD   

Senior Palmer / Hogan / Senior Hogan / Sarazen  – BLUE

Jones / Senior Jones / Snead – WHITE

Play will be from the designated tee markers and not necessarily the scorecard yardages.

Oklahoma Members Qualify for National Championships @ The Texas Open

Scott R Chilcutt, Horseshoe Bay, TX (March 6, 2011)  Over 180 players took to the beautiful Horseshoe Bay Resort over the weekend with National Championship qualifications in mind.  Battling the winds and cold temperatures on Saturday that gave way to the light breezes and sunny skies on Sunday those spots were still up for grabs as the players made the turn for the final nine holes.


Mel Yates Starting his Final Round



In the end, Oklahoma Tour members, Mel Yates from Texhoma, TX in the Senior Palmer Flight and  Hogan Flight player Ernie DeBruler from Wichita, KS got call for the 2011 National Championships in late September.

Both players teed off in the final pairings on Sunday with Ernie sitting in 2nd after day one and Yates the leader in the clubhouse.

Ernie started off his round hot with a birdie on the 2nd hole and would play the front nine in 2 over par.  The back nine would be the menace that kept him out of the winners circle, but held on to finish tied for 2nd place by shaving 4 strokes off his first round.

Yates, the defending Texas Open Champion, was not able to keep pace with a hot Danny Nichols from Mansfield, TX who shoot a final round 77 that tied the tournament low score.

Next up for the Oklahoma Tour is the Kicking Bird Challenge on March 19th.  Be sure to get your entry in early as we already have a Oklahoma Tour record turnout registered.

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/Oklahoma

Competition Builds as 2011 Kickoff Nears

23 NEW Members since the last Oklahoma Tour Event!

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (March 1, 2011)  With the start of 2011 season on the Oklahoma Tour just a few weeks away the new memberships keep coming in, with 7 new in the last two weeks.

Welcome New Tour Members since 2/15/2011

Allen Sawvel - Broken Arrow

Roger Johnson - Owasso
John Kang - Enid
Hank Chang - Lawton
Jimmy Westfall - Oklahoma City
Bernard Valdez - Lawton
Hank Darcey - Oklahoma City
Tom Lowry - Duncan

Note:  Please make sure we have your handicaps correctly configured before your first event.

Be sure to sign up for the Kickingbird Challenge early remember we don't charge the credit card for local events until deadline day!



As always if I can do anything for you, please let me know!




Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour

9 Oklahoma Players Travel South for the Texas Open

Oklahoma Group joins 180 players from around the country.

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (February 27, 2011)  The Texas Open at Horseshoe Bay Resort ,  will be contested this coming weekend with 9 Oklahoma Tour members making the trip south.

Horseshoe Bay Resort in the Texas hill country, located one hour northwest of Austin is nestled along Lake LBJ.  Two picturesque golf courses,  Ram Rock and Apple Rock will host the first of three Major events in the south Central Region as play gets underway on Saturday, March 5th.

Best of luck to the tour players competing!

Championship Flight: (15 Players)
Al Swanson
Brandon Henry
Curt Howard

Senior Palmer Flight: (17 Players)
Bruce Callich
Mel Yates

Hogan Flight: (21 Players)
Ernie DeBruler

Jones Flight: (19 Players)
Gary Chrisman
Loyd Welch

Snead Flight: (12 Players)
Scott Bundrick

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/Oklahoma

Welcome New Players - McDaniel Takes on Puerto Rico

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (February 16, 2011)   We wanted to welcome the new players to the tour and wish David McDaniel from Broken Arrow the best of luck at the Puerto Rico Open at Trump International this weekend!

Welcome new members of the tour:

Andy Lemaster - Okmulgee
Bruce Callich - Checotah
Chris Manahan - Oklahoma City
Joe Bonaparte - Watts
Joseph Hendrix - Yukon
Keith Davis - Yukon
Michael Moran - Edmond
Mike Olson - Yukon
Nick Silk - Broken Arrow
Randy Sullivan - Oklahoma city
Ronald Haddock - Siloam Springs
Stan Wilson - Jones
Tom Collinsworth  - Edmond

Be sure to sign up for the Kickingbird Challenge early remember we don't charge the credit card for local events until deadline day!

As always if I can do anything for you, please let me know!

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma
GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour

Howard Wins @ Redstone

Scott R Chilcutt, DFW Tour (February 12, 2011)  Oklahoma tour member Curt Howard from Sapulpa, OK shot a 4 over par 76 to take the Championship Flight Title at the Redstone Spring Classic on the Houston Tour.  Edmond's Al Swanson also took advantage of the warm up in the south to take 3rd.

Redstone is just weeks away from Shell Houston Open is the site of the Golf Channel Am Tour  - "Texas Shootout" major two day event the first weekend of August.

Scott R Chilcutt

Tour Director

Dallas / Fort Worth - Oklahoma

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour

405.513.1467 - 972.302.9478

schilcutt@gcamtour.com

www.golfchannel.com/amateurtour

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