Battle at the Creek - Broken Arrow Open

Scott R Chilcutt, Broken Arrow, OK (June 9, 2012)  Battle Creek Golf Club, on the outskirts of Tulsa,  is owned by the City of Broken Arrow and professionally managed by Greenway Golf Management.  With the exception of the bunkers that will be getting a makeover later in the year, the golf course was in excellent condition for our 2nd trip back for the Broken Arrow Open.


Traveling Arkansas Tour member, Vicki Lynch from Fort Smith won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.


RESULTS:

Palmer Flight:  Starting out with a couple of early birdies, Jimmy Westfall from Oklahoma City, OK went to the 16th tee at one over par and looked to have things locked up.  After doubles on the 16th and 17th holes he fell back to the field but still had enough of a lead to pick up his first win on the year over Del City, OK member Travis Klein.  Klein birdied the 15th hole to stay two strokes clear of Chris Blankenship from Stigler, OK rounding out the top three.

Hogan Flight:   Local Broken Arrow, OK tour player Zack Whitlock carded a double bogey on the 18th and opened the door for Owasso, OK member Greg Rader to take it to extra holes. Rader finished strong, one under par over on the back nine, but couldn't finish off Whitlock in the playoff.  Zack picked up his first win of the year on the first playoff hole with Jason Conner from Piedmont, OK one stroke back finishing in the third spot.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Bruce Callich from Checotah, OK commanded his first win on tour firing a +7 - 79, three strokes clear of a pair of Edmond, OK players tied up in the second place spot.  Three time winner on the year Tim Mathis and James Surber with his third runner up spot on the year knotted up the second place finish with +10 - 82's.

Sarazen Flight:  Stan Wilson from Jones, OK and Blanchard, OK member Jerime Parker took it to extra holes for the second playoff of the day.  Wilson finished it off on the second hole of the playoff for his second win on the year. Parker completed his 7th of 8 top four spots on the year with recently promoted member Loyd Welch from McAlester, OK rounding out the top three.

Jones Flight:  Edmond, OK player Imran Siddiqi picked up his second win in as many tries after Ron Walker from Crescent, OK doubled the final hole to finish one stroke back. 

Snead Flight:  Nick Silk from Broken Arrow, OK snared his first win on tour on his 39th birthday.  Silk was able to finish one stroke ahead of Arkansas Tour member Chris Smith from Fort Smith, AR.  Two strokes back, Vicki Lynch, also from Fort Smith finished out with a third place finish.





SKINS:


Palmer:  2 -- Travis Klein, Del City, OK. 1 -- Chris Blankenship, Stigler, OK; Jimmy Westfall, Oklahoma City, OK.


Hogan / Senior Hogan:  2 -- Greg Rader, Owasso, OK. 1 -- Zack Whitlock, Broken Arrow, OK; Todd Chapman, Tulsa, OK.


Sarazen:  2 -- William Ward, Oakwood, OK; Stan Wilson, Jones, OK.  1 -- Loyd Welch, McAlester, OK.


Jones / Snead Media:  1 -- Imran Siddiqi, Edmond, OK; Ron Walker, Crescent, OK; Vicki Lynch, Fort Smith, AR.

Next Up:  The local tour takes a break for Major Championship at the Red River Shootout on June 23rd / 24th.  after this weekends Heritage Ranch Classic. The Oklahoma Tour heads back to Tulsa for the June 30th Emerald Falls Championship.
For More Information:

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

Edmond - Take Two / Coffee Creek Classic

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (June 3, 2012)  Two weeks after a "Lightning Out" at the Edmond Summer Classic at Kickingbird the Oklahoma Tour resumed play at Coffee Creek Golf Course just north of Edmond.

Coffee Creek previously a stop on the tour was off the schedule in 2011 when a makeover was planned on the greens.  During the early fall of 2011 all the putting surfaces were redone with Champion Ultra-Dwarf turf which is much more resilient to the brutal summer heat.

Overnight storms, kept the players on the cart paths and helped to make the course play long, but generally wasn't a factor.  Clayton Badger from Drumright, OK won the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders in a scorecard playoff over Brenton Fillers from Brownwood, TX.  
RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Newcomer Philip Hawkins from Edmond, OK picked up his first win in as many tries. Hawkins, out with a birdie on the first hole was tied with Jeff Case from Norman, OK going to the 9th tee box, but Case ran into problems with a hazard and settled for his 2nd, second place finish in two events.  Four strokes back Jordan Rollins from Keller, TX rounded out the top three.

Palmer Flight:   Curtis O'Rorke from Shawnee, OK and Oklahoma City player Darren Montgomery locked it up with Clayton Badger from Drumright, OK after Badger carded a par on the 18th hole to force a three way playoff.  On the first extra hole O'Rorke finished off the pair with a par to take his second win on the year.

Hogan Flight:  Traveling Dallas Tour member Brenton Fillers from Brownwood, TX outlasted Norman, OK player Mitch Day for his fifth win on the year.  Even through the 14th hole, Fillers would make a double to go down two, but finished bogey, par, bogey to win by four strokes. Jeffrey Banner from Lawton, OK rounded out the top three, one stroke back of Day.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Local Edmond, OK player Tim Mathis grabbed his third win on the year and qualification to the National Championship. One stroke back, Mike Johnson from Tahlequah, OK and Rod Haddock from Siloam Springs, AR shared a second place finish.  Johnson picked up his fourth runner up finish in five tries on the year.

Sarazen Flight: After a trio of third place finishes, David Price from Pawhuska, OK picked up his second win on the season six strokes clear of Edmond, OK member Tom Collinsworth.  Stan Wilson from Jones, OK landed in the show position for the fourth time on the year. 

Jones Flight:  Imran Siddiqi from Edmond, OK took home the trophy for the first time on tour three strokes clear of Ron Walker from Crescent, OK. Yukon, OK member Gary Chrisman finished in the third spot in only his second event of the year.

Snead Flight:  Edmond, OK local player Mike Camp recorded his fourth win on tour, five strokes ahead of Sammie Martin from Elgin, OK. Three time winner on the year Rick Henthorn from Yukon, OK picked up his fourth third place finish in his last five starts.
          






SKINS:

Championship /Palmer:  1 -- Philip Hawkins, Edmond, OK; Travis Klein, Del City, OK; John Montazzoli, Edmond, OK; Clayton Badger, Drumright, OK.

Hogan / Senior Hogan:  1 -- Mitch Day, Norman, OK; Brenton Fillers, Brownwood, Texas; Allan Barnett, Cheyenne, OK; Mike Johnson, Tahlequah, OK.

Sarazen:  3 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK; Tom Collinsworth, Edmond, OK. 1 -- John Kang, Enid, OK; Stan Wilson, Jones, OK.

Jones / Snead:  3 -- Mike Camp, Edmond, OK; Rick Henthorn, Yukon, OK.

Next Up:  The Dallas Tour takes a break for the Red River Shootout after this weekends Heritage Ranch Classic.   Hill Country Tour is off until the Austin - Nicklaus Open at Flintrock Falls on Saturday, June 16th.  The Oklahoma Tour heads back to Tulsa for this weekends Broken Arrow Open and then for the June 30th Emerald Falls Championship.

For More Information:

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

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

Oklahoma Tour Opens in the Tulsa Area - Forest Ridge Classic Recap

Scott R Chilcutt, Broken Arrow, OK (March 31, 2012) Forest Ridge Golf Course, the home of our season openers in the Tulsa area for the past three years has seen some changes during that period.  In 2010 the area had a great deal of winter kill from abnormally low temperatures, 2011 the course made some subtle, but substantial changes during the previous fall.  2012 brought with it new USGA course slope and ratings from the previous year changes. While those paper changes didn't affect play from 2011 to 2012 it did point out the fall of 2010 changes were more substantive than what meets the eye.  Average ratings were up almost a full stroke and the slope was up as much as 10 points for the Gold Tees.


The club had to delay some previous greens maintenance and closed down the course on Monday to aerify the greens, but with great growing conditions, medium (pencil sized) holes and fine sand those greens were back to great conditions in the five days.  Beautiful skies, light winds and warm temperatures welcomed players from around the state and Kansas to Broken Arrow.


Like many players, Fairview, OK member KC Montgomery had never stepped on the golf course before the round Saturday, but unlike most decided to seek some help.  Recruiting fellow tour member and Tulsa resident, Roland Lewis for a day of caddy work proved to be key in his low round, winning his flight and picking up the Tournament Champion, presented by Labor Finders, Trophy.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:  Two for two for Norman, OK member Pat Proctor.  Proctor the winner of the ST. Patty's Day Challenge @ KickingBird went one over par on the front, stumbled on 10 and 11, but finished with birdies on the 16th and 18th holes to fire a 77.  Two strokes back, Stephen Carroll from Lawton, OK recorded a consecutive runner up spot playing the final 11 holes even par.  Recently relocated to the Fort Smith, AR area from Tulsa, Douglas Duke rounded out the top three. 

Palmer Flight:  In only his second event after being promoted from the Hogan Flight, 15 year old Ethan Smith from Oklahoma City held on to a roller coaster for the win.  After taking a nine on the par four fourth hole, Smith carded four birdies to finish the back nine in three over par to win by one stroke over local Broken Arrow first time player Jason Goombi.  With birdies on the 16th and 17th holes, Curtis O'Rorke from Shawnee, OK tied it up with Goombi, but fell to the third spot after Jason birdied the final hole.   

Hogan Flight:  Stigler, OK player Chris Blankenship picked up his second win on the season, five strokes clear of Zack Whitlock from Broken Arrow, OK.  After a rough start, Blankenship recorded three birdies on his round to finish with an 82.  One over par on the front 9, Ernest DeBruler from Wichita, KS couldn't keep the momentum coming to the club house and finished in the third spot.      

Senior Hogan Flight:  Recently transferred to the Arkansas Tour former Oklahoma member,  Kirby Rogers from Muldrow, OK birdied the final hole to take it to extra holes with Edmond, OK member Bud Surber.  Surber would fall in the playoff to Rogers for his second straight runner up finish.  Michael Hicks also from Edmond finished in the runner up spot one stroke clear of Checotah, OK player Bruce Callich.

Sarazen Flight:  Knocking on the winners door many times over the last year, Pawhuska, OK member David Price finished two strokes clear of Gary Schuessler from Wichita, KS.  Price had a few hicups on the round but always backed up a bad hole with a par to pick up his first win on tour.  Jones, OK player Stan Wilson rounded out the top three.  

Jones Flight:  With Roland Lewis on the bag, K.C. Montgomery from Fairview, OK picked up his first win since April, 2011 at the Emerald Falls Championship by one stroke over Blanchard, OK resident Jerime Parker.  Parker kept it close all day and the pair was tied going to the 18th tee where Montgomery would finish with a Birdie - 4 for the win.  Traveling member Tony Solano from Aurora, CO played the final four holes one under par to finish in the show position.

Snead Flight:  Broken Arrow, OK local Shawn Depew grabbed his first win on tour by two strokes over Mike Camp from Edmond, OK.  After trouble on the par four 17th, Depew bounced back with a final hole birdie to solidify the win. Nick Silk, also from Broken Arrow, finished four strokes back from Camp to pick up his second consecutive 3rd place finish.









SKINS:


Championship: 2 -- Jeff Boyer, Oklahoma City, OK. 1 -- Stephen Carroll, Lawton, OK; Pat Proctor, Norman, OK; Curt Howard, Sapulpa, OK.


Palmer:  4 -- Curtis O'Rorke, Shawnee, OK. 3 -- Jason Goombi, Broken Arrow, OK. 1 -- Allen Sawvel, Broken Arrow, OK.


Hogan:  5 -- Chris Blankenship, Stigler, OK.  4 -- Ernest DeBruler, Augusta, KS.  2 -- Greg Rader, Owasso, OK.  1 -- Gary Hayes, Chickasha, OK; Zack Whitlock, Broken Arrow, OK.


Senior Hogan:  2 -- Kirby Rogers, Muldrow, OK.  1 -- Michael Hicks, Edmond, OK; Art Wiles, Oklahoma City, OK; Bud Surber, Edmond, OK.


Sarazen:  3 -- Gary Schuessler, Wichita, KS.  2 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK.


Jones / Snead:  2 -- K.C. Montgomery, Fairview, OK. 1 -- Ron Walker, Crescent, OK.


Next Up - Oklahoma Tour visits the Cherokee Hills Golf Club for the Hard Rock Open on April 28th. Dallas Tour is at The Golf Club at Frisco Lakes for the Frisco Lakes Challenge on April 7th.  Hill Country is back in action at the Onion Creek Golf Club on April 15th for The Legends of Golf Classic.  

For more information:

Scott R Chilcutt
Tour Director
Dallas / Fort Worth - Hill Country - Oklahoma
Golf Channel Amateur Tour
405.513.1467 - 972.201.9478
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
www.gcamtour.com