Dallas 5 - Oklahoma 5 - Red River Challenge @ WinStar

2012 Points Season Underway!

Scott R Chilcutt, Thackerville, OK (October 29, 2011)  Home of the Red River Challenge, the WinStar Golf Course is part of the WinStar World Casino complex located on the Oklahoma - Texas border just one mile north of the Red River, at Exit 1 off Interstate 35 in Thackerville, OK and is owned by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Kicking off the first points event of the 2012 season for the Dallas Tour and second event for the Oklahoma Tour the groups met in the middle for bragging rights.  In the end parity across the board was the winner with Dallas and The Oklahoma Tour tying it up with 5 wins each.

Chris Manahan from Oklahoma City picked up the Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders.


RESULTS:

Championship Flight:   Curt Howard from Sapulpa, OK took 19 tournaments and on his 25th round since winning the Redstone Spring Classic in Houston finally broke out of his self proclaimed drought but it wouldn't be easy.  Under the weather, Curt would go out with a six over par 42, but would manhandle his way back to the clubhouse with four birdies and two under 34.  But that wasn't the end, Tony Peppler from Southlake, TX birdied the final hole to add to his relatively clean scorecard and force a playoff.  Howard prevailed on the 1st hole draining a long par putt after they were both short of the green in two.  Tulsa, OK player Douglas Duke rounded out the top three with his lone birdie coming on the dogleg left, 10th hole.  DFW: 0 - OK: 1.

Palmer Flight:   Tim Williams from McKinney, TX didn't leave his winning ways in LaQuinta.  Williams the 2011 National Champion in the Hogan flight was promoted to the Palmer ranks after his championship run at PGA West proved he was still on his game.  Two birdies on his round would keep him in the running with Midland, TX player Jeremy Henson but it would take an eagle on the 18th hole to bring home the trophy by one stroke.  Henson, -1 after 12 holes struggled a little on the back but would secure his best finish on tour just one back and two clear of third place finisher Lance Berland from Salina, KS.  DFW: 1 - OK: 1. 

Senior Palmer Flight:  Hank Darcey from Oklahoma, City, OK would finish the final 9 holes with four birdies in route to a 3 over par 75 to take the top honors over Garland, TX member Kem Albritton.   Albritton would stay one stroke clear of a trio tied in the third spot. Mansfield, TX  Michael Fee,  Jim Crawford from Tahlequah, OK and Fort Worth, TX player Sean Fenton all shot seven over par 79's to share the show position.  DFW: 1 - OK: 2.      

Hogan Flight:  In his first tournament on the Am Tour since May 2009, Atlanta, TX member Derek Hammonds made sure everyone knew he was back.  Out of the gate with a birdie on the first hole Hammonds went out in three over par and finished with an eight over 80,  two strokes ahead of Zack Whitlock from Broken Arrow, OK and Flower Mound, TX member Monty Fisher.  DFW: 2 - OK: 2. 

Senior Hogan Flight:  Edmond, OK competitor Tim Mathis won his first tournament since April, 2010 with a birdie on the 18th hole to stay clear of fellow Oklahoma player, Allan Barnett from Cheyene, OK by one stroke.  Barnett playing in the Senior Hogan flight after his 2nd promotion on the tour parred the final three holes to edge out Wichita Falls, TX member Michael Hardegree rounding out the top three.  DFW: 2 - OK: 3.
 

Sarazen Flight:  Eagle on the par five - 18th hole would bring home the win for first time player Cory Womack from Denton, TX over Wichita, KS traveler Gary Schuessler by two strokes.  First time with an award finish since joining the tour, Schuessler would birdie the 4th and 5th holes en route to a one stroke edge over fellow Oklahoma member, Jeffrey Banner from Lawton.  DFW: 3 - OK: 3.
  

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Stan Wilson from Jones, OK and Frisco, TX player Jamie Sansom would have to retrieve there clubs from the parking lot for extra holes. A birdie on 18 by Sansom knotted the pair up at 10 over par 82's in regulation but Wilson would record his 2nd win on tour with a par on the 1st extra hole.  Newly promoted to Senior Sarazen, Ken Benjamin from Grand Prairie, TX would birdie 18 to share third place honors with Mansfield, TX member John Cox just two strokes back.   DFW: 3 - OK: 4.  
   

Jones Flight:  Nick Easen from Keller, TX won his 4th event in the last 12 months over 2011 Oklahoma Player of the Year winner Jerime Parker, from Blanchard, OK and Arkansas Tour member Joe Tomandao of Rogers, AR by three strokes. Parker and Tomandao both had birdies on the back but couldn't over come Easen's 4 over par front nine.  DFW: 4 - OK: 4.    
  

Senior Jones Flight:  Bob Eustice from Garland, TX shot a career low round, 7 over par 79 to win by two strokes over another career low round 81 by Oklahoma City, OK member Chris Manahan with Ron Hardy from Lewisville taking the show position.  Eustice would go two over par on the first 12 holes with birdies on 12 and 18 to pick up his first win on tour.  DFW: 5 - OK: 4.      

Snead Flight:  It would take the last Oklahoma player of the day to tie up the Red River Challenge when Yukon, OK member Rick Henthorn would pick up his 5th win on tour recording an 87.  Dion Casto from Parker, TX off the tour since 2010 would finish three strokes back in 2nd place and one stroke ahead of third place finisher Arlington, TX player Don Freitag.  DFW: 5 - OK: 5.               

SKINS:

Championship /Palmer Flight:  2 -- Curt Howard, Sapulpa, OK; Tim Williams, McKinney, TX.  1 -- Douglas Duke, Tulsa, OK; Jeremy Henson, Midland, TX.

Senior Palmer Flight:  2 -- Hank Darcey, Oklahoma City, OK; Roland Lewis, Tulsa, OK.  1 -- Michael Fee, Mansfield, TX; Jimmy Westfall, Oklahoma City, OK.

Hogan/Senior Hogan Flight:  2 -- Tim Mathis, Edmond, OK.  1 -- Zack Whitlock, Broken Arrow, OK; Ernest DeBruler, Augusta, KS.

Sarazen / Senior Sarazen Flight:  2 -- Stan Wilson, Jones, OK.  1 -- Gary Schuessler, Wichita, KS; Cory Womack, Denton, TX; Jeffrey Banner, Lawton, OK; Joseph Roy, Rockwall, TX; John Cox, Mansfield, TX.

Jones / Snead Flight:  1 -- Jerime Parker, Blanchard, OK; Ron Walker, Crescent, OK; Ron Hardy, Lewisville, TX; Don Freitag, Arlington, TX; Larry Tolson, McKinney, TX.


Next Up - Dallas Tour takes on the Open @ Texas Star on November 19th.  Hill Country Tour tees it up at the Silver Horn Open on November 12th.  Oklahoma Tour is off until 2012 at the ST. Patty's Day @ KickingBird event.  The first Major of the 2012 points year (another sell out) will be held at the Innisbrook Resort for the Winter Championship.  
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

Visit the Tour Blogs:

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com -  Hill Country -  gcatsanantonio.blogspot.com

Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Oklahomans Take 3 of 5 Flights @ Fianna HIlls

Scott R Chilcutt, Fort Smith, AR (October 8, 2011)  Fianna Hills Country Club played  host to the Arkansas and Oklahoma Tour season openers.  Clear skies and moderate breezes welcomed the players with quick and firm fairways and greens. 



David Price in the Playoff

Five flights found three winners from the Oklahoma Tour with David Price from Pawhuska nearly making it four but fell short in a playoff for the Sarazen flight honors.  

Douglas Duke from Tulsa, soon to be relocating to the Fort Smith area took the top prize in the Championship / Palmer flight. 

Sentinel, OK player, Kelly Smith kept his momentum after a T8 at the Senior National Championship @ La Quinta by staying clear of the field by five shots in the Hogan flight. 

Loyd Welch from McAlester, OK finished the day six strokes ahead of second place to grab his first win since June at the Battle Creek Open.


Next Up:  Red River Challenge at WinStar on October, 29, 2011.

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

www.gcamtour.com

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Hill Country - gcatsanantonio.blogspot.com

Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Player of the Year Winners

Scott R Chilcutt, Edmond, OK (August 25, 2011)  On Saturday August 20th Player of the Year awards were presented at the Tour Championship at Jimmie Austin by Edward Jones and Financial Advisor, Curt Howard from Sapulpa, OK.  At the end of 2010, after we presented two player of the year awards, one for the mid-am and another for the top senior when Curt approached us about presenting a special gift to each of the flight winners.  Each winner was presented a Callaway Razr, staff bag customized with the players name.

We owe a major THANK YOU to Curt Howard for the year end awards and David McDaniel, Labor Finders for the Tournament Champion Trophies presented throughout the year. 


You can see the final points - View the PDF document that includes the ENTIRE DETAIL by CLICKING HERE.

2011 Edward Jones Player of the Year Winners:


Championship Flight: 

Curt Howard (right) presents Jeff Boyer Championship Flight

Jeff Boyer - Oklahoma City, OK.


 


Palmer Flight: 
Allen Sawvel -  Broken Arrow, OK.

Senior Palmer Flight: 
Roland Lewis - Tulsa, OK.

Hogan Flight:
Todd Chapman - Tulsa, OK.

Senior Hogan Flight: 
Jim Crawford -  Tahlequah, OK.

Sarazen Flight: 
Jay Williams -  Van Buren, AR.

Senior Sarzen Flight: 
Robert Lakey - Sayre, OK.

Jones Flight:
Jerime Parker - Blanchard, OK.

Senior Jones Flight: 
K.C. Montgomery - Fairview, OK.

Snead Flight: 
Scott Bundrick - Checotah, OK.

Senior Snead Flight: 
Rick Henthorn - Yukon, OK.


















Next Up - The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with its Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  National Championship and Senior National Championship to be held September 17th - 27th at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club.

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

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Championships On Their Minds - Oklahoma Tour Takes on Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club

Scott R Chilcutt, Norman, OK (August 20, 2011)  The University of Oklahoma is no stranger to National Championships, with 7 NCAA Division I Football Titles.  Just blocks from the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium sits the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club where today Oklahoma members had National Championships on their minds, Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships that is.

The Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, collegiate home to current PGA Tour card carrying members, Anthony Kim, Glen Day, Grant Waite, Hunter Haas and Todd Hamilton, was our home for the Tour Oklahoma Championship.  For many members on the Oklahoma tour this was  the final opportunity to qualify for the Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships but tour year end prizes were also on the line this Saturday.  

The original Perry Maxwell design, underwent a rework in 1996 by Robert E. Cupp and extensive renovations in preparation for the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and proved to be a great venue for an Oklahoma Tour as a record 65 members took to the first tee where the event saw five first time winners.  2008 Senior Hogan National Champion, Kelly Smith from Sentinel, OK took home his first Tournament Champion Trophy, presented by Labor Finders firing a net 3 under par 69.



RESULTS:

Championship:  Jeff Boyer from Oklahoma City made it six.  Six wins for the year with a steady two over par 74, one birdie, three bogie's and the rest pedestrian pars.  Sapulpa, OK member Curt Howard made it six as well.  Six runner up spots on the year to go with a his lone win at the HOU - Redstone Spring Classic in February.  Howard who went out in two over par, never really made a charge on Boyer but kept the 2nd place spot one stroke clear of Al Swanson from Edmond, OK.  Swanson, playing in his 26th event (13 majors) on tour this 2011 point season punched his National Championship ticket in December 2010 by winning the Winter Championship in Orlando.

Palmer Flight:  35 year old Muskogee, OK resident D'Wayne Lowery couldn't have won his first tournament on the tour at a better time.  With Lowery's win by one stroke over Allen Sawvel from Broken Arrow he snatched an invite to the National Championship at PGA West.  Sawvel's round rolled along pretty well until taking a seven at the par three 12th still stayed in front of T3 players Lance Berland from Salina, KS and Yukon, OK member Joseph Hendrix.  With the 3rd place finish, Hendrix qualified for the Nationals by finishing 2nd in the Callaway Order of Merit points.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Traveling over 10,000 miles in 2010, Texhoma, TX member Mel Yates won his first event in his abbreviated 2011 schedule.  Qualifying for the National Championship in March at the TEXAS OPEN at Horseshoe Bay Resort Yates played his sixth Oklahoma tour event firing a three over par 75 to stay two strokes clear of Tulsa, OK player Roland Lewis.  Lewis, who qualified for the Nationals with his top 5 finish at the 2010 Senior National Championship at TPC Sawgrass, had an eagle and three birdies to wind up 4 strokes ahead of  Hank Darcey from Oklahoma City.  Darcey secured his Senior National Championship invite at the Doral Classic  with a win in extra holes. 

Hogan Flight:  Another first time winner Bradley Uhles from Chickasha, OK needed extra holes to solidify his National Championship invite and flight champion trophy.  Texas Masters at TPC San Antonio winner Brook Lister from Tulsa finished with pars on the final two holes to force the playoff but couldn't finish Uhles off.  Bradley and Brook finished the round four strokes ahead of Del City, OK member Travis Klein and Ryan Cummings from Stillwater, OK.  Cummings qualifies for the Nationals with a 2nd place Callaway Order of Merit point finish and a T-5 finish by Zack Whitlock from Tulsa, OK grabbed him the 2nd Half of the Year Points award.

Senior Hogan Flight:  Kelly Smith from Sentinel, OK birdied the final two holes in regulation to force the second of two playoffs on the day with Tahlequah, OK member Jim Crawford.  Smith already qualified for the Nationals trying to schedule in two more tournaments for eligibility prevailed in the extra holes.  The pair would finish 4 strokes ahead of  another Tahlequah member Mike Johnson.  With Smith, Michael Hicks from Edmond, OK and Bill Copeland already qualified for the Nationals it opened up spots for Crawford, Johnson and fourth place finisher Bruce Callich of Checotah.

Sarazen Flight:  The third in five first time winners on the day, Lawton, OK Jeff Banner narrowly edged out David Price from Pawhuska, OK despite Prices birdie on the final hole.  Dallas tour members, Gabriel Brisco from Mesquite, TX and Arlington, TX player Ricky Gates tied up for the third spot with Player of the Year recipient Jay Williams from Van Buren, AR.  With Banner's National qualification it opened up points invites to Price and Williams.

Senior Sarazen Flight:  Bob Moreau from Plano, TX played the final nine holes in two over par to win his 2nd tournament of the year by one stroke over Robert Lakey from Sayre, OK.  Lakey held the 2nd spot by two strokes over Frisco, TX player Jamie Sansom. Sansom would birdie the 17th to get him in a tie with Lakey but ran into trouble on the 18th finishing with a double bogey. Stan Wilson from Jones, OK would finish in 5th with enough points to pick up the 2nd half of the year top spot punching his ticket to the Nationals. 

Jones Flight:  Another first time National Championship qualifier, Crescent, OK member Ron Walker picked up his first win since March 2010 by one stroke over Dallas Tour member Burnie Rodgers from Haslet, TX.  Fairview, OK player Kent Montgomery shot a 3 over par 39 on the back to stay two strokes ahead of fellow Dallas Tour members, Ron Hardy from Lewisville, TX and Garland, TX member  Bob Eustice tied in the 4th spot. 

Snead Flight:  Shooting the best score of his Am Tour career, Edmond, OK player Mike Camp cleared the field by five strokes.  Another two Dallas Tour members made there presence known when McKinney, TX Larry Tolson and Douglas Pritchett from Fort Worth finished second and third. 



SKINS:

Championship /Palmer:  2 -- Al Swanson, Edmond, OK.  1 -- Brandon Henry, Pauls Valley, OK; Allen Sawvel, Broken Arrow, OK; Joseph Hendrix, Yukon, OK.

Senior Palmer:  3 -- Roland Lewis, Tulsa, OK.  2 -- Bill McConnell, Norman, OK; Mel Yates, Texhoma, TX.  1 -- James (Bud) Surber, Edmond, OK; Hank Darcey, Oklahoma City, OK.

Hogan Media:  2 -- Brook Lister, Tulsa, OK.  1 -- Tim Mathis, Edmond, OK; Ryan Cummings, Stillwater, OK; Todd Chapman, Tulsa, OK; Mitch Day, Perryton, TX.

Senior Hogan:  2 -- Kelly Smith, Sentinel, OK.  1 -- Bruce Callich, Checotah, OK; Mike Johnson, Tahlequah, OK; Michael Hicks, Edmond, OK.

Sarazen/Senior:  2 -- Ricky Gates, Arlington, TX; Jamie Sansom, Frisco, TX.  1 -- David Price, Pawhuska, OK; Stan Wilson, Jones, Ok; Robert Lakey, Sayre, OK; Bob Moreau, Plano, TX.

Jones / Snead:  2 -- Kent Montgomery, Fairview, OK.  1 -- Rick Henthorn, Yukon, OK; Ron Walker, Crescent, OK; Chris Manahan, Oklahoma City, OK.




Next Up - The Dallas Tour finishes off the year with its Tour Championship at Cowboy on August 28th.  National Championship and Senior National Championship to be held September 17th - 27th at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club.

 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

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com

Oklahoman - Hank Darcy Part of Dramatic Playoffs in South Florida

Miami, Florida (August 13-14, 2011)  - The Golf Channel Amateur Tour brought 180 players to Miami, Florida over the weekend of August 13^th and 14^th to test their skills at the Doral Classic.  The championship was held at the famed Doral Golf Resort & Spa’s TPC Blue Monster and the Great White.   Ideal course conditions and world class layouts provided an opportunity for all players to play their best and the results reflected that as playoffs were needed for five flights to determine champions.

The final round at the Doral Classic created some of the most dramatic results seen on Tour all year: playoffs in the Jones, Senior Palmer, Sarazen, Hogan, and Palmer flights.  The Blue Monster and the Great White courses proved to be a challenge for the Golf Channel Amateur Tour players and did not lend itself to one type of player over another which led to a closely contested tournament that provided nine come-from-behind champions.  Great competition is the name of the game on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour as nine of the eleven flights were determined by two or less strokes.

None was more exciting than the Palmer flight which went to a two-hole playoff between Anthony Guagliardo from Tampa, Florida and former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando “ El Duque” Hernandez from Miami, Florida.  Hernandez birdied the second playoff hole to beat Guagliardo just before afternoon storms rolled in.  As he arrived for the awards ceremony he commented, “This is better than winning the World Series; you don’t know how hard golf is,” as he grabbed and hugged the trophy and then gave it a victory kiss for his first Major win on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour.

Senior Palmer Flight:  Hank Darcey from Oklahoma City, OK won the Senior Palmer flight as he overcame a three-shot deficit to get into a three-way playoff with 2011 Puerto Rico Open Champion Peter Sorrentino and 2010 World Golf Village Champion Ernest Young.  Darcey beat Young after Sorrentino was eliminated on the first playoff hole.




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

Visit the Tour Blogs:  

Dallas -  gcatdallas.blogspot.com - Oklahoma - gcatoklahoma.blogspot.com