Golf Channel Amateur Tour - Louisiana / East Texas - Eagle's Bluff Country Club

          

John Jeffrey of Groves, Tx. shoots the low round of the day with a 75 to take top honors in the Championship flight.  Michael Garrett of Greenwood, La wins the Hogan flight with an 85 and Ken Crossland of Lufkin, Tx. captures his first victory of the season to capture the top honors in the  Jones flight.

The Course:  Eagle’s Bluff Country Club, Bullard, Tx.  The course was in good condition with the greens still recovering from aerification performed a couple of weeks prior to this event. 

The Weather:  A mix of sunshine and clouds.  The winds were constant, S 2-4 mph.

The Tournament: 

  

Championship Flight:  Top 3:  John Jeffrey (75), John Oates (80), Robert Corbello (81)

John Jeffrey of Groves, Tx. takes home another win and captures top honors with a 3 over par round of 75.  John Oates of Diboll, Tx captures second place with an (80) and rounding out the top 3 is Robert Corbello of Vidor, Tx with a (81) just one shot back from second.

  

Hogan Flight:  Top 3:  Michael Garrett (85), Jerry Bobo (86) (Back nine – 45, 29), Dale Johnson (86) (Back nine - 45, 31).

 The scores were close in the Hogan flight.  Michael Garrett of Greenwood, La fired an 85 to pull off the win and capture first place honors. We had to go to the scorecards to decide second place.  Jerry Bobo of Nacogdoches, Tx. (45 ,29) won the scorecard playoff to capture second place over Dale Johnson of Lufkin, Texas (45,31).

  

Jones Flight:  Top 3: Ken Crossland (87), Rick Hagel (89), Randy Adcock (91)

Ken Crossland of Lufkin, Tx. breaks thru to capture his first tour victory of the season with a score of 87.  Rick Hagel of Hackberry, La captures second place honors with and (89), just two shots back of first and Randy Adcock of Vidor Tx. rounds out the top 3 with a (91).

In addition, to the flight winners, the follows players won the skills challenges.

Closest to the pin ($45 each)

Collier Nolte, #2

Cecil Jones (Guest), #5

Matt Thomas, #13

John Oates, #15

Skins Winners ($30 each)

Matt Oates, #2 with a 2

Matt Oates, #5 with a 2

John Jeffrey, #7 with a 3

Andy Vargo, #9 with a 3

Matt Oates, #11 with a 3

Larry Meadows, #14 with a 3

Robert Corbello, #18 with a 3

Prize Winners

Free round of golf at Wildwood – Collier Nolte

Shoe Bag – Rick Hagel

Event Photos:  Caught in the Act !!!

    

          

  

J.K. Miller of Lumberton, Tx. shoots the low round of the day to take top honors in the Championship flight.

The Course: Koasati Pines, Kinder, La. The course was in good condition with smooth greens rolling at a 9.5 -10 on the stimp.

The Weather: A mix of sunshine and clouds . The winds were constant, S 2-4 mph.

Championship Flight: Top 5: J.K. Miller (70), Robert Corbello (72), John Jeffrey (74), John Oates (75), Collier Nolte (75)

J.K. Miller of Lumberton, Tx brought the heat today by firing a 2 under par (70) to bring home top honors. J.K. and Robert Corbello battled it out all day and if you glanced at the scorecards you would have thought Corbello had put it to ol’ J.K. Miller. Corbello came out of the gate strong making birdies on 1, 6, 10, 13, and 18 but it was J.K.’s steady play and 3 birdies on 4, 17 and 18 that closed the deal. J.K. may have officially retired the knickers after this event. If you haven’t heard, J.K. has shot some of his best scores when he chooses to wear something other than knickers. We’ll see if J.K. is superstitious from here on out. Taking third place honors with a steady 74, was John Jeffrey of Groves, Tx. with birdies on 3,5 and 11. It looked like John Jeffrey was putting up a good fight of his own as he and John Oates both caught fire and went on a birdie spree. Oates like Corbello looked to be putting it to the field. With all the birdies these two were knocking off, you would have thought it was hunting season. Oates birdied 6, 11, 14, 16 and 18. The birdie spree on the back was just the ticket as we had a cluster of scores at 75. We had to go to the scorecard to decide 4th and 5th place as Oates, Nolte, Pizzi and Morton all shot 75. It was Oates that finished the strongest on the back capturing 4th, followed by Collier Nolte of Sour Lake, Tx with 3 birdies of his own on the back, followed by Mike Morton of Broussard, La with a solid round, and then Steven Pizzi of Houston, Tx.

Hogan Flight: Top 5: Kevin Turner (77), Michael Garrett (81), Gil Coppersmith (83), Mark Kirby (84), Dale Johnson (86)

In the Hogan flight, Kevin Turner of Vidor, Tx captures first place honors and takes home the hardware with a 77, recording birdies on 1, 3 and 18. Michael Garrett of Greenwood, La captures second place with an 81, recording birdies on 3 and 17. Gil Coppersmith of Houston, Tx made the trip from Houston and continues to show his competitive talent by taking third place honors with an 83 and recording a birdie on 2. Mark Kirby of Bridge City, Tx captures 4th place with an 84, recording birdies on 1 and 16. Rounding out the top 5 is Dale Johnson of Lufkin, Tx.

Sarazen Flight: Top 5: David Voulgaris (77), Jeff Zemencsik (81), Paul Whitehead (81), Walter White (81), John Blount (82)

David Voulgaris of Wharton, Tx captures first place honors firing a 77 and outdistancing his nearest competitor by 4 shots . We had to go to the scorecards to settle second place in this flight and when the dust settled it was Jeff Zemencsik (Houston Tour Director)from Magnolia, Tx with (81,38) to capture 2nd place honors. Paul Whitehead of Wildwood, Tx. captures 3rd place with an (81, 41). Walter White of West Monroe, La. finishes 4th with an (81, 43) and rounding out the top 5 is John Blount of Denham Springs, La.

Jones Flight: Top 5: Larry Nelson (79), Leonard Peterson (81), Sidney Harper (83), Mike Murphy (85), Roy Allen (86)

The competition was extremely strong in the Jones flight with several contenders vying for first place honors. Larry Nelson of Highland, In. made the trip down from the Chicago tour to visit friends and family. While in the Bayou State, Larry showed us how much improvement he has been making in his game. Larry held off the rest of the field by shooting his best round on tour with a 79. One which will probably earn him a well deserved promotion. Second place honors go to Leonard Peterson of Lufkin, Tx with and 81. Leonard is coming off a recently well deserved promotion from the Snead Sr. flight this week and his excellent play shows just how much improvement he has made this year. The boys back at the local club better watch out…. Sidney Harper of Mt Pleasant, Tx, in his second competitive round of the season, fired a very respectable 83 taking 3rd place honors. Mike Murphy of Corrigan, Tx. who also earned a promotion to the Jones flight, captures 4th place honors with an 85. Rounding out the top 5 is Roy Allen of Lufkin, Tx with an 86.

In addition, to the flight winners, the follows players won the skills challenges.

Closest to the pin ($95 each)

Rick Hagel, #3 at 5’ 5 ¼”
Fred Pekar, #7 at 2’ 11”
Matt Oates, #12 at 5’ 4”
Mark Kirby, #16 at 6’ 4”

Skins Winners ($95 each)

Steven Pizzi, #1 with a 3
Fred Pekar, #7 with a 2
Robert Corbello, #13 with a 3
Mathew Oates, #15 with a 3

Prize Winners

Entry Fee into Local Event – Phil Jones

GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour Louisiana / East Texas - Olde Oaks Battle on the Trail

Going low was the name of the game at this event.  Don Moore shoots the low round of the day for our GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour members with an outstanding 73.  John Oates of Diboll, Tx takes top honors in the Championship flight, with his son Mathew Oates playing as a guest, shooting our first round in the 60’s with a 69.  In the Sarazen flight Larry Meadows takes top honors shooting a very strong 78 and in the Jones flight Bruce Biddy fires the low round with an 85.

The Course:  Olde Oaks Golf Club, Haughton, La.  The course was in good condition with green fairways and rough.  Heavy rain the week of our event, created for some wet conditions with a few bunkers underwater.  The greens were smooth and rolling at a moderate speed.

The Weather:  A mix of sunshine, clouds and a brief shower half way thru the round.  The winds were constant, S 2-4 mph.

The Tournament: 

  

Championship Flight:  Top 5:  John Oates (77), David McElveen (78), William Loftin (79), Trey Scruggs (81), Matt Thomas (83)

 John Oates of Diboll, Tx captures his first tour win of the season by firing 77 to take top honors.  David McElveen of Lufkin, Tx claims the low front nine of the day with a 35 in the end just one shot back overall  to claim second place honors. William Loftin of Deridder, La takes third place just two shots back with a 79.  Trey Scruggs of Shreveport, La fired 81 to claim 4^th place.  Rounding out the top-5 is Matt Thomas of El Dorado, Ar with an 83.

 

Hogan Flight:  Top 5:  Don Moore (73), Dale Johnson (76), Doug Free Jr. (81), Derek Hammonds (81), Michael Garrett (83)

Don Moore of Texarkana, Ar. fired the low round of the day and captures another first place trophy with a blistering 73, 3 strokes better than the rest of the field.  Dale Johnson of Lufkin, Tx captures second place honors shooting 76.  Doug Free Jr. of Keithville, La captures 3^rd place honors in a scorecard playoff over Derek Hammonds of Queen City, Tx.  Doug’s 42 vs Derek’s 43 on the back decided the 3^rd place spot.  Rounding out the top-5 is Michael Garrett of Greenwood, La with an 83. 

Sarazen Flight:  Top 5:  Larry Meadows (78), Andy Vargo (79), John Blount (81), Sydney Harper (86), Gregg Williams (87) 

Larry Meadows of Hallsville, Tx captures first place honors by firing a 78 , just one stroke better than our newest member, Andy Vargo of Bossier City, La.   Andy takes home his first piece of hardware with a second place finish shooting 79 and giving the rest of the field a run for their money.  John Blount of Denham Springs, La. got off to a slow start, but turned things around on the back, firing a 39, 3 shots off the lead to secure 3^rd place honors.  Sydney Harper of Mount Pleasant, Tx captures 4^th place with an 86.  Rounding out the top five is Gregg Williams of Minden, La with an 87.

Jones Flight:  Top 5:  Bruce Biddy (85), Roy Allen (86), Randy Adcock (86), Rick Hagel (86), Gary Lee (89)

The competition was extremely strong in the Jones flight with several contenders vying for first place honors.  In the end, Bruce Biddy of Hooks, Tx. held off the rest of the field by shooting an 85, just 1 shot better than the next 3 contenders to capture 1^st place honors.  We had to go to the scorecards to decide 2^nd thru 4^th in this flight.  Roy Allen (86,43), Randy Adcock (86,44), Rick Hagel (86,45 )all contented for second place honors but after all the dust settled, Roy Allen finished second, Randy Adcock 3^rd and Rick Hagel 4^th.  Rounding out the top five was Gary Lee of Tyler, Tx with an 89.

In addition, to the flight winners, the follows players won the skills challenges.

Closest to the pin ($65 each)

Cypress Nine

Brandon Jones, #4

Dale Johnson, #7

Oaks Nine

Thomas Gray, #3

Don Moore, #7

Skins Winners Palmer, Hogan, Sarazen ($40 each)

Steve Session, #2

David McElveen, #5

Dale Johnson, #7

Mathew Oates, #10, 17, 18

Mark Kirby, #14

Prize Winners

Roy Allen, Hat

Danny Tackett, Callaway Towel