Scott R Chilcutt, Kerrville, TX (February 9, 2019) The Hills and Valley, nines at The Golf Club at Comanche Trace, recently announced as a US Open Qualifying site, hosted the Kerrville Championship.
Off for the 2018 season, but back this year, the Club has been known to be cold and windy in February. This time around we had plenty of cold, but the wind decided to lay down, helping the players to survive the mid 30's. Smooth and fast greens, always a mainstay of the facility, proved to be even more difficult with some locations that could only be characterized as cruel.
RESULTS:
Championship Flight: Odessa, TX, player Kevin Williams was strolling along with a bogie round when he came upon the par 3 - 12th. Williams chose a 6 iron for the 167 yards, and drained it for his second hole in one and first in tournament play. With the help of the ace and a string of pars, he came to the clubhouse even par on the back for the Championship. Playing in his first event on tour, Regan Underwood of Justin, TX, finished in the runner-up spot.
Palmer Flight: Self-promoted during the offseason from the Hogan Flight, AJ Englerth of Killeen, TX, proved that he belonged in the flight. With five birdies on the day, Englerth had a string of ten holes where he went -3, to win his first Palmer Flight event, with five strokes to spare. Leander, TX, player Bryan Wood, with two birdies of his own, took home the second place honors. Derrick Matthews of Killeen, TX, and Austin, TX resident, Stephen Labay, split the third-place finish, two strokes back of Wood.
Senior Palmer Flight: Coming off a runner-up finish at the wind-blown Coastal Bend Championship, Maurice Mintken of Round Rock, TX, held on to make this one stick. Mintken, initially not scheduled to be able to make the event, surprised the field when he showed up with cart cover in hand, played the front nine in +2, setting himself up with a three-stroke lead at the turn, which proved to be enough for the Championship. Austin, TX, player Rob Ormand, a two-time winner, in his first year on tour, grabbed the runner-up finish, with Mike Harkins of Cedar Park, TX, rounding out the top three.
Hogan Flight: Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Les Costales was down two strokes making the turn, with fellow San Antonio, TX, member Paul Wuerdeman. With the help of two birdies on the back, Costales, swapped front nine back nine scores with Wuerdeman to forces extra holes. Back to the cold par 4 - 1st, where Wuerdeman birdied his last time around, it would only take a par this go round to seal the deal over Costales. Three strokes back of the pair, Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, with two birdies on the day, took home the third place honors.
Sarazen Flight: Stephen Hodge, of Waco, TX, with a birdie on the par 3 - 8th hole, finished two strokes clear of a pair of players, for his second win in four events on the points season. Austin, TX, member, Chris Cobb, coming off a win in Portland, in January, carded a birdie on the par 5 - 13th, to finish knotted in second place with Gary Hatter of Dripping Springs, TX.
Senior Sarazen Flight: Coming off three rounds at the Duel in the Desert, the previous week, where he teamed up with wife, Cindy, Kent McCord of Odessa, TX, made the most of the warmup to pick up the win, by seven strokes. McCord, with two birdies on his round, shared a ride with Ace Williams to haul two of eight trophies back to Odessa. Mackie Crossan of Abilene, TX, took home the second place honors, with the rest of the field, that finished the round, tied up in third place three strokes back. The trio of Andre Fitzpatrick, of Weatherford, TX, Boerne, TX, member, Tres Paxton and Terry Everts of Eastland, TX, shared the final podium spot.
Jones Flight: Paul Tyus of Schertz, TX, with the help of a birdie on the par 4 - 13th, to pick up his first Championship, in three events on the points season. Four strokes back, San Antonio, TX, member Paul Harper, with a birdie on the par 5 - 7th finished in the runner-up spot, with Michael Page, of Burnet, TX, and a birdie of his own on the par 4 - 3rd, rounding out the top three.
Snead Flight: Selma, TX, member Mark Colwell, clearly likes the Valley/Hills layout. A previous winner on the course, with an 84, Colwell, carded an eagle on the par 5 - 4th, and a birdie on the par 5 - 13th to better his previous score by two strokes for the victory. Left playing for the runner-up spot, Eugene Hanley of San Antonio, TX, with a birdie on the par 4 - 11th, took home the second place finish, with Weatherford, TX, traveler, Jason Jenniges, rounding out the top three.
SKINS:
Giant SKINS: ($84/each) Kevin Williams -1- Hole in One on 12. Bob Starkman -1- Birdie on 2. Mark Colwell -1- Eagle on 4. Robert Hayward -1-Birdie on 5. John Knight -1- Birdie on 9.
Championship/Palmer/Senior Palmer: ($30/each) Robert Hayward -2- Birdie on 1, Birdie on 5. John Knight -2- Birdie on 4, Birdie on 9. A.J. Englerth -2- Birdie on 8, Birdie on 11. Kevin Williams -1- Hole in One on 12. Gary Grizzle -1- Birdie on 17. Raymond Abernathy -1- Birdie on 6.
Hogan: ($36/each) Paul Wuerdeman -3- Par on 10, Par on 14, Birdie on 6. Ronnie Davis -1- Birdie on 13. Bob Starkman -1- Birdie on 2. Rey Stroube -1- Birdie on 3.
Sarazen/Senior Sarazen: ($40/each) William Mccord -2- Birdie on 4, Birdie on 11. C.D. Dunem -1- Birdie on 15. Olaitan Adeniji -1- Birdie on 1. Chris Cobb -1- Birdie on 13. Terry Everts -1- Birdie on 17. Stephen Hodge -1- Birdie on 8.
Jones/Snead: ($13/each) Mark Colwell -4- Eagle on 4, Par on 8, Birdie on 13, Par on 15. Paul Harper -3- Bogey on 2, Birdie on 7, Par on 17. Jason Jenniges -2- Par on 12, Par on 16. Annette Crossan -1- Par on 1. Eugene Hanley -1- Birdie on 11. Jack Iglesias -1- Par on 14. Michael Page -1- Birdie on 3.
CLOSEST TO THE HOLE:
$110/each: #3 - John Knight - 6'4". #8 - Stephen Hodge - 7'4". #12 - Kevin Williams - Hole in One. #17 - Terry Everts - 3'6.5"
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Hogan Flight: Starting the day on the par 4 - 10th, Les Costales was down two strokes making the turn, with fellow San Antonio, TX, member Paul Wuerdeman. With the help of two birdies on the back, Costales, swapped front nine back nine scores with Wuerdeman to forces extra holes. Back to the cold par 4 - 1st, where Wuerdeman birdied his last time around, it would only take a par this go round to seal the deal over Costales. Three strokes back of the pair, Randy Dorsey of Killeen, TX, with two birdies on the day, took home the third place honors.
