tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116326192012-01-03T08:10:11.565-08:00The blog for Lone Star linksters - news and notes from the world of Texas Golf.Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comBlogger11271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11632619.post-85525972509937978312010-11-07T16:41:00.000-08:002010-11-07T16:49:20.077-08:00

Two of the PGA Tour's second-stage qualifiers - the last stage before Q-School finals - take place in Texas. One is scheduled Nov. 16-19 at Redstone Golf Club in Humble; the other Nov. 17-20 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney.Attendance is typically free at these qualifiers (but call the course in advance to be safe), and there are always some recognizable names in the second stage qualifiers trying

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From the Northern Texas PGA:IRVING, Texas – The Northern Texas PGA captured the 30th Texas Joe Black Cup Matches by an overall point total of 13 to 11. The teams were tied at six points each heading into the Singles Matches on day two. The singles matches were close from the beginning and were tied at one point a piece when a weather delay suspended play for three hours and forty-five minutes.

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From the Northern Texas PGA:FORT WORTH, Texas – The Championship Match of the Cleveland Golf / Srixon / Club Car NTPGA Match Play Championship featured Dean Larsson, PGA assistant golf professional at Bent Tree Country Club (#2 seed) and Cameron Doan, PGA head golf professional at Preston Trail Golf Club (#4 seed). They both are past NTPGA Match Play Champions with Cameron Doan capturing the

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The 2010 Adams Tour Pro Golf Series wrapped in Mississippi with the First Tee of Meridian Tour Championship, played Oct. 6-9 at Northwood Country Club in Meridian. And former Texas A&M star Bronson Burgoon was the winner.Bronson Burgoon, from The Woodlands, edged Kyle Ellis, from Senatobia, Miss., by one stroke to earn the $13,500 prize. The two were tied entering the final round and both posted

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From the Southern Texas PGA:The Texas Joe Black Cup Matches, an annual Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring teams of golf professionals from the Southern Texas and Northern Texas Sections of the PGA of America, began in 1981.The Southern Texas PGA team won the first tournament, held at Houston’s Westwood Country Club, by a 15-9 margin. The STPGA won the most recent renewal of the competition,

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From the Texas Golf Association:Georgetown, TX – Three for three on the weather front at Cimarron Hills as not a single cloud reared its ugly head all week at the TGA State Senior 4-Ball. At the start of the morning, five teams sat within seven strokes of lead, which may seem like a lot to overcome, but the Nicklaus designed track was not yielding many red numbers all week which meant no lead

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Bryan, TX: Brad Lardon started the final round of the 2010 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship with a one shot lead over two time defending champion Tim Thelen, and that is exactly where they ended up when the final putt fell. Lardon, Director of Golf at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, site of this year's STPGA Professional championship, claimed his second

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Kingwood -- Greg Bruckner of Phoenix, Ariz., caught fire in the final round of the 2010 Texas Senior Open, firing a 9-under par 63 to claim a one shot victory over second round leader Robert Thompson of Huntsville, TX. Bruckner made nine birdies and no bogeys in his final round for a 54 hole total of 13 under par. Thompson, who started the day with a five shot lead,

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The Texas Golf Hall of Fame is settling into its new home at Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio. And in October, the TGHOF has an exhibit planned that features the trophies of the four majors - Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship - plus the Ryder Cup trophy all in one place for the first time in Texas. Here is the news release:San Antonio, TX -- Texas golf fans will have

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From the Northern Texas PGA:DALLAS, TX – The Northern Texas PGA is pleased to announce that Perry Arthur, PGA teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson, has captured the 2010 Cleveland Golf / Srixon & Club Car NTPGA Player of the Year Award. This marks Arthur’s sixth NTPGA Player of the Year Award. His five previous awards came in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2009. Arthur

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From the Northern Texas PGA:DALLAS, TX – Richard Woodson, PGA director of instruction at Woodbridge Golf Club, posted a two-round total score of four-under par, 140 to win the Northern Texas PGA Section Championship. Woodson took a two stroke lead into the eighteenth hole and was forced to punch out into the fairway after an errant tee shot into the right rough. His smart play paid off and he

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Free stuff is always nice, especially when it's golf stuff. And in 2010, the Champions Tour stop in San Antonio, the AT&T Championship, is free to the public. That's right, no buying of tickets required - not even on tournament days.Here's the press release with details:September 1, 2010 – The AT&T Championship has announced a new, creative incentive for spectators attending this year’s

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From the Northern Texas PGA:MCKINNEY, TEXAS – Jamie Elliott, PGA teaching professional at Prestonwood Country Club (Creek Course), posted a two-round total score of six-under par, 138 to win the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship. Elliott’s bogey-free second round included one birdie on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine, one of which was on the par-5, 18th hole. This

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Austin, TX: Robert Thompson of Whispering Pines Golf Club in Huntsville broke open a close final round in the 2010 Southern Texas PGA Senior Professional Championship thanks to three consecutive birdies on holes #9-11, and then had a hole-out for eagle from the fairway on the 15th hole. That six hole stetch at The Hills Country Club - Signature Course led to a final

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From the Texas Legends Junior Tour:Dallas, Texas (August 17, 2010) - Sportsmanship is characterized by virtues such as fairness, discipline, courage, persistence, and respect for others. The good sportsman does the right thing even when no one is looking. He wins graciously and loses with dignity. He treats his opponents with respect at all times, in all circumstances. He stays true to the spirit

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What is the Texas Golf Association's "Triple Crown?" It's the three individual majors staged by the TGA: the Texas Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Amateur. Prior to the weekend, no golfer had ever won all three of those tournament during his career. But now Fort Worth's John Grace has.From the TGA:Odessa, TX - The 2010 Texas Senior Amateur Championship has concluded in epic fashion and a worthy

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Dickinson's Ryan Nelson was already the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series money leader heading into the Northeast Oklahoma Championship. And with his victory in that event, Nelson now holds what might be an insurmountable lead with only four tournaments remaining on the schedule.The Northeast Oklahoma Championship concluded on Aug. 14 at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Okla.Nelson opened with a

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From the Northern Texas PGA:FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Stuart Hendley, assistant golf professional at Green Tree Country Club in Midland, Texas, captured the Northern Texas Section (NTPGA) Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship title and earned a spot in the field at the 2010 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship with a 76-66 – 142 (even par) total. After a disappointing first round score of

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From the Texas Golf Association:Magnolia, TX – Some cloud cover and a light breeze gave the players some relief from the heat, but High Meadow Ranch Golf Club still posed a formidable challenge for players in the final round of the South Amateur Championship. The day started looking good for the leader after two rounds, Juan Salcedo of The Woodlands, as he took a four stroke lead going into the

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From the Texas Golf Association:Carrollton, TX – Surviving the heat was the theme of the week at the North Amateur Championship presented by Cool Clubs. The Honors Golf Club of Dallas hosted the championship and presented players with a great opportunity to shoot low scores. Besides the triple digit temperatures, players faced near perfect scoring conditions throughout the week. In the end,

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Wil Collins fired a final round 65 to win the Southwest Kansas Pro-Am on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series. The tournament concluded on Aug. 7 at The Golf Club at Southwind (Buffalo Dunes Golf Course) in Garden City, Kansas.Collins, from New Mexico, finished three strokes ahead of home-state favorite Chris D. Thompson. Collins' 265 total was 21-under par and he earned $15,000 for the victory.Top

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Beginning in 1984, Golf Digest has annually presented its Junior Development Awards to individuals or organizations that lead the way in bringing children into golf and promoting junior golf.Its 2010 honorees include Mary Carriker of San Antonio. In announcing the award, the magazine states:Mary Carriker has progressed from junior golf mom to junior golf director. She is currently director of the

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From the Southern Texas PGA:San Antonio, TX: Lonnie Alexander of the Onion Creek Club in Austin birdied the 16th and 17th holes at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio to break out of a log jam and post earn a two shot win over Jesse Horner of Horseshoe Bay Resort in the Southern Texas PGA Club Car Memorial Championship. Alexander was the only player to finish the 36 hole tournament under par

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From the Texas Golf Association:Kerrville, TX – A cool morning with little wind gave the players a great chance to shoot good scores in the final round of the Stableford Handicap. Many teams took advantage with good final round scores, but Riverhill Country Club didn’t yield any overall positive point totals. Riverhill has been a gracious host of this tournament for years, but this year the

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It's course rating season again at the golf magazines. And Golf magazine has its 2010 list of the Best Courses You Can Play now online. Only two Texas courses make their Top 100 - Barton Creek's Fazio Canyons (No. 71) and Barton Creek's Fazio Foothills (No. 77).Here is Golf Magazine's opinion of the top public courses in Texas:1. Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons), Austin2. Barton Creek (Fazio

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Kingwood, TX: Tim Thelen, assistant PGA Professional at The Falls Resort and Golf Club in New Ulm, had not made a bogey through 35 holes of the Southern Texas PGA Callaway Golf Assistant Championship. That is quite a feat on the tough Deerwood Club golf course where the championship was being played. Thelen knew he had a two shot lead and a bogey on the 36th and final

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From the Northern Texas PGA:MIDLAND, TX – Jason Hase, PGA director of golf at San Angelo Country Club in San Angelo, Texas, posted a seven-under par, 65 in the final round of the Callaway Golf Western Championship to capture his first Northern Texas PGA major championship title. Hase’s two round total of nine-under par, 135 gave him a two-stroke victory of Midland resident, Lee Rhind, assistant

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From the Texas Golf Association:Dallas, TX - The final match of the 2010 Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship presented by Liberty Mutual got off to an early start Sunday morning and it didn’t take long to decide the winner. Dallas Athletic Club hosted this year’s championship and provided a real test for the finalists. Although the players had perfect scoring conditions, nerves were evident

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Ryan Baca of Sugar Land was the winner of the Orr Hyundai Texarkana Classic on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series. The tournament was played July 21-24 at Northridge Country Club on the Texas site of the border.Baca held off Ryan Spears of Del City, Okla., by one stroke to earn the first-place prize money of $10,500. Both players fired 67s in the final round, but Baca's total of 11-under 273 was

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From the Northern Texas PGA:TYLER – Robert Gwin of Montgomery captured the 40th Chesapeake Energy Texas State Open with rounds of 66-65-68-66 for a four-round total 15-under par, 265. With solid rounds of golf all week, Gwin made six birdies and two bogeys during the final round to capture the Championship. Gwin played college golf at Sam Houston State University and currently has conditional

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From the Texas Golf Association:Amarillo, TX - The 2010 West Texas Amateur Championship has come to a close and Luke Kane has been crowned champion. It was another beautiful day at Amarillo Country Club for the final round. With the clear blue skies and pleasant temperatures came gusts of wind that remind us where we are. For a third straight day the puzzle to the championship was the greens.

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The Corpus Christi Caller-Times has a good at the struggling golf scene in Corpus. As noted here before, Corpus has gone from its golfers clamoring for new places to play because of overcrowding at the two municipal tracks, to courses shutting down for lack of play. The newspaper's articles points out that at their peak a few years ago, Oso Beach Municipal and Gabe Lozano Sr. Golf Center

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The Women's Texas Golf Association's 2010 Four Ball Championship was recently completed at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club (Dye Course) in McKinney. The winning team was Taylor Slagle and Sarah Hurt, both of Southlake. Slagle and Hurt played high school golf together and are now in college, Slagle at Coastal Carolina and Hurt at Wofford.Slagle and Hurt won in a sudden-death playoff against Marian

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From the Texas Golf Association:Dallas, TX - The 101st playing of the Texas Amateur Championship is in the books and McKinney’s Chris Ward is the 2010 Champion. Ward did it in dominating style as his name was atop the leaderboard at the end of every round which included his masterful opening round 64 giving him enough breathing room for the rest of the week. Big 12 rival Jordan Russell from

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Scott Abbott of Dallas is the champion of the 2010 Beaumont Open, part of the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series. The tournament was played on the par-71 Beaumont Country Club.Beaumont's own Anthony Broussard finished tied for second with Michael Arnoud of Baton Rouge, La.Abbott birdied the 71st hole to take a 1-stroke lead. Broussard could have forced a playoff with a birdie on the last, but bogied, as

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From the Southern Texas PGA:The Southern Texas PGA Scholarship Committee has selected 19 students to receive a total of $65,000 in 2010 STPGA Foundation Scholarships. The amount to be disbursed this year represents a record total for the STPGA Foundation Scholarship Program, which has distributed $414,100 in scholarship funds to 176 students since the program was restructured in 1999."The STPGA

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Bob Estes and Robert Gates (the golfer, not the Secretary of Defense) are the two golfers advancing out of the Texas sectional and into the 2010 U.S. Open.The sectional, played at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, wrapped up Tuesday after weather delaysp prevented the completion of play on Monday. Here are the final scores:Bob Estes, Austin, 136 Robert Gates, The Woodlands, 137 Roland Thatcher, The

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo won't be playing golf in the 2010 U.S. Open. Romo withdrew from the sectional qualifying tournament in The Woodlands on Monday afternoon, shortly into his second round.The tournament was delayed by rain in the morning, and a second weather delay occurred in the afternoon. That guaranteed the finish would carry over until Tuesday, when the Cowboys go back to

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From the Texas Golf Association:Arlington, TX – Another spectacular day of golf at Tierra Verde Golf Club in the final round of the State Public Links Championship. The final 18-hole match was played this morning between 2-seed, Christopher Brown, and 29-seed, Joe Epperson. Overcast skies were welcomed by the players and spectators after enduring the first 3 days of sun and heat. With a

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo recovered from an early triple-bogey to card a 71 in the morning session at the U.S. Open sectional qualifier in The Woodlands on Monday. Another 18 holes is under way now in the 36-hole qualifier, but after a weather delay it is uncertain whether the sectional will be completed today.Romo's 71 put him in a tie for 10th place, four strokes off the lead. Only

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is one of 36 golfers competing for two spots in the field at the 2010 U.S. Open in a sectional qualifier on Monday at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands.Romo tees off at 9 a.m., playing with Thomas Hagler of Cypress and Dustin Wigington of Oklahoma City.In a one-day, 36-hole qualifier, anything in possible. But among the pros Romo will have to beat out

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The PGA Tour's weekly notes package includes a few interesting tidbits about this week's Colonial and last week's Nelson.The only golfer ever to win both the Nelson and Colonial in the same season is Ben Hogan. Jason Day won last week's Nelson, so he gets to try this week to become the second to accomplish that feat. And Day is a member at Colonial.Only one golfer has won the Colonial more than

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo made it through his local qualifier on Thursday in a bid to play his way into the 2010 U.S. Open.Romo was one of seven golfers who advanced out of a local qualifier played at The Honors Golf Club of Dallas. Here are the scores of the qualifiers plus two alternates:Vince Jewell, Dallas, 31-33--64Bill Allcorn, Abilene, 34-31--65Scott Abbott, Dallas, 34-34--

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Austin, TX: Greg Hiller of San Antonio shot a final round of three under par 69 to claim a one shot victory at the 2010 STPGA Callaway Tradition Championship. Hiller’s two under par total of 142 for two rounds over the challenging Fazio-Canyons Course at Barton Creek Resort and Spa was good enough to edge Chip Craig of Kingwood by a single shot. Tim Thelen and Lonnie

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The USGA has done away with local qualifying in 2010 for the U.S. Women's Open, instead offering one round of qualifying (which it is calling sectional qualifying) at 20 sites around the country.One of those qualifiers was played on Monday, May 17 in Texas, and there'll be another in Texas on Monday, May 24. Below are the results for the first of those two qualifiers; only those who qualified for

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More 2010 U.S. Open local qualifying results coming in from Texas sites. The three lists below show only those players who qualified from each site, plus alternates.Austin Country Club, Austin a-Payne Gniewek, Trenton, Mich., 69Jarrod Lyle, Australia, 69Kyle Maze, Austin, 70a-Julio Vegas, Venezuela, 70Jamie Amoretti, San Antonio, 71(alt.) a-Cody Gribble, Dallas, 71(alt.) a-Conrad Shindler,

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These are tough times for golf courses, and we've seen many courses close in the past few years. But there are still golf courses under construction in Texas - new openings, those rarer than they were 10 years ago, are still on the way.One of those courses under construction is Summit Rock, a Jack Nicklaus signature course in Horseshoe Bay. The course is part of the luxury real estate development

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Here are the four golfers who played their way into the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Classic in the Monday qualifier:Bobby Hutcherson, San Marcos, 30-34--64 Trevor Fisher, Fort Worth, 32-32--64 Wil Collins, Albuquerque, N.M., 33-32--65 Jason Schultz, Dallas, 32-33--65And here is the recap, provided by the NTPGA:The 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship Open Qualifying Tournament was conducted at Stonebridge

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From the Texas Golf Association:Frisco, TX – Another great day for scoring greeted the players for the final round of the State Four-Ball Championship. The Fazio Course at Stonebriar Country Club played host to this year’s championship and gave teams a great chance to shoot low numbers. After a round full of inclement weather, two days of mild conditions allowed the players to post impressive

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The Mt. Auburn Roofing Firewheel Classic on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series came down to a playoff between Todd Rossetti and Tyler Leon. And Rossetti emerged with the win.Rossetti and Leon, both of Dallas, finished 72 holes on the Bridges Course at Firewheel Golf Club in Garland tied at 16-under 273. Rossetti got there with a closing 69; Leon had a final round of 67.The two headed back to the par-

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The HP Byron Nelson Championship concludes in Las Colinas on Sunday, May 23. The following day, some of the players from the Nelson, plus a bunch more, will head up to Plano and Gleneagles Country Club for a 36-hole qualifier to get into the 2010 British Open.If you're in DFW and you're hungry for more golf than the back-to-back Nelson and Colonial can provide, then take in the qualifier, too.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo made it through the pre-qualifier last week to earn a spot in the field for the HP Byron Nelson Championship Open Qualifying Tournament (a k a, the Monday qualifier). But it appears likely that Romo won't be able to play after all.After earning his spot in the Monday qualifier, Romo requested an afternoon tee time. The reason: The Cowboys begin their first

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is trying to qualify to play in the PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Classic. And he successfully made it through Step 1, advancing out of the "pre-qualifier."Romo played the Hills Course at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, where 129 players competed to finish in the Top 23 (plus ties). The Top 23 gained entry into the "Monday qualifier" that takes place next, well,

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There are more than 100 local qualifying sites around the country for the 2010 U.S. Open, and some of those qualifiers are now in the books. Only qualifiers and alternates are listed. Here are the Texas sites to date (we'll add new posts as more results come in over the coming days):Gentle Creek Golf Club, ProsperWill Dodson, Dallas, 36-34--70Will Osborne, Fort Worth, 32-39--71Jerrett Hamilton,

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Here are the four Monday qualifiers who played their way into this week's PGA Tour Valero Texas Open:Derek Tolan, Centennial, Colo., 36-32--68Mike Standly, League City, 35-33--68Gene Williams, San Antonio, 36-32--68Ryan Baca, Sugar Land, 33-35--68The Monday qualifier was played at The Club at Comanche Trace in Kerrville.

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The Valero Texas Open moves to its new home next week, the Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio. And the new course, plus the Spring date to which the tournament moved last year, is supposed to help attract a higher-quality field. Its date immediately following The Players Championship doesn't help, but, hey, two things at a time: New date, new course. Is the field better in 2010?Well, Ernie Els is

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Is yet another Corpus Christi-area golf course in danger of closing? Last week we told you that Pharaohs Country Club in Corpus will close by July. Kings Crossing Country Club in Corpus shut down last year.Now comes word that Newport Dunes in Port Aransas has filed for bankruptcy. Newport Dunes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which means reorganization, not necessarily liquidation. So the

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From the Texas Golf Association:Houston, TX – Another perfect day of weather presented itself at Pine Forest Country Club in Houston for the final round of the Texas Golf Association’s South Senior Amateur Championship. Katy's David Pocknall continued his dominance in South Regional Events by finishing a top the leader board once more with a final round 4-over par for a two day total of 1-over

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Congratulations to Martin Piller on winning his first title on the Nationwide Tour, the Stadion Athens Classic.Piller was born in Dallas, grew up in Duncanville and played collegiately at Texas A&M. He turned pro in 2008 and won his very first start, the Texas State Open.The victory pushed Piller up to No. 2 on the Nationwide money list. He trails only Bobby Gates, who happens to be Piller's

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Ryan Nelson was the winner of the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series stop in Waco that concluded on Saturday. The Jamie Hilton's Hillcrest Children's Golf Classic was played at Twin Rivers Golf Club.Nelson, of Dickinson, ran away with it, shooting 72-68-69-69--278 (10-under par) to win by eight strokes. Ryan Baca was the player in a distant second.Nelson has played five events so far on the 2010 Adams

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Richard Oliver of the San Antonio Express-News is covering the Duramed Futures Tour's Hill Country Classic this week at The Dominion, the former home to both the PGA Tour Texas Open and the San Antonio Champions Tour stop. In two articles published within the past couple days, Oliver details what appears to be a very strong interest on the part of the LPGA Tour in adding another tournament in San

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A notice from the Northern Texas PGA about the Dallas stop for Play Golf America Day:DALLAS, Texas – An exciting day of free golf activities will be held during the annual PGA Play Golf America Day at City Pointe Golf Center in Dallas on Saturday, May 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event is designed to provide free expert instruction to golfers of all ages and skill levels, introduce new

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That's the news in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, which reports that the club will shut down by July.Pharaohs Country Club will be the second Corpus Christi course to close within a year, following the 2009 closure of Kings Crossing Country Club. The newspaper article paints a bleak picture of golf in Corpus, reporting that rounds at the two municipal courses have fallen, and rounds at Padre

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San Antonio's Reid Meyers has been appointed executive director of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame and Museum. After decades of atrophy, the Texas Golf Hall of Fame is springing back to life in San Antonio, and will move into its new permanent home at Brackenridge Park Golf Course later this year.Here is the news release from the Southern Texas PGA:The Board of Directors of the recently reconstituted

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From the Texas Golf Association:San Antonio, TX – Another day of perfect weather greeted the players as they arrived for the final round of the 2010 State Club Team Championship presented by Golf Week. The sun was out, the wind was down and in the end Rian Butler, Ross Odell and Pat Youngs of South Shore Harbour Golf Club in League City climbed from two strokes off the lead after one round to

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Spring has taken hold on south Texas, and golfers have headed back out to their favorite golf courses to take advantage of the weather it has brought. To help them get the most out of their games, the Southern Texas PGA and The First Tee of San Antonio have planned a “Play Golf America” Day for Saturday, May 8, at the First Tee facility (915 E. Mulberry in San Antonio)

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La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa is celebrating the first anniversary of its reopening following a renovation by - among other things - opening its golf course to the public.You might remember La Torretta - which is in Montgomery on Lake Conroe - as Del Lago Resort. In 2007, the resort began a facelift that included upgrading its 18-hole golf course, which included adding yards, redesigning several

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My apologies for that headline to Christopher Brown and Kevin Pedigo, who actually won the Adams Golf Pro-Scratch Championship. But when one of the runners-up is Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, well, sorry, Romo gets the headline.Here's the recap of the event from the Northern Texas PGA:DALLAS – The team of Christopher Brown, PGA teaching professional at Turtle Hill Golf Course, and his

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At PGA Tour stops around the country, arriving pros are provided with courtesy cars. The cars are typically luxury cars. That's what the Valero Texas Open has always done. But not this year. This year, as the Texas Open moves to the TPC San Antonio complex, tournament entrants will get trucks. The AP explains:As tournaments scramble to provide courtesy cars for PGA Tour players, the Texas Open

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From the Texas Golf Association:Dallas – Players once again experienced great scoring conditions for the final round of the North Senior Amateur. The Golf Club of Dallas hosted this year's championship, in just its second year of existence, and proved to be a good test for some of the best senior players in the northern half of the state. Calm winds and sunny skies let players be aggressive, but

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With the close of the Northern Texas PGA Players Tour, the tour money list is finalized. And that means 10 golfers now know they are exempt into the Chesapeake Energy Texas State Open, which takes place July 15-18 in Tyler.The top 10 finishes on the NTPGA Players Tour money list earn those exemptions. And in 2010, those players are:1. Vince M. Jewell, Dallas, $6,040 2. Randy Lowry III, Spring,

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News from the HP Byron Nelson Championship:HP Byron Nelson officials have announced the launch of two new ticket promotions in conjunction with Pappas Bros. Steakhouse and MasterCard®.Available through April 30, the Championship is offering a $125 ticket package which includes two weekly badges to the Championship, a weekly parking pass and a $25 discount card to Pappas Bros. Steakhouse. This

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From the Southern Texas PGA:Casey Carnes of Cibolo started the second and final round of the 2010 Gill Barnett Golf Spring Classic with a one shot lead, and that is exactly where he finished the championship, posting a one stroke win over James Brown of Houston. Carnes won the Southern Texas PGA’s first major of the season at The Woodlands Tournament Course with a final round of one under par 71

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From the Northern Texas PGA:Shreveport, LA – The team of Vince Jewell, PGA assistant golf professional at Woodbridge Golf Club, and Rick Woodson, PGA teaching professional at Woodbridge Golf Club, fired a two round total of 67-64--131 to capture the title at the Northern Texas PGA Horseshoe Casino Pro-Pro Championship. Jewell and Woodson defeated the team of Jamie Elliott, PGA director of

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The March 15 edition of Golf World includes an article titled "Altered Course." The article is not yet online, but golfers in and around Laredo will want to pick up a copy or check the Web site in coming weeks to read the article.It's about the terrible state of the golf course economy. Course openings have falled precipitously over the past decade, hitting a nadir in 2009. That's bad news for

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From the Texas Golf Association:Katy – Another great day of weather greeted the players at The Club at Falcon Point this morning and at the end, it was Giles Kibbe and Chris Davis who finished the day the way they started, on top of the leader board. After carding an impressive 9-under par 63 yesterday, the duo from Beaumont fought their way around windy conditions to post a second round 4-under

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Blaketree National Golf Club, a public course in Montgomery, will be the site of a Harvey Penick Golf Academy, the club has announced.The academies, named after the legendary Austin instructor, were started by Penick in the early 1990s with assistance from Jim Hopkins and Scott Cory, who then worked at Golfsmith in Austin. Cory is now directory of golf at Blaketree National, while Hopkins is now

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From the Northern Texas PGA, here is the list of NTPGA Junior Players of the Year for 2009 in each of the three NTPGA chapters (East, Metro, West).East Texas Chapter Girls Player of the Year Ages 7-9: Bailey Wagner of San Angelo, Haley Vargas of LubbockAges 10-11: Gracie Greer of TylerAges 12-14: Katlyn Watkins of CooperAges 15-18: Haley Mills of Tyler East Texas Chapter Boys Player of the Year

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Golfers who are completing high school this year, or will be enrolled in college this year, take note: Applications for the 2010 Souther Texas PGA scholarships are now available. The STPGA will award at least 12 scholarships, totaling at least $44,000. Applications must be received by April 5, and winners are announced May 19.Applications, as well as minimum qualifications, are available on the

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Major golf resorts aren't immune to economic downturns; in many ways, upscale properties are more endangered by economic woes. So maybe it isn't a surprise to read that the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas - the home of the PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Championship - might be headed for foreclosure.The Dallas Morning News reports:The more than 400-room hotel is one of the state's

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On the previous two days, we've posted about the 2009 STPGA Professional of the Year and listed all the section awards. Now we'll wrap up with the chapter awards. Each of three chapters (Eastern, Southern, Western) within the section selects its own slate of award winners.Eastern ChapterGolf Professional of the Year: Jeff Strong, Head Golf Professional and General Manager, Eagle Pointe Golf Club,

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The Southern Texas PGA handed out its annual awards recently, and below are the section winners. We'll post again tomorrow with chapter winners.Golf Professional of the Year: Jeff Strong, Head Golf Professional and General Manager, Eagle Pointe Golf Club, Mont BelvieuDick Forester Quarter Century Award: Joe Black, PGA Life Member, Bee CaveHarvey Penick Teacher of the Year: Charlie Epps, Director

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From the STPGA:Jeff Strong, who has served as the head golf professional and general manager of Mont Belvieu’s Eagle Pointe Golf Club since construction on the course began in 1999, has been named the 2009 Southern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year.The honor has been presented annually for 42 years. The honor is the STPGA’s highest award and the recipient is chosen on the basis of his or

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From the STPGA - Carl Cooper won a closely-contested final match against Lonny Alexander by a 1-up margin to take the victory in the 2009 TaylorMade-adidas Golf STPGA Match Play Championship at Escondido.Cooper was one hole down after Alexander birdied the 10th hole in the finals, but came back to go 2 up after the 14th hole. Alexander pulled back within a single hole after on the 15th, but both

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The 2010 PGA Tour schedule is out, and here are the Texas dates:April 1-4: Shell Houston OpenMay 13-16: Valero Texas OpenMay 20-23: HP Byron Nelson ChampionshipMay 27-30: Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialAs you can see, the Texas Open, Nelson and Colonial are in back-to-back-to-back weeks, forming nice Texas triangle. Also of note is that the Texas Open is officially listed as moved to TPC

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Thanks to Golf Babes for reminding me of this: If you're going to be anywhere in the vicinity of Trinity this week, head out to Whispering Pines Golf Club and check out The Spirit International.Since its founding in 2001, The Spirit has become one of the premiere international competitions for young amateur golfers - usually college-age, sometimes younger. Countries send four golfers - two women,

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On the other hand, it was a 60-footer. Clip of a Waco local news anchor trying to win $10,000 by making a 60-foot putt.Hat tip to Jay Busbee via Twitter.

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One first-stage qualifier for PGA Tour Q-School is over, another one comes next week. On Saturday, play wrapped up at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney. The full scores can be found here, but we'll list the 23 golfers who advanced into the second round:Nick Mason, Cave Creek, AZ, 278 Jacob Rogers, Tucson, AZ, 280 Allen McFerran, Fayetteville, AR, 281 William Doughtie, Amarillo, TX, 283

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Tiger Woods spent some time in Dallas this week, presumably getting in some work with Hank Haney. But El Tigre was also getting in some R&R, attending a U2 concert at the new Cowboys stadium and sitting in a private suite with Tony Romo and Jason Witten.The next morning, Tiger pumped iron in the Cowboys' weight room, surprising those Cowboys players who showed up.The Dallas Morning News had this

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Hal Sutton's Boot Ranch project just outside Fredericksburg has been beset by problems throughout its short life. Despite that, the golf course drew raves.Now, alas, it has drawn a foreclosure notice. Lehman Brothers - itself undergoing bankruptcy proceedings - is liquidating a $73 million loan to Boot Ranch to raise money for its creditors, the San Antonio Express-News reported.The facility is

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The Adams Golf Pro Tour Series is headed to it season-ending tour championship this week. And Randy Lowry of Houston heads into that tour championship off a victory.Lowry won the First Tee of Meridian Classic, played at Northwood Country Club in Meridian, Miss., over the weekend. Lowry surged to the title on the strength of a final-round 66, pipping Jaxon Brigman by one stroke at the end. Lowry

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How in the world did little, tiny Utopia, Texas - population 3000; gateway to Garner and Lost Maples state parks; home of some great pie, although I can never remember the name of the cafe serving it; home of Kinky Friedman's dog ranch - become a golfing hotbed?The latest golf news to emerge from Utopia is the putter company, Utopia Golf Products, which has a couple unique designs that it is

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Congratulation to Tim Thelen of The Falls Golf & Country Club in New Ulm. Thelen is one of the most accomplished club professionals in Texas, a two-time winner of the PGA Professional National Championship.And now he is a winner of the Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship.Thelen set a tournament record of at 23-under 265, winning the title by seven shots on Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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A golf course tragedy in Richardson over the weekend. A Garland golfer, identified as William Michael Grant, suffered fatal injuries trying to retrieve his golf ball after an errant shot at Sherrill Park Golf Course.According to witnesses, Grant was trying to retrieve his golf ball, which had flown well over the green, when he slipped and fell down a 10-foot embankment. Preliminary findings

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From the TGA - Montgomery , TX – A third straight day of perfect weather greeted the players at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery. Twenty-three teams began the week in hopes to be com e the 2009 State Senior Four-Ball Champion, but in the end it was the duo of Robert McKinney and Chip Stewart overcoming a four shot deficit to start the day to take the title by one stroke over Tom Doughtie and

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From the STPGA - Former PGA Tour professional David Ogrin of New Braunfels carded a total of 1-over-par 74-71—145 to win the Overall competition and the Senior Division of the 2009 Bridgestone Southern Texas PGA Senior Series Tour Championship at Montgomery’s Walden on Lake Conroe Country Club.The victory was Ogrin’s second of the year in Bridgestone STPGA Senior Series competition; he finished

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From the STPGA - Joe Stansberry of Bloomington, Minn., had a four-stroke lead heading into the third and final round of the 2009 Maker’s Mark Texas Senior Open. He needed all of it to wrap his hands around victory and the tournament’s $10,000 first-place prize."I played better than I scored on the front nine today," said Stansberry. "I was swinging well. I was putting well, too, but they just

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The teams for the 2009 Joe Black Cup - a Ryder Cup-style event pitting squads representing the Northern Texas and Southern Texas PGA sections, have been announced. The team captains are Darrell Crall for the NTPGA and Jeff Strong for the STPGA.Ken McDonald of Brae Burn Country Club was named to the STPGA team, and it will be his 18th appearance in the competition. That's the most experience of

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Only two tournaments remain on the 2009 Adams Golf Pro Tour Series tournament schedule after the completion of the City Bank Lubbock Open. The Lubbock Open was played at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club and wrapped up on Sunday.Connie Pierce of Oklahoma City was the winner, closing with a 66 to finish at 23-under par. That was four strokes ahead of the runner-up, Houston's Randy Lowry. Pierce took

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From the NTPGA - The Northern Texas PGA is pleased to announce that Perry Arthur, teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson, has captured the 2009 Cleveland Golf / Srixon / Club Car NTPGA Player of the Year Award and the Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award. This marks Arthur's fifth NTPGA Player of the Year Award and NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award. His four

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