New Personal Bests, New Faces
Clear skies and great springtime temperatures made the 15-25 mph gusty winds bearable but certainly didn’t make the golf course play easy. As one player put it “this course has some places that will come out and bite you and when it does it bites hard”.
Fairview, OK’s K.C. Montgomery, personal career best, 10 over par 80 brought with it the Tournament Championship trophy, presented by Labor Finders, as well as Snead Flight honors. “I kept the driver in my bag for the first 8 holes and was playing bogie golf”, stated Montgomery. “We went to the 9th hole and I told Doc (G.Bob Fraley), 'I need to do something different' and brought out the driver”, he added. K.C. finished the back nine 2 over par with a birdie on the 15th, that also secured him a skin.
Montgomery’s finish and success hasn’t come without work. After knee surgery last year he spent a great deal of the winter working with arguably the best teaching pro in Oklahoma, Steve Ball of Ball Golf, in Oklahoma City. “Steve’s a great communicator, he really helps shape my weaknesses around my strengths to get results”, stated K.C.. going on to say “I was given a certificate for Christmas for the TPI Fitness program and with Steve’s help the curriculum has done wonders for my flexibility”.
Springdale, Arkansas’s, Joshua Appeldorn, Fort Benning,Georgia, Staff Sargeant, Tommy Hotaling, DFW Tour Member, Damon Gochneaur and our new Canadian friend Jack Plummer from North Vancouver, BC made up our new traveling faces. Additionally, Sapulpa, OK’s, Curt Howard and Lon Norton from Moore, OK made their Oklahoma Tour debuts.
Results:
Championship Flight – Finishing the last 12 holes in even par, Claremore, OK’s Brad Kerr shots a 4 over par 74 to win in only his second tournament on the tour. Curt Howard, from Sapulpa, OK, debuted on the tour with a strong second 2 shots off the pace, while Edmond, OK’s Al Swanson birdied the tough 18th to win a skin.
Palmer Flight – 53 year old Tulsa, OK resident Roland Lewis shot a 2 over par back nine to win the Palmer Flight over Brad Cooper and Brook Lister who tied for 2nd with 79’s. Lister also finished the back nine at 2 over, with lone bogies at 14 and 16, but didn’t have enough holes to make up the difference. Mel Yates drained a 40’ putt on the par 4 ninth for a birdie and a skin.
Hogan Flight – In his third career win, Edmond, OK’s Tim Mathis had to par the last two holes to hold off 29 year old Jack Champagne of Lawton OK. Lon Norton, Moore, OK’s first event player, birdied the tough 4th hole for a skin.
Senior Hogan Flight - Birdies on 13 and 18 secured the 2nd win of the season for Tulsa OK’s Bill Copeland by one stroke over Edmond, OK’s Michael Hicks. Hicks won three skins, Copeland won 2 and Sayre OK’s Robert Lakey and Edmond OK’s Fred Schmidt took home some extras with 1 skin a piece.
Sarazen Flight – Flower Mound, TX's Damon Gochneaur, bested Allan Barnett from Cheyenne, OK in the first hole of their playoff. After coming back from a tough 3rd hole, Barnett was given a reprieve when Gochneaur struggled on a rank into the wind par 3 12th but wasn’t able to pull it off in regulation.
Jones Flight – Stillwater, OK's Ryan Cummings, started out 13 over par after 7 but finished the last 11 holes in only 3 over to take his second win of the season edging out Jimmy Smethers from Stigler, OK by one stroke.
Snead Flight – Fairview and Edmond, OK resident K.C. Montgomery shoots the round of his career to take home the 1st place prize. Jack Plummer from North Vancouver, BC, Canada took 2nd in a scorecard playoff over Jones, OK's Nathan Elwood.
SKINS:
Championship/Palmer/Hogan – Jack Champagne – 1: Lon Norton – 1 -: Al Swanson – 1: Mel Yates – 1:
Senior Hogan / Sarazen – Michael Hicks – 3: Bill Copeland – 2: Robert Lakey – 1: Fred Schmidt – 1:
Jones / Snead – Joshua Appeldorn – 2: Gary Chrisman – 1: Nathan Elwood 1: K.C. Montgomery 1: Jack Plummer – 1:
For a complete list of results and pictures click here -
For more information:
Scott R Chilcutt
schilcutt@gcamtour.com
405-513-1467
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