New Mexico Tour Championship 8-27-11

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Date: Aug 27

Course: Sandia Golf Club (Albuquerque, NM)

Par and Total Yardage By Flight

Sandia Golf Club (Par: 72 Distance: 6873) 

Sandia Golf Club (Par: 72 Distance: 6434) 

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Results for contest Championship:

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 1   Shaine Hersey  38-38--76 +4 

 2   Paul Bartlett  42-41--83 +11 

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Results for contest Hogan Flight:

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 1   Nathan Lucero   38-45--83 +11

 2   Robert Smith    39-44--83 +11

 3   Ken Stopka      46-38--84 +12

 4   Rick Blose      45-43--88 +16

 5   Adrian Abreu    41-50--91 +19

 6   Stephen Damron  48-46--94 +22

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Results for contest Jones Flight:

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 1   Phil Vallo          40-42--82 +10 

 2   Jesse M. Hernandez  40-43--83 +11 

 3   Larry Agan          41-43--84 +12 

 T4  Jude Perez          46-43--89 +17 

 T4  Ryan Manyo          48-41--89 +17 

 T4  Stephen Inoue       44-45--89 +17 

 7   Jerry Radovich      50-40--90 +18 

 8   Mark Madrid         48-43--91 +19 

 9   Jed Seward          49-49--98 +26 

 10  Bill Allen          45-54--99 +27 

 11  Robert Robinson     49-53--102 +30 

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Results for contest Palmer Flight:

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 1   David Baldwin   42-36--78 +6 

 2   Terry Freeze    38-40--78 +6 

 3   Roland Lucero   38-42--80 +8 

 4   Darren Webb     44-39--83 +11

 5   Tim Dingman     42-41--83 +11

 6   Paul Dominguez  41-42--83 +11

 7   Emerson Vallo   40-44--84 +12

 8   Alan Turney     44-43--87 +15 

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Results for contest Sarazen Flight:

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 1   Steve Roche        46-42--88 +16 

 2   Ron McCulloch      50-48--98 +26 

 3   Ralph Anderson Jr  51-52--103 +31 

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Results for contest Snead Flight:

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 1   Kevin Rael     48-44--92 +20

 2   Gene Bartlett  52-42--94 +22 

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Senior Nationals Practice Rounds

Rick Blose and Don Rountree are Looking for two players to join them in there practice rounds at the Senior Nationals this Year. Details as follows:


Thursday, Sept 15th  La Quinta Mtn. Course  2:07 PM
Friday, Sept 16th Stadium Course 9:36 AM
Saturday, Sept. 17th Nicklaus Course 9:07 AM


Please contact Rick Blose directly at 505-296-8878 or email at rick.blose@comcast.net

PaaKo Championship 7/31/2011

Palmer Flight Results

1   Emerson Vallo  Pueblo of Acoma, NM  39-39--78 +6  
2   Mike Fair      Tucson, AZ           39-42--81 +9  
3   Terry Freeze   Albuquerque, NM      39-43--82 +10 
4   Arthur Telles  Scottsdale, AZ       42-41--83 +11 
T5  Roland Lucero  Peralta, NM          43-41--84 +12 
T5  Steven Barron  Phoenix, AZ          41-43--84 +12 
T5  David Baldwin  Albuquerque, NM      43-41--84 +12 
T5  Richard Hunt   Phoenix, AZ          44-40--84 +12 
9   Don Rountree   Albuquerque, NM      45-40--85 +13 
10  Alan Turney    Albuquerque, NM      45-42--87 +15 
11  Paul Dominguez Albuquerque, NM      44-48--92 +20

Hogan Flight Results

1   Rick Blose    Albuquerque, NM  41-39--80 +8  
2   Adrian Abreu  Las Vegas, NM    44-43--87 +15 

DID NOT FINISH

 DQ  Brett Burrell Albuquerque, NM  +14  

Sarazen Flight Results 

1   Steve Roche       Albuquerque, NM  46-43--89 +17  
2   Jeff Petrin       Rio Rancho, NM   48-42--90 +18  
T3  Samuel Felix      Albuquerque, NM  47-44--91 +19  
T3  Ron McCulloch     Albuquerque, NM  43-48--91 +19  
5   Ajna Seret        Santa Fe, NM     48-48--96 +24  
6   Ralph Anderson Jr White Sands, NM  50-49--99 +27  
7   Terry Jenson      Albuquerque, NM  46-56--102 +30 

      

Jones Flight Results

1   Ryan Manyo         Albuquerque, NM  46-45--91 +19  
2   Phil Vallo         Rio Rancho, NM   48-45--93 +21  
3   Mark Madrid        Rio Rancho, NM   50-45--95 +23  
4   Robert Robinson    Albuquerque, NM  47-50--97 +25  
5   Jude Perez         Bernalillo, NM   48-52--100 +28 
6   Kyle Holloway      Albuquerque, NM  49-53--102 +30 
7   Stephen Inoue      Santa Fe, NM     49-56--105 +33 
T8  Jed Seward         Albuquerque, NM  49-57--106 +34 
T8  Jesse M. Hernandez Albuquerque, NM  50-56--106 +34 
10  Bill Allen         Espanola NM      55-57--112 +40 

DID NOT FINISH

 JWD Robert Woods       Henderson, NV                  



Snead Flight Results

1   Gene Bartlett Amarillo, TX  58-50--108 +36 

Tanoan Championship Recap 7-16-11

The Tanoan Championship delivered as usual. The weather was perfect and the course was in great shape.

In the Championship Flight Shaine Hersey took home top honors with his 4th victory this season.

Alan Turney captured his third victory this season and is primed for Nationals this year. Darren "Sand Wedge" Webb cam in a close 2nd despite his wedge game while Don Rountree rounded out the top three.

In the Hogan Flight Brett Burrell took home the trophy for 1st with his first victory this season. Robert Smith after a string of 1st place finishes took 2nd and Nathen Lucero rounded out the top three.

Terry Jenson took the top spot in the Sarazen flight for his 1st victory on tour this year while Ajna Seret took 2nd place and Ron "Cigar" McCulloch rounded out the top three.

In the Jones flight Steve Roche captured his third victory this season and moved himself up to the Sarazen flight. Mark Madrid took 2nd place while Stephen Inoue rounded out the top three.

Bryan Byrd took the top spot in the Snead flight for his second straight victory this year.

Isleta Championship 7-9-11

The course was in excellent shape and the weather was perfect for the Isleta Championship.  Low scores were there to be had for those who kept the ball in play and avoided the extra thick rough.
In the Championship flight it was close one for the first thirteen holes but in the long run Paul Bartlett emerged victorious for the 2^nd time in his last two appearances. 2^nd place went to Wesley Beltran.
It was close all the way to the end and end up in a playoff. Paul Dominguez captured the top honors in a sudden death playoff. William Fortner took 2^nd place while Alan Turney rounded out the top 3.
In the Hogan Flight Adrian Abreu sailed to his 1^st victory this season with a convincing 4 shot win over 2^nd place finisher Nathan Lucero. Stephen Damron rounded out the top three.
Samuel Felix took top honors in the Sarazen flight for his 1^st victory of the season after several runner up finishes this year. Ajna Seret maintained his consistency with a 2^nd place finish and Paul Chavez rounded out the top three.
In the Jones flight Steve Roche out lasted the competition taking the top spot for his 2^nd victory this season and proved that practice pays off in the long run.  Larry Agan came in a close 2^nd and Mark Madrid and Jude Perez round out the top three.
In the Snead Flight new comer Bryan Byrd took the top spot and is the current leader in the 2^nd half order of Merit.  

Towa Championship Recap 6-18-11

The weather and course conditions were tough to say the least for the Towa Championship. Gusting winds to 40+ mph and a course that was in less than desirable shape due to a brutal winter proved to be a challenge for most. There were a couple of players that managed to shine in these very tough conditions.

This tournament marks the start of the 2^nd half Callaway Order of Merit that consists of 5 events. The top finisher in the 2^nd half standings will also qualify for Nationals.

In the Championship flight Shaine Hersey cruised to his 3^rd straight victory. Shaine carded 15 pars with only 3 bogeys shooting a very fine 75. With this win Shaine is now qualified for Nationals. 2^nd place went to Wes Beltran. This also moves him into the 2^nd spot in the Callaway Order of Merit.

In the Palmer Flight Don Rountree captured his 2^nd Victory this season with a 4 shot lead over 2^nd place finisher Alan Turney. Mr. Rountree is now in the top spot for the 2^nd half Callaway Order of Merit and moves up to the 2^nd spot in the season long standings. Rounding out the top three was Gordon Rahn who remains in the 5^th spot in the season long standings.

In the Hogan Flight Robert Smith cruised to his 3^rd straight victory in as many starts. He is now qualified for Nationals. Rick Blose came in 2^nd place and remains atop the leader board in the Callaway Order of Merit standings. Adrian Abreu rounded out the top three and also moves into the number 3 spot in the Callaway Order of Merit standings.

In the Sarazen Flight Jeff Petrin won in a sudden death playoff over 2^nd place finisher Samuel Felix. This was Jeff’s Petrin’s 3^rd victory of the season and he is now qualified for Nationals. Ron McCulloch came in 3^rd place and remains in the 2^nd spot in the Callaway Order of Merit.

In the Jones Flight Jesse Hernandez captured his 1^st Victory of the Season. This puts him atop the 2^nd half Callaway Order of Merit and moves him up to the 4^th spot on the season long Callaway Order of Merit standings. Phil Vallo came in 2^nd place yet again. This makes 4 straight 2^nd place finishes for him and he remains in the 2^nd spot in the Callaway Order of Merit. Mark Madrid rounded out the top three and remains in the 3^rd spot for the Callaway Order of Merit but in the top spot for the 2^nd half standings.

In the Snead Flight Kevin Rael won his 4^th straight event in as many starts and remains atop the leader board in the Callaway Order of Merit standings.

UNM Championship Recap 6-5-11

The weather and the course conditions were the best we have had so far at this year’s UNM Championship. Greens were running true and fast with slight breezes throughout the competition.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: While the course proved to be challenging for everyone at the UNM Championship, Paul Bartlett emerged victorious for his first win this season with a 12 shot victory over 2^ndplace finisher Wes Beltran.
PALMER FLIGHT: In what has now become our largest flight so far this year Brandon Drake after being promoted recently emerged victorious in a playoff over 2^ndplace finisher Alan Turney, both players shot a very fine 76. Note that bBoth players have now qualified for nationals this year due to their outstanding play so far this year. Emerson Vallo came in a close 3^rdplace with a 77 and 4^thplace went to Darren Webb with a 79.
Hogan Flight: In only his second start this season Robert Smith emerged victorious once again with a 2 shot victory over 2^ndplace finisher Ken Stopka.  With the win Robert Smith moves into 2^ndplace in the Callaway Order of Merit Season Standings.  Rick Blose came in a close 3^rdplace while still maintaining his lead in the Senior Callaway Order of Merit standings.
Sarazen Flight: Jeff Petrin captured his second victory of the season and also moved into 1^stplace in the Callaway Order of Merit points with a two shot victory over 2^ndplace finisher Ajna Seret.  While recently promoted to the Sarazen Flight Fernando Sanchez rounded out the top 3. Note that Mr. Sanchez has already qualified for Nationals with his 3 local tour victories this year.
Jones Flight: In the Jones Flight Ryan Manyo and Steve Roche battled neck and neck for 16 holes but Mr. Manyo held on to win by two strokes and walk away with his first victory of the season and also capture the top spot in the Callaway Order of Merit. Rounding out the top three was Larry Agan from Las Cruces.
Snead Flight: Bill Allen captured his first victory this season with a score of 96 and will be making his debut in the Jones Flight at his next tournament.

Arroyo Del Oso Championship Recap

This past Sunday at the Arroyo Del Oso Championship Mother nature gave a great day of golf. Hopefully I sign of what is to come for the remainder of this season. The golf course was in great shape as always but proved to be a test of everyone’s skills.

In the Championship Flight Shaine Hersey captured his 2^nd victory this year with a 3 shot victory over 2^nd place finisher Paul Bartlett. Shaine made 12 pars in all and mixed in a couple of birdies for a 75.

In the Palmer Flight Alan Turney got his 2^nd win of the season with a very fine 76. Please note that Mr. Turney has already qualified for Nationals this year via his 2^nd place finish at the Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Regional Major earlier this month. Mr. Turney was also recently recognized in the Member Spotlight of the Month. In a very close 2^nd place was Nathan Lucero with a 77 who had 5 birdies on the day. There was a three way tie for 3^rd with Don Rountree, Emerson Vallo and Darren Webb.

In the Hogan flight new comer Robert Smith won in a playoff over Rick Blose to take home his 1^st GCAmTour trophy. Both carded an 84 while 3^rd place finisher Adrian Abreu shot an 88.

In the Sarazen flight Ajna Seret walked away with his 1^st victory of the season in only his 2^nd tournament after moving to the Sarazen flight shooting a very fine 87. Mr. Seret has also managed to move into 1^st place in the Callaway Order of Merit standings. Samuel Felix came in 2^nd place for the second time this year with an 89. Rounding out the top 3 was Paul Chavez with 93.

In the Jones flight there was yet another playoff for top honors between eventual winner Fernando Sanchez and Phil Vallo who both shot very a very impressive 83. Mr. Sanchez won on the 1^st playoff hole to capture his 3^rd win of the season in just 4 starts. Mr. Sanchez has now qualified for Nationals via his 3 local tour wins. In 3^rd place was Jed Seward with an even 90.

In the Snead flight new comer Mr. Gene Bartlett captured the top spot with a 102. Mr. Bartlett comes to us all the way from Amarillo TX and at 79 years young of age is officially our most Senior player on the local tour. Mr. Bartlett says he is looking forward to his next tournament.

All in all is was a great day for golf and all those that attended the Burgers, Brats and Beers event directly after the tournament had a great time.

Tierra Del Sol Championship Recap

The 1^st annual Tierra Del Sol Championship is officially in the record books. Mother Nature gave everyone a few things to think about for this brand new event at a hidden gem of a golf course in Belen New Mexico. There was a little bit of all four seasons present throughout the course of competition this past Sunday.

In the Palmer Flight Roland Lucero got his 1^st victory of the season starting out with 5 pars in his first six holes and finishing with an even 80. Emerson Vallo came in a close 2^nd with an 81 with a string of pars and a couple of birdies on the back nine. Terry Freeze rounded out the top 3 with an 82.

In the Hogan Flight Steve Robbins captured his 1^st victory this year with an 86, this was Steve’s last tournament locally as he has accepted a position with a Casino in San Diego, CA. Good Luck on the local tour out in Sunny California. Coming in a close 2^nd for the second time this season was Ken Stopka who shot an 87 with pars on 11 of the first 14 holes before stumbling a bit in the closing few holes, due to Mother Nature with her high winds. Rick Blose and Dallas Shaw rounded out the top three.

In the Sarazen Flight Jeff Petrin battled the elements for his 1^st victory of the 2011 season with a 5 stroke margin of victory over 2^nd place finisher Ron McCulloch. Jim Pendergast rounded out the top three finishing just 1 stroke behind 2^nd place.

In the Jones Flight Fernando Sanchez got his 2^nd victory this season with a 93 to edge out Phil Vallo and Ryan Manyo who tied for 2^nd place. Both shot 94.

In the Snead Flight Kevin Rael battled the elements to capture his third victory of the season. With his 3^rd victory Mr. Rael is now qualified for Nationals provided he meets the minimum requirements per the GCAmTour rules, see below.

 Qualifiers for the Senior and National Championship must be a member in good standing with Golf Channel Amateur Tour and are required to compete in at least five (5) tournament rounds on Tour of which three (3) must be local tournament rounds, meaning non-Majors. All qualifiers must ALSO compete in at least one (1) tournament round after June 1, 2011. A tournament round is designated as an 18-hole score.

Twin Warriors Championship

The weather for this weekends Twin Warriors Championship was very nice in comparison to the past few years. With temperatures in the mid 70's and wind speeds gusting to near 30 mph the stage was set for an exciting championship.

Making his 1st appearance on the local tour after placing 7th at the Western Masters that had a field of nearly 40 players tour veteran Shaine Hersey took top honors in the Championship Flight with a 79. Just two strokes back in 2nd place was Paul Bartlett with an 81. While Gary Franklin rounded out the top 3 with an 85.

The Palmer Flight was loaded up this week with a field of 13 players. Coming of a very frustrating disqualification at the Western Masters due to a scoring error by a fellow competitor Don Rountree shot the best round of the day. Firing an even par 72 to capture the top spot. Looking at the record books for the past few years this was the Best round shot at the very demanding golf course in tour history. 2nd place went to Paul Dominguez who made a hard charge at the very end with 3 birdies on the last 4 holes to shoot 74. While William Fortner came in a close 3rd with a 75 closing with a couple of birdies himself. Darren Webb finished 4th on the money list with a 78.

Brandon Drake walked away with his second victory in as many starts this year in the Hogan Flight with a very fine 79. Darren Baker came in 2nd place with an 83 and Dave Pritts rounded out the top 3 with an 85.

In the Sarazen Flight Ralph Anderson Jr. held on for a 1 stroke victory with 87 for his first victory on the tour. Samuel Felix came in 2nd place with a very fine 88 and Paul Chavez rounded out the top 3 with a 93.

In the Jones flight there was lots of excitement coming down the stretch. After moving up form the Snead flight after the first tournament of the year new comer Steve Roche captured his 1st tour victory of the year with a very fine 87 over tour veteran Phil Vallo who came in 2nd with an 88. 3rd place went to Ajna Seret who made a charge on the back nine but stumbled on the last hole to shoot a very fine 89.

In the Snead flight Kevin Rael walked away with his 2nd victory in as many starts this year with a 99 over 2nd place Bill Allen.

New Mexico Tour Open Results

The New Mexico Tour Open is officially in the books. This year’s season opener went off without a hitch. With the exception of a few wind gusts Mother Nature was kind to us this year compared to last year’s opener that saw all four seasons.

In the Championship flight it was a battle back and forth all the way with Jimmy Brown and Gary Franklin in a tie for 2nd place while eventual winner Luis Luna took home the Hardware.

The Palmer flight saw it biggest field to date with 15 competitors and 1/3 of the field managed to shoot scores in the seventies but Tournament Winner Alan Turney got off to an early lead on the front going 1 under and closed out the field with a 1 over 73 when the smoke cleared. Darren Webb came in 2nd place while new comer Gerardo Garcia rounded out the top 3.

In the Hogan Flight Brandon Drake also shot a nice round of 76 to take top honors while Steve Robbins and Ken Stopka tied for 2nd place.

Ron McCulloch walked away from the field by 6 strokes in the Sarazen Flight firing an 86. Ne w comer Paul Chavez took 2nd place while veteran Jeff Petrin rounded out the top 3.

In the Jones Flight another new comer this year Fernando Sanchez took the top spot with another new comer Jesse Hernandez coming in 2nd and tour veteran Ajna Seret came in 3rd place.

In the Snead flight it came down to a playoff to determine eventual winner Kevin Rael who edged out 2nd place finisher Steve Roche while Kyle Holloway rounded out the top 3.

The New Mexico Tours next event will be on Saturday April 16th at Twin Warriors GC. This event has proven to test even the best players, so bring your A game to this event. Registration is open now until April 9th at 11 AM.

Registration Now Open For All New Mexico Tour Events

Looks like old man winter is now in our rear view mirror and the golf season is upon us. Registration is now open for all New Mexico Tour Events. The season opener the New Mexico Tour Open is set for Sunday March 20th at the Beautiful Sandia Resort and Casino.We are now less than 3 weeks away and registration for this event will close Monday March 14th. Note the registration deadline for all events will be the Monday preceding each event. Please make sure to plan carefully when registering and take note of the cancellation policy. You may cancel anytime before the the registration deadline. There is a $25.00 cancellation fee prior to the registration deadline. After the deadline all no shows and cancellations forfeit 100% of their entry fee. I am looking forward to meeting all our new tour players and look forward to seeing all the tour veterans as well. If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me anytime.

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