2013 National Championship Recap

2013 National Championship Recap

We had 8 NM players go to the 2013 National Championship and 8 NM go to the 2013 Sr National Championship. I think everyone had a good time, I know I did. David Feherty and Kelly Tilghman hosted the dinner at the National Championship and Roger Maltbie and Terry Gannon hosted the Sr National Championship dinner. Both sessions were very entertaining. Winn McMurray was present for both weeks doing player interviews, signing autographs, chatting with players and wives, and just being very friendly the whole time. The 4 courses were playing tough, firm, and fast, as they should be for a national championship.

Congratulations to Doug Christian and Jeff Brown for finishing in the money in the Jones Flight. Doug played steady golf and finished T8. Jeff started off slow but finish T12.

Also, Joseph Perez finished in the money in the Senior Sarazen Flight with a T29.

The rest of us didn't fare so well. We'll get them next year!

Below are some pictures from the dinners. (Sorry about the quality of the photos)

 

Steve Damron, Winn, and Kelly

 

 

Doug Christian and Winn
 

 

Jeff and Kathy Brown with Winn

 

 

Roger Maltbie

 

 

Winn McMurray

 

 

Kelly Tilghman and David Feherty

Congratulations to Jeff Brown

Due to his improved play late last season and at Nationals, Jeff Brown has been promoted to the Sarazen Flight. With the promotion, he is the first NM tour player to qualify for the 2014 National Championship.

2014 NM Tour Schedule

I am currently working on the remainder of our 2014 schedule. I've been contacting courses to get on their calendars. I hope to have our schedule complete and on the www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque website by the end of November. Now is the time to recruit your golf buddies. Also, remember that women and children can become members and play.

If you have any questions, please contact me and thanks again for a great 2013 season!

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexico
505-250-4315
drountree@gcamtour.com

New Mexico Fall Classic - 2013

New Mexico Fall Classic

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico began its 2014 season with the New Mexico Fall Classic at the UNM Championship Golf Course on Saturday, October 12. It was a beautiful fall day in New Mexico, bright sunny skies, cool temps, and very little wind. The UNM Championship Golf Course lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest courses in New Mexico. The rough was thick and long and the greens were very slick, running between 11 and 12 on the Stimpmeter.

In the Championship/Sr Championship Flight, Alan Turney of Albuquerque and Mark Garard of Farmington, both shot 76, excellent scores on the tough course. The sudden death playoff went 6 holes. Both players bogeyed #10, parred #11, 12, and 13, and birdied #14. Then Alan parred #15 and took the title when Mark failed to get up and down.

 

Alan Truelock of Albuquerque continues to play well and won the Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight with an 87. First year player Aubrey Johnson of Albuquerque just missed out on capturing his first title when he took an 8 on the short par 5 final hole.

 

In the Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, Ron May of Albuquerque captured his first title with a solid 86. Ron birdied the final hole to take a one shot victory over Joseph Perez of Albuquerque.

 

In the Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Douglas Christian of Albuquerque defended his title. Douglas shot a 91 and took a 6 shot victory over Raymond Lopez of Rio Rancho NM.

 

The NM TOUR will be off for the winter. Tentatively, the tour will return to action in March.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit gcamtour.com

Championship Flight:

76 – Alan Turney ($100 and Trophy)

Hogan Flight:

87 - Alan Truelock ($100 and Trophy)

Sarazen Flight:

86 - Ron May ($100 and Trophy)
87 – Joseph Perez ($50)

Jones Flight:

91- Doug Christian ($100 and Trophy)
97 - Raymond Lopez ($50)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 (Championship & Hogan)

#8,15 - Alan Turney ($56)
#9,17 – Mark Garard ($56)
#16 – Todd Siverling ($28)

Group 2 (Sarazen and Jones)

#4,7,10,11,12,1 – Joseph Perez ($150)
#2,18 – Ron May ($60)
#13 – Doug Christian ($30)

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

Congratulations for Eric Greenwood and Brett Burrell

Greenwood and Burrell

Congratulations to Eric Greenwood and Brett Burrell for taking their games to the next level and achieving a Bridgestone Golf Performance Promotion. Both have worked very hard on their games this year. Eric has been promoted from the Snead Flight to the Jones Flight. Brett has been promoted from the Sr Sarazen Flight to the Sr Hogan Flight.

 

 

National and Sr National Championships

The following players will be attending the 2013 National Championships. You can follow their scores at gcamtour.com. NM has never had a Top 5 finisher at the Nationals. Let's do it this year! Good luck to all!

NM Tour Players at the 2013 National Championship:

Jeff Brown – Jones Flight

Mark Garard – Championship Flight

Mark Madrid – Jones Flight

Douglas Christian – Jones Flight

Ken Stopka – Hogan Flight

Stephen Damron – Sarazen Flight

Ralph Anderson Jr – Sarazen Flight

Jesus Duran – Sarazen Flight

NM Tour Players at the 2013 Sr National Championship:

Don Rountree – Sr Palmer Flight

Rick Blose – Sr Hogan Flight

Dave Pritts – Sr Hogan Flight

Brett Burrell – Sr Hogan Flight

Larry Agan – Sr Sarazen Flight

Joseph Perez – Sr Sarazen Flight

Isaac Padilla – Sr Jones Flight

Gregory Allen – Sr Championship Flight

NM Fall Classic:

We will kick off our 2014 season on October 12 with the NM Fall Classic at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. Registration for the tournament will open on October 2, after the National Championships. More information about the tournament will be sent out soon.

Thanks,

Don Rountree

Tour Director – NM

505-250-4315

drountree@gcamtour.com

New Mexico Tour Championship - 2013

New Mexico Tour Championship

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico completed its 2013 season with the New Mexico Tour Championship at the Santa Ana Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM on August 24 - 25. One Day 1, players competed on the Tamaya/Cheena nines and on Day 2 they played the Cheena/Star nines. Players had to contend with gusty winds and some downpours from a few passing thunderstorms but otherwise conditions were good and some outstanding scores were posted.

In the Championship Flight, Gregory Allen of Pagosa Springs, CO took a 6 shot victory with very solid rounds of 77,79. This is the first victory on tour for Greg.

The combined Palmer/Sr Palmer flight was won by Paul Dominguez of Albuquerque NM with an excellent rounds of 75, 73. Darren Webb of Albuquerque had the first round lead with another excellent 73 and even though he had an excellent second round 76, Paul was able to pass him. Lee Goddard of Artesia, NM also played well (82,78) and took 3^rd place.

In the combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight, Alan Truelock of Albuquerque played the steadiest golf (84,81) and captured his 2^nd victory of the year. Ken Stopka of Albuquerque took 2^nd place with rounds of 86,80. Ken just failed to catch Alan when he doubled the short par 5 #18.

In the combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, Brett Burrell of Albuquerqe continued to play extremely well this season, posting very good rounds of 81,81 to take a 6 shot victory. Jesus Duran of Las Cruces matched Brett's first round 81 but dropped to 2^nd place with his 2^nd round 87. Phil Vallo of Rio Rancho and James Jefferies of Albuquerque tied for 3^rd. Phil took the 3^rd place prize via scorecard playoff with his excellent final nine 39.

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Jeff Brown of Taos, NM continued his excellent late season play and posted his third win in a row with rounds of 88,90. Doug Christian of Albuquerque came up a stroke short with rounds of 93, 86. Stephen Inoue of Santa Fe and Isaac Padilla of Flora Vista, NM, tied for third place, each player posting one good round and one not so good round. Stephen took the 3^rd place prize via scorecard playoff.

In the Snead Flight, John Mangan of Rio Rancho, NM, dominated the flight on his home course with very nice rounds of 91,90.

Note: Thank you for supporting the New Mexico Tour. Also thanks to Terry Witt, Rick Blose, Suzanne Rountree, and Jennifer Greenwood for helping me set up and run the tournaments this season. I have scheduled a tournament on October 12 at the UNM Championship Golf Course to start our 2014 season. I'll be sending out more information on this tournament in a couple of weeks. Also, I will soon be working on the rest of the 2014 schedule. I hope to see all of you next season. Please contact me if you have any suggestions or comments about improving the New Mexico Tour for the 2014 season.

Thanks again!

Don Rountree

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship Flight:

77,79 – Gregory Allen ($150 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

75,73 – Paul Dominquez ($200 and Trophy)
73,76 – Darren Webb ($125)
82,78 – Lee Goddard ($75)

 

Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight:

84,81 – Alan Truelock ($200 and Trophy)
86,80 – Ken Stopka ($100)

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

81,81 – Brett Burrell ($225 and Trophy)
81,87 – Jesus Duran ($150)
90,81 – Phil Vallo ($75) via scorecard playoff
85,86 – Jame Jefferies

Jones/Sr Jones Flight:

88,90 – Jeff Brown ($200 and Trophy)
93,86 – Douglas Christian ($125)
96,87 – Stephen Inoue ($75) via scorecard playoff
87,96 – Isaac Padilla

Snead/Sr Snead Flight:

91,90 – John Mangan ($150 and Trophy)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Round 1

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#16,18 – Terry Freeze ($57)
#5,9 – Darren Webb ($57)
#7,13 – Paul Dominguez ($57)
#12 – Alan Turney ($29)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#11 – Ken Stopka ($33)
#6,15 – Rick Blose ($65)
#13,17 – Phil Vallo ($65)
#12– Ralph Anderson ($33)
#8 – Ron May ($33)
#18 – Stephen Damron ($33)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#18 – Mark Madrid ($50)
#3 – John Mangan ($50)
#5 – Thomas Teschner ($50)
#2 – Douglas Christian ($50)

Round 2

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#8 – Terry Freeze ($29)
#15 – Darren Webb ($29)
#18 – Paul Dominguez ($29)
#1,14 – Gregory Allen ($57)
#10,13 – Lee Goddard ($57)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#9 – Ken Stopka ($87)
#5 – Alan Truelock ($87)
#11 – Brett Burrell ($87)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#1,5– Mark Madrid ($100)
#15,17 – John Mangan ($100)

Closest to Pin Results ($25 Gift Card):

Day 1 -Tamaya/Cheena

#T4 – All Flights – Eric Greenwood
#T6 – Championship/Palmer Flights – No Winner
#C3 – Hogan/Sarazen Flights – Ralph Anderson
#C5– Jones/Snead Flights – Raymond Lopez

Day 2 - Cheena/Star

#C3 – All Flights – Eric Greenwood
#C5– Championship/Palmer Flights – Darrell Clement
#S4 – Hogan/Sarazen Flights – John Rocca
#S8– Jones/Snead Flights – Raymond Lopez

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

Taos Championship - 2013

Taos Championship

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2013 season with the Taos Championship at the Taos Country Club in Taos, NM on Saturday, August. Partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures, and light winds for most of the day made for a beautiful day for golf. The links-style course was in excellent shape and some excellent rounds were posted.

In the combined Championship/Palmer Flight, Lee Goddard of Artesia, NM captured his second win of the year with a 3 shot victory and shot the best round of the day, an outstanding 77 (40,37). Alan Turney of Albuquerque and Emerson Vallo of Pueblo de Acoma, NM both posted rounds of 80 to tie for 2^nd. Alan took the 2^nd place prize via scorecard playoff with his strong back-nine 38.

John Rocca and Ralph Anderson Jr. both posted excellent rounds of 82 in the combined Hogan/Sarazen Flight. First year tour player, John Rocca of Albuquerque, won on the first playoff hole with a par after Ralph three putted when he was too aggressive with his first putt. This is John's first victory of the year.

 

In the combined Jones/Snead Flight, local Taos player, Jeff Brown, continued his strong play after winning the Western Classic major in Las Vegas last week. Jeff posted a personal best at the Taos CC, an outstanding 82. Isaac Padilla of Flora Vista, NM continued to play well and took 2^nd place with a solid 87.

 

Thanks to all of the NM Am Tour players for playing in the Taos Championship.

Note: The TOUR completes the 2013 season with the New Mexico Tour Championship on Saturday/Sunday, August 24-25. Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of August 18, if you want to pay by cash or check for this tournament.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship/Palmer Flight:

77 – Lee Goddard ($125 and Trophy)
80 – Alan Turney ($50) ***scorecard playoff
80 – Emerson Vallo

Hogan/Sarazen Flight:

82 – John Rocca ($100 and Trophy)***sudden death playoff
82 – Ralph Anderson Jr
Jones/SneadFlight:

82 – Jeff Brown ($125 and Trophy)
87 – Isaac Padilla Jr ($50)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#3,9 – Alan Turney ($40)
#6,17 – Lee Goddard ($40)
#13 – Roland Lucero ($20)
#15 – Todd Siverling ($20)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen/Jones/Snead)

#4,9,18 – Ralph Anderson ($100)
#3 – Steve Damron ($33)
#6 – Robert Visel ($33)
#15 – Isaac Padilla ($33)

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

New Mexico Am Tour Players Win Two Titles at the Western Classic

Blose and Brown Capture 1st Place at the Western Classic

Congratulations to Rick Blose for winning the Senior Hogan Flight at the Golf Channel Am Tour Western Classic on August 4-5. The tournament was played on the beautiful Paiute Golf Club, Wolf and Sun Mountain courses just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. Rick was in the middle of the Senior Hogan pack after an average round of 86 on the Wolf Course but came from 9 shots behind with an excellent 78 on the Sun Mountain Course to tie for the lead. Rick then played a superb drive and second shot on the first playoff hole and made the birdie to capture his first Golf Channel Am Tour major tournament victory. Rick had already qualified for the Senior National Championship at PGA West in September by way of his solid play this year on the New Mexico Tour, but this victory certainly gives him momentum for the Senior Nationals.

 

Also, congratulations to 2^nd year Am Tour player Jeff Brown for winning the Jones Flight. Jeff played steady and good golf for two days. His first round 84 on the Wolf Course had him tied for 2^nd and another very good round of 85 on the Sun Mountain Course gave him a one shot victory. This is Jeff's first win on the Golf Channel Am Tour. With the win, Jeff is now qualified for the National Championship at PGA West in September.

 

Also playing well, Darren Webb came in third place in the tough Palmer Flight. Darren posted rounds of 78, 80. With his third place finish, Darren has also qualified for the National Championship.

Other New Mexico Am Tour Players at the Western Classic:

Championship Flight:

Jason Thiele
Alan Turney

Jones Flight:

Douglas Christian
Brandon Turner

Senior Hogan Flight:

Dave Pritts

Senior Palmer Flight:

Don Rountree

Lee Goddard

Emerson Vallo

Senior Sarazen Flight:

Joseph Perez

Phil Vallo

Don Rountree

Tour Director – NM

505-250-4315

drountree@gcamtour.com

Paako Ridge Championship - 2013

Paa-ko Ridge Championship

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2013 season with the Paa-ko Ridge Championship at the Paa-ko Ridge Golf Course in Sandia Park, NM on Sunday, July 28. Partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures, and light winds for most of the day made for a beautiful day for golf. The highly regarded Ken Dye course was in excellent shape. Some excellent rounds were posted on this tough championship course that requires accurate tee and approach shots and a deft touch on the very tough and fast multi-tiered rolling greens.

In the Championship Flight, Alan Turney of Albuquerque took a five shot victory with the best round of the day, an outstanding 74 (38,36). Alan's round included two birdies and no double bogeys. 

 

The combined Palmer/Sr Palmer flight, was won by Darren Webb of Albuquerque NM with an excellent round of 75 (36, 39 ). Darren's round included 4 birdies and 2 double bogeys. This is Darren's 2^nd victory of the year. Paul Dominguez of Albuquerque, also posted a very strong 78 for 2^nd place. Robert Bauder of Sandia Park, NM rounded out the top three in the strong Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight with a very good 79. 

 

 

In the combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight, Ken Stopka of Albuquerque continued to dominate the flight. His round had the potential to be the best ever recorded on the NM Tour. Playing from the same tees as the Championship and Palmer Flights, Ken birdied 4 holes on the front nine in route to a 33 (-3). He double bogeyed #10 but got back to 3-under with birdies on #12 and #13. Unfortunately, trouble caught him and Ken struggled coming in, going 7-over on the last 4 holes for a 43. Still an outstanding round of 76.

 

In the combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, Ralph Anderson Jr of White Sands, NM , posted a solid round of 89 to take a 5 shot victory and his first victory of the year. Ralph struggled some on the front nine with a 48 but came back with a very good 41 on the back nine.

 

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Isaac Padilla of Flora Vista NM, captured his 2^nd win in a row and his third of the season by a single stroke over Douglas Christian. Both players struggled on the front nine, especially on the the very short par 3 #4 and the par 5 #5. Isaac had a two shot lead going into the back nine and almost let Douglas catch him when he stumbled on the last hole with a quad-bogey.

 

In the Snead Flight, Eric Greenwood of Albuquerque, posted another victory with a very up and down round of 97.

Thanks to all of the NM Am Tour players and visitors for playing in the Paa-ko Ridge Championship.

Note: The TOUR returns to action with the Taos Championship on Saturday, August 10. Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of August 3, if you want to pay by cash or check for this tournament.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship Flight:

74 – Alan Turney ($100 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

75 – Darren Webb ($150 and Trophy)
78 – Paul Dominguez ($75)
79 – Robert Bauder ($50)

Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight:

76 – Ken Stopka ($100 and Trophy)
Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

89 – Ralph Anderson Jr ($125 and Trophy)
Jones/Sr Jones Flight:

97 – Isaac Padilla Jr ($125 and Trophy)
98 – Douglas Christian ($50)

Snead/Sr Snead Flight:

97 – Eric Greenwood ($50 and Trophy)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#4,8 – Darren Webb ($80)
#16 – Gregory Allen ($40)
#11 – Mark Garard ($40)
#15 – Alan Turney ($40)
#18 – Robert Bauder ($40)
#14 – Paul Dominguez ($40)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#2,3,5,9,12,13 – Ken Stopka ($108)
#8,18 – Rick Blose ($36)
#11 – Adrian Abreu ($18)
16 – Ralph Anderson ($18)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#8,12,13,18 – Mark Madrid ($64)
#9,10 – Isaac Padilla ($32)
#2,6 – Eric Greenwood ($32)
#14 – Stephen Inoue ($16)
#3 – Thomas Teschner ($16)

Closest to Pin Results ($25 Gift Card):

#4 – All Flights – Darren Webb
#8 – Championship/Palmer Flights – Alan Turney
#14 – Hogan/Sarazen Flights – Ken Stopka
#16 – Jones/Snead Flights – Isaac Padilla

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

Northern New Mexico Open - 2013

Northern New Mexico Open

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2013 season with the Northern New Mexico Open at the Pinon Hills Golf Course in Farmington, NM on Saturday, July 13. Sunny skies, hot temperatures, and light winds for most of the day made for a beautiful day for golf. The highly regarded Ken Dye course was in excellent shape. NM tour players fought hard on the tough course which demands that you keep your ball in play and handle the multi-tiered sloping greens.

In the Championship Flight, Alan Turney of Albuquerque won by a stroke over Greg Allen of Pagosa Springs, CO. Alan started off strong and struggled coming in on the back nine, while Gregory started off slow, made a come back on the back nine, but did not quite catch Alan. 

 

The combined Palmer/Sr Palmer flight, was won by Lee Goddard of Artesia, NM with the low round of the day (37, 40 - 77). This is the first victory for the 2^nd year tour player who has come close several times. Lee started off very strong, made a couple of birdies on an up and down back nine for a three shot victory over tour veterans David Baldwin, Darren Webb, and Paul Dominguez. By way of a scorecard playoff, Paul won the 2^nd place prize and David won the 3^rd place prize. 

 

In the combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight, Ken Stopka of Albuquerque posted his 4^th victory of the season with a solid 85.

In the combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, Denver tour visitor Bill Tomcich of Basalt CO, posted a steady 86 to take his first victory on the tour. First year tour player, John Rocca of Albuquerque posted an 87 for second place and played very well except for 8's on the signature par 3 #6 and at #17. 

 

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Isaac Padilla of nearby Flora Vista NM, posted a solid 88 for a two shot victory and his 2^nd win of the year. Mark Madrid tried to make a charge but came up short when he triple bogeyed the last hole. 

 

Eric Greenwood continues to improve and also posted his 4^th victory of the year with a steady 90. Eric is closing in on his goal for promotion to the Jones Flight.

Thanks to all of the NM Am Tour players and visitors for playing in the Northern New Mexico Open.

Note: The TOUR returns to action with the Paako-Ridge Championship on Sunday July 28. Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of July 21, if you want to pay by cash or check for this tournament.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship Flight:

80 – Alan Turney ($50 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

77 – Lee Goddard ($100 and Trophy)
80 – Paul Dominguez ($75)
80 – David Baldwin ($50)

Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight:

85 – Ken Stopka ($50 and Trophy)
Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

86 – Bill Tomcich ($100 and Trophy)
Jones/Sr Jones Flight:

88 – Isaac Padilla ($100 and Trophy)

Snead/Sr Snead Flight:

90 – Eric Greenwood ($75 and Trophy)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#9,16 – Lee Goddard ($55)
#6,12 – Roland Lucero ($55)
#5 – Alan Turney ($28)
#13 – Darrell Clement ($28)
#8 – Darren Webb ($28)
#15 – Paul Dominguez ($28)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#2,9,10,17 – Ken Stopka ($57)
#13,14 – Tobias Perea ($28)
#12 – Boll Tomcich ($15)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#3,18 – Douglas Christian ($46)
#6 – Isaac Padilla ($23)
#7 – Jeff Brown ($23)
#4 – Mark Madrid ($23)
#16 – John Mangan ($23)

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

Cochiti Championship - 2013

Cochiti Championship

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2013 season with the Cochiti Championship at the Pueblo de Cochiti Golf Club south of Santa Fe, NM on Saturday, June 29. Sunny skies, warm temperatures, and light winds for most of the day made for a beautiful day for golf. The tight course was in excellent shape and if you were able to keep your ball in play and kept your ball below the hole on the fast greens, a good score was out there, as several outstanding scores were posted.

In the combined Championship/Palmer flight, Emerson Vallo of Pueblo de Acoma, NM, shot the best round of the day for his first victory of the year. Emerson avoided any big scores on the tight course in route to his 38,37 – 75. Lee Goddard came close to a victory again with an excellent 76. Lee got a little too aggressive on the short, very tight last hole and took a double bogey to just miss out. Terry Freeze and Gordon Rahn continue to play well and tied for third with very good rounds of 78. Terry won the third place prize with his very good back nine 37.

In the combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight, Alan Truelock of Albuquerque also posted his first victory of the year and his first victory as a Hogan Flight player. Alan edged out Rick Blose of Albuquerque, with his 82 to Rick's 83. Rick made a charge on the back nine with three birdies, but couldn't quite catch Alan. 

 

Normally, the Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight is one of our most competitive flight. However, not today, as Lance Lackas of Los Alamos posted an outstanding round of 77 to take a four shot victory and his 2^nd win of the year. His round consisted of three birdies and no double bogeys. Shooting a very good round of 81, Phil Vallo of Rio Rancho took 2^nd place. First year tour member, James Jefferies posted a solid 84 to take 3^rd place. 

 

In the combined Jones/Snead Flight, Mark Madrid of Rio Rancho, NM, posted an 88 to edge out Stephen Inoue and Douglas Christian by a single stroke to capture his 3^rd victory of the year. With his third victory of the year, Mark has now qualified for the National Championship. Douglas won the 2^nd place prize via scorecard playoff. 

 

Thanks to all of the NM Am Tour players for playing in the Cochiti Championship.

Note: The TOUR returns to action with the Northern New Mexico Open at Pinon Hills on July 13. Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of July 7, if you want to pay by cash or check for this tournament.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship/Palmer Flight:

75 – Emerson Vallo ($125 and Trophy)
76 – Lee Goddard ($75)
78 – Terry Freeze ($50)

Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight:

82 – Alan Truelock ($100 and Trophy)
83 – Rick Blose ($50)
Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

77 – Lance Lackas ($100 and Trophy)
81 – Phil Vallo ($75)
84 – James Jefferies ($50)
Jones/Snead Flight:

88 – Mark Madrid ($100 and Trophy)
89 – Douglas Christian ($75)
89 – Stephen Inoue ($50)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#1,12,16 – Lee Goddard ($90)
#18 – Alan Turney ($30)
#2 – Terry Freeze ($30)
#17 – Terry Lattin ($30)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#10,11 – Rick Blose ($44)
#4,17 – Ken Stopka ($44)
#9,16 – Lance Lackas ($44)
#2 – Aubrey Johnson ($22)
#6 – Alan Truelock ($22)
#5 – Robert Ray ($22)
#3 – Phil Vallo ($22)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#1,8 – Isaac Padilla ($60)
#10,17 – Eric Greenwood ($60)
#13 – Jeff Brown ($30)
#6 – Moe Torres ($30)

Closest to the Pin Results: ($25 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)

Championship/Palmer Flights (#16)

Emerson Vallo

Hogan/Sarazen Flights (#7)

Robert Ray

Jones/Snead Flights (#11)

Eric Greenwood

All Flights (#4)

Ken Stopka

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

Burrell and Rountree Take 3rd Place at the Western Invitational

Burrell and Rountree Take 3^rd Place at the Western Invitational

Congratulations again to Brett Burrell for taking 3^rd place in the Senior Sarazen Flight at the Western Invitational on June 22-23. The tournament was played on the beautiful Sandpiper Golf club in Santa Barbara CA. Brett was in 5^th place after the first round in the large Sr Sarazen Flight (30 players) with a steady 85. He improved with another steady 83 in the second round to move up to a tie for 3^rd place. Brett has had an impressive season in the majors this year with three top 5 finishes. Brett has already qualified for the Sr National Championship and with his results on our local NM tour and in the majors, he is definitely a contender for the Sr Sarazen Flight national title.

Also, congratulations to ME! I managed to scrape it around the course for two days shooting very steady golf (78, 79). I had only two birdies and 1 double bogey over the two days. So lots of pars and bogeys. My kind of golf. I tied for 3^rd in the Sr Palmer Flight, so now I'm qualified to go to the Sr National Championship when I play my 5^th tournament round next month at the Pacific Northwest Major Championship.

Don Rountree

Tour Director – NM

505-250-4315

drountree@gcamtour.com

Twin Warrior Championship 2013 - Tournament Results

Twin Warriors Championship

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2013 season with the Twin Warriors Championship at the Twin Warriors Golf Course in Albuquerque NM on Sunday, June 16. Sunny skies, warm temperatures, and light winds for most of the day made for a beautiful day for golf. However, the course played very tough with only one player breaking 80.

Tour veterans, Alan Turney of Albuquerque and Gregory Allen of Pagosa Springs CO fought to a tie in the Championship Flight. Both posted rounds of 81 on the tight course. Alan captured his third tour victory of the year on the first playoff hole with a par. With his third victory of the year, Alan has now qualified for the Sr National Championship. This was Gregory's second playoff loss in a row.

In the combined Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight, Gordon Rahn of Albuquerque posted an excellent 77 (42,35) to capture his first win of the year. Gordon was the only player to break 80 on the tough course. His fantastic back-nine 35 included 3 birdies and a double bogey. Terry Freeze and Lee Goddard both shot solid rounds of 80. Terry won the second place prize via scorecard playoff with his strong back-nine 38. 

 

In the combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight, Rick Blose of Albuquerque, captured his third win of the year with a solid round of 83. With his third victory, Rick has also qualified for the Sr National Championship. Right behind Rick was Ken Stopka of Rio Rancho NM with an 84. 

 

In the always competitive combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, visitor Tim Coplen of Lake Havasu City, AZ took 1^st place with a strong 82. Tim continued to play well after his win in last week's major, the Western Open in Scottsdale, AZ. Returning to the tour after an injury, Steve Damron posted a solid round of 83 to take 2^nd place. Ralph Anderson Jr captured third place with a round of 85. 

 

 

 

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Isaac Padilla Jr of Flora Vista, NM captured his first win of the year with an excellent 83. Three shots back with 86, was Douglas Christian of Albuquerque.



In the Snead Flight, second year tour player Eric Greenwood of Albuquerque continues to improve and captured his third win in a row and his third win of the year with a 92 and a seven shot victory. Eric has also now qualified for the National Championship.

 







Thanks to all of the NM Am Tour players and visitors for playing in the Twin Warriors Championship.

Note: The TOUR returns to action with the Cochiti Championship on June 29. Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of June 23, if you want to pay by cash or check for this tournament.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

For full field scores and event photos please visit www.gcamtour.com/albuquerque

Championship Flight:

81 – Alan Turney (playoff) ($75 and Trophy)

Palmer/Senior Palmer Flight:

77 – Gordon Rahn ($150 and Trophy)
80 – Terry Freeze ($50)

Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight:

83 – Rick Blose ($150 and Trophy)
84 – Ken Stopka ($75)
Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

82 – Tim Coplen ($125 and Trophy)
83 – Steve Damron ($75)
85 – Ralph Anderson Jr ($50)
Jones/Senior Jones Flight:

83 – Isaac Padilla ($125 and Trophy)
86 – Douglas Christian ($50)

Snead/Sr Snead Flight

92 – Eric Greenwood ($125 and Trophy)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer)

#11,15 – Gordon Rahn ($66)
#1,16 – William Galbreth ($66)
#4,8 – Jason Thiele ($66)

Group 2 (Hogan/Sarazen)

#13,16 – Adrian Abreu ($75)
#8 – Jack Anderson ($37)
#3– Larry Agan ($37)
#1 – Tim Coplen ($37)
#12 – Ralph Anderson Jr ($37)
#2 – Steve Damron ($37)

Group 3 (Jones/Snead)

#8 – Douglas Christian ($40)
#7 – Isaac Padilla ($40)
#14 – Moe Torres ($40)
#15 – Brandon Turner ($40)
#5 – Robert Visel ($40)

Closest to the Pin Results: (4 – Golf Channel Am Tour Logo Glasses)

Championship/Palmer Flights (#13)

Gordon Rahn

Hogan/Sarazen Flights (#9)

Dave Pritts

Jones/Snead Flights (#15)

Brandon Turner

All Flights (#4)

Terry Freeze

Contact:

Don Rountree
Tour Director – New Mexicodrountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315