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