Twin Warriors Championship - 2014

Twin Warriors Championship - 2014

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2014 season with the Twin Warriors Championship at the Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM on Saturday, June 28.  New Mexico Am Tour players again had to face strong winds on a sunny, warm day.  Despite the strong winds, several good scores were posted by the players along with some first time winners and the very rare occurrence of an “albatross”.

Alan Turney of Albuquerque, NM captured the Championship Flight and his 4th victory of the season with a very fine 76.  Alan trailed Mark Garard by three shots coming into the par 5 16th hole.  Alan sank his second shot on the par 5 for an “albatross” while Mark made a birdie!  Alan then tied Mark with a par on the 17th and won the playoff on the first playoff hole with a par.  

Terry Freeze of Albuquerque won the Palmer flight with a steady 83 in the brisk winds.  This is Terry’s second win of the year.  Along with his strong T3  finish at the Western Open at Grayhawk, Terry is having another good season and has a good chance to contend at Nationals this year. 

The combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight was won by Dave Pritts of Albuquerque.   This is Dave’s first victory on the New Mexico Tour.  Dave’s round started off slow with two double bogeys, but he straighten things out to finish with a solid 82.  Congratulations Dave! Rick Blose finished with a very strong back nine to take second place. 

In the competitive combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, James Jefferies of Albuquerque continues to play well and captured his second victory of the year with an 84.  John Rocca took second place with an 85 and Joseph Perez came in third with an 86.  All three players scored matching 44s on the front nine and each player improved on the back nine but Jefferies back nine 40 was too tough to catch.    

     

The Jones/Sr Jones Flight also proved to be very competitive.  First year tour player Thomas Teschner of Albuquerque has steadily improved this season and has captured his first win on the New Mexico Tour. Thomas posted a steady 93 while Sam Bolin, Eric Greenwood, Stephen Inoue, and Robby Ray all came up one shot short with 94s.  Congratulations Thomas!  Robby Ray took home the second place prize via scorecard playoff with his strong back nine 41. 

Thank you 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 the Paa-ko Ridge Championship on July 13.  Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of July 6 if you want to pay by cash or check.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

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

Championship Flight:

76– Alan Turney ($100 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

83 – Terry Freeze ($50 and Trophy)

Senior Hogan Flight:

82 – Dave Pritts ($100 and Trophy)
84 - Rick Blose ($25)

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

84 – James Jefferies ($125 and Trophy)
85 - John Rocca ($75)
86 - Joseph Perez ($25)

Jones/Senior Jones Flight:

93 – Thomas Teschner ($125 and Trophy)
94 – Robby Ray ($75)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer/Hogan)

#2,4,16 – Alan Turney ($78)
#1 - Greg Allen ($26)
#14 - Terry Freeze ($26)
#15 - Dave Pritts ($26)
#5 - Brett Burrell ($26)

Group 2 (Sarazen/Jones/Snead)

#1 - James Jefferies ($53)
#6 - John Rocca ($53)
#5 - Sam Bolin ($53)
#3 - Eric Greenwood ($53)
#12 - Ray Lopez ($53)
#13 - Robby Ray ($53)

Player of the Year Standings (Top 5):

Open Division:

1.  Thomas Teschner          335
2.  Douglas Christian          310
3.  Sam Bolin                      270
4.  Bruce Ranke                 245
5.  Adrian Abreu                 230

Senior Division:

1.  Stephen Inoue               405
2.  James Jefferies             390
3.  Rick Blose                     290
4.  Brett Burrell                   265
5.  Joseph Perez                260

Contact:

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

Isleta Eagle Championship - 2014

Isleta Eagle Championship - 2014

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2014 season with the Isleta Eagle Championship at the Isleta Eagle Golf Club in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday, June 14.  New Mexico Am Tour players again had to face strong winds and dust on a sunny, warm day.  Despite the strong winds, several good scores were posted by the players.   

Alan Turney of Albuquerque, NM captured the Championship Flight and his third victory of the season.  Alan shot a steady 82 on the windy day and with this victory he has qualified for the Senior National Championship.  

In the combined Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight, tour vet Darren Webb of Albuquerque captured his second win of the year and his second win in a row with a excellent score of 78.  This is Darren’s third win of the 2014 season and he has also qualified for Nationals.

The combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight was won by frequent visitor Alfred Taylor of Chandler, AZ.   Alfred posted an outstanding 76 on the tough day and won by three strokes over Adrian Abreu who posted an excellent 79. 

In the combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, first year tour player Bruce Ranke of Albuquerque, NM captured his first victory on the AM Tour with a steady round 87. Congratulations Bruce!  Bruce topped James Jefferies by a single shot. James started off poorly but came back strong with a 38 on the back nine.  This is the second tournament in a row that James has come up one shot short of first place.       

  

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Stephen Inoue of Santa Fe, NM captured his second victory of the year and second win in a row with a 91.  Stephen started off strong and struggled coming in to beat Robby Ray by a single shot. 

The Snead Flight was won by James Easley of Albuquerque in a playoff over Derek Freeman.  Both players posted rounds of 98.  James won the flight on the first playoff hole.  

Thank you to all of the NM Am Tour players and visitors for playing in the Isleta Eagle Championship.  

Note:  The TOUR returns to action with the the Twin Warriors Championship on June 28.  Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of June 22 if you want to pay by cash or check.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

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

Championship Flight:

82– Alan Turney ($50 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

78 – Darren Webb ($100 and Trophy)

Senior Hogan Flight:

76 – Alfred Taylor ($125 and Trophy)
79 - Adrian Abreu ($50)

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

87 – Bruce Ranke ($100 and Trophy)
88 - James Jefferies ($25)

Jones/Senior Jones Flight:

91 – Stephen Inoue ($125 and Trophy)
92 – Robby Ray ($50)

Snead Flight:

98 - James Easley ($50 and Trophy)

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer/Hogan)

#4,6,16 – Alfred Taylor ($96)
#3 - Alan Turney ($32)
#15 - Roland Lucero ($32)
#13 - Darren Webb ($32)
#18 - Dave Pritts ($32)
#10 - Adrian Abreu ($32)

Group 2 (Sarazen/Jones/Snead)

#11,17 - James Jefferies ($80)
#13 - Bruce Ranke ($40)
#1 - Joseph Perez ($40)
#12 - Isaac Padilla ($40)
#3 - Derek Freeman ($40)
#14 - Robby Ray ($40)

Player of the Year Standings (Top 5):

Open Division:

1.  Douglas Christian          260
2.  Adrian Abreu                  230
2.  Darren Webb                 230
4.  Thomas Teschner          210
5.  Sam Bolin                      195

Senior Division:

1.  Stephen Inoue               330
2.  James Jefferies             255
3.  Rick Blose                     230
4.  Brett Burrell                   215
5.  Joseph Perez                170

Contact:

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

Cochiti Championship - 2014

Cochiti Championship - 2014

Albuquerque, NM—The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour of New Mexico continued its 2014 season with the Cochiti Championship at the Cochiti Golf Club in Cochiti Lake, NM on Saturday, May 31.  New Mexico Am Tour players finally got a break with the weather.  The day was sunny, warm, and only light winds.  Several good scores were posted by the players.   

Mark Garard of Farmington, NM captured the Championship Flight and his first victory of the season with a three shot victory over Jason Thiele and a 4 shot victory over Alan Turney.  All three players matched front nine scores of 40 but the last two holes of the back nine provided the win for Mark when he parred both #17 and #18, while Jason went bogey/double bogey and Alan took at 10 on #17.

In the combined Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight, tour vet Darren Webb of Albuquerque captured his second win of the year with the tournament low score of 76.  Terry Freeze took second place with an excellent 78.  #17 and #18 again proved to be the deciding holes.  Darren went birdie/par and Terry took a triple bogey on #18.  

The combined Hogan/Sr Hogan Flight was won by tour vet Rick Blose of Albuquerque.   Rick took a one shot victory over the long hitting Adrian Abreu.  Rick posted an excellent 78 and beat Adrian by a single shot.  Adrian started off slow with a front nine 43, but came back with an outstanding 36 on the back nine. This is Rick’s third win of the year and he has qualified for Nationals pending meeting the eligibility requirement of playing at least one tournament after June 1. 

In the very competitive combined Sarazen/Sr Sarazen Flight, long time tour player Phil Vallo of Rio Rancho, NM captured his first victory of the year with a very good 84. Phil topped last week’s winner James Jefferies by a single shot. Phil started off strong with a front nine 40 and held on as James started off slow but shot an excellent back nine 39 to come up only one shot short.       

In the combined Jones/Sr Jones Flight, Stephen Inoue of Santa Fe, NM also captured his first victory of the year with a very strong 86.  Doug Christian continues to play well in the Jones Flight and posted an 88 to take second place.  There was a three way tie for third place between Eric Greenwood, Thomas Teschner, and Sam Bolin.  All of them posted 94 and Sam took home the third place prize via scorecard playoff with his strong back nine score of 43.  

Thank you to all of the NM Am Tour players and visitors for playing in the Cochiti Championship.  

Note:  The TOUR returns to action with the the Isleta Eagle Championship on June 14.  Please contact me by email or phone before the registration deadline of June 8 if you want to pay by cash or check.

Top Finishers and Payouts:

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

Championship Flight:

82– Mark Garard ($75 and Trophy)

Palmer/Sr Palmer Flight:

76 – Darren Webb ($100 and Trophy)
78 - Terry Freeze ($25)

Senior Hogan Flight:

78 – Rick Blose ($150 and Trophy)
79 - Adrian Abreu ($50)

Sarazen/Senior Sarazen Flight:

84 – Phil Vallo ($125 and Trophy)
85 - James Jefferies ($50)

Jones/Senior Jones Flight:

86 – Stephen Inoue ($100 and Trophy)
88 – Douglas Christian ($75)
94 - Sam Bolin ($50) via scorecard playoff

Optional Skins Game Results:

Group 1 ( Championship/Palmer/Hogan)

#13 – Adrian Abreu ($107)
#7 - Rick Blose ($107)
#12 - Jack Anderson ($107)

Group 2 (Sarazen/Jones)

#17 - James Jefferies ($60)
#10 - Bruce Ranke ($60)
#15 - Stephen Inoue ($60)
#1 - Douglas Christian ($60)
#14 - Sam Bolin ($60)

Player of the Year Standings (Top 5):

Open Division:

1.  Douglas Christian          215
2.  Adrian Abreu                  150
3.  Thomas Teschner          145
3.  Darren Webb                 145
5.  Sam Bolin                     130

Senior Division:

1.  Rick Blose                      230
2.  Stephen Inoue               215
3.  James Jefferies             195
4.  Terry Freeze                  155
5.  Brett Burrell                   145

Contact:

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