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Monday, July 29, 2013

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 2nd victory of the year. Paul Dominguez of Albuquerque, also posted a very strong 78 for 2nd 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 2nd 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 Mexico
drountree@gcamtour.com
505-250-4315

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