Las Vegas, NV- May 22, 2011 – Ok, so Michael had to take a road trip without me to Pahrump. I understand Betsey and Charlene keep track of him keeping him out of places he shouldn’t be! Still NO baby at this moment, but I understand the Mountain Falls Invitational went well and the weather was incredible. A BIG THANK YOU to my awesome team Betsey Bell, Michael and to Sarah McGuire who stepped in to take my place so I could be at the not- yet-birth of my grandbaby. A HUGE THANK YOU to the Pahrump Nugget who generously gave us such great rates for our event!
It was a hard fought battle on the front side in the Palmer flight with new comer, Gerald Kring, Mike Lee & Rick Hite all tied at the turn. It quickly faded for Mike & Rick who both struggled on the back leaving a wide gap between them and Gerald by the end of the round. Congratulations Gerald for your first win in your first event with the Las Vegas Tour. I’m looking forward to seeing some great competition in the Palmer Flight!
Congratulations to Dustin Sitar in the Hogan flight who had a stellar round of 75, which included a birdie at #7 and his best score of the season. This was Dustin’s second win in a row. Todd Jensen finished a distant second at 82.
Combining the Senior Hogan & Senior Sarazen flight proved to give Scott Walker an advantage over Robert Woods & Art Eichmann who finished only one stroke apart. Scott taking a sweet eagle at hole #3 made the turn at 40, 5 shots ahead of Art & 7 shots ahead of Robert. Coodo’s to Robert who fought back finishing his last 5 holes one under par! Congratulations to Scott on his 3rd victory for the 2011 season and a spot at the 2011 nationals at PGA West!
It was a tight race in the Sarazen flight between Kier de Anda & Charlene Delacruz battling it out on the front side with Keir making a strong turn around taking two birdies at 7 & 8 while Charlene began to struggle giving Keir a 4 shot lead at the turn. The battle raged on with Charlene pulling even with Keir at hole #15. As the dust settle at 18 the two found themselves tied heading to a playoff. The decision was made on the first hole with Keir making a par
In the Jones flight Larry Hanson started his front nine with a triple & ended it with a quad, but in-between with two birdies and two bogies was even par while his closest competitor, Ray Blackshear struggled to find his game making the turn 7 shots behind. Something snapped with Ray at the turn playing the first 4 holes on the back at one over which gave him an opportunity to pick up 5 shots on Larry. Ray then lost one back at #14 with a double while Larry firmed up his game playing the last 4 holes even with Ray giving Larry the victory by 3 shots. Congratulations Larry on your first victory in the 2011 season! Way to fight back Ray.
Welcome Frank Cremen to the GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour Las Vegas. Playing in his first event with the Las Vegas Tour, Frank ended up with an easy victory in the Snead flight as Scott Kassel struggled to find his game. Nice birdie on hole #4 and congratulations on your first win!
Top Finishers and Payouts
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Palmer
Gerald Kring - $100
Hogan
Dustin Sitar - $100
Todd Jensen - $ 50
Senior Hogan
Scott Walker - $ 75
Sarazen
Keir de Anda - $ 75
Jones
Larry Hanson - $100
Snead
Frank Cremen- $ 50
Closest-to-the-Pin
Keir e Anda
SKINS
Giant Skins Winners $120/6 = $ 20 per skin
Lee (2)
de Anda (2)
Woods (1)
Kirby (1)
Jones & Snead Skins Game $120/10 = $ 12 ps
Hanson (3)
Blackshear (2)
Cremen (2)
Kassel (2)
Otero (1)
Hogan, Sr. Hogan & Sarazen Skins Game $240/3 = $ 80 ps
Walker (1)
Woods (1)
De Anda (1)
Championship & Palmer Skins Game $ 60/5 = $ 12 ps
Kring (3)
Lee (2)
