Sunday,
September 22, 2012
Perfect weather! Great course!
Rogers,
Ar – The GC AM tour of Arkansas kicked off the 2013 season in
perfect weather and a fantastic golf course in great condition.
Shadow Valley Country Club is well know for being challenging but
fair from any tee box. It didn't disappoint on Saturday under ideal
conditions.
Flight
Winners:
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| Matt McClain |
Palmer
Flight (4.0-7.9) – Matt
Mcclain
of Decatur, AR and Scot
Carter
of Bella Vista, AR were neck and neck all day until the final few
holes when McClain took advantage of a couple of stumbles by Carter
and finished three strokes better than Carter. With this, McClain
wins his second tour event.
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| Lee Siler |
Hogan
Flight (8.0-11.9) – Even
though it seemed like Lee
Siler
of Rogers, AR had securely established a lead in the Hogan flight,
David
Price
of Pawhuska, OK tried to take advantage of some late round jitters.
In the end, Siler won his first event since 2010 on the AM Tour.
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| Jay Williams |
Sarazen
Flight (12.0-15.9) – Jay
Williams of
Van Buren, AR made tour history, again!, by making a hole in one on
#6! Williams gripped down on a pitching wedge to the 125 yard pin,
threw it passed the hole, and sucked it back into the hole. He
needed that cushion to win by 3 strokes over Danny
Neal
of Springdale, AR.
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| Craig Merrill |
Jones
Flight (16.0-19.9) – Craig
Merrill
of Roland, AR had a sufficient enough lead that his one ''blow up''
hole didn't cost him the tournament. Merrill finished 5 better than
Dennis
Baxter
of Bella Vista, AR to claim the first victory of the 2013 season!
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| Chris Smith |
Snead
Flight (20.0
+) –
Chris
Smith
of Fort Smith, AR hung on to win the Snead flight while carding the
only birdie in the flight. Smith avoided any double-digit numbers
which secured him a confident lead over his competitors. This makes
his third victory on the AM Tour since joining last year.
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more information about the GCAT of Arkansas:
Paul
C. Gomez
Arkansas
Director, Golf Channel AM Tour
917-553-3814
