tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116326192009-11-27T04:32:04.606-08:00The blog for Lone Star linksters - news and notes from the world of Texas Golf.Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comBlogger1044125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11632619.post-11315480701747037372009-11-06T05:57:00.000-08:002009-11-06T06:00:37.348-08:00

From the STPGA - Carl Cooper won a closely-contested final match against Lonny Alexander by a 1-up margin to take the victory in the 2009 TaylorMade-adidas Golf STPGA Match Play Championship at Escondido.Cooper was one hole down after Alexander birdied the 10th hole in the finals, but came back to go 2 up after the 14th hole. Alexander pulled back within a single hole after on the 15th, but both

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The 2010 PGA Tour schedule is out, and here are the Texas dates:April 1-4: Shell Houston OpenMay 13-16: Valero Texas OpenMay 20-23: HP Byron Nelson ChampionshipMay 27-30: Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialAs you can see, the Texas Open, Nelson and Colonial are in back-to-back-to-back weeks, forming nice Texas triangle. Also of note is that the Texas Open is officially listed as moved to TPC

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Thanks to Golf Babes for reminding me of this: If you're going to be anywhere in the vicinity of Trinity this week, head out to Whispering Pines Golf Club and check out The Spirit International.Since its founding in 2001, The Spirit has become one of the premiere international competitions for young amateur golfers - usually college-age, sometimes younger. Countries send four golfers - two women,

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On the other hand, it was a 60-footer. Clip of a Waco local news anchor trying to win $10,000 by making a 60-foot putt.Hat tip to Jay Busbee via Twitter.

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One first-stage qualifier for PGA Tour Q-School is over, another one comes next week. On Saturday, play wrapped up at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney. The full scores can be found here, but we'll list the 23 golfers who advanced into the second round:Nick Mason, Cave Creek, AZ, 278 Jacob Rogers, Tucson, AZ, 280 Allen McFerran, Fayetteville, AR, 281 William Doughtie, Amarillo, TX, 283

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Tiger Woods spent some time in Dallas this week, presumably getting in some work with Hank Haney. But El Tigre was also getting in some R&R, attending a U2 concert at the new Cowboys stadium and sitting in a private suite with Tony Romo and Jason Witten.The next morning, Tiger pumped iron in the Cowboys' weight room, surprising those Cowboys players who showed up.The Dallas Morning News had this

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Hal Sutton's Boot Ranch project just outside Fredericksburg has been beset by problems throughout its short life. Despite that, the golf course drew raves.Now, alas, it has drawn a foreclosure notice. Lehman Brothers - itself undergoing bankruptcy proceedings - is liquidating a $73 million loan to Boot Ranch to raise money for its creditors, the San Antonio Express-News reported.The facility is

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The Adams Golf Pro Tour Series is headed to it season-ending tour championship this week. And Randy Lowry of Houston heads into that tour championship off a victory.Lowry won the First Tee of Meridian Classic, played at Northwood Country Club in Meridian, Miss., over the weekend. Lowry surged to the title on the strength of a final-round 66, pipping Jaxon Brigman by one stroke at the end. Lowry

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How in the world did little, tiny Utopia, Texas - population 3000; gateway to Garner and Lost Maples state parks; home of some great pie, although I can never remember the name of the cafe serving it; home of Kinky Friedman's dog ranch - become a golfing hotbed?The latest golf news to emerge from Utopia is the putter company, Utopia Golf Products, which has a couple unique designs that it is

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Congratulation to Tim Thelen of The Falls Golf & Country Club in New Ulm. Thelen is one of the most accomplished club professionals in Texas, a two-time winner of the PGA Professional National Championship.And now he is a winner of the Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship.Thelen set a tournament record of at 23-under 265, winning the title by seven shots on Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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A golf course tragedy in Richardson over the weekend. A Garland golfer, identified as William Michael Grant, suffered fatal injuries trying to retrieve his golf ball after an errant shot at Sherrill Park Golf Course.According to witnesses, Grant was trying to retrieve his golf ball, which had flown well over the green, when he slipped and fell down a 10-foot embankment. Preliminary findings

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From the TGA - Montgomery , TX – A third straight day of perfect weather greeted the players at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery. Twenty-three teams began the week in hopes to be com e the 2009 State Senior Four-Ball Champion, but in the end it was the duo of Robert McKinney and Chip Stewart overcoming a four shot deficit to start the day to take the title by one stroke over Tom Doughtie and

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From the STPGA - Former PGA Tour professional David Ogrin of New Braunfels carded a total of 1-over-par 74-71—145 to win the Overall competition and the Senior Division of the 2009 Bridgestone Southern Texas PGA Senior Series Tour Championship at Montgomery’s Walden on Lake Conroe Country Club.The victory was Ogrin’s second of the year in Bridgestone STPGA Senior Series competition; he finished

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From the STPGA - Joe Stansberry of Bloomington, Minn., had a four-stroke lead heading into the third and final round of the 2009 Maker’s Mark Texas Senior Open. He needed all of it to wrap his hands around victory and the tournament’s $10,000 first-place prize."I played better than I scored on the front nine today," said Stansberry. "I was swinging well. I was putting well, too, but they just

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The teams for the 2009 Joe Black Cup - a Ryder Cup-style event pitting squads representing the Northern Texas and Southern Texas PGA sections, have been announced. The team captains are Darrell Crall for the NTPGA and Jeff Strong for the STPGA.Ken McDonald of Brae Burn Country Club was named to the STPGA team, and it will be his 18th appearance in the competition. That's the most experience of

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Only two tournaments remain on the 2009 Adams Golf Pro Tour Series tournament schedule after the completion of the City Bank Lubbock Open. The Lubbock Open was played at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club and wrapped up on Sunday.Connie Pierce of Oklahoma City was the winner, closing with a 66 to finish at 23-under par. That was four strokes ahead of the runner-up, Houston's Randy Lowry. Pierce took

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From the NTPGA - The Northern Texas PGA is pleased to announce that Perry Arthur, teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson, has captured the 2009 Cleveland Golf / Srixon / Club Car NTPGA Player of the Year Award and the Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award. This marks Arthur's fifth NTPGA Player of the Year Award and NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award. His four

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From the STPGA - Defending champion Tim Thelen of College Station lurked just off the pace for the first two rounds of the 2009 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship at Frederickburg’s Boot Ranch, and was two strokes out of the lead heading into the third and final round.He posted a final round 66 to finish with a bang and won the STPGA’s biggest annual tournament going away, posting a 54-

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From the NTPGA - Christopher Brown, teaching professional at Turtle Hill Golf Course (north of Muenster), captured the NTPGA Section Championship title in a two-hole playoff against Perry Arthur, teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course. Both players fired rounds of 67 (-5), five under par, to finish in a tie.Brown set the pace with an opening nine holes of 32 (-4) four under par and

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For probably five years now, maybe longer, the website of Jack Nicklaus' design company has listed a course project in Horseshoe Bay. That project finally appears to be full steam ahead after a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.The course, called Summit Rock Golf Course, is the centerpiece of a 1,600-acre residential development called Skywater Over Horseshoe Bay. After many delays due to

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Former PGA Tour and Champions Tour player Frank Conner, playing in the Super Senior Division, was the overall winner of the Bridgestone STPGA Senior Series tournament at River Ridge Golf Club in Sealy.Conner holds a couple interesting distinctions. In his college days at Trinity University in San Antonio, he was one of the top tennis players in the country, and he played in the U.S. Open tennis

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Ryan Nelson outlasted Brice Garnett to win the Horseshoe Bay Resort Classic on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series. The tournament took place on the Hill Country resort's Ram Rock course Aug. 25-28.Nelson, from Dickinson, and Garnett, from Gallatin, Mo., finished 72 holes tied at 5-under 279, Nelson after shooting a final-round 67 and Garnett after posting a final-round 69.The two tied on the first

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Dallas, TX – Six Australians who all work or have worked in the golf industry in the north Texas area conducted the 6th Annual Birdies for Kids Fundraiser on Monday, August 24 at Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas. The fundraiser consisted of playing 126 holes with the goal to make as many birdies and eagles as possible.The group was again joined by Brett Hull this year. Hull, the Executive

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Brian Rowell stormed to a 6-stroke victory in the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series Beaumont Open, completed on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the par-71 Beaumont Country Club.A series of lightning delays interrupted play throughout the tournament, but in the end it was Rowell who thundered to victory. He opened with rounds of 64-63-65, allowing him to cruise home with a 70 in the final round.It's been feast or

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Want to watch a Champions Tour tournament for free? No, not on TV - in person. Show up at the Administaff Small Business Classic at The Woodlands Country Club, Oct. 12-18, and you'll get free admission.No strings attached - everyone gets in free. Parking and shuttle service during tournament week are also free."We wanted to do something special for the golf fans in the Houston area this year,"

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