Chicago North and the Milwaukee Tours combined to compete in Lake Geneva at the Grand Geneva’s The Brute course. Aptly named, The Brute provided uneven lies, rolling hills, water, trees and blind shots. The finishing three holes would decide several of the outcomes in the tournament.
The field consisted of 8 Flights with two being Senior Divisions. The best round of the day was turned in by Kirk Leitzen who has been on fire lately shooting low scores in the Championship Flight. Don Sanford posted another round in the 70’s which has solidified his graduation to the Palmer Flight.
The day started with a mishap on the driving range when Don Sanford clubbed Bob Sherry who had bent down to get a club. The teeing areas on the range as told by the member’s was an accident waiting to happen. The good news is that Bob Sherry received medical attention from the Paramedics, Fired Dept and police who patched him. Fortunately there was plenty of time to get the all clear and make his tee time.
Bob Sherry just joined the tour a week ago and playing in his first tournament. Not exactly the way a person wants to start their rookie season. Bob collected himself and posted a birdie on the first hole to start out his day. Don Sanford was visibly concerned when he came to the first tee but collected himself enough to post a 78 to win his final round as a Hogan.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT:
Kirk Leitzen has been playing solid golf the last few weeks. Eric Barden tried to make a move when he eagled the Par five 11th but Kirk gave little ground when he birdied the same hole. Eric soon went into a tail spin and was not able to get anything together while Kirk took control by shooting even par on the back to win by 7 over Eric.
PALMER FLIGHT:
The Palmer Flight was the most contested flight with only 5 strokes separating last to first place. Terry Periman had a one stroke lead making the turn. Bob Sherry, despite being hit in the head, while on the range from a back swing, managed to post 5 over with a birdie on the first hole. Bob Sherry, Garrett Patten and Jack Dempsey were only one stroke back at the turn. Bob Sherry took a 2 stroke lead going into the final three holes and closed with four over to fall one stroke back of Terry who played steady after the 12th hole to win the Palmer Flight
HOGAN FLIGHT:
Don Sanford continued his winning streak in the Hogan Flight by posting another sub 80 round with a score of 78 to win by 2 strokes over Matt Maudlin. Don has played his last tournament as a Hogan and graduated to the Palmer Flight with a new tour index of 6.7. When the player’s all turned the corner, it looked like it would be a two man race but John Bauer made a run shooting a 39 on the back and finished three strokes back. John Lindfors passed Don Sanford and caught Matt Maudlin to head into the final three holes tied for first. Holes 16, 17 and 18 were great finishing holes which turned out to be the holes that decided the outcome in several flights. Don Sanford managed to par the last 5 holes to win the Hogan Flight.
SR. HOGAN FLIGHT:
John Williams took a four stroke lead over last week’s winner; Tom Joy who shot a 74 at Blackstone GC. Tom however made a strong run posting a back nine of 38 as he gave chase. John was on the verge of posting his own 38 as he approached the 18th hole but double bogied for a final score of 81 and 2 strokes ahead of Tom Joy.
SARAZEN FLIGHT:
Matt Dillingham was running away with the Sarazen Flight shooting a 39 on the front, 3 strokes ahead of Michael Kill and 5 strokes ahead of Tim Schabb. Once again the closing 4 holes proved to give player’s the fits and the player who could manage those holes would emerge as the victor. Tim Schabb gave it a good run shooting 5 over on the back to close to within one stroke. Matt collapsed on the closing 4 holes shooting 7 over but managed to win by one stroke over Tim Schabb and Michael Kill.
SR. SARAZEN FLIGHT:
Another closely contested flight with four player’s within a stroke of one another: Tim Wenzel, Mark Titone, Bruce Gallo and Mark Giebelhausen. Tim Wenzel and Bruce Gallo were tied as they made the turn with Mark Giebelhausen only 2 strokes back. Mark Titone didn’t even factor in going 12 over par and 6 strokes back, but it was the back nine that Mark really stepped up his game posting a 40 on the back to finish 3 strokes back and tie for 2nd with Bruce Gallo. Tim did what many struggled doing and that was paring the 17th & 18th holes which enabled him to win by three strokes.
JONES FLIGHT:
James Francey was matched up with John Hipp who is the leading flight winner of the Milwaukee Tour and as the pair turned the corner, one stroke separated the pair. Ken Oppenheimer was only two strokes back in a flight where scores can change quickly. John Hipp took the lead when James triple bogied the 10th. Ken Oppenheimer did not quit even after his triple bogey on 11 which he followed up by birdying the par 4 twelfth. James did not allow the 10th hole bother him as he went 6 over for the last 8 holes. AS was the case with many others, John Hipp faltered on the closing six holes and fell two strokes back giving James his back-to-back win and his third on the year.
SNEAD FLIGHT:
Dan Guzzle finished his round one stroke ahead of Dan Locke. Dan has waited all year to see his name on top and anxiously waited for the final group to come in. Dan Guzzle was so excited when it was confirmed that he had won that he did not want to get his picture taken until he saw his name scroll up on the live scoreboard. Dan Locke and Dan Guzzle were tied after 10 holes but Dan Locke quickly fell 5 strokes back when he posted a 9 on the par five 11th and a triple bogey on the par four 12th. Once again the 17th & 18th holes were pivotal as Dan Guzzle dropped 7 strokes giving Dan Locke an opportunity to catch Dan G. A bogey on 18 spoiled Dan Locke’s attempt to at least Tie Dan Guzzle. Dan Guzzle who is a Sr. Snead beat the young Snead player’s for his first win on tour.
Championship Flight
73 | Kirk Leitzen | $100 Gift Card & Trophy |
Palmer Flight
82 | Terry Periman | $100 Gift Card & Trophy |
83 | Bob Sherry | $50 Gift Card |
84 | Garrett Patten | $25 Gift Card |
84 | Jack Dempsey | Lost scorecard playoff for 3rd |
Hogan Flight
78 | Don Sanford | $120 Gift Card & Trophy |
80 | Matt Maudlin | $60 Gift Card |
81 | John Lindfors | $20 Gift Card |
81 | John Bauer | Lost scorecard playoff for 3rd |
Sr. Hogan Flight
81 | John Williams | $110 Gift Card & Trophy |
83 | Tom Joy | $50 Gift Card |
Sarazen Flight
84 | Matt Dillingham | $100 Gift Card & Trophy |
85 | Tim Schabb | $50 Gift Card |
85 | Michael Kill | $25 Gift Card |
Sr. Sarazen Flight
85 | Ti Wenzel | $125 Gift Card & Trophy |
88 | Mark Titone | $75 Gift Card |
88 | Bruce Gallo | $25 Gift Card |
Jones Flight
90 | James Francey | $100 Gift Card & Trophy |
92 | John Hipp | $50 Gift Card |
93 | Ken Oppenheimer | $25 Gift Card |
Snead Flight
94 | Dan Guzzle | $100 Gift Card & Trophy |
95 | Dan Locke | $50 Gift Card |
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