The tournament at Glen Flora Country Club was a combined event with Chicago North and the Milwaukee Tour. The field consisted of 68 players made up of 8 Flights (2 Senior Flights). Once again we were challenged by windy cold temperatures which did not change the mood of the competitor’s.
On behalf of the tour member’s, we would like to thank Steve Cross (Manager) and Mark Palmer (Board Member and Chicago North Tour Member) for making it possible to hold a tournament at their club this past Saturday. Our members received first class treatment from the staff, full use of the locker facilities which included lockers with their names on them. The course was in great shape except for the 11th hole that suffered damage from the extreme weather.
Kirk Leitzen (Milwaukee Tour) requested his picture taken to show off his 3rd place finish and his $20 winnings. He did it more for his car pooling partners John Bauer and Rob Larson who have gone home with winnings in the last 2 tournaments. Now he feels part of the group and not just their personal driver.
Championship Flight: Curt Langille (Milw. Tour) had the event won with two holes to play and a three stroke lead. Curt posted a 72 on the Par 7 course. Mark Palmer fell one shot shy and was unable to card a birdie in the four remaining holes to try and force a sudden death playoff.
Palmer Flight: There was a three way tie for first between Chuck Malik, Jeff Kinney and Terry Periman. Terry was unable to participate in the playoff due to catching a flight. The Palmer Flight was a closely contested flight but it was final scores of 81 which found the three player’s in a playoff. Jeff Kinney won sudden death over Chuck Malik with a Par on hole number one.
Senior Palmer: Mark Fugett was the leader in the clubhouse posting a 79 which was the low round for both Palmer Flights. Mark won by 4 strokes over Rick Wilson who struggled on the back 9 with bogies on the last four holes. 2011 TPC John Deere Major Champion Steve Dlugosinski also struggled and unable to get things going to make any kind of run.
Hogan Flight: John Williams posted an 81 and held off Doug Williams charge at the end. John Williams began to struggle on the finishing holes but Doug Williams was unable to capitalize and a triple bogey on #14 was the difference. Doug took 2nd place posting an 83.
Sarazen Flight: John Bauer (Milwaukee Tour) has sent a strong message that he is the player to beat in the Sarazen Flight. John won the shortened event at Geneva National, won his first Major at TPC Deere Run and closed his third straight win at Glen Flora CC winning by 4 strokes. Frank Kaldis is in his second season and again found himself in 2nd place which has a familiar tone resembling 2010. Frank did win the Chicago Championship in 2010 but he is looking for his first regular season win on tour.
Senior Sarazen: Steve Downey was not optimistic going into the tournament because he had not played well or was striking the ball well enough to win. In addition, Chuck Gleason was in the field and won the 2011 Major at TPC Deere Run; he was picked as the early favorite among a couple players. When the round ended, Mark Titone found himself once again tie for first place and heading to a playoff. He is trying so hard to win one for his Dad. Mark hit a shot pin high just of the green while Steve came up short. Steve played first chipping to about 2 feet putting the pressure on Mark. Mark missed his 4 foot putt leaving the door open for Steve to tap in his two footer for his first win in 2011.
Jones Flight: Jason Powell ran away with the tournament shooting 85 on the Par 70 course. Clay Koenig and George Checks tied for 2nd posting a 96. Glen Flora is a Par 70, Jason was still in an acceptable range for the Jones Flight. Jason did following up his tournament win with an email requesting to compete in the Sarazen Flight. Though Jason qualifies for the Jones Flight, he feels his game is getting better and demonstrated integrity by requesting to play in a flight he believes his skill level is more suited.
Snead Flight: Franklin Morris of the Chicago South Tour posted a 95 to win by only 6 strokes over 2011 TPC Deere Run Major Champion Jason Kolakowski (Chicago North) and Richard Naef (Milwaukee Tour) who both posted a 101.
Congratulations to all who participated and especially to the winners. We are all waiting for our first tournament where the sun will shine and produce warm temperatures.
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