2012 Chicago North Team Standings

The following chart shows the Gift Card Money earned on the local tour.  The top two will make the Chicago North Team and compete August 26, 2012 against the Chicago South Tour.  With only 4 tournaments remaining on the Chicago North schedule, there is time for many to make run.

Where there is only one player listed in a flight, the Tour Director will select a player to pair with that player.  The team will consist of 24 Player's to represent the Chicago North.  Those who make the Team get 36 holes of golf, shirt and lunch at no cost.  The event was funded by the member's and 50/50 Raffle.  Good Luck!

 

Matt	Bergstrom	North	Championship	$320.00
Dane	Yarnell	North	Championship	$310.00
Jim	O'Connor	North	Championship	$200.00
Mark	Palmer	North	Championship	$  80.00
Jamie	Blyth	North	Championship	$  40.00
John	Mauck	North	Palmer	$270.00
Dan	Grabinski	North	Palmer	$200.00
Jeff	Kinney	North	Palmer	$100.00
Jade	Mosher	North	Palmer	$100.00
Garrett	Patten	North	Palmer	$100.00
Dan	Kwilas	North	Hogan	$375.00
Frank	Kaldis	North	Hogan	$230.00
Eric	Swanson	North	Hogan	$220.00
Ron	Hoxsey	North	Hogan	$125.00
Kendall	Razcek	North	Hogan	$100.00
Andrew	O'Neil	North	Sarazen	$460.00
Laird	Hagmann	North	Sarazen	$185.00
Taylor	Stout	North	Sarazen	$180.00
Matt	Jura	North	Sarazen	$115.00
Mike	Argyrakis	North	Jones	$210.00
George	Torres	North	Jones	$155.00
Dan	Butrum	North	Jones	$100.00
Uzair	Syed	North	Jones	$100.00
Leo	Schnoor	North	Snead	$255.00
John	Pacheco	North	Snead	$155.00
Brian	Kirschner	North	Snead	$150.00
Thomas	Martinez	North	Snead	$100.00
Mike	Anderson	North	Sr. Palmer	$195.00
Tom	Joy	North	Sr. Palmer	$140.00
Raj	Jayaraman	North	Sr. Palmer	$135.00
Ray	McKinney	North	Sr. Palmer	$100.00
Mike	Coble	North	Sr. Hogan	$285.00
Mike	Caithamer	North	Sr. Hogan	$280.00
John	Williams	North	Sr. Hogan	$225.00
Mark	Titone	North	Sr. Hogan	$205.00
Bob	Sherry	North	Sr. Hogan	$125.00
Eddie	Stephens	North	Sr. Sarazen	$445.00
Bill	Neiert	North	Sr. Sarazen	$385.00
Steve	Downey	North	Sr. Sarazen	$375.00
John	Carrato	North	Sr. Sarazen	$340.00
John	Goldenne	North	Sr. Sarazen	$330.00
John	Mitchell	North	Sr. Sarazen	$225.00
Mark	Giebelhausen	North	Sr. Sarazen	$180.00
Nomie	Namie	North	Sr. Jones	$390.00
Mike	Teegen	North	Sr. Snead	$170.00

Results at Bridges of Poplar Creek

Bridges of Poplar Creek (Hoffman Estates, IL) is a Par 70 and not overly long.  It has been over 5 years since the tour visited this venue and the changes that were boasted about were very subtle, but the greens were still the same.  Unfortunately due to the heat wave experienced in the Chicago area the past couple weeks, the superintendant did not roll or cut the greens to their typical speed for far of burn out.  In addition to the changes, some holes were widened and areas cleared which made some holes play much easier.  Scores were low and the low round was turned in by Mark Palmer shooting a two under par 68.


Championship Flight: Mark Palmer set the bar high shooting a 33 on the front and the only other competitor was four strokes back as the pair made the turn.  Jon Escondo was unable to get anything going and Mark Palmer coasted to victory shooting a 68 (two under par).

Palmer Flight:  Kirk Blakney has been the hottest Palmer Player and he continued his success shooting two over par; 72.  Garrett Patten was hot on his heels but Kirk fired a one under on the back to win for the fourth time in 2012.

Hogan Flight:  Eric Swanson finally reached the winners circle shooting a great round, 74.  His best finish was 2^nd at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.  On his tail was Mike Coble who lost in sudden death playoff at Prairie Landing and Kendall Raczek.  Eric began his tour debut as a Palmer flight but requested to move to Hogan to get more tour experience.  It took his 6^th tournament as a Hogan to hoist the trophy.

Sarazen Flight: John Carrato records his second win of the year posting a nine over par; 79.  Eddie Stephens was close on his heels and has been playing much better since getting his lessons during the Heartland major at Swan Lake.  Eddie was three strokes back after nine but began to close in fast on the back nine.  John Carrato held onto his lead winning by one stroke over Eddie stephens.

Jones Flight:  Uzair Syed turned in his best round of the year shooting an 85 (15 over par) to win by six strokes.  Uzair took a four stroke lead after nine and turned in a 41 on the back securing his first win on tour.

Snead Flight:  Greg Harris has been a member on tour for awhile and hasn’t visited the winners circle since 2009.  2012 has been his year with winning three events; one being a Major at Myrtle Beach.  John Pacheco is the most consistent and strongest Snead Player on the North Tour but when Greg Harris jumped to a 6 stroke lead after nine, it appeared Greg would easily coast to victory.  John began closing the gap while Greg was faltering on the back nine.  Greg held on to win by one stroke shooting 86 while John posted an 87.

TOP FINISHERS & PAYOUTS:

CHAMPIONSHIP

68 – Mark Palmer ($40 Gift Card & Trophy)

PALMER

72 – Kirk Blakney ($100 Gift Card & Trophy)

HOGAN

74 – Eric Swanson ($110 Gift Card & Trophy)

78 – KendallRaczek ( $50 Gift Card

78 – Mike Coble ($20 Gift Card)

SARAZEN

79 – John Carrato ($130 Gift Card & Trophy)

80 – Eddie Stephens ($70 Gift Card)

82 – Mike Vogelsberg ($35 Gift Card)

86 – Matt Jura ($25 Gift Card)

JONES

85 – Syed Uzair ($100 Gift Card)

SNEAD

86 -  Greg Harris ($100 Gift Card & Trophy)

87 – John Pacheco ($40 Gift Card)

50/50 Raffle Drawing  ($480 Total; $240 to the Winner)

$100 – Mike Kelly

SKINS:

Championship/Palmer/Hogan Flights:

$36 – Kirk Blakney, Marco Pena

$18 – Mike Coble, Mike Doyle

Sarazen Flight:

$32 – John Carrato, Eddie Stephens

$16 – Steve Downey, Mark Geibelhausen, Bob Fredian, Mike Vogelsberg

Jones/Snead Flight:

$18 – Mario Jaile, Eric Powell, John Pacheco, George Checks, Greg Harris

Closest to the Pin:

$70 - #4 Jon Escondo; #7 Kendall Raczek; #11 Mark Palmer; #17 Eddie Stephens

Prairie Landing Golf Club (West Chicago, IL) is a favorite stop for the Chicago Tour.  It is a links style course for the front nine and a mix with several tree lined holes.  Wind is a major factor along with large greens that roll fast.  Player’s would find themselves with a possible three putt or more if they ended up on the wrong part of the green.  Hole number started out with a tough position which short left was the best opportunity to two putt.  Sunday’s tournament offered warm temperatures in the mid 80’s which was a far cry from the sweltering heat and humidity over the past couple weeks.  The front nine is unprotected from the wind yet the back nine which has trees to block the wind played the most difficult.

Congratulations to the Champions of the Prairie Landing Classic.

Championship Flight: Pat Polzin posted a 76 to win over Brooks Biggs and Matt Bergstrom who both shot 77.  Matt Bergstrom had the early lead posting a one under par 35 on the front nine but stumbled on the back shooting a 42.  Brooks Biggs shot 36 on the front and posted a five over par 41 on the back to shoot 77.

Palmer Flight:  Mike Anderson posted a 78 to win by three strokes over Raj Jayaraman.  Dan Grabinski was tied after nine with Mike and Raj with a 39 but the inward nine wasn’t so kind and Dan posted a 50 to fall to ninth.  Jon Borgen tried to make a charge but was only able to match Mike Anderson’s 39 on the back finishing 4 strokes back.

Hogan Flight:  Matt Love continues playing well posting a winning score of 84.  DeRell Durr had the early lead shooting a 40 on the front but as seen with other player’s, the back proved more challenging with DeRell posting a 47 to finish tie for fourth.  Mike Doyle was also in good shape shooting an outward nine score of 41 but also struggled on the back shooting an inward score of 52.

Sr. Hogan Flight:  Bob Sherry won in a playoff against Mike Coble who both shot 82.  Seven of the 11 player’s had a shot at winning the tournament with only a couple strokes separating the early leaders Chuck Gleason and Mike Coble.  Bob Sherry took charge posting a 39 on the back to tie Mike Coble who shot 42-40.  Bob Sherry teed off first and hit his drive onto the short Par four 1^st hole putting a lot of pressure on Mike.  Bob was in the area where many golfer’s three and four putt.  Bob positioned a great lag putt to about three feet and made the putt to win the playoff.

Sarazen Flight: Andrew O’Neil once again hoisted the winner’s trophy and is the top Sarazen player on the Chicago North Tour. Newcomer Terry Witte made a run at winning his first tournament but fell to the challenge of the back nine posting a 47 to fall 2 strokes back of Andrew.

Sr. Sarazen Flight:  Mark Giebelhausen won in a playoff against Eddie Stephens who both shot 83.  Bill Neiert had the early lead by one shooting an outward score of 42 but posted an inward round of 46 to fall 5 strokes out of first.  John Goldenne was in the hunt but fell one stroke back posting a final round of 84.

Jones Flight:  Mike Dyer posts a solid round shooting an 81 to win the Jones Flight.  Nomie Namie, Mike Argyrakis, Richard Naef (Milw. Tour) shared the lead shooting 41 on the outward nine.  It was Mike Dyer who took charge posting a 39 on the back to win by two strokes over Nomie.

Snead Flight:  Thomas Martinez playing in only his first event of the year takes home the trophy.  Thomas took a three stroke lead over Franklin Morris.  Thomas opened the door posting a 48 on the back but Franklin Morris was unable to make a charge posting a 52 to fall in third place.  Brian Kirschner made a charge posting an inward score of 43 but his 48 on the front nine caused him to fall one shy taking second place.

Sr. Snead Flight:  Leo Schnoor held off John Pacheco and Mike Teegen in a playoff to win the Sr. Snead Flight.  Early on it looked like a two man race with Leo shooting a 44 and Mike Teegen shooting a 43.  The back nine was the tale of two nines which closed with three players tied at 92.  Leo posted a par on the first playoff hole to win the tournament in the Sr. Snead Flight over John Pacheco and Mike Teegen.

TOP FINISHERS & PAYOUTS:

CHAMPIONSHIP

76 – Pat Polzin ($115 Gift Card & Trophy)

77 – Brooks Biggs ($55 Gift Card)

77 – Matt Bergstrom ($30 Gift Card)

PALMER

78 – Mike Anderson ($125 Gift Card & Trophy)

81 – Raj Jayaraman ($65 Gift Card)

82 – Jon Borgen ($30 Gift Card)

82 – John Mauck ($20 Gift Card)

HOGAN

84 – Matt Love ($125 Gift Card & Trophy)

86 – Marco Pena ($65 Gift Card)

86 – Frank Kaldis ($30 Gift Card)

87 – Jimmy Choi ($20Gift Card)

Sr. HOGAN

82* – Bob Sherry ($125 Gift Card & Trophy)

82* - Mike Coble ($65 Gift Card)

86 – Rick Wilson ($30 Gift Card)

SARAZEN

86 – Andrew O’Neil ($125 Gift Card & Trophy)

88 – Terry Witte ($65 Gift Card)

89 – Matt Jura ($30 Gift Card)

Sr.  SARAZEN

83* – Mark Giebelhausen ($150 Gift Card & Trophy)

83* - Eddie Stephens ($90 Gift Card)

84 – John Goldenne ( $50 Gift Card)

86 – Marc Wiener ($30 Gift Card)

88 – Bruce Gallo ($20 Gift Card)

*Mark Giebelhausen won in playoff against Eddie Stephens

JONES

81 – Mike Dyer ($130 Gift Card & Trophy)

83 – Nomie Namie ($70 Gift Card)

86 – Fabio Teso ($35 Gift Card)

88 – Chris Johnson ($25 Gift Card)

SNEAD

90 – Thomas Martinez ($100 Gift Card & Trophy)

91 – Brian Kirschner ($40 Gift Card)

Sr. SNEAD

92* - Leo Schnoor ($125 Gift Card and Trophy)

92* - John Pacheco ($65 Gift Card)

92* - Mike Teegen ($30 Gift Card)

50/50 Raffle Drawing  ($480 Total; $240 to the Winner)

$240 – Rob Rains ($240 to Team Escrow)

SKINS:

Championship/Palmer Flight:

$64 – David Koth

$32 – Dan Steinman, Raj Jayaraman, Mike Anderson

Hogan/Sr. Hogan Flight:

$100 – Mike Mullikin

$  50 – Dan Locallo, DeRell Durr

Sarazen/Sr. Sarazen Flight:

$104 – Terry Witte

$  52 – Mark Geibelhausen, Eddie Stephens, Mike Vogelsberg

Jones Flight:

$44 – Nomie Namie

$22 – Mike Dyer, Rich Naef, Chris Johnson

Snead/ Sr. Snead Flight:

$80 – John Pacheco, Brian Kirschner

Closest to the Pin:

$162/ea - #3 Raj Jayaraman; #6 Dan Steinman; #12 John Carrato; #14 Chris Johnson; #17 Dan Locallo