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The Tour returned to Sand Creek Station Golf Course, where thunderstorms had swept through earlier in the morning prior to the 8 AM shotgun start with 45 players.
In the Champ Flight, standings leader Adam Trainor faced off against Noah Harlan in a closely contested match. The front nine proved competitive, with Trainor trailing by three strokes after 11 holes. However, he managed to tie the match after 13 holes and ultimately regained a three-stroke lead after 15 holes, securing his victory.
After seven holes in A Flight, Travis Bryant was at +1, closely followed by Chris Santoya and Matt Thorman, who were two strokes behind, with Scottie Gladowski and Troy Bailey three shots off the pace. By the end of nine holes, Bryant had moved to +2, maintaining a slender one-stroke lead over Santoya and Thorman at the halfway mark. Thorman later surpassed Bryant, establishing a one-shot advantage, while Santoya trailed by two strokes. However, after 16 holes, Thorman and Bryant found themselves tied at +5. Thorman secured victory with a ten-foot birdie on the final hole, finishing at +5, while Bryant fell just short of a playoff at +6.
In the B Flight, Roy Thavoraj commenced play with an early birdie, placing him under par. After five holes, Thavoraj maintained a two-stroke lead over competitors Matt Jensen, Fred Moreno, Alan Parker, and Brandon Hale. However, following a series of birdies from Moreno, he ascended to the lead at +2 after nine holes, with Thavoraj and Hale positioned at +4, and Gavin Greenwood at +5. Moreno sustained his advantage, concluding the round at +8. Thavoraj secured second place at +11, while Hale finished third at +12, and Steve Kowalski rounded out the top four at +13.
The C Flight featured an intense competition, with 11 golfers separated by a mere four strokes after 11 holes. At that point, Tracy Hanback, Tim Greenwood, and Dan Godzicki were tied for the lead. After 13 holes, Godzicki, Scott Miller, and David King ascended to the top with a score of +14, while Hanback, Rex Robinson, and John Governski trailed closely, just one stroke behind after 15 holes. By the 17th hole, King held a two-stroke lead over Greenwood and several others, all at +17. However, with only two holes remaining, Ray Krueger managed to close the gap to within two strokes of both King and Greenwood. In a dramatic conclusion, King’s triple bogey on the final hole resulted in a third-place finish, while Tim Greenwood secured victory at +16, and Ray Krueger claimed second place at +17.
The D Flight commenced with Kelly McDowell making a commendable start, finishing the first six holes at +3. Glen Hendricks and Cliff Austin, the points leader of the D flight, followed closely at +5. By the midpoint of the round, Austin had taken the lead with a score of +8, while Hendricks and Blaine Mathews remained within striking distance at +11.
As the round progressed, McDowell managed to narrow the gap to just three strokes behind Austin with four holes remaining. However, Austin ultimately secured victory with a decisive five-stroke lead over McDowell, who finished in second place. Notably, Hendricks achieved a Flight Skin, Superskin and won the par 3 challenge, culminating in a successful day with a total earning of $270, after shooting a score of 97.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to Sliced Golf KS for their generous contributions to our tournament. They have donated a polo shirt to each Flight winner, a hat for each second-place winner, and a magnetic towel and koozie for each third-place winner. Sliced Golf KS is proudly sponsored by Chris Santoya from our very own Tour in A Flight. Thank you for your support and for sponsoring the Sand Creek Station Tournament.
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