Wichita Falls, Texas (July 20, 2014) -- Wes Artac completed his wire-to-wire victory in the 86th West Texas Amateur Championship,
shooting 1-under 70 in the final round to win by three strokes.
Artac, who is playing for Texas Tech next year, finished with 206 strokes in the 54-hole championship. The future Red Raider enjoyed
Wichita Falls Country Club, amassing 15 birdies with just eight bogeys in his three rounds. He played the par 4s at 7-under.
"I putted really well the first two days and enjoy these old-style courses," Artac said, "I don't get to see a lot of bentgrass greens in
the Houston area."
Defending champion Logan Philley finished in second place at 4-under, followed by Cory Churchman at 1-under and Matt Porter at even
par.
Trophy Club's Clarke Kincaid and Conroe's J.T. Taylor tied for fifth at 1-over, while Colton Kowalick, John Bearrie and Randy Lance
finished in a three-way tie for seventh.
Montgomery's Tom McGraw made three birdies in his final nine holes to capture the Senior Division title. McGraw fired a 4-under-par 67
in the final round, which was the low score among all Divisions on Sunday, and finished at 1-under 212 for the tournament.
"These are the best greens I've played in years," said McGraw.
Phil Austin of Arlington finished second in the Senior Division at 2-over 215. Abilene's Conway Jordan, who is a two-time winner of the
West Texas Amateur, Irving's Mike Peck and Fort Worth's Hollis Sullivan tied for third.
Wichita Falls' Bill Holstead won the Super Senior Division, as the former player on the Champions Tour posted a final-round score of 3-
over 74. Holstead finished at 1-over-par 214 for the tournament, followed by Harold Speer of Mansfield at 7-over 220 and Waxahachie's
Michael Hastings at 8-over 221.
Holstead is the last back-to-back winner of this event, winning in 1978-79. He's a three-time champion at this event, winning for the
first time in 1967.
Odessa Country Club is the site of the 2015 West Texas Amateur.
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ABOUT THE West Texas Amateur
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers
who reside in either region (North/South) of the
state of Texas.
Applicants must have a certified GHIN Handicap
Index of 10.0 or less. Senior division players must be
55 years of
age as of the first round of tournament play. Super
Senior players must be 65 years of age as of the first
round of
tournament play.
Format/Field Size and Cut: The championship will be
contested over 54 holes of stroke play with three (3)
divisions;
Championship, Senior and Super Senior. Each
division will play from separate tees/yardages and
separate
champions will be recognized in each division.
At the conclusion of 36 holes the field will be cut to
the low 72 players (and ties), with a pro-rated
representation
from each division. The pro-rated allocation of
players making the cut from each division will be
reflective of the
number of players in each division, relative to the
total field size. The determination of total field size,
number of
players in each division and pro-rated representation
of players making the cut (before ties) will be
announced in
conjunction with pairings being posted.
The field is limited to 144, as outlined below:
Championship: Open (84 players)
Senior: 55 & Over (42
players)
Super Senior: 65 & Over (18 players)
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