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Champions Golf Club Set for Texas Mid-Amateur
13 Sep 2006
see also: Texas Mid-Amateur Championship, Midland Country Club

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Thanks to the Texas Golf Association for this report.

HOUSTON, TX (September 12, 2006)--The 2006 State Mid-Amateur Championship, conducted by the Texas Golf Association, will be held this weekend from September 15-17 on the Jackrabbit Course at Champions Golf Club in northwest Houston.

"The club is really looking forward to hosting this year's event and we think Jackrabbit will be a real test of skill for the state's top mid-amateurs," said Tad Weeks, Head Golf Professional at Champions.

Of the 132-players in the starting field for the 23rd State Mid-Amateur, 96 will have earned their way in through one of eleven qualifiers that were held across the state during the months of August and September. Click here for qualifying sites and results. A total of thirty-six players were exempt from qualifying.

A number of former champions will be competing this year including two-time winner Alan Hill (1999, 2004) of Spring Branch, Mike Booker (2003) of The Woodlands, Kyle Coody (2001) of Dallas, Bob Kearney (1998) and Champions member Robert McKinnery (1996), both of Houston, and Mike McClung (1987) of Marble Falls.

Also looking to be in the mix come Sunday afternoon are Ron Schroeder of Montgomery and Randy Lance of Lufkin, winners of the TGA South Regional Amateur and Mid-Amateur, respectively, along with back-to-back South Regional Player of the Year Jonathan Mathias of San Antonio.

Some top finishers hoping to improve on last year’s performance at Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas are runner-up Mike Healer of Gatesville and Mac McGee of Midland, who finished in a tie for third.

Scheduled for 54-holes of stroke play, the field will be cut after 36-holes to the low 54 scores and ties.

Live scoring updates will be available once the championship gets underway and will be posted on the Texas Golf Association web site, www.txga.org. Click here for first-round pairings.

Co-founded in 1957 by World Golf Hall of Fame members Jack Burke, Jr. and the late Jimmy Demaret (shown right), Champions boasts two outstanding courses, Cypress Creek and Jackrabbit, and is considered by many to be one of the preeminent championship sites in the country.

Designed by George Fazio in 1963, Jackrabbit underwent a major renovation in 2001 by acclaimed golf course architect Tom Fazio, who was an apprentice in his uncle George’s design company when the course was first built. Cypress Creek, which was designed by Ralph Plummer and opened for play in 1959, has hosted some of the biggest amateur and professional events in golf including the 1967 Ryder Cup, 1969 U.S. Open, 1993 U.S. Amateur and 1998 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, and the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship.

ABOUT THE Texas Mid-Amateur

Eligibility: Entries are open to male golfers with a USGA Handicap index of 8.4 or less, and who are 25 years of age or older by the first day of championship qualifying.

Format/Field Size: 54 holes of stroke play. At the completion of 36 holes the field is cut to the low 54 players and ties. The field is limited to 132 players.

Mid-Master Recognition: In addition to the overall champion, an award will be given to the low Mid- Master finisher. (Mid-Master – any player 40+ years of age)

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