EULESS, Texas (Aug. 12, 2007)-- Three straight days of intense heat tested the players mentally and physically at the 2007 North Regional Mid-Amateur Championship at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, Texas. The players showed their toughness as six players managed rounds of par or better on Sunday. The co-leaders were six shots clear of the field starting the day, making it seem like a one vs. one contest.

It didn't take long for the first momentum shift between co-leaders Rob Couture and Aaron Hickman. Couture, of Dallas, made a triple bogey 7 on the par four second hole, opening the door for Hickman. After falling three shots behind, Couture quickly answered back with a birdie on the par 2 second hole. Hickman, of Tyler, watched his lead slip away on the 7th hole as he made double bogey and Couture made birdie.

The back nine was a back and forth duel, with the two men tied going into the signature 15th hole. Hickman made a costly bogey and Couture made par to take a one shot lead. Couture carried his lead to the 18th hole that was not short of dramatics. Couture tried to carry a creek crossing the fairway, but found the water hazard with his second shot. Couture then made an amazing up-and-down from about 100 yards to save par and secure the title.

Rob Couture also locked up the North Region Player of the Year award with his stellar performance throughout the regional events this year.

Aaron Hickman battled all day, but finished in the runner-up position, just one shot behind Couture. Steve Galko and Lelan Chiles used the two best rounds of the day to jump into a third place tie. Galko shot an impressive 66 Sunday even with two penalty strokes, while Chiles fired a round of 68.

The North Regional Mid-Amateur was the last chance for players to move up the regional points list. The top three finishers in the final standings earn a spot on the Texas Shoot-out team. The three players that can claim that honor this year are Rob Couture, Steve Galko, and John Bearrie.

Full results follow:

	Name	City	Rd.1	Rd.2	Rd.3	Tot.
1	Couture, Rob	Dallas	68	68	73	209
2	Hickman, Aaron	Tyler	69	67	74	210
T3	Galko, Steve	Dallas	76	70	66	212
T3	Chiles, Lelan	Granbury	71	73	68	212
T5	Maurer, Scott	Dallas	72	70	72	214
T5	Zahn, Mr Chip J.	Irving	72	70	72	214
T7	Bearrie, John	Arlington	75	72	70	217
T7	Ambriz, Michael	Denton	72	73	72	217
9	Mcgrew, Todd	Coppell	72	75	71	218
10	Goodwin, Bart	Flower Mound	72	71	76	219
T11	Freedman, Jeremy	Dallas	75	77	69	221
T11	Stephenson, Lewis	Mansfield	77	71	73	221
T11	Spicer, Matt	Keller	73	74	74	221
T11	Schaefer, John	Plano	75	70	76	221
T11	Sandlin, Lee	Dallas	72	74	75	221
T16	Waldrip, Ted	Arlington	75	73	74	222
T16	Csipkes, Jay	Mckinney	71	75	76	222
T18	Campbell, Jim	Prosper	74	77	73	224
T18	Lucas, Tosch	Tyler	76	74	74	224
T18	Caveness, Bill	Dallas	77	72	75	224
T21	McCabe, Andy	Dallas	75	77	73	225
T21	Marcincuk, Roger	Fort Worth	73	76	76	225
T23	Austin, Phil	Arlington	78	76	72	226
T23	Neumann, Jim	Frisco	79	78	69	226
25	Honea, Justin	Rowlett	76	77	74	227
T26	Sullivan, Mike	Plano	76	78	74	228
T26	Dean, Don	Tyler	72	80	76	228
T28	Peebles, James	Fort Worth	77	77	75	229
T28	Smith, Bobby	Wichita Falls	68	81	80	229
T30	Tubbs, Greg	Plano	76	80	74	230
T30	Turner, Ed	Garland	79	72	79	230
T32	Cotton, Ralph	Colleyville	76	78	78	232
T32	Garrity, David	Frisco	72	83	77	232
T32	Russell, Michael	Allen	78	76	78	232
T32	Motes, Mark	Carrollton	73	75	84	232
T36	Bryant, Doug	Odessa	76	77	80	233
T36	Grozdanich, Bill	Euless	74	79	80	233
T38	Everett, Scott	Dallas	79	79	76	234
T38	Thomas, Brett	Waxahachie	85	78
T40	Guerrette, Michael	Fairview	80	74	81	235
T40	Bassett, Charles	Flint	77	82	76	235
42	Sassman, Stephen	Mansfield	77	81	78	236
T43	Kane, Jeffrey	Dallas	78	79	80	237
T43	Tauscher, Joe	Dallas	80	78	79	237
T43	Perkins, Stephen	Dallas	83	78	76	237
T43	Glidwell, Shannon	McKinney	80	82	75	237
T47	Morgan, Marshall	Odessa	72	84	82	238
T47	Norland, Rob	Richardson	80	77	81	238
T47	Carlisle, Craig	Trophy Club	80	77	81	238
T47	Cranford, Todd	Mansfield	85	74	79	238
51	Moore, Matt	Euless	83	75	81	239
T52	Rhodes, Brian	Dallas	82	81	79	242
T52	Dahlberg, Peter	Fort Worth	86	80	76	242
54	Bruning, Win	Dallas	81	78	84	243
55	Peterson, Scott	Keller	83	83	78	244
56	Mcmanus, Leonard	Plano	82	84	79	245
T57	Peters, David	Dallas	81	80	85	246
T57	Etheridge , Haden	Lantana	83	81	82	246
T59	Tom, Eric	North Richland Hills	84	78	85	247
T59	Janik, Kyle	Whitehouse	85	78	84	247
T61	Rice, Russell	Ft. Worth	81	82	85	248
T61	Johnson, Bob	Mesquite	81	84	83	248
63	Claver, Bruce A	Rowlett	88	77	85	250
T64	Pool, Tracy L	Dallas	85	83	83	251
T64	Murphy, Mike	Burleson	84	88	79	251
T66	Corder, Isaac	Waco	85	81	86	252
T66	Kusek, Dan	Carrollton	86	82	84	252

 

 

--Story courtesy TGA

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