Harvey Penick Invitational: Mathias repeats
AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 23, 2007)-- Jonathan Mathias was a bit tired when he began play in the Harvey Penick Invitational, Sept. 21-23 at Austin Country Club. It was understandable considering that he had played in the Texas Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championhip and the USGA State Team Championship in the week leading up to the Penick.
Mathias, an Air Force officer who is stationed at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, showed no signs of fatigue in Austin. He shot three consecutive rounds under par on the demanding ACC course to win the Penick Invitational for the second year in a row.
Mathias shot rounds of 69, 71 and 70 for a 54-hole total of 6-under 210. That was just good enough to hold off Austin’s Michael Cooper, the 2005 Penick champion, who shot a closing round of 5-under 67 to take second place at 213. Gene Black, another accomplished Austin golfer, shot 69 in the final round to finish third at 215.
Mathias began the final round with a four-shot lead. Cooper and Black put pressure on him through the final round but could not finish the deal. Cooper got within one shot of the lead with a birdie on the par-5 17th.
Mathias answered with a birdie on No. 17 and another birdie on the par-4 18th to clinch the championship.
“I really like this course, and I really like the tournament,” Mathias said. “I feel very comfortable here. Every year when the calendar turns to September I start to get excited about coming up here.”
Prior to the final round, Austin’s Billy Clagett predicted he would need a 3-under 69 to have a chance for a victory in the senior division.
He was exactly right.
His final round of 71 left him at 2-over 218 and one shot behind the winner, Doug Farr of Monroe, La., who also shot 71 Sunday for a 217 total.
Steven Hakes of San Diego, Gayle Sanchez of Denham Springs, Ia. and Ted Smith of Knightstown, In. tied for third at 219.
Full results follow:
|
Name |
Hometown |
Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Rd.3 |
Tot. |
1 |
Jonathan Mathias |
San Antonio, TX |
69 |
71 |
70 |
210 |
2 |
Michael Cooper |
Houston, TX |
71 |
75 |
67 |
213 |
3 |
Gene Black |
Round Rock, TX |
74 |
72 |
69 |
215 |
4 |
Jason Felps |
China Springs, TX |
70 |
74 |
74 |
218 |
5 |
Jeff Shell |
Austin, TX |
71 |
75 |
75 |
221 |
6 |
Marshall Piper |
Houston, TX |
73 |
78 |
72 |
223 |
7 |
Ripley McWilliams |
Austin, TX |
76 |
72 |
78 |
226 |
8 |
George Covert |
Austin, TX |
75 |
73 |
79 |
227 |
8 |
Ricky Lutz |
Oklahoma City, OK |
77 |
76 |
74 |
227 |
10 |
Jon Valuck |
Edmund, OK |
78 |
71 |
79 |
228 |
10 |
Brian McCoy |
Mansfield, TX |
74 |
81 |
73 |
228 |
12 |
Bradley Kroop |
Edmund, OK |
78 |
74 |
77 |
229 |
13 |
Scott Matheson |
Austin, TX |
76 |
79 |
75 |
230 |
13 |
Randy Lance |
Conroe, TX |
80 |
77 |
73 |
230 |
15 |
Chris Brauner |
Austin, TX |
73 |
77 |
81 |
231 |
15 |
Zac Burton |
Manhattan, KS |
84 |
71 |
76 |
231 |
15 |
Phil Thomas |
Austin, TX |
79 |
79 |
73 |
231 |
18 |
Scott Smith |
Houston, TX |
79 |
75 |
78 |
232 |
18 |
Chris Hartenstein |
Austin, TX |
82 |
74 |
76 |
232 |
20 |
Blanton Hansen |
League City, TX |
76 |
75 |
82 |
233 |
20 |
Dennis Dachtler |
Folsom, CA |
76 |
77 |
80 |
233 |
20 |
Randal Cross |
Rocklin, CA |
85 |
73 |
75 |
233 |
23 |
John Beatty |
Montgomery, TX |
80 |
80 |
74 |
234 |
24 |
Chris James |
Austin, TX |
76 |
84 |
75 |
235 |
25 |
Mark Baldree |
Austin, TX |
78 |
74 |
84 |
236 |
26 |
Gary Payne |
Richmond, TX |
79 |
76 |
82 |
237 |
26 |
Tim Oates |
Austin, TX |
80 |
81 |
76 |
237 |
28 |
David Jones |
Montgomery, TX |
79 |
77 |
82 |
238 |
28 |
Dean Hall |
Montgomery, TX |
80 |
79 |
79 |
238 |
30 |
Ken Patterson |
Austin, TX |
82 |
82 |
76 |
240 |
31 |
Marshall Wilson |
Austin, TX |
77 |
82 |
82 |
241 |
32 |
Greg Meserole |
Austin, TX |
83 |
81 |
79 |
243 |
33 |
Erik Liljenwall |
Austin, TX |
85 |
76 |
85 |
246 |
33 |
Wes Foerster |
Montgomery, TX |
82 |
81 |
83 |
246 |
33 |
Joel Fults |
Dallas, TX |
76 |
90 |
80 |
246 |
36 |
Gareth Maguire |
Austin, TX |
81 |
86 |
85 |
252 |
37 |
Bob Whitock |
Austin, TX |
77 |
96 |
88 |
261 |
***** Senior Division *****
|
Name |
Hometown |
Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Rd.3 |
Tot. |
1 |
Doug Farr |
Monroe, LA |
72 |
74 |
71 |
217 |
2 |
Billy Clagett |
Austin, TX |
73 |
74 |
71 |
218 |
3 |
Ted Smith |
Knightstown, IN |
74 |
71 |
74 |
219 |
3 |
Gayle Sanchez |
Denham Springs, LA |
78 |
68 |
73 |
219 |
3 |
Steven Hakes |
San Diego, CA |
74 |
74 |
71 |
219 |
6 |
Bill Jackson |
Oklahoma City, OK |
69 |
74 |
77 |
220 |
7 |
Pat Rogers |
Austin, TX |
78 |
70 |
73 |
221 |
7 |
Corky Nelson |
Dallas, TX |
75 |
74 |
72 |
221 |
7 |
Wayne Smith |
Austin, TX |
74 |
76 |
71 |
221 |
10 |
Andy Wall |
Tyler, TX |
74 |
77 |
71 |
222 |
11 |
Jody Vasquez |
Aledo, TX |
73 |
72 |
78 |
223 |
11 |
Mike Rice |
Houston, TX |
72 |
78 |
73 |
223 |
11 |
Jim Thomas |
Austin, TX |
79 |
72 |
72 |
223 |
14 |
Van Stewart |
Tyler, TX |
73 |
75 |
76 |
224 |
15 |
John Felker |
Atlanta, GA |
73 |
75 |
77 |
225 |
15 |
John Grace |
Ft. Worth, TX |
75 |
75 |
75 |
225 |
17 |
Ham Rogers |
Corpus Christi, TX |
74 |
73 |
79 |
226 |
17 |
John Peters |
Muscatine, IA |
78 |
76 |
72 |
226 |
19 |
Charles Bagby |
Birmingham, AL |
74 |
76 |
77 |
227 |
20 |
Jerry Hudgins |
Houston, TX |
76 |
75 |
77 |
228 |
20 |
Doug Baker |
Austin, TX |
77 |
77 |
74 |
228 |
22 |
Robert Stuart |
Mamoroneck, NY |
71 |
80 |
78 |
229 |
22 |
Stephen Leroy |
Plano, TX |
76 |
76 |
77 |
229 |
24 |
Gary Kirwan |
McKinney, TX |
77 |
79 |
74 |
230 |
24 |
Gary Hardin |
Ft. Worth, TX |
78 |
80 |
72 |
230 |
26 |
Rick Ten Broeck |
Evergreen Park, IL |
78 |
76 |
77 |
231 |
26 |
Bill Wiley |
Bryan, TX |
76 |
79 |
76 |
231 |
26 |
Denny Alexander |
Ft. Worth, TX |
77 |
80 |
74 |
231 |
29 |
Bob Howe |
Mamoroneck, NY |
79 |
79 |
75 |
233 |
30 |
Chip Bridges |
Encinitas, CA |
73 |
85 |
77 |
235 |
30 |
Bob Hullender |
San Antonio, TX |
82 |
78 |
75 |
235 |
32 |
Larry Walsh |
Mountain City, TX |
76 |
77 |
83 |
236 |
32 |
Frank Paul |
Austin, TX |
77 |
78 |
81 |
236 |
32 |
Chuck Munson |
Austin, TX |
80 |
77 |
79 |
236 |
35 |
Doug Chandler |
Lufkin, TX |
81 |
79 |
77 |
237 |
36 |
Dan Alpha |
The Woodlands, TX |
79 |
77 |
82 |
238 |
37 |
Van Lefferdink |
Jupiter, FL |
77 |
81 |
82 |
240 |
38 |
Henry Hodde |
Santa Fe, NM |
79 |
84 |
78 |
241 |
38 |
Bob White |
Montgomery, TX |
82 |
83 |
76 |
241 |
40 |
Bob Twaddell |
Houston, TX |
80 |
78 |
85 |
243 |
41 |
David Sibley |
Birmingham, AL |
82 |
84 |
81 |
247 |
42 |
Rick Brown |
Tampa, FL |
77 |
84 |
89 |
250 |
43 |
Jim Sale |
Kingwood, TX |
88 |
80 |
84 |
252 |
44 |
Doug Smith |
San Antonio, TX |
86 |
89 |
81 |
256 |
45 |
John McDonald |
Houston, TX |
85 |
88 |
85 |
258 |
ABOUT THE Harvey Penick Invitational
54-hole stroke play invitational that has
quickly become one of the premier
amateur
events in the region. Mid-Am and Senior
Divisions.
The tournament honors the late Harvey
Penick,
the renowned golf teacher who had an
82-year
association with Austin Country Club.
Penick, a
Texas native, began his career at the age
of
eight as a caddy at Austin Country Club,
became the assistant pro there at
thirteen,
and was elevated to head professional in
1923
upon graduation from high school. In 1971
he
was named Professional Emeritus when
his son,
Tinsley, succeeded him as Head
Professional.
Harvey Penick taught golf for seven
decades
and coached the University of Texas golf
team
for 33 years. Among those whom he
taught to
"take dead aim" were Ed White, Betty
Jameson, Morris Williams Jr., Betsy Rawls,
Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth, Tom Kite,
Ben Crenshaw, and Sandra Palmer.
Visit www.harveypenickinvitational.com for complete
tournament information.
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