Texas North Reg. Mid-Am: Couture wire-to-wire

30 Mar 2008
see also: Texas North Mid-Amateur Championship, The Courses at Watters Creek
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ALEDO, Texas (March 30, 2008)--The final round of the 2008 North Mid Amateur Championship greeted players with sunshine and warmer temperatures on Sunday afternoon at Split Rail Links and Golf Club, but with that came stronger winds. The course played much different for the players in the final round as the winds were out of the south for the first time all week.

Although the sun was behind the clouds for much of the weekend, Rob Couture lit up the course for three days on his way to a 7-under-par total. Couture led wire-to-wire, but had to finish strong on Sunday to earn a one shot victory over a hard-charging Steve Galko.

Galko, of Dallas, shot rounds of 68 and 70 on the weekend, including birdies on the final two holes, to make a run at Couture’s early lead, but fell just short when Couture sank his six foot par putt on the 18th hole. It was a two-man race on Sunday, as Galko was six shots clear of third place. Aaron Hickman, of Tyler, posted his second under par round of the week on Sunday to finish with an even par total. Tied with Hickman for third place was Bill Jackson, who played the weekend in four under par, after opening with 76. Lelan Chiles, of Granbury, fired the low round of the day with a 3-under-par 69 to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Full results from the Split Rail Golf Club follow:

Pos	Name	Hometown	Rd.1	Rd.2	Rd.3	Tot.
1	Couture, Rob	Dallas	66	72	71	209
2	Galko, Steve	Dallas	72	68	70	210
T3	Jackson, Bill	Southlake	76	68	72	216
T3	Hickman, Aaron	Tyler	71	74	71	216
T5	Chiles, Lelan	Granbury	73	75	69	217
T5	Houston, Rick	Midland	71	76	70	217
7	Stephenson, Lewis	Mansfield	74	70	74	218
T8	Hughes, Lloyd	Dallas	74	73	72	219
T8	Bearrie, John	Arlington	76	69	74	219
T10	Love, Steve	Irving	74	72	76	222
T10	Neumann, Jim	Frisco	74	72	76	222
12	Steen, Bill	Frisco	76	71	76	223
T13	McAvoy, Sean	Southlake	76	74	74	224
T13	Maurer, Scott	Dallas	76	71	77	224
T15	Caveness, Bill	Dallas	79	74	72	225
T15	Maxwell, Craig	Bedford	77	74	74	225
T15	Sullivan, Hollis	Wichita Falls	77	71	77	225
T18	Eckardt, Jack	Dallas	77	76	74	227
T18	Brewster, Steve	Trophy Club	74	78	75	227
T20	Granger, John	fort worth	76	75	77	228
T20	Mccabe, Andy	Dallas	78	74	76	228
T22	Moore, Matt	Euless	75	77	77	229
T22	Dallas, Jason	Dallas	76	74	79	229
T22	Leroy, Steve	Plano	79	78	74	229
T22	Story, Hal	Southlake	75	82	72	229
26	Smith, Bobby	Wichita Falls	79	78	74	231
T27	Gilbert, Rick	Plano	74	81	77	232
T27	Austin, Phil	Arlington	77	74	81	232
T29	Tate, Mike	Longview	78	76	79	233
T29	Kirwan, Gary	McKinney	80	75	78	233
T29	Buchanan, Steven	Garland	80	74	79	233
T29	Williams, Russell	Prosper	77	76	80	233
T29	Coffman, Henry	Mansfield	82	73	78	233
T29	Guerette, Michael	Fairview	77	76	80	233
35	Vasquez, Jody	Aledo	79	79	76	234
T36	Atkinson, Paul	Coppell	79	79	77	235
T36	Johnson, Bob	Mesquite	75	76	84	235
T36	Hawkins, Wayne	Abilene	77	82	76	235
39	Gradke, Rustin	Bedford	82	74	80	236
T40	Lesko, Keith	Frisco	77	77	83	237
T40	Ezmerlian, Gary	Fort Worth	77	75	85	237
T40	Neal, Bob	Arlington	82	77	78	237
T40	Lucas, Tosch	Tyler	78	82	77	237
T40	Huckin, William	Dallas	83	78	76	237
T45	Fife, Sam	Carrollton	74	81	85	240
T45	Russell, Michael	Allen	76	76	88	240
T45	Rhodes, Brian	Addison	79	79	82	240
T45	Carlisle, Craig	Trophy Club	76	83	81	240
T49	Miner, Chris	Fort Worth	79	81	83	243
T49	Alexander, Denny	Fort Worth	79	81	83	243
T49	Janik, Kyle	Whitehouse	80	83	80	243
T49	Allan, Dan	McKinney	85	84	74	243
53	Talley, Philip	Colleyville	83	74	88	245
T54	Warlen, Matt	Richardson	85	75	86	246
T54	Glidwell, Shannon	McKinney	79	85	82	246
T54	Grozdanich, Bill	Euless	89	81	76	246
T57	Merki, Mark	Denton	86	80	82	248
T57	Claver, Bruce A	Rowlett	85	83	80	248
T57	McManus, Leonard	Plano	90	79	79	248
60	Melcher, Tom	Mansfield	81	88	81	250
61	O'Brien, Tim	Dallas	89	80	86	255
T62	Stoker, Lindley	Waxahachie	86	85	88	259
T62	Cranford, Todd	Mansfield	87	89	83	259
64	Olmos, Ryan	Little Elm	88	92	81	261
65	Kusek, Dan	Carrollton	86	89	88	263
66	Tom, Eric	North Richland Hills	87	86	91	264
67	Fountaine, Jeff	Keller	92	77	98	267

ABOUT THE Texas North Mid-Amateur

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who are 25 years of age or older by the tournament start date and residing in the North Texas region as defined by the Texas PGA Sections (North of 31 degree parallel, Salado TX and north is break point). Applicants must have a certified USGA Handicap Index of 8.4 or less. Format: 54 holes Stroke Play. No Cut. Field limit: 84 players.

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