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SAN ANGELO, Texas (July 20, 2008)--For the third day in a row players in the West Texas Amateur Championship played under blue skies and little wind. With San Angelo Country Club, host for the championship, in tremendous shape players knew they had to shoot red numbers in order to stay near the top of the leader board.
Trey Todd claimed a wire to wire victory with his final round 69. Todd, of Abilene, fired three rounds under par for an eleven under par total and a three shot victory.
Todd has taken lessons for years with Jason Hase, the Head Golf Professional at San Angelo Country Club, and said his familiarity with the course definitely played a role in his win. He played steady, patient golf throughout the week and only carded two bogeys over the three days of competition.
According to Todd his game plan was to concentrate on hitting greens in regulation and attacking the par 5’s. His plan worked to perfection as he now becomes a two-time champion of this event, with his first win coming in 2005.
Tying for second place at eight under par for the week were John Bearrie, of Arlington, and Scott Roudebush, of Fort Worth. Bearrie carded a final round 68, while Roudebush shot a 67 in a very well-played final pairing.
Both Bearrie and Roudebush were under par all three days of the championship and in contention throughout.
John Pierce, of San Antonio, matched the low round of the week with a 66 and vaulted his way into fourth place. Overall, six players had under par totals for the week.
In the Senior Flight, Aaron Billings cruised to victory as the only player under par for the week.
Billings, from Horseshoe Bay, fired a final-round 68 for a three day total of 2-under-par 211 to win by four strokes. J
immy Chapman, from Irving, finished with a total of 215 to grab second place, while overnight leader Curt Sampson struggled to a 77 and finished third.
Harry Todd blew the field away in the Super Senior division and won by ten shots. Todd, of Dallas, said his final round 80 was a struggle, but no one was able to make a charge. TGA Director Bob Twaddell, of Houston, finished in second place for the third straight year.
San Angelo CC opened for play in 1928 and was designed by Texas legend John Bredemus, who is also responsible for such classics as Colonial CC in Fort Worth and Memorial Park in Houston. At only 6,658 yards, this par-71 layout is unquestionably old-school, with its narrow fairways and pushed-up greens.
--Courtesy Texas Golf Association
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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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