Harvey Penick Invitational: Mathias, Hullender Take Titles
9/24/2006 | by
see also: Harvey Penick Invitational, Austin Country Club
Jonathan Mathias of San Antonio wins by 6 shots with a 3-under 213, while Bob Hullender of San Antonio shoots his age on the way to his third Senior title
AUSTIN, TX (September 24, 2006)--Taking an eight shot lead into the final round, Jonathan Mathias of San Antonio closed with a 75 to finish at 3-under-par 213 and a six shot win over Steve Trafton of Austin. Bob Niger of El Dorado Hills, CA and Kirk Kashevaroff of Saddle River, NJ finished tied for third at 222.
Mathias was coming off a five shot win last week at the Texas Mid-Amateur Championship, where he shot a final-round 66 at the Jackrabbit Course at Champions Golf Club in Houston. His strong play continued at Austin Country Club, with consecutive 69's in difficult playing conditions allowing him to distance himself from the field. The lead might have been even bigger except for the double bogey he took at the 18th hole in round two, holing out in darkness as the field raced to finish the round after a storm interrupted play.
In the Senior Division, Bob Hullender of San Antonio shot his age (69) on day two on his way to a five shot win over Andy Wall of Tyler and Van Stewart of Shreveport, LA. It was Hullender's third Harvey Penick Senior championship, having won in 1998 and 2005.
Final results from the 70th Harvey Penick Invitational, played at Austin Country Club in Austin, TX, September 22-24, 2006:
Mathias was coming off a five shot win last week at the Texas Mid-Amateur Championship, where he shot a final-round 66 at the Jackrabbit Course at Champions Golf Club in Houston. His strong play continued at Austin Country Club, with consecutive 69's in difficult playing conditions allowing him to distance himself from the field. The lead might have been even bigger except for the double bogey he took at the 18th hole in round two, holing out in darkness as the field raced to finish the round after a storm interrupted play.
In the Senior Division, Bob Hullender of San Antonio shot his age (69) on day two on his way to a five shot win over Andy Wall of Tyler and Van Stewart of Shreveport, LA. It was Hullender's third Harvey Penick Senior championship, having won in 1998 and 2005.
Final results from the 70th Harvey Penick Invitational, played at Austin Country Club in Austin, TX, September 22-24, 2006:
| Mid-Am Division | |
| Jonathan Mathias, San Antonio, TX | 69-69-75--213 |
| Steve Trafton, Austin, TX | 73-75-71--219 |
| Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, CA | 74-76-72--222 |
| Kirk Kashevaroff, Saddle River, NJ | 74-72-76--222 |
| Phil Thomas, Austin, TX | 77-73-73--223 |
| Mickey Scott, San Angelo, TX | 71-80-74--225 |
| Mac McGee, Midland, TX | 73-74-78--225 |
| Joel Fults, Austin, TX | 74-74-78--226 |
| Gene Black, Round Rock, TX | 74-78-75--227 |
| Ripley McWilliams, Austin, TX | 79-74-75--228 |
| Michael Wharton-Palmer, Texarkana, AR | 78-78-73--229 |
| Dean Clapp, Aurora, CO | 74-77-79--230 |
| Chris Hartenstein, Austin, TX | 79-81-71--231 |
| Lee Davis, Humble, TX | 81-74-76--231 |
| Bob Kearney, Houston, TX | 75-74-82--231 |
| Joseph Davis, Huntersville, CA | 80-75-77--232 |
| Chris Brauner, Austin, TX | 78-75-79--232 |
| Randy Lance, Conroe, TX | 78-74-80--232 |
| Brian McCoy, Mansfield, TX | 83-77-73--233 |
| Jaime Beaman, Austin, TX | 75-77-82--234 |
| Grady Bruce, Austin, TX | 83-67-84--234 |
| Larry Nunez, Odessa, TX | 75-80-80--235 |
| Hamilton Rogers, Corpus Christi, TX | 81-77-78--236 |
| Randall Cross, Rocklin, CA | 80-77-79--236 |
| Dean Lundquist, Austin, TX | 75-81-80--236 |
| Michael Cooper, Austin, TX | 75-76-85--236 |
| Charles Young, Cedar Park, TX | 82-77-78--237 |
| Richard LaPierre, Horseshoe Bay, TX | 81-80-77--238 |
| Steve Simpkin, Mill Valley, CA | 78-81-79--238 |
| Andrew Allen, Jacksonville, FL | 78-80-80--238 |
| Ken Patterson, Meridian, TX | 81-80-78--239 |
| Marshall Wilson, Austin, TX | 80-79-80--239 |
| Stephen Paterson, Austin, TX | 76-83-82--241 |
| Rob Ormand, Austin, TX | 77-79-85--241 |
| Jim Thomas, Austin, TX | 80-82-80--242 |
| Greg Meserole, Austin, TX | 77-84-82--243 |
| Wayne Hawkins, Abilene, TX | 77-81-85--243 |
| Matthew Walden, Athens, TN | 79-84-81--244 |
| Kent Yarbrough, Denton, TX | 84-82-79--245 |
| Jim Cotton, Austin, TX | 84-84-79--247 |
| Eric Sexton, Derby, KS | 82-77-88--247 |
| Jim Trungale, Austin, TX | 82-83-83--248 |
| Wes Forester, Montgomery, TX | 78-89-84--251 |
| Rod Skyles, Eagle, ID | 85-86-82--253 |
| Steve Wood, Austin, TX | 82-85-88--255 |
| Mike Grindle, Round Rock, TX | 87-82-88--257 |
| Ryan Fisher, Austin, TX | 82-95-82--259 |
| Erik Liljenwall, Austin, TX | 92-84-93--269 |
| Steve Galko, Dallas, TX | 83-73-WD |
| Steve Gill, Houston, TX | 76-WD Rd 2 |
| Terrence Miskell, New Braunfels, TX | WD Rd 1 |
| Bobby Morris, Austin, TX | WD |
| Michael Stuart, Dallas, TX | WD |
| Senior Division | |
| Bob Hullender, San Antonio, TX | 77-69-74--220 |
| Van Stewart, Shreveport, LA | 78-75-72--225 |
| Andy Wall, Tyler, TX | 76-75-74--225 |
| Jerry Hudgins, Houston, TX | 75-74-80--229 |
| Steve Earsley, Hobe Sound, FL | 79-77-74--230 |
| Chris Larsen, Houston, TX | 76-81-73--230 |
| Joel Eastman, Dallas, TX | 72-79-79--230 |
| Wayne Smith, Austin, TX | 78-81-72--231 |
| Dan Alpha, The Woodlands, TX | 79-77-77--233 |
| Jim Myers, Oceanside, CA | 80-78-76--234 |
| Ron Hackleman, Round Rock, TX | 78-81-77--236 |
| Gary Kirwan, McKinney, TX | 81-77-78--236 |
| Robert Stuart, Westhampton Beach, NY | 83-81-74--238 |
| Doug Baker, Austin, TX | 83-72-83--238 |
| Bill Wiley, Bryan, TX | 84-82-74--240 |
| Billy Clagett, Austin, TX | 82-81-77--240 |
| Bob White, Conroe, TX | 85-78-77--240 |
| Larry Walsh, Buda, TX | 80-77-83--240 |
| Corky Nelson, Dallas, TX | 82-83-77--242 |
| Doug Chandler, Lufkin, TX | 86-79-77--242 |
| Bob Twaddell, Houston, TX | 83-78-81--242 |
| Henry Hodde, Santa Fe, NM | 83-79-83--245 |
| Richard Andrews, Houston, TX | 83-86-77--246 |
| Mace Brindley, Waco, TX | 86-80-80--246 |
| John McDonald, Houston, TX | 83-82-82--247 |
| Ty Willis, Austin, TX | 76-83-90--249 |
| Tom Vickers, Austin, TX | 77-90-88--255 |
| Jim Rath, Houston, TX | 89-85-83--257 |
| Richard Welch, Austin, TX | 84-90-84--258 |
| Ralph Foltz, Houston, TX | 88-94-79--261 |
| Rox Covert, Austin, TX | 89-89-94--272 |
| Don Addington, Dallas, TX | 80-81-NC--NC |
| Lloyd Hughes, Dallas, TX | 84-82-NC--NC |
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 ...
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