The Bear Invitational: Playoff Determines the Champions
10/22/2006 | by
see also: The Bear Invitational, Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club
Charles Young of Cedar Park, TX and Eddie Podzemny of Austin, TX win in sudden-death over Peter Dahlberg and Charlie Stevens of Fort Worth
GEORGETOWN, TX (October 22, 2006)—The team of Charles Young of Cedar Park, TX and Eddie Podzemny of Austin, TX won the Bear Invitational on Sunday in a sudden-death playoff over Peter Dahlberg and Charlie Stevens of Fort Worth, TX. Dahlberg and Stevens, trailing by four heading into the final round, posted the day's low round, a 70, while Young and Podzemny closed with a 74 and an 8-under-par 208 total. The Louisiana team of Trey Coker and Rod Baronet began the final round one shot behind the leaders, but fell to third with a final-round 75 to finish two shots back at 210. Three teams finished tied for fourth at 5-under-par 211.
In the playoff, Young/Podzemny and Dahlberg/Stevens each had one player hit his approach into the water fronting the 18th green. After Dahlberg put his approach into the back bunker, Podzemny followed his long tee shot with a short iron to 15 feet, forcing Dahlberg to get up and down to extend the playoff. After Dahlberg hit a fine bunker shot to 5 feet, Podzemny had a putt for the win but narrowly missed. But Dahlberg was unable to convert his par putt, giving Young/Podzemny the title.
About the Bear Invitational
The Bear Invitational is a 54-hole two-man best-ball team event, with a field comprised of a Championship Division of 24 teams, and a Flighted Division with flights determined by combined team handicap. The tournament is named in honor of Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the “Golden Bear”, who designed the course at Cimarron Hills and who officially opened the course when he played it for the first time in April of 2003. Visit www.thebearinvitational.com for complete tournament information.
About Cimarron Hills
Cimarron Hills has quickly established itself as a championship venue, having hosted the 2004 Texas Mid-Amateur Championship, the 2004 Southern Texas PGA Section Championship, the 2006 Bill Penn Memorial, and qualifying for Texas Golf Association state championships.
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Final results from The Bear Invitational, played Oct 20-22 at Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club in Georgetown, TX:
In the playoff, Young/Podzemny and Dahlberg/Stevens each had one player hit his approach into the water fronting the 18th green. After Dahlberg put his approach into the back bunker, Podzemny followed his long tee shot with a short iron to 15 feet, forcing Dahlberg to get up and down to extend the playoff. After Dahlberg hit a fine bunker shot to 5 feet, Podzemny had a putt for the win but narrowly missed. But Dahlberg was unable to convert his par putt, giving Young/Podzemny the title.
About the Bear Invitational
The Bear Invitational is a 54-hole two-man best-ball team event, with a field comprised of a Championship Division of 24 teams, and a Flighted Division with flights determined by combined team handicap. The tournament is named in honor of Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the “Golden Bear”, who designed the course at Cimarron Hills and who officially opened the course when he played it for the first time in April of 2003. Visit www.thebearinvitational.com for complete tournament information.
About Cimarron Hills
Cimarron Hills has quickly established itself as a championship venue, having hosted the 2004 Texas Mid-Amateur Championship, the 2004 Southern Texas PGA Section Championship, the 2006 Bill Penn Memorial, and qualifying for Texas Golf Association state championships.
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Final results from The Bear Invitational, played Oct 20-22 at Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club in Georgetown, TX:
| Bear Flight | ||||||
| Rank | Team/Player Name | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Team: 16 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 208 | * Playoff |
| Young, Charles | ||||||
| Podzemny, Eddie | ||||||
| 1 | Team: 6 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 208 | |
| Dahlberg, Peter | ||||||
| Stevens, Charlie | ||||||
| 3 | Team: 12 | 69 | 66 | 75 | 210 | |
| Coker, Trey | ||||||
| Baronet, Rod | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 3 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 211 | |
| Pumphrey, Jay | ||||||
| Clement, Dave | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 15 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 211 | |
| Brethower, Mick | ||||||
| Jones, Brad | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 14 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 211 | |
| Reid, James | ||||||
| McGraw, Tim | ||||||
| 7 | Team: 19 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 212 | |
| Westacott, Shawn | ||||||
| Hyde, Trevor | ||||||
| 7 | Team: 2 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 212 | |
| Smith, Wayne | ||||||
| Lundquist, Dean | ||||||
| 9 | Team: 10 | 72 | 66 | 77 | 215 | |
| Patterson, Ken | ||||||
| Felps, Jason | ||||||
| 10 | Team: 21 | 69 | 70 | 77 | 216 | |
| Bruce, Grady | ||||||
| O'Connell, Trey | ||||||
| 11 | Team: 4 | 71 | 67 | 79 | 217 | |
| Rice, Mike | ||||||
| Sumner, Bill | ||||||
| 11 | Team: 1 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 217 | |
| Hardin, Gary | ||||||
| Walton, Mark | ||||||
| 11 | Team: 25 | 73 | 69 | 75 | 217 | |
| Tyson, Jack | ||||||
| Smith, Scott | ||||||
| 11 | Team: 8 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 217 | |
| Shell, Jeff | ||||||
| Fox, Joe | ||||||
| 15 | Team: 18 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 218 | |
| Pierce, John | ||||||
| Sassman, Steve | ||||||
| 16 | Team: 5 | 72 | 69 | 78 | 219 | |
| Beynon, Roger | ||||||
| Puls, Mike | ||||||
| 17 | Team: 7 | 76 | 69 | 76 | 221 | |
| Sandlin, Lee | ||||||
| Huddleston, Warren | ||||||
| 17 | Team: 11 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 221 | |
| Riley, David | ||||||
| Yarbrough, Kent | ||||||
| 17 | Team: 24 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 221 | |
| Goldwater, Michael | ||||||
| Goldwater, Garrett | ||||||
| 20 | Team: 22 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 224 | |
| Unsall, Mike | ||||||
| Baker, Doug | ||||||
| 20 | Team: 23 | 79 | 70 | 75 | 224 | |
| Stubbs, James | ||||||
| Stubbs, J.D. | ||||||
| 22 | Team: 9 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 228 | |
| Grace, Terry | ||||||
| Larsen, Chris | ||||||
| 23 | Team: 26 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 234 | |
| Jolley, Jerry | ||||||
| Burleson, Will | ||||||
| 24 | Team: 13 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 235 | |
| Fitts, Gus | ||||||
| Fitts, Clark | ||||||
| Coffin Flight | ||||||
| Rank | Team/Player Name | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Team: 52 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 214 | |
| Shevlin, Mike | ||||||
| McGlauflin, Duane | ||||||
| 2 | Team: 33 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 215 | |
| Forbes, Gregg | ||||||
| Forbes, Paul | ||||||
| 3 | Team: 47 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 217 | |
| Wiles, Josh | ||||||
| Ray, Terry | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 51 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 218 | |
| Felps, Johnnie | ||||||
| Turnage, Marshall | ||||||
| 5 | Team: 43 | 74 | 71 | 77 | 222 | |
| McKinney, Mo | ||||||
| O'Meara, Mike | ||||||
| 6 | Team: 40 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 224 | |
| Heidel, Greg | ||||||
| Gratz, Rob | ||||||
| 7 | Team: 42 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 227 | |
| Burger, David | ||||||
| Ash, Perry | ||||||
| 8 | Team: 27 | 85 | 76 | 80 | 241 | |
| Caspers, Greg | ||||||
| Kraft, Chad | ||||||
| Shield Flight | ||||||
| Rank | Team/Player Name | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Team: 48 | 79 | 67 | 79 | 225 | |
| Lomax, Ronnie | ||||||
| Wolf, David | ||||||
| 2 | Team: 29 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 227 | |
| St. Clair, Lance | ||||||
| Ross, Gene | ||||||
| 3 | Team: 44 | 76 | 75 | 82 | 233 | |
| Ragland, Drew | ||||||
| Metz, Kevin | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 39 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 237 | |
| Hodgins, Rick | ||||||
| Doherty, Michael | ||||||
| 5 | Team: 30 | 84 | 80 | 84 | 248 | |
| Svajda, Dave | ||||||
| Svajda, John | ||||||
| 6 | Team: 37 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 251 | |
| Riese, Charlie | ||||||
| Schmidt, Larry | ||||||
| 7 | Team: 35 | 84 | 81 | 87 | 252 | |
| Arcaria, John | ||||||
| Arcaria, Shawn | ||||||
| 8 | Team: 41 | 80 | 78 | 100 | 258 | |
| Festor, Roger | ||||||
| Tobias, John | ||||||
| Scofield Flight | ||||||
| Rank | Team/Player Name | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Team: 36 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 239 | * Playoff |
| Birkman, Rick | ||||||
| Gardner, David | ||||||
| 1 | Team: 49 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 239 | |
| Nardecchia, Danny | ||||||
| Stout, Mike | ||||||
| 3 | Team: 38 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 245 | |
| Cowing, Tim | ||||||
| Raley, Dan | ||||||
| 4 | Team: 31 | 86 | 76 | 85 | 247 | |
| Maltz, Barry | ||||||
| Wood, Dennis | ||||||
| 5 | Team: 32 | 83 | 80 | 85 | 248 | |
| Markus, Andrew | ||||||
| Hughes, Larry | ||||||
| 6 | Team: 28 | 82 | 79 | 88 | 249 | |
| Caspers, Steve | ||||||
| Peterson, Chet | ||||||
| 7 | Team: 34 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 250 | |
| White, Dennis | ||||||
| House, Lee | ||||||
| 8 | Team: 46 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 253 | |
| Carr, Tommy | ||||||
| Carr, Ricky | ||||||
| 9 | Team: 45 | 86 | 81 | 89 | 256 | |
| Nauck, Glenn | ||||||
| Kahn, Rod |
About the The Bear Invitational
54-hole two-man best ball event held at one of the finest clubs in central Texas. The event is named in honor of Jack Nicklaus, who designed the course at Cimarron Hills. Teams are composed of either one Mid-am & one Senior, two Mid-Ams or two Senior...
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