Harvey Penick Invitational: Mathias repeats

9/24/2007 | by

Jonathan Mathias repeats in Mid-Am division; Doug Farr takes senior title

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 ...

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