The victorious North Texas Shootout Team
CARROLLTON, TX (October 29, 2017) - The North Team gained 27.5 points in the Singles Matches to storm back and win the Texas Shootout at Maridoe Golf Club.
Trailing by four points, the North Team needed to make a comeback and they did just that early on. Entering the Singles Matches after an early morning forfeit, the North Team only trailed the South by one point.
Related: South Team takes Texas Shootout Lead
Josh Irving led for the North Team as the first to tee it up and he battled through 17 holes to earn all three points for the North. Irving’s sweep kept his record for the weekend unblemished as he won nine of a total nine points available in his matches.
Tim Hamm got the South Team back on the winning side of things when he managed to take two points from Rob Couture.
Will Osborne didn’t let the North Team comeback fizzle out as he grabbed all three points from his match as well over
Bryant Lach.
The first Senior Match of the day featured both Team Captains.
John Pierce brought the match all the way to the eighteenth hole but it was
Lewis Stephenson and the North Side that got all three points.
Chris Hartenstein was part of the second Senior Match out and was able to take two points for the South side from
Jerry Hudgins despite playing all eighteen holes.
Chuck Palmer made the clinching point for the North Team when he came back and defeated
John McClure on the eighteenth hole in their match, taking two of a possible three points.
Dave Davis for the North Team and
Alan Hill for the South Team each earned a point and a half for their respective sides, halving the final Senior Singles Match of the day.
The North Team continued their dominance in Singles Matches with
Brad Gibson winning all three points, as well as Scott Volpitto coming from behind to win the back nine and overall matches to claim two points.
Playing as opponents for the third straight match,
Kevin Doskocil edged
Ed Sanchez to gain two points for the North Team.
Finally, Gant Bills finished off the Singles Matches the same way they got started by grabbing all three points.
At the end of the day, the North Team grabbed 27.5 points to the South’s 8.5 points to claim the 2017 Texas Shootout, 43.5 to 28.5.
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ABOUT THE Texas Shootout
This Ryder Cup-style team event is the final
tournament of the Texas Golf Association
competitive amateur golf season. Each team
consists of 8 players who qualify for their
respective teams via TGA State and Regional
Player of the Year points accumulated
throughout the TGA season.
Eligibility: The field will be made up of 16
competitors, 8 players from each region
(North
/ South). Of the 8 players chosen from each
region, 5 players will be selected from the
TGA
Statewide Player of the Year point standings,
and 3 players will be selected from the TGA
Regional Player of the Year point standings.
All
statewide players will have up to the
completion of the current year USGA Mid
Amateur Championship to earn points toward
the event. All Regional players will have up to
the completion of the Regional Mid Amateur
Championship to earn points towards the
event. If a player qualifies by both criteria,
he
will be selected based on the higher rank.
The
next highest ranked player from within the
Regional or Statewide points will be added to
ensure 5 players from the statewide rankings
and three players from the Regional rankings
will be chosen.
Format: Ryder Cup format: Four-ball
Matches, Foursome (Alternate shot) Matches,
and Singles Matches. 3 point system, 1 point
for the winner of each nine holes, and 1 point
for the overall match winner
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