We had a great tournament on Saturday, playing The Fazio Course at Jonathan’s Landing! The weather was perfect until shortly after the tournament ended, which worked out great for us – and still provided some desperately needed rain for the course.
Despite the drought, The Fazio Course was in spectacular shape – and it felt like we had the entire course to ourselves.
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Apparently, several competitors wanted to play another 18 as playoffs (and 79s) ruled the day. The Championship, Hogan and Jones Flights all required extra holes to determine the winner. In the Championship Flight, Rob Bryans and Floyd Goodson battled it out after both players finished at 79. Goodson took home the trophy after a 2-hole playoff.
In the Palmer Flight, Michael Stout took the trophy and first place, shooting 79 and edging Craig Tompkins and Paul Roseth by a stroke. Stout’s steady play won in the end, while Tompkins had a roller-coaster round, carding four birdies and three doubles. Roseth was on fire on the front nine, shooting 1-under par 35, but the wheels fell off on 12, and he was unable to regain the lead. Stout’s round consisted of a birdie on the 2nd hole, 37 at the turn, and only one double-bogey all day – on the long and difficult Par-4 18th.
In the Hogan Flight, Michael Gabbard emerged as the winner in a playoff after he and Larry Williams both finished with – you guessed it – 79. It should be noted that while 79 was the winning score in the Championship, Palmer and Hogan Flights, all three flights played from different sets of tees. Both Gabbard and Williams played very consistent golf, each making a single birdie and a lot of pars. Randy Bryant and Leonard Argandona both finished just one stroke back at 80.
Scott Carrabis won in the large and very competitive Sarazen Flight, shooting 80 to clip Marc Milman by a stroke. David MacBeth and Hugh Koerner finished three strokes back at 83. Koerner looked unstoppable for much of the day, making the turn in 39 strokes and carding back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12, two of the more difficult holes on the course. Carrabis was one of the few players – in any flight – to score better on the back 9, birdying 10 and 16 to finish the back 9 in 39 strokes.
The last playoff of the day was in the Jones Flight, where Tom Haley defeated Julie MacBeth for the win. Both players finished at 92, not making any birdies, but not making many mistakes, either. Marco Martinez finished three strokes back at 95. James Capraro made the only birdie in the Jones Flight, pocketing $120 for his three on the Par-4 11th.
John Methvin won his second tournament in a little over a month, taking the Snead Flight trophy with a 92 while Rick Waldie finished three strokes back at 95. Methvin played steady golf, making few mistakes and carding a nice birdie on the 12th hole.
We’ll definitely return to Jonathan’s Landing as soon as possible. I agree with Gene Johnson, who commented that “…many of our players just don’t realize how nice it is here [at Jonathan’s Landing]”.
Thank you to the members at Jonathan’s Landing for allowing us to hold a tournament at their club – and many thanks to the head pro and his staff, who treated us like honored guests.
I hope you all enjoy the Fourth of July weekend; our next tournament is The Club at Emerald Hills on July 9th.
See you there!
