A Srixon Grand Slam at the Colonial Invitational

All of the Champions in the Colonial Invitational

Won playing Srixon Golf Balls

On Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Colonial Heritage Golf Clun in Williamsburg, Va. players from 3 Tours congregated to see who would be the “Best of the Rest” in 4 individual flights.

On a day that started out comfortable with a light cooling breeze. Players struggled at the end over Colonial Heritage’s demanding final 3 finishing holes in brutal humid and hot conditions.

“Perfect” would fall short in describing the conditions of the 6889 yard Authur Hills masterpiece located on the rolling terrain of Williamsburg’s highest point.

One can be quickly deceived when looking at the short yardages listed on the scorecard, but the demanding slope and rating of Colonial Heritage requires deadly accuracy and smart club selection to navigate the course with a respectable score.

RESULTS

(click on players name to view full scorecard)

HOGAN FLIGHT

In a “Nip and Tuck” battle throughout the entire Back 9, Jim Davidson and Tom Yeager matched shot for shot to the finish. One player would hold the lead on 3 separate occasions only to have the other pull back even. After the final putt fell on the 18^th hole both had recorded identical scores of 84.
On the 1^st playoff hole Yeager would make par to pick up his first win of the season. Only one shot back of making the playoff was Jerry Taaffe.

SARAZEN FLIGHT

There would be no concern for worry of the distance combined with the high slope and rating on the choice of tees selected for the Sarazen flight for Jerry Jones as he successfully dissected the layout routed through Williamsburg’s newest retirement community with a posting of 89. Unbeknown to Jones however was the charge of the Sarazen flights newest participant, Michael Eaton. Eaton had worked his way back from a 2 shot deficit at the turn to pull even going to the finishing hole. Unfortunately one errant shot for Eaton on 18 would relegate him to a 2^nd place finish.
Finishing 3^rd was Denver Tour player Derrick Goodwin.

JONES FLIGHT

With the Points Races heating up down the stretch towards seasons end the top players in the Jones and Senior Jones flights were on hand to battle it out for the coveted points. In a quest to overcome a huge deficit in the “Player of the Year” standings, Michael Radan has been on a tear lately with 4 wins in his last 7 tournaments. Having to come from 2 strokes back at the turn  Radan was able to add another trophy to this year’s collection. Finishing 2 shots back in 2^nd were Peter Socha and Stephen Despres.

SNEAD FLIGHT

Playing in all likelihood his last competitive tournament in the Snead flight, Keenan Davis lit the course up with the low round of the tournament on Saturday with a round of 83. Trailing by 1 shot after 9 holes, Davis took dead aim on the inward 9 with a spectacular score of 39 for the victory. Finishing 2^nd was BillGoodman with DC Tour member John Henry coming home in 3^rd.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

Sat. July 25   The Wide Land Masters @ Kiskiack

{registration closes Mon July 20)

Sat. Aug 1   The Battle for Fredericksburg @ Lee's Hill

Sat. & Sun. Aug 8&9   Richmond Tour Championship @ Viniterra

Sat. Aug. 15   The Va. Beach Open @ Va. Beach National

Sat. Aug. 22    The Hanover Open @ The Federal Club

Just Added:

Sun. Aug. 23  The Tournament of Champions @ Swan Point

Tournament of Champions @ Swan Point Yacht and Country Club, Issue, MD. Open to all Am Tour Members this event will be a shotgun start with a buffet at the end. Baltimore, DC, and Richmond Am Tour “Players of the Year” will be awarded their bags and trophies during the buffet. Also, this tournament counts for “Order of Merit Points” toward the 2015 Nationals for all players.