Howell maintains 2 stroke lead; Doggett 2 strokes behind

Posted on August 3, 2018 by AAG Admin

Seger Howell carried over his good play from round one to fire a second round 2-under 69 and maintain a two stroke lead in the 2018 Men’s City Championship.  Jake Doggett shot one stroke better than Howell in the second round to stay two shots back.  Howell stands at 7-under (135) and Doggett is at 5-under (137).

Brandon Rougeau sits alone in third place at 4-under (138), and there is a two way tie for fourth place between Josh Luongo and Jake Budde at 3-under (139) to round out the top 5.

Only 12 golfers were under par in today’s second round, with the biggest mover being Jake Budde who fired a bogey-free 7-under score of 64.  Budde is no stranger to playing Lions, as he won the 2017 Firecracker with three solid rounds in the 60s.

Rounding out the top 10 are:  Winn Smith and Ben Carter at 2-under (140), along with Tucker Tovar and Robert Evans at 1-under (141).

Round three will be at Grey Rock Golf Club beginning at 7:30 a.m..  Final group tees off at 11:15 a.m. and you can follow scoring at the leaderboard and pairings right here.

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Howell leads Men’s City by 2 strokes after round 1

Posted on August 2, 2018 by AAG Admin

This year’s Men’s City Championship likely could not get here fast enough for Seger Howell.  After giving up 3 shots to par on the 71st and 72nd holes in last year’s event and losing to eventual winner Jonathan Alden by one stroke, Howell starts the 2018 tournament with a stellar 5-under 66 and a two stroke lead.  His two bogeys on the day were sandwiched between consecutive holes of 3 birdies on the front nine and 4 birdies on the back nine.

In a four-way tie in second place after day one, shooting 3-under 68 are Michael Cooper, Winn Smith and Tucker Tovar, along with the 2018 Rudy’s Cup captain Gene Black, who is making a very strong case for being a playing captain in this year’s event.

Jake Doggett sits at 2-under par, alone in sixth place, while the ageless Mike Allen rounds out the red numbers at 1-under par, alone in 7th place.  A nine-way tie for 8th place includes numerous familiar names around the Austin golf scene and prior Rudy’s Cup teams.  Defending Champion Jonathan Alden sits T-17 with a 1-over 73 after day one.

Play moves to Lions Municipal for round 2.  Follow the leaderboard for updated scores throughout the day.

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Jerry Achilles flies solo into TX Mid-Am Match Play bracket…

Posted on July 31, 2018 by AAG Admin

logoJerry Achilles was the sole Austin-area golfer who advanced to the match play bracket of the 2018 Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play, held this past weekend at the prestigious Vaquero Golf Club, just outside Fort Worth.   Jerry took the #7 seed into match play, and advanced to the round of 16 with a 2&1 victory in the morning match, but a 2&1 defeat in the afternoon match ended his tournament.  Jerry moves into a tie for 3rd place on the Senior Rudy’s Cup point standings.

Anthony Estorga of Dallas prevailed as the winner over Grant Bills of Plano, 5&3.

Up next on the schedule is the 2018 Austin Men’s City Championship, scheduled for this weekend at Kizer, Lions, Grey Rock and Jimmy Clay.  Jonathan Alden is the defending champion.  You can follow the leaderboard here, and good luck to everyone playing.

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Hendrix posts final round 61, wins 2018 Firecracker in a playoff over Alex Ellis

Posted on July 3, 2018 by AAG Admin

In what might likely be the last Firecracker Open at Lions Municipal Golf Course, it was sent out in stellar fashion with Jake Hendrix firing a back nine in only 28 strokes, en-route to a 10-under round of 61 and a playoff victory over Alex Ellis.  Both players finished the tournament with a score of 15-under (198).

Down 2 strokes with 3 holes to play, Hendrix birdied the difficult 16th.  A bogey for Ellis on the 17th, allowed both players to head to the final hole tied.  Both birdied the 18th to go to a playoff, where Hendrix prevailed.  Hendrix’s final round was bogey-free and included 8 birdies and an eagle.

Reid Davenport and Trevor Brown tied for third place at 11-under (202), with Dalton Hankamer and Michael Rome finishing tied for 5th place at 8-under (205).

Jeffrey Hoy Jr. wins the First Flight with an 8-over (221) total, and there was a tie for first place in the Second Flight between Myron Jordahl and Alan Bell.

Final Results

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Michael Rome takes Firecracker lead into final round by 2 strokes over Alex Ellis

Posted on July 1, 2018 by AAG Admin

lions-municipalMichael Rome shot 8-under 63 in the second round of the 2018 Firecracker Open to lead first round leader Alex Ellis by two shots.  Rome sits at 14-under 128 followed by Ellis at 12-under 130.

Trevor Brown followed up his first round 65 (6-under) with a 69 (2-under) to sit in third alone at 8-under par.  Reid Davenport sits alone in fourth shooting 66-70 for a 6-under total 136.  A four way tie for 5th place at -5 under includes Jake Ezell, Dalton Hankamer, Jake Hendrix and Seger Howell.

The First Flight is led by Jeffrey Hoy Jr. with a two day total of 3-over (145).  Second place is Andy Boutot at 11-over 153.

The Second Flight is led by Myron Jordhal at 23-over 165, followed by Lane Stuart at 26-over 168.

Tee times for the third and final round are posted.

 

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