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World Golf Hall of Famer Jameson dies at 89
exas golf lost another legend when Betty Jameson
passed away Feb.
7 in Boynton Beach, Fla.
She was 89.
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MARCH 2009 PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 22 / TEXAS LINKS WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM World Golf Hall of Famer Jameson dies at 89 exas golf lost another legend when Betty Jameson passed away Feb. 7 in Boynton Beach, Fla. She was 89. One of the 13 women who founded the LPGA in 1950, Jameson won 13 LPGA titles, including three majors, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Her fellow Hall of Famer Carol Mann of The Woodlands remembered Jameson’s as the best grip she had ever seen. “To see Betty Jameson’s hand on a golf club…it was worthy of being cast in iron,” Mann said. “Hogan helped her, Nelson helped her. Every time we were together, I would get a broom out of the closet and say ‘Betty, here. Show these people what your grip looks like. ’” Jameson was born in Norman, Okla. , but her family soon moved to Dallas and then San Antonio. Jameson took up the game at age 11, and two years later won the Texas State Publinks title. Two years after that, she captured the
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golf club
Home of the Harvey Penick Golf Academy
“A Must Play”
—Avid Golfer
“#2
Mid-Priced
Golf Course
in Texas”
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“#25 of Top
50 Public
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blaketree natIonal golf club Home of the Harvey Penick Golf Academy “A Must Play” —Avid Golfer “#2 Mid-Priced Golf Course in Texas” —Dallas Morning News “#25 of Top 50 Public Golf Courses in Texas” —Dallas Morning News MontgoMery, tX www. blaketreegolf. coM 936-449-4907 enjoy one of the state’s top courses while learning the teachings of a golf legend whose pupils produced nearly 300 pro victories. 3-day clinics held weekly; limited to 8-12 students. Stay onsite in our Magnolia Cottage home. Upcoming Clinics March 17-19 April 7-9 May 19-21 Just 20 minutes from The Woodlands and 30 minutes from Houston 14 / TexAS LiNkS SiGN Up foR hoMe DeLiveRy AT www. TexASLiNkSMAGAziNeS. CoM THe SHORT GAMeTHe SHORT GAMe r. Robert Romero of Irving, one of the Texas Golf Association’s longest serving board members, died May 18. He was 83. In addition to his 20-plus years on the board, Romero, a retired anesthesiologist, devoted countless hours volunteering as a rules official and course rater. If
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Mahan gets groove back in Phoenix
or the past few years, the name Hunter Mahan is one
that you’ve heard a lot.
You see his name often on the
leaderboard.
He’s been in the mix in the Ryder Cup
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WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 25 TEXANS/TOURTEXANS/TOUR PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS APRIL 2010 Mahan gets groove back in Phoenix or the past few years, the name Hunter Mahan is one that you’ve heard a lot. You see his name often on the leaderboard. He’s been in the mix in the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup. But until late February, it had been three years since his last victory in 2007. Mahan ended his victory drought at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he closed with a pair of 6-under 65s that chased down fellow Oklahoma State grad Rickie Fowler for a one-stroke victory. Whew! What a relief! “It’s been frustrating,” Mahan said of the long stretch between his first and second Tour victories. “I ve had a lot of success, able to make the Ryder Cup team and The Presidents Cup team in between last time I won. I just haven t been able to win, really. I mean, it s just finding a way to win. “People say, after you win, floodgates open or something like th
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME
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BLAKETREE NATIONAL
golf Club
Designed for the ultra rich.
Now open to everyone.
“A Must Play”
—Avid Golfer
“#2
Mid-Priced
Golf Course
in Texas”
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“#25 of Top
50 Public
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME 20 / TEXAS LINKS SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM BLAKETREE NATIONAL golf Club Designed for the ultra rich. Now open to everyone. “A Must Play” —Avid Golfer “#2 Mid-Priced Golf Course in Texas” —Dallas Morning News “#25 of Top 50 Public Golf Courses in Texas” —Dallas Morning News Montgomery, TX 77316 www. blaketreegolf. com 936-449-4907 Just 20 minutes from Conroe and The Woodlands and 30 minutes from Houston Group Outings, tournaments and charity events welcome! Stay & Play Packages Available in our Magnolia Cottage Annual memberships available. Mention this ad for a 10% discount eed another sign that the economy is starting to get back on track? We’ll give you two. A pair of first-class, upscale North Texas golf courses is set to open soon. The Old American Golf Club, designed by Tripp Davis with help from local PGA Tour star Justin Leonard, is scheduled for a soft opening on Oct. 1 and promises to be the perfect complement
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MEN’S GOLF Notebook
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Memorial Park wins TGA State Club team title
ORSESHOE BAY—A trio of Texas Christian University alums led Memorial Park GC
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MEN’S GOLF Notebook 38 / TEXAS LINKS SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM MAY 2009 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS Memorial Park wins TGA State Club team title ORSESHOE BAY—A trio of Texas Christian University alums led Memorial Park GC to the Texas Golf Association’s 2009 State Club Team Championship at Horseshoe Bay Resort’s Apple Rock course. Now living in the Houston area, David Leiss (TCU class of ’80), Aaron Hickman (class of ’03) and Kyle Flodder (class of ’02) each won their first state title by leading Memorial Park to a fourstroke victory over Richardson’s Sherrill Park GC. The championship format counts the two best 18-hole scores from each team toward its team total. Memorial finished with a 36-hole total of 297, with Sherrill Park finishing at 301. Lakewood CC and the Medalist Golf Club tied for third at 304. Defending champion Crown Colony CC in Lufkin finished 11 shots back. In perfect Hill Country conditions wi
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pleaSe tell oUr aDvertiSerS yoU HearD aboUt tHem in texaS linkS november 2010
TGA Texas Shootout MEN’S GOLF
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Oct.
23-24—Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course)
Pocknall leads
South Texas
in Shootout
HE WOODLANDS—You could
call 2010 a...
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pleaSe tell oUr aDvertiSerS yoU HearD aboUt tHem in texaS linkS november 2010 TGA Texas Shootout MEN’S GOLF Sign Up For Home Delivery at WWW. texaSlinkSmagazineS. Com texaS linkS / 31 TEXAS SHOOTOUT Oct. 23-24—Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course) Pocknall leads South Texas in Shootout HE WOODLANDS—You could call 2010 a somewhat disappointing year for David Pocknall, your friendly paleontologist from Katy. A year after he seemingly won everything on his way to Texas Senior Player of the Year and South Texas Amateur of the Year, this year he didn’t win anything. It wasn’t until late October, when the competitive season came to a close with the annual Ryder Cup-style duel between the top 10 North Texas and top 10 South Texas amateurs, that Pocknall finally made his presence felt. Pocknall came out on the winning end of all three of his matches to earn 8. 5 of nine possible points and lead South Texas to its first victory in the TGA’s Texas Shootout since 2006. Played on the Nickla
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SEPTEMBER 2010 PLEASE TELL oUR ADVERTISERS yoU HEARD ABoUT THEM IN TExAS LINKS
WOMEN’S GOLF 89th WTGA State Amateur
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SEPTEMBER 2010 PLEASE TELL oUR ADVERTISERS yoU HEARD ABoUT THEM IN TExAS LINKS WOMEN’S GOLF 89th WTGA State Amateur 40 / TExAS LINKS SIGN UP FoR HoME DELIVERy AT WWW. TExASLINKSMAGAZINES. CoM USTIN—In the heart of Texas Longhorn country, Texas A&M’s Sarah Zwartynski of Allen defeated San Antonio’s Erica Pressley, 4 and 2, to win the 89th Women’s Texas State Amateur on July 30. Having already won the Betsy Rawls Invitational in March, Zwartynski continued her good play at the University of Texas Golf Club. The win in March, her only victory in a college tournament thus far, may have added to her confidence going into the tournament. She shot a 3-under 213 in the 54-hole March event. In the championship match with Pressley, the Aggie senior showed stamina in winning after completing three matches the day before. Weather delays forced the conclusion of her second round match against A&M teammate Aly Smith. She then took on Lufkin’s Hannah Arnold in the quarterfinals and Carolyn Cree
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Piller wins Nationwide event
THENS, Ga.
—Martin Piller mentally kicked himself while walking to the 18th tee
during the final round of the Nationwide Tour’s Stadion Athens Classic at the
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TexAns on TourTexAns on Tour 24 / tExas liNks www. tExasliNksmagaziNEs. com JUNE 2010 PlEasE PatroNizE oUr advErtisErs Piller wins Nationwide event THENS, Ga. —Martin Piller mentally kicked himself while walking to the 18th tee during the final round of the Nationwide Tour’s Stadion Athens Classic at the University of Georgia in May. He missed a 10-footer for birdie on the 17th, which would have given him a one-shot lead over playing partner Daniel Summerhays. “I wanted to jump on him there and make him do something really great on 18,” said Piller, a Dallas native, Texas A&M graduate and student of Texas Links instructional writer Neil Wilkins. “I roasted driver on 18, which was playing 480 yards. Daniel hit a good drive, too, but he had 6-iron in and hit first. I had 8-iron in. ” The final hole turned into match play. Summerhays missed the green long and right. Piller stuck his shot to six feet below the hole. Summerhays failed to get up and down, and Piller two-putted for hi
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THe SHOrT GAMeTHe SHOrT GAMe
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ickey Jones, a West Texas
corporate attorney who has had
a distinguished amateur golf
career, has been elected to serve as president
of the Texas Golf Association for the next
two years.
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THe SHOrT GAMeTHe SHOrT GAMe 18 / TexAS LINkS SIGN UP FOR HOMe DeLIveRy AT www. TexASLINkSMAGAzINeS. COM ickey Jones, a West Texas corporate attorney who has had a distinguished amateur golf career, has been elected to serve as president of the Texas Golf Association for the next two years. Jones was elected at the TGA’s annual meeting in December at Dallas’ Westin Galleria. Other executive officers elected to two-year terms were Guy Mason of Riverhill CC, Vice President; Bill Hanley of Colonial CC, Vice President; and Corky Nelson of Dallas National GC, Secretary/Treasurer. Jones, 62, has been a long-time member of the board of directors and was first elected to the executive committee in 2004 as secretary/treasurer. He has been a vice-president of the TGA the past four years and has been actively involved in a number of committees, including rules and competitions, nominating and long range planning. He also is on the board of directors of the Texas Legends Junior Tour and the T
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WHO’S YOUR CADDIE?
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This is the fifth part in our
continuing series to introduce you
to some of Houston’s top caddies.
BY MARK BUTTON
Texas Links Staff
eorge Carter might be the...
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WHO’S YOUR CADDIE? SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 69 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS AUGUST 2009 This is the fifth part in our continuing series to introduce you to some of Houston’s top caddies. BY MARK BUTTON Texas Links Staff eorge Carter might be the oldest living caddie in Houston. Skinny, soft-spoken and always topped with his trademark bucket hat, Carter will celebrate his 76th birthday in August. With a mostly toothless smile and warm, friendly demeanor, he’s been a pleasant fixture at Champions Golf Club for the past four decades. “I was out here when there was nothing but woods,” he said. He’s been toting bags a lot longer than that. Starting at Pine Forest Country Club in the late 1940s, Carter has been caddying for almost 60 years. One of his favorite stories— he’ll tell it to you two or three times in one sitting if you let him—involves the first time he met Jackie Burke and Jimmy Demaret. “T
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n Sunday, April 29, 1968, the golf world
saw the perfect ending to a delightful
beginning of the Byron Nelson Classic at
Preston Trail.
This...
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I GOTTA TELL YOU THIS STORY By Sam Blair 18 / TEXAS LINKS SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM APRIL 2009 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS n Sunday, April 29, 1968, the golf world saw the perfect ending to a delightful beginning of the Byron Nelson Classic at Preston Trail. This prestigious club in the rural reaches of far north Dallas County was swarming with happy people. The mysterious Mr. X, Miller Barber, beamed as he accepted the champion’s check of $20,000. He had won his third title in 10 years on the PGA Tour, wrapping up four fine days with a par 70 and a 72-hole total of 10-under 270. In the press tent, the man always seen on the course wearing dark glasses smilingly swore he didn’t know why he was called Mister X. “Once you’re on the tour awhile, you just find yourself with a nickname,” the champion said. “Don January is ‘Feb’, Gay Brewer is ‘Houndie’, and Ol’ Kermit here is ‘Birdie’. ” Ol’ Kermit was sitting next
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THE SHOrT GAMETHE SHOrT GAME
AN ANTONIO—Frances
Trimble, the longtime Texas
golf historian from Houston,
has been appointed Historian
Emeritus of the Texas Golf Hall
of Fame and Museum.
The Hall of Fame, formerly
located in The Woodlands, closed
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12 / TexAS LiNKS SiGN uP For HoMe deLivery AT www. TexASLiNKSMAGAZiNeS. CoM THE SHOrT GAMETHE SHOrT GAME AN ANTONIO—Frances Trimble, the longtime Texas golf historian from Houston, has been appointed Historian Emeritus of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame and Museum. The Hall of Fame, formerly located in The Woodlands, closed its doors in 2001 but was reconstituted last year with a statewide board of directors and a new site at historic Brackenridge Park GC. The 15-member board, comprised of officials from the Texas Golf Association, the two Texas sections of the PGA of America, the San Antonio Municipal Golf Association and other statewide golf officials, chose Trimble based on her years of experience and dedication to Texas’ golf history. Trimble served as the former hall’s executive director from 1992-97 and has been published in many golf magazines and periodicals. She has recently been retained by several prominent country clubs to write their histories. “This appointment is an ack
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pleASe Tell oUR ADveRTiSeRS yoU HeARD ABoUT THeM iN TexAS liNkS MAy 2010
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Couture claims fourth straight TGA North Mid-Am title
NNA—No, this isn’t the same story you read last year.
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pleASe Tell oUR ADveRTiSeRS yoU HeARD ABoUT THeM iN TexAS liNkS MAy 2010 TGA North Mid-Amateur Championship MEN’S GOLF SiGN Up FoR HoMe DeliveRy AT www. TexASliNkSMAGAziNeS. CoM TexAS liNkS / 35 Couture claims fourth straight TGA North Mid-Am title NNA—No, this isn’t the same story you read last year. It’s a different story; just the same result. On a weekend in which North Texas’ best amateurs had to battle cold, gusty winds at Hurricane Creek CC, Dallas’ Rob Couture walked away with a five-stroke victory and his fourth consecutive TGA North Mid-Amateur title. How cold and how windy? Well, the tough conditions and demanding layout produced just one under par round the entire week. In that sense, Couture was purely the top survivor with rounds of 73-75-73. That gave him a comfy margin of victory over Hurricane Creek’s own Jerry Searls, who posted the week’s only red number with a closing round of 1-under 71 that vaulted him up the leaderboard into second. Couture, the North Texas
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Thelen wins national assistant pro title
ORT ST.
LUCIE, Fla.
—Tim Thelen of The Falls Golf
Club in New Ulm, smashed the scoring record en route
to winning the 2009 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant
Championship at the PGA Golf Club’s...
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 19 Thelen wins national assistant pro title ORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —Tim Thelen of The Falls Golf Club in New Ulm, smashed the scoring record en route to winning the 2009 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship at the PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker Course in October. Thelen, a 48-year-old assistant pro, shot a staggering 23-under 265 (66-65-66-68) and broke the 72-hole scoring record by five shots. The scoring mark was previously held by Kyle Flinton of Edmond, Okla. , who set the record in 2003. Thelen dusted PGA apprentice Sean Dougherty of Overland Park, Kan. , by seven shots, one stroke short of the largest margin of victory in the event’s 33 years. Thelen fired a final-round, 4-under-par 68 to claim the title. He cashed $9,000 for the victory and will attempt to win his third PGA Professional National Championship at the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship, to be played next
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Kim makes surprise visit to First Tee of Dallas
uring the week of the PGA Tour’s HP Byron Nelson Championship,
local Tour star Anthony Kim dropped by The First Tee of Dallas to
check out the next generation of golfers.
Kim served as a guest coach and observer, patiently and diligently working
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Kim makes surprise visit to First Tee of Dallas uring the week of the PGA Tour’s HP Byron Nelson Championship, local Tour star Anthony Kim dropped by The First Tee of Dallas to check out the next generation of golfers. Kim served as a guest coach and observer, patiently and diligently working with 38 kids, demonstrating various shots, answering questions, signing autographs and taking photos with the group. “I am so proud to be here today and to be a part of this amazing program,” Kim said. “You guys are lucky. I only wish a program like The First Tee had been around when I first picked up a club. ” He spoke to the participants about his love of all sports, golf in particular, and told them about the huge impact his father had on his career. He also provided them valuable tips for success on and off the golf course. Continued on page 46 JUNIOR GOLF Notebook 44 / TEXAS LINKS SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM Spieth to defend Nelson Junior title fter coming
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A&M’s Van Zandt semifinalist for Wooden Cup
exas A&M senior golfer Matt Van Zandt has been named a semifinalist for
the fifth annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given for the
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JANUARY 2009 PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM HOUSTON LINKS / 19 THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME A&M’s Van Zandt semifinalist for Wooden Cup exas A&M senior golfer Matt Van Zandt has been named a semifinalist for the fifth annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given for the most outstanding role model among the nation s athletes. The Wooden Cup is given to a collegiate and a professional athlete who have made the greatest positive influence in the lives of others. The award recipients will be announced at a ceremony held at Atlanta s East Lake Golf Club Jan. 14. Baseball great Cal Ripkin, Jr. , will be the 2009 professional recipient. Van Zandt is the only two-time recipient of the Big 12 Community Outreach Male Athlete of the Year award, winning the honor in 2006 and 2008. He is a past president of Aggies CAN, the largest student-athlete charity event in the country, and is a past president of the Texas A&M Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
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TexANS ON TOURTexANS ON TOUR
Bobby Gates of The Woodlands is a rookie this year on the Nationwide Tour.
In
January, he became only the 13th player to win a Nationwide Tour event in his tour
debut.
Through 10 events, he is No.
3 on the Nationwide Tour money list with
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26 / texas Links www. texasLinksmagazines. com TexANS ON TOURTexANS ON TOUR Bobby Gates of The Woodlands is a rookie this year on the Nationwide Tour. In January, he became only the 13th player to win a Nationwide Tour event in his tour debut. Through 10 events, he is No. 3 on the Nationwide Tour money list with $186,383. He recently signed an endorsement deal with Pure Focus Golf, a maker of golf-specific nutritional drinks. Gates will serve as a spokesman for Pure Focus as well as wear the Pure Focus Golf logo on the left sleeve of his golf clothing. . hat an exciting month! I really enjoyed going to San Antonio and playing in the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open. When I drove into the new JW Marriott resort, I was blown away. Not only is the hotel visible from miles away, it’s equally stunning when you walk into it. The TPC San Antonio golf facility is beautiful and I really enjoyed the practice facility. I began the week hopeful and excited to see the new course. As we play
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TEXANS ON TOURTEXANS ON TOUR
Bobby Gates of The Woodlands is a rookie this year on the Nationwide Tour who
has agreed to write a monthly column for Texas Links about his life on tour.
In
January, he became only the 13th player to win a Nationwide Tour event in his tour
debut.
He finished third in his second event and was No.
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TEXANS ON TOURTEXANS ON TOUR Bobby Gates of The Woodlands is a rookie this year on the Nationwide Tour who has agreed to write a monthly column for Texas Links about his life on tour. In January, he became only the 13th player to win a Nationwide Tour event in his tour debut. He finished third in his second event and was No. 1 on the tour money list as of late February. verything I have ever learned about the game of golf I needed at that moment, but let me tell you how I got here first. After graduating from Texas A&M in 2008, my life has been a little crazy. I decided to play professional golf instead of getting a “real job. ” I have seen the highs of winning and the lows of failing to advance through the PGA Tour’s Q-School. However, this past fall I advanced to the final stage of the qualifying tournament at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. I didn’t get my PGA Tour card (only the top 25 finishers in the 176person field do), but I did earn fully exempt status
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