February 16, 2020

The Quarry Golf Course

 

 

The Hill Country Tour's most recent slice of the San Antonio swing was on Sunday at The Quarry, a tricky but scoreable layout carved from the rocks in the north part of town. The weather was overcast and warm again, terrific scoring weather. While some struggled in the canyons, others performed admirably and earned the crown in their flights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a successful start to the season in the Sr. Hogan flight, Mackie Crossan decided it was time to make the leap - and not just to Palmer, but straight to Championship flight. Crossan's first foray in Champ was a successful one, as he was uncontested and took home his third win midway through the season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jon Huinker has struggled to close out good rounds in consecutive events, but with very different outcomes. After a disastrous finish at The Palmer Challenge while holding the 17 hole lead, Huinker held the top spot on the final tee once again - and this time made double bogey on the narrow finishing par five. On this occasion though, Huinker had built a large enough cushion with two birdies in his previous four holes to withstand the closing stumble. His total of 78 was good by just a shot over Jeremy Thierolf. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Harkins made no birdies on Sunday, but emerged with the Sr. Palmer title anyway after posting a remarkably consistent 76. Pars on 10 of his last 11 holes carried Harkins to his second win of the season. Gary Grizzle managed one birdie, but came up two shots shy in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The youngest player in the field tied for the lowest score on Sunday, as 18 year old Colton Kelley emerged from the Hogan pack with a 75 that featured a back-nine 36. The Tour rookie birdied the 18th and earned a five-shot win over Larvell Blanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost inarguably the performance of the day was turned in by James Kohnert in Sarazen. Kohnert has run 3-2 in his last two events, and picked a great day to turn in a 75 in a season-high 19 player flight. Kohnert's best score in 17 years was highlighted by two birdies. Finishing at 80 in a distant second was James Price. Steve Carter beat out Michael Betzale in a scorecard playoff  for third at 83, and Michael Halpin rounded out the top five by posting 84.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Snead player just a few weeks ago, Jack Iglesias played more like a Hogan on Sunday, shooting 81 on his way to another win. It wasn't easy however, as Jason Jenniges fired an 81 of his own, a preview of things to come for him. Iglesias' six on the first playoff hole secured the win.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a statistical rarity, Ramon Colen made two eights on the front nine at the Quarry, each of which he followed up with birdies. His score of 89 landed him in a sudden death playoff with Bill Russell, who mastered the par threes on the way to his 89. In the playoff it was Colen who came out on top for his first win of the season.