Hoyt and Pressley Win 13th Women’s Texas Pinehurst
Hoyt and Pressley Win 13th Women’s Texas Pinehurst
Briefly: Horseshoe Bay’s Jennifer Hoyt and Conroe’s Erica Pressley carded rounds of 67-75 for a tournament total of 142 to win the 13th Women’s Texas Pinehurst by one stroke at Gus Wortham Park Golf Course. Hoyt and Pressley credit their teamwork for allowing them to win as a team in this event for the first time.
Following Monday’s round, the team of Hoyt and Pressley led the tournament by two strokes. The duo began their final round slowly going three over on the first 6 holes starting on hole one. They followed their slow start with a great finish on the back nine stamping their win for this competition. The pair captured their victory with a final round score of 4 over 75.
Golf Course: Located along Brays Bayou, the 151-acre course is one of the earliest 18-hole golf facilities in Texas. The Houston Country Club, founded in 1903, opened its first nine-hole course a year later on a 45-acre tract along Buffalo Bayou near Glenwood Cemetery. By 1908, with membership on the rise, the club purchased a larger parcel of rolling land along Brays Bayou southwest of downtown, led by A.W. Pollard. Featuring natural topography, groves of hardwoods and open fairways, the course is crossed by several rustic bridges spanning a tributary of Brays Bayou.
Weather: Monday’s round provided clear skies with temperatures remaining in the mid to high 60s with little to no wind. A perfect day in Houston. Tuesday’s final round was a beautiful day as well with an early morning low of 48 and a high of 73 degrees. The wind picked up Tuesday with 5-10 mpg wind conditions.
In Contention: In the First Flight, On Monday, Hoyt and Pressley turned in a first round 67, enough to lead after the first-round. They were able to follow that up with a round of 75 including three birdies for a total of 142. Dougherty and Moake shot rounds of 71 and 72 for a two-day total of 143. Dougherty and Moake had a steady final round carding 10 pars and four birdies on the day leading them to a victory in the first flight. Which proved to be very competitive, three teams tied for second two shots back of the leader, those teams were Amy Gillespie and Erin Flynn, Joanna Davis and Marian Barker, and Julie Robichaux and Meg Christensen.
In the Second Flight, Houston’s Alice Randall and Julie Wirth won by one stroke with rounds of 69-76 for a tournament total of 145. Randall and Wirth were able to hold on to their lead with a 76 on a windy final round.
In the Third Flight, the team of Humble’s own Kimberly Broderick and Manuela Emmrich finished in first place with scores of 82-78. The duo put up two birdies on Tuesday against challenging wind conditions to help them win by three strokes.
In the Fourth Flight, Brenda Krchnak of Sealy and Patricia Walters of Cat Springs held on to their four-shot lead going into the final round but almost cut it short with a round two score of 87 and total score of 165. While the team of McCullagh and Obermeyer almost came back for their victory but fell one stroke short with a round two score of 84 and total score of 166.
In the Fifth Flight, Connie May Mendez from Nacogdoches and Lyn Jones of Houton ran away with their victory in the fifth flight. With a round one score of 89 with a three stroke lead, round two seemed to be in their hands the entire time finishing with seven pars and one birdie. They finished round two with a score of 90 with an overall score of 179.
Player of the Year: Player of the Year points will be awarded to the top 5 teams in the Women’s Texas Pinehurst.
The Texas Golf Association would like to extend our immense gratitude to the staff at Wichita Falls Country Club for hosting and making this event memorable for all who took part. For more information on the Texas Golf Association, Women’s Events and more, please visit www.txga.org