2015 Texas North Amateur winner Josh Irving (TXGA photo)
PROSPER, Texas — Josh Irving from Fort Worth
claimed his second
regional victory of the year after three days at
the North Amateur
Championship presented by UST Mamiya. Irving,
who was also
part of the winning North Four-Ball team early in
the season,
cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the North
Amateur with a
closing round of 1-over-par 73.
Irving’s solid play from the first two rounds
continued into the final
round, which included two birdies on the front
nine. They came
consecutively, back on the third and fourth
holes, each of which
demand precise tee shot placement. As he made
the turn in 2-
under par on the day, Irving said he faltered
with his putting to
open the back nine.
“I found a few three putts on the back nine and
struggled on the
greens, let a few strokes get away from me,”
said Irving.
In typical fashion, Irving managed to earn a few
strokes back from
the golf course, picking up two birdies on the
back side en route to
his final round 73.
Despite fighting the putting surfaces on the back
nine, Irving’s
sentiments of the golf course were consistent
with those of his
fellow-competitors.
“These are some of the best Bermuda greens I
know of in the
state,” Irving said. “The layout is awesome at
Gentle Creek, a
great design and very well-conditioned.”
Dallas’ Rob Couture continued his steady play
into Sunday, turning
in a 1-under par 71, for his third consecutive
sub-par round of the
weekend. Couture, the 2009 Texas Mid-Amateur
Champion and
former Player of the Year, tried to close the gap
on Irving in the
final round, but fell a few strokes short.
Nonetheless, both players
will tee off in the upcoming 2015 Texas Mid-
Amateur
Championship, which will be contested at Royal
Oaks Country Club
in Dallas this September.
The top three players and ties from the 2015
North Amateur
Championship have each earned an exemption
into the 2016 Texas
Amateur Championship.
Andrew Morsinkhoff of Rockwall contributed to
final round
headlines at the North Amateur with an ace on
the par three
eleventh hole, which played 191 yards on the
day. Morsinkhoff
recalled the ace as, “a stock four iron, which
never left the flag”.
Morsinkhoff’s ace was the lone hole-in-one of the
championship.
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ABOUT THE
Texas North Amateur
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur
golfers who are 25 years of age or older by the
tournament start date and residing in the
North Texas region as defined by the Texas
PGA Sections (North of 31 degree parallel,
Salado TX and north is break point).
Applicants must have a certified USGA
Handicap Index of 8.4 or less.
Format: 54 holes Stroke Play. No Cut.
Field limit: 81 players
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