Grant Schroeder, Sam Hochhauser claim Texas South Four-Ball
Texas South Four-Ball winners Grant Schroeder (L) and Sam Hochhauser (R)
(TXGA Photo)
MONTGOMERY, TX (February 26, 2017) -- Grant
Schroeder and Sam Hochhauser claimed the 2017
Texas
Golf Association South Four-Ball presented by
Impact
Precision Golf after firing a 10-under par round 62.
The
team of Schroeder and Hochhauser won by four
strokes
and finished with a 36-hole total of 15-under par
129.
This year’s competition was held on the Weiskopf
Course at Bentwater Yacht & Country Club.
Schroeder and Hochhauser, of Montgomery,
fired a
sizzling final round 10-under par round of 62 to
claim
their first South Four-Ball title. The team got off to a
hot
start and they kept the momentum going
throughout
the whole round. The duo traded six birdies during
their
opening front nine, each carding three, on their way
to
turn at 6-under par 30, and an 11-under par total
for
the Championship. Even though they were able to
card
an impressive opening nine total, the overnight
leaders
Joe Sanders and Ed Sanchez weren’t going away
easily.
Sanders, of Austin, and Sanchez, of San Antonio,
were
able to card four birdies on their opening nine and
made
the turn at 10-under par for the Championship,
trailing
by one.
Sanders and Sanchez were able gain a tie for
the
lead after a birdie on the par four 12th. However,
Schroeder and Hochhauser kept their momentum
going
and regained the lead after a birdie on the par four
13th. Sanders and Sanchez carded two late bogies
on
the 14th and 16th and they weren’t able to rebound.
Schroeder and Hochhauser continued their birdie
train,
with birdies on the par five 15th and a final birdie on
the
par four 18th. Their two-day total of 15-under par
129
was good enough to cruise to a four stroke victory.
Sanders and Sanchez finished in a tie for second
place with a two day total of 11-under par 133 for
the
Championship. Cole Hammer and Chris Minton, of
Houston, also finished tied for second after an
impressive final round 8-under par 64.
The teams of Mike Booker and Justin Kaplan
finished in a tie for fourth place alongside Scott
Waltrip
and Cameron Conway with a 36-hole total of 8-
under
par 136. Booker and Kaplan, of Houston, started the
day one stroke back of the first round leaders and
carded five birdies on the day on their way to a final
round score of 3-under par 69. Waltrip and Conway,
of
Montgomery started the day four strokes back of the
overnight lead and they carded six birdies on their
way
to a final round score of 6-under par 66.
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ABOUT THE
Texas South Four-Ball
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur
golfers residing in the South Texas region
(both players must reside in south region) as
defined by the Texas PGA Sections (South of
31 degree parallel, Salado TX and south is
break point). Applicants must have a certified
USGA Handicap Index of 10.0 or less. Please
reference “TGA Regional Tournament Eligibility”
on www.txga.org for additional eligibility
details.
Format: 36 holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play, with
a Champion and Senior division.
Field limit: 40 teams
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