Texas Putt-Putt

The Texas Putting Tour held its first weekend of the year at the traditional Lake Charles, LA Putt-Putt location. Evidence of hurricane Rita, which caused the cancellation of last years Tournament of Champions, was seen in abundance around the course. Lots of trees were down and a part of the old roof could still be seen in the woods across the street from the facility.

It would be Mike Baldoza who would take the opening round lead with 11 under 25. Charles Cox and Kenny Beck both fired 9 under 27’s to sit two in back. Baldoza fell off the pace in the second round and Lee Messinger, shooting a 12 under 24 would take over the lead. Lee was followed by Cox, one back and Beck and Steve Tanton, two back. A poor final round from Messinger would open the door and it was Rainey Statum, firing a 12 under 24 in the last round, who took advantage and claimed the victory by one stroke over Cox. Statum also earned a spot in the State Championship to be held in Tyler, Tx. Tanton and Messinger finished tied for third, three strokes back. Additional state spot went to Brice Bergesen and Jeffrey Smith in match play competition.

With consistent rounds of 31-28-28 and a three round total 87, Ken Stanfill of Waco, TX secured the first victory of the 2006 season, beating Adam Sahmel by only a stroke.

Sahmel, who chalked up a win last season in Lake Charles, took off with the early lead, posting 10 under par for the opening round. Greg Simpson was a stroke off the pace at 27, with Allen Thomas two more strokes back at 29. With much of the field finding trouble in the second round, Stanfill, who struggled in the first round, fired a second round 28 to tie Sahmel for the 36 hole lead at 59. Simpson, who also had a tough second round, was still one stroke back at 60. Stanfill continued strong into the final round, posting another round at 8 under par to finish at 87 for the win. Sahmel, struggling with multiple bogies coming down the stretch ended the day one stroke back at 88. Mike Huckaby, after a slow start in the opening round, fired a great second round eight under par to make up some ground. With a final round seven under par and Simpson still having trouble in the final round, Huckaby ended the day at 92 in a tie for third. Also tied at 92 were Thomas and Mickey DeLucca. All three split the final expense reimbursement slot.

March 4, 2006 - Lake Charles - Course 2
Pro Average:			85.86
Amateur Average:			93.90

	Pro	Money	Spot	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1	Rainey Statum	$170.00	1	29	27	24	80
2	Charles Cox	$90.00		27	26	28	81
3	Lee Messinger	$55.00		28	24	30	82
	Steve Tanton	$55.00		28	26	28	82
5	Brice Bergesen	$22.50	1	31	26	27	84
	Byron Kirby	$22.50		30	27	27	84
	Jeffrey Smith	$22.50	1	29	27	28	84
	Kenny Beck	$22.50		27	27	30	84
9	Danny Tatum			28	29	29	86
	Joel Woodall			30	27	29	86
11	Wade Sahmel			30	26	32	88
12	Mike Baldoza			25	33	33	91
13	Don Parker			33	30	30	93
14	Al Simpson			38	33	26	97

	Amateur		Spot	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1	Ken Stanfill	$20.00	1	31	28	28	87
2	Adam Sahmel	$10.00		26	33	29	88
3	Allen Thomas	$6.66		29	32	31	92
	Mickey Delucca	$6.67	1	30	32	30	92
	Mike Huckaby	$6.67		35	28	29	92
6	Greg Simpson			27	33	33	93
7	Jack Ramsey			34	30	32	96
	Lloyd Navarro Jr		1	35	32	29	96
9	Trevor Lewin			32	32	35	99
10	Greg Cole			33	35	36	104

PPA APA

Steve Tanton Adam Sahmel

Steve Tanton Greg Cole

Wade Sahmel 1up Trevor Lewin 2w1

Wade Sahmel Greg Cole

Mike Baldoza 2w1 Greg Cole 1up

Brice Bergesen-Spot Mickey Delucca-Spot

1up 3w2

Byron Kirby Mickey Delucca

Brice Bergesen Mickey Delucca

1up 1up

Brice Bergesen Greg Simpson

Jeffrey Smith Allen Thomas

Jeffrey Smith Lloyd Navarro Jr

Danny Tatum 1up 2w1

Danny Tatum Lloyd Navarro Jr

Al Simpson 3w2

Jeffrey Smith-Spot Lloyd Navarro Jr-Spot

Joel Woodall 19 Holes 1up

Joel Woodall Mike Huckaby

Don Parker 3w2

Lee Messinger Mike Huckaby

2w1 1up

Lee Messinger Jack Ramsey