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Sahmel Continues His Run

 The Texas Putting ventured north of the Red River for a combined Texas/Oklahoma weekend at the tough Lawton, OK Putt-Putt. 

 Wade Sahmel and Joel Woodall would share the opening round lead at six under 30 with five other players all sitting one stoke back. Sahmel would be the first player in the Pro division to break 30. A second round 28 would be the only second round score under 30 and would give him a three stroke lead over Woodall and Gary Reed going to the last round.

 A solid last round of seven under 29 would provide a final total of 21 under 87, a four stroke margin and his fourth win in a row. The three available state spots went to Jody Kimble, Joel Woodall and Steve Armstrong. One available Oklahoma sate spot went to Jeffrey Smith.

 VanBuskirk Still on a Roll

 Jason VanBuskirk of Midwest City, OK continued his early season dominance of the Oklahoma courses, taking a three stroke victory over David Chisum.

With temperatures in the high 80s and very little wind, it was a nearly perfect day for putting. VanBuskirk and Chisum were tied at 7 under par after the opening round, well ahead of the rest of the field.  VanBuskirk picked up a stroke advantage in the second round, shooting 8 under par to Chisum's 7 under par.

VanBuskirk stayed focused in the final round, shooting 5 under par to take his fourth win of the 2006 season.  Chisum ended at 91 alone in second place.  Tied third was Danny Hoel and Trevor Lewin.

Texas State Championship qualification spots went to Jason VanBuskirk, Greg Cole and Danny Hoel.  One Oklahoma State Championship qualification spot went to David Chisum.

Story by Greg Cole

June 2nd, 2006 - Lawton, Ok - Course 2
Pro Average:			94.18
Amateur Average:			98.57
									Wade Sahmel
	Pro	Money	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1	Wade Sahmel	$160.00	30	28	29	87
2	Jeffrey Smith	$80.00	31	32	28	91
3	Jody Kimble*	$40.00	32	33	27	92
3	Joel Woodall*	$40.00	30	31	31	92
5	Gary Reed	$10.00	31	30	32	93
5	Steve Armstrong*	$10.00	31	31	31	93
7	Mike Chisum		31	32	32	95
7	Steve Tanton		32	31	32	95
9	Lee Messinger		31	33	34	98
10	Steve Yates		35	31	33	99
11	James Taylor		33	35	33	101
									Jason Van Buskirk
	Amateur		Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Total
1	Jason Van Buskirk*	$20.00	29	28	31	88
2	David Chisum	$10.00	29	29	33	91
3	Danny Hoel*	$5.00	35	31	32	98
3	Trevor Lewin	$5.00	33	32	33	98
5	Jimmy Van Buskirk		35	33	33	101
6	Greg Cole*		35	32	39	106
7	Ken Stanfill		36	37	35	108
*Earned a spot in Texas State Championship in Tyler, Tx