Tournament Recap

Round 2 Recap

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: July 12, 2006

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FLORES MAINTAINS HIS LEAD AFTER ROUND TWO OF THE 36^th TEXAS STATE OPEN

TYLER, Texas – Martin Flores of Mansfield, TX played steady during round two of the Texas State Open, to increase his lead over the rest of the field. Four birdies and one bogey is what it took for Flores to stay atop the leaderboard, posting a 33-34-67 (3-under par), bringing his two round total to 130 (10-under par). Looking ahead at the spot in the final pairing for round three, Flores stated, “I’m feeling really good about tomorrow’s round, I need to get off to a great start, and keep doing what I’m doing on the course.”

Flores will be playing with Nick Beach of Fayetteville, AR in the last group of the three round. Beach made a big charge today, as his strategy to score played out. “I had a game plan to put the ball in play all 18 holes, and I stuck to it all day,” Beach commented following his bogey free round of 31-33-64 (6-under par). Beach stands at 132 (8-under par) heading into Thursday’s round.

Beach feels very comfortable with The Cascades layout, he made it into the Texas State Open starting field, by qualifying at The Cascades Open Qualifying event on June 20^th. He also played collegiate golf at the University of Arkansas.

Defending champion, Kelly Grunewald of Grand Prairie, TX finished off his front nine today with birdies on three of his last four holes to go out in 32. He finished the day in a tie for third place at 133 (7-under par).

Two players made aces today, during the event. Justin Bates of Allen, TX struck a 5-iron 187 yards on hole #2 for his first career ace. The shot came at the right time as it helped Bates slide under the cut line at (2-over par) for the tournament. Jon Whaley of Dallas, TX added his first ever hole-in-one this morning on hole #16, hitting an 8-iron directly in the hole from 137 yards out. “It was awesome,” exclaimed Whaley after his round today.

The 72-hole stroke play event consists of 156 contestants comprised of 24 amateurs and 134 professionals. 60 players made the cut at 142 (2-over par). Of the 60 players to make the cut, six are amateurs. All four rounds will be contested at The Cascades a 6,868 yard, par 70 layout located in Tyler, Texas. The total purse is $125,275, with $22,500 awarded to the champion.

The 2006 Texas State Open at The Cascades is sponsored by Ashworth, KETK NBC 56, Park Cities Bank and Residence Inn Marriott.

Round three will commence at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

Please note: (a) denotes amateur.

Second round results follow below: