FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 29, 2016
Contact: Molly Rawlins
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Fernandez Captures 46th Veritex Bank Texas State Open
LEWISVILLE, Texas– Juan Fernandez of Scottsdale, Arizona captured the 46th Veritex Bank Texas State Open playing solid golf all week, including setting a competitive course record on Wednesday of the Championship when he fired a 10-under-par, 62. Fernandez carded rounds of 69-62-65-71 for a four-round total of 21-under par 267. He had a six shot lead heading into the final round. Fernandez played steady golf throughout his round notching three birdies and two bogeys, but aggressive play from his competitors made for an exciting finish to the Championship. His 1-under-par round today was enough to clench the Championship and take home the first place prize money of $36,500 and a lifetime exemption to the Texas State Open.
“I'm so happy right now that I was able to pull it off,” said Fernandez of his win. “For a moment there, Alex got awfully close and I was happy that I was able to hold him off and get it done. It's something I'm really proud of because I've been working so hard on my game. Just to finally collect some of that work is gratifying. I love the course. To be honest, it's one of my favorites now. It was in great shape. I have to congratulate everyone because with this heat it's hard to keep things this good for an extended amount of time.”
Alex Moon of Dallas, Texas finished just one stroke back of Fernandez at 20-under-par 268. Moon shot rounds of 69-66-67-66, but was unable to best Fernandez despite his 6-under par finish in the final round. After Moon birdied the 15th hole, he pulled within one stroke of Fernandez. Then, both players pared the 16th hole. Moon then bogeyed the penultimate hole giving Fernandez the buffer he needed playing the final hole. On the 72nd hole of the tournament Moon had one last attempt to catch Fernandez with a putt for eagle to force a playoff. The putt missed, and Moon tapped in for birdie just one shot shy of a playoff.
Matt Gilchrest (a) of Southlake, Texas finished in sole third place and received Low Amateur honors this year shooting 71-67-65-67—270, 18-under-par, for the Championship. Gilchrest is a rising senior at Auburn University and was one of just two amateurs to make the cut. While at Auburn he has earned honors such as Freshman All-SEC in 2014 and All-SEC First Team and NCAA All-Southeast Region in 2015. The Veritex Bank Texas State Open was a World Amateur Golf Ranking event, a ranking in which Gilchrest currently sits at 165 in the world.
For the fourth straight year, the Low PGA Club Professional was recognized. Eighteen club professionals were in the field to begin and three made the cut. Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course in Burleson, Texas, claimed Low PGA Professional honors edging Brian Norman, PGA teaching professional at Gleneagles Country Club, by one stroke with rounds of 71-71-69-67—278, 10-under-par. Gregory was elected to PGA Membership at the beginning of July making him eligible for this honor for first time this year.
The 72-hole stroke play event began with 156 contestants. Following 36-holes, the field was cut to the low 55 scores and ties. 59 players survived the cut, which was at 2-under-par 142. 57 professionals and two amateurs played the final two rounds. All four rounds were contested at The Lakes at Castle Hills, a 7,297-yard, par 72 layout located in Lewisville. The total purse was $182,500.
The 46th Veritex Bank Texas State Open was presented by Wick Phillips Attorney & Counselors. Children’s Health was the charitable partner.
Please note: (a) denotes amateur.
Final round results follow below.
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Pos | Nat | Player | TotalTot | Thru | TodayR4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | StrokesTot | Follow players |
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1 | Juan FernandezJ. Fernandez Scottsdale, AZ |
-21 | F | -1 | 69 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 267 | ||
2 | Alex MoonA. Moon Dallas, TX |
-20 | F | -6 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 268 | ||
3 | Matt GilchrestM. Gilchrest Grapevine, TX |
-18 | F | -5 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 270 | ||
T4 | Ryan BacaR. Baca Sugar Land, TX |
-15 | F | -5 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 273 | ||
T4 | Austin SmothermanA. Smotherman Dallas, TX |
-15 | F | -3 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 273 | ||
T4 | Nathan TylerN. Tyler Mesquite, TX |
-15 | F | -1 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 273 | ||
T7 | Michael McGowanM. McGowan South Pines, NC |
-14 | F | -5 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 274 | ||
T7 | Cody MassaC. Massa Tyler, TX |
-14 | F | -2 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 274 | ||
T7 | Christopher BrownC. Brown Fort Worth, TX |
-14 | F | -3 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 69 | 274 | ||
T10 | Derek OlandD. Oland Mckinney, TX |
-13 | F | -5 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 275 | ||
T10 | Anthony BroussardA. Broussard Plano, TX |
-13 | F | E | 70 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 275 | ||
T12 | Chris BrownC. Brown Garland, TX |
-12 | F | -4 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 276 | ||
T12 | Benjamin KernB. Kern Jarrell, TX |
-12 | F | -3 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 276 | ||
T12 | Casey Devoll (a)C. Devoll (a) Arlington, TX |
-12 | F | -3 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 276 | ||
T15 | Derek ChangD. Chang Dallas, TX |
-10 | F | -4 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 278 | ||
T15 | Kyle RobbinsK. Robbins Bedford, TX |
-10 | F | -3 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 278 | ||
T15 | Greg GregoryG. Gregory Joshua, TX |
-10 | F * | -5 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 278 | ||
T15 | Matt MillerM. Miller Richardson, TX |
-10 | F | -2 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 278 | ||
T15 | Zach CabraZ. Cabra McKinney, TX |
-10 | F | E | 71 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 278 | ||
T15 | Luke KwonL. Kwon Carrollton, TX |
-10 | F | +1 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 278 | ||
T15 | William KroppW. Kropp Edmond, OK |
-10 | F | +1 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 278 | ||
T22 | Chris WardC. Ward McKinney, TX |
-9 | F | -2 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 279 | ||
T22 | Brian NormanB. Norman McKinney, TX |
-9 | F * | -3 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 69 | 279 | ||
T22 | Alex CarpenterA. Carpenter Dallas, TX |
-9 | F | -1 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 279 | ||
T22 | Jim KnousJ. Knous Littleton, CO |
-9 | F * | -4 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 279 | ||
T22 | Jose ToledoJ. Toledo Spring, TX |
-9 | F | E | 69 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 279 | ||
T22 | Jerod TurnerJ. Turner Aledo, TX |
-9 | F * | -6 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 279 | ||
T22 | Grady Brame, Jr.G. Brame, Jr. Hammond, LA |
-9 | F | +3 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 75 | 279 | ||
T29 | Jordan RussellJ. Russell Bryan, TX |
-8 | F | -1 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 280 | ||
T29 | Brian RowellB. Rowell Broussard, LA |
-8 | F * | -3 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 280 | ||
T29 | Jason RoetsJ. Roets McKinney, TX |
-8 | F * | -3 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 280 | ||
T32 | Tanner KestersonT. Kesterson Plano, TX |
-7 | F * | -1 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 281 | ||
T32 | Justin McKayJ. McKay Crosby, TX |
-7 | F * | -2 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 281 | ||
T32 | Mark WalkerM. Walker Hurst, TX |
-7 | F | E | 69 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 281 | ||
T32 | Jeff HagemanJ. Hageman Fort Worth, TX |
-7 | F | E | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 281 | ||
T32 | Sam FidoneS. Fidone Lufkin, TX |
-7 | F * | -3 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 281 | ||
T32 | Hunter HaasH. Haas Southlake, TX |
-7 | F * | -4 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 281 | ||
T38 | Thomas BirdseyT. Birdsey Trophy Club, TX |
-6 | F | E | 71 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 282 | ||
T38 | Matthew Van WinkleM. Van Winkle Castroville, TX |
-6 | F * | E | 71 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 282 | ||
T38 | Landon EwingL. Ewing Montgomery, TX |
-6 | F | +1 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 282 | ||
T38 | James NittiesJ. Nitties Dallas, TX |
-6 | F * | -1 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 282 | ||
T38 | Johnathan SchnitzerJ. Schnitzer Houston, TX |
-6 | F * | -3 | 66 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 282 | ||
T38 | Michael WhiteheadM. Whitehead College Station, TX |
-6 | F * | -3 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 282 | ||
T38 | Jeff BerkshireJ. Berkshire Scottsdale, AZ |
-6 | F * | -4 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 282 | ||
T45 | Mikel MartinsonM. Martinson Fort Worth, TX |
-5 | F * | -1 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 283 | ||
T45 | Robby OrmandR. Ormand Austin, TX |
-5 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 283 | ||
47 | Clark DennisC. Dennis Ft Worth, TX |
-4 | F * | -1 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 284 | ||
T48 | Cash WilkersonC. Wilkerson Spring, TX |
-3 | F * | +2 | 68 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 285 | ||
T48 | Andrew PresleyA. Presley Fort Worth, TX |
-3 | F * | E | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 285 | ||
50 | Clay Myers IIC. Myers II Dallas, TX |
-2 | F * | -1 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 286 | ||
51 | Jonathan VasquezJ. Vasquez Bryan, TX |
-1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 287 | ||
52 | Chase BarnesC. Barnes Houston, TX |
E | F * | +2 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 288 | ||
53 | Matt LohmeyerM. Lohmeyer Fort Worth, TX |
+1 | F * | +7 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 289 | ||
T54 | Andrew Paysse (a)A. Paysse (a) Temple, TX |
+2 | F * | +5 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 290 | ||
T54 | Jared VelaJ. Vela Pasadena, TX |
+2 | F * | +2 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 290 | ||
56 | Preston StanleyP. Stanley Katy, TX |
+3 | F * | +3 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 291 | ||
T57 | Devin MiertschinD. Miertschin El Paso, TX |
+4 | F * | +5 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 292 | ||
T57 | Julio VegasJ. Vegas The Woodlands, TX |
+4 | F * | +3 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 292 | ||
59 | Ian AnsettI. Ansett Canyon, TX |
+7 | F * | +6 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 295 | ||
CUT | |||||||||||
MC | Will DusenburyW. Dusenbury Boerne, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Cameron MeyersC. Meyers Edmond, OK |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | K C LimK. Lim San Antonio, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Jj WoodJ. Wood Houston, TX |
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MC | Rufus BrijalbaR. Brijalba Cedar Park, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Edward LoarE. Loar Rockwall, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Stuart SmallwoodS. Smallwood Paris, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Charlie HollandC. Holland Dallas, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Jc Campbell (a)J. Campbell (a) Dallas, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Chad MoscovicC. Moscovic Prosper, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Kolton CrawfordK. Crawford Mansfield, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Craig KanadaC. Kanada The Woodlands, TX |
-1 | |||||||||
MC | Andrew ListerA. Lister College Station, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Thomas DevannaT. Devanna Grand Prairie, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Lonny AlexanderL. Alexander New Braunfels, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Rafael BeckerR. Becker Dallas, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Greg HillerG. Hiller San Antonio, TX |
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MC | Trey HerringT. Herring Austin, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Blake KelleyB. Kelley Mandeville, LA |
E | |||||||||
MC | Kevin Vanden HeuvelK. Vanden Heuvel Plano, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Randy Lowry IIIR. Lowry III Spring, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Jeffrey BartonJ. Barton Dallas, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Kramer HickokK. Hickok Dallas, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Chris KundaC. Kunda Grand Prairie, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Stephen CarneyS. Carney Tulsa, OK |
E | |||||||||
MC | Drew EvansD. Evans Dallas, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Stetson McMillanS. McMillan Nacogdoches, TX |
E | |||||||||
MC | Andrew GreenA. Green Oklahoma City, OK |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Mark VictorianM. Victorian League City, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Albert MinerA. Miner Irving, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Stuart DeaneS. Deane Arlington, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Andrew HansA. Hans Waxahachie, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Chandler Phillips (a)C. Phillips (a) Huntsville, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Hunter SparksH. Sparks Oklahoma City, OK |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Ryan O'RearR. O'Rear Belton, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Reed Fisher (a)R. Fisher (a) Longview, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Michael SmithM. Smith Dallas, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Greg MasonG. Mason Jenks, OK |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Sumin YuS. Yu Richardson, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Andrew BlochA. Bloch Tyler, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Blake Stock (a)B. Stock (a) Hewitt, TX |
+1 | |||||||||
MC | Jared Baker (a)J. Baker (a) Holliday, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Michael Perras (a)M. Perras (a) Pasadena, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Dylan McClureD. McClure Trophy Club, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Zander Lozano (a)Z. Lozano (a) San Antonio, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Gerardo Ruiz de la ConchaRuiz de la Concha Irving, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Mason HornerM. Horner Grapevine, TX |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Bobby HudsonB. Hudson Memphis, TN |
+2 | |||||||||
MC | Richard BarceloR. Barcelo Magnolia, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Steve GilleyS. Gilley The Woodlands, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Grant Schroeder (a)G. Schroeder (a) Conroe, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Nate Gray (a)N. Gray (a) Flower Mound, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Adam Babb (a)A. Babb (a) Mansfield, Texas |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Kelly Grunewald (a)K. Grunewald (a) Grand Prairie, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Tanner Gore (a)T. Gore (a) El Paso, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Bill AllcornB. Allcorn Norman, OK |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Chance CatheyC. Cathey Midlothian, TX |
+3 | |||||||||
MC | Coy DobsonC. Dobson Austin, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Joseph AbellaJ. Abella Plano, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Alex EllisA. Ellis Austin, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Hagan Wood (a)H. Wood (a) Longview, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Brandon Smith (a)B. Smith (a) Frisco, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Darryn ElsD. Els Odessa, TX |
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MC | Timothy PaizT. Paiz San Antonio, TX |
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MC | Dustin MorrisD. Morris Crosby, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Edward GriswoldE. Griswold Garland, TX |
+4 | |||||||||
MC | Joe MitchellJ. Mitchell Victoria, TX |
+5 | |||||||||
MC | Jeff HowardJ. Howard Plano, TX |
+5 | |||||||||
MC | Brooklin BaileyB. Bailey Waco, TX |
+5 | |||||||||
MC | Brandon ReynaB. Reyna San Antonio, TX |
+5 | |||||||||
MC | Jason AlexanderJ. Alexander Tomball, TX |
+5 | |||||||||
MC | Cameron Clark (a)C. Clark (a) Dallas, TX |
+6 | |||||||||
MC | Matthew Zampello (a)M. Zampello (a) Kingwood, TX |
+6 | |||||||||
MC | Vince JewellV. Jewell Dallas, TX |
+6 | |||||||||
MC | Cameron DoanC. Doan Dallas, TX |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Anthony LeoneA. Leone Keithville, LA |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Patrick RussoP. Russo The Colony, TX |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Garrison LackeyG. Lackey Weslaco, TX |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Wes SkaggsW. Skaggs Leander, TX |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Adam PetersonA. Peterson Baytown, TX |
+7 | |||||||||
MC | Adam House (a)A. House (a) Rockwall, TX |
+8 | |||||||||
MC | Jason DalyJ. Daly Addison, TX |
+8 | |||||||||
MC | Ryan GriderR. Grider Lewisville, TX |
+8 | |||||||||
MC | Colin CruzC. Cruz Amarillo, TX |
+9 | |||||||||
MC | Kevin MesserK. Messer Austin, TX |
+9 | |||||||||
MC | Dylan Yarbrough (a)D. Yarbrough (a) Rockwall, TX |
+9 | |||||||||
MC | Paul StankowskiP. Stankowski Flower Mound, TX |
+9 | |||||||||
MC | Wesley WorsterW. Worster Arlington, TX |
+10 | |||||||||
MC | Larry LopezL. Lopez El Paso, TX |
+11 | |||||||||
MC | Cheyne KendallC. Kendall Deer Park, TX |
+11 | |||||||||
MC | Danny Chen (a)D. Chen (a) Richardson, TX |
+12 | |||||||||
MC | Allen Abbott (a)A. Abbott (a) Lucas, TX |
+14 | |||||||||
MC | Zach Allred (a)Z. Allred (a) Chandler, AZ |
+15 | |||||||||
MC | Trace Morrow (a)T. Morrow (a) Midland, TX |
+15 | |||||||||
WD | Gregory WoodG. Wood Rockwall, TX |
+7 | 75 | 24 | 99 | ||||||
WD | James SimpsonJ. Simpson Frisco, TX |
+24 | 96 | 96 | |||||||
DQ | Simon FaganS. Fagan Allen, TX |
+8 | 80 | 80 | |||||||
DQ | Mickey WaggonerM. Waggoner Wichita Falls, TX |