SADLOWSKI BAGS FIRST LDA TOUR TITLE
CIURLUINI SACKS SECOND STRAIGHT SENIOR WIN
Jamie
Sadlowski had accomplished virtually everything else of note in
professional long drive - including winning two RE/MAX world
championships and two RE/MAX junior world crowns.
All by the tender age of 21.
So it stood to reason the Canadian sensation might as well add a title at an LDA Tour event to his impressive credentials.
Which
Sadlowski did at LDA's 2010 Texas Shootout, mesmerizing an enthusiastic
throng at Trophy Club CC by pounding into submission a blue-chip field.
Jamie Sadlowski - 2010 Texas Shootout Champion
Sadlowski blistered a winning drive of 429 yards to defeat Tom Roskos, who posted 415 yards, in the match-play finals.
Having
pocketed the $10,000 winner's check, Sadlowski, just for grins took a
shot at his own grid record of 437 yards, which he had established at
Trophy Club CC while winning the second of his two world junior crowns
in 2006.
Rising to the occasion, spurred on by an audience
enthralled with his 140+ mph swing speed, Sadlowski smoked a final
drive that rolled to a stop at 445 yards.
Goodnight, nurse.
Sadlowski shared
center stage at Trophy Club CC on April 30 with Vince Ciurluini, who
registered his second consecutive senior division win of the 2010
campaign.
Ciurluini bested reigning RE/MAX world champion Bobby Wilson in the match-play finals, 415-411, to collect a $4,050 payday.
In
the process, Ciurluini avenged a tough loss at the 2009 Desert Duel in
Mesquite (Nevada). There Wilson claimed his record 12th tour title with
some sixth-ball heroics, spoiling Pasta Man's debut in the senior
division. Since then, Ciurluini has been bulletproof.
Sadlowski Check Presentation
Eight
open division quarterfinalists set the tone for a nonpareil performance
of power golf. Taking advantage of an ideal evening with no wind - a
stark contrast to the blustery conditions during April 29 qualifying
rounds at City Pointe Golf Center in Dallas - the eight Texas Shootout
cashers peeled off four bills (400 yards) with regularity.
Sadlowski set the pace in the 8-for-4 round with 432
yards and Roskos chimed in with 427 yards, earning the pair the top two
seeds.
Sadlowski handled Patrick Hopper 436-425 in one semifinal, while Roskos defeated Jason Eslinger 415-413 in the other.
Roskos,
who finished in the Texas Shootout top eight for a fifth consecutive
year, earned $5,000; Hopper and Eslinger collected $2,500 apiece.
LDA's 2010 schedule continues with the Tennessee Shootout in Greeneville on June 12.
Registration
remains open for this members-only event. The Tennessee Shootout field
will be capped at 48 open division competitors.
Vince Ciurluini Wins Another LDA Tour Title
2010 Texas Shootout
Texas Shootout
Open Division
Quarterfinals:
Jason Eslinger OB 415 OB 418 OB 405
Patrick Hopper 406 401 415 400 381 418
Alex DeVilling 402 385 406 417 404 416
Steve Monroe 412 402 OB 390 416 410
Jamie Sadlowski 423 427 423 424 OB 432
Jeff Gavin 402 OB OB OB 400 416
Tom Roskos OB OB 427 OB OB 367
Zac Adams 409 OB OB OB OB OB
Match Play Semi-finals:
Sadlowski def Hopper
Sadlowski 420 OB 410 426 436
Hopper OB 412 418 OB 425 OB
Roskos def Eslinger
Roskos 377 416 367 OB 385 OB
Eslinger 396 404 414 403 415 OB
Match Play Finals
Sadlowski def Roskos
Sadlowski 420 425 429 429 436 445
Roskos OB 370 360 OB 415 410
Senior Division Match Play Finals
Vince Ciurluini def Bobby Wilson
Ciurluini 365 415 OB 379 OB 389
Wilson OB 395 405 OB 400 411
Open Division Pairings
Thursday, April 29
25-40 MPH HEADWINDS
10:30 AM Start
GROUP 1
A
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
Mick Yelovich 312 302 277
Kevin Shook OB 301 272
Michael Whitley 278 276 287
David Romain 274 OB 284
Tim Burke 315 305 301
Brooks Baldwin 310 302 280
B
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
Kyle Sawyer 286 284 OB
Carl Wolter 308 250 285
Ryan Schultz 281 264
Bobby Bradley 289 312 283
Jerimie Montgomery 296 315 284
Aaron Robbins 280 270 265
11:30 AM Start (Approx)
GROUP 2
C
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
Kyle Wilson 297 295 290
Mitch Dobbyn 283 281 275
Jeff Gavin 287 318 290
Dustin Merrill 298 297 304
Derek Hines 305 270 285
Patrick Hopper 296 291 309
D
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
Jamie Sadlowski 307 324 305
Tyler Kellett 278 294 308
Joshua Crews 283 300 OB
Royce Swan 270 261 277
Chase Moore 271 259 271
Zac Adams 306 309 310
1:15 PM Start (Approx)
GROUP 3
E
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
John Limanti 304 306 12''296
Tom Roskos 295 271 312
Jason Embler 297 285 280
Steve Monroe 287 299 311
Mike Dobbyn OB 285 289
Michael Watson 307 291 282
F
Top 3 Longest Advance to Round 2
Jesse Pettersen 281 286 281
Robert Sanchez 270 250 287
Alex DeVilling 289 270 270
Jason Eslinger 284 294 OB
Ryan Nesloney 269 280 294
Landon Colling 281 282 OB
Round 2
Group 1
Top 4 Longest Advance to Semifinals at Trophy Club CC Friday Night
*DeVilling 321 313
*Roskos 291 325
Hines 297 305
Baldwin 312 279
Kellett 305 280
Bradley 311 271
*Adams OB 318
Montgomery 305 285
*Gavin 316 288
*Advancing to Semifinals at Trophy Club CC Friday Night
Group 2
Top 4 Longest Advance to Semifinals at Trophy Club CC Friday Night
Nesloney 281 286
*Eslinger 261 300
*Monroe 281 306
*Hopper 303 281
Wolter 271 298
Watson 276 281
Yelovich OB 279
Burke OB 285
*Sadlowski 313 296
*Advancing to Semifinals at Trophy Club CC Friday Night
Senior Division
Round 1 25-40 Mph headwind gusts
Fred Trigg 253 288 269
Bobby Wilson 303 279 284
James Decaire 286 251 267
Jeff Elliot 268 268 OB
Vince Ciurluini 286 291 282
Lance Reader 279 281 281
Bob Williams 287 280 266
Kyle Sawyer OB 300 284
Edgar Lopez 252 OB 247
Round 2
(2 sets - 2 longest advance to Friday night finals at Trophy Club CC)
*Bobby Wilson 291 295
Kyle Sawyer 285 285
*Vince Ciurluini 287 286
Fred Trigg 264 268
*Advancing to Finals at Trophy Club CC Friday Night
2009 RECAP:
Wolter Wins 2009 Texas Shootout With Sixth-Ball Heroics
Carl Wolter came through in the clutch, launching a massive 397-yard moon ball, to claim the open division title at LDA's Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewisville.
Wolter's sixth-ball heroics produced a 397-380 match-play win over runner-up Allen McDougall.
Wolter collected $13,000 for the win. McDougall earned $8,000.
In semifinal matches, Wolter, the 2002 RE/MAX world champion, defeated Alex DeVilling, an LD rookie competing in his first event, 385-377. McDougall bested Tom Roskos, 390-OB.
Roskos posted the longest drive of the evening -- 410 yards -- in the 8-for-4 shootout that opened the evening's activities at Trophy Club Country Club, where a crowd estimated at 1,000 gathered to watch professional long drive's finest. Wolter was next in line with 409 yards.
Four of the eight competitors who survived elimination rounds at City Pointe Driving Range failed to find the grid in the shootout. Headed to the sidelines early in the evening were Jeff Gavin, Zac Adams, Jason Frey and Jamie Sadlowski.
Sadlowski, the reigning RE/MAX world champion, had led the power parade at City Pointe with 421 yards in Round 7 of the winner's bracket.
Semifinalists Roskos and DeVilling pocketed $4,500. It marked the fourth consecutive year Roskos cashed at the Texas tour event.
TEXAS SHOOTOUT RESULTS
8-FOR-4 Round (In Order of Hitting)
Alex DeVilling 391
Jeff Gavin OB
Allen McDougall 378
Zac Adams OB
Jason Frey OB
Tom Roskos 410
Carl Wolter 409
Jamie Sadlowski OB
SEMIS:
Allen McDougall (4) def. Tom Roskos (1), 390-OB
Carl Wolter (2) def. Alex DeVilling (3), 385-377
FINALS: Wolter (2) def. McDougall (4), 397-380
PRIZE MONEY
Carl Wolter $13,000
Allen McDougall 8,000
Tom Roskos 4,500
Alex DeVilling 4,500
Jeff Gavin 2,200
Zac Adams 2,200
Jason Frey 2,200
Jamie Sadlowski 2,200
SADLOWSKI EARNS TOP SEED FOR 2009 TEXAS SHOOTOUT FINALS
Eight long drivers, including reigning RE/MAX world champion Jamie Sadlowski, advanced to the finals of LDA's 2009 Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewisville during qualifying rounds at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas on Thursday (June 4).
Sadlowski, who clocked a drive of 421 yards in Round 7, led a quartet advancing from the winner's side of the bracket.
Joining Sadlowski in the Friday evening finale, which begins at 7 p.m. at Trophy Club CC and concludes with a match-play showdown at 9:30 p.m., were 2002 RE/MAX world champion Carl Wolter (416 yards in Round 7), Tom Roskos (406 yards) and Jason Frey (405 yards.)
Roskos uncorked the longest drive of the day - 450 yards in Round 2. He also posted the second-best number - 435 yards in Round 1.
Arriving at the final eight via the loser's side of the bracket were Zac Adams and Allen McDougall, each of whom roasted 423-yard drives in Round 9. The two remaining spots were claimed by Jeff Gavin (414 yards) and Alex DeVilling (412) yards.
DeVilling, making his debut in long drive competition, created an immediate buzz.
Three of the competitors - Sadlowski, McDougall and Roskos each made the top eight at LDA's 2008 Texas Shootout. Roskos, in fact, has now advanced to the Texas Shootout finals each of the past four years.
TEXAS SHOOTOUT OPEN DIVISION TOP EIGHT QUALIFIERS:
Jamie Sadlowski 421 Rd. 7
Carl Wolter 416 Rd. 7
Tom Roskos 406 Rd. 7
Jason Frey 405 Rd. 7
Zac Adams 423 Rd. 9
Allen McDougall 423 Rd. 9
Jeff Gavin 414 Rd. 9
Alex DeVilling 412 Rd. 9
Earning exemptions to the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship: Roskos, Gavin, DeVilling.
Sawyer Claims 2009 Senior Title
Kyle Sawyer continued his rapid ascent up the ranks of professional long drivers, winning the senior division of LDA's 2009 Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewsville this morning (Wednesday) at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas.
Competing in his first LDA tour event, Sawyer defeated LDA Hall of Fame member Bobby Wilson in the match-play finals, 339-0B. Sawyer, a Bossier City, Louisiana, resident, won the Dallas regional at City Pointe last September in his first-ever LD competition, then subsequently posted a top-eight finish at the 2008 RE/MAX world finals. He returned to Dallas with the same entourage (wife Renee' and son Chase) and cashed in the good vibes engendered by being back at City Pointe.
(2009 Texas Shootout Senior Champion - Kyle Sawyer)
Wilson, taking dead aim at a record 12th LDA title, posted the longest drive of the morning (354 yards) in the semifinals. But a rare out-of-play final set for the Waco native, who won the Texas Shootout senior division title in 2006, sealed his fate.
Semifinals:
Bobby Wilson (1), North Little Rock, Arkansas, def. Jackie Sholar (4), Gracey, Kentucky, 354-325
Kyle Sawyer (3), Bossier City, Louisiana, def. Sean Fister (2), Little Rock, Arkansas, 347-0B
Finals:
Sawyer (3) def. Wilson (1), 339-OB
Prize Money:
Sawyer, $4,000
Wilson, $2,000
Fister, $1,125
Scholar $1,125
Exemption to the 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship: James Mattingly, Frisco, Texas
NOTE: OPEN DIVISION ELIMINATION ROUNDS BEGIN 9 AM THURSDAY (6/4) AT CITY POINTE DRIVING RANGE. MATCH-PLAY FINALS FRIDAY NIGHT (6/5) AT TROPHY CLUB COUNTRY CLUB.
Kyle Sawyer continued his rapid ascent up the ranks of professional long drivers, winning the senior division of LDA's 2009 Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewsville this morning (Wednesday) at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas. Competing in his first LDA tour event, Sawyer defeated LDA Hall of Fame member Bobby Wilson in the match-play finals, 339-0B. Sawyer, a Bossier City, Louisiana, resident, won the Dallas regional at City Pointe last September in his first-ever LD competition, then subsequently posted a top-eight finish at the 2008 RE/MAX world finals. He returned to Dallas with the same entourage (wife Renee' and son Chase) and cashed in the good vibes engendered by being back at City Pointe. (2009 Texas Shootout Senior Champion - Kyle Sawyer) Wilson, taking dead aim at a record 12th LDA title, posted the longest drive of the morning (354 yards) in the semifinals. But a rare out-of-play final set for the Waco native, who won the Texas Shootout senior division title in 2006, sealed his fate. Bobby Wilson (1), North Little Rock, Arkansas, def. Jackie Sholar (4), Gracey, Kentucky, 354-325 Kyle Sawyer (3), Bossier City, Louisiana, def. Sean Fister (2), Little Rock, Arkansas, 347-0B Sawyer (3) def. Wilson (1), 339-OB Sawyer, $4,000 Wilson, $2,000 Fister, $1,125 Scholar $1,125 James Mattingly, Frisco, Texas NOTE: OPEN DIVISION ELIMINATION ROUNDS BEGIN 9 AM THURSDAY (6/4) AT CITY POINTE DRIVING RANGE. MATCH-PLAY FINALS FRIDAY NIGHT (6/5) AT TROPHY CLUB COUNTRY CLUB.
2008 - FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP
Seeded fourth for the match-play finals, Mitch McDowell figured that as long as he was going to cash his first check at an Long Drivers of America tour event he might as well make it a big one.
So he did. And it was.
By defeating second-seed Kevin Bullard in the finals of LDA's RE/MAX of Texas Shootout, McDowell, a 24-year-old Scottsdale resident, grabbed the lion's share of the $55,000 total purse - $12K.
He also tucked away an exemption to the 2008 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals next fall, where he and 127 other open division competitors will go full throttle for a record $250,000 first prize.
All in all, not a bad night's work at Trophy Club Country Club in front of a full and enthusiastic house that pumped up the volume.
McDowell edged Bullard, who received $8K in parting gifts, by a 371/24 to 370/2 margin. The outcome was in keeping with an evening of close calls for the champion:
In his opening match, McDowell nudged aside Tom Roskos, 382/34 to 381/19. Then, keeping the suspense ratcheted up at a high level, he prevailed in the semifinals over Jeff Crittenden, 388/10 to 387/3.
In the finals, McDowell, hitting first, quickly posted a number that Big Cotton seriously threatened but couldn't quite catch.
Dustin Merrill registered the evening's longest drive - an even four bills - in a quarterfinals win against Jamie
Sadlowski. Neither player found the grid with his opening salvo, which brought LDA's rarely seen three-ball
tiebreaker into play.
Earlier, before the players took the tee, tournament officials announced McDowell, Crittenden, Roskos and top-seeded Trevor Consavage had been granted exemptions to the 2008 RE/MAX WLDC Finals.
The rest was icing on the cake - especially in McDowell's case.
2008 SENIOR DIVISION RECAP
At the rate Frank Miller keeps adding to his long-drive trophy collection, he'll soon be forced to remodel the den at his home in Covina, California.
Miller captured the senior division at LDA's 2008 RE/MAX of Texas Shootout Presented By Toyota of Lewisville at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas on May 7.
Tack on wins at the 2007 Texas Shootout, the 2007 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship and the 2008 Desert Launch and you're talking about a Miller four-pack. The hardware is piling up.
Miller defeated Bobby Wilson in the match- play finals, 298-284. Strong headwinds associated with storm cells dancing around the D/FW area, plus a rain-softened grid, curtailed numbers posted by all the competitors.
Miller had the long drive of the day - 329 yards in his semifinal win over Lance Reader.
John McMahon, who lost the other semifinal match to Wilson, earned the Texas Shootout exemption to the 2008 RE/MAX world finals.
Round 5 in the winner's bracket produced perhaps the day's most memorable moment.
Miller drove 320 yards to secure the #1 seed, while the other three hitters - Wilson, McMahon and Michael Sykes - finished within a foot of each other.
The grid crew called back the distances: Sykes, 300/18; Wilson 300/14; McMahon 300/11.5. LDA's six-inch rule brought about a three-ball playoff between Sykes and Wilson, which the latter won 311-0B to secure the #2 seed. McMahon missed the playoff by .5 of an inch.
Eliminated in round 7 and just missing the match-play semifinals were Sykes and Sean "The Beast" Fister. Gerry James and Tom Garber went out in round 6.
RESULTS:
Semifinals:
Frank Miller, Covina, Calif. (1) def. Lance Reader, Gilbert, Ariz. (4), 329-OB
Bobby Wilson, Little Rock, Ark. (2) def. John McMahon, Aurora, Ohio (3), 301-297
Finals:
Miller (1) def. Wilson (2), 298-284
EARNINGS:
Miller $5,000
Wilson 3,000
McMahon 1,500
Reader 1,500
2008 RE/MAX WLDC Exemption:
McMahon
At the rate Frank Miller keeps adding to his long-drive trophy collection, he'll soon be forced to remodel the den at his home in Covina, California. Miller captured the senior division at LDA's 2008 RE/MAX of Texas Shootout Presented By Toyota of Lewisville at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas on May 7. Tack on wins at the 2007 Texas Shootout, the 2007 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship and the 2008 Desert Launch and you're talking about a Miller four-pack. The hardware is piling up. Miller defeated Bobby Wilson in the match- play finals, 298-284. Strong headwinds associated with storm cells dancing around the D/FW area, plus a rain-softened grid, curtailed numbers posted by all the competitors. Miller had the long drive of the day - 329 yards in his semifinal win over Lance Reader. John McMahon, who lost the other semifinal match to Wilson, earned the Texas Shootout exemption to the 2008 RE/MAX world finals. Round 5 in the winner's bracket produced perhaps the day's most memorable moment. Miller drove 320 yards to secure the #1 seed, while the other three hitters - Wilson, McMahon and Michael Sykes - finished within a foot of each other. The grid crew called back the distances: Sykes, 300/18; Wilson 300/14; McMahon 300/11.5. LDA's six-inch rule brought about a three-ball playoff between Sykes and Wilson, which the latter won 311-0B to secure the #2 seed. McMahon missed the playoff by .5 of an inch. Eliminated in round 7 and just missing the match-play semifinals were Sykes and Sean "The Beast" Fister. Gerry James and Tom Garber went out in round 6. Frank Miller, Covina, Calif. (1) def. Lance Reader, Gilbert, Ariz. (4), 329-OB Bobby Wilson, Little Rock, Ark. (2) def. John McMahon, Aurora, Ohio (3), 301-297 Miller (1) def. Wilson (2), 298-284 Miller $5,000 Wilson 3,000 McMahon 1,500 Reader 1,500 McMahon
2007 FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP:
In a celebrity long drive contest preceding the finals, Dallas Cowboy Matt Baker defeated teammate Anthony Fasano in the hilarious match-play finals.
LDA presented the Autism Society of America a check of $5,000 in Baker's name.
Other notable participants competing in this exciting event included Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo and Terrance Newman, former Oakland Raider star Jeff Gossett, and channel 8 sports anchor Joe Trahan.
The atmosphere throughout the entire night was a personal interaction among celebrities, long drive professionals, and families. Professionals and celebrities alike freely signed autographs and visited among the crowd throughout the event.
Matt Baker, 339
Anthony Fasano, 324
Tony Romo, 312
Terrance Newman, 299
Joe Trahan, 299
Jeff Gossett, 271
Finals:
Baker def. Fasano, 323-285
In a celebrity long drive contest preceding the finals, Dallas Cowboy Matt Baker defeated teammate Anthony Fasano in the hilarious match-play finals. LDA presented the Autism Society of America a check of $5,000 in Baker's name. Other notable participants competing in this exciting event included Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo and Terrance Newman, former Oakland Raider star Jeff Gossett, and channel 8 sports anchor Joe Trahan. The atmosphere throughout the entire night was a personal interaction among celebrities, long drive professionals, and families. Professionals and celebrities alike freely signed autographs and visited among the crowd throughout the event. Matt Baker, 339 Anthony Fasano, 324 Tony Romo, 312 Terrance Newman, 299 Joe Trahan, 299 Jeff Gossett, 271 Baker def. Fasano, 323-285
GROTH CLAIMS 2007 SHOOTOUT TITLE
The stands were full at Trophy Club Country Club with a LDA Tour record attendance of more than 800 spectators as Fred Groth nipped Steve Monroe 366 yards to 365 yards in the finals of LDA's 2007 RE/MAX of Texas Shootout presented by Toyota of Lewisville.
Groth barely escaped the strength of the Predator, the nickname of Monroe, by a mere one yard to capture the crown.
Groth, who lives in El Segundo, California and is considered one of the most accurate, consistent hitters in long drive, earned $12,000 for his first LDA Tour title.
Monroe, from Clearwater, Florida and featured in the May issue of Golf Tips Magazine, pocketed $8,000.
Tom Roskos of Sharon, Pennsylvania finished third, while Dallas resident Nyle Pruitt took fourth.
Groth def. Matt Eichholtz, Dacula, GA, 359-357;
Roskos def. Jerimie Montgomery, Plain City, UT, 369-368;
Monroe def. Pat Maloney, Overland Park, KS, 354-OB;
Pruitt def. Kevin Bullard, Cedartown, GA, 333-OB
Groth def. Roskos, 375-354 Monroe def. Pruitt, 361-349
Groth def. Monroe, 366-365
Groth, $12,000
Monroe, $8,000
Roskos, $4,500
Pruitt, $4,500
Montgomery, $2,250
Eicholtz, $2,250
Maloney, $2,250
Bullard, $2,250
The stands were full at Trophy Club Country Club with a LDA Tour record attendance of more than 800 spectators as Fred Groth nipped Steve Monroe 366 yards to 365 yards in the finals of LDA's 2007 RE/MAX of Texas Shootout presented by Toyota of Lewisville. Groth barely escaped the strength of the Predator, the nickname of Monroe, by a mere one yard to capture the crown. Groth, who lives in El Segundo, California and is considered one of the most accurate, consistent hitters in long drive, earned $12,000 for his first LDA Tour title. Monroe, from Clearwater, Florida and featured in the May issue of Golf Tips Magazine, pocketed $8,000. Tom Roskos of Sharon, Pennsylvania finished third, while Dallas resident Nyle Pruitt took fourth. Groth def. Matt Eichholtz, Dacula, GA, 359-357; Roskos def. Jerimie Montgomery, Plain City, UT, 369-368; Monroe def. Pat Maloney, Overland Park, KS, 354-OB; Pruitt def. Kevin Bullard, Cedartown, GA, 333-OB Groth def. Roskos, 375-354 Monroe def. Pruitt, 361-349 Groth def. Monroe, 366-365 Groth, $12,000 Monroe, $8,000 Roskos, $4,500 Pruitt, $4,500 Montgomery, $2,250 Eicholtz, $2,250 Maloney, $2,250 Bullard, $2,250
MILLER CARVES OUT SENIOR WIN
Frank Miller carved out a win in the senior division finals at LDA's RE/MAX of Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewisville on Wednesday May, 9 at City Pointe Golf Center in Dallas.
Miller defeated two-time reigning RE/MAX senior world long drive champion Gerry James, 332 yards-329 yards, in the match-play finals in an exhilarating display of power.
Miller earned $5,000 for the win, his first at an LDA Tour event. The 1990 U.S. National Long Drive champion, Miller had finished as runner-up at the 2006 Texas Shootout. James collected $3,000. Miller had the longest drive of the day on the rain-soaked grid 352 yards in the first round. James' best of the day came in the semifinals, 346 yards.
Frank Miller, Covina, CA, def. Mike Gorton, Lafayette, CO, 336-330;
Gerry James, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, def. Bobby Wilson, N. Little Rock, AR, 346-335;
Miller def. James, 332-329. Miller, $5,000 James, $3,000 Wilson, $1,500 Gorton, $1,500
Frank Miller carved out a win in the senior division finals at LDA's RE/MAX of Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewisville on Wednesday May, 9 at City Pointe Golf Center in Dallas. Miller defeated two-time reigning RE/MAX senior world long drive champion Gerry James, 332 yards-329 yards, in the match-play finals in an exhilarating display of power. Miller earned $5,000 for the win, his first at an LDA Tour event. The 1990 U.S. National Long Drive champion, Miller had finished as runner-up at the 2006 Texas Shootout. James collected $3,000. Miller had the longest drive of the day on the rain-soaked grid 352 yards in the first round. James' best of the day came in the semifinals, 346 yards. Frank Miller, Covina, CA, def. Mike Gorton, Lafayette, CO, 336-330; Gerry James, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, def. Bobby Wilson, N. Little Rock, AR, 346-335; Miller def. James, 332-329. Miller, $5,000 James, $3,000 Wilson, $1,500 Gorton, $1,500
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