Brice Bergesen Fires 25 in Final Round to Win in Killeen
3 August 2008 - Killeen, TX - Brice Bergesen of Houston, Texas, won the Professional Division of the Texas State Qualifying tournament today in Killeen, Texas, by four strokes at 30 under par, 78, over a trio of professionals, Byron Kirby of Sulphur, Louisiana, Mike Baldoza of Austin, Texas, and Tom Adair of Tyler, Texas who tied at 26 under par, 82, and a total field of fourteen professionals. Kirby took an early three shot lead with a 23 his first round, and was tied with Baldoza at 51 after 36 holes for a two stroke lead over Bergesen and Adair. Bergesen shot an 11 under par, 25, to capture the victory. Texas State Championship spots were won by Bergesen and Adair in Medal play and Joel Baker and Jeffrey Smith in Match play. John Berger of Tyler, Texas, won the Amateur Division of the Texas State Qualifying tournament today in Killeen, Texas, by three strokes at 23 under par, 85, over second-place finisher Carey Bailey of Lubbock, Texas, and a total field of thirteen amateurs. Berger shot a ten under par 26 his first round for a four stroke lead over Jason Sheffield of Houston, Texas and Joseph Molino of The Woodlands, Texas. Berger shot another ten under par 26 to widen his lead to four strokes over Bailey, who shot the lowest round of the day with an outstanding eleven under par 25. Although Berger didn't finish as strong as he started, his last round 33 was more than enough to secure the victory. Texas State Championship spots were won by Berger and Bailey in Medal play and Sheffield and Adam Sahmel in Match play. Article and scores provided by Mickey DeLucca and Danny Tatum.. |
Professional Division
(Killeen, TX - Course # 2 - 3 August 2008)
Round Prize Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 Brice Bergesen* 26 27 25 78 $160.00 2 Byron Kirby 23 28 31 82 $70.00 Mike Baldoza 27 24 31 82 $70.00 Tom Adair* 27 26 29 82 $70.00 5 Joel Baker* 29 30 24 83 $40.00 6 Wade Sahmel 30 31 23 84 $30.00 7 Lee Messinger 27 30 28 85 $20.00 8 James Taylor 26 33 32 91 9 Jeffrey Smith* 28 35 29 92 Tom Robertson 34 29 29 92 11 David Chisum 35 33 25 93 12 Danny Tatum 30 38 31 99 13 Charles Cox 37 38 31 106 Greg Simpson 34 37 35 106 * Player earned a spot in the 2008 Texas State Championship.
Joel Baker Baker Bye Baker 2 w 1 David Chisum Cox 6 w 5 Charles Cox Wade Sahmel Sahmel Bye Smith 1 up Jeff Smith Smith 4 w 2 Greg Simpson Bye Amateur Division
(Killeen, TX - Course # 2 - 3 August 2008)
Round Expense Player 1 2 3 Total Money 1 John Berger* 26 26 33 85 $20.00 2 Carey Bailey* 31 25 32 88 $10.00 3 Trevor Lewin 32 31 26 89 $10.00 4 Ken Stanfill 34 28 29 91 $10.00 5 Kenny Beck 31 27 35 93 $5.00 Jason Sheffield* 30 29 34 93 $5.00 7 Adam Sahmel* 31 34 29 94 8 Joseph Molino 30 35 31 96 9 Alan Sahmel 36 33 30 99 10 Mickey DeLucca 34 27 39 100 11 Dave Blalock 34 34 34 102 12 Jack Ramsey 36 36 35 107 13 Terry Lender 35 32 44 111
* Player earned a spot in the 2008 Texas State Championship.
| Jason Sheffield | ||
| Sheffield | ||
| Bye | ||
| Sheffield | ||
| 1 up | ||
| Joseph Molino | ||
| Molino | ||
| 4 w 2 | ||
| Jack Ramsey | ||
| Kenny Beck | ||
| Beck | ||
| Bye | ||
| Sahmel | ||
| 1 up | ||
| Adam Sahmel | ||
| Sahmel | ||
| 4 w 3 | ||
| Terry Lender |
Novice
Division
(Killeen, TX - Course # 2 - 3 August 2008)
| Round | |||||
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| 1 | Brandi Simpson | 40 | 41 | 37 | 118 |