12 Competitors Advance to 52nd Higginbotham Texas State Open Via Second Chance Qualifying
DALLAS, TX – The 52nd Higginbotham Texas State Open Second Chance Qualifying tournament featured a field of 201 players competing for the final 12 spots into the Championship. The 18-hole stroke play event was contested at two sites - Bridlewood Golf Club in Flower Mound, Texas and Firewheel Golf Park’s Lakes Course in Garland, Texas.
The following players punched their ticket into the Championship.
Bridlewood Golf Club Qualifiers: Bryce Verplank (a) of Flower Mound, Texas; Josh Anderson of Grand Prairie, Texas; Andy Lopez, of Dallas, Texas; David Lee of Dallas, Texas; Nickolas Martinez (a) of Cypress, Texas; Chris Kunda of Grand Prairie, Texas.
Firewheel Golf Park Lakes Course Qualifiers: Josh Radcliff of Grapevine, Texas; Scott Newton of Austin, Texas; Ryan Baca of Sugar Land, Texas; Chandler Phillips of Huntsville, Texas; Sean Wilcox of Frisco, Texas; James Nitties of Dallas, Texas.
Playoffs were conducted at each site to order the 14 alternate positions. Alternates #1, #3, #5, #7, #9, #11 and #13 were determined at Bridlewood Golf Club, and alternates #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12 and #14 were determined at Firewheel Golf Park’s Lakes Course. The official order of alternates for the Championship is listed below.
Official Alternate List:
1. Sean Romero of Texarkana, AR
2. Frederick Wedel of Spring, TX
3. Truett Burns (a) of Fredericksburg, TX
4. Logan Lockwood of Van, TX
5. Howon Kim (a) of Ranger, TX
6. George Toone of Plano, TX
7. Austin Wylie of Boerne, TX
8. Zack Pritchett of Ripley, MS
9. Charles Kim of Cedar Park, TX
10. Jake Eklund of Carterville, IL
11. Jose Pelayo of Addison, TX
12. Tripp Wallace (a) of Lubbock, TX
13. Michael McGowan of Southern Pines, NC
14. Kevin Graves of Plano, TX
The 52nd Higginbotham Texas State Open is a 72-hole stroke play event consisting of 156 professionals and amateurs competing for a $200,000 projected purse. The field will play 36-holes before being cut to the low 55 scores and ties. All four rounds will be contested at The Cascades Country Club from Tuesday, July 26 through Friday, July 29.
52nd Higginbotham Texas State Open Second Chance Qualifying Tournament Final Results.
NOTE: (a) - denotes amateur
Bridlewood Golf Club
Par: 36-36–72
Yardage: 7,110 yards
Firewheel Golf Park Lakes Course
Par: 36-36–72
Yardage: 7,134 yards
