Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open Pro-Am Results

Taylor Coffelt • July 29, 2019

TYLER, TX - The Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open Pro-Am was held today at The Cascades Club in Tyler. The Pro-Am consisted of 25 teams and began with a 2:00 p.m. shotgun start. The team of Alex Carpenter of Dallas, Texas, and three amateurs, Carson Horak, Sean Horrigan and Mason McCowen took home first place with a team total of 18-under-par 53. The amateurs played a Shamble format and the Professionals played their own ball. Each amateur took home a trophy and a $200 gift certificate to The Cascades Club golf shop.

Professionals competed in a $1,000 skins game and three skins were won and validated. Ryan Baca of Sugar Land, Texas, Kyle Westmoreland of Broomfield, Colorado, and Anthony Broussard of Plano, Texas, each won a $333.34 skin.

The Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open Pro-Am precedes the 49th Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open to be contested on Tuesday, July 30 through Friday, August 2 at The Cascades Club. The Championship will be a 72-hole stroke play event consisting of 156 professionals and amateurs playing for a projected purse of $200,000. The field will play 36 holes before being cut to the low 55 scores and ties. Admission is free to all.

For further information about the 49th Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open, please visit the NTPGA website at www.ntpga.com.

Please find below the top three finishing teams in the Pro-Am:

(a) – Denotes amateur

First Place:

Alex Carpenter 53 (18-under-par)

Carson Horak (a)

Sean Horrigan (a)

Mason McCowen (a)


Second Place:

Ben Kern 55 (16-under-par)

Clay Pollard (a)

Nick Pollard (a)

Bill Griffin (a)

Third Place:

Nathan Tyler 56 (15-under-par)

Donny Wilson (a)

Kirk Wallace (a)

Carter Elliot (a)

ABOUT TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC

Tanos Exploration II, LLC is a privately held company that was capitalized in July 2013 in order to take advantage of more than 120 years of combined management experience exploiting conventional and unconventional reservoirs in the Ark-La-Tex area. Tanos II combines exceptional people, technical expertise and operating efficiencies to maximize value and investor returns.


ABOUT PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY, LLC

Patterson-UTI Drilling, a subsidiary of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN), operates a fleet of fit for purpose, land-based drilling rigs primarily in oil and natural gas producing regions of the continental United States. Patterson-UTI Drilling is a leader in innovation, dependability, technology, people and processes, with more than 250 rigs in our fleet. With expertise and scale in major operational areas, our oilfield solutions deliver results that lead your business into the next generation of oil and gas. With headquarters in Houston, Texas and regional offices throughout our operating areas, let’s team up to advance your business.


ABOUT THE CASCADES CLUB

The Cascades, a Master-Planned 5-Star community, is the most comprehensive community in East Texas. This luxury lake-front golf, tennis, fitness and residential community sits on 500 acres and is located just four miles from downtown Tyler, Texas. The Cascades is also conveniently located midway between Dallas, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana. The Cascades Club golf course was re-designed by PGA Tour player Mark Hayes to challenge players at any skill level. Lush, tour-quality greens and broad fairways wind among tall oak and pine trees, with many holes set alongside scenic lakes on the golf course, and a stunning backdrop framed by Lake Bellwood greeting you on your first tee shot of the day.


ABOUT THE NORTHERN TEXAS PGA

The Northern Texas PGA is one of 41 Sections of the PGA of America and its geographic territory includes the State of Texas north of the 31st latitude, or just north of Austin. The Northern Texas PGA is comprised of approximately 850 PGA members and associates employed at more than 300 facilities.

The Northern Texas PGA has 16 full-time staff members and is currently headquartered in Dallas. The Northern Texas PGA will be joining the PGA of America national office relocation to Frisco in 2022 with its own state of the art headquarters on the PGA Frisco campus.

In addition to managing the day-to-day affairs of the Section, the Northern Texas PGA also operates a non-profit and charitable foundation that focuses on five pillars: junior golf, college scholarships, inclusion, fellowships and military and veterans.

The mission of the Northern Texas PGA is to serve its members and grow the game.

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