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Gleneagles Country Club, Piano, Texas, May 8, 1995
COME MONDAY, IT WOULD BE AI,I, RIGHT
The morning air was gin-clear, but the corporate golfers
gathering for the SkyTel Southwest Regjonal qualifier were
a bit skeptical . Metro Dallas had just been through a storm
of Biblical proportions, so how could they
hold a golf outing? Entire Eleets of rental
cars had been destroyed by baseball-size
hail (as if baseball needed more bad
publicity) <strong>and</strong> rivers of rainwater covered
low-lying roads <strong>and</strong> neighborhoods . But
the clubhouse at Gleneagles Country Club
looked better than a sleek yacht motoring
back from its hurricane mooring, <strong>and</strong> its
Queens Course drained itself faster than
a col<strong>and</strong>er of cooked ziti .
The Queens is a well-designed, scenic
18 that play
s to just about 6 , 000 yards
Jerry Toenies from
Shell Oii won the day's from the white tees but dem<strong>and</strong>s
Long Drive award. accuracy, especially down the stretch .
Tom Goodman, a tall, silver-haired 13-h<strong>and</strong>icapper from the
Dallas Athletic Club, whipped up a personal trove of birdies
<strong>and</strong> pars that paced his team, Pilgrim's Pride, to a net score
of 294, 10 over par <strong>and</strong> good for the top Southwest qualifying
spot at the national 8nal . Goodman, who carded a stunning
33 on the back nine, earned the free travel voucher that comes
with America West Low Gross honors, though to win it he had
to survive a match of cards with scratch golfer Richard Ellis of
C1ubCorp, who also shot 73 .
Goodman <strong>and</strong> his playing partner, Dennis Nichols, were
grinning but still grinding when they reached the 417-yard fifth,
their second-to-last hole . Goodman hit a strong dtive, then
knocked a 9-iron shot hole-high, 30 feet from the cup . His
birdie attempt was on line but short, leaving Goodman a tap-in
par. Nichols bogeyed the hole despite hitting an excellent tee
shot . His wedge to the green was pulled left, <strong>and</strong> the chip
that would have put him safely into par range was too strong,
roiling 10 feet past the hole .
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