Since 2007, the annual Cordillera Cup, a Ryder Cup-style match between Team Hill and Team Northington, has been a weekend of friendly competition, good times and hijinks between captains David Hill and Mac Northington, close friends since their college days UT. This weekend was no exception.
By:
Corey Roberson, Director of Golf
Ladies’ Club Championship
We made a couple changes to the Ladies’ Club Championship this year — we added a Senior Flight for our ladies who have reached their 70th birthday. There were 12 ladies who competed in that flight where Linda Steers ran away with the gross competition. Linda is no stranger to winning club championships as she has multiple trophies from clubs she’s belonged to over the years. In the net portion of the Senior Flight, Carmen Grothues claimed the title with net rounds of 70 and 73 for a 1-under par total.
In the First Flight, the gross title was a tight match coming down the stretch between Kari Hollway and Karen Jackson. Karen ran into a little trouble on #12 but bounced back with a couple of pars on #13 and #14. However, Kari played steady all day to win the gross title while Karen took home the net title.
In the Championship Flight, Yana Dommert sprinted out of the gates with a first round 83 earning her a 6-shot lead over Maria Sayers and Sue Bielstein. Yana would extend that lead by one more through the turn enroute to firing a second round 79 to claim her 2nd Ladies’ Club Championship at Cordillera Ranch. On the net side of the Championship Flight, Lori McCool played two great rounds of 78 and 75 to take home some hardware.
Men’s Club Championship
On the men’s side, we had eight players competing in the Championship Flight, which is a gross only competition. The other 20 players were divided into two flights and played a net competition. In the 1st Flight, David Cottrell had a run-away victory firing net rounds of 72 and 69. David is no stranger to the winner’s circle as he consistently plays well in individual events. In the 2nd Flight, Dan Genovese had a narrow win over Mike Stock. They were tied going into the last hole where Dan made net par and Mike made net bogey. This was Mike’s first tournament at Cordillera Ranch as they just moved in a couple of months ago.
The Championship Flight played 54 holes of golf to determine the champion. Charlie Hill fired a first round 76 to earn a 2-shot lead over 4-time and defending Club Champion, Philip Earnest. Charlie would go on to extend that lead in the second round after firing 74. In the third round, he caught a heater and turned at 3-under par through 9-holes. He gave a few back on the final nine but finished with a very respectable round of even-par 72 to capture his first individual title at Cordillera Ranch by 22 shots!
Corey Roberson is the Director of Golf at The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch. He can be reached at croberson@cordilleraranch.com and 830.336.4653.
