Meyers and Uresti Triumph through the Weather!
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (JUNE 11) - The STPGA headed back out to the hill country for the GolfStatus Tradition Championship at the beautiful Briggs Ranch Golf Club. Following fierce storms Sunday night and Monday morning, the STPGA rallied by starting Round 1 in the afternoon with a shotgun start.
137 players were set to tee off at 1:30 p.m. making this the biggest Major in STPGA history! After successfully getting 18-holes completed following the inclement weather, our leaders heading into the final round were Clayton Meyers, PGA Assistant Professional at Escondido Golf and Lake Club in the Open Division and Omar Uresti, PGA Life Member in the Senior Division.
“I knew that the bunkers were going to be out of play so I changed my mindset. I was able to be more aggressive and take some different lines off of the tee and that allowed me to score a little bit lower” said Meyers.
“I felt good for most of the day but started missing some towards the end of the round. My putting was good and there were some challenging hole locations which allowed me to get a little bit of a lead going into round two” stated Uresti.
Once again the Senior Division would come down to the final hole and Uresti would outlast the field to win his third event in a row and fourth GolfStatus Tradition Championship.
“Steve Jurgensen really gained some strokes on me today and was playing incredibly well. He had an eagle and a birdie, then I bogeyed so he brought it back within one stroke. We both ended up bogeying 18 and thankfully that was enough to keep me in the lead” said Uresti.
In the Open Division, it was a neck and neck race to the finish between Clayton Meyers, PGA and Ben Constancio, Sales Representative at Crosswind Golf, Inc., as they went back-and-forth throughout the round for the solo lead. Victory was especially sweet today for Clayton as he brought home his first major victory following the 2023 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship where he held the overnight lead but was unable to convert.
“I never looked at the leaderboard, surprisingly, because usually I am a leaderboard looker. I just wanted to take it one shot at a time and keep myself moving forward,” said Meyers.
The Southern Texas PGA wants to thank Derrick Dixon, PGA General Manager, Mike Frost, PGA Head Professional, and the staff at Briggs Ranch Golf Club for being exceptionally prepared and getting the course into fantastic shape for our Members and Associates.
We also want to thank our Title Sponsor, Golfstatus, along with our Presenting Partners, as this event would not be possible without them; 1st and 10th Tee Bars, Ahead, GT Golf Supplies, E-Z-GO, Prize Possessions, Hole-in-One USA, and Turf Hound.
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