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The sixth annual Johnson City Open Championship Golf Tournament was held this past week-end at "Vaaler Creek" Golf course in Blanco. Thirty golfers from the Johnson City area participated in the event. Founders of the event felt that it would be a great way for local residents to "get to know" who in JC actually plays the game since they do not have a local course to gather and play. The format for the tournament was a medalist or low-ball type format.

Several sponsors volunteered to donate prizes for the contest. Cattlemen’s Bank, Whittington’s Beef Jerky and David Dockery donated the golf balls which were given away as prizes in the "long drive" and "closest to the pin" contest held during the tournament. The participants in the event wish to give an official "thank-you" for their generous contributions and thoughtfulness.

The winners of the "long drive" contests were: Denisa Odiorne, Alvin Hernandez Jr., and David Dockery. The winners of the "closest to the pin" contests were Steve Bryson, Greg Wessels and Louis Gerland.

The tournament was broken down into three different flights. In the first flight, David Dockery and Zac Johnson tied for first place with a low score of 75 but in the score card playoff, Dockery edged out Johnson for the city championship. Winning third place was Randy Rutherford.

In the second flight, Steve Bryson took first place with Jerry Krabe winning second and Alvin Hernandez Jr. winning third. In the third flight, Dustin Harvey was the winner with Kip Thompson and Adrian Trevino coming in second and third respectfully. Denisa Odiorne won top honors in the ladies championship division of the tournament with Charlotte Debusk winning second.

In the team division of the tournament, the pair of Denisa Odiorne and Zac Johnson took first place. Winning second was the team of Jack Harvey and Dustin Harvey. Winning third place was the team of Rodney Topper and Randy Rutherford.

Participants not previously mentioned in this article were: Eddie Ortiz, Mike Preston, Tim Ivey, Johnny Trevino, Bobby Humphrey, Casey Buaas, Jason Cones, James Deal, Brian Dalland, Greg Dyolalewitz, Bobby Fenton, Justin Debusk, Alvin Hernandez Sr., and Donny Garrett.

Next years event will be held around the 2nd week in June and organizers of the tournament will be talking to officials at several courses to see where the event can be held there for the 2011 tournament. Anyone interested in being put on the mailing list for the 2011 tournament should contact Randy Rutherford at 868-2003.