2014 National Player of the Year Standings

				Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Total	National Player
Name	Events	Flight	Tourn	National	Match	The WGAT	The WGAT	Players	Tour	Winnings	Of the year
	Played	Wins	Wins	Championship	Play	Masters	Open	Champ.	Champ.		Standings
Richard McDaniel	1	1	1	$1,930.00						$1,930.00	2,280
Jerry Edwards	2	1		$1,525.00	$188.00					$1,713.00	1,913
CAT TURNER	2	1		$1,624.00	$0.00					$1,624.00	1,824
Adam Reynolds	2	1		$428.00	$970.00					$1,398.00	1,598
Mark Wanke	1			$1,104.00						$1,104.00	1,154
Tyler Mason	2	1		$823.00	$0.00					$823.00	1,023
Todd Eldredge	1	1		$750.00						$750.00	900
Brian Neal	1	1		$0.00	$594.00					$594.00	744
Gregory MacGraw	2			$541.00	$94.00					$635.00	735
Tom Tower	2			$508.00	$0.00					$508.00	608
Don Lyons	2			$503.00	$0.00					$503.00	603
Keith Varney	2			$486.00	$0.00					$486.00	586
Andres Jacob	2			$55.00	$572.00					$627.00	727
Frank McInerney	2			$240.00	$170.00					$410.00	510
Kelly Souheaver	2			$73.00	$264.00					$337.00	437
Grant Stanis	2			$62.00	$188.00					$250.00	350
Marvin Shavers	2			$183.00	$0.00					$183.00	283
Adam Holewinski	1			$202.00						$202.00	252
Cordy Worth	1			$201.00						$201.00	251
Bob Benser Sr	1			$0.00	$188.00					$188.00	238
Donald Gray	1			$0.00	$188.00					$188.00	238
Steve Swan	1			$185.00						$185.00	235
Mary A. Hauk	1			$183.00						$183.00	233
Mark Thomas	2			$128.00	$0.00					$128.00	228
oscar rafols	2			$0.00	$94.00					$94.00	194
Terry Schmidt	1			$134.00						$134.00	184
Cris Leon	1			$131.00						$131.00	181
Randolph Simonson	1			$128.00						$128.00	178
Randy Bryant	1			$128.00						$128.00	178
Bruce Pate	1			$122.00						$122.00	172
Ramesh Sundaresan	1			$110.00						$110.00	160
Dan Anderson	2			$55.00	$0.00					$55.00	155
Dan Souheaver	2			$55.00	$0.00					$55.00	155
Don Smith	2			$55.00	$0.00					$55.00	155
Chris Astrom	1			$0.00	$102.00					$102.00	152
Carlos Gonzalez	2			$43.00	$0.00					$43.00	143
Frank Lamadrid	1			$76.00						$76.00	126
Lazaro Martinez	1			$76.00						$76.00	126
Bill Conwell	1			$55.00						$55.00	105
Bill Walsh	1			$55.00						$55.00	105
Prashant Paranjape	1			$43.00						$43.00	93
Greg Wires	1			$21.00						$21.00	71
Anthony McCain	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
CK Fernando	1			$0.00	$0.00					$0.00	50
Darren Parker	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Darren Rawlinson	1			$0.00	$0.00					$0.00	50
David Volpe	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Don Abreu	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Frank Monaco	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Jerry Boysen	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Jose Martin	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Josef Strauss	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Michael Scarpuzzi	1			$0.00	$0.00					$0.00	50
Ralph Anderson	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Steve Challenger	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Terry Swartz	1			$0.00	$0.00					$0.00	50
Tom Dougherty	1			$0.00	$0.00					$0.00	50
Ty Jacob	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Totals				$13,021.00	$3,612.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$16,633.00

WHAT IF ???

( If everyone played the side games the Player of the Year Standings would be as follows)

	Played	Wins	Wins	Championship	Play	Masters	Open	Champ.	Champ.		Standings
Name	Events	Flight	Tourn	National	Match	The WGAT	The WGAT	Players	Tour	Winnings	Of the year
				Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Winnings	Total	National Player
Richard McDaniel	1	1	1	$2,221.00						$2,221.00	2,571
CAT TURNER	2	1		$1,856.00	$174.00					$2,030.00	2,230
Jerry Edwards	2	1		$1,755.00	$174.00					$1,929.00	2,129
Mark Wanke	1			$1,378.00						$1,378.00	1,428
Adam Reynolds	2	1		$196.00	$935.00					$1,131.00	1,331
Frank McInerney	2			$347.00	$692.00					$1,039.00	1,139
Tyler Mason	2	1		$818.00	$87.00					$905.00	1,105
Todd Eldredge	1	1		$750.00						$750.00	900
Tom Tower	2			$658.00	$87.00					$745.00	845
Don Lyons	2			$521.00	$174.00					$695.00	795
Gregory MacGraw	2			$595.00	$87.00					$682.00	782
Andres Jacobs	2			$60.00	$587.00					$647.00	747
Brian Neal	1	1			$587.00					$587.00	737
Marvin Shavers	2			$363.00	$261.00					$624.00	724
Keith Varney	2			$520.00	$0.00					$520.00	620
Adam Holewinski	1			$558.00						$558.00	608
Mark Thomas	2			$326.00	$0.00					$326.00	426
Kelly Souheaver	2			$68.00	$257.00					$325.00	425
Dan Souheaver	2			$60.00	$257.00					$317.00	417
Chris Astrom	1				$363.00					$363.00	413
Grant Stanis	2			$80.00	$174.00					$254.00	354
Cordy Worth	1			$261.00						$261.00	311
Terry Schmidt	1			$259.00						$259.00	309
Steve Swan	1			$213.00						$213.00	263
Don Smith	2			$60.00	$87.00					$147.00	247
Mary A. Hauk	1			$188.00						$188.00	238
Donald Gray	1				$174.00					$174.00	224
Bob Benser Sr	1				$174.00					$174.00	224
Randy Bryant	1			$156.00						$156.00	206
Bruce Pate	1			$147.00						$147.00	197
oscar rafols	2			$0.00	$87.00					$87.00	187
Cris Leon	1			$120.00						$120.00	170
Ramesh Sundaresan	1			$120.00						$120.00	170
Dan Anderson	2			$60.00	$0.00					$60.00	160
Carlos Gonzalez	2			$56.00	$0.00					$56.00	156
Tom Dougherty	1				$87.00					$87.00	137
CK Fernando	1				$87.00					$87.00	137
Terry Swartz	1				$87.00					$87.00	137
Darren Rawlinson	1				$87.00					$87.00	137
Michael Scarpuzzi	1				$87.00					$87.00	137
Darren Parker	1			$68.00						$68.00	118
Randolph Simonson	1			$60.00						$60.00	110
Frank Lamadrid	1			$60.00						$60.00	110
Lazaro Martinez	1			$60.00						$60.00	110
Bill Conwell	1			$60.00						$60.00	110
Bill Walsh	1			$60.00						$60.00	110
Prashant Paranjape	1			$56.00						$56.00	106
Josef Strauss	1			$56.00						$56.00	106
Greg Wires	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Anthony McCain	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Don Abreu	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Frank Monaco	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Jerry Boysen	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Jose Martin	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Ralph Anderson	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Steve Challenger	1			$0.00						$0.00	50
Ty Jacob	1			$0.00						$0.00	50

Redemption is MINE said Oscar Rafols

Mark Thomas Wins The 2013 WGAT Players Championship in Dramatic Fashion while Babe Ruth inspires Richard McDaniel to win Flight Two.

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The WGAT Players Championship was held this past weekend on two of Mesquite Nevada's premier Golf courses The Palmer and the Canyons at Oasis Golf Club. “ I am asked all the time which course is my favorite” Adam Schwartz, Head PGA Professional for the Oasis Golf Club said in an interview. “ If I had to pick I would say the Palmer but the front nine on the Palmer and the Front Nine on the Canyons are my two favorite nines out of the 36.” When Schwartz was asked they type of challenges the players would face he added “Dealing with the landscape. Several of the holes are carved out of the mountain hillside creating enormous elevation changes and visual aspects that are stunning” Later he mentioned that if the wind picks up the players will be in trouble.

Mesquite will be the home of the 2013 WGAT USA National Championship so the players who played in this weeks WGAT Players Championship had the special opportunity to play these types of courses in tournament conditions before have to compete in the National Championship.

Mark Thomas from Detroit Michigan came to the WGAT Players Championship with a plan... and it worked. “ I need to shoot two rounds in the 70’s and if I do so and lose thats okay because I accomplished my goal” Thomas stated in his post tournament interview “I shot 78, 79 which was a good for a one stroke victory” Thomas added. 

As stated Thomas shot a gross 78 for a net -3 on day one on the Oasis Canyons course to find himself 4 strokes off the lead due to Carlos Gonzalez shooting his best round of the year with Gross 77 for net -7. Entering the final round on the Famed Palmer course Thomas commented “ Arnold Palmer once said there is golf and there is tournament golf and Gonzales is going to have to win this because I am not going to give it to him.”

Thomas shot 5 pars to open his round while Gonzalez struggled on the front and after nine holes they Gonzales lost his 4 stroke lead and was tied with Thomas. “I have played with Gonzalez in the past and I know he is a strong back nine player and that was in my head to stay focus on my game” Thomas said in his interview.  Thomas edged out Gonzalez by one stroke finishing at net -4 for the Victory in flight one. 

For the over all Champion It appeared that the current National Order of Merit leader was going to run away with the event after he shot a career low back nine of a gross 37 net -9. With his net +1 on the front Tower was -8 after day one and had a 8 stroke lead going in to day two. Tower shot even par on the front maintaing his net -8 but Richard McDaniel made a charge going net -5 on the front nine pulling with in 3 strokes with nine to play.

Tower opened the door on the par 5 12th with a triple bogie, but out of nowhere Cordy Worth who gave away 1 stroke after the first 6 holes went net -8 on the next 10 holes and held a 3 stroke lead going into 17. McDanial said in his interview “ I was never in the lead with two holes to play I was in 4th place but I herd a quote from Babe Ruth that said it is really hard to beat someone who never gives up so that was my theme.” “but I felt it was over so I was focused on coming in with a par so I could make my quota” he added. 

“ Cordy was throwing darts into the green, I thought we were done”  Tower said “but on 17 Cordy hit his ball into a hazard and he lifted a leaf inside the hazard. Both Rich and I looked at each other in amazement, we could not believe what we just saw” Tower went on to say. As a result Worth was given a two stroke penalty and recorded an 8 on the hole and was not able to recover by double bogging the 18th. 

Having never leading the event for one hole McDaniel was now tied for the lead with Tower and a Playoff was needed to decide the winner. McDanial won after one playoff hole. 

As a result of all the excitement in flight two Mark Thomas in flight one was the biggest benefactor. With the flight two winner finished at -3 Marks -4 was now the winning score and he was rewarded with 800 National Order of Merit Points. This help him jump into 2nd place behind Tom Tower. “I just want to pay good golf, I can not worry about things that have not happened yet” Thomas said when asked if he is gunning for the Point Championship to earn him a spot on Team USA.