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Since 1991, the Firecracker Golf Tournament has been a yearly highlight at Conquistador Golf Course.<\/p>\n
According to course pro and manager Micah Rudosky, the event is comparable in size to the Ute Mountain Oil Classic and behind just the Pinto Bean when it comes to the number of participants and out-of-town players.<\/p>\n
He said that this year\u2019s championship flight was one of the strongest the event has ever seen.<\/p>\n
The 2016 Firecracker featured seven different flights, including a pro flight, ladies flight and five amateur flights.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of places don\u2019t have the ladies flight,\u201d Rudosky explained. \u201cBut it is important to me that we host these ladies as well. And that sure brings our field up and they have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mie K. Blakely and Amy Fladt were the first place gross winners in the ladies flight with a score of 165, and Arlene Curtis and Lanette Mitchell were the first net winners with a 136.<\/p>\n
Rudosky played in the Silver Bullet Pro flight with Brian Grubbs, and the pair finished second with a 123, behind Bob and Tom Kalinowski who won with a 117.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t hang with Bob and Tom,\u201d Rudosky explained. \u201cThey really got on fire and they\u2019re tough, but we played solid. We didn\u2019t have a good front nine today, but we came back on the back nine and shot eight under and that kept us in there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rudosky said that while he loves playing and enjoys having a pro flight, the tournament is really about the amateurs.<\/p>\n
One of the highlights in this year\u2019s amateur play was Scott Twilley\u2019s hole-in-one on No. 16 during Saturday\u2019s best ball play.<\/p>\n
There were gross and net winners in each of the five amateur flights.<\/p>\n
First gross winners in their respective flights were: Jim Stephens and Dave Lambert (161), Sam Jarvis and Kevin Lovett (153), Fred Campuzano and Sam Sparks (147), Brendon Adams and Tim Williams (141) and Shea Sena and Gavin Lyons (128).<\/p>\n
First net winners of their flights were: Quincy Natay and Erickson Honie (122), Chuck Rodstrom and Sonny Wells (127), Kelly McCabe and Chuck Pierce (125), Mickey Walsh and Zach Williams (125) and Bob Barnhardt and Sean Griswald (123).<\/p>\n
Silver Bullet Pro flight
\n 1st: Bob and Tom Kalinowski, 117
\n 2nd: Micah Rudosky\/Brian Grubbs, 123
\n 3rd: Justin Searles\/Brett Paquett, 127
\n Ladies Flight
\n 1st gross: Mie K. Blakely\/Amy Fladt, 165
\n 1st net: Arlene Curtis\/Lanette Mitchell, 136
\n 2nd gross: Karen Foster\/Erica Estes, 167
\n 2nd net: Cora Monarco\/Sherri Franchini, 139
\n Miller Lite Flight
\n 1st gross: Jim Stephens\/Dave Lambert, 161
\n 1st net: Quincy Natay\/Erickson Honie, 122
\n 2nd gross: Brandon Sanchez\/Kirby Sanchez, 162
\n 2nd net: Fred Snyder\/Gary Brewer, 128
\n MGD Flight
\n 1st gross: Sam Jarvis\/Kevin Lovett, 153
\n 1st net: Chuck Rodstrom\/Sonny Wells, 127
\n 2nd gross: Paul Obletz\/Boss Wright, 154
\n 2nd net: Robert Nelson\/Randy Avon, 129
\n Coors Light Flight
\n 1st gross: Fred Campuzano\/Sam Sparks, 147
\n 1st net: Kelly McCabe\/Chuck Pierce, 125
\n 2nd gross: Everett Brown\/Eric Brown, 149
\n 2nd net: Mike J. Doyle\/Marshall Lambrecht, 128
\n Coors Original
\n 1st gross: Brendon Adams\/Tim Williams, 141
\n 1st net: Mickey Walsh\/Zach Williams, 125
\n 2nd gross: Jacob Curtis\/Geno Thompson, 143
\n 2nd net: Gary Unrein\/Matthew Brian Rasch, 127
\n Coors Extra Gold
\n 1st gross: Shea Sena\/Gavin Lyons, 128
\n 1st net: Bob Barnhardt\/Sean Griswald, 123
\n 2nd gross: Jakob Rudosky\/Corey Knight, 129
\n 2nd net: Michael Hannigan\/Micah Mobley, 127<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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