Drew Traxel wins Chippeways

After three runnerup finishes, Drew Traxel broke through today to win his first Chippeways championship at the Maysville Country Club. Traxel made a five-foot birdie on No. 18 to beat his uncle, Joe Traxel, 1-up in the championship match. The match was all square through 15 holes. Drew went 1-up with a par on 16. Joe birdied 17 to even the match. Drew's match-winning putt on 18 was just his second birdie of the day. The match was played in windy conditions. Drew's dad, Charlie Traxel, was the 1970 Chippeways champion. Joe Traxel is a two-time champion. Drew beat three-time champion Eric Schumacher in the semifinals earlier in the day. Joe was a winner over tournament medalist Deron Feldhaus in the other semifinal. Here is a list of the other flight winners:

First Flight John Hoh
Second Flight Mark Stoneburner
Third Flight Kenny Ray Haggard
Fourth Flight Rick Hartman
Fifth Flight Howard Barger
Sixth Flight Ray Helton
Seventh Flight Jeff Hopkin
Eighth Flight Al Faris

Consolation
Championship Flight Brent Curtis
First Flight Jim Tichenor
Second Flight David Orme
Third Flight Brian Simpson
Fourth Flight Chad Haggard
Sixth Flight Chris Carter
Seventh Flight Bill Barnett
Eighth Flight Jim Campbell

It's Joe Traxel vs. Drew Traxel in Chippeways Finals

Two-time champion Joe Traxel will play his nephew, Drew Traxel, in the championship match of the 74th Chippeways at the Maysville Country Club this afternoon. Joe Traxel, the champion in 1988 and 2002, defeated tournament medalist Deron Feldhaus in a semifinal match earlier in the day. Drew Traxel defeated three-time champion Eric Schumacher in the other semifinal.
Drew is this year's tournament chairman. He has never won the tournament. The match is scheduled to start a little before 4 p.m. and will broadcast live on WFTM-FM and www.soft96.com

Feldhaus and three former champions advance in Chippeways

Tournament medalist Deron Feldhaus and three former champions- Joe Traxel, Eric Schumacher and Robert Walton were among the first round winners today in the 74th Chippeways at the Maysville Country Club. Here are the results and the second round pairings for the championship flight:

First Round

No.1 Deron Feldhaus defeated No. 16 Wes Walton
No. 9 Troy Grooms defeated No. 9 Brett Walton
No. 4 Jason Burns defeated No. 13 Brent Curtis
No. 5 Joe Traxel defeated No. 12 Kevin Clark
No. 2 Eric Schumacher defeated No. 15 Michael Darnell
No. 7 Robert Walton defeated No. 10 Danny Biddle
No. 3 Drew Traxel defeated No. 14 Lee Kendall
No. 6 Adam Cochran defated No. 11 John Arn

Second Round Pairings

1:20 p.m
Feldhaus vs. Grooms
Burns vs. J. Traxel

1:30 p.m.
Schumacher vs. Walton
D. Traxel vs. Cochran

The semifinals are scheduled Sunday morning and the championship match will be played Sunday afternoon.

Deron Feldhaus and Wes Walton tie in Chippeways Shootout

If tonight's Chippeways Shootout at the Maysville Country Club is any indication, Friday's first round match between No. 1 seed Deron Feldhaus and No. 16 seed Wes Walton should be a dandy. Feldhaus and Walton played the par 3 13th hole five times without either golfer winning the hole. After the fifth time, they decided to split the money. Feldhaus and Walton were the last two standing after Robert Walton bogeyed No. 18. The shootout moved on to No. 13. Feldhaus and Wes Walton parred the hole the first time. But instead of having a putt-off, the gallery urged them to play it again. Feldhaus chipped in for birdie, and Walton answered by draining a long birdie putt. The next time, they both had a bogey. On the fourth try, Feldhaus hit his tee shot stiff, but missed the putt and they both made par. After pars on the fifth go at, they called it a night.

Deron Feldhaus is Chippeways Medalist

Deron Feldhaus is the medalist for the Chippeways golf tournament at the Maysville Country Club. Feldhaus shot a three-under-par 69 in his qualifying round. That gives him the No. 1 seed in the championship flight of the match play tournament. A shootout for the golfers in the championship flight will be held Thursday evening. First round matches will be played Friday. The quarterfinals are Saturday, and the semifinals and finals are Sunday.

Chris Morris Wins Chippeways

Last year Chris Morris was the Chippeways runnerup. This year he is the Chippeways champion. Morris defeated Drew Traxel 1-up in the championship match today at the Maysville County Club. Morris was 3-up through six holes. Traxel was able to cut the deficit to 1-down three times, but Morris answered each time. It's the eighth straight year a member of the Maysville Country Club has won the tournament. It's the third time Drew Traxel has been the runnerup. In the semifinals earlier in the day, Morris defeated Robert Walton, and Traxel beat medalist Danny Lewis. Push play on the flash-based player below to listen to my post match interviews with Morris and Traxel. Gabcast! Chris Morris and Drew Traxel #0



Here is how the championship match went hole-by-hole:

No. 1 Morris birdie, Traxel birdie, even
No. 2 Morris par, Traxel bogey, Morris 1-up
No. 3 Morris bogey, Traxel bogey, Morris 1-up
No. 4 Morris par, Traxel bogey, Morris 2-up
No. 5 Morris par, Traxel par, Morris 2-up
No. 6 Morris par, Traxel bogey, Morris 3-up
No. 7 Morris par, Traxel birdie, Morris 2-up
No. 8 Morris par, Traxel par, Morris 2-up
No. 9 Morris par, Traxel par, Morris 2-up
No. 10 Morris par, Traxel par, Morris 2-up
No. 11 Morris par, Traxel birdie, Morris 1-up
No. 12 Morris eagle, Traxel birdie, Morris 2-up
No. 13 Morris bogey, Traxel bogey, Morris 2-up
No 14 Morris bogey, Traxel par, Morris 1-up
No. 15 Morris par, Traxel bogey, Morris 2-up
No. 16 Morris par, Traxel birdie, Morris 1-up
No. 17 Morris birdie, Traxel birdie, Morris 1 -up
No. 18 Morris par, Traxel par, Morris 1-up

Here are the other flight winners:

1st flight- Charlie Calvert
2nd flight-Pat Breslin
3rd flight-Dustin Orme
4th flight-Frank Comer
5th flight- Kenny Ross
6th flight-Eddie Outlaw
7th flight-Steve Silverstein

Consolation flight winners:

championship- Brent Curtis
1st flight- Steve Smith
2nd flight- Steve Genter
3rd flight-Ed Curtis
4th flight-Howard Barger
5th flight-Kevin Ireland
6th flight-Al Faris
7th flight-John Estill

It's Down to the Final Four in the Chippeways

It's down to the final four in the championship flight of the Chippeways golf tournament at the Maysville Country Club. In today's quarterfinals, Robert Walton defeated Eric Schumacher,
Chris Morris beat Brad Wilder, Danny Lewis was a winner over Keith Pawsat, and Drew Traxel defeated Jason Burns. Here are the pairings for the semifinals on Sunday morning:

9:10
Robert Walton vs. Chris Morris
Danny Lewis vs. Drew Traxel

The winners will meet in the finals Sunday afternoon.

Six Locals Advance in Chippeways

There was only one upset in the championship flight of the Chippeways golf tournament Friday at the Maysville Country Club and six of the eight first round winners are members of MCC.
No. 14 seed Jason Burns beat No. 3 Stephen Keinath. The higher seeds won the other seven matches. Three-time champion Eric Schumacher defeated Michael Darnell. Two-time champion Robert Walton was a winner over Brent Curtis. Brad Wilder defeated Adam Cochran. Last year's runnerup, Chris Morris, beat Dusty Bradley. Tournament medalist Danny Lewis was a winner over Jeffrey Floyd. Keith Pawsat defeated Matt Stoneburner. Drew Traxel beat Matt Wells. Here are the pairings for Saturday's quarterfinal round matches:

10:00
(1) Schumacher vs. (8)Walton
(4) Wilder vs. (5) Morris

10:10
(2) Lewis vs. (7) Pawsat
(14) Burns vs. (6) Traxel

Robert Walton Wins Chippeways Shootout

Robert Walton rolled in a par putt on the final hole (No.13) to win the Chippeways Shootout this evening at the Maysville Country Club. Walton stayed alive by chipping in for par on the next to last hole (No. 18). Drew Traxel was eliminated in a chip-off on that hole. That left Walton and Jeffrey Floyd as the final two. Floyd was unable to get up and down on the final hole after pushing his tee shot way left of the green. Here are the first round pairings in the championship flight.

2:00
(1) Eric Schumacher vs. (16) Michael Darnell
(8) Robert Walton vs. (9) Brent Curtis

2:10
(4) Brad Wilder vs. (13) Adam Cochran
(5) Chris Morris vs. (12) Dusty Bradley

2:20
(2) Danny Lewis vs. (15) Jeffrey Floyd
(7) Keith Pawsat vs. (10) Matt Stoneburner

2:30
(3) Stephen Keinath vs. (14) Jason Burns
(6) Drew Traxel vs. (11) Matt Wells

Danny Lewis is Chippeways Medalist

Danny Lewis is the medalist for the Chippeways golf tournament at the Maysville Country Club. He fired a three-under-par 69 in his qualifying round. Lewis is a sophomore-to-be at Northern Kentucky University. He was named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Team last season. The shootout for the championship flight qualifiers is Thursday at 5 p.m. The first round of the match play tournament is Friday. The second round will be played Saturday. The semifinals and finals are Sunday. First round losers will be placed into consolation flights.

(Photo courtesy of Northern Kentucky University)

Chippeways Tournament begins Friday at MCC

The 2008 Chippeways golf tournament begins Friday at the Maysville Country Club. Qualifying for the match play event ends at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Eric Schumacher is the defending champion and an automatic qualifier for the championship flight. Here is a list of the top qualifying scores as of 11 a.m. today:

70 Brad Wilder

70 Stephen Keinath

73 Drew Traxel

75 Brent Curtis

76 Matt Wells

77 Adam Cochran

77 Jeff Floyd

77 Jason Burns

78 Michael Darnell

78 Brian Leonard