 Owners Mike Smith (L) and Cindy Smith (R) flank winner Greg Hogue |
The October 28-29 weekend featured three 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour stops around the country, one of them being a $1,000 added 8-ball event with twenty-eight players, hosted by owners Cindy and Mike Smith at Sandite Billiards & Grill in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, on Saturday. The American CueSports Alliance-produced event featured a double-elimination format on Valley bar boxes, and Greg Hogue of Tulsa, OK, ran undefeated through the field. In the A-side semis, Hogue whitewashed Russ Barker (Sand Springs, OK) 7-0. . In the A-side finals, Hogue overwhelmed T.J. Hamblin (Terlton, OK) 7-1. On the B-side, Lee Moses eliminated Russ Barker 7-4, Charley LaSarge (Okmulgee, OK) 7-3 and T.J. Hamblin 7-5. Moses's string of wins came to an end in the tourney finals, as Greg Hogue continued his dominating play to claim the title over Moses by a 7-2 margin!
By virtue of Greg Hogue being the highest-finishing ACS member, he qualified for a free singles entry into the 2007 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver Cup Chalk, Billiard Wholesalers and Pro Series Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting the ACS.
Saturday, November 11, will feature Cue Masters Billiards in Dubuque, IA, hosting a $500 added 8-ball McDermott All American Tour stop (for onsite entry details contact Bill Kramer at 563/557-0875). Information, entry details and schedules for the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org. The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States and North America.
Final Results:
1st Greg Hogue (Tulsa, OK) $483 + free ACS Nationals entry
2nd Lee Moses (Tulsa, OK) $338.13
3rd T.J. Hamblin (Terlton, OK) $241.40
4th Charley LaSarge (Okmulgee, OK) $154.53
5-6th Russ Barker (Sand Springs, OK) $96.56
Keebie Fleniken (Caplan, LA)
7-8th Tim Ramsey (McAllister, OK) $67.57
Keith Costigan (Broken Arrow, OK)
9-12th Travis Harris (Jennings, OK) $38.67
Jeremy Wahl (Sand Springs, OK)
Katherine Hair (Broken Arrow, OK)
Bill Honeycutt (Tulsa, OK)
