Anyone who enjoys playing the well maintained Wildwood Golf Club, and participating in individual stroke play events, might want to give some serious thoughts to the April 19-20 Wildwood Open.

Wildwood head pro Richard Cockrell, motivated by a feeling that the area needs more stroke-play events, approached Clear Channel Radio about sponsoring one on his course. Cockrell talked with Al Caldwell, of KLVI and Clear Channel, about the idea and Caldwell signed on.

The 36-hole tournament features a professional flight and four amateur flights. Among the early entries on the pro side are Michael Arnaud and Jimmy Fetters. Cockrell is shooting for a 25-man pro flight. If he gets it, the first place check will be $2,500.

Prizes in the amateur flights will be flat screen plasma televisions, rather than the usual golf shop merchandise. First place in each flight will be a 50 inch TV. The number of flat screens given in each flight will depend on the size of the field.

Entry fee is $150 for the amateur flight and $250 for the pro flight. A shared cart costs an extra $10 per day. Entry forms can be obtained by calling the Wildwood Golf Shop at 834-2940. Each entrant must provide a verified handicap.

CHIP SHOTS: Aces were wild last week for Dennis Neef at Belle Oaks and Paul Kimball at The Patch. Neef, from Taylor Landing, sank a 6- iron on the 160-yard 8th hole. He was playing in a foursome that included Donny Broussard, Jack Faubion and David Vorpahl. It was his second ace. Kimball used a 5-wood on the 175-yard, 13th at The Patch for his hole in one. Witnesses included Randy Monk, Rod Bennett and Don MacNeal . . . Macy Dubose and Ben Fuller carded net 65s to tie for first place in the Monday Seniors at Belle Oaks. Barry Jackson finished third with a 69 and Reggie Bunyard was fourth at 70. Rufus Mier won closest to the hole on No. 15 . . . Bunyard was the winner in the Friday Seniors at Belle Oaks with an off-the-charts net 52. That was 13 shots clear of runnerup Ben Fuller and 15 better than third place Charlie Hall. Jim Brown was the closest to the pin winner on both No. 8 and No. 15 . . . Ray Trahan, with a net 61, was the winner of the Wednesday Seniors at The Palms at Pleasure Island. Butch Strange finished second at 66, while John Bass and Bing Sandlin tied for third with 67s. Carl Broussard was closest to the pin winner on No. 14 . . . The Senior 65 Plus game at Babe Zaharias was played in a Florida Scramble format. Winning team at minus 10 was composed of R.C. Russell, Cecil Bourgeois, Bob French, John Hackbarth and Dwain Morrison. A stroke back in second was the foursome of Mike Hess, Don Rowland, Ken Cook and Dwain Taylor. Closest to the pin winners were Bobby Hebert (No. 2), Bourgeois (No. 7), Cook (No. 12) and Joe Benoit (No. 15) . . . The Wednesday Game at The Patch, played in a 2 Best Ball format, was won at minus 1 by the team of Larry Morris, Roland Geoffroy, Don MacNeal and D. Taylor. Tying for second at plus 6 was the team of Riley Landry, Ron Theriot, Charles Scott, Paul Duplantis and Leo Bacon and the team of Charles Cooksey, Paul Brown, Bill Draughon and Paul Bailey . . . The Bayou Din DogFight was won by the team of John Williams, Rick Pritchett, Pete Reobroi, J.R. Bardin and Randy Monk. They finished 18&8. Placing second at 17&6 was the team of Wallace Moore, Tom O’Grady, Butch Frazier and Jim Cooper . . . The foursome of Mitch Priddy, Bill Hatfield, Gene Harrison and Jeff Rinehart won the Belle Oaks DogFight at 19&6. Finishing second at 18&8 was the team of Randy Monk, Tim Turner, Billy Pennington and Gary Fontenot. Rinehart (No. 8) and Buddy Silcox (No. 15) were closest to the pin winners . . . The Babe Zaharias DogFight was won by the team of Pete Reobroi, Joe Pal, Bryan Grant and Jimmy Thompson. They finished 19&3. Tying for second was the foursome of Butch Landry, Ted Davis, Scott Boyd and Art Miller (18&6) and the team of Billy Tucker, Larry Voight, Ron Block and Mariand Nasser (18&3). Closest to the hole winners were Don Varing (No. 2), W. Thompson (No. 7), Tucker (No. 12) and Cole Lee (No. 15) . . . The Young Life Golf Classic at Belle Oaks was won by the team of Mike Brown, Lance Barnett, Drew Barnett and Slate Babineaux . . . The Mercado Days 4-Man Scramble is set for Saturday at The Palms at Pleasure Island, with proceeds benefiting scholarships for area students and other educational services. Entry fee is $60 per person or $240 per team. For additional information, call tournament director Debbie Hernandez at 983-4006 . . . The Port Arthur Sertoma Club’s 19th annual tournament, benefiting children and adults with speech and hearing defects, will be played Friday, April 25 at Belle Oaks. Entry fee for the four person scramble is $75 per player and includes a practice round the week of the tournament. One of the hole in one prizes is a 2008 Hyundai. Call Jim Silvernail at 796-1195 for more information.

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