Draegen Majors
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Lawrence Field and
Draegen Majors of Tulsa, OK
won the 35th Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball
Championship at The Honors
Course, in Ooltewah, TN Thursday afternoon
after defeating Ben Blundell
and Jordan Cook of Oklahoma City in a two-hole
playoff.
After starting the day one shot back of the lead,
Field and Majors stayed
consistent in their ways and continued to play
solid golf on their way to a
54-hole total of 10-under-par 206. But frankly,
they were both more
worried about enjoying their time with each
other, their fellow
competitors, and the overall tournament itself,
than they were about
their final score.
“We really weren’t focused on the end result as
much as we were
enjoying our time together,” said Field. “We
really wanted to dwell on
the camaraderie and enjoy the spirit that team
golf brings with it.”
Sporting matching “unis” in the final round, the
team from Tulsa fired a
final round score of 4-under 68 thanks to a
clutch birdie putt on 54th hole
from Majors, making them the new clubhouse
leader. However, more
excitement quickly followed.
Shortly after the new leaders finished, Ben
Blundell managed to make an
impressive par save on 18 by draining a twelve-
foot putt to put himself
and partner Jordan Cook in a tie for first and
into a playoff.
The first playoff hole saw Majors barely leave a
birdie chance short and
giving Cook the chance to win it for his team.
Unfortunately, Cook ran
his birdie attempt by, continuing the playoff.
Once again, Majors came in
the clutch.
After putting himself in familiar territory off the
tee, Majors hit his
approach from the middle of the fairway to just
over two feet from the
hole for birdie. Blundell and Cook went on to
make their par while Majors
tapped in for birdie, winning the playoff and the
Championship.
“I don’t know if we really expected to be here by
any means,” said
Majors, the former SMU player. “I knew we had
a chance and then we
figured we’d go play well and see what
happens.”
This is the duo’s first Trans-Mississippi
Championship.
Finishing behind Blundell and Cook in a tie for
third were Randy Lance
from Lufkin, TX and Brad Kropp from Edmond,
OK and Scott Tridle from
Lincoln, NE and Will Andersen from Dakota City,
NE with a three round
total of 9-under 207.
In the Senior Division, the teams of Mike Ameen
of Shreveport, LA and
Randy King of Kilgore, TX and John Pigg of Bee
Cave, TX and Eddie Lyons
of Shreveport, LA were crowned Co-Champions
after a series of playoff
holes, finishing with a 54-hole total of 10-under
206. Also finishing with a
total of 10-under 206, but coming in third, were
Kip Estep and Bob Baker
from Rockwall, TX. Baker and Estep were
eliminated after the first
playoff hole after making an unfortunate bogey.
Second round co-leaders Lee Sandlin and Warren
Huddleston from
Dallas, TX finished the tournament tied for
fourth with Tim Gamso from
Dallas, TX and Randy Yoder from Chattanooga,
TN at 7-under 209.
Finishing the tournament with the lowest total of
the entire field, Sam
Boyd of Horseshoe Bay, TX and Ken Redfern of
Austin, TX ran away with
the title in the Super-Senior Division finishing a
wire-to-wire win with a
final round 2-under, rounding out the week with
an exceptional score of
16-under 200.
Jim Lipe Jr. and Mickey McDonald from
Shreveport, LA finished second at
7-under 206, with Steve Dallas and Edward
Smith from Mesa, AZ
finished third at 4-under 211.
The Trans-Mississippi Golf Association would like
to send its sincerest
appreciation to The Honors Course, its staff, and
all of the volunteers for
helping to make this Championship a success.
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ABOUT THE
Trans-Miss Four-Ball
One of four annual championships hosted each
year
by
the historic Trans-Mississippi Golf Association. Each
player must be a member of a Trans-Mississippi
member
club, but not necessarily the same club. Players who
do
not belong to a Trans-Miss member club can speak
to
their club's manager or board of directors to
encourage
them to join (dues are very reasonable and support
the
Trans-Miss Turf Scholarship Fund). Alternatively,
entrants may make a contribution in lieu of club
membership to the Turf Scholarship Fund.
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