Field, Majors win Trans-Miss Four-Ball Championship over Blundell, Cook
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. – Lawrence Field and Draegen Majors of Tulsa won the 35th Trans-Mississippi Four-Ball Championship at The Honors Course, in Ooltewah, Tenn., 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, a member of Southern Hills Country Club. "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 through 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, 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.
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
Four-Ball Championship
The Honors Course
Ooltewah, TN
9/17/2015
Final Results
Championship
Field, L. / Majors, D. — 69-69-68–206
Blundell, B. / Cook, J. — 72-66-68–206
Kropp, B. / Lance, R. — 68-71-68–207
Tridle, S. / Andersen, W. — 71-66-70–207
Miskell, T. / Hallmark, T. — 68-69-71–208
Larkin, J. / Brown, M. — 67-71-71–209
Spangler, R. / White, A. — 68-71-71–210
Swanson, J. / Pumphrey, R. — 70-67-73–210
Wyatt, H. / Hodges, B. — 73-67-71–211
Ellis, R. / Norrell, Z. — 72-71-69–212
Hyde / Sanchez 69-73-73 – 215
Kelley / Vondrak 72-65-78 – 215
May / Meares 75-67-74 – 216
Showalter / Munson 72-69-75 – 216
Failed to qualify
Vollertsen, G. / Audrain, S. — 75-69
Crocket, D. / Watford, K. — 72-73
Dean, D. / Newhouse, D. — 72-73
Forbes, C. / Williams, C. — 71-74
McDaniel, A. / Davis, B. — 73-72
Creekmore, H. / Creekmore, S. — 72-74
Oakes, J. / Johnson, C. — 74-72
Ream, J. / Bodlovich, K. — 74-72
Smith, S. / Miller, A. — 74-74
Wilhite, T. / Seabaugh, E. — 73-75
Creekmore III, S. / Shumate, B. — 75-74
Maes, J. / Gosa, J. — 75-74
Brewer, B. / McDonald, R. — 72-78
Goldworn, J. / Born, B. — 77-74
Sexton, E. / Carlson, C. — 79-73
Clevenger, C. / Gallacher, K. — 74-81
Geubelle, R. / Houtsma, J. — 77-79
Maday, G. / McCray, C. — 78-81
Hall, D. / Pratt, B. — 81-81
Garden, W. / Stensrud, B. — 84-83
Toon, M. / Sullivan, M. — WD
Full Leaderboard
Fav SC Pos. Team City/State Today Hole Total R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Field / Majors -4 F -10 69 69 68 206
2 Blundell / Cook -4 F -10 72 66 68 206
T3 Kropp / Lance -4 F -9 68 71 68 207
T3 Tridle / Andersen -2 F -9 71 66 70 207
5 Miskell / Hallmark -1 F -8 68 69 71 208
6 Larkin / Brown -1 F -7 67 71 71 209
T7 Spangler / White -1 F -6 68 71 71 210
T7 Swanson / Pumphrey +1 F -6 70 67 73 210
9 Wyatt / Hodges -1 F -5 73 67 71 211
10 Ellis / Norrell -3 F -4 72 71 69 212
T11 Hyde / Sanchez +1 F -1 69 73 73 215
T11 Kelley / Vondrak +6 F -1 72 65 78 215
T13 May / Meares +2 F Even 75 67 74 216
T13 Showalter / Munson +3 F Even 72 69 75 216
Failed to Qualify
Vollertsen / Audrain Even 75 69 144
Forbes / Williams +1 71 74 145
Crocket / Watford +1 72 73 145
McDaniel / Davis +1 73 72 145
Dean / Newhouse +1 72 73 145
Ream / Bodlovich +2 74 72 146
Oakes / Johnson +2 74 72 146
Creekmore / Creekmore +2 72 74 146
Wilhite / Seabaugh +4 73 75 148
Smith / Miller +4 74 74 148
Creekmore III / Shumate +5 75 74 149
Maes / Gosa +5 75 74 149
Brewer / McDonald +6 72 78 150
Goldworn / Born +7 77 74 151
Sexton / Carlson +8 79 73 152
Clevenger / Gallacher +11 74 81 155
Geubelle / Houtsma +12 77 79 156
Maday / McCray +15 78 81 159
Hall / Pratt +18 81 81 162
Garden / Stensrud +23 84 83 167
Toon / Sullivan WD WD
Senior
Ameen, M. / King, R. — 65-71-70-206
Pigg, J. / Lyons, E. — 71-68-67–206
Estep, K. / Baker, B. — 71-68-67–206
Huddleston, W. / Sandlin, L. — 68-68-73–209
Yoder, R. / Gamso, T. — 71-68-70–209
Burris, B. / Stephens, M. — 68-71-71–210
Fisher, H. / Pool, D. — 71-68-71–210
Potter, D. / Richart, J. — 71-71-68–210
Huddleston, A. / Simson, P. — 73-65-74–212
Pumphrey, J. / Clement, D. — 71-70-73–214
Tudor, D. / Alsup, M. — 72-71
Turner, E. / Neal, B. — 72-71
Barker, S. / Taylor, B. — 72-72
Bailey, J. / Swanson, B. — 72-73
Strattan, M. / Redlin, S. — 74-73
Kilby, R. / Nunez, L. — 75-74
Andersen, T. / Horsch, C. — 76-74
McBee, B. / Goode, J. — 79-71
Quinlan, M. / Lujan, L. — 74-76
McDonald, R. / Devitt, L. — 78-73
Hoffman, F. / Williams, J. — 77-75
Melcher, T. / White, D. — 79-74
Spines, S. / Davies, S. — 79-75
Hendrix, M. / Vescovo, P. — 79-76
Super Senior
Boyd, S. / Redfern, K. — 65-65-70–200
McDonald, M. / Lipe, J. — 66-75-65–206
Dallas, S. / Smith, E. — 74-69-68–211
Wiley, N. / McGovern, J. — 69-68-75–212
Hatchett, S. / Stevens, J. — 76-70
Martin, J. / Seaman, G. — 74-74
Patterson, P. / Summers, S. — 79-69
Hutton, J. / Carroll, D. — 76-73
Davis, T. / Berthiaume, D. — 79-73
Hermann, P. / Hermann, P. — 78-75
Clevenger, J. / Brooks, P. — 72-82