EL PASO, Texas – The 2017 Sun Bowl Andeavor All-America Golf Classic teed-off Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 with the annual Titleist Long Drive and PING Putting competitions at the El Paso Country Club.
Oklahoma State senior Kristoffer Ventura swept both events after finishing second at last year’s long drive contest. He won the Titleist Long Drive Contest with a 319 yard blast down the fairway on a windy day in the Borderland.
The PING Putting Contest came down to a three-way playoff between Ventura, North Carolina senior Ben Griffin, and Texas freshman Kristoffer Reitan. Ventura won the sudden death playoff after sinking the first hole of the putting course from a saddle.
“I wasn’t expecting to sweep these events,” Ventura said, “It was fun.”
This is Ventura’s second year competing in the Golf Classic. He finished in third place last year, four strokes behind champion Sam Burns of LSU.
“One of my goals after I got back from this event last year, was I wanted to play one last time here before I finish college,” Ventura said. “Last year I played pretty good so if I can improve on that I’ll be pretty happy.”
The Sun Bowl Andeavor All-America Golf Classic continues at the El Paso Country Club with two rounds of golf set for Monday, Nov. 20 starting at 8 a.m. (MT). The final round is set for 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Some of golf’s biggest names have traveled to El Paso to participate in the tournament including Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson. Alumni of the College All-America Golf Classic have combined to win 52 golf majors and have earned over $2.02 billion in career earnings.
To be eligible for competition, student-athletes must have been named an All-American during the previous year. The U.S. Amateur Champion or Runner Up also qualifies if they still have collegiate eligibility.
2017 Schedule
Monday (Nov. 20)
• 8 a.m. First & Second Rounds
Tuesday (Nov. 21)
• 8 a.m. Final Round
Lee Trevino Trophy presented to the winner immediately following final round.
Titleist Long Drive Competition
1. Kristoffer Ventura – Oklahoma State – 319 yds.
2. Will Gordon – Vanderbilt – 317 yds.
3. Ian Holt – Kent State – 314 yds.
4. Patrick Martin – Vanderbilt – 309 yds.
5. Davis Shore – Alabama – 308 yds.
6. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 304 yds.
7. Cole Miller – Penn State – 303 yds.
8. Shintaro Ban – UNLV – 302 yds.
9. Ben Griffin – UNC – 299 yds.
10. Kyler Tate – UCF – 298 yds.
11. Kyle Mueller – Michigan – 296 yds.
12. Brad Dalke – Oklahoma – 295 yds.
13. Ryan Gronlund – Oregon – 294 yds.
T14. Alex Smalley – Duke – 293 yds.
T14. Dylan Wu – Northwestern – 293 yds.
16. John Augenstein – Vanderbilt – 289 yds.
17. Dawson Armstrong – Lipscomb – 288 yds.
18. Hurly Long – Texas Tech – 287 yds.
19. Doc Redman – Clemson – 286 yds.
20. Lee Hodges – Alabama – 285 yds.
21. Chandler Blanchet – Western Florida – 284 yds.
22. Grant Hirschman – Oklahoma – 280 yds.
23. Luis Gagne – LSU – 275 yds.
T24. Franklin Huang – Stanford – 272 yds.
T24. Chip McDaniel – Kentucky – 272 yds.
26. Doug Ghim – Texas – 271 yds.
27. Kristoffer Reitan – Texas – 269 yds.
28. Bryson Nimmer – Clemson – 268 yds.
T29. Blaine Hale – Oklahoma – no score
T29. Fredrick Nilehn – Texas Tech – no score
PING Putting Competition
1. Kristoffer Ventura – Oklahoma State – 22 strokes
T2. Ben Griffin – UNC – 22 strokes
T2. Kristoffer Reitan – Texas – 22 strokes
T4. Blaine Hale – Oklahoma – 23 strokes
T4. Doug Ghim – Texas – 23 strokes
T4. Grant Hirschman – Oklahoma – 23 strokes
T7. Dylan Wu – Northwestern – 24 strokes
T7. Chip McDaniel – Kentucky – 24 strokes
T7. Cole Miller – Penn State – 24 strokes
T7. John Augenstein – Vanderbilt – 24 strokes
T7. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 24 strokes
T12. Doc Redman – Clemson – 25 strokes
T12. Hurly Long – Texas Tech – 25 strokes
T12. Ian Holt – Kent State – 25 strokes
T12. Lee Hodges – Alabama – 25 strokes
T12. Patrick Martin – Vanderbilt – 25 strokes
T12. Fredrick Nilehn – Texas Tech – 25 strokes
T18. Shintaro Ban – UNLV – 26 strokes
T18. Alex Smalley – Duke – 26 strokes
T18. Brad Dalke – Oklahoma – 26 strokes
T18. Bryson Nimmer – Clemson – 26 strokes
T18. Luis Gagne – LSU – 26 strokes
T23. Chandler Blanchet – Western Florida – 27 strokes
T23. Kyle Mueller – Michigan – 27 strokes
T23. Ryan Gronlund – Oregon – 27 strokes
T23. Davis Shore – Alabama – 27 strokes
T23. Dawson Armstrong – Lipscomb – 27 strokes
28. Franklin Huang – Stanford – 28 strokes
T29. Kyler Tate – UCF – 29 strokes
T29. Will Gordon – Vanderbilt – 29 strokes
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