EL PASO, Texas – The 2018 Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic teed-off Sunday, Nov. 18 with the annual Titleist Long Drive and PING Putting competitions at the El Paso Country Club.
Louisville freshman Matthias Schmid hit the ball 331 yards down the fairway, into a breeze, to win the Titleist Long Drive Contest. Schmid outdrove second place finisher, Mason Overstreet, a junior with Arkansas, by nine yards.
“It is always good to win a competition like this to build some confidence before a tournament,” Schmid said. “[We] played in our last tournament almost two weeks ago so I am looking forward to competing against these guys.”
Oklahoma junior Quade Cummins won the PING Putting Contest with a low round of 20 putts on a course that featured many obstacles, such as putting from a saddle. The Weatherford, Okla. native finished two strokes ahead of Joshua Martin, a senior with North Carolina. Three competitors finished in a tie for third with 23 strokes.
“The putting contest was fun. I just tried to keep the ball in play,” said Cummins. “I am from a country town, so I’ve been on a saddle before.”
The Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic continues at the El Paso Country Club with two rounds of golf set for Monday, Nov. 19 starting at 8 a.m. (MT). The final round is set for 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
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 All-America Golf Classic have combined to win 52 golf majors and have earned over $2.12 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.
2018 Schedule
Monday (Nov. 19)
• 8 a.m. First & Second Rounds
Tuesday (Nov. 20)
• 8 a.m. Final Round
Lee Trevino Trophy presented to the winner immediately following final round.
Titleist Long Drive Competition
1. Matthias Schmid – Louisville – 331 yds.
2. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 322 yds.
3. Spencer Ralston – Georgia – 319 yds.
T4. Patrick Martin – Vanderbilt -318 yds.
T4. Will Gordon – Vanderbilt – 318 yds.
6. Peng Pichaikool -Mississippi State – 315 yds.
T7. Stephen Franken – NC State – 316 yds.
T7. Alex Smalley – Duke – 316 yds.
T9. Brad Dalke – Oklahoma – 314 yds.
T9. Blaine Hale – Oklahoma – 314 yds.
T9. Hayden Wood – Oklahoma State – 314 yds.
T12. Alex del Rey – Arizona State – 312 yds.
T12. Chun An Yu – Arizona State – 312 yds.
14. Travis Trace – North Florida -311 yds.
15. Turk Pettit – Clemson – 309 yds.
T16. John Augenstein – Vanderbilt – 306 yds.
T16. Austin Eckroat – Oklahoma State – 306 yds.
T18. Chandler Eaton – Duke – 305 yds.
T18. Bryson Nimmer – Clemson – 305 yds.
T20. Quade Cummins – Oklahoma – 301 yds.
T20. Harry Hall – UNLV – 301 yds.
T20. Walker Lee – Texas A&M – 301 yds.
23. Austin Squires – Cincinnati – 300 yds.
24. Jackson Suber – Ole Miss – 293 yds.
25. Thomas Walsh – Virginia – 292 yds.
T26. Phillip Knowles – North Florida – no score
T26. Garrett May – Baylor – no score
T26. Joshua Martin – North Carolina – no score
T26. Brandon Smith – Duke – no score
PING Putting Competition
1. Quade Cummins – Oklahoma – 20 strokes
2. Joshua Martin – North Carolina – 22 strokes
T3. Chandler Eaton – Oklahoma State – 23 strokes
T3. Stephen Franken – NC State – 23 strokes
T3. Bryson Nimmer – Clemson – 23 strokes
T3. Alex Smalley – Duke – 23 strokes
T7. Harry Hall – UNLV – 24 strokes
T7. Austin Squires – Cincinnati – 24 strokes
T9. Alex del Rey – Arizona State – 26 strokes
T9. Patrick Martin – Vanderbilt – 26 strokes
T9. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 26 strokes
T9. Turk Pettit – Clemson – 26 strokes
T9. Brandon Smith – Texas A&M – 26 strokes
T9. Justin Suber – Ole Miss – 26 strokes
T9. Hayden Wood – Oklahoma State – 26 strokes
T9. Chun An Yu – Arizona State – 26 strokes
T17. Will Gordon – Vanderbilt – 27 strokes
T17. Garrett May – Baylor – 27 strokes
T17. Peng Pichaikool – Mississippi State – 27 strokes
T17. Matthias Schmid – Louisville – 27 strokes
T17. Travis Trace – North Florida – 27 strokes
T17. Thomas Walsh – Virginia – 27 strokes
23. Blaine Hale – Oklahoma – 28 strokes
T24. Brad Dalke – Oklahoma – 30 strokes
T24. Austin Eckroat – Oklahoma State – 30 strokes
T24. Spencer Ralston – Georgia – 30 strokes
27. Walker Lee – Texas A&M – 36 strokes
T28. John Augenstein – Vanderbilt – no score
T28. Philip Knowles – North Florida – no score