EL PASO, Texas – The 2019 Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic teed-off Sunday, Nov. 24 with the annual Titleist Long Drive and PING Putting competitions at the El Paso Country Club.
RJ Manke (amateur status: junior at Pepperdine) hit the ball 354 yards down the fairway on a calm and sunny morning in El Paso, Texas to win the Titleist Long Drive Contest. Manke outdrove second place finisher Jack Trent (amateur status: junior at UNLV) by seven yards. Third place finisher, Ludvig Aberg (amateur status: freshman at Texas Tech) hit the ball 344 yards.
“I wasn’t really nervous when I got up there to hit the ball,” Manke said when asked if it was nerve racking hitting the ball in front of the crowd. “Having the people there on the bleachers made for a great atmosphere.”
Adrien Dumont de Chassart won the PING Putting Contest with a low of 17 putts on a course that featured many obstacles, such as putting from a saddle. The Villers la Ville, Belgium native finished one stroke ahead of Michael Feagles (amateur status: senior at Illinois) and Peter Kuest (amateur status: senior at BYU) both finishing in a tie for second with 18 strokes. A total of 10 player finished the putting contest with 20 or fewer strokes.
“I was a bit nervous because I haven’t played a tournament in about four weeks,” said Dumont de Chassart. “The weather here is amazing and I am looking forward to having fun.”
The Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic continues at the El Paso Country Club with two rounds of golf set for Monday, Nov. 25 starting at 8 a.m. (MT). The final round is set for 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
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 53 golf majors and have earned over $2.2 billion in career earnings.
2019 Schedule
Monday (Nov. 25, 2019)
• 8 a.m. First & Second Rounds (SHOTGUN START)
Tuesday (Nov. 26, 2019)
• 8 a.m. Final Round (Tee Times)
Lee Trevino Trophy presented to the winner immediately following final round.
Titleist Long Drive Competition
1. RJ Manke – Pepperdine – 354 yards
2. Jack Trent – UNLV – 347 yards
3. Ludvig Aberg – Texas Tech – 344 yards
4. Hunter Eichhorn – Marquette – 340 yards
5. Peter Kuest – BYU – 339 yards
6. Peng Pichaikool – Mississippi State – 338 yards
T7. Max Steinlechner – NC State – 335 yards
T7. Adrien Dumont de Chassart – Illinois – 335 yards
9. Garett Reband – Oklahoma – 333 yards
10. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 332 yards
11. Zan Luka Stirn – Arkansas State – 331 yards
T12. Matthias Schmid – Louisville – 330 yards
T12. Benjamin Shipp – NC State – 330 yards
T14. Parker Coody – Texas – 328 yards
T14. Trevor Werbylo – Arizona – 328 yards
T16. Albin Bergstrom – South Florida – 327 yards
T16. Jamie Li – Florida State – 327 yards
T18. Logan McAllister – Oklahoma – 325 yards
T18. John Murphy – Louisville – 325 yards
T20. Philip Barbaree – LSU – 324 yards
T20. Trent Phillips – Georgia – 324 yards
22. Rhett Rasmussen – BYU – 320 yards
T23. Joshua McCarthy – Pepperdine – 319 yards
T23. Julian Perico – Arkansas – 319 yards
T23. Patrick Welch – Oklahoma – 319 yards
26. Jimmy Lee – Texas A&M – 314 yards
27. Quade Cummins – Oklahoma – 310 yards
28. Tripp Kinney – Iowa State – 309 yards
29. Kyle Cottam – Clemson – 308 yards
30. Michael Feagles – Illinois – 303 yards
31. Garrett Barber – LSU – 302 yards
32. Jerry Ji – Illinois – 298 yards
T33. Oskar Ambrosius – UTEP – no score
T33. William Moll – Vanderbilt – no score
PING Putting Competition
1. Adrien Dumont de Chassart – Illinois – 17 strokes
T2. Michael Feagles – Illinois – 18 strokes
T2. Peter Kuest – BYU – 18 strokes
4. Mason Overstreet – Arkansas – 19 strokes
T5. Garrett Barber – LSU – 20 strokes
T5. Albin Bergstrom – USF – 20 strokes
T5. Parker Coody – Texas – 20 strokes
T5. Logan McAllister – Oklahoma – 20 strokes
T5. John Murphy – Louisville – 20 strokes
T5. Garett Reband – Oklahoma – 20 strokes
T11. Kyle Cottam – Clemson – 21 strokes
T11. Jerry Ji – Illinois – 21 strokes
T11. Jimmy Lee – Texas A&M – 21 strokes
T11. Peng Pichaikool – Mississippi State – 21 strokes
T15. Oskar Ambrosius – UTEP – 22 strokes
T15. Hunter Eichhorn – Marquette – 22 strokes
T15. Joshua McCarthy – Pepperdine – 22 strokes
T15. William Moll – Vanderbilt – 22 strokes
T15. Rhett Rasmussen – BYU – 22 strokes
T15. Benjamin Shipp – NC State – 22 strokes
T15. Max Steinlechner – NC State – 22 strokes
T15. Jack Trent – UNLV – 22 strokes
T23. Philip Barbaree – LSU – 23 strokes
T23. Quade Cummins – Oklahoma – 23 strokes
T23. Jamie Li – Florida State -23 strokes
T23. RJ Manke – Pepperdine – 23 strokes
T23. Zan Luka Stirn – Arkansas State – 23 strokes
T23. Patrick Welch – Oklahoma – 23 strokes
T23. Trevor Werbylo – Arizona – 23 strokes
30. Tripp Kinney – Iowa State – 24 strokes
31. Ludvig Aberg – Texas Tech – 26 strokes
T32. Matthias Schmid – Louisville – no score
T32. Julian Perico – Arkansas – no score
T32. Trent Phillips – Georgia – no score
ABOUT MARATHON PETROLEUM (tournament title sponsor)
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