by Charles Sinclair
Texarkana College’s recent Invitational Golf Tournament at Texarkana Country Club was won by Paris Junior College. Paris won the two-day, 36 hole tournament over a field of 17 teams with a score of 607.
“We had teams from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee,” Henry Duke, TC’s golf coach said, “which made the competition real strong.”
Alan Tait, from Edinburgh, Scotland, led the Paris team with a final round score of 71 to win by one stroke over the team from Odessa, Texas, College.
When asked if the foreign players on some teams gave them an unfair advantage, Duke said, “No, the local kids could do just as good if they want to and can work at it, Jay Brewer on our team can compete with anyone at his level.”
Byron Defee of Weatherford, Texas, College ended the day tied with Tait for individual medalist honors with a 146 total score.
Defee won medalist honors on the first playoff hole against Tait with a birdie.
Texarkana College Bulldogs scored 652 total to place 15 and were led by Jay Brewer’s 152 score.
Other Bulldog players in the tournament and their scores were Greg May, 165; Mark Gray, 166; Todd Senick, 169; and Chad Mullins, 181.
“We will have the same teams plus a couple of new teams back next year for the tournament,” Duke said. “The players on the teams all enjoy the tournament and have said the reason why is the golf course is one of the best they get to play on and the people here treat them so good.”