Cotton States: Churchman, Gjesteby reach championship match

7/25/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Cory Churchman (left) + Andreas Gjesteby

University of North Texas junior Cory Churchman and Baylor University senior Andreas Gjesteby will square off Sunday

MONROE, La. — Thirty-two players are down to the final two at the W.E. Cole Cotton States Invitational. Sunday's 18-hole championship match will feature University of North Texas junior Cory Churchman and Baylor University senior Andreas Gjesteby. Churchman, the Abilene, Texas native who held the first-round lead during stroke play qualifying, eventually took the No. 8 seed but stormed his way through the first four rounds to reach the final, including a 1-up victory over Ross Bell III on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals. Gjesteby, of Norway, earned the No. 2 seed after rounds of 71 and 68 in stroke play. He mowed through his four opponents, never reaching the 17th hole during any of his matches. His closest match came in the semifinals when he defeated University of Arkansas golfer Zach Coats 3-and-2. Tomorrow's 18-hole final will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time at Bayou DeSiard Country Club in Monroe, Louisiana.

Results: Cotton States Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Cory Churchman	Abilene, TX	400
Runner-up	Andreas Gjesteby	, Norway	300
Semifinals	Zachary Coats	Springdale, AR	200
Semifinals	Ross Bell	Madison, MS	200
Medalist	Blake Traweek	Monroe, LA	100

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About the Cotton States Amateur

The Board of Directors of Bayou DeSiard CC has decided to cancel the 2025 W. E. Cole Cotton States Amateur and for the foreseeable futureOriginally played in 1949 as the Bayou DeSiard Labor Day Golf Tournament, the tournament's name was changed to th...

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