Baxter Ward Holds Top-Seed at Cotton States Invitational

7/27/2017 | by Yianni Gogonas of AmateurGolf.com

Baxter Ward (Stephen F. Austin State U. photo)

Match play brackets are set for Friday's first round, with Australian Baxter Ward claiming medalist honors in Lousiana

MONROE, Louisiana (July 27, 2017) -- Australian golfer Baxter Ward led the charge this morning as the W.E. Cole Cotton States Invitational medal qualifying concluded, shooting a 5-under-par 67 in Thursday’s effort, tying with Triston Elson, for the low round of the tournament thus far. After 36-holes of medal play, Ward, who recently wrapped up his collegiate career at Stephen F. Austin University, has secured himself the top-seed moving into Friday’s matches. Qualifiers will need to win five matches en route to winning the event. Match play will begin with Friday morning’s round-of-32, with winners competing in the round-of-16 in the afternoon. Ward will play OSU golfer Quade Cummins in the opener, with the pair set to tee off at 8 AM ET.

Results: Cotton States Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Blaine Hale	Dallas, TX	400
Runner-up	Thomas Johnson	Norman, OK	300
Semifinals	Triston Elston	Baton Rouge, LA	200
Semifinals	Ryan Alford	Shreveport, LA	200
Quarterfinals	James Anstiss	, New Zealand	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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