Collyer's ace boosts him to Cotton States title
7/29/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Cotton States Amateur, Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Blake Collyer's brilliant back nine, which included an ace, earned him the Cotton States title over Paul Gonzalez
Collyer, it seems, will do anything it takes to win a match. In the W.E. Cole Cotton States final, that meant an ace.
Collyer was the No. 13 seed at Bayou DeSiard Country Club, but he played his way through four rounds of matches to reach the final against Paul Gonzalez, a member of the Texas-Arlington golf team.
Collyer played the back nine brilliantly, however – and flawlessly. A birdie at No. 10 brought the match back to all square, and two more birdies at Nos. 12 and 14 gave Collyer the 2-up lead.
The real heroics came at the par-3 15th, however. Collyer made an ace to go 3 up and dormie. A birdie at the par-5 16th sealed the championship, even though Gonzalez matched him there. Collyer effectively played those seven holes on the back nine in 6 under, and it earned him the victory.
Entering the Cotton States, Collyer was coming off a T-30 at the Southern Amateur and a T-33 at the Players Amateur. He won the 2017 Dunes Medal. Two years ago, Collyer advanced to the semifinals at this event.Had an amazing week @thecottonstates invitational managing to get the win in the final 3/2 with @kmichel96 on the bag! Adding to that a hole in one on the 15th hole! Definitely a week to remember! Thank you to everyone involved. @VicInstSport pic.twitter.com/pIuKAcHcLn
— Blake Collyer (@BlakeCollyer) July 29, 2018
Gonzalez, the Waxahachie, Texas native, continues to put himself in contention in summer events. He took the lead into the final round of the West Texas Amateur last week and came out with a top-5 finish, and this week threw a string of pars and birdies at Collyer to make a run at the Cotton States title.
In the end, Collyer’s fireworks on the back nine were just too much.
Results: Cotton States Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | , Australia | 400 | ||
| Runner-up | Waxahachie, TX | 300 | ||
| Semifinals | Jackson, MS | 200 | ||
| Semifinals | Fayetteville, AR | 200 | ||
| Quarterfinals | , Australia | 100 |
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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