Gullikson, Ironroad deny Rank, McInnis a 3rd J.R. Williams title
September 18, 2021 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Chris Ironroad, View results for John R. Williams Invitational, Oak Hill Country Club

Tyler Gulliksen and Chris Ironroad do the Navy proud, erasing a 5-shot deficit to win the John R. Williams at Oak Hill CC
Gullikson, a 34-year-old volunteer assistant coach at the University of San Diego, played golf at the Naval Academy and went on to become a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Unit (EOD). The 39-year-old Ironroad also has Navy experience as a Judge Advocate, and winning the All-Navy Sports Golf Tournament in 2018.
Gulliksen and Ironroad started well, shooting a 5-under 65 on the West course to take the lead, before stalling out on the East Course for a second-round 70.
Kyle Downey (Webster, N.Y.) and Brandon Grzywacz (Sanford, N.C.) tied for second after a final-round 67. Jordan Sease (Cayce, S.C.) and Sam Jackson (W. Columbia, S.C.) finished fourth at 7 under, while Tom Linehan (Fairport, N.Y.) and Kevin Lewis (Rochester, N.Y.) rounded out the top five at 6 under.
The 2017 champions, Clark and Eric Rustand of Tucson, Ariz., tied for sixth at 3 under. The 2016 champs John Hunter (Houston, Texas) and Kyle Nathan (Coral Springs, Fla.) tied for 20th at 4 over par.
A total of 33 teams made the 36-hole cut which fell at 5-over 145.

Jim Scorse (L) and Wade Sarkis (JRW photo)
Bob Royak (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Doug Hanzel (Savannah, Ga.), who each have a U.S. Senior Amateur title, closed with a 67 to finish two shots back in third in defense of the title they won in 2018.
The 2017 champions John Kircher (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Mike Jaros (Endicott, N.Y.) started the day two back of the lead but fell back to a 7th place finish at 1 under. Two-time champs Tom Blank and Mark Dugan of the host club finished 10th.
About the John R. Williams Invitational

54-hole two man best ball format with Mid-Am and Senior divisions. By invitation only. Entrants must have a handicap of 3.4 or less, with the team total not to exceed 5.5. Both members of teams in the Senior Division must be 55 years of age by the fi...
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