GPN Bank's Bedlam Cup - Day One



Mangum's Team

The GPN Bank Bedlam Bedlam Cup Matches are played in 2-Man teams playing  2-Man Best Ball (also knows as "2-Man Low Ball"), where both players play their own ball counting the best score of the two in each hole. This year, only two teams participated, Elk City and Mangum. The tournament is flighted in four different age groups (39 & Under, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 & Over), where an older player is allowed to play in a younger flight, but not the other way around.

Elk City's team. Up front, in bright orange shirt,
Bob Maine, team's captain.

It is also expected that the lowest scores should come from the younger players, and in the average this theory held true, but for one "spoiler" from the 50-59 year old flight where Paul Gunkel (56) and Ronnie Smith (58) combined for a 64, the lowest round of the day. The team, which started on #15, was three under par after four holes without a single par: they went birdie, birdie, bogey, eagle (a hole out from 100 yards from Paul Gunkel) and never looked back.

Ron Smith & Paul Gunkel
combined for day's best
score with a 64.

In the race for the Cup, Elk City has a nine shot lead 272 to 281. Elk City had scores of 64 (Gunkel, Smith), 69 (Cory Smith, Sean Cowan), 69 (Brad O'Hara, Jordan Williamson), & 70 (Tyler Windsor, Keith Hulen). Mangum best four teams were: 67 (Jay Cross, Josh Milner); 71 (Travis Reese, Zach Zachary), 71 (Matt Monroe, Rusty Rickerd) & 72 (Forrest Lloyd, Gary Brewer).

Captains Bob Maine & Robert Garton
conferring about their players.

In the flights (played by points won by matching the best score against the best score and the second best score against the second best score), Elk City leads two of the four flights 2-0, and two flights are tied at 1 point per team.

The tournament's last round will be today. For today's pairings, click here.

Note: complete team roster will be published with final results.