Golf Tournament Results

Published or Revised October 16, 2015

2015 Tyler Junior College Fall Invitational

Oct. 12-13, 2015 Tyler, Texas The Paris Junior College Dragons golf team finished in third place this Tuesday at the Tyler Junior College Fall Invitational held at Pine Springs Golf Club in Tyler. The Dragons shot rounds of 293 and a four-under 284 in the second round. PJC was led by Mansfield freshman Preston Woodard finished tied for fourth place with rounds of 73 and a three under par 69. His two under par 142 achieved a place on the All Tournament team. Jordan Brown continued his steady play with rounds of 75 and a two under 70 to end tied for 10th. Blake Elliott had solid rounds of 72 and 74, ending tied for 12th. Other PJC scores were Grayson Benavides 73, 75 (T17), Lance Roden 77, 71 (T17) and Adam Vining 75,76 (T26). “The first day we played okay," said PJC Golf Coach David Johnson. "I thought we competed well on the second day and played like we are capable of playing. We have to connect the two days together with consistent play in order to win golf tournaments. Overall I thought we made good strides this week. We played against two really good teams and see where we stand when we compete against the best. The freshmen are getting some good experience being in the last groups early this year. This will help them become better players in the future. I am really proud of the way we handled ourselves on the course. It’s a pleasure to see positive attitudes and good decision making from all the guys.” The Dragons see action next in two weeks at the Twin Rivers Golf Club in Waco, Oct. 25-27.

Dragons Standings

	PLAYER	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
T4	Preston Woodard	73	68				142
T10	Jordan Brown	75	70				145
T12	Blake Elliott	72	74				146
T17	Grayson Benavides	73	75				148
T17	Lance Roden	77	71				148
T26	Adam Vining	75	76				151

Team Standings

	TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
3rd	Paris Junior College	293	284				566

2015 Southeast Oklahoma Invitational

Sept. 28-29, 2015 Durant, Oklahoma The Paris Junior College Dragons golf team competed in the Southeast Oklahoma State University’s Texoma Championship on Sept. 28-29 at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club in Kingston, Oklahoma. The Dragons finished in second place with team scores of 298, 299 and 304 for a 901 total and 10 shots behind the host Southeast Oklahoma State University. PJC was the lone junior college in the tournament with NCAA Division II and NAIA schools. PJC was led by freshman Blake Elliott who continued his good play with a four under par first round of 68, followed up with rounds of 73 and 74 to finish the 54-hole tournament one under par 215 and an individual second place finish. “Blake had a good battle with Mason Hunter from SOSU during the last round,” said PJC Golf Coach David Johnson. “It went back and forth all day between them. What a great experience for Blake. He was competing with a senior who is 22 years old and has been in that situation many times. Blake went shot for shot with him and ended up one short.” Sophomore Jordan Brown played well with rounds of 74 79 75 and a tie for 12th place. Other Dragons were Grayson Benavides with rounds of 78 74 79, Holden Hernandez had 78 75 78, and Matt Ramsey had 78 77 77. “I thought we competed hard the whole tournament,” said Johnson. “Everyone was focused on being positive and on the next shot. Those are the things we have been working on in practice. We made some big numbers on the last day coming down the last four holes that cost us the tournament. Mistakes are going to happen. We just need to turn a double or triple bogey into a bogey here and there and we will be fine. All the guys were upset with the finish. It was and is a great chance for us to learn what we need to do to close out a round in the future.”

Dragons Standings

	PLAYER	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
2	Blake Elliott	68	73	74			215
T12	Jordan Brown	74	79	75			228
T18	Grayson Benavides	78	74	79			231
T18	Holden Hernandez	78	75	78			231
T20	Matt Ramsey	78	77	77			232

Team Standings

	TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
2nd	Paris Junior College	298	299	304			901

2015 Paris Fall Invitational

Sept. 20-21, 2015 Paris, Texas Paris Junior College's Green Team won Monday's Paris Fall Invitational with a two-round score of 557 (280, 277) at the Paris Golf & Country Club. The team included sophomores Grayson Benavides of Fort Worth and Jordan Brown of Mansfield, and freshmen Blake Elliott of Liberty Hill, Preston Woodard of Mansfield and Holden Hernandez of Burnett. “I thought we played well as a team Monday,” said PJC Golf Coach David Johnson. “That’s what it is going to take for us all to be successful this year. We threw a bunch of freshman out there in their first college tournament and they responded well. We kept our emotions in check all day and that is good to see from any golfer. We still have room for improvement in all phases of play. Blake played really well at minus seven for both rounds and won the tournament. Jordan shot under par both rounds and was really consistent. I am really proud of the way they played but I am even more proud of the way they are coming together as a team. They are a quality bunch of young men.” Elliott was named Tournament Medalist, achieving a score of 133 (68, 65). Joining him on the All Tournament team were Brown, Hernandez, and freshman Matt Ramsey of Stonewall, La. Also making the All Tournament Team were Tyler Junior College golfers Trip Hobson at 68-71 (139), Oliver White at 72-67 (139) and Clayton Keck at 73-68 (141).

Team Standings

	TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
1.	PJC Green Team	280	277				557
2.	Tyler Junior College Team 1	280	287				567
3.	TJC Team 2	289	278				567
4.	Jacksonville College	301	290				591
5.	PJC Gold Team	300	295				595
6.	Centenary College	325	336				661

Dragons Team Players

	PLAYER	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
1st	Blake Elliott	68	65				133
2nd	Jordan Brown	69	69				138
	Holden Hernandez	70	74				144
	Matt Ramsey	71	73				144
	Grayson Benavides	73	72				145
	Preston Woodard	76	71				147
	Adam Vining	78	71				149
	Michael Lebahn	75	74				149
	Lance Roden	76	77				153
	Corten Grosart	83	78				161

Dragons Medalist Players

	PLAYER	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Par	Total
	Joe Velasquez	76	72				148
	Quinn Naumann	79	71				150