LAKE BARTON -- The four-man scramble team of Korey Burkhart, David Foss, Mike Huddleston, and Chris Smith defended their title by firing an 18-under 52 score to claim event bragging rights in Friday's 11th Cougar Open at Lake Barton Golf Course.

Two strokes behind at 16-under 54 in the championship flight was Barton men's basketball head coach Jeremy Coombs' team consisting of Clint Isaac, Devan Crabtree and Taylor Crabtree. Four teams stood at 15-under 55 with the 2021 champion tandem of Brandon Wells, Bryce Wells, Matt Karlin, and Lance Perez coming out on top in tiebreaking procedures to place third.

Additional teams at 15-under 55 were: Carter Coombs, Larson Koester, Maddox Spray, and Braxton Peters; Jim Vopat, Neil Werth, Shawn Panzer and Steve Johnson; L.T. Fleske, Troy Moore, Mason Moore, and Joel Kahnt.

In the final 2nd Flight of competitors, tiebreaking procedures were also used amongst four teams carding a 6-under 64 as the team of Joey Zimmerman, Brent Zimmerman, Nick Schwager, and Beau Cavander prevailed to win the flight. Earning bragging rights in the Barton Baseball Clubhouse, Head Coach Brent Biggs' squad of his father Craig, Adam Gerstner and Dylan Channel took the 2nd place standing over Assistant Coach Brett McBride's team of Luke Kramer, Austin Holt, and Logan Smith. The group of Oliver Snook, Shad Wondra, Kasey Higgins, and Clint Pangburn also shot the 64 card but fell out of the prizes due to tiebreak procedures.

The annual event organized and sponsored by the Cougar Booster Club, in addition to, the generosity of donors, provides a fundraising activity for Barton Athletics through participation, sponsors, and raffle opportunities.

Through the generous donations of sponsors, over $6,000 of valued prizes were also raffled, as well as, offering a multitude of hole prizes. Individual hole prize winners were:

Brent Biggs (Longest drive No. 2)

Jake Thompson (Closest to the pin in two shots No. 3)
Lars Koester 5-9 (Closest to the pin No. 5)
Mike Huddleston 8-0 (Closest to the pin No. 7)
Mason Moore 17-4 (Longest putt No. 8)
Brantley Baldwin (Closest to the pin No. 9)
Joel Kahnt 7 (Closest to the pin in two shots on No. 10)
Ron Mason (Longest drive on hole 11 – 65 years old and older)
Trey Rolfs 14 (Closest to the pin No. 12)
Jay Luerman 41/4 inches (Closest to the pin in two shots on No. 14)
Chris Ford 26-7 (Longest putt on No. 17)
J.D. Rein 5-4 (Closest to the pin in two shots on No. 18)

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

1ST (52)--Korey Burkhart, David Foss, Mike Huddleston, Chris Smith

2ND (54)--Jeremy Coombs, Clint Isaac, Devan Crabtree, Taylor Crabtree

3RD (55)--Brandon Wells, Bryce Wells, Matt Karlin, Lance Perez

FIRST FLIGHT
1ST (58)--Carter Coombs, Larson Koester, Maddox Spray, and Braxton Peters

2ND (59)--Jim Vopat, Neil Werth, Shawn Panzer, and Steve Johnson

3RD (59)--Jared Maneth, Harrison Denk, Hunter Williams, and Micah Grover

SECOND FLIGHT
1ST (64)--Joey Zimmerman, Brent Zimmerman, Nick Schwager, and Beau Cavander

2ND (64)--Brent Biggs, Craig Biggs, Adam Gerstner, and Dylan Channel

3RD (64)--Brett McBride, Luke Kramer, Austin Holt, and Logan Smith