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T
he Desert Two-Ball
Challenge brought
heated competition to
the Coachella Valley from
April 20-22, and even with
pride and plenty of great
prizes on the line, the
event featured a fun
and relaxed feel.
Sixty players regis-
tered, and two-player
teams competed in a
Friday scramble at the
Westin Mission Hills Gary
Player Course, followed by a
better-ball format Saturday at
Classic Club and a shamble
Sunday on the Players
Course at Indian Wells Golf
Resort.
Jeffrey Howard and Gre-
gory Snider won the gross
competition, shooting 196
(66-68-62) to win by five
strokes. Perhaps even more
impressive was that their
Sunday score of 10-under par
was six shots lower than any
other carded that day, pro-
viding them plenty of cush-
ion as they played the final
few holes.
The team of Todd Volkers
and Cole Volkers – second in
gross scoring with scores of
65, 68 and 68 for a three-day
total of 201 – secured the net
championship. Both winning
teams, as well as those that
placed second and third in
the gross and net scoring, re-
ceived great prizes that in-
cluded golf twosomes at each
of the three courses, a two-
night stay in Indian Wells
and dinner at each of the
course's fine-dining restau-
rants.
Director of Golf Joe
Williams said that Howard
and Snider really ramped up
their games when the pres-
sure was on.
"The winners' score of 62
in a shamble was pretty im-
pressive," he said. "To me,
that's where the tournament
was won. On the final day,
these guys really got it
done."
Williams added that get-
ting to play three premier
Valley courses on consecutive
days at the height of the busy
season really makes the tour-
nament special.
PUT TO THE TEST
After three days of competition, champions
are crowned in the Desert Two-Ball Challenge
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TROON CHALLENGE
SET FOR JUNE 17
I
f you think you've got
game, it's time to find a
partner and put your skills to
the test in the annual Troon
Challenge regional qualifying
tournament at Indian Wells
Golf Resort's Celebrity Course
on June 17.
Now in its 16th year, the
Challenge features regional
qualifiers at 37 golf courses in
13 states from April to Octo-
ber, with the top teams ad-
vancing to compete in the
national finals at Troon North
Club's Pinnacle and Monu-
ment courses December 7-9
in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Competitors will play a
two-man best ball with gross
and net team champions
awarded. The event costs
$180 for Troon cardholders
and $190 for others.
CLICK HERE to register.
GOT
GAME?
Participants in the Desert Two-Ball
Challenge took on the Players course.
