Hayden Wood Captures State Am Title
July 19, 2018 | Cowboy Golf
OWASSO, Okla. — Oklahoma State's Hayden Wood captured the Oklahoma Golf Association State Amateur Championship on Thursday, defeating Cowboy teammate Austin Eckroat at The Patriot Golf Club.
Wood, a rising senior, defeated Eckroat, a rising sophomore, 3 and 2 to give OSU its fourth Oklahoma State Amateur champion in the past five years. Brendon Jelley won the title three of the past four years (2014, 2015, 2017).
On Thursday, Eckroat won the first hole with a birdie before Wood squared the match at the second with a par. After halving the next four holes, Eckroat won the seventh with a birdie.
Wood won the next three holes with two birdies and a par to take a 2-up lead through 10 holes. Eckroat won the 11th with a birdie before Wood answered with a birdie at the 12th to move back to a 2-up advantage.
The Edmond, Okla. native closed out the match with an eagle at the par-5 16th.
Wood, a rising senior, defeated Eckroat, a rising sophomore, 3 and 2 to give OSU its fourth Oklahoma State Amateur champion in the past five years. Brendon Jelley won the title three of the past four years (2014, 2015, 2017).
On Thursday, Eckroat won the first hole with a birdie before Wood squared the match at the second with a par. After halving the next four holes, Eckroat won the seventh with a birdie.
Wood won the next three holes with two birdies and a par to take a 2-up lead through 10 holes. Eckroat won the 11th with a birdie before Wood answered with a birdie at the 12th to move back to a 2-up advantage.
The Edmond, Okla. native closed out the match with an eagle at the par-5 16th.
