Trans-Miss: California's Funk, Hakes Win Titles
7/16/2006 | by
see also: Trans-Miss Amateur Golf Championship, Southern Hills Country Club
Robert Funk of Canyon Lake, Calif. defeated David Leachman of Dallas, Texas, 3-and-2 to get his name on the historic trophy; Steven Hakes of Coronado wins Senior Division
Dallas, Texas (July 16, 2006) -- Final results for the 103rd Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship held at Brook Hollow Golf Club, July 11-16, 2006 are shown below.
Competitors competed in two rounds of stroke play qualifying to determine the low 64 players for a single elimination match play bracket. The 2006 champion is Robert Funk of Canyon Lake, CA. Funk defeated Brook Hollow GC member David Leachman in a match he called "the toughest of the week."
The match was square through the 13th hole, where Funk made a rare bogey and Leachman couldn't capitalize. Funk's ensuing bounceback left no doubt as to his resolve to finish the week with the trophy. A birdie from 8 feet at No. 14, followed by a wedge to 2 inches for another birdie at No. 15, and another 8-foot birdie at the Par-3 16th where Funk hit his 4-iron so flush that he picked up his tee knowing he would like the result. To his credit, Leachman hit a well-executed sand shot to within 6-feet after finding the bunker with his tee shot at No. 16, but Funk, sensing that Leachman would convert the par save, didn't provide an opportunity for the match to go any further.
It has been a productive 2006 for Funk, who earlier this year captured the Southern California Mid Amateur and the amateurgolf.com Two Man Links Championship (with partner and 2005 Trans Champ David Bartmann) at Bandon Dunes.
Steven Hakes of Coronado, California defeated Bob Fouke of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 1-up to win the Senior Division. To view the Senior Division bracket, click here>
Match Play results from the 103rd Trans Mississippi Amateur Championship, played at Brook Hollow Golf Club, Dallas, TX, Par 71, 6,703 Yards:
Round -- (Round of 64)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Randy Crews, Tulsa, Okla. Default-Injury
Kyle Coody, Plano, Texas def. Jonathan Thayer, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
Jeff Hunter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. def. John Sinovic, Shawnee Mission, Kan. 19 holes
Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas def. Stephen Mattingly, Houston, Texas 3 and 2
Kevin Benesh, Fort Worth, Texas def. Anton Salome, Socorro, N.M. 1 up
Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. John Bearrie, Arlington, Texas 3 and 1
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. Larry Brasch, Tempe, Ariz. 3 and 1
John Pigg, Austin, Texas def. Ronald Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. 3 and 2
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas def. Daniel Donovan, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 4 and 3
Richard LaPierre, Horseshoe Bay, Texas def. Trey Caldwell, Round Rock, Texas 4 and 2
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Trey Whatley, Ardmore, Okla. 5 and 3
Trey Owen, Austin, Texas def. Atul Anand, Long Beach, Calif. 3 and 2
Woody Englander, Austin, Texas def. Mark Gardner, Redlands, Calif. 19 holes
Malcom Holland, Dallas, Texas def. Bill Sharpe, Edmond, Okla. 2 and 1
James Ream, Cerritos, Calif. def. Arthur Starrs III, Dallas, Texas 1 up
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Jim Neumann, Frisco, Texas 2 and 1
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Stephen Daly, Wheaton, Ill. 7 and 6
Bill Jackson, Dallas, Texas def. Robby Skinner, Dallas, Texas 8 and 6
Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas def. Larry Wright, Plano, Texas 6 and 4
Sandy Pierce, Houston, Texas def. Michael McClung, Marble Falls, Texas 2 up
Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas def. Jon McGihon, Palm Desert, Calif. 6 and 5
Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Bryon Shumate, Fort Smith, Ark. 1 up
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Carl Horsch, Eden Prairie, Minn. 2 and 1
Sands Chipman, Dallas, Texas def. John Goode, Killeen, Texas 2 and 1
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Matt Housey, Dallas, Texas 1 up
Tim Feagans, Dallas, Texas def. Billy McBee III, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas def. Patrick Hanlon, Las Cruces, N.M. 3 and 2
Steve Bodenheimer, Longview, Texas def. Eugene Medlock, Westlake Village, Calif. 5 and 4
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Hollis Sullivan, Wichita Falls, Texas 3 and 2
Jeff New, The Woodlands, Texas def. Stephen Simpkin, Mill Valley, Calif. 5 and 3
Lee Sandlin, Dallas, Texas def. Lloyd Hughes, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Edward Turner, Garland, Texas def. John Hoffman, San Diego, Calif. 1 up
Round -- (Round of 32)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Kyle Coody, Plano, Texas 3 and 2
Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas def. Jeff Hunter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 19 holes
Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Kevin Benesh, Fort Worth, Texas 6 and 5
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. John Pigg, Austin, Texas 4 and 2
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas def. Richard LaPierre, Horseshoe Bay, Texas 20 holes
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Trey Owen, Austin, Texas 2 and 1
Woody Englander, Austin, Texas def. Malcom Holland, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. James Ream, Cerritos, Calif. 5 and 4
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Bill Jackson, Dallas, Texas 3 and 1
Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas def. Sandy Pierce, Houston, Texas 1 up
Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Sands Chipman, Dallas, Texas Default
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Tim Feagans, Dallas, Texas 6 and 5
Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas def. Steve Bodenheimer, Longview, Texas 4 and 3
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Jeff New, The Woodlands, Texas 4 and 2
Edward Turner, Garland, Texas def. Lee Sandlin, Dallas, Texas 19 holes
Round -- (Round of 16)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas 4 and 3
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. 6 and 5
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas 3 and 2
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Woody Englander, Austin, Texas 2 and 1
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas 3 and 1
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. 2 and 1
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas 1 up
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Edward Turner, Garland, Texas 3 and 2
Round -- (Quarterfinal)
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. 2 and 1
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas 3 and 2
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas 1 up
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas 1 up
Round -- (Semifinal)
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. 2 and 1
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas 4 and 3
Round -- (Final)
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. David Leachman, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
To view the complete Championship bracket, click here>
Competitors competed in two rounds of stroke play qualifying to determine the low 64 players for a single elimination match play bracket. The 2006 champion is Robert Funk of Canyon Lake, CA. Funk defeated Brook Hollow GC member David Leachman in a match he called "the toughest of the week."
The match was square through the 13th hole, where Funk made a rare bogey and Leachman couldn't capitalize. Funk's ensuing bounceback left no doubt as to his resolve to finish the week with the trophy. A birdie from 8 feet at No. 14, followed by a wedge to 2 inches for another birdie at No. 15, and another 8-foot birdie at the Par-3 16th where Funk hit his 4-iron so flush that he picked up his tee knowing he would like the result. To his credit, Leachman hit a well-executed sand shot to within 6-feet after finding the bunker with his tee shot at No. 16, but Funk, sensing that Leachman would convert the par save, didn't provide an opportunity for the match to go any further.
It has been a productive 2006 for Funk, who earlier this year captured the Southern California Mid Amateur and the amateurgolf.com Two Man Links Championship (with partner and 2005 Trans Champ David Bartmann) at Bandon Dunes.
Steven Hakes of Coronado, California defeated Bob Fouke of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 1-up to win the Senior Division. To view the Senior Division bracket, click here>
Match Play results from the 103rd Trans Mississippi Amateur Championship, played at Brook Hollow Golf Club, Dallas, TX, Par 71, 6,703 Yards:
Round -- (Round of 64)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Randy Crews, Tulsa, Okla. Default-Injury
Kyle Coody, Plano, Texas def. Jonathan Thayer, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
Jeff Hunter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. def. John Sinovic, Shawnee Mission, Kan. 19 holes
Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas def. Stephen Mattingly, Houston, Texas 3 and 2
Kevin Benesh, Fort Worth, Texas def. Anton Salome, Socorro, N.M. 1 up
Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. John Bearrie, Arlington, Texas 3 and 1
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. Larry Brasch, Tempe, Ariz. 3 and 1
John Pigg, Austin, Texas def. Ronald Richard, Fort Smith, Ark. 3 and 2
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas def. Daniel Donovan, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 4 and 3
Richard LaPierre, Horseshoe Bay, Texas def. Trey Caldwell, Round Rock, Texas 4 and 2
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Trey Whatley, Ardmore, Okla. 5 and 3
Trey Owen, Austin, Texas def. Atul Anand, Long Beach, Calif. 3 and 2
Woody Englander, Austin, Texas def. Mark Gardner, Redlands, Calif. 19 holes
Malcom Holland, Dallas, Texas def. Bill Sharpe, Edmond, Okla. 2 and 1
James Ream, Cerritos, Calif. def. Arthur Starrs III, Dallas, Texas 1 up
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Jim Neumann, Frisco, Texas 2 and 1
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Stephen Daly, Wheaton, Ill. 7 and 6
Bill Jackson, Dallas, Texas def. Robby Skinner, Dallas, Texas 8 and 6
Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas def. Larry Wright, Plano, Texas 6 and 4
Sandy Pierce, Houston, Texas def. Michael McClung, Marble Falls, Texas 2 up
Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas def. Jon McGihon, Palm Desert, Calif. 6 and 5
Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Bryon Shumate, Fort Smith, Ark. 1 up
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Carl Horsch, Eden Prairie, Minn. 2 and 1
Sands Chipman, Dallas, Texas def. John Goode, Killeen, Texas 2 and 1
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Matt Housey, Dallas, Texas 1 up
Tim Feagans, Dallas, Texas def. Billy McBee III, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas def. Patrick Hanlon, Las Cruces, N.M. 3 and 2
Steve Bodenheimer, Longview, Texas def. Eugene Medlock, Westlake Village, Calif. 5 and 4
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Hollis Sullivan, Wichita Falls, Texas 3 and 2
Jeff New, The Woodlands, Texas def. Stephen Simpkin, Mill Valley, Calif. 5 and 3
Lee Sandlin, Dallas, Texas def. Lloyd Hughes, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Edward Turner, Garland, Texas def. John Hoffman, San Diego, Calif. 1 up
Round -- (Round of 32)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Kyle Coody, Plano, Texas 3 and 2
Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas def. Jeff Hunter, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 19 holes
Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Kevin Benesh, Fort Worth, Texas 6 and 5
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. John Pigg, Austin, Texas 4 and 2
Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas def. Richard LaPierre, Horseshoe Bay, Texas 20 holes
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Trey Owen, Austin, Texas 2 and 1
Woody Englander, Austin, Texas def. Malcom Holland, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. James Ream, Cerritos, Calif. 5 and 4
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Bill Jackson, Dallas, Texas 3 and 1
Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas def. Sandy Pierce, Houston, Texas 1 up
Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. def. Stephen Summers, Dallas, Texas 2 and 1
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Sands Chipman, Dallas, Texas Default
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Tim Feagans, Dallas, Texas 6 and 5
Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas def. Steve Bodenheimer, Longview, Texas 4 and 3
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Jeff New, The Woodlands, Texas 4 and 2
Edward Turner, Garland, Texas def. Lee Sandlin, Dallas, Texas 19 holes
Round -- (Round of 16)
David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. def. Randy Lance, Lufkin, Texas 4 and 3
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. Chris Kessler, Scottsdale, Ariz. 6 and 5
Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas def. Mark Lindberg, Coppell, Texas 3 and 2
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Woody Englander, Austin, Texas 2 and 1
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Tom Doughtie, Amarillo, Texas 3 and 1
Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas def. Trent Brown, Scottsdale, Ariz. 2 and 1
Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas def. Bob Neal, Arlington, Texas 1 up
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Edward Turner, Garland, Texas 3 and 2
Round -- (Quarterfinal)
Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. def. David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. 2 and 1
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Ryan Hill, Longview, Texas 3 and 2
Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas def. Sam Manning, Dallas, Texas 1 up
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Dan Dunkelberg, Ft Worth, Texas 1 up
Round -- (Semifinal)
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. Jonathan May, Wichita, Kan. 2 and 1
David Leachman, Dallas, Texas def. Rob Couture, Dallas, Texas 4 and 3
Round -- (Final)
Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif. def. David Leachman, Dallas, Texas 3 and 2
To view the complete Championship bracket, click here>
About the Trans-Miss Amateur
The Trans-Miss is one of the oldest and most storied golf tournaments in the United States. For 106 years the championship was played in a match play format. Past champions include Jack Nicklaus (1958 and 1959), Charles Coe (1947, 1949, 1952 and 1956...
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