Jayhawks golfer wins Watson Challenge at Indian Hills. Tom Watson shot better each day

College of Kansas golfer Davis Cooper stayed sizzling on a cool, overcast Saturday on the par-70 Indian Hills Nation Membership, firing a final-round 68 to win the 2022 version of the annual Watson Problem match in Mission Hills.

Going 2-under through the ultimate 18 gave Cooper a three-day complete of 197, 13-under general. Runner-up Michael Letzig, who additionally shot 68 Saturday, completed at 5-under 205.

Third place went to Overland Park’s Wade Binfield at 4-under 206, fourth to Charlie Hillier at 3-under 207 and fifth to Zach VanDolah, who led the occasion by way of 18 holes, at 2-under 208.

Cooper, who gained a Kenneth Smith Award honoring the very best highschool golfer within the KC metro throughout his time at Blue Valley North, might be a junior with the Jayhawks this fall.

Hillier, a New Zealand native, was a KU teammate. He lately graduated and has performed on the PGA Latinoamerica Tour. Lots of the males (and one girl) that Cooper beat this week are golf professionals. Cooper retains his newbie standing.

Tom Watson, the legendary Kansas Metropolis namesake and founding father of the Watson Problem, bettered his opening-round 74 and second-round 71 with a 70 on Saturday, ending in a tie for fifteenth at 5-over.

A member of the World Golf Corridor of Fame, Watson, 72, has gained the 54-hole, three-day Watson Problem 5 occasions.

The tourney discipline for 2022 consisted of fifty males and, for the primary time, a girl: Overland Park native Gianna Augustine, the primary feminine to play within the Watson Problem, completed with a 79 on Saturday and positioned forty ninth.

Former KU golfer Andy Spencer had the low spherical on Saturday, a 3-under 67. A veteran of the Korn Ferry and PGA Latinoamerica excursions, he tied for eighth, 1-over for the match.

Based in 2007, the Watson Problem advantages The First Tee of Higher Kansas Metropolis. It usually options the very best professionals and amateurs residing within the larger Kansas Metropolis golf group.

Last-round scores

(-13)

Davis Cooper 65-64-68—197

(-5)

Michael Letzig 67-70-68—205

(-4)

Wade Binfield 71-67-68—206

(-3)

Charlie Hillier 67-68-72—207

(-2)

Zach VanDolah 64-73-71—208

(Even)

Robert Russell 70-71-69—210

Bret Burgmeier 71-70-69—210

(+1)

Sam Parrott 74-68-69—211

Andy Spencer 72-72-67—211

Joe Bultman 71-71-69—211

Justin Wingerter 66-74-71—211

(+3)

Jackson Foth 75-68-70—213

Austin Jarchow 74-70-69—213

(+4)

Chris Mabry 74-70-70—214

(+5)

Alex Springer 74-73-68—215

Tom Watson 74-71-70—215

Nicklaus Mason 73-71-71—215

Liam Coughlin 72-72-71—215

Sean Dougherty 68-76-71—215

(+6)

Jeremy Pricey 73-71-72—216

(+7)

Wes Buntenbach 74-69-74—217

Michael Winslow 71-69-77—217

(+8)

Drew Carlson 75-71-72—218

Ryan Argotsinger 74-70-74—218

(+9)

Clay Devers 70-76-73—219

(+10)

Probability Rinkol 75-73-72—220

Zachary Dittmer 75-72-73—220

Kevin Ward 74-74-72—220

(+12)

Will Harding 72-76-74—222

Robert Wilkin 71-76-75—222

Jeff Sedorcek 71-77-74—222

(+13)

Ryne Fisher 79-73-71—223

Connor Knabe 73-76-74—223

Chase Lucas 72-77-74—223

(+14)

Austin Hardison 74-75-75—224

(+15)

Jeff Sheppard 76-77-72—225

Steve Groom 75-73-77—225

(+17)

Dave Cunningham 79-75-73—227

Andrew Hatten 77-78-73—227

(+18)

Tyler Dunn 78-76-74—228

Andy Rumbaugh 78-73-77—228

Sean Cleary 74-80-74—228

Calvin Dillon 72-73-83—228

(+20)

Ed Brown 80-79-71—230

Kyle Capps 74-82-74—230

(+21)

Mike Ricket 78-77-76—231

(+22)

Ryan Eckroat 77-75-80—232

(+25)

Brad Volker 80-77-78—235

(+26)

Gianna Augustine 76-81-79—236

(+28)

Otto Zinn 79-79-80—238

(+41)

Michael Maki 79-83-89—251

This story was initially revealed June 4, 2022 4:36 PM.