Brown Advances To Round of 16 At State Amateur

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  • Heston Brown tees off at the State Amateur. Photo courtesy of Amy Brown.
    Heston Brown tees off at the State Amateur. Photo courtesy of Amy Brown.
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Cordell’s Heston Brown racked up two wins on the opening day of the Oklahoma State Amateur Golf Championship to position himself in the round of 16 beginning Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Brown is one of three Southwestern Oklahoma State University golfers to qualify for the tournament, and the only to advance past the second round.

In the match-play tournament, Brown defeated Garrett Jelley of Tulsa 1-up during the first round. In the second round, Brown found himself down four holes to Tulsa’s Buddy Wehrli before coming back in dramatic fashion to take the match after 21 holes.

Brown will face off with Ben Klaus of Oklahoma City Tuesday at 8:49 a.m. If he wins, he’ll play in the quarterfinals at 1:49 p.m. The semifinals and finals will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2019, beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The championship is being played at Oak Tree National Golf Course in Edmond.

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