Alan Ellis and Robert Pannell Win State Four-Ball

Alan Ellis and Robert Pannell led the 2010 State Four-Ball at Windance Country Club wire to wire through multiple weather delays to claim their first state championship. Ellis and Pannell shot 6 under in the first round which was suspended on Friday at 3:30 pm due to dangerous weather. They completed the first round and shot two over par 74 in the second round on Saturday. The Greenwood duo held a slight lead heading into the final round. Paired with Ben Snow and Stephen Yelverton in the final pairing in the final round, Ellis and Pannel held on by firing 4 under par 68 on Sunday to win by three over Snow and Yelverton. Ellis and Pannell finished the tournament at 8 under par 208. Snow and Yelverton finish with 5 under par 211. Scott Rhodes and Ham Bates of Jackson shot one over par 73 in the final round to finish at one under par 215 for the tournament and secure third place. Bates and Rhodes were the defending champions from 2009 at Hattiesburg Country Club. Monty Hilton and Hall Lusk, III finished in fourth place at even par 216. Rounding out the top 5 tied for fifth place are local MS Gulf Coast Golfers, Tim McCabe, Jr. and John Carter and Mickey D'Angelo and Bo Mandal at one over par 217.

Congrats to all the players for great playing in the 2010 State Four-Ball at Windance CC. Thank you to the staff at Windance Country Club for a great state championship