Bynum and Thelen Claim Open and Senior Division Titles at the TPx Spring Classic
CYPRESS, TEXAS (May 24, 2022) – Trading the lead throughout the round and finishing with a sudden death playoff, Autumn Bynum, Assistant Professional at Jimmy Clay Golf Course bests Chase Cooper, Director of Instruction at Hal Sutton Golf Academy to claim her first Southern Texas PGA Major win at the 2022 TPx Spring Classic. Bynum, a former STPGA Junior Golfer, had an impressive two rounds with 10 birdies and a total score of 140 (-4), marking the first female individual win at a STPGA Major.
“This win means a lot,” said Bynum. “I haven’t won a tournament since I was in college so coming out here and seeing that I can do it and knowing that I can do it is a real confidence booster.”
Bynum and Cooper went back and forth at the top of the leaderboard throughout Round Two and a combination of Bynum’s birdie and Cooper’s bogey on Hole 18 sent the two to a one hole sudden death playoff on the 10th Hole where Bynum made birdie to claim the Championship.
“The thing I am most looking forward to in Section events is getting better and better, making new connections, meeting new people, and just having fun,” said Bynum.
The TPx Spring Classic also included a Senior Division for PGA Professionals ages 50 and over. After leading by three strokes heading into Round One, Tim Thelen, PGA Assistant Professional at Texas A&M Golf Course headed into Round Two with six birdies under his belt and was neck and neck with Steve Jurgensen, PGA Teaching Professional at Wildcat Golf Club. Thelen had five more birdies, including two key ones on Hole 15 and Hole 16 to defend his 2021 TPx Spring Classic Senior Division Champion title with a final score of 138 (-6).
“[Winning back-to-back] is great,” said Thelen. “I didn’t play very well on the front nine and Steve [Jurgensen] birdied Hole 13 and 14 to get us within a shot of each other and I birdied Holes 15 and 16 to just coast in from there.”
This was the second major championship in 2022 for the Southern Texas PGA and was contested at BlackHorse Golf Club (South Course), a par-72, 6,890-yard facility. Headed by title partner, TPx, this year’s championship also featured presenting partners Hammock Beach, Club Car, GT Golf Supplies, HOW Water, Boulder Designs and Border Magic by Pinnacle, TPC Industrial, Links and Leisure, and Sterling Cut Glass. This event featured a total purse of $27,000 for Open Division and $4,850 for Senior Division.
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