They may have to add another flight to the Four States Invitational 4-Ball if Garrett May and Grayson Jones return to defend the championship they won Sunday at Texarkana Country Club.
The two-former Texas High standouts, who are now playing in the college ranks, had the low score of the day for the third straight round with a 10-under-par 62. That gave them a record 54-hole total of 187 (29-under-par), 18 shots better than the second place team of Tyler Dunlap and Zack Looney, the 2016 champions.
"All-in-all we had a lot of fun and it was a great experience," said Jones, who will be a sophomore next fall at Oral Roberts University. "We both contributed a lot today, just like we did Saturday. I had six birdies and two bogeys, shooting 68 on my own ball. Hopefully, they'll let us play again next year and we'll have a chance to break this year's record."
There really wasn't any doubt about who was going to win this year's event, but if there was it disappeared after May and Jones birdied their first two holes Sunday. May would birdie the par-4 fifth hole, and both golfers birdied the par-4 eighth hole. May then converted a short birdie putt at nine to give them a 31 on the front.
May also birdied 10, and Jones hammered home a 15-footer for birdie at the par-3 11th hole. Birdies at 14, 15 and 16 would give them 31 on the back side. They did not have a team bogey in the tournament.
"I didn't play as well as the first two days, but I still had five birdies," May said. "Incredibly, our score could have been in the 50s, but we missed a couple of short putt and didn't birdie two of the par-fives and the short seventeenth. We played great as a team. Winning this event means a lot to me because it's my home course, and I had never won this tournament."
The defending champions, Dunlap and Looney, did their best to keep up with the eventual winners until a double-bogey at the tenth hole. They shot a 2-under 70 on the final day for a 205 total and three-shot advantage over the team of Ben Branson and Brennan Watkins, who shot 68 over the final 18 holes for 208.
Tied for fourth place at 209 were the teams of Bruce Hornbuckle and Adam Manual; and Trevor Arts and Chris Beheny. Former Liberty-Eylau baseball standouts Corey Wells and Clay Jeffirs tied for sixth place with former professional baseball player Chuck Gardner and Greg Gresham at 210.
David Riley and Harry Blake posted a 4-under 68 on the final day to win the first flight. Magee Burns and Mike Zacharias shot 71 to share second place with Jeremy O'Quinn and Steve Buchanan. Lance Tjaden and Matt Brown were at even par for fourth place.
Kevin and Sam Phillips shot even par to win the second flight. Bunn Fawcett and Larry Davis were two shots back, with Matt Wright and David Monty tying for third place with Robert Pike and Mark Boone at 80.
The third flight was won by Jake Hambleton and Chris Baker in a cakewalk with a 74. Two teams followed eight shots behind with Paul Ravaris and Brad Yank tying Russell Johns and Josh Gleaton.
Stephen Robinson and Casey Robertson won the fourth flight with a 6-over 78. Matt and Mike Zuege placed second with an 81.
First place in each flight was a $1,000 pro shop gift certificate. There were special prizes for May and Jones, who had the tournament's low round each day.