General | 6/16/2026 2:00:00 PM

June 16, 2026-On a beautiful summer day, a total of 25 teams took part in the Emporia State Athletics Summer Classic Golf Tournament on Friday at the Emporia Golf Course. The event made it's return after a four-year absence and wrapped up a two-day celebration of Hornet Athletics.
 
The foursome of Brody Peak, Mac McFarland, Drew Judd, and Dalton Laird won the championship flight on a scorecard playoff with the group of Dave Watts, Gentry Scheve, Jordan Muench, and Chris Vahsholtz.  Both teams shot a 52 (-19) in the four-person scramble with Peak's team winning in the scorecard playoff with a better back nine.
 
Eric Porter, Mark Porter, Derek Nielsen, and Elliot Nielsen shot 62 (-9) and won in a scorecard playoff Saylor Middleton, Kathy Pimple, Garrett Pimple, and Wyatt Schultz. They had to go to the fifth tiebreaker to finally get a decision.
 
The individual hole prize winners were Bill McKernan for the closest to the pin on hole #5, Drew Judd for longest drive on #16 and John Martin for the longest putt on hole #17.
 
This was the first time since 2022 that Emporia State Athletics played host to a golf tournament and the first time since 2019 that it was paired with a Pre-Party Dinner the night before. Thursday evening's Pre-Party at Champions Landing saw just 12 auction items go for $25,000 with nearly $50,000 brought in over the two days to help the intercollegiate athletics programs at Emporia State.
 
ESU ATHLETICS GOLF RESULTS

	Championship Flight
1	Brody Peak, Mac McFarland, Drew Judd, Dalton Laird	-19	52
2	Dave Watts, Gentry Scheve, Jordan Muench, Chris Vahsholtz	-19	52
3	Erren Harter, Marley Harter, Hudson Sauder, Chad Buchholz	-16	55
4	Sam Chaput, Kevin Shaffer, Jacob Torkelson, Cole Schwarz	-16	55
5	Craig Black, Tom Robke, Jan Jeffries, Cecil Lane	-15	56
6	Phil Carselowey, Chase Coble, Kyle Unruh, Trevor Bauer	-14	57
7	Jake Little, Ben Walburn, Cole Walburn, Owen Walburn	-13	58
8	John Martin, Levi Ashmore, Randy Martin, Jake Martin	-12	59
9	JP Sandstrom, Scott Sandstrom, Anthony Markowitz, Jon Larkin	-11	60
10	Garin Higgins, Jace McDown, Derrik McDown, John Stone	-11	60
11	Aaron Watters, Tayler Smith, Colby Watters, Craig Menke	-10	61
12	Damian Gutierrez, Chance Miller, Wylie Redeker, Chase Allen	-10	61
	A Flight
1	Eric Porter, Mark Porter, Derek Nielsen, Elliot Nielsen	-9	62
2	Saylor Middleton, Kathy Pimple, Garrett Pimple, Wyatt Schultz	-9	62
3	Nate Lindsay, Taylor Lindsay, Tyson Allen, Ashley Allen	-8	63
4	Jamie Sauder, Tanya Colvin, Eli Fowler, Haley Fowler	-8	63
5	John Heine, Kurt King, Preston Jackson, Bill McKernan	-7	64
6	Johnny Clark, Stephen Mills, Luke Schnackenberg, Jon Batzlaff	-7	64
7	Megan Hill, Aaron Hammond, James Hill, Mallory Rosales	-6	65
8	Jeff Longbine, Mike Law, Fred Harder, Ken Hush	-5	66
9	Larry Tice, Mark Meister, Patrick Baker, Patrick Baker's Friend	-4	67
10	Tyler Pettigrew, Clint Drake, Steven Lovett,	-4	67
11	Jane Linhart, Scott Booth, Denise Byfield , Robert Gould	E	71
12	Ed Bashaw, Don Hill, Mark Schrieber, President Baker	E	71
13	Jelinda Watts, Sarah Roth, Kala Maxfield, Tracy Herrick	+1	72