Gorder & Connolly Win the 2024 Mixed Stix

SEDONA, ARIZ. – Chase Gorder and Kate Connolly (-22 over two rounds) delivered stellar performances in the 2024 Mixed Stix, firing rounds of 62 and 60 to secure a decisive, six-stroke victory at Oakcreek Country Club. 

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Despite starting the day one stroke out of the lead, Gorder and Connolly quickly seized control with a hot start, carding birdies on four of the first five holes. The momentum swung definitively in their favor during the front nine's final stretch; they took the lead when Gorder, an incoming freshman at Boise State, drained a 30-foot birdie putt. Connolly, a rising sophomore at Drake University, topped Gorder’s putt when she holed out for eagle on the fairway on the next hole.

Chase Gorder & Kate Connolly stand on the tee box at 2024 Mixed Stix (Photo by Alex Johnson)

Gorder and Connolly trophies for winning the overall gross championship, as did Brian Krueger and Brigitta Wiegand for winning the overall net championship. The following players were also recognized for winning their respective flights:

• Snoopy Rock Flight Gross: Ben Grady & Juanita Rico (-3)
• Snoopy Rock Flight Net: Kathleen Huffines & Scott Kovesdy (-13 total par to net)
• Bell Rock Flight Gross: Mike Smothermon & Vicky Smothermon (+5)
• Bell Rock Flight Net: Mike Smothermon & Vicky Smothermom (-9 total par to net)
• Coffee Pot Rock Flight Gross: Candelaria Lewis + Victor Lewis (+19)
• Coffee Pot Rock Net: Candelaria Lewis + Victor Lewis (-18)
• Cathedral Rock Flight Overall Net: Brian Krueger & Brigitta Wiegand (-20 total par to net)