Teammates Tande And Axtman Battle For First In Scobey Invite

When the regulation 18 holes were complete at the Scobey Invitational, there were still more swings of golf clubs to be swung.

Two to be exact, and Scobey sophomores Cooper Axtman and Evan Tande would be doing the swinging.

Held Monday, April 29, at the Scobey Golf Course, where the temperature was 67 degrees with a little bit of wind in the air as 3 o’clock was approaching, the teammates found themselves in a chip-off to determine who would place first in a field of 27 and who would become the runnersup.

Tande led at the turn with a 2-over-par 38 while Axtman, in addition to Plentywood’s Carson Solberg, had a 39. On the back nine Axtman shot a 38 while Tande, as well as Solberg, carded a 39.

So over to the north side of the No. 9 green the two teammates went for a chipoff— closest to the pin gets the win.

Axtman, most likely swinging a wedge by the way the ball went so high in air, watched his white-dimpled orb plop down on the green carpet and roll a bit on the other side of the pin, coming to a halt around 20 feet past the cup. Tande took his turn and the ball ...