FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, October 25th, 2021
TATEMATSU (OKLA. STATE), SUMMERHAYS (ARIZONA STATE) & GOTTERUP (OKLAHOMA) WIN INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY AT 2021 EAST LAKE CUP
Okla. State (Women), Pepperdine (Men) Claim No. 1 Seeds for Team Match Play Semifinals (Tuesday, 3-6 P.M. ET on GOLF Channel)
Women’s Semis: (1) Okla. State vs. (4) Arizona; (2) Ole Miss vs. (3) Duke Men’s Semis: (1) Pepperdine vs. (4) Oklahoma; (2) Arizona State vs. (3) Okla. State
ATLANTA, Ga. – (Oct. 25, 2021) – Oklahoma State sophomore Rina Tatematsu earned individual stroke play honors in the women’s division, while Preston Summerhays (Arizona State University) and Chris Gotterup (Oklahoma) shared low honors in the men’s division at the seventh annual East Lake Cup in Atlanta.
Tatematsu collected five birdies before finishing with an eagle on the closing hole at East Lake Golf Club to finish atop the women’s division at 5-under-par 67, four shots better than her closest competitor.
On the men’s side, Summerhays got off to a bogey, bogey start and then strung together six birdies, five on his inward nine and four in a row, en route to a four-under round of 68 and the clubhouse lead. Gotterup matched the low round amongst the men’s division by sinking a clutch 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th green.
“It means a lot,” said Tatematsu. “It is really such an honor just being able to come here to East Lake Golf Club. I’m very thankful for the opportunity”
“It’s a really hard golf course,” Summerhays said. “Starting bogey, bogey, especially for where I was on the first hole, I had a 6‑iron into a par‑5, going bogey, bogey to start, you don’t really want to get behind the eight‑ball on this course and I did exactly that. I had confidence in my game to kind of dig myself out of the hole and I got hot on the back nine and was able to make a lot of birdies.”
“It’s awesome. I haven’t won in a while and I had surgery a couple months ago, so it’s been a little while since I’ve been back in the winner’s circle,” said Gotterup. “I feel like I’m bringing something back to school. They gave a lot to me over the last couple months, so I feel like I’m somewhat returning the favor a little bit, but we’ve got a long way to go.”
*Transcripts of post-round interviews with players and coaches at the 2021 East Lake Cup are available here.*
*Approved images of the individual stroke play winners of the 2021 East Lake Cup are available via this Dropbox link.*
TUESDAY’S SEMIFINAL MATCHES:
Women’s: (No. 1) Okla. State vs. (No. 4) Arizona; (No. 2) Ole Miss vs. (No. 3) Duke
Men’s: (No. 1) Pepperdine vs. (No. 4) Oklahoma; (No. 2) Arizona State vs. (No. 3) Okla. State
GOLF Channel’s live coverage of Tuesday’s semifinals of team match play will air from 3-6 p.m. ET. College Central Pre-Game (2:30-3 p.m. ET) will preview each semifinal match and provide updates on matches already in progress.
WOMEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:
1 Rina Tatematsu (Okla. State) (-5, 67)
T2 Andrea Lignell (Ole Miss) (-1, 71)
T2 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (Okla. State) (-1, 71)
T4 Erica Shepherd (Duke) (+1, 73)
T4 Chiara Tamburlini (Ole Miss) (+1, 73)
T4 Ya Chun Chang (Arizona) (+1, 73)
T4 Phoebe Brinker (Duke) (+1, 73)
TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):
Okla. State (No. 1 seed) Ole Miss (No. 2 seed)
Isabella Fierro (+4, 76) Ellen Hume (+2, 74)
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (-1, 71) Natcha Husted (+2, 74)
Hailey Jones (+2, 74) Julia Johnson (+5, 77)
Caley McGinty (+3, 75) Andrea Lignell (-1, 71)
Rina Tatematsu (-5, 67) Chiara Tamburlini (+1, 73)
Duke (No. 3 seed) Arizona (No. 4 seed)
Phoebe Brinker (+1, 73) Ya Chun Chang (+1, 73)
Anne Chen (+2, 74) Carolina Melgrati (+3, 75)
Megan Furtney (+3, 75) Lilas Pinthier (+4, 76)
Rylie Heflin (+3, 75) Ellinor Sudow (+5, 77)
Erica Shepherd (+1, 73) Caitlin Whitehead (+2, 74)
MEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:
T1 Preston Summerhays (Arizona State) (-4, 68)
T1 Chris Gotterup (Oklahoma) (-4, 68)
3 Joe Highsmith (Pepperdine) (-3, 69)
4 Eugenio Chacarra (Okla. State) (-2, 70)
T5 Joey Vrzich (Pepperdine) (-1, 71)
T5 Derek Hitchner (Pepperdine) (-1, 71)
T5 Stephen Campbell, Jr. (Oklahoma) (-1, 71)
TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):
Pepperdine (No. 1 seed) Arizona State (No. 2 seed)
Joe Highsmith (-3, 69) Mason Anderson (+1, 73)
Derek Hitchner (-1, 71) Ryggs Johnston (E, 72)
Dylan Menante (E, 72) David Puig (+5, 77)
William Mouw (+4, 76) Cameron Sisk (+2, 74)
Joey Vrzich (-1, 71) Preston Summerhays (-4, 68)
Okla. State (No. 3 seed) Oklahoma (No. 4 seed)
Eugenio Chacarra (-2, 70) Stephen Campbell, Jr. (-1, 71)
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (+4, 76) Jaxon Dowell (+7, 79)
Hazen Newman (+6, 78) Drew Goodman (+9, 81)
Brian Stark (+2, 74) Chris Gotterup (-4, 68)
Rayhan Thomas (E, 72) Logan McAllister (+2, 74)
The East Lake Cup is being contested over three days, following the format from the final three days of the NCAA men’s and women’s golf national championships. Tuesday (tomorrow) and Wednesday, Oct. 26-27, two match-play tournaments will be hosted simultaneously for the men’s and women’s divisions, with the semifinals taking place on Tuesday and the finals and consolation matches on Wednesday.
Teams for the East Lake Cup are competing on the championship golf course at East Lake Golf Club, home of the TOUR Championship, the season-ending event of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs. The East Lake Cup benefits the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential through its holistic approach to community revitalization incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness. The East Lake Cup is one of the largest contributors to the East Lake Foundation, having raised more than $1.5 million for the East Lake Foundation since the tournament’s inception in 2015. ZipRecuriter and Uber Eats are the co-presenting sponsors of the East Lake Cup, with World Wide Technology, Bridgestone Golf, and Topgolf serving as additional sponsors.
