"The Players" Win First Annual Trevathan Cup

The First Annual Trevathan Cup took place on May 11 - 13, 2007, in Kansas City, MO. We had two teams (14 players total) that competed for three straight days.

On Friday, May 11, we played 36 holes of individual stroke play at Drumm Farm Golf Club in Independence, MO. On Saturday, May 12, we played 36 holes at Adam's Point Golf Club in Blue Springs, MO, (18 holes of 2-Man Best Ball and 18 holes of 2-Man Scramble), and on Sunday, May 13, we played 18 holes of Individual Match Play at Shoal Creek Golf Club in Kansas City, MO.

Below are the teams/players that competed in the First Annual Trevathan Cup along with their individual scores:

The Players (Individual Scores)

Brian Davis
73
69
78
75
295
1st

Garrett McGinn
83
81
78
79
321
3rd

Pete Philips
85
90
93
86
354
5th

Brad Moore
102
98
84
88
372
8th

Joe Arca
93
94
97
90
374
9th

Kirby Jackson
88
95
101
96
380
10th

Jeff Brown
109
106
90
95
400
14th

Pace Setters (Individual Scores)

Chris Chappell
77
83
79
75
314
2nd

Casey Tipton
87
90
94
81
352
4th

Carlos Bradley
99
89
90
92
370
7th

Jim Uno
93
95
89
87
364
6th

Scott Eubank
107
96
89
95
387
11th

Ryan Jennings
98
102
92
96
388
T-12th

Chad Moore
98
102
96
92
388
T-12th

My Friend, Charles Trevathan

Charles Trevathan: A Man For All Seasons

Charles Trevathan was my college professor, mentor, and close friend. He taught me so much about life and how to live it to the fullest. We spent a summer semester together at St.Hughes College in Oxford, England, and had the time of our lives. We had breakfast once a week at the Eagle and Child (where J.R.R. Tolken and C.S. Lewis would critique one another's latest works). We toured Stonehenge, Stratford Upon the Avon, Westminster, Salisbury Cathedral, HMS Victory, and almost all of London.

Charles lived life with passion and truly made every day his "own masterpiece." He also had a passion for golf and that is why I have dedicated this blog and this golf tournament to him... The Annual Charles Trevathan Cup.

Charles lived an amazing life! He grew up with Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) in Louisville, KY, and served as president of the Young Democrats while in college at David Lipscomb University in Nashville (where he became close friends with Elanor Roosevelt). Charles was very instrumental in during the Equal Rights period and did all that he could to make sure ANY MAN or WOMAN could work, play, and worship wherever they wanted to, no matter what their color might be.

Charles worked as an attorney for 25 years in Louisville, KY, but the words of his good friend Elanor Roosevelt never stop haunting him... "When you've traveled all of the places I have traveled and accomplished all the things I have accomplished, you realize that the most rewarding thing in life is the ability to influence a young mind." And so, in 1991, Charles left Kentucky and traveled to Abilene, TX, where he began a new career as professor at Abilene Christian University. In 2001, he was selected by the students of ACU as "Teacher of the Year."

In 2003, and he gave the charge to the graduating class at ACU's May Commencement. He encouraged graduates to live up to the university’s slogan of "Change the World," be it one business department or neighborhood street at a time. Trevathan taught several popular sociology classes including Introduction to Sociology, Cultural Diversity, and Ethics and Social Issues.

He was the proud father of three beautiful and talented daughters and was the loving husband of a beautiful, sweet, kind, and loving wife- Phyllis (who is very dear to me and my family).

Chuck was also a great storyteller! I love to re-tell his great stories about knocking out Ali when he was a kid, driving in his old jelopy around NYC with Elanor Roosevelt, his "White Castle" experience with his "adopted" daughter, his best friend who lost his life to cancer, his golf round of a lifetime that ended on the 17th hole when God "humbled" him, the list goes on and on!

Charles will always be loved and admired by so many people and I hope this blog and the Annual Trevathan Cup will keep his memory alive and well for the many people who knew him and loved him.

We love you, Charles!!!

Brian Davis