Martens wins Carroll Amateur Championship

 CARROLL -- Portsmouth native and current University of North Texas golfer Ross Martens won the championship flight of the Carroll Amateur Golf Championship last month, holding off Matthew Walker (Ottumwa, University of Iowa) by one stroke over 54 holes. Competing in the June 11-12 event for the first time at the Carroll Country Club, the 20-year-old Martens shot a six-under-par 65 on Saturday, followed by rounds of 71 and 66 Sunday for an 11-under total of 202. Walker, who aced the 10th hole as part of a final-round 63 (back nine 29), fell just short in his comeback attempt and finished with a 203. No one else in the field shot better than 213. Martens clinched the win with a 12-foot par putt on the final hole.