Everybody has great things that happen over the course of their lifetime at one point or another.

However, getting married and winning a golf tournament in the same weekend?

That level of greatness, in less than a 48-hour span -- especially for a college senior -- has to be paralleled by very few living in this world.

Shawnee State senior golfer Ross Ferrell achieved both of those goals with the Bears -- as Ferrell, who has consistently been a top-five golfer in the men's rotation throughout his career with SSU, got married to his high school sweetheart, Kara, Friday evening in a wedding ceremony that was held at The Canal House in Port Jefferson, Ohio.

With an understanding spouse and a group of teammates -- who have become among his best friends -- needing him, Ferrell immediately put his focus back into playing golf just over 12 hours later as Ferrell and his group of teammates who participated -- Trey Cracraft, Hunter Freeman, Logan Hughes, Max Kearns and Tanner Stevenson -- all proceeded to play 36 holes of golf over the next two days as part of the Crimson Classic, which was held at Wildcat Creek Golf Course in Kokomo, Ind. Saturday and Sunday.

In a true storybook ending, Ferrell started the weekend on top and ended it the exact same way -- shooting a two-day 149 (76-73) to help Shawnee State rally from a six-stroke deficit to Georgetown (Ky.) after the opening day of the Crimson Classic en route to winning the tournament by nine strokes in a fantastic weekend for the Bears all around.

The best part about it all? The understanding that Ferrell received from everyone involved about his engagements over the entire weekend -- including from his new bride as well as his teammates.

"The process wasn't bad," Ferrell said. "That's also from my perspective. Kara made it so easy. She handled almost everything. She made it easy to focus on school and golf which I really appreciated."

Ferrell, who has been together with Kara for over six years, had known her for sometime before asking her to be his girlfriend -- but said before doing so, he needed to find the courage to ask.

Upon doing so, however, he pretty much knew that Kara was the one for him. Ferrell has since been with Kara for over six years -- since they were 16 and 17 years of age -- and have supported the other through their career journeys, with Kara going to most of Ross' tournaments, home or away, even with her own college demands and life of her own.

For Ferrell, that support means everything to him -- and is the true representation of the phrase 'a ride or die.'

"She is the best girl I could ask for," Ferrell said. "She has been my day one since high school and has always supported me through golf throughout my whole life. She traveled to almost every tournament and was always supportive."

Knowing how close Ferrell has been to each of his teammates throughout his own college career, especially as she's seen him compete alongside his golf partners over the last several years, Kara felt that the wedding wouldn't be right without them, or longtime Shawnee State head coach Dave Hopkins, coming along with them.

So between the invitation to come to the wedding and the logistics of the weekend itself, the journey to compete at Wildcat Creek Golf Course was already a convenient one for the entire program anyway -- considering that the wedding destination was less than 120 miles and two-and-a-half hours from the golf course's location.

"It really meant a lot to both me and Kara that they were able to come," Ferrell said. "We know that there was a chance they wouldn't be able to make it with us having a tournament the next day. So Hop taking them and letting them come was really great. They are some of the best friends and are some of the best teammates as well as a coach that you can have."

The events of the weekend, and how they played out, Ferrell said, helped him immensely -- as the whole tournament, instead of additional pressure in terms of playing well, became more enjoyable than anything else due to the circumstances of being away from the course with his teammates on the most important day of his life prior to the start of the two-day Crimson Classic.

As a result, even though the Bears missed their practice round on Friday, it was unquestionable that Shawnee State was better off for the wear in the long run. In SSU's rally 

"It definitely helped me be loose," Ferrell said. "With it being my last tournament and just getting married, I was just trying to take it all in. It really was a great course and a great weekend. I know a few of us were definitely concerned with our golf game after hitting the range that morning, but it ended up being a pretty good tournament as a team."

Considering the result -- with Ferrell winning on and off of the links with his Crimson Classic All-Tournament performance and Shawnee State winning by nine strokes as a result of placing four golfers in the top six positions overall in the tournament field in addition to his marriage on Friday -- it's easy to gather what Ferrell thought of the weekend without asking.

However, it would've been Ferrell's best weekend of his life regardless of how he played on Saturday and Sunday -- considering how much he has to look forward to in his young life with the wedding to the woman of his dreams complete, and their futures ahead of them.

"It definitely was the best weekend of my life," Ferrell said. "I just thank God that he has blessed me with so much, and I am so thankful for the great friends and family that we have. I'm definitely going to miss college life, but I'm very excited to start the next chapter."

For more information on the men's golf program at Shawnee State, visit the program's Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/ssumensgolf/.