Championship Flight – Argyle (8.5) vs. Norbeck (3.5)
At Argyle –
In the first match of the Championship Flight finals at Argyle, Argyle’s team of Carol Davies-Lillie and Anne Dumont won 1 point after winning the front nine 2 up over Beth Ennis and Liz Hall of Norbeck. On the back nine, the Norbeck duo managed a 1 up win on the back with some great putting. Both Liz and Carol had birdies on #18 in front of a big crowd. The resulting score was 2 to 1 in Argyle’s favor.
In the second match, Argyle’s team of Stefanie Herndon and Amanda Meyers dominated the front nine in their match against Norbeck’s Karen Fisher and Becky Wedemeyer. A 2 putt birdie on #2 put the Argyle team 1 up. They did lose #3 but went on a roll winning the next 3 holes
on their way to a 5 up lead, winning 1 point. On the back nine, Argyle won 2 up, winning another point and the total of 3 points.
The resulting score at Argyle was Argyle 5 to Norbeck 1.
At Norbeck –
Leaving no doubt as to why these players were in the finals of the Team Match Championship flight, Lisa Splaine and Jane Curtin of Argyle were matched against Christine Bechtel and Deb Pearson of Norbeck and played a great match. Neither side was up more than 1 hole on the front side, with Norbeck taking the front 9, 1 up. On the back again trading holes or tying until hole # 16 when neither Deb or Christine hit the green on the par 3. Argyle took the hole with a par. Tying hole 17, then on number 18, Jane Curtin made the par putt to take the back nine and overall score with 2 points. In the end, Argyle secured 2 points, and Norbeck received 1 point.
The well-balanced team of Diane Herndon and M.J. Nogay from Argyle were able to overcome a 2-hole deficit on the front nine at the hands of Lisa Schlesinger and Shannon Hicks- Stevens of Norbeck. Lisa’s 4 birdies and Shannon’s saving putts were not strong enough to stave off a comeback by the Herndon/Nogay team . M.J. sunk her putt on the 18th green, making birdie to assure a win on the back and a tie for overall points. The match ended in a 1 ½ – 1 ½ tie.
The resulting score at Norbeck was Argyle 3 ½ to Norbeck 2 ½.
First Flight – Kenwood (6.5) vs. Sparrows Point (5.5)
At Kenwood –
The first match began at 12:30 pm. The match was contested between Kenwood members Mimi Hoffman and Harriett Moss and Sparrows Point members Jan King and Debbie King. Sparrows Point won the front nine, however Mimi Hoffman and Harriett Moss rallied on the back and closed out the match by a score of 2&1 on the 17th hole, despite a birdie opportunity of Jan King and Debbie King.
The second match began at 12:40 pm with Sparrows Point teeing off first. The match was contested between Kenwood members Jill Headley and Ann Nichols and Sparrows Point members Judy Turnbaugh and Lil Suliga. On the first hole, all four tee shots were in the fairway, but after the second shots only one was on the green. Jill Headley managed to two putt to give Kenwood the early lead. After the next several holes were halved, Jill sunk a birdie putt on number 6 to put Kenwood up by two. Hole number seven was halved then Sparrows Point’s Judy Turnbaugh chipped in on number 8 for the win. Kenwood held the lead by one moving on to nine. The hole was tied with pars giving Kenwood the win on the front. Hole numbers 10 and 12 were won with pars by Kenwoods own Jill. After winning 15, the match was dormie. With Sparrows Point putting for bogey on number 16, they conceded Jill’s tap in bogey putt to end the match. Kenwood won the front, back and overall for a total of three points.
The resulting score at Kenwood was Kenwood 5 to Sparrows Point 1
At Sparrows Point –
The first match at Sparrows Point Country Club was contested between Cindy Peterka & Angie Tavik from Sparrows Point and Kay Tyler & Kerry Murray from Kenwood Golf & Country Club. The match began with Sparrows Point winning four out of the first six holes, ending with Cindy Peterka getting a birdie on the very tricky #6 par 5. Kenwood started to make a comeback in the next few holes, but it wasn’t quite enough. Sparrows Point took the front by three. Kenwood was strong on the back nine, winning three straight holes, with a total of four to win the back. However, Sparrows Point held on enough to win the overall. In the end, Sparrows Point secured 2 points, while Kenwood had 1 point.
The second match was played between Mary Cupo & Janice Misey from Sparrows Point, and Theresa Shingler & Jocelyn Lamond from Kenwood. Kenwood started out strong with Theresa paring the first two holes, with an impressive tee shot on the beautiful #2 par 3. But then the Sparrows Point team began to rally, keeping the match extremely close for the entire back nine. After halving the ninth hole, the result was a split on the front with both teams earning a ½ point. The back nine was a duplicate of the front – with the lead going back and forth between the teams. A par on #15 by Mary put the Sparrows Point team up by 2. Kenwood did their best to win the next two holes, but they ended up halving them on the next two holes, which gave the back nine and overall to Sparrows Point. After a very close match, Sparrows point earned 2 ½ points, while Kenwood received ½ point.
The resulting score at Sparrows Point was Kenwood 1 1/2 to Sparrows Point 4 1/2.
Second Flight – Columbia (2) vs. Manor (10)
At Columbia –
In the first match at Columbia Country Club, Manor’s team of Cathy Monge and Terry Sturner won 1 point after winning the front nine 2 up against Colleen Williams and Lydia Calio of Columbia.
In the second match, Manor’s Kathy Olson and Shannon Madigan won 1 point after winning the front nine against Grace Huebscher and Carolyn West. At this point a fierce electrical storm descended on the course
With harsh rain, thunder, and lightening, play was halted and ultimately resumed at 8 AM on Sunday morning on the 12th hole. In the first match Manor took all 3 points. In the second match Manor took 2 and Columbia took 1 point.
The resulting score at Columbia was Columbia 1 to Manor 5.
At Manor –
The matches teed off at 2:30 PM on Saturday, May 16th. The lightning detector called the matches off the course on the 12th hole and the matches were set to resume at 8:00 AM the next morning.
In the first match, Manor members Susan Incarnato & Stacey Oleck played Columbia members Molly LeBlanc & Stephanie Farrell. Manor won the first nine holes 4 up. The following morning, Molly LeBlanc and Stephanie Farrell (Columbia) fought their way back to a back nine win.
The second match was Manor members Barbara DiMaio & Joanne Ayotte and Columbia members Pam Bengston and Kathryn Lane. Manor won the front nine 2 up. The next morning, Barbara DiMaio & Joanne Ayotte (Manor) claimed all three points in their match.
The resulting score at Manor was Columbia 1 to Manor 5.
Third Flight – Rolling Road (8.5) vs. South River (3.5)
At Rolling Road –
The first match at Rolling Road Golf Club was contested between Roberta Lavin & Terry Aylsworth from Rolling Road, and Carol Mattingly & Linda Hoffman from The Golf Club at South River. South River began the match strong with a birdie on #1 made by Linda Hoffman. The Rolling Road team then rallied by winning the next two holes. The match continued to be neck and neck, with South River winning the 9th hole to halve the match on the front. The back nine began with South River winning the first two holes. But Rolling Road quickly came back with Terry making a beautiful approach shot on #13 for a par to win the hole. The match remained close, with South River keeping a narrow lead, but Rolling Road rallied enough to halve the back nine. After an exciting match, each team took home 1 ½ points.
The second match at Rolling Road was contested between Carol Zepp & Missy Swann from Rolling Road and Dorothy Everstine & Mary Jane (M.J.) Mather from South River. South River took a quick lead when M.J. made a par on the first hole. Missy came back with a par on the second hole to bring the match back to all square. Rolling Road continued on their way with a par on hole three to get one up in the match, followed by another par to go 2 up. The match continued that way on the front nine until Carol sunk a putt on #9 for a commanding 3 up lead on the front. South River rallied back on #10 with a birdie by Dorothy to go one up. Rolling Road answered on #11 for a win to get back to all square. Missy parred the 12th hole to take a 1 up lead, with Carol winning the 13th hole and Missy taking 14 to go 3 up on the back, with 3 to play. M.J. answered on 16 to win the hole and go to 2 down. The 17th hole was halved, ending the match with 2 & 1. Rolling Road took all 3 points in the second match.
The resulting score at Rolling Road was Rolling Road 4 ½ to South River 1 ½.
At South River –
In the first match of the third flight finals at South River, it was true about home course advantage. Phyllis Nicholson and Deb Barghorn from South River were 6 up over Rolling Roads Debra Malone and Kanya Sastura after the front nine. On the back nine, Debra and Kanya fought back tying hole number 10 and winning hole number 11. But never having seen the course hurt them, as they lost the next three holes. On the 16th hole, Kanya won then went on to birdie the 17th and then Debra won the 18th. The team won a hard 1 point.
In the #2 position at South River, a closely contested front nine was taken on the 9th hole by the team of Jill Farrell and Helen Witt from Rolling Road. On the back nine, Pat Barrett and Susan Wilkes from South River were unable to overcome a run of four consecutive holes by the Rolling Road team. The match ended on the 17th hole, 3-0 in favor of Rolling Road.
The resulting score at South River was Rolling Road 4 to South River – 2.
