2022 Sparrows Point Country Club One-Day Four-Ball Results

The teams of Blair Burnett-Nick Montemarano and James Muck-Rick Cross, competing in the men’s back and forward divisions, respectively, were atop of the leaderboard following a One-Day Four-Ball tournament conducted by the Maryland State Golf Association on Monday, June 27th at Sparrows Point Country Club.

The duo of Abdul Faieq and Rick Hodge posted a team net score of 64 (-8) for the men’s back division. With back-to-back bridies (net eagles), the duo was able to shoot six-under on the front to help them capture first place and win the net prize.

With the Faieq and Hodge earning the low net prize, Blair Burnett and Nick Montemarano won low gross with a round of 69 (-3). The duo had two bogeys on the front and three on the back but were outweighed by the four birdies on the front and the three birdies on the back to finish three-under for the round.

Mac Joiner and Steve Grem earned second place (gross) in the men’s back division with 38-33-71 (-1). CJ Koluch and Shane Dougherty finished in second place (net) with a score of 37-30-67, including three birdies (one gross and two net) and two net eagles. Twenty teams registered to compete in the Men’s Back division and played from the orange tees measuring 6,182 yards.

The Baltimore Duffers Club duo of Robert King and Tim Yee were able to post a net score of 65 (-7) to win 1st place net in the men’s forward division. The Chesapeake Bay GC duo of Jeff Gross and Steve Gemma posted a net score of 68 (-4), and were able to win 2nd place net, while Kip and Scott Seyfferth also carded a 68 (-4) but lost in a scorecard playoff. The Seyfferth duo were awarded the third-place net prize. James Muck and Rick Cross were able to post a score of 70 (-2) to earn first place gross. Craig Vollmer and Stephen Castro, playing at their home course, were able to shoot a 38-36-74 to win the 2nd place gross prize. Fourteen teams registered to compete in the Men’s Forward division and played from the gold tees measuring 5,867 yards.

In the mixed division, Robert Walton and Fumiyo Terasawa earned the prize for first place (net) with an 8-under-par 64 while also finishing first in gross with a 2-under-par 70. Paul Bane and Sarah Bien earned the award for the first-place gross for the mixed division shooting a 43-40-83. The Men played from the gold tees measuring 5,867 yards, while the women played from the purple tees measuring 5,394 yards.

In the women’s division, the duo of Diane Wilkens and Rebecca Wedemeyer took the prize for first place net. The duo from Norbeck Country Club also recorded the low round for gross in the women’s division, shooting 39-36-75 (gross). The women played from the purple tees measuring 5,394 yards.

The committee for MSGA One-Day tournaments uses the USGA recommended method for breaking ties when a playoff is not feasible, outlined in Committee Procedures 5A(6) of the Official Guide to the Rules of Golf.

The format for the 41 teams was Four-Ball stroke play, often referred to as better-ball. In Four-Ball, Competitors play as partners, with each playing their own ball. The lower score for the partners is the score for the hole.  If a player is confident that their score will not count on a particular hole, they are not required to finish the hole, but one team member must hole out.