2017 Team Championship Flight Winners – Bretton Woods, Montgomery, & Enterprise
Championship Flight – Bretton Woods (7.5) vs. Kenwood (4.5)
At home, the first match was played between Kathy Hudson and Anne Renninger from Bretton Woods and Mimi Hoffman and Harriett Moss from Kenwood. Bretton Woods took the first hole with a par by Kathy; however, Mimi from Kenwood won the next three holes to take a 2 up lead after four holes. After halving the 5th hole, Kathy won the 6th hole with a par and Kenwood was only 1 up. The next two holes were halved. Anne Renninger’s par on the par 3 9th tied the front nine with each team earning a ½ point. Kenwood took the 10th hole with Mimi’s par and the 11th hole was halved. Bretton Woods won the 12th and 13th holes to go 1 up. After tying the 14th hole, Mimi’s birdie on the 15th hole squared the match. After tying the 16th hole, each team won one of the final two holes. The match was split with 1 ½ points going to each team.
The second match at Bretton Woods was played by Elizabeth Barth-Williams and Caroline Barbeau from Bretton Woods and Cathy Picken and Ellen Roche from Kenwood. The Bretton Woods team started out strong winning four of the first five holes with two pars and a birdie. The next two holes were halved and then Bretton Woods won the 8th hole with a par and Kenwood won the 9th hole with a par giving Bretton Woods a 4 up win and the point. Bretton Woods stayed strong on the back, winning three of the first four holes with two pars and a birdie giving Bretton Woods the point for the match at 7 up with 4 to play. Bretton Woods played the 15th hole strong winning the hole with Elizabeth making a par and Caroline sinking a putt for a birdie to take the point for the back nine. The final score was Bretton Woods 3 and Kenwood 0.
Meanwhile, at Kenwood, the team of Henriette de Bruyn-Kops and Caroline Kahn from Bretton Woods faced a formidable team in Jill Headley and KK Raffensperger from Kenwood. Playing their own front nine in a ham-and-egg combination, Jill and KK outshot the Bretton Woods team and were up 3 at the end of nine holes. Henriette and Caroline inched back by taking holes 10, 11, and 12 before the Kenwood team took over again and won the point for the overall. Bretton Woods won the point for the back nine. Final score was Bretton Woods 1 and Kenwood 2.
The second match between Kay Tyler and Dana Peterson from Kenwood and Diane Carnvale and Julie Treadwell from Bretton Woods was extremely close. On the front nine, the teams were tied all the way up to the 9th hole when Kay Tyler hit the green in regulation on a 463-yard par 5 and parred it. On the back nine, Kenwood held a small lead until Bretton Woods’ Julie Treadwell won a difficult par 3 by making a 50-foot putt. After that, it was back and forth until Bretton Woods finished 18 with a par to win the point on the back and the match. The final score was 2 Bretton Woods and 1 Kenwood.
First Flight – Montgomery (8.0) vs. Sparrows Point (4.0)
At home, the first match was played by Teena Lee and Juanita Tyron for Montgomery and Patrice Milani and Jan King for Sparrows Point. During the first few holes it looked to be a fair matchup but Montgomery proved that home course advantage is beneficial. Montgomery won the front nine 3 up. Winning the first five holes on the back nine was all it took for the match to be completed. The final score was Montgomery 3 and Sparrows Point 0.
The second match between Betty Broadwater and Susie Lee from Montgomery Country Club and Jan King and Judy Turnbaugh from Sparrows Point Country Club was a close and hard-fought match. On the 3rd hole Betty sunk a lengthy foot putt to save par; however, Jan followed it up with a 10-foot putt to keep the match all square. Montgomery won the 4th hole and then Sparrows Point came back to win the 5th hole and square the match. That is until Betty sunk another long putt on the 7th hole for Montgomery to win the hole. Sparrows Point won the 8th hole to once again square up the match. But then Betty parred the 9th hole to win the hole and win the point for the front nine. Montgomery won the 10th and 11th holes to take an early 2 up lead on the back. However, Sparrows Point bounced back and won the 14th and 15th holes to bring the back nine to even. The remaining holes were tied and the point for the back nine was split. The final score was Montgomery’s 2 ½ and Sparrows Point ½.
Away at Sparrows Point, the first match was played by Kristin Shifflett and Sharon Sparks from Montgomery and Debbie Bustard and Cindy Peterka from Sparrows Point. With Kristin Shifflett from Montgomery shooting just 1 over on the front nine, which included a birdie on the 7th hole, Montgomery won the front 3 up. Sparrows Point came back strong on the back nine as Debbie birdied the 10th for the win and Cindy made a 45-foot putt on 13 to come back and win the back 4 up and win the point for both the back and overall. The final score was Montgomery 1 and Sparrows Point 2.
The second match was played by Angie Yoo and Suncha Kim from Montgomery and Mary Cupo and Janice Misey from Sparrows Point. After wins with a par on the 2nd hole, a chip in birdie by Mary on the 3rd hole and a par on the 5th hole Sparrows Point went three up after five holes. Janice then sunk a 20-foot birdie putt on the 8th hole to go 3 up on the front nine. Montgomery came back strong on the back nine with wins on the 11th hole, a 40-foot chip-in on the 14th by Angie and a win on 17. Angie sunk a 20-foot putt on 18 to win the back nine 3 up and tie the overall match. The match was split with 1 ½ points going to each team.
Second Flight – Enterprise (9.0) vs. Norbeck (3.0)
At home, the first team of Becky Wedemeyer and Fiona Williams from Norbeck and Marlies Empey and Lee Tice from Enterprise arrived ready to play. Enterprise jumped on the lead quickly, winning the 1st and 3rd holes but Norbeck came right back with Becky birding the 5th hole, a 422-yard par 5, and the 6th hole, a 127-yard par 3. Both teams played tough and ended the front nine tied. Enterprise came back strong with a par on the 11th hole by Marlies and a birdie on the 12th hole by Lee to go 2 up. Norbeck won the 15th hole and teams went into the 17th hole with Enterprise 1 up putting pressure on Norbeck. Fiona from Norbeck had a fantastic chip from the sloped edge of the bunker that hit the hole for a par putting the pressure back on Enterprise. Marlies did not let the pressure impact her; she sunk over a 20-yard putt for a birdie! Enterprise won the back nine and overall match. The final score was Enterprise 2 ½ and Norbeck ½.
The second team was played by Christine Bechtel and Karen Fisher from Norbeck and JoAnn Moreland and Brenda Mann from Enterprise. Enterprise took the 1st hole with a par by JoAnn. After halving the 2nd hole, Christine from Norbeck’s parred the 3rd hole to square the match. Each team took one of the next two holes and halved the 6th hole to go all square. Christine took the 7th hole to give Norbeck a 1 up lead. JoAnn came back strong to win the last two holes and a 1 up win on the front nine. On the back nine, Christine started by winning the 10th and 11th holes for Norbeck but JoAnn took the 12th and 13th holes to square the match. Christine won the next two holes for a 2 up lead. Brenda from Enterprise won the par 3 16th hole. Norbeck was 1 up heading into 17 and won the hole and the back nine 2 up. They ended up playing the 18th for the overall point, which Norbeck won. The final score Enterprise 1 and was Norbeck 2.
At Enterprise the first match was played by Shirley Kushner and Mona Wexler of Norbeck and Katy Henshaw and Gretchen Stoneman of Enterprise. The match was tight for the first seven holes and Enterprise was only one up. Shirley Kushner’s putting kept her team in the match. Enterprise then won 8 and 9 with pars from Katy on 8 and Gretchen on 9 to win the front 3 up. The back nine was up and down with both teams making great pars, but Gretchen’s birdie on 13 put the teams back to even on the back nine. Enterprise parred 15 and 16 to go dormie with two holes to play. Shirley’s wins on 17 and 18 secured a half point for Norbeck. The final score was Enterprise 2 ½ and Norbeck ½.
The second match was between Claudia Craig and Shannon Stevens for Norbeck and Dee Pumphrey and Carolyn Feeley for Enterprise. The Norbeck team got off to a quick start by taking the first two holes with par and birdie; however, their run was about to be short-lived. The Enterprise team put a stop to the run by halving the 3rd hole and never losing a hole to the Norbeck team after that. Steady play by Dee and Carolyn with pars on all but one of the holes thereafter resulted in the final score of Enterprise 3 and Norbeck 0.
