The teams of Rij Patel-Gavin Sheets, Mark Parker-Michael Makfinsky, Sarah Spicer-Jessica Spicer, and Fred Potts-Martha Nolan were atop the leaderboard following a One-Day Four-Ball tournament conducted by the Maryland State Golf Association on Monday, October 9, at Hobbits Glen Golf Club in Columbia, Maryland.
The duo of Rij Patel and Gavin Sheets posted a team gross score of 64 (-7) for the men’s back division and won first place net in a scorecard playoff against Carlo Faudale and Thomas Munnelly. With 8 birdies, the duo was able to shoot 4-under-par net to capture first place, and win the net prize.
With the Patel and Sheets earning the low net prize, Carlo Faudale and Thomas Munnely won low gross with a round of 67 (-4). The duo had only one bogey on the card and an eagle on the second hole that was change to a par 4 due to new sod on the tee boxes.
The Leisure World Golf Club duo of Mark Parker and Michael Makfinsky were able to post a net score of 63 (-8) to win 1st place net in the men’s forward division. George Suh and Pedro Carrasco posted a gross score of 69 (-2) and won 1st place gross in a scorecard playoff against John Jarboe and Joseph Bourne. The Lamda Links duo of Matt LaChance and Paul Sliwka were awarded the second place net prize.
In the mixed division, the Gibson Island Club duo of Fred Potts and Martha Nolan earned the prize for first place net with a 1-under-par 70. Willy Bhatia and Michelle Proser earned the award for the first-place gross for the mixed division shooting a 33-39-72.
In the Women’s Division the reining Maryland Women’s Amateur Champion Sarah Spicer and her sister Jessica shot 8-under-par gross and 3-under-net after having to give up 5 strokes. The defeat our reining Maryland Women’s Four-Ball Champions Mary Busker and Stephanie Ordakowski in a scorecard playoff for the first place net prize.
The format for the 34 teams was Four-Ball stroke play, often referred to as better ball. In Four-Ball, Competitors play as partners, 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.
The committee for MSGA One-Day tournaments uses the USGA recommended method for breaking ties when a playoff is not feasible, as outlined in Committee Procedures 5A(6) of the Official Guide to the Rules of Golf.
