Baltimore Country Club defeated Columbia Country Club, 12 to 6, to win the 2025 Maryland Men’s State Team Championship. The victory is the Baltimore Country Club’s eleventh total and seventh since 2013. Baltimore Country Club surpassed the Country Club of Maryland for the second most victories (11), with Columbia Country Club still holding the record at 12. Baltimore Country Club, with a first-round bye, defeated Pine Ridge Golf Course (13-5), Hunt Valley Country Club (15-3), University of Maryland Golf Course (12.5-5.5), and Manor Country Club (12.5-5.5) to advance to the championship match. Columbia Country Club defeated Bethesda Country Club (12-6), Turf Valley Country Club (15.5-2.5), Hobbit’s Glen Golf Course (17-1), Beaver Creek Country Club (12-6), and Rolling Road Golf Course (12.5-5.5).
Baltimore Country Club | Columbia Country Club | ||
Cannon, PGA/Z. Miller | 2.5 | 0.5 | Delmar, PGA/Mitchell |
Smearman/Feeley | 2.5 | 0.5 | Blasey/McCormick |
Mulieri/O’Neil | 3 | 0 | Br. Peel/Spikell |
Kelly/Tehan | 0 | 3 | Whitaker/McCarthy |
Eure/Sappersetein | 2.0 | 1.0 | B. Peel/Fry |
Flach/Rice | 2.0 | 1.0 | Hurson/St. Maxens |
Final Scores & Match Highlights:
Match #1: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Nick Cannon, PGA & Zach Miller (2.5)
Columbia C.C.: Steven Delmar, PGA & Michael Mitchell (0.5)
Nick Cannon, PGA, and Zach Miller got off to a strong start, going 2-up through five holes. After carding a birdie on the sixth hole, Steven Delmar, PGA & Michael Mitchell cut Baltimore Country Club’s (BCC) lead to 1-up. Delmar and Mitchell then sank an eagle on the eighth hole to tie before carding a bogey on the ninth hole to finish the front nine 1-down. After a back-and-forth back nine, Cannon and Miller would hold onto a 1-up lead going into the 18th hole. On 18, BCC carded a birdie, enough to tie the back nine and seal the match for BCC to earn 2.5 points.
Match #1: Columbia Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Brendan Kelly & Kevin Tehan (0)
Columbia C.C.: Brad Whitaker & Pat McCarthy (3)
Brad Whitaker and Pat McCarthy got off to a strong start, winning two of the first three holes. Whitaker and McCarthy continued to hold the edge throughout the front nine, finishing 3-up through nine holes. The back nine would be much of the same as Whitaker and McCarthy continued to dominate, finishing 5-up, winning the match, and all 3 points for Columbia Country Club (CCC).
Match #2: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Nick Smearman & David Feeley (2.5)
Columbia C.C.: Ralph Blasey & Brian McCormick (0.5)
Throughout a back-and-forth front nine, the match remained tied going into the sixth hole. At six, Nick Smearman and David Feeley carded an eagle to go 1-up before Ralph Blasey and Brian McCormick made an eagle of their own to tie the match on the eighth, finishing the front nine tied. After a couple of bogeys on the back nine by Blasey and McCormick, Smearman and Feeley would win the match 3 and 2.
Match #2: Columbia Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Joshua Eure & Jay Sapperstein (2)
Columbia C.C.: Billy Peel IV & Owen Fry (1)
Through six holes, Joshua Eure and Jay Sapperstein gained an early 1-up lead. On the seventh hole, Eure and Sapperstein carded an eagle, sending them 2-up. This momentum would help carry them to a 3-up lead going into the back nine. The back nine would remain much of the same story as Eure and Sapperstein would maintain an advantage, staying 2-up through the 18th hole to win the match.
Match #3: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Michael Mulieri and Michael O’Neil (3)
Columbia C.C.: Brendan Peel & Sam Spikell (0)
After carding a bogey on the first hole, Michael Mulieri and Michael O’Neil bounced back with two pars to gain a 1-up lead that they would carry through eight holes. On the ninth, Brendan Peel and Sam Spikell made a bogey of their own, allowing Muleri and O’Neil to gain a 2-up lead heading into the back nine. On the back nine, Mulieri and O’Neil took command, making four birdies to win the match 5 and 3, and secure all 3 points.
Match #3: Columbia Country Club
Baltimore C.C.: Connor Flach and Andrew Rice
Columbia C.C.: Douglas Hurson and Colin St. Maxens
In a back-and-forth three holes, Connor Flach and Andrew Rice took a 1-up lead on the fourth hole. From there, Flach and Rice carded two birdies through nine to earn a controlling 3-up lead over CCC. On the back nine, Douglas Hurson and Colin St. Maxens fought back, carding two birdies of their own to cut the BCC lead to 1-up. It wouldn’t be enough as Flach and Rice would hit a birdie on the 18th hole to secure the win.
Thank you to all of the teams that participated in this year’s Maryland Men’s State Team Championship!
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