31st Maryland Senior Four-Ball Champions, Michael Wah and Vance Welch
Rising Sun, Md. – The Maryland State Golf Association conducted the 31st Maryland Senior Four-Ball at Chesapeake Bay Golf Club on Thursday, May 28.
Senior Division
Michael Wah of the MSGA eClub and Vance Welch of Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club took home the win, finishing the day with a two-under-par 70 round. Despite both bogeying the first hole, a 390-yard par-4, they each fired off two birdies on the back nine to turn the day around. The pair credited their win to the excitement and energy throughout the day, noting it was Wah’s first tournament since aging into the senior division.
Two teams, one made up of Worthington Manor Golf Club’s Lee Flemister and Chevy Chase Club’s Carter Steuart, and the other including Breton Bay Golf & Country Club’s Bill Jenner and Greg Winkler, both completed the day with a one-under-par 71 round, finishing in second and third place.
Super Senior Division
31st Maryland Senior Four-Ball – Super Senior Division Champions, Jeff Harris and Garrett Pfeifer
The Super Senior Division saw Jeff Harris and Garrett Pfeifer of Baltimore Country Club and Mike Garrell and James Kyttle of Beaver Creek Country Club in close competition the entirety of the day, with both teams finishing the initial 18-hole round at two-under-par 70. The tournament came down to one final hole, with Harris and Pfeifer securing their win on the 380-yard par-4 playoff hole.
Course Statistics (Senior Division)
Scoring Average: 80.23
Hardest Hole: Hole 9 (par 5, 488 yards) – 5.00 scoring average
Easiest Hole: Hole 10 (par 4, 385 yards) – 4.83 scoring average
Number of Birdies: 56
Course Statistics (Super Senior Division)
Scoring Average: 80.74
Hardest Hole: Hole 1 (par 4, 380 yards) – 4.83 scoring average
Easiest Hole: Hole 3 (par 4, 316 yards) – 4.13 scoring average
Number of Birdies: 31
The MSGA would like to thank the staff and membership of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club for hosting a fantastic day of golf.
MSGA Mission
To serve, grow, and advance the game of golf in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
