Baltimore Country Club defeated Argyle Country Club, 13.5 to 4.5, to win the 2022 Men’s State Team Championship. This is their 8th victory and first since 2016. Baltimore Country Club with a first-round bye, defeated Eagle’s Nest Country Club (13.5-4.5), Maryland Golf and Country Club (17-1), Piney Branch Golf Club (12-6), and 2021 Champion, Rolling Road Golf Club (14-4) to advance to the championship match. Argyle Country Club defeated TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (15-3), Congressional Country Club (10-8), Beaver Creek Country Club (9.5-8.5), Manor Country Club (10.5-7.5), and Columbia Country Club (10-8) to advance to their first championship match since 1972.
Baltimore Country Club | Argyle Country Club | ||
Miller/Cannon | 3 | 0 | Fox/Taylor |
McCormick/Tehan | 3 | 0 | Barnes/Barillo |
Rice/O’Neil | 2.5 | .5 | Scilaris/Schmutz |
Kolarik/Kelly | 1 | 2 | Schaap/Hicks |
Eure/Mulieri | 2.5 | .5 | Barnes/Neel |
Smearman/Feeley | 1.5 | 1.5 | McCarthy/Whatley |
Final Scores & Match Highlights:
Match #1: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore CC: Zack Miller and Nick Cannon, PGA (3)
Argyle CC: Victor Fox and Kevin Taylor, PGA (0)
Zack Miller and Nick Cannon, PGA, got off to a hot start going 2-up thru 3. Miller and Cannon kept their momentum going and were 4-up thru 9. Baltimore Country won the match 5&4, and clinched all three points on 17, winning 2&1 on the back nine.
Match #1: Argyle Country Club
Baltimore CC: Pat McCormick and Kevin Tehan (3)
Argyle CC: Mike Barnes and Mike Barillo (0)
McCormick and Tehan started the match 1-up thru 3. Then they went on to win the next three holes to go 4-up thru 6. After winning holes 4, 5, and 6, they slowed down but remained 4-up thru 9 to secure their first point. After 12 holes, McCormick and Tehan were 6-up. They won the back-nine 3-up and secured all 3 points for Baltimore Country Club.
Match #2: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore CC: Andrew Rice and Mike O’Neil (2.5)
Argyle CC: Taso Scilaris and Tyler Schmutz (.5)
After the first three holes, Andrew Rice and Mike O’Neil were 1-up. Scilaris and Schmutz were able to get that match back to all square thru nine to secure ½ point. Thru 15, Rice and O’Neil were able to go 2-up with three to play. They ended up winning the match and the back nine to secure 2 points and a team total of 2.5.
Match #2: Argyle Country Club
Baltimore CC: Andy Kolarik and Brendan Kelly (1)
Argyle CC: Luke Schaap and Brian Hicks (2)
After the first three holes, the match was all-square going into #4. Thru 6, Schaap and Hicks were 2-up. Schaap and Hicks were able to win another hole to go 3-up thru 9 and secure Argyle CC their first entire point. Kolarik and Kelly were cut the lead to 1-up thru 15. Schaap and Hicks were able to win the match to secure Argyle CC two points.
Match #3: Baltimore Country Club
Baltimore CC: Josh Eure and Mike Mulieri (2.5)
Argyle CC: Matt Barnes and Walter Neel (.5)
Barnes and Neel were able to go 1-up after 3. Thru 6, Eure and Mulieri were able to get the match back to all square. Both teams were able to secure a ½ point after finishing the front nine all square. Eure and Mulieri were able to go 3-up with three holes to play. Barnes and Neel were able to win the 16th hole to cut the match to 2-up with two to play. Eure and Mulieri won the match 2&1 and secured 2½ points for Baltimore Country Club.
Match #3: Argyle Country Club
Baltimore CC: Nick Smearman and David Feeley
Argyle CC: Ryan McCarthy and Oliver Whatley
On the front nine, Smearman and Feeley jumped off to a quick 2-up lead thru 3. McCarthy was able to win the hole on the ninth hole, and BCC was only 1-up thru 9. McCarthy and Whatley were able to take the lead and were 1-up thru 13. After 15, the match was all-square. On 17, McCarthy saved par, and Argyle was 1-up headed to hole 18. On 18, Feeley made par, and the match finished all square, with each team receiving 1½ points.
