Peter Haber, from Turf Valley CC, and Ramesh Sundaresan, founder and president of The Hive GC, teaming for only the second time, scored 35-38–73, and won low gross among the seven teams playing from the back tees in the Maryland State Golf Association’s final One-Day 4-Ball event at the Suburban Club in Pikesville, October 19. It was a picture-perfect day with blue sky, sun, and temperatures in the 70’s.
David Reynolds, from Northwest Golf Course, and Ron Thomas, from the University of Maryland GC, won low net with 67 from the back tees, winning on a match of cards from Kevin Crabtree, Glenn Dale GC, and Shawn Harbaugh, Lake Presidential GC. The winners
had a back nine of 32, aided by Reynolds’ one natural birdie and four net birdies, to 33 for the runners-up.
Tom Clements and Joe Lefavor, from the U.S. Naval Academy GC, shot 67 to earn their second low gross of the season, beating 11 other teams playing from the forward tees. James Cantrill, from the Links at Challedon, and Jeff Moon, Piney Branch GC, in the day’s final group, returned a 64 for low net. Three teams at 65 were separated by a match of cards, with Matt Margolies and Mike Shaver, Hillendale CC, winning with a back-nine 33.
Sandaresan helped his side with two birdies on the front nine and Haber birdied 18 from 15 feet to provide the winning margin over playing companions Mark Boedicker and Peter Roisman, from the University of Maryland GC, who had 74. In a similar event at Hillendale CC last month, Haber and Matt Hollerbach, Crofton CC, had won low gross with 69.
The 67 by Lefavor and Clements was their second in as many of these events as they also had the number in winning at Hillendale CC. Lefavor led his side with two birdies on each nine. On the net side, Cantrill had a natural birdie at the 516-yard ninth for an eagle-3 and Moon had a natural birdie at the sixth and birdied the 12th with a stroke for an eagle-3.
The Back division played the course at 6,226 yard and the Forward division played at 5,677 yards.
Reported by John Stewart
