The pairing of Tom and Jimmy Grem, from Hunt Valley Golf Club, recorded a 2-under-par round of 34-36–70 at Cattail Creek Country Club and won the 77th Father-Son championship of the Maryland State Golf Association, July 20. The defending champions edged former three-time winners Skip and Ryan Tendall, from Congressional CC, who finished 35-36–71. The par-72 course in western Howard County was played at 6,424 yards.
With professionals allowed in the event for the first time, Jimmy Grem, a new professional following his graduation from Towson University, said “Thank you,” to be able to defend by driving the green at the 322-yard sixth hole to set up one of the team’s four birdies. Two missed greens led to their only bogeys.
The Tendalls also had four birdies, but offset three of them with bogeys.
Niklas and Patrick Steiner. from Beaver Creek CC, and Jon and Austin Steckler, from Baltimore CC, tied for third at 73, followed by the Greenes — Jay from Golf Frederick and Jacob from Musket Ridge GC — at 74.
Robert and Ryan Rehman, from the University of Maryland GC. earned low net with 77-9-68. The pair also won the 2007 championship at Wakefield Valley GC, They were followed by Yang-Chuanjung Chen, 75-5-70; John-Jacob Benish, 76-6-70; Keith-Dean Berkheimer, 74-3-71, and Greg-Curt Sauer, 77-6-71.
The event attracted 46 teams on a hot and steamy summer day.
Reported by John Stewart
