Washington, sparked by three 3-0 sweeps, continued its recent mastery of Baltimore in their 60th annual team match, posting a 12 1/2 – 5 1/2 victory at Kenwood Golf & Country Club in Bethesda. It was its third straight win and eighth in the last ten years.

The course was played at 6,126 yards to a par of 70, and birdies were the order of the day on a mild, overcast afternoon.

Washington’s Mark Cusic (Breton Bay G&CC) and Joe Rice, IV (Old South CC) won each nine, 2-up to sweep Gary Carpenter, Jr. (Crofton CC)-Mike Stackus (Hobbit’s Glen GC). Rice had five birdies and Cusic, three. Against David Nocar, Jr. (Chartwell CC)-Andrew Kolarik (Eagle’s Nest CC), James Hewatt (U. Maryland GC)-Tim Kane (Columbia CC) won the front, 1 up and the back, 2 and 1. The winners got it going when Kane drove the 294-yard 10th green and two-putted for birdie. Hewatt birdied 11-12 and the side won the 13th.

Ryan Richardson (Mountain Branch GC)-Phil Fairbanks (Hobbit’s Glen GC) got Baltimore on the board with a 2 1/2 – 1/2 decision over Billy Pee1 (Columbia CC)-Brandon Cigna (Manor CC), as Richardson had four of his side’s six birdies.Chris Rockwell (Green Spring VHC)-Ben Shields (Pine Ridge GC) complemented each other throughout as they won the front, 5 up, and the back, 1 up. Shields had three front-nine birdies and Rockwell had a decisive birdie on the back.

Washington sent out veterans of the competition in the last two pairings and each returned with a 3-0 verdict. Joe Scheffres (Woodmont CC)-Michael Meyer (Lakewood CC) took out Jeff Perkins (Rolling Road GC)-Jacob Pilarski (Waverly Woods GC), and in the Senior pairing, Marty West (Columbia CC)-Lee Flemister (U. Maryland GC) defeated Joe Records (Baltimore CC)-Steve Ford (Caves Valley GC). Scheffres-Meyer won 1 up, and 3 and 2, while West (five birdies) and Flemister won 5 up and 1 up.

Washington leads the series, 41-19, but it started with a 19-1 edge and is only ahead 22-18 since then,

Washington 12 1/2, Baltimore 5 1/2

Mark Cusic-Joe Rice, IV (W) def. Gary Carpenter, Jr.-Mike Stackus, 3-0
James Hewatt-Tim Kane (W) def. David Nocar, Jr-Andrew Kolarik, 3-0
Billy Peel-Brandon Cigna (W) lost to Ryan Richardson-Phil Fairbanks, 1/2 – 2 1/2
David Dustin-Jeff Lim-Sharpe (W) lost to Chris Rockwell-Ben Shields, 0-3
Joe Scheffres-Michael Meyer (W) def. Jeff Perkins-Jacob Pilarski, 3-0
Marty West-Lee Flemister (W) def. Joe Records-Steve Ford, 3-0

Reported by: John Stewart