BGA veterans Mark Chester and Jim Frenette captained two 7-man teams in a Ryder Cup format (match play) over the weekend of Friday, November 1, Saturday November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd at The Bridges in Abbottstown, PA. The teams are titled “Foot Wedge Crew” for the Chester team and “Back 9 Bandits” for the Frenette team.
Results
Friday Afternoon – Four Ball
Due to 7 players per team, the format of the first match is singles. The remaing matches are four ball.
| Foot Wedge Crew | Back 9 Bandits | ||
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| Pat Keough | Scott Lacey 3 & 1 – $20 |
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| Chuck Petrilla Matt Clary 2 & 1 – $40 split |
Brett Coffman Greg Robinson |
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| Tom Nelson Matt Schwam $20 split |
Bob Hoff Dan Saylor $20 split |
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| Mark Chester Eduardo Urrutia |
Jim Frenette Leon Anderson 4 & 3 – $40 split |
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| 1.5 Points | 2.5 Points |
Highlight
On the 11th hole, Mark Chester hits a brilliant shot into the devilish 171 yard par 3 leaving himself a 3 foot birdie putt to even the match. Leon Anderson answers with a nice shot to about 12 feet beyond and right of the pin. Leon drains the putt for birdie and puts the pressure back on Mark who makes it to halve the hole. Then, “Back 9 Bandits” Jim and Leon, in addition to winning hole #10 to go 1 up, harness the momentum of Leon’s birdie on 11, do not lose a hole on the back winning 13, 14 and 15 to close out the match.
Saturday AM – Captains Choice
Due to 7 players per team, the format of the first match is singles. The remaing matches are captains choice.
| Foot Wedge Crew | Back 9 Bandits | ||
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| Jerry Green | Scott Lacey 2 & 1 – $20 |
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| Chuck Petrilla Matt Schwam |
Bob Hoff Brett Coffman 7 & 6 – $40 split |
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| Tom Nelson Eduardo Urrutia |
Jim Frenette Dan Saylor 4 & 3 – $40 split |
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| Mark Chester Matt Clary |
Leon Anderson Greg Robinson 1 up – $40 split |
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| 1.5 Points | 6.5 Points |
Saturday PM – Alternate Shot
Due to 7 players per team, the format of the first match is singles. The remaing matches are alternate shot.
| Foot Wedge Crew | Back 9 Bandits | ||
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| Eduardo Urrutia | Dan Saylor 7 & 6 – $20 |
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| Chuck Petrilla Matt Clary |
Scott Lacey Brett Coffman 3 & 2 – $40 split |
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| Tom Nelson Jerry Green |
Leon Anderson Greg Robinson 1 up – $40 split |
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| Mark Chester Matt Schwam |
Jim Frenette Bob Hoff 5 & 4 – $40 split |
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| 1.5 Points | 10.5 Points |
Beatdown in Abottstown, Back 9 Bandits close out Foot Wedge Crew on Saturday afternoon to win the cup.
All is not lost. Foot Wedge Crew isn’t just playing for pride on Sunday, there’s match and closest to the pin money still on the table.
Sunday – Single Matches
| Foot Wedge Crew | Back 9 Bandits | ||
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| Jerry Green $10 |
Brett Coffman $10 |
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| Matt Clary 5 & 4 – $20 |
Scott Lacey | ||
| Eduardo Urrutia 2 & 3 – $20 |
Greg Robinson | ||
| Chuck Petrilla | Dan Saylor 5 & 4 – $20 |
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| Matt Schwam 3 & 2 – $20 |
Bob Hoff | ||
| Tom Nelson | Leon Anderson 6 & 5 – $20 |
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| Mark Chester | Jim Frenette 3 & 2 – $20 |
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| 5 Points | 14 Points |
Highlights
Jerry Green rolls in a 25 foot putt on the last hole to halve his match against Brett.
In the captains match, Jim Frenette is 2 down against Mark Chester as they make the turn. Jim wins the next 6 out of 7 holes with a string of pars to close out his match on #16 for the Back 9 Bandits.
Closest to the Pin
Friday |
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| 4 | nobody | |
| 7 | Chuck Petrilla | $10 |
| 11 | Mark Chester | $10 |
| 16 | Matt Schwam | $10 |
Saturday AM |
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| 4 | Jim Frenette | $10 |
| 7 | nobody | |
| 11 | Matt Schwam | $10 |
| 16 | Leon Anderson | $10 |
Sunday |
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| 4 | Bob Hoff | $15 |
| 7 | Dan Saylor | $15 |
| 11 | Mark Chester | $15 |
| 16 | Tom Nelson | $15 |
