Author: Jim Frenette

BGA veterans Frank Mejia and Jim Frenette captained two 8-man teams in a modified Ryder Cup format over the weekend of Friday, September 23, Saturday September 24th and Sunday, September 25th at The Bridges in Abbottstown, PA.

Results

Friday Afternoon – Four Ball

Was a windy and sunny afternoon for golf. Temperature was 78 degrees and winds were steady at 15 – 17mph.

	Echo (Mejia)		Bravo (Frenette)
	Frank Mejia Matt Schwam 4 & 3 – $40 split		Scott Ward Mke Cravens
	Doug Mejia Chuck Petrilla 2 & 1 – $40 split		Brett Coffman Matt Clark
	Jerry Green Matt Clary 4 & 3 – $40 split		Scott Lacey Greg Robinson
	Mark Chester Bob Hoff		Jim Frenette Leon Anderson 1 up – $40 split
	3 Points		1 Point

Closest to the Pin

	4	Mike Cravens	$10
	7	Jim Frenette	$10
	11	Frank Mejia	$10
	16	Doug Mejia	$10

Saturday AM – Captains Choice

50 degrees, partly cloudy and winds much lighter than yesterday, around 10 mph for the morning matches starting around 8:00 am.

	Echo (Mejia)		Bravo (Frenette)
	Frank Mejia Jerry Green		Leon Anderson Brett Coffman 2 & 1 – $40 split
	Mark Chester Chuck Petrilla		Scott Ward Mike Cravens 1 up – $40 split
	Bob Hoff Matt Clary 2 & 1 – $40 split		Jim Frenette Matt Clark
	Doug Mejia Matt Schwam 4 & 3 – $40 split		Scott Lacey Greg Robinson
	5 Points		3 Points

Closest to the Pin

	4	Frank Mejia	$10
	7	Mike Cravens	$10
	11	Scott Ward	$10
	16	Brett Coffman	$10

Saturday PM – Alternate Shot

67 degrees, sunny for our afternoon matches around 2pm.

	Echo (Mejia)		Bravo (Frenette)
	Mark Chester Matt Clary		Leon Anderson Greg Robinson 5 & 4 – $40 split
	Frank Mejia Chuck Petrilla $20 split		Jim Frenette Brett Coffman $20 split
	Bob Hoff Matt Schwam 4 & 2 – $40 split		Scott Ward Mike Cravens
	Doug Mejia Jerry Green 5 & 4 – $40 split		Scott Lacy Matt Clary
	7.5 Points		4.5 Points

Sunday – Single Matches

Mostly cloudy and windy with intermittent rain showers for the singles matches around 8am.

	Echo (Mejia)		Bravo (Frenette)
	Frank Mejia 5 & 4 – $40		Jim Frenette
	Bob Hoff 3 & 2 – $40		Leon Anderson
	Mark Chester 2 & 1 – $40		Scott Ward
	Doug Mejia 2 & 1 – $40		Mike Cravens
	Jerry Green		Brett Cofffman 3 & 2 – $40
	Matt Clary		Greg Robinson 3 & 2 – $40
	Matt Schwam 3 & 2 – $40		Scott Lacey
	Chuck Petrilla 5 & 4 – $40		Matt Clark
	Frank Mejia 2 & 1 – $20		Jim Frenette
	13.5 Points		6.5 Points

Congratulations to Captain Frank Mejia and his team for retaining the Dos Equis Cup! Each player on Team Echo received an extra $10 by virtue of their teams victory.

Closest to the Pin

	4	Chuck Petrilla	$10
	7	Chuck Petrilla	$10
	11	Chuck Petrilla	$10
	16	Bob Hoff	$10

Doug Mejia – MVP

Doug Mejia is the first repeat MVP with his undefeated record of 8 – 0 over the last two years and another closest to the pin Friday.

BGA veterans Frank Mejia and Jim Frenette captained two 10-man teams in a Ryder Cup format (match play) over the weekend of Friday, October 15, Saturday October 16th and Sunday, October 17th at The Bridges in Abbottstown, PA.

Results

Friday Afternoon – Four Ball

Weather was absolutely perfect for Golf this afternoon. Temperature was 78 degrees and Sunny, humidity was around 60%. Winds were light and variable at around 10 mph. The event began at 12:30 pm with a shotgun start from holes 15 through 18.

	Team Mejia		Team Frenette
	Bob Hoff Tom Nelson 6 & 5 – $40 split		Jim Frenette Don Drehoff (x)
	Mark Chester Matt Schwam 2 & 1 – $40 split		Leon Anderson Dan Saylor
	Frank Mejia Doug Mejia 2 & 1 – $40 split		Scott Ward Al Solis
	Jerry Green Pat Keough		Matt Johnson Matt Clary 4 & 3 – $40 split
	Mike Cravens Scott Lacey 6 & 5 – $40 split		John Eldridge Greg Robinson
	4 Points		1 Point

Saturday AM – Captains Choice

68 degrees, partly cloudy and winds around 10 mph. Humidity was 80 to 90% for the morning matches starting at 8:00 am.

	Team Mejia		Team Frenette
	Bob Hoff Pat Keough 2 & 1 – $40 split		Leon Anderson Matt Clary
	Mark Chester Jerry Green 3 & 2 – $40 split		Dan Saylor Don Drehoff
	Matt Schwam Doug Mejia 6 & 5 – $40 split		Matt Johnson John Eldgridge
	Mike Cravens Tom Nelson 3 & 1 – $40 split		Scott Ward Greg Robinson
	Frank Mejia Scott Lacey		Jim Frenette Al Solis 5 & 4 – $40 split
	8 Points		2 Points

Saturday PM – Alternate Shot

Rain delayed the start of the afternoon Alternate shot matches. Due to the late start, we shortened the matches to the front nine only with a shotgun start at 4pm. Temperature was 60 degrees with light rain and winds between 10 to 20 mph when play resumed.

	Team Mejia		Team Frenette
	Matt Schwam Scott Lacy		Leon Anderson Scott Ward 2 & 1 – $40 split
	Frank Mejia Mike Cravens 4 & 3 – $40 split		Don Drehoff Matt Johnson
	Bob Hoff Jerry Green 5 & 3 – $40 split		Dan Saylor John Eldgridge
	Mark Chester Pat Keough		Jim Frenette Matt Clary 2 up – $40 split
	Tom Nelson Doug Mejia 3 & 2 – $40 split		Al Solis Greg Robinson
	11 Points		4 Points

Sunday – Single Matches

Much cooler for the singles matches at 8am with a temperature of 50 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. Winds were 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph by the time we started the back nine.

	Team Mejia		Team Frenette
	Pat Keough		Matt Clary 3 & 2 – $20
	Jerry Green		Greg Robinson 4 & 3 – $20
	Scott Lacey 4 & 3 – $20		John Eldridge
	Tom Nelson		Dan Saylor 5 & 4 – $20
	Mike Cravens $10		Matt Johnson $10
	Doug Mejia 3 & 2 – $20		Al Solis
	Bob Hoff 1 up – $20		Leon Anderson
	Mark Chester 6 & 5 – $20		Don Drehoff
	Matt Schwam		Scott Ward 6 & 5 – $20
	Frank Mejia 2 & 1 – $20		Jim Frenette
	16.5 Points		8.5 Points

Congratulations to Captain Frank Mejia and his team for winning the Dos Equis Cup!

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Closest to the Pin

Friday
4	Scott Lacey	$10
7	Doug Mejia	$10
11	Mark Chester	$10
16	Mark Chester	$10
Saturday AM
4	nobody
7	Pat Keough	$10
11	Leon Anderson	$10
16	Pat Keough	$10
Sunday
4	Tom Nelson	$10
7	Scott Ward	$10
11	Leon Anderson	$10
16	Matt Clary	$10

Doug Mejia – MVP

Both Bob Hoff and Doug Mejia won all of their matches with a 4 – 0 record. The 2021 Dos Equis XX Cup MVP award goes to returning BGA member Doug Mejia who also won a closest to the pin Friday on the 7th hole.