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Jeremy Moreland – SPAM Champion

Cambridge, MD — Jeremy Moreland is your 2012 SPAM Champion! Great weather all three days for this event that ended on Father’s day June 17th. Jeremy dominated in three of the four rounds that culminated with his ace on the 69th hole of tournament play. His 48 skins were well ahead of the remaining 11 players. Roger Waters finished in second place with 30.56 skins. Frank Mejia finished in 3rd place with a strong charge on Sunday, shooting the low round of the tournament (80) and moving all the way up from 11th to 3rd place, 28.5 skins – COMPLETE RESULTS (PDF)

Jeremy retrieves his hole-in-one from the cup at the 127 yard 15th hole, River Marsh Golf Club. The very first ACE in the 18 year history of The BGA.

1st place goes to Alex Scarcella with a 4-0 record, pocketed $120 and the official Oktoberfest 'mas' liter Paulner mug and beer!

Abbottstown, Pennsylvania — October 23, 2011. Fall came, Mother Nature delivered and we experienced it all. Wind, chill, rain, sleet, sun, warmth, gray skies and blue skies…..and that was just Friday! Sixteen BGA players assembled, as 2-eight man teams were pre-selected – Jokers versus Aces. Also, an ante of $75 each provided a pot of $1200 prize money, and a new era of the BGA.

The Bridges of Gettysburg was host to this inaugural prize money event and it did not let us down.
The course was in superb shape – from tee box to fairway to 11 stimpmeter greens.
It was a tremendous setting in the foothills of Pennsylvania, especially with the turning foliage.

Some key highlights:

Pig roast & keg beer on Friday was fun, enjoyable and so were the social hours that evening with everyone.
Saturday provided great golf, accommodating weather, a cocktail hour and then our BGA dinner at the Bridges restaurant…..and it was outstanding food – steaks, stuff flounder, fan tailed jumbo shrimp….the choices were filling and the service by
Annette was super !! Everyone checked in early after dinner due MLB ALCS or NHL Capitals on TV, not to mention playing 36 holes and pounding some beer, wine or Capt. Morgan afterwards.
Sunday was our sun filled day, bright, warm and everyone rested. No one was left wishing for more; because they got more….the tough singles matches.

Let’s now break it down day by day, match by match for you:

Friday – 12noon – Captain’s Choice, a two-man scramble

	Aces		Jokers
	Alex Scarcella Mike Campbell 4 & 3 – $40 split		Bobby Brunner Mark Trusheim
	Eduardo Urrutia Charlie Daimler		Roger Waters Bob Hoff 4 & 3 – $40 split
	Jeremy Moreland Pat Keough		Jim Frenette Brett Coffman 4 & 3 – $40 split
	Frank Mejia no show Petrilla		Rodger Baker FNG Frank DeJulius 5 & 4 – $40 split
	1 Point		3 Points

Jokers up 3 to 1 over Aces as we went to the Bridges hosted Pig Roast and Kegger evening party.

Friday – Closest to Pin money winners

4	Bobby Brunner	12′ 3″	$20
7	Brett Coffman	3′ 5″	$20
11	Bobby Brunner	18′ 5″	$20
16	Jim Frenette	13′ 8″	$20

Saturday – 0745 – Four Ball

	Aces		Jokers
	Eduardo Urrutia Jeremy Moreland 3 & 2 – $40 split		Jim Frenette Bob Hoff
	Mike Campbell Pat Keough		Roger Waters Rodger Baker 1 up – $40 split
	Alex Scarcella Charlie Daimler 3 & 2 – $40 split		Mark Trusheim DJ DeJulius
	Frank Mejia Chuck Petrilla		Bobby Brunner Brett Coffman 3 & 2 – $40 split
	3 Points		5 Points

After morning round, the tally was Jokers 2 – Aces 2 that posted for an overall team score of Jokers 5 to Aces 3.

Saturday AM – Closest to Pin money winners

4	Chuck Petrilla	15′ 3″	$20
7	Frank Mejia	23′ 11″	$20
11	Mike Campbell	16′ 5″	$20
16	Roger Waters	20′ 2″	$20

Saturday PM – 1300 – Alternate Shot (never having to say you’re ‘sorry’, mate!)

	Aces		Jokers
	Frank Mejia Pat Keough		Jim Frenette Bob Hoff 6 & 5 – $40 split
	Mike Campbell Chuck Petrilla 5 & 4 – $40 split		DJ DeJulius Rodger Baker
	Jeremy Moreland Charlie Daimler 2 & 1 – $40 split		Mark Trusheim Brett Coffman
	Alex Scarcella Eduardo Urrutia 3 & 2 – $40 split		Bobby Brunner Roger Waters
	6 Points		6 Points

Saturday PM – Closest to Pin money winners

4	Mark Trusheim	19′ 0″	$20
7	nobody hit the green
11	Rodger Baker	13′ 6″	$20
16	Frank “DJ” DeJulius	20′ 0″	$20

Sunday – 0930 – Single Matches

	Aces		Jokers
	Captain Frank Mejia		Captain Jim Frenette 4 & 3 – $40
	Alex Scarcella 1 up – $40		Bobby Brunner
	Eduardo Urrutia		Mark Trusheim 4 & 3 – $40
	Jeremy Moreland 6 & 5 – $40		FNG Frank DeJulius
	Chuck Petrilla		Bob Hoff 1 up $40
	Mike Campbell 1 up – $40		Roger Waters
	9 Points		9 Points

At this point the teams were tied at Aces 9 – Jokers 9, with the higher handicappers coming in to determine the outcome. Pat and Brett halve their match and receive ½ point each for team. Now it is Aces 9 ½ to Jokers 9 ½ …does it get any closer? Final match …Aces Charlie Daimler came from 3 down to win 1 up over Jokers Rodger Baker and break the tie !!

	Aces		Jokers
	Pat Keough halved – $20		Brett Cofffman halved – $20
	Charlie Daimler 1 up – $40		Rodger Baker
	10 ½ Points		9 ½ Points

Aces (Team Mejia) wins 10 ½ to Jokers (Team Frenette) 9 ½ , and the additional winning team pot of $160 to split with winning team members.

Sunday – Closest to Pin money winners

4	Jeremy Moreland	24′ 0″	$20
7	nobody hit the green
11	Chuck Petrilla	25′ 0″	$20
16	Edurado Urrutia	1′ 7″	$20

2011 BGA Dos Equis (XX) Cup Money Leader champ –

1st place goes to Alex Scarcella with a 4-0 record, pocketed $120 and the official Oktoberfest ‘mas’ liter Paulner mug and beer !!
Tied in second place – Mike Campbell and Jeremy Moreland both with a 3-1 record and pocketed $120
Third place money was Jim Frenette with a 3-1 record and $100