2015 RYDER CUP .............
On Sunday, August 23,2015, at Westwynd Golf Club, CEO John Ciszewski welcomed the teams, introduced the Captains - and handed out the team uniforms for this years Ryder Cup. Brad Crighton will lead the Wings along with his Assistant Captains - Jerry Wren and Kevin Zott. He also introduced Ryan Coyle as the Team Fashion Co-ordinator. Bryan Andrews, the Tigers Captain introduced his Assistant Captains - Eric Stephan and Bob "Doc" Fullman. Let the games begin !!!
The event commenced Friday, August 28th with the AB pairings on Fazio and the CD pairings on Smith. The Wings pulled out team wins on both courses to capture all the team money, as well as providing their Captain with the Day 1 lead 84 - 76.
Round 2 put the BC pairings on the Smith while the AD pairings teed it up on the Jones. The Red Wings jumped out to a big lead with their BC pairings grabbing a 53.5 - 26.5 victory, while over on the Jones - the Tigers eeked out a 41 - 39 win, giving the Wings an overall Round 2 victory of 92.5 - 67.5 As a result, the team money got split for the round , while the Tigers increased their overall point lead to 176.5 - 143.5.
Round 3 put the BD pairings on the Tradition while the AC combinations were on the Fazio. The Tigers captured victories on both courses with a 41.5 - 38.5 win on the Tradition, while grabbing a 42 - 38 win on the Fazio. This gave the Tigers all the team money for the round - as well as closing the gap in the overall point total to a score of 253 - 227 in favor of the Wings.
Round 4 had the A's playing together with the B's playing together at the Jones. Over on the Smith, the C's played together as did the D's. Once again, the Tigers captured both matches, earning a 40.5 - 39.5 victory on the Jones, and a 45 - 35 win on the Smith. This gave all the team money to the Tigers, along with a 85.5 - 74.5 round 4 win. This narrowed the overall Tigers lead to 327.5 - 312.5 as we headed in to the 16 singles matches - and the 320 available points.
For Round 5 and the singles matches, the A and D groups played the Smith course. The Wings soared on the final day, winning at both venues with an 85 - 75 win at the Smith and 90 - 70 on the Fazio, getting both rounds team money, and a 175 - 145 victory for the total round. The Wings captured this years Ryder Cup 502.5 to 457.5, and a 45 point victory. As always, a great time was had by all with great food, great company and a few refreshments. Also a special thanks to Joe Tignanelli and Jimmy Mehlberg for the special "Closest to" gifts for Westwynd and Wyndgate. Thanks to everyone for participating and having lots of fun - and a huge thank you to John for making it all possible. see you next year.
Tigers: Red Wings:
Bryan Andrews - Captain Brad Crighton - Captain
Jordan Birch Rich Bieszki
Matt Boyce John Ciszewski Bob Brydges Ryan Coyle
Dave Chapman Mike Flood
Ron Clayton John Guerreno
Keith Dempsey Mike Long Matt Franz Jimmy Mehlberg
Bob Fullman Erik Pedersen
Bruce Jones Paul Robuck
Justin Price Terry Schimke
Ron Roberts Larry Schrauben
Mike Schrauben Marc Summers
Mike Sherwood Joe Tignanelli
Russ Sherwood Jerry Wren
Eric Stephan Kevin Zott
Round 1: Format - Front Nine: 3 Balls Back Nine: Shamble (3 drive minimum)
Fazio Premier Course: Tigers Red Wings "Closest to the Hole"
Match 1: Mike Schrauben & Ron Roberts 6 Jimmy Mehlberg & Mike Long 14 Hole 4 - Andrews
Match 2: Eric Stephan & Bryan Andrews 14 Brad Crighton & Kevin Zott 6 Hole 8 - Mehlberg
Match 3: Russ Sherwood & Mike Sherwood 12 Mike Flood & Rich Bieszki 8 Hole 11 - Zott
Match 4: Matt Franz & Keith Dempsey 7 Marc Summers & Joe Tignanelli 13 Hole 16 - M Schrauben
Total Points: 39 41 Long Drive (3) - Mehlberg
Tradition Course Tigers Red Wings "Closest to the Hole"
Match 5: Bob Brydges & Bruce Jones 6.5 Erik Pedersen & John Guerreno 13.5 Hole 6 - Schimke
Match 6: Jordan Birch & Ron Clayton 8.5 Larry Schrauben & Jerry Wren 11.5 Hole 9 - Price
Match 7: Justin Price & Matt Boyce 10 John Ciszewski & Ryan Coyle 10 Hole 12 - L Schrauben
Match 8: Bob Fullman & Dave Chapman 12 Terry Schimke & Paul Robuck 8 Hole 15 - L Schrauben
Total Points: 37 43 Hole 17 - Brydges
Long Drive (11) - Schimke
Total Overall Points: 76 84
POT OF GOLD : Fazio (#7) Tradition (#5)
No winner No Winner
BIRDIE POOL: FAZIO TRADITION
Hole 1 - Andrews Hole 4 - Pedersen
Hole 2 - Andrews, Mehlberg, Hole 6 - Schimke
M Schrauben Hole 7 - Pedersen
Hole 5 - R Sherwood, Long Hole 9 - Price
Tignanelli
Hole 8 - Mehlberg
Hole 9 - Bieszki
Round 2: Format - Front Nine: Scramble (3 drive minimum) Back Nine: Better Ball
Smith Signature Course: Tigers Red Wings "Closest to the Hole"
Match 9: Keith Dempsey & Jordan Birch 5 Rich Bieszki & Larry Schrauben 15 Hole 2 - Price
Match 10: Ron Roberts & Bob Brydges 7 Kevin Zott & Terry Schimke 13 Hole 4 - L Schrauben
Match 11: Bryan Andrews & Bob Fullman 8 Joe Tignanelli & Erik Pedersen 12 Hole 8 - Ciszewski
Match 12: Mike Sherwood & Justin Price 6.5 Mike Long & John Ciszewski 13.5 Hole 11- L Schrauben
Total Points: 26.5 53.5 Hole 17 - Bieszki
Longest Drive (10) - L Schrauben
Jones Masterpiece Course Tigers Red Wings "Closest to the Hole"
Match 13: Eric Stephan & Dave Chapman 11 Mike Flood & Jerry Wren 9 Hole 2 - Crighton