2017 RYDER CUP .............
On Sunday, August 13,2017, at Westwynd Golf Club, Commissioner and CEO John Ciszewski welcomed the teams, introduced the Captains - and handed out the team uniforms for this years Ryder Cup. Brad Crighton will be seeking his fourth consecutive Ryder Cup, looking to once again lead his Wings to victory. Brad has appointed his Assistant Captains - Eric "Big E" Stephan while Ryan Coyle has been retained as the Team Fashion Co-ordinator. Mike Flood returns as the Tigers Captain, as the most celebrated Captain in US Ryder Cup history after hoisting the Ryder Cup 10 times as the victorious Captain. Flood introduced his Assistant Captains - Matt Franz and veteran Marc Summers.
Day 1: We kicked off the opening round on the Jones (1 match) and Fazio (4 matches) playing 3 ball / scramble, while on the Tradition (4 matches) played a Better Ball/scramble. The Wings jumped out of the gate early, taking the day 97 - 83.
Day 2 brought a 36 hole challenge for the teams, In the morning session, Shamble/Better ball matches were held on the Jones(4) and Smith (1) , while over at the Tradition, four chapman / better ball sessions were played. Again, the wings prevailed with a 104.5 - 75.5 victory, increasing their overall lead to 201.5 to 158.5. In the afternoon session, a Captains Choice 18 hole scramble worth double points led off at the Traditions Course, while the step aside scramble, including red/white/blue tee box format was held at the Fazio and Signature courses. With the Tigers winning 29-11 in the Captains Choice, they were able to prevail 66.5 -53.5 for the session, and close the overall gap to 255 - 225 for the Wings. Day 3: On Sunday, it was back to foursomes with 3 Balls / Chapman on Fazio (1), Better Ball / Chapman on the Jones(4) and 3 Ball / Shamble on the Smith (4). The Wings got back on track after a late night team meeting , and came up with a masterful performance winning or tying all but one match, winning 106 - 74, and increasing their overall lead to 361 - 299 heading in to the singles matches.
Day 4: On Monday, the 18 singles matches provided an opportunity for both teams to grab a big share of the 360 available points. Matches were held on the Jones(3) ,Fazio (3) and Smith (3)courses. On a very competitive day, the Wings prevailed with a 197 - 163 victory, giving them an overall win 558 - 462 to give Captain Brad Crighton his 4th consecutive Ryder Cup win.
The Wings top performers were Zack Carter going 4-0-1, while former Captain Rich "Seve" Bieszki went undefeated
at 3-0-2. Five other team members posted 4-1 records, Jordan Birch, Bob Fullman, Erik Pedersen, Terry Schimke and Joe Tignanelli. Jimmy Mehlberg led the Tigers with a 4-0-1 record.
In addition, with a daily birdie pool on each golf course, in each round together with the closest to / long drive winners, our leaderboard was led by Mike Schrauben with 12, Jimmy Mehlberg with 11, followed by Eric Stephan with 9, while Brad Crighton and Justin Price getting 8 apiece.
Finally - our Ryder Cup was fortunate to have our third hole in one with Joe Tignanelli acing the second hole on the Smith Signature course during the step aside scramble event.
Red Wings: Tigers:
Brad Crighton - Captain Mike Flood - Captain
Rich Bieszki Bryan Andrews Jordan Birch Rick Bowness Jr.
Rick Bowness Sr. Matt Boyce Bob Brydges John Ciszewski
Zack Carter Anthony Corrigan
Ryan Coyle Matt Franz
Keith Dempsey Erich Freiny
Bob Fullman Bruce Jones
Adam Lewis Jimmy Mehlberg Mike Long Justin Price
Erik Pedersen Larry Schrauben
Paul Robuck Russ Sherwood
Terry Schimke Marc Summers
Mike Schrauben Randy Tasco
Mike Sherwood Patrick Traynor
Eric Stephan Jerry Wren
Joe Tignanelli Mike Gudith
Round 1:
Jones Masterpiece: 1 Group - Front Nine: 3 Ball Back Nine: Scramble
Fazio Premier: 4 Groups - Front Nine: 3 Ball Back Nine: Scramble
Smith / Tradition: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Better Ball Back Nine: Shamble
Tigers Red Wings
Match 1: Matt Franz / Russ Sherwood 7.5 Rich Bieszki / Rick Bowness Sr. 12.5
Match 2: Rick Bowness Jr. / Matt Boyce 11.0 Terry Schimke / Paul Robuck 9.0
Match 3: Randy Tasco / John Ciszewski 11.5 Brad Crighton/ Ryan Coyle 8.5
Match 4: Marc Summers / Justin Price 7.0 Keith Dempsey / Erik Pedersen 13.0
Match 5 Bruce Jones / Mike Gudith 11.5 Mike Sherwood / Bob Fullman 8.5
Match 6 Jimmy Mehlberg/ Larry Schrauben 12.0 Mike Schrauben / Bob Brydges 8.0
Match 7 Mike Flood / Anthony Corrigan 11.0 Mike Long / Joe Tignanelli 9.0
Match 8 Bryan Andrews / Patrick Traynor 7.0 Eric Stephan / Jordan Birch 13.0
Match 9: Erich Freiny / Jerry Wren 4.5 Adam Lewis / Zack Carter 15.5
83.0 97.0
Closest to the Hole
Tradition: Fazio Jones
Hole 6: Traynor Hole 4: M Sherwood Hole 2: R Sherwood
Hole 9: M Schrauben Hole 8: Price Hole 4: R Sherwood
Hole 12: Corrigan Hole 11: Pedersen Hole 6: Bowness Sr.
Hole 15: L Schrauben Hole 17: M Sherwood Hole 13: x
Hole 17: Tignanelli Hole 16: Franz
Long Drive: Mehlberg Long Drive: Tasco Long Drive: Franz
Other Point Getters: Birdies and Skins
Tradition: Fazio Jones
M Schrauben 2 Jones 1 Bowness Sr. 1
Mehlberg 1 Robuck 1
L Schrauben 1
Stephan 1
Lewis 1
Round 2:
Smith Signature: 1 Group - Front Nine: Shamble Back Nine: Better Ball
Jones Masterpiece: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Shamble Back Nine: Better Ball
Smith / Tradition: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Chapman Back Nine: Better Ball
Tigers Red Wings
Match 10: Randy Tasco / Mike Flood 8.0 Rich Bieszki / Keith Dempsey 12.0
Match 11: Marc Summers / John Ciszewski 11.0 Eric Stephan / Ryan Coyle 9.0
Match 12: Mike Gudith / Russ Sherwood 9.0 Brad Crighton/ M Sherwood 11.0
Match 13: Jimmy Mehlberg / Patrick Traynor 10.5 Rick Bowness Sr. / Adam Lewis 9.5
Match 14 Bryan Andrews / Patrick Corrigan 7.0 Mike Long / Bob Brydges 13.0
Match 15 Matt Franz / Rick Bowness Jr 8.5 Mike Schrauben / Bob Fullman 11.5
Match 16 Larry Schrauben / Bruce Jones 9.5 Eric Pedersen / Zack Carter 10.5
Match 17 Justin Price / Jerry Wren 7.5 Joe Tignanelli / Paul Robuck 12.5
Match 18: Erich Freiny / Matt Boyce 4.5 Jordan Birch / Terry Schimke 15.5
75.5 104.5
NEW ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL 158.5 201.5
Closest to the Hole
Tradition: Smith/ Signature Jones
Hole 6: Birch Hole 2: Dempsey Hole 2: Stephan
Hole 9: Price Hole 4: Tasco Hole 4: Bowness Sr.
Hole 12: Birch Hole 8: Tasco Hole 6: M Sherwood
Hole 15: Freiny Hole 11: Tasco Hole 13: Crighton
Hole 17: Price Hole 17: Tasco Hole 16: Lewis
Long Drive: Price Long Drive: Tasco Long Drive: Traynor
Other Point Getters: Birdies and Skins
Tradition: Smith/Signature Jones
Price 2 Bieszki 1 Bowness Sr. 1
Jones 1 Mehlberg 2
M Schrauben 1 Stephan 1
Fullman 1 Ciszewski 1
Crighton 1
R Sherwood 1
Round 3:
Smith - Tradition: 1 Group - 18 Hole Scramble
Fazio Premier: 4 Groups - 18 Hole Step Aside Scramble
Smith - Signature 4 Groups - 18 Hole Step Aside Scramble
Tigers Red Wings
Match 19: Jimmy Mehlberg / Bryan Andrews 29.0 Brad Crighton / Eric Stephan 11.0
Match 20: Boyce / Price / Gudith / Franz 11.5 Bowness Sr. / Long / Lewis / Coyle 9.5
Match 21: R Sherwood / Ciszewski / Bowness Jr / Freiny 7.5 M Schrauben / Pedersen / Schimke / Fullman 12.5
Match 22: Tasco / Flood / L Schrauben / Wren 10.0 Bieszki / Dempsey / Brydges / Robuck 10.0
Match 23: Summers / Corrigan / Jones / Traynor 8.5 M Sherwood / Tignanelli / Birch / Carter 9.5
Total Points 66.5 53.5
Previous Round / Day Total 158.5 201.5
Overall Total Points 225.0 255.0
Closest to the Hole
Smith / Tradition Fazio Smith / Signature
Hole 6: Mehlberg Hole 4: Franz Hole 2: Tignanelli
Hole 9: Mehlberg Hole 8: Ciszewski Hole 4: Bieszki
Hole 12: Crighton Hole 11: Long Hole 8: Dempsey
Hole 15: Crighton Hole 17: Fullman Hole 11: L Schrauben
Hole 17: Crighton Hole 17: Tignanelli
Long Drive: Andrews Long Drive: unclaimed Long Drive: Bieszki
Other Point Getters: Birdies
Smith / Tradition: Fazio Smith / Signature
N/A Team Franz - 8 birdies Team Bieszki - 4 birdies Team Bowness Sr - 7 birdies Team Tasco - 2 birdies Team R Sherwood - 7 birdies Team Summers - 3 birdies Team M Schrauben - 9 birdies Team M Sherwood - 4 birdies
Round 4:
Fazio Premier: 1 Group - Front Nine: 3 Ball Back Nine: Chapman
Jones Masterpiece: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Better Ball Back Nine: Chapman
Smith / Signature: 4 Groups - Front Nine: 3 Ball Back Nine: Shamble
Tigers Red Wings
Match 24: Rick Bowness Jr. / Bruce Jones 9.5 Zack Carter / Bob Fullman ey 10.5
Match 25: Jimmy Mehlberg / Matt Franz 10.0 Mike Schrauben / Rich Bieszki 10.0
Match 26: Bryan Andrews / Mike Flood 10.0 Mike Sherwood / Mike Long 10.0
Match 27: Mike Gudith / Jerry Wren 5.0 Eric Stephan / Paul Robuck 15.0
Match 28 Justin Price / Matt Boyce 4.5 Bob Brydges / Jordan Birch 15.5
Match 29 Russ Sherwood / Larry Schrauben 7.5 Rick Bowness Sr. / Joe Tignanelli 12.5
Match 30 John Ciszewski / Anthony Corrigan 11.0 Eric Pedersen / Ryan Coyle 9.5
Match 31 Randy Tasco / Marc Summers 7.5 Brad Crighton / Keith Dempsey 12.5
Match 32: Erich Freiny / Patrick Traynor 9.0 Terry Schimke / Adam Lewis 15.5
74.0 104.0
NEW ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL 299.0 361.0
Closest to the Hole
Fazio Premier: Jones Masterpiece Smith / Signature
Hole 4: x Hole 2: Gudith Hole 2: Corrigan
Hole 8: x Hole 4: M Sherwood Hole 4: Corrigan
Hole 11: Jones Hole 6: Long Hole 8: L Schrauben
Hole 17: Jones Hole 13: M Sherwood Hole 11: Corrigan
Hole 16: M Schrauben Hole 17: Crighton
Long Drive: Bowness Jr. Long Drive: Long Long Drive: Traynor
Other Point Getters: Birdies and Skins
Fazio: Jones Smith
N/A Mehlberg 2 N/A
M Schrauben 3
Stephan 2
Brydges 2
Round 5:
Jones Masterpiece: 3 Groups - Singles Match
Fazio Premier: 3 Groups - Singles Matches
Smith / Signature: 3 Groups - Singles Matches
Tigers Red Wings
Match 33: Matt Franz 6.5 Mike Schrauben 13.5
Match 34: Bryan Andrews 11.0 Mike Sherwood 9.5
Match 35: John Ciszewski 6.5 Rich Bieszki 13.5
Match 36: Larry Schrauben 8.0 Ryan Coyle 13.0
Match 37: Mike Gudith 10.5 Bob Brydges 9.5
Match 38 Erich Freiny 6.5 Terry Schimke 13.5
Match 39 Russ Sherwood 8.0 Brad Crighton 12.0
Match 40 Mike Flood 11.0 Mike Long 9.0
Match 41 Randy Tasco 11.5 Keith Dempsey 8.5
Match 42 Justin Price 8.0 Erik Pedersen 12.0
Match 43 Matt Boyce 8.5 Adam Lewis 11.5
Match 44 Jerry Wren 5.5 Paul Robuck 14.5
Match 45 Jimmy Mehlberg 13.0 Rick Bowness Sr. 7.0
Match 46 Anthony Corrigan 8.5 Joe Tignanelli 11.5
Match 47: Marc Summers 11.5 Eric Stephan 8.5
Match 48: Patrick Traynor 11.5 Jordan Birch 8.5
Match 49: Bruce Jones 10.0 Zack Carter 10.0
Match 50: Rick Bowness Jr. 8.0 Bob Fullman 12.0
Total Points 163.0 197.0
Previous Round / Day Total 299.0 361.0
Overall Total Points 462.0 558.0
Closest to the Hole
Jones Fazio Smith / Signature
Hole 2: Coyle Hole 4: Crighton Hole 2: Stephan
Hole 4: Bieszki Hole 8: Pedersen Hole 4: Stephan
Hole 6: M Schrauben Hole 11: Long Hole 8: Birch
Hole 13: Bieszki Hole 17: Dempsey Hole 11: Summers
Hole 16: Andrews Hole 17: Stephan
Long Drive: Coyle Long Drive: Mehlberg Long Drive: Tasco
Other Point Getters: Birdies and Skins
Jones : Fazio Smith / Signature M Schrauben 2 Flood 2 Summers 2
Franz 1 Long 2 Mehlberg 2
Bieszki 1 R Sherwood 1 Tignanelli 1
Crighton 1
Dempsey 1
Price 1
Tasco 1
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