2018 RYDER CUP
How time flies.....this is the 20th Anniversary of the Ryder Cup. In honor of this, we have returned to the American vs European format while also setting the teams with the old guard vs the young guns.
Our Commissioner set the lineups, as well as the daily matchups, which goes Captainless for the first time. In addition, the daily team payout was eliminated and became a "winner take all" pool for the winning team.
Day 1: We kicked off the opening round on the Fazio (4 foursomes) and Tradition (5 foursomes). Leading off in the opening match were long time retired Captains Mike Flood and Seve Bieszki, who team up for the second time to faceoff against European rookie Dave Siwicki and veteran Joe Tignanelli. Four matches came to a 10-10 draw, three matches were lopsided and the remaining 2 matches were right down to the last hole. When all was said and done the Euros took the day,
and carried a 92 - 86.5 lead into Saturday.
Day 2: In the morning session, we began the day on the Smith Signature (5) and Jones Masterpiece (4) playing Better Ball on the front nine, and Chapman on the back nine. Only 1 real close match in the morning session, with lopsided wins for both sides, with the Europeans winning the session 93.5 - 82 to increase their lead and extend the overall score to 185.5 - 168.5
In the afternoon session, out to the Smith Signature (4) and Fazio (5) for the Step Aside scramble, where teammates get to play together and cards get matched when the round is completed. In addition, this round is played for team skins. The round began with a one off match of Modified Alternate Shot with M Schrauben and Vos eeking out a 10.5 - 9.5 win over Franz and Corrigan. The US team bounced back to win the round 52 - 47.5 with the Europeans holding on to a 233 - 220.5 lead at the end of the day.
Day 3: On Sunday, back to foursomes on the Smith Tradition (5) and Jones (4). While the 4 matches on the Jones ended with a tie of 39 points for each team, the Euros won 3 of the four matches on the Tradition to win the day 93.5 to 83 increasing their overall lead to 326.5 - 303.5.
Day 4: On Monday, the 18 singles matches provided an opportunity for both teams to grab a big share of the 360 available points. The Euros began the day with a 23 point lead as matches were held on the Fazio (5) and Smith Signature (4)courses. 3 Matches ended in draws, the American Team won 8 matches to the Europeans 7, but the Euros won the day 177.5 - 176 and captured the Ryder Cup 504 - 479.5.
Americans: Europeans:
Brian Andrews Rick Bowness Jr
Rich Bieszki Bob Brydges
Jordan Birch Zack Carter
Matt Boyce Anthony Corrigan
John Ciszewski Ryan Coyle
Ron Clayton Matt Franz
Brad Crighton Erich Freiny
Keith Dempsey John Guerreno
Mike Flood Matt Kozar
Bob Fullman Adam Lewis
Bruce Jones Jimmy Mehlberg
Mike Long Eric Pedersen
Paul Robuck Ron Roberts
Larry Schrauben Clark Rowekamp
Mike Schrauben Dave Siwicki
Eric Stephan Marc Summers
Patrick Traynor Joe Tignanelli
Eric Vos Kevin Zott
Round 1: Friday
Fazio Premier: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Shamble Back Nine: Three Ball
Smith / Tradition: 5 Groups - Front Nine: Shamble Back Nine: Three Ball
Americans Europeans
Match 1: Bieszki / Flood 10.0 Siwicki / Tignanelli 10.0
Match 2: Andrews / Crighton 6.0 Mehlberg / Summers 13.0
Match 3: Fullman / L Schrauben 9.0 Brydges / Carter 11.0
Match 4: Jones / Traynor 11.5 Freiny / Roberts 8.5
Match 5 Clayton / Vos 10.0 Corrigan / Kozar 10.0
Match 6 Boyce / Ciszewski 10.0 Bowness / Rowekamp 10.0
Match 7 Birch / Long 7.0 Coyle / Lewis 13.0
Match 8 M. Schrauben / Stephan 13.5 Franz / Zott 6.5
Match 9: Dempsey / Robuck 10.0 Guerreno / Pedersen 10.0
86.5 92.0
Closest to the Hole
Fazio Tradition
Hole 4: Summers Hole 6: Boyce
Hole 8: Bieszki Hole 9: Pedersen
Hole 11: Jones Hole 12: Rowekamp
Hole 17: Tignanelli Hole 15: Pedersen
Hole 17: Long
Long Drive #3: Siwicki Long Drive #10: Rowecamp
Other Point Getters: Birdies
Fazio: Tradition:
Traynor Ciszewski
Siwicki M Schrauben (2)
Tignanelli Zott
Flood
Mehlberg
Andrews
Round 2: Saturday morning
Jones Masterpiece: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Better Ball Back Nine: Chapman
Smith Signature: 5 Groups - Front Nine: Better Ball Back Nine: Chapman
Americans Europeans
Match 10: M Schrauben / L Schrauben 7.5 Mehlberg / Roberts 12.5
Match 11: Andrews / Traynor 13.0 Brydges / Tignanelli 6.0
Match 12: Robuck / Stephan 13.0 Kozar / Siwicki 6.5
Match 13: Ciszewski / Vos 6.0 Coyle / Pedersen 13.0
Match 14: Birch / Dempsey 8.0 Carter / Corrigan 12.0
Match 15: Clayton / Crighton 12.5 Franz / Guerreno 7.5
Match 16: Flood / Fullman 7.5 Summers / Lewis 12.5
Match 17: Boyce / Long 5.0 Freiny / Rowekamp 13.0
Match 18: Bieszki / Jones 9.5 Bowness / Zott 10.5
82.0 93.5
Plus Round 1 Total 86.5 92.0
Total 168.5 185.5
Closest to the Hole
Smith/ Signature Jones
Hole 2: Summers Hole 2: Mehlberg
Hole 4: Zott Hole 4: Mehlberg
Hole 8: Flood Hole 6: Ciszewski
Hole 11: Crighton Hole 13: Stephan
Hole 17: Dempsey Hole 16: Tignanelli
Long Drive #10: Rowenkamp Long Drive #18: Mehlberg
Other Point Getters: Birdies
Smith/Signature Jones
Bieszki Mehlberg (2)
Corrigan Traynor
Birch Andrews
Round 3: Saturday afternoon
Fazio Premier: - 1 Group - Modified Alternate Shot
Fazio Premier - 4 Groups - 18 Hole Red/White/Blue Step Aside Scramble
Smith Signature: - 4 Groups - 18 Hole Red/White/Blue Step Aside Scramble
Americans Europeans
Match 19: M Schrauben / Vos 10.5 Franz / Corrigan 9.5
Match 20: Bieszki / Clayton / Long / Traynor 8.0 Coyle / Kozar / Roberts / Siwicki 12.0
Match 21: Birch / Boyce / Dempsey / Stephan 9.0 Bowness / Lewis / Pedersen / Zott 11.0
Match 22: Andrews / Flood / Fullman / Jones 11.5 Carter / Freiny / Summers / Tignanelli 8.5
Match 23: Ciszewski / Crighton / L Schrauben / Robuck 13.0 Brydges / Guerreno / Mehlberg / Rowekamp 6.5
Total Points 52.0 47.5
Previous Round / Day Total 168.5 185.5
Overall Total Points 220.5 233.0
Closest to the Hole
Smith Signature Fazio
Alternate Shot Match
Hole 2: L Schrauben Hole 4: Clayton Vos
Hole 4 Ciszewski Hole 8: Bieszki M Schrauben
Hole 8: Crighton Hole 11: Long Vos
Hole 11: Crighton Hole 17: Birch M Schrauben
Hole 17: Rowecamp
Long Drive #10: Mehlberg Long Drive #3: Siwicki Franz
Other Point Getters: SKINS
Smith Signature: Fazio
Team Mehlberg (2) Team Zott (3)
Team Ciszewski (3) Team Coyle (2)
Team Andrews (1) Team Birch (2)
Team Summers (1) Team Bieszki (1)
Round 4: Sunday
Jones Masterpiece: 4 Groups - Front Nine: Scramble Back Nine: Three Ball
Smith Tradition: 5 Groups - Front Nine: Scramble Back Nine: Three Ball
Americans Europeans
Match 24: Bieszki / L Schrauben 10.0 Brydges / Siwicki 10.0
Match 25: Ciszewski / Flood 5.0 Rowekamp / Tignanelli 13.0
Match 26: Birch / Robuck 12.0 Guerreno / Lewis 8.0
Match 27: Boyce / Fullman 12.0 Bowness / Carter 8.0
Match 28 Andrews / M Schrauben 10.5 Franz / Summers 9.5
Match 29 Crighton / Dempsey 6.0 Mehlberg / Pedersen 13.0
Match 30 Jones / Vos 7.0 Corrigan / Freiny 13.0
Match 31 Long / Stephan 7.5 Coyle / Zott 12.5
Match 32: Clayton / Traynor 13.0 Kozar / Roberts 6.5
Total for Round 83.0 93.5
Plus Previous Day Total 220.5 233.0
New Team Total 303.5 326.5
Closest to the Hole
Tradition: Jones
Hole 6: Pedersen Hole 2: Siwicki
Hole 9: M Schrauben Hole 4: Siwicki
Hole 12: Corrigan Hole 6: Tignanelli
Hole 15: Zott Hole 13: Bowness
Hole 17: Crighton Hole 16: Tignanelli
Long Drive #10: Mehlberg Long Drive #18: Siwicki
Other Point Getters: Birdies
Tradition: Jones
Crighton (2) Tignanelli
Mehlberg (2) Fullman
M. Schrauben (2)
Coyle
Franz
Pedersen
Stephan
Zott
Ryan Coyle tries to psyche out
team USA by cozying up to Seve.
