Evan Watkins defeted Zack Bird in the finals of the 2009 Junior Match Play by a 1up margin as Watkins won the final hole to take the match. The championship pitting a pair of Lawrence Park linksters was a close match to the very end.

In the first flight Mark Rupp defeated Alex Guerriero by a 1up score for the title.

Match Play Brackets and Tee Times

Qualifying Scores

Now he’s the first “Three-time” defending champion as Ron Coleman became the first player in EDGA history to capture an EDGA Major title (Amateur or Match Play) title in 3 consecutive years. This was also Ron’s 6th major (4 match - 2003, 07, 08 and 09) and 2 amateur, 2003 and 07) tieing him with Tom Amendola, Dave Ciacchini and Brett Kieffer for the record.

There previously have been 2 repeat match play champions, Ed Podufal in 84-85 and Don Fessler, Jr., in 95-96. In the Amateur there have been 9 repeat champions, Ellery Tarbell (2005-06), Joe Cassano (93-94), Tim Dunlavey (89-90), Brett Kieffer (80-81), Gene George (74-75), Dave Hambly (65-66), Harold Cloyd (42-43), Lou Geisler (40-41), and W.W. Fisher (27-28).

The match was fairly closely contested on a beautiful summer day at Lake View CC. Coleman would use back-to-back birdies on each 9 the change the momentum of the match. On the front he birdied no’s 5 & 6 to turn a 1 hole deficit into a 1 hole lead and then on the back would use birdies on no’s 13 and 14 to move the match to dormie and basically take it out of Grassi’s reach with 4 holes to play. Grassi played steady as he has all week but could only muster 2 holes, both Coleman 3-putts. Coleman finished his 15 holes at 2-under par.

The finals’ scorecard :

RC - 6 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 - 36 4 4 3 4 2 4 (wins 4&3)
TG - 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 - 37 4 5 3 5 3 4

Qualifying Results
Tee Times and Match Results

For Additional Match Play Championship History click on the following:
View Champions Listing
Individual Player History - Summary
Individual Player History - Detailed
All-Time Match Play Records

For tournament details click here.

The Downing Golf Club team captured the Men’s Interclub event on Sunday May 24th at the Whispering Woods Golf Club with a score (best 5 of 6) of 387. Lake Shore and Whispering Woods (A) finished second and third, respectively, with a score of 390.

There were 8 teams competing for the title and, unfortunately, Lawrence Park GC was not able to defend their title.

This was Downing’s sixth title since the event moved to stroke play in 1976. Lake View leads with 11 while Kahkwa has 7.

The winning team was comprised of co-medalists Mike Newcomer (73) and Cory Smith (73), Dave Spitzer (79), Tom Holdsworth (80), Mike Slupski (82), and Jeff Webster (87).

Jim Delsandro shot 74 for Whispering Woods (B), followed by Ellery Tarbell (LV-A), Bob Paris and Scott Simonsen (LS) with 75’s. Whispering Woods A team members Ron Coleman and Rick Carlotti were next at 76.

Team Results listing
Individual Results listing
Tee Times

Entries for the EDGA’s first major, the Match Play Championship are due in the EDGA Administrative office by Wednesday May 20th.

The event is being hosted by the Lake View CC with the qualifier on Wednesday June 10th and matches to follow on Friday June 12th through Sunday June 14th.

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