It appears that the Seniors like the opportunity to play events in back to back days. After competing in the Team at Lake Shore on Tuesday, most of the players traveled east to Downing on Wednesday for the JC Martin EDGA Senior Amateur Championship and several emerged with their second prize of the week.

Rick Carlotti came out on top but he had lots of company and a playoff was needed. Carlotti birdied 3 of the last 4 holes to card his 4-under par 68. He battled with his playing partners, David Hewett and Ron Coleman all morning and both of those players had an opportunity to post 69 with a birdie on the final hole. Neither did and with Rick being aware that Shawn Wallace, the Senior Team champ from the day before, had already posted 69, he still need to convert his 10 footer to take the clubhouse lead which he did.

But then he had to wait as new senior Ted Grassi III (this is just his second seniors event) was making a back nine charge. Even though Grassi birdied 10,12,13 and 14, Carlotti was still clinging to a two shot lead. However, Grassi made it 4-in-a-row with a birdie on 15 and then birdied 17 to match Carlotti’s total. When he was unable to birdie the closing hole the two headed to a playoff on Downing’s 10th to decide the title. Grassi found trouble off the tee and a lengthy approach still gave him a birdie look but when Carlotti dropped his approach to 3 feet, Grassi knew his putt was a must. He left it just short and after Carlotti drilled in the birdie putt ha had his 5th EDGA Seniors title, second most in EDGA History.

Overall low net was taken by Shawn Wallace, Grassi III took home the prize in the 50-59 age group, Hewett and Coleman tied for the 60-69 age group and the Super Seniors title went to Jim “Doc” Mahoney who shot 76.

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The EDGA Team Championships were held at Lake Shore using the Chapman Format for the two-man teams.

In the Championship division, 2-time EDGA Amateur Champion teamed up with fellow Kahkwa Club member, Michael Garcia to card a score of 7 under par 65 to best the duo of Phil Pedano and Evan Rowane by a single shot. The runners up were the 2024 champions. The net winners in the Championship division were Nick Liberatore and Steve Mischler with a score of 64.

In the Senior division it was the pair of Shawn Wallace and Ron Leeds who claimed the Streeter Cup. After an even par front side the caught fire with 3 birdies and an eagle coming home carding a back nine 31 for 67 and a two stroke victory over the teams of David Hewett and Rick Carlotti and Mark Trigilio and Dave Martin. Those teams carded 3-under 69’s. Eric Stitt and Lou Montefiori won the net title with 63.

Since the Hewett & Carlotti team qualifies as Super Seniors, they took the first prize in that division with their 69 while the Super Seniors net title went to Rick Hersey and Chuck Dushole.

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Posting another clean 9 which included a birdie on 3 and an eagle on 8, Drew Deimel stretched his lead to 6 shots heading to the back nine at Lawrence Park. That lead seemed almost insurmountable until the defending champion, Alex Weir started making birdies. With 4 on holes 10, 12, 13 and 15 he trimmed the lead to just two. At that point, with Deimel playing behind him, Drew made his first bogey of the event after missing the 14th green. He then followed that up with an errant drive that caused him to select an alternative route to the green through the 16th hole. That decision proved unwise and Deimel would end up making a double bogey and, as Weir parred the 16th, he was one stroke in front.

Weir could have taken control on the final two holes but missed a makeable birdie on 17 and then bogied 18 to bring the two back to even. Deimel had his own chances with great birdie opportnities on both of the final two holes. When he could not get either putt to fall, the two players headed to sudden death after 7-under par performances. Both player hit good tee shots and their approaches were similar, so much so that a measurement had to be taken to decide the order of play. Deimel putted first and hit the lip on the high side leaving Weir with a shot at the win from 12 feet. He converted that opportunity adding a second EDGA Amateur Championship to his resume.

Not to be lost in the mix was the 2024 EDGA Match Play Champ, Mike Wolfe, who finished just one shot out of the playoff. He was in contention all day but just couldn’t convert the birdies he needed when he had the opportunites. He birdied the 2nd and didn’t make another on until the 15th. He still had a chance on the closing hole but only managed a par.

Second Round Results

Drew Deimel opened with a first round 68 in the 2026 EDGA Amateur Championship at Lawrence Park GC which was good for a 2 stroke lead over defending champion Alex Weir and Ryder Grignol. He followed that up with a three under par round of 69 to extend his lead to 4 over a trio that includes Weir, Mike Wolfe and young Chase Recio.

Deimel, a 4-time major champion has returned two clean bogey free cards thus far. His opening round featured 4 birdies on holes 5, 10, 11 and 17 while Saturday’s round featured three on holes 7, 8 and 16. Deimel captured his only Amateur in 2010 and was well on his way to his second in 2012 where he carried a 6-shot lead into the final round only to see Ron Coleman snatch the title away with a final round 66.

After numerous close calls, Alex Weir finally bagged an EDGA title, taking the Amateur at his home course, Kahkwa, by a single shot over Michael Garcia. He currently sits tied second at three under par, tied with Wolfe and Recio. Wolfe had a number of close calls himself until he finally captured the 2024 Match Play, They are joined Chase Recio.

Four players are at one-under par, 6 shots back and that group includes the aforementioned Michael Garcia, another 4-time EDGA major champion Chris Kupniewski and Gannon’s Vincent Lenze.

The cut came at 5-over par 149 as the top 24 will return to Lawrence Park tomorrow for the finale.

Full Results

Even though Breckin Taylor only needed to win four matches to claim the 54th EDGA Match Play Championship due to receiving a first round bye, his performance was no less impressive. After three consecutive 4&3 match wins Taylor found himself on the first tee of the finals with the same opponent he faced a year ago, Mike Wolfe. It was the first time the Match Play Championship, first instituted in 1973, featured a rematch in consecutive years.

Taylor found himself a bit off his game, after losing an early one up lead with bogies on holes 3, 4, and 6 allowing Wolfe to gain a 2 hole advantage. Taylor clawed a hole back on hole 7 after following his perfectly placed 3 iron tee shot with a majestic 6 iron to 2 feet for a tap in eagle. After both players overshot the 8th green and failed to save their pars, Taylor birdied the 9th to pull back to even at the turn.

Wolfe went back on top on 10 even though his birdie putt lipped the cup because Taylor’s aggressive birdie try left him a return putt that he did not convert. However, the short miss seemed to light a fire in his game. He birdied the next three holes and with Wolfe matching his birdie on 12, the match was again in Taylor’s favor, matching the one up lead he held after the first hole.

Both players were in similar positions on the 14th, just off the front of the green, where Wolfe again tied the match as he chipped in for birdie after Taylor putted up just short. Both players birdied the par 5 15th and it appeared that the outcome on the 16th was going to be the same. Taylor chipped up to the front pin and his birdie putt was conceded. It was his 6th birdie in 8 holes. Wolfe had also chipped up from beyond the green but left himself with a tricky 3 footer that he was unable to convert. Taylor was back to one up with just two holes to play.

Taylor hit is tee shot into the left fairway bunker and Wolfe, likely trying to push his tee shot down the fairway, hit it left and into the penalty area. After dropping, he then missed the green left and when Taylor hit his bunker shot to the front fringe, he only needed two putts to claim the title, which he did. Taylor is the 6th player to win back-to-back titles with Ron Coleman holding the record of 4 consecutive and Chris Kupniewski capturing 3 straight.

The was the 5th match play final and third consecutive for Wolfe who now shows a 1-4 record with his lone title coming in 2024 at Kahkwa.

Due to forecasted bad weather on Sunday, the finals were moved up to Saturday afternoon meaning that Wolfe had the grind of playing 36 holes on 3 consecutive days and that followed the 54 holes he played in the WPGA Amateur Championship on Monday and Tuesday where he finished 4th in the presigious stroke play event. In the semi-finals played Saturday morning, Taylor defeated Chase Recio and Wolfe defeated Tim Weyand, both by 4&3 margins.

The next event on the EDGA schedule is the J.C. Martin Senior stroke play which is being contested at the Downing Golf Club on Friday July 17th followed by the Team Championships the following Tuesday at Lake Shore. Visit the EDGA website (www.edga.org) to enter.

The match play field has been cut to the four semi-finalist and a rematch of last year’s finals is still in play as the defending champion, Breckin Taylor has advanced as well as last year’s runner-up, Mike Wolfe.

Taylor received a first round bye and then defeated Andy Klein and Ryder Grignol by identical 4&3 scores. He will need to defeat Chase Recio to have a chance to face Wolfe again. Recio defeated Matt Modica (1up), Chris Keim (1up) and 8-time EDGA major champion Ron Coleman (2up) to earn his berth in the semis.

Wolfe breezed over Aiden Keenan in the first round 8&6 before defeating 3-time match play champion, Chris Kupniewski 3&2 and finally bested Sal Vella in the quarter finals 4&3. Wolfe is also a match win away from returning to the finals, and this would be his 3rd consecutive final and 5th overall. Wolfe faces Tim Weyand, the only player left with a home course advantage. Weyand defeated Jimmy Callaghan in the first round 3&2 and then pulled off the upset of this year’s match play defeating the current EDGA Amateur Champion, Alex Weir 1up. He then defeated 2021 champion Jon Merriott 2up to advance to the semis.

The semi final matches will tee of at 9:00 on Saturday morning at Whispering Woods.

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