East Upsets Central for First Comm. Cup Win
Barb Hoelzle made an 8 footer on the 18th green to complete the fantastic East comeback and wrest the cup from Central’s grasp. The final putt capped a great putting display by Barb that ended the 10 year singles win streak of Captain Kline. The win is the East team’s first in three Commissioner’s Cup appearances.
After a first day’s matches that saw heavily favored Central take a 6-2 lead with only the East team of Rich Dunmore / James Vickey saving two points, East shuffled their lineup and rallied on day two, with every player earning at least 1 point, to take a one point lead into the final day. The first four matches of the singles were split by lopsided scores with Michael Lum and Chuck Withey banking wins for the East team and Eric Birkle and #1 Mike Prieskorn keeping the Central teams hopes alive. Rich Dunmore, who finished 5-0 for the weekend, gave himself a little self pep talk halfway thru the front nine and then dispatched his opponent handily to take the 8th match early. Jason Rectenwald topped Captain Tom Hoelzle next to leave the Central team needing a win and a halve in the final two matches to retain the cup. Barb’s emotional victory left a fine match winning final putt by Jeff Klipa for naught. The one point victory for East is the closest Commissioner’s Cup match since 2007.
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