Smiths make up final group at Club Championship before Brian defeats dad Lee in playoff to win back-to-back titles
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LeeSmithandsonsBrianandKevinhave competedSundayafternoonsonthegolfcourse withacoupleofbucksridingontheresults. ButnothinglikethispastSundayafternoon. TheSmithtriowerethefinalpairinginthe ChampionshipFlightoftheClub Championship.Ittook20holes,butBrianwon hissecond-straighttitleaftertwoplayoffholes
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withhisdad.Kevinfinishedthird,twoshotsoutoftheplayoff.
Leewonthetitlein2021–threestraightyearsaSmithfamilymemberhas wonthetrophy.Leeisalsodefendingchampioninnextmonth'sSeniorClub Championship.
“Idon’tthinkmanygolfershavegottentoplayinthefinalpairingofa tournamentatwhateverlevelwiththeirtwosons.ThatwasprettyneatandI don’tthinkit’severhappenedinthehistoryoftheCorpusChristiCountry Club,”saidLee.Hefiredtheonlysub-parroundinthetwo-daytournament–aSaturday71–givinghimathree-shotleadgoingintoSunday.
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“WhenmyyoungerbrotherKevinjoinedtheclubearlierthisyear,”Brian said,“wekindahaditinthebackofourmindsitwouldbecoolifweall playedtogetherinameaningfultournament.Whetheritwasthisorthe BurkeCup.”
BrianandKevin’sSaturdayroundsof74putthemashotaheadofJames AlemanandtwoaheadofHicksLayton.Itwasenoughtocementthefamily finalgroup.
“Itwasreallycoolrightupuntilwefinishedthefirsthole,”Briansaidof Sunday’sroughstart.
Briandoubled#1,LeeandKevinbogeyed.
Sunday’sfrontninehadsomehighlights–Brianeagled#5andbirdiedtwo moreholes.Kevinbirdiedfourofthelastsevenholes.
Italsohadsomefrustrations–Kevintripled#2,Leebogeyedfourmore holeswithnobirdies.
Therewasn’talotoffamilialchatterearlySunday,Briansaid.
“Youcan’tchatterabunchwhenyou’researchingforgolfballs.Wewereon thehunt,”hesaid.
His birdie tied him for the lead.
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At the turn, Lee’s 41 put him two shots behind his sons, who both shot even par.
Brian knew Lee wasn't out of it.
“I knew he was going play well on the back,” Brian said.
Brian bogeyed #12, then Lee caught him when he almost aced the 14th, tapping in a birdie on
thepar3.
Kevinbirdied#15topullwithinone.
“Kevinmadebirdiefromadifficult position.Hemadeanice,longputt. BrianandIkindascrambledalittlebit forpar,”Leesaid.
Theyheadedforthelastthreeholes.
Leesaidheisn'tascoreboardwatcher –butheknewitwasclose.Brianasked ProBrentforanupdatetofindouthe andLeeweretiedwithKevinoneback.
“Iwantedtoknowincasesomesortof decisionhadtobemadeonthelast threeholes,”Briansaid.
Theyallparred16,thenstruggledat thepar-317th.
“Wehitthreepoorshots,”saidLee. “Itwasaveryfrontpinplacementand playingdownwind.Ithinkallofus probablythoughtweneededtohit somethingthat’sgoingtolandeither justshortofthegreenorrightatthe veryfront.”
Leecouldn’tgetupanddownfroman awkwardstance.Brianhadaheavylie inabunker.Eventhoughhis30-foot parputthitthelipofthecup,heknew ithadnochance.
“Itwasalittlehotandalittlelow,”he said.
Kevindoublebogeyed.
“Wewereallhappytomoveonfrom thathole,”Briansaid.
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Brianhad106tothe18thgreenafterhisdrive.Leehadtohita7-ironoutof therightrough,butbothhadbirdieputtsthatdidn’tdrop.
“IplayeditlikeaprountilIhittheputt,”Briansaid,joking.“Ihitit throughthebreakandhadakindofuncomfortabletwo-and-a-halffooter comingback.”
Hemadeit.
“Nobodywantstothree-whackitfromeightfeetonthelasthole.Iwasso happytoseethatonegoin,”Briansaid.
Briangotanicebounceoffatreeonthefirstplayoffholeasfatherandson bothparred#1.
Brianhadabout170yardstothe#2greenafterhisdrive.Hisseveniron endednearthefrontofthegreen.Leewasintherightroughafterhisdrive, lookingatarightpinplacement.Hepunchedouttoabout75yards,hoping togetawedgeintight.
“IneededtogetmythirdshotclosebecauseBrian’sgotagoodshortgame andIhadaprettygoodfeelinghewasgoingtomakebirdie,”Leesaid.
Lee’swedgewasnotascloseashewantedandBrian’schipstilllefthim withclosetoa20-footer.
Brianmadetheputtforhisback-to-backtitles.
“Anytimeyoumakeonebetween15and20feetthat’sawin.Ifanybody watchesgolfonTVtheyshowtheymake15-to-20footersaboutathirdof thetime,”Briansaid.
“Defendinganythingisn’ttheeasiest.Itwasakindofweirdround,Idid somethingsreallywellandIdidsomethingsreallybad.Iguessthat’s
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somewhattobeexpectednotbeingabletoplay andpracticeasmuchasIusedto,”Briansaid.
“ItoldsomebodyKevinwouldhavebeatenboth ofusifnotforonebadholeandatouchof misfortune,”Brianadded.
Leehasplayedinhundredsofgolftournaments andknowsthefrustrationofgettingclosebutnot winning.Didwhowonmakeiteasier?
“Thatmakesitfeelalotbetter.Ofcourse,Iwould havelikedtomakemyputtwherewe’dgofor anotherhole,butIwashappyforBrianand happyKevingotinthefinalgroup.Itdefinitely makesnotwinningfeelalotbetterifoneofyour sonswins,”hesaid.
TheSmithsweresupportedbyfamilyandfriends.
“ItwasaSmithconvoy”Briansaid. Moreclubmembersstartedtofollowthelastfew holesandtheplayoff,saidLee.
“It’salwaysfunwhentheclubpeopleget involved,”hesaid.Someofthemwerepullingfor Lee.
“Iheardsomehecklesfromtheolder contingent,”Briansaid.
Leeadded:"Theoldermemberswerelike,‘you gottodoitfortheoldguys.Don’tletthoseyoung guysbeatuponyou.'Igaveitaprettygoodshot.”
TheSmithswouldlovetodothisagain.
“There’sapossibilityitcouldhappenagain,but theoddsareprobablyverylowsinceit’snever happenedbefore,”Leesaid.
“Itwasalotoffun,”saidBrian.“Hopefullynext yearwe’lldothesamethingwiththreeorfour shotsless.”
Fischer Brown shot his bestever round at the club to win the 15-18 flight in the Junior Club Championship Saturday. The senior, who holds the No. 1 spot on the Veterans Memorial High School golf team shot a 75, after shooting a 79 in a practice round. He’d never broken 80 in a number of tries before. His best hole was #15 where he chipped in for eagle.
Suzanne Priest dropped a big birdie putt in her first WGA Scramble helping her team win with a 33 on August 17. Her teammates Jennifer Grove, Kristie Robson and Paige Sciantarelli edged Kay Hoffman, Alisa Kennedy, Carol Blackmar, Sarah Smith and Sacnicte Trevino by a stroke.
Priest recently joined CCCC after moving from Virginia. She works for the Department of Homeland Security following a military career.
Her birdie putt from 20 feet on #8 had about a 3-inch break left to right, she said.
"The ladies are super sweet, welcoming and really nice to play with," Priest said. She's played tournaments with the Pinehurst, N.C.based Veteran Golfers Association. "They compete all over the country," Priest said, adding they've played courses like Baltusrol and Trump National in Washington D.C.
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