golf news 2021 LAKE ARROWHEAD – BRIDGEMILL ATHLETIC CLUB CHALLENGE CUP Modeled after the Ryder Cup between U.S. and European golf professionals, the Lake Arrowhead/Bridgemill Athletic Club Challenge Cup was started 6 years ago. The event was planned by the Men’s Golf Association leaders and the Golf Professionals of both clubs. The intent of the event was to create a fun way for both clubs to interact and have a friendly rivalry. The participants for each team are selected based on their play throughout the year with each club’s respective MGA tournaments. Each club has 22 players on their team including 1 golf professional from each club. The Lake Arrowhead team consisted of: Jeff Cuipak – Co-Captain, Pat Farrelly – CoCaptain, Uel Kemp – Golf Professional, Lee Huebner, Brad Jones, Jeff Bedard, Al Schimmelman, Bill Maynard, Craig Glasgow, Mel Standley, Sandy Reynolds, Dean LeBlanc, Brian Schell, Sean Webb, T.C. Chapman, Rex Wallace, David Gillard, Shane Benefield, Dave Davis, Paul Bolding, Bud Milam, and Vic Martin. The teams play for a total of 55 points. The matches have been very close for the first five years with only one event having a spread of 3 points. The other four matches were won by one point! This year, round one was played at Bridgemill Athletic Club on Saturday, October 16th and round two was played here at Lake Arrowhead on Sunday the 17th. There are four fun formats in the tournament: Four Ball, or Best Ball; Foursomes or Alternate Shot, also known as Greensomes;
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Scramble, and Singles. The first nine holes on Saturday were Best Ball. In this format, two players comprise a team, while each player plays their own ball, and the one lowest score on the hole is their team score. The back nine was Foursomes. In this format, both players hit their tee shot, then the team selects the best drive and alternates hitting the next shot until the ball is holed out. Each match is worth one point with ties receiving ½ point each. Day one saw Bridgemill jump out to a commanding 7½ to 3½ point lead in the Four Ball format. The Lake Arrowhead team came roaring back with a 7½ to 3½ haul in the Foursome format! The net result was a tie at 11 points each, making Sunday’s play at Lake Arrowhead even more tense than usual. Round two was played as a Scramble on the front nine. During a Scramble, both players hit a shot, pick the best one, and each player hits the next shot from that spot. This process is repeated until the ball is holed out. The back nine is Singles--one player versus another player. There are 22 points available in this format. The front nine results were Lake Arrowhead 6 – Bridgemill 5, for a 1 point lead heading into singles. Lake Arrowhead dominated the singles format with a 16 – 6 victory! The final result was Lake Arrowhead 33 – Bridgemill 22! Congratulations to all players and thank you to the staff at Lake Arrowhead and Bridgemill Athletic Club for their hard work to make the match a success.
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