Bellerive CC Claims 6th Metropolitan Cup Title
It is undeniable the heavyweight champ of the Metropolitan Cup Championship is Bellerive Country Club. They claimed their 6th overall title today with a 3.5-2.5 victory over Greenbriar Hills Country Club.
Bellerive CC won the very first Metropolitan Cup in 1994 and then ran off 4 straight titles from 2007-2010, even losing in the championship match in 2011. The 6th title did not come easy today. Playing at Fox Run Golf Club, Greenbriar Hills got off to a great start being up in 4 matches early on and holding that lead.
The two Singles Scratch matches went off first on the day and those two matches would be split. Ted Moloney (GHCC) defeated Andy Frost (BCC) 2&1 while Brian Lovett (BCC) would take care of Tim Miller (GHCC) 5&4.
The Four-Ball Matches were the turning point of the day. Greenbriar Hills would build early leads through the front 9. However, Bellerive fought back in both matches to claim victories. Rich Rames/Pete Ramey (BCC) struck first with a 2up win over Matt Kramer/Grant Montgomery (GHCC). The Bellerive team of Phil Caster/Ed Dickinson would clip William Lane/Tom Shortal 1up to stake a 3-1 lead in the match.
Greenbriar’s Jeff Marquitz would earn the second full point for the team with a 4&3 win over Andy Acker. Leaving the fate of the match in the hands of the Professional match. Matt Gindler (GHCC) held a 1up lead over Brian Fogt (BCC) heading to the 18th Tee. A wayward tee shot left for Gindler would require a pitch out shot on the hole. Fogt safely reached the green in regulation and make par. Gindler needed a long putt for par to halve the hole and send the match to a playoff, but his putt par putt slid by and Fogt rolled in his par putt to secure the halve and half-point to secure the victory.
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