Summary of 2011 East West Classic:
Congrats to Team East on pulling off a hard fought victory and making some history along the way. First team to Three-peat squaring up the 10 year match-up 5-5. The day came down to 5.5 POINTS (that's it). 2 Matches could have changed everything!
With a series tied 5-5 the 2012's East West Classic will be a BIG ONE!
Here is the recap of the day:
Scramble: Team East 10.5 - Team West 4.5
Team East once again dominated scramble taking out Team West for an early lead. Bob Pulick and Sean Brand but a beat down on Team West Founding Father Dan Pulick and Jason Dunn. Team East's Rick Magg and Jason Ehring also took a big 3 points from Team West's Donald Golding and JT Kinane. Team Moonan & Sr. Killeen were the only real highlight for Team West winning 3 points.
Best Ball: Team East 27 - Team West 12
Team East continued their dominance in Best Ball spanking Team West taking 27 out of a possible 39 points. The East West Classic was won right here! Team East MVP's Mike Koziarz and Matt Villano took all 3 points in their key match-up against Greg Cozine and Jerry Cozine. It was a tough match up pitting two Hampton Hills members (Digger & Vallano) against the Cozine brothers. In another critical match Team East Captain Ryan Fay and Founding Father Chris Hudson beat Team West Founding Father Justin Sheehan and Jason Crank. Team West did have some highlights though. Team West welcomed Bryan Beasley to the team for his rookie year. Teaming up with his brother Tom they took out Team East's Scott LeoGrand and Mark Johnson 2.5 -.5. Team East also had the first Father Son team pairing Founding Father Terry Moran with this dad Terry Sr. However, they didn’t fare as well losing to Chris Heaney and rookie Chris Trani 3-0. In another featured match up Team East Founding Fathers Dan Leszczynski & Chris Carter took on Team West's Andrew Rinaldi and Armin Tobaccowala. Leszczynski and Carter were not used to losing having won their matches for the last 3 years. However on this day their luck ran out. After winning the front 9 Team East collapsed letting Team West take the back and overall winning 2.5 - .5. Team West's James Combs and Mike Combs were welcomed back this year. However, Team East's Wayne Swiatocha and John Furguson welcomed them back with a good @ss kicking 2.5 - .5
Single Ball: Team West 20 - Team East 10
The only true highlight of the day was Team West once again dominating Single ball. In the 10 year history Team West has never lost Single Ball. However, taking 20 of a possible 30 points wasn't enough leaving team West with a 5.5 point differential. A valid effort put falling short. Team East did have some highlights #1 Seed TJ Jankowski took out Team West's #1 seed Vince Scheraldi 3-0 and Chip Koonman took out Team West Rookie Brad Cemillere 2.5 - .5. However, Team West dominated with Timmy Brennan, Richard Sied, Evans Killeen, Mitch Pineault, Larry Citarelli, all taking 3 points. Rookie and #2 seed Tim Brown gave a strong performance beating Brian Danowski 2.5 - .5. A good rematch to watch out for next year will be Kevin Koziarz and Bryan Bookamer as they tied 1.5 - 1.5.
Final Recap:
Thank you to everyone that played this year. We had the biggest Classic to date with 92 players. Thanks to Hampton Hills for offering a great venue. The course was in perfect condition and the after party was a lot of fun. I hope you all enjoyed the bagpiper and DJ adding that special touch to the 10 year anniversary. Thanks to all our sponsors and everyone that helps make this day special. All the founding fathers and the guys that step up every year to help out. We know we’re not perfect and will continue to look for ways to improve the Classic. I for one am looking forward to the next decade! What will the 20th anniversary look like! We might all be in wheelchairs!
Overall Results:
Overall Score: Team East 47.5 - Team West 36.5
2011 - Team East MVP's Mike Koziarz & Matt Vallano
Long Drive - Jason Ehring
Closet to Pin - Scott LeoGrand (Not Sure about this one.)
Site for 2012 East West Classic: STAY TUNED
