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HOLLAND -- The Wednesday Travel League played Shamrock Hills Golf Club with a President’s Cup singles-match format. The International Team, with Captain Jim Ellman Sr., defeated The United States Team, with Captain Joe Bifaro, 7.5-4.5.
March results: Match 1: Robert Calph (INT) 1-up over Josh Hilliker (USA); Match 2: Joe Michalski (USA) tied Ed Tofil (INT); Match 3: Dave Wallace (INT) 2-up over Tom Sacilowski (USA); Match 4: Gary Haase (USA) 3 & 2 over Dave Franklin; Match 5: Phil Hopkins (INT) 7 & 5 over John Waterman (USA); Match 6: Tom Destro (INT) 2 & 1 over Ron Szach (USA); Match 7: Pete Pinkoski (USA) 2-up over Mike Willoughby (INT); Match 8: Dan Franklin (INT) 1-up over Bifaro (USA); Match 9: Tim Walawender (USA) 2 & 1 over Ellman (INT); Match 10: Bob Kujawa (USA) 3 & 2 over Don Kujawa (INT) -- brother vs. brother; Match 11: Brady Hilliker (INT) 2 & 1 over Joe Majka (USA) -- victory-clinching match; Match 12: Philip Thomas (INT) 7 & 6 over Ken Kaus (USA).
For the regular weekly format, Calph shot the low round of 78 for his fifth tour win of the season. Tofil finished second with 80. In a tie for third at 82 were Hopkins and Michalski. Calph led the front nine with 38. Tofil and Hopkins led the back nine with 39s.
Wallace and Don Kujawa won the B and C Flights, respectively. The low round by a senior was recorded by Ron Szach. The winner of the Bruce "Java" Chrabasz Commissioner’s Award was Ellman.
Untied birdies were recorded by: A Flight -- Calph (No.1), Sacilowski (No. 2), Michalski (Nos. 3, 5 and 18), Josh Hilliker (Nos. 6 and 8), Hopkins (No. 13) and Haase (No. 16); B Flight -- Brady Hilliker (No. 1), Wallace (Nos. 2, 6 and 17), Majka (No. 3), Pinkoski (No. 10) and Bifaro (No. 14); C Flight -- Dan Franklin (Nos. 2 and 10), Willoughby (No. 3), Walawender (Nos. 4, 7 and 15), and Waterman (Nos. 12 and 13).
Closest to the pin were: Calph (No. 5), Hopkins (No. 13) and Michalski (No. 16). Winners of the Steeplechase were: Calph (A Flight), Wallace (B) and Kaus (C).
Top point winners were: Michalski (49), Hopkins (39), Calph (32) and Josh Hilliker (27). Season points leaders (after 22 events): 1. Josh Hilliker (722), 2. Dave Franklin (316), 3. Jeff Nelson and Calph (303 apiece), 5. Wallace (284), 6. Sacilowski (276), 7. Waterman (274), 8. Willoughby (247), 9. Hopkins (236), 10. Tofil (225).
Calph became just the fourth golfer to reach 4,500 career points. Josh Hilliker moved past Gary Richardson for sixth place on the all-time points list.
This week the league plays at Maplehurst Country Club in Lakewood with a 10 a.m. start.