Doug, Alec Martinez win Cravens for second straight year
Alec and Doug Martinez pictured
at last year's Cravens Cup
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — Doug and Alec Martinez defeated Chris and Eric Edmonds two-up in the Cravens Cup final match at San Gabriel Country Club, defending their title from a year ago at their home club — San Gabriel Country Club.
The four-ball match play event has been hosted at San Gabriel since 2015, and starts with 16 teams on Saturday as pairs play two matches per day to determine the winning duo by Sunday afternoon.
The Edmonds team, from Santa Ana Country Club, advanced to the final with a 2-and-1 win on Sunday morning against Mike Gallegos and Kevin Baker of Shady Canyon Golf Club while the winners had a hard-fought one-up win against Jeremy Moreno and Antonio Denesha of Santa Maria Country Club.
For the full match play bracket, please see the link below.
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ABOUT THE Cravens Invitational
The Cravens Invitational began in 1925 and has
been
played at San Gabriel Country Club since 1943. It
annually attracts teams from all over the nation.
John Cravens, a Southern California sportsman, had
the idea for the event when he saw two-ball
foursome
matches in Scotland. He staged the first tournament
at the old Midwick Country Club in 1925. It was
moved to San Gabriel Country Club in 1943 and has
become an integral part of the golf program at San
Gabriel.
The rules are simple - Each player must have a
handicap under 13 (11.9 index) and be an amateur.
The winners of each match are based on the net
scores. It is a grueling event. To win the
Championship, a team might have to play as many
as
108 holes, counting a qualifying round.
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