South Team Surges in Afternoon Matches to Take Jackie Burke Cup lead
Escondido Golf & Lake Club
(Golf Tripper Photo)
Horseshoe Bay, TX (November 12, 2016) -- The South
Team rallied to win five of six afternoon foursome
matches on Saturday to take a 14-10 lead at the 12th
annual Jackie Burke Cup. This year’s cup is being
contested at Escondido Golf & Lake Club.
The North Team dominated the morning matches,
winning four of six Four-Ball Matches and holding a lead
in each match at one point in the morning. Brothers
Parker and Pierceson Coody, who are the current and
past Boys 15-18 Players of the Year, got the day going
with a win against McClure Meissner and Shuai Ming
Wong. The Coodys won four of seven holes from No. 6
to No. 12, making three birdies in that span.
South Team’s Garrett Martin and Michael Anthony
Rome evened up the score with a win over Jake
Kuwitzky and Tommy Boone in the second match.
Martin and Rome rallied to win four holes on the back
nine including three of the final four to win 1-up and
secure the first two points for the South.
The next two matches fell to the North Team as
Tucker Allen and Turner Hosch defeated Jack Anderson
and William Moll 2&1 and Ryan Grider and Andy Lopez
beat Jun Min Lee and Trey Bosco 1-up. Boys 14 & Under
Player of the Year Vishnu Sadagopan and Lucas Borrero
won four holes on the back side to win 1-up, while Girls
12-18 Player of the Year Hailey Jones and
Kennedy Pedigo won their match for the North Team, 2-
up.
With an 8-4 lead, the North Team was looking good
to retain the Jackie Burke Cup in 2016. Last year’s
North Team won the cup at Brook Hollow Golf Club, 26-
22, and will only need 24 points to retain the cup for a
third straight year.
The afternoon matches were a complete switch
however, as the South rolled off four straight wins in
Foursome play. Jack Anderson and Garrett Martin
secured the first victory in alternate shot, 5&4, while the
next three finished with the South Team ahead 4&3.
Michael Anthony Rome and William Moll won holes
eight and nine to take a 4-up lead heading into the back
nine and cruised to victory. McClure Meissner and Shuai
Ming Wong made
birdies on two of their last four holes to win their match
over Pierceson Coody and Turner Hosch, while Jun Min
Lee and Trey Bosco won five straight holes from No. 8
to No. 12 two beat Ryan Grider and Tucker Allen.
The North Team got two points from Dallas
Hankamer and Connor Adams in the 11th match of the
day, but Kaylee Vesely and Sadie Englemann kept the
South Team ahead with their 3&2 victory in the 12th
match.
Escondido Golf & Lake Club sits in scenic Horseshoe
Bay, Texas next to Lake LBJ. The course meanders
through the Texas Hill Country and features many
breathtaking views. Escondido is hosting a Legends
Junior Tour event for the first time.
Players will play in singles matches on Sunday with
24 total points up for grabs. The South Team will need
to win five of those matches and split in a sixth to win
the cup with 25 points. The North Team will need to win
seven matches to retain the cup.
Sunday’s singles matches will begin at 8:00 AM.
Each match is worth two points towards the teams
overall score. Tee times will stretch until 9:17 AM.