Gene Elliott wins Crump Cup

September 29, 2013 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

Elliott remained hot, beating Matthew Sughrue 5-and-3 in the Sunday finale. See our complete Crump Cup results »

PINE VALLEY, N.J. (Sept. 29, 2013) -- Qualifying co-medalist and No. 1 seed Gene Elliott rode a wave of dominating play to the 2013 Crump Cup championship. Elliott beat Matthew Sughrue, 5-and-3, in the championship match Sunday afternoon at prestigious Pine Valley. The runaway victory in the finale was one of three easy resounding victories for the champion during the match play portion of the event. En route to the final, Elliott dispatched of Keith Decker (6-and-5), John Patterson (6-and-5) and Michael Muehr (1-up) in the semifinal. Sughrue had beaten co-medalist Michael McDermott in the semifinals, winning 1-up. He also beat Scott Harvey (3-and-2) and Roger Newsom (1-up). Other flight winners included Seth Sargent (1st), Tristan Lewis (2nd), Martin West III (Senior), Robert Lewis (2nd Senior) and Grady Brame (3rd Senior).

Results: Crump Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Gene Elliott	W. Des Moines, IA	400
Runner-up	Matt Sughrue	Arlington, VA	300
Semifinals	Michael McDermott	Bryn Mawr, PA	200
Semifinals	Michael Muehr	McLean, VA	200
Quarterfinals	John Patterson	Bluffton, SC	100

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About the Crump Cup

The George A. Crump Memorial Tournament -- named for the hotelier and course architect most famous for building Pine Valley -- is arguably the premier mid- amateur event in the United States. The invitational field is made of of top players from arou...