Team Europe widens lead over Team USA in Concession Cup
11/17/2022 | by Sean Melia of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Concession Cup, The Landings Club
An event dominated by Team USA in the past has been turned on its head after two days in Spain. 12 singles matches remain
Day 2 consisted of six foursomes matches. The alternate shot format proved beneficial for the Europeans, as they won four matches on the way to racking up a 4.5 of the six points available.
The lone bright spot for the U.S. team was a 2&1 victory by Mike McCoy and Rusty Strawn over Mattias Pernheden and Martin Birkolz. The senior duo ran out to a 4-up lead after seven holes and never looks back.
Matthew Mattare and Evan Beck earned a half point for the U.S.A. However, they let a victory slip through their fingers. They had a 2-up lead on the 17th hole and lost the final two holes against Moises Cobo and Leon Breimer.
Team Europe will head into the third and final day with an 8.5-3.5 lead. The match is still anyone's to win, however, Team Europe boasts the U.S. Mid-Am champion, Matthew McClean and the U.S. Senior Am giant slayer, Stephen Jensen. Jensen reached the quarterfinals at Kittansett and defeated Mike McCoy and Gene Elliott in a single day. All twelve players will compete in singles matches, meaning half the available points of the competition are still up for grabs.
Singles matches:
Doug Hanzel (Team U.S.A) v. Stephen Jensen (Team Europe)
Even Beck v. Matthew McClean
Rusty Strawn v. Martin Birkolz
Tug Maude v. Caolan Rafferty
Mike McCoy v. Rupert Kellock
Joe Deraney v. Hugh Foley
Bob Royak v. Jody Fanagan
Scott Turner v. Gregoire Schoeb
Matthew Sughrue v. Mattias Pernheden
Brad Nurski v. Leon Breimer
Robert Funk v. Trevor Foster
Matthew Mattare v. Moises Cobo
About the Concession Cup
The Concession Cup is an event designed to celebrate the game through international competition while giving back to worthy causes. The Walker Cup-style competition brings together teams of male and female mid-amateurs and senior amateurs representin...
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