Kings River Golf & Country Club wins NCGA Team Match Play title

Kings River Golf & Country Club didn’t want to touch the Northern California Golf Association Team Match trophy before play started for fear of jinxing themselves. It may have been a great decision.

Kings River, located in Kingsburg, Calif., won its first overall NCGA Team Match Championship title on a stormy Sunday at Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif., defeating runner-up Santa Rosa (Calif.) Golf & Country Club, 21-15 in the finals. Kings River had previously won the Saturday League title in 2011 and 2014, but lost in those overall finals.

“It’s just been a super cool season,” said Kings River captain Travis Schletewitz. “We didn’t expect to be here. It’s fun to bring your Scratch League team to Team play and be competitive.”

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In singles play, Kings River won by a score of 13-11, getting victories from Steve Trevino (4 and 3), Anton Bortolussi (1-up), Trent Soares (6 and 5), Russell Katayama (2-up), Alex Marriott (7 and 6) and RC Rouch (2 and 1).

In the four-ball matches, Kings River won 8-4 behind wins by Trevino and Bortolussi (6 and 5), Katayama and Marriott (5 and 3) and Rouch and Brian Strack (1-up).