July 28, 2010 Immediate Release
Contact: Tim Hygh, 517-582-3414
Erin Ernst 1-800-GO-BOYNE
MATTHEW WINS BOYNE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
BOYNE MOUNTAIN RESORT- Andy Matthews, of Ada erased a four shot deficit over the final three holes to win the Boyne Tournament of Champions. Matthews, 30, is a seasoned Canadian Tour professional and was trailing 15-year old Henry Do of Ypsilanti when the storybook ending for a sophomore in high school competing with Michigan’s best golfers turned into a putting nightmare.
Do shook the Michigan golfing community by shooting a 10-under par 62 in Tuesday’s second round. He started the final round with a two-stroke advantage over LPGA Tour player Allison Fouch and a three stroke lead over Matthews. That lead was expanded to four shots as the final group headed to the fateful last three holes.
“I was kind of nervous, “ Do said. “I told myself to be confident and just make pars until a birdie situation became available.” The five-foot four-inch Do did just that and was 11-under sailing into the 16th hole. He proceeded to three put 16 while Matthews birdied. That two stroke swing left him with a two stroke lead heading to the par 3 17th. Do three putted again on 17 to take a one shot lead into the final hole.
On the par 5 18th, Do and Matthews both laid up and hit wedges for their third shots landing well below the hole. Do’s putter finally kicked in but to Matthews advantage as Do nearly missed while showing Matthews the line. Matthews made the 35-footer for birdie to get to 9-under. Do missed his two footer for par and a chance for a playoff.
“I was stunned when Henry missed,” Matthews said. “I got a great look from his putt. I feel for Henry. We’ve all been there and he will grow from the experience.
The Tournament of Champions is a unique event pitting men, women, juniors and seniors together on Boyne Mountain’s Alpine course. The men play from the back tees at 6,938 yards, the senior men and high schoolers play from 6,562 yards and the women play from 5,898 yards.
Matthews was the low man, Fouch the low woman at 6 under, Dave Kendall was the low senior at 5 under and Do was the low amateur at 7 under.
The tournament started with 111 players and was reduced to 71 and ties after the second round. The purse is $55,000 and the Matthew’s share is $10,000.
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|
1st |
Andy Matthews |
Ada |
65 |
72 |
70 |
207 |
$10,000.00 |
|
2nd |
Henry Do-A |
Ypsilanti |
72 |
62 |
75 |
209 |
|
|
3rd |
Allison Fouch |
Grand Rapids |
68 |
68 |
74 |
210 |
$4,750.00 |
|
4th |
Brandon Cigna |
Novi |
73 |
67 |
71 |
211 |
$2,750.00 |
|
|
Dave Kendall |
Kendall Academy of Golf |
68 |
73 |
70 |
211 |
$2,750.00 |
|
6th |
Scott Hebert |
Grand Traverse Resort Spa |
73 |
67 |
72 |
212 |
$1,400.00 |
|
|
Andrew Ruthkoski |
Muskegon |
67 |
71 |
74 |
212 |
$1,400.00 |
|
8th |
Brian Cairns |
Fox Hills Golf Banquet Ctr |
67 |
74 |
72 |
213 |
$950.00 |
|
|
Lee Houtteman |
Grand Traverse Resort Spa |
71 |
69 |
73 |
213 |
$950.00 |
|
|
Dan Olsen |
College Town Development Co |
70 |
73 |
70 |
213 |
$950.00 |
|
|
Scott Brotebeck |
The Jewel of Grand Blanc |
72 |
72 |
69 |
213 |
$950.00 |
|
12th |
Tom Harding |
Kendall Academy of Golf |
70 |
73 |
71 |
214 |
$726.67 |
|
|
Korey Mahoney |
Thomsponville |
73 |
71 |
70 |
214 |
$726.67 |
|
|
Kirk Scheerhorn |
Wuskowhan Players Club |
72 |
70 |
72 |
214 |
$726.67 |
|
|
Jeff Champine-A |
Rochester Hills |
72 |
73 |
69 |
214 |
$750.00 |
|
16th |
Jared Dalga-A |
Grand Rapids |
67 |
76 |
72 |
215 |
$440.00 |
|
|
Martin Jeppesen II-A |
Ypsilanti |
67 |
75 |
73 |
215 |
$440.00 |
|
18th |
John DalCorobbo |
Prairie View Golf Club |
72 |
70 |
74 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
Steven Cuzzort |
Grosse Ile |
71 |
71 |
74 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
Gary Smithson |
Thousand Oaks Golf Club |
72 |
71 |
73 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
Randy Erskine |
Great Oaks Country Club |
73 |
72 |
71 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
Jordan Young |
Fox Hills Learning Center |
70 |
72 |
74 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
Suzanne GreenRoebuck |
Ann Arbor |
72 |
73 |
71 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
|
John Pershern |
Oakland Univ Golf Learning |
73 |
72 |
71 |
216 |
$670.00 |
|
25th |
Ron Beurmann |
Country Club of Jackson |
69 |
75 |
73 |
217 |
$630.00 |
|
|
John French-A |
Bloomfield Hills |
72 |
72 |
73 |
217 |
$410.00 |
|
27th |
Stacy Olson |
Thornapple Pointe |
73 |
66 |
79 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Albert Kuhn |
Uncle Als Putt and Play |
71 |
73 |
74 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Connie Ross |
St Joseph |
72 |
75 |
71 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Bill Mory |
Meridian Sun Golf Club |
71 |
71 |
76 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Kyle Murphy |
Muskegon Country Club |
71 |
73 |
74 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Bob Ackerman |
Bob Ackerman Golf |
75 |
72 |
71 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Jerry Roman |
Hidden River Golf CC |
69 |
75 |
74 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
|
Robert Makoski |
Grosse Ile Golf CC |
70 |
77 |
71 |
218 |
$580.00 |
|
35th |
Jeffrey Cuzzort |
Grosse Ile |
72 |
74 |
73 |
219 |
$525.00 |
|
|
Jeff Gniewek |
Knollwood Country Club |
76 |
67 |
76 |
219 |
$525.00 |
|
|
David Hall-A |
Brimingham |
71 |
75 |
73 |
219 |
$390.00 |
|
38th |
Bradley Dean |
Crystal Mountain Resort |
73 |
71 |
76 |
220 |
$505.00 |
|
|
Frank McAuliffe |
Ann Arbor Country Club |
74 |
76 |
70 |
220 |
$505.00 |
|
|
David DeMarois-A |
Brighton |
71 |
71 |
78 |
220 |
|
|
|
Steve Maddalena-A |
Jackson |
72 |
73 |
75 |
220 |
$360.00 |
|
|
Mike Raymond-A |
Jackson |
70 |
74 |
76 |
220 |
$360.00 |
|
43rd |
Joe Pollack |
Boulder Creek GC |
75 |
72 |
74 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
|
Ron English |
Charlotte Country Club |
74 |
75 |
72 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
|
Sean Winters |
Bloomfield Hills Country Club |
79 |
72 |
70 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
|
Luigi Spadafora-A |
Milford |
73 |
73 |
75 |
221 |
$330.00 |
|
|
John Seltzer |
The Polo Fields GCCAnn Arbor |
70 |
75 |
76 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
|
Steve Wells |
Hampshire CC |
74 |
72 |
75 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
|
Christopher Johnson |
Thousand Oaks Golf Club |
73 |
69 |
79 |
221 |
$465.00 |
|
50th |
Dan Ellis-A |
Negaunee |
77 |
69 |
76 |
222 |
$310.00 |
|
51st |
Chris Mory-A |
Haslett |
71 |
76 |
76 |
223 |
$290.00 |
|
|
Barry Redmond |
Boyne USA Resorts |
73 |
73 |
77 |
223 |
$420.00 |
|
|
John Nolan |
Van Dyke Sport Center |
72 |
73 |
78 |
223 |
$420.00 |
|
|
Ian Ziska |
Manistee Natl Golf Resort |
73 |
72 |
78 |
223 |
$420.00 |
|
55th |
Tommy Valentine |
Life Member |
80 |
70 |
74 |
224 |
$395.00 |
|
|
Jamie Wiest |
DeWitt Golf Center |
72 |
75 |
77 |
224 |
$395.00 |
|
57th |
Charles Pasco |
Plum Hollow Country Club |
75 |
73 |
77 |
225 |
$365.00 |
|
|
Mark Zelazny |
Dearborn Country Club |
73 |
75 |
77 |
225 |
$365.00 |
|
|
Frank McAuliffe-A |
Ann Arbor |
76 |
72 |
77 |
225 |
$270.00 |
|
|
Josh Fryer |
Franklin Hills Country Club |
76 |
75 |
74 |
225 |
$365.00 |
|
|
Theodore Kondratko |
Life Member |
74 |
76 |
75 |
225 |
$365.00 |
|
62nd |
Andrew Mogg |
King Par Golf |
77 |
72 |
77 |
226 |
$335.00 |
|
|
Mark Hill |
Traverse City Golf Center |
75 |
73 |
78 |
226 |
$335.00 |
|
64th |
Andrew Bethune |
Saginaw Valley St University |
74 |
75 |
78 |
227 |
$310.00 |
|
|
Larry Mancour |
Life Member |
75 |
74 |
78 |
227 |
$310.00 |
|
|
Kenneth Allard |
Detroit Golf Club |
77 |
72 |
78 |
227 |
$310.00 |
|
67th |
Michael Sequite-A |
Marshall |
75 |
76 |
78 |
229 |
$250.00 |
|
68th |
Joseph Szmadzinski-A |
Northville |
71 |
80 |
79 |
230 |
$230.00 |
|
69th |
Agim Bardha |
Red Run Country Club |
75 |
74 |
83 |
232 |
$290.00 |
