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Southeastern Challenge Match

The TwinEagles Club - Naples

October 16-17, 2004

Florida Ties for 2nd in Southeastern Challenge Matches

Florida and Alabama each earned 17 ½ points as Georgia defended their title gaining 28 points to win the 2004 Southeast Challenge Matches. The Matches were played at The Club at TwinEagles in Naples on October 16-17.

In Saturday morning's four-ball matches, Florida earned 1 ½ points after winning one match and finishing all square in one match. The Florida team of Strafaci and Woulfe defeated Alabama's team of Hudson and Weaver 4 and 3. The senior pair of Cristillo and Earsley finished all square with Georgia's Marsh and Sappington. After the morning matches, Florida had 1 ½ points, Alabama earned 3 ½ points and Georgia led with 4 points.

Florida gained five points in the afternoon foursome matches with a win again from Strafaci and Woulfe as well as Cristillo and Earsley. Florida's Anthony and Purnell won both their matches giving Florida two points and Madson and Scamehorn defeated an Alabama team to also win a point for Florida. Georgia gained 7 ½ points in the foursome matches as Alabama added 5 ½ points. After day one, Georgia led with 11 ½ points, Alabama had nine points and Florida 6 ½ points.

Florida came out strong in Sunday's three-ball matches winning eight matches and finishing all square in six matches. Strafaci, Sutton, Anthony and Voisin each gained 1 ½ points for Florida with one win and one halved match. As Florida secured 11 points, Alabama had 8 ½ and Georgia won the three-ball matches with 16 ½ points and the Championship with 28 total points.

Florida's team featured the 2002 Player-of-the-Year Rick Woulfe, of Fort Lauderdale, and the 2003 Player-of-the-Year Andy Purnell, of Jacksonville. Also named to represent Florida were Mid-Amateurs: David Anthony, of Jacksonville, Michael Nealy, from Boca Raton, Doug Snoap, of Apopka, Frank Strafaci, of Davie, David Sutton, of Maitland, and Bret Voisin, of Orlando. The top seniors selected to represent Florida are Joseph Cristillo, of Crystal River, Steve Earsley, of Stuart, Curt Madson, of Mount Dora, and Bruce Scamehorn, from Winter Haven.

The Southeast Challenge Matches is a biennial match play competition pitting twelve man amateur teams from Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The Matches consist of four-ball, foursome and individual matches over two days, with one point awarded to the winning team for each match. One-half point is awarded to each side for halved matches.

Georgia won the Matches in 2002 with 26 ½ points, Florida 19 ½ points and Alabama finished with 17 points at The Ledges. Florida leads the series with five wins, Georgia now has four wins and Alabama won the Matches once.

Tee Information

Tee

Yardage / Info

Championship

6,738 yds. 72.2/130

Weather Information

Description

Temp

Sunny

Light Showers, Sunny

85 °F

Sunny

Humid, Sunny

88 °F

Overcast

Partly Overcast

89 °F

 

The Southeastern Challenge Match is a tri-state biennial competition between Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The men’s Southeast Challenge Match debuted at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, in 1989 as an event intended to promote goodwill and competition between the best amateur players, playing as a team, from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

TEAMS

Each team from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama consists of:

  • Two players 55 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
  • Two players 50 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
  • Seven players 25 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
  • One player 21 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.

TEAM SELECTION

Each state may select its team by whichever method they choose. The FSGA team is determined as follows:

  • (1) Senior player with the highest point totals from the Senior Two Year Points List as of August 27, 2013
  • (1) Senior player selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
  • (5) Mid-Amateur players with the highest point totals from the Two Year Points List as of August 27, 2013
  • (2) Players 50 and older selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
  • (2) Mid-Amateur players selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
  • (1) Amateur player 21 and older selected by the FSGA Championship Committee

The FSGA Championship Committee will make its team selections by Monday, September 9th. The Championship Committee reserves the right to announce the Senior selections after the completion of the US Senior Amateur Championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Day 1

  • Morning Four-Ball Matches
  • Afternoon Foursome Three-Ball Matches

Day 2

  • Morning Three-Ball Matches

SCORING

Each match is played as an 18 hole stipulated round.

  • One point for a win
  • One-half point for a match ending all square
  • No points for a loss

EVENT HISTORY

Year 

Champion 

Score 

Site

1989  Florida FL 32, GA 21 1/2, AL 18 1/2

Lake Nona Golf Club, Orlando, FL

1990 Georgia   Atlanta National Golf Club, Atlanta, GA
1991 Alabama   Country Club of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
1992 No Matches No Matches  No Matches 
1993 No Matches No Matches  No Matches 
1994 Florida FL 41, GA 29, AL 14  Fiddlesticks Country Club, Fort Myers, FL
1995 Florida FL 33 1/2, GA 27, AL 23 1/2
Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, GA
1996 Florida FL 31 1/2, GA 29, AL 23 1/2
Greystone Golf & Country Club, Hoover, AL
1997 No Matches No Matches  No Matches 
1998 Florida FL 31, GA 29, AL 24 Country Club of Ocala, Ocala, FL
2000 Georgia GA 25 1/2, FL 24 1/2, AL 13 Idle Hour Club, Macon, GA
2002 Georgia GA 26 1/2, FL 19 1/2, AL 17 The Ledges, Huntsville, AL