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Bluewater Bay
Resort - 2007 Interclub State Champions |
Bluewater Bay Resort
posted a 31-under par to win the inaugural Interclub Team
State Championship at Falcon’s Fire Golf Club in
Kissimmee on March 31-April 1. After six weeks of matches
and two rounds of play-offs, Bluewater Bay beat out four
other Regional Champions to be crowned the Interclub State
Champions.
Bluewater Bay, in Niceville, held a four stroke lead
after the first round recording a team total of 7-under par
641. Hal Dowden and team captain Dave Lavoie
fired under par net scores of 71 in the first round to
contribute to the team’s success. In the final round, the
team posted strong scores to card a 24-under par 624 for the
victory. Carl California posted a team low score of
68 in the final round as Bo Burns and Hal Dowden
each matched Dowden’s first round score of 71 to be added to
the team’s total. Each day, Bluewater Bay’s four-ball scores
that were counted were all under par rounds.
Hunter’s Green Country Club carded a 30-under par in
the final round to jump into second place. Hunter’s Green,
in Tampa, was in fourth place after a first round total of
655 and made the leap into second place with a 618 in the
final round. Tim Hume and Nick Meyer helped
Hunter’s Green in the final round each firing a 69.
Miccosukee Golf and Country Club, in Miami, was in
second place after the first round and fell to third place
overall with a total of 1289. The Country Club of
Heathrow took fourth place as TPC at Prestancia,
in Sarasota, finished even par for fifth place.
In the State Championship, the best six individual net
scores and best three four-ball net scores count for each
round. Next year, the Interclub State Championship will be
played the weekend of April 5-6 with a site to be
determined.
After two rounds of playoffs, Bluewater Bay emerged as the
Northwest Region Champion. Hunter’s Green won the West
Central Region, Miccosukee claimed the South Region title,
The Country Club at Heathrow represented the East Central
Region and TPC at Prestancia won the East Central Region.
The Men's Interclub Team Matches began in January and
included six weeks of home and away matches, followed by
regional play-offs and a State Championship at Falcon’s Fire
Golf Club. Matches are played on Thursday afternoons and
utilize full handicaps (18.4 indexes and below) featuring
eight players from each team competing against another local
club. All competitors play an individual 18-hole match and
at the same time, play with a partner from their team in a
four-ball match against two players from the opposing team
(2-man, best ball).
For more information, please see the
Interclub Website.
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