Michigan Golf Journal November 2021

29 November 2021 www.michigangolfjournal.com 49th Fuller Cup Matches Four-Ball GAM players on left, PGA on right TIED James Piot, Bradley Smithson vs. Chad Kurmel, John Seltzer PGA Wins 4 and 3 Ryan Johnson, John Quigley vs. Tim Pearce, Scott Brotebeck PGA Wins 3 and 2 Tyler Copp, Charlie DeLong vs. Scott Hebert, Gary Lewandowski PGA Wins 2 and 1 Anthony Sorentino, Brad Bastion vs. Josh Fryer, Matt Zavadil TIED Mike Anderson, Jimmy Chestnut vs. Brian Cairns, Josh Proben GAM Wins 5 and 4 Tyler Rayman, August Meekhof vs. Jeff Roth, Scott Cook Afternoon Singles TIED Dan Ellis vs. Chad Kurmel PGA Wins 1-up Bradley Smithson vs. John Seltzer PGA Wins 4 and 3 Ryan Johnson vs. Tim Pearce GAM Wins 3 and 1 John Quigley vs. Scott Brotebeck GAM Wins 2 and 1 Tyler Copp vs. Scott Hebert GAM Wins 1-up Charlie DeLong vs. Gary Lewandowski GAM Wins 1-up Anthony Sorentino vs. Josh Fryer GAM Wins 3 and 1 Brad Bastion vs. Matt Zavadil PGA Wins 3 and 2 Mike Anderson vs. Brian Cairns GAM Wins 6 and 5 Jimmy Chestnut vs. Josh Proben PGA Wins 2-up Tyler Rayman vs. Jeff Roth GAM Wins 4 and 3 August Meekhof vs. Scott Cook Singles Matches Rally Lifts GAM Team to Victory in 49th Fuller Cup Matches The Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Team trailed the Michigan Section PGA Team 4-2 after morning four- ball matches but rallied in singles matches to win the 49th Fuller Cup Matches at Prestwick Village Golf Club in mid-October. Seven singles wins and a tie out of the 12 afternoon matches proved to be just enough for the GAM to win 9.5 to 8.5 . It was the fourth consecutive win for GAM and eighth in the last 12 years. The PGA leads the all- time series 34-13-2. The matches featuring top amateur golfers representing the GAM and top PGA professionals representing the Michigan Section have squared off since 1971. The current format is six four-ball matches and 12 singles matches. Dan Ellis of East Lansing, the associate head men’s golf coach at MSU, was a last-minute substitute for U.S. Amateur winner James Piot of Canton on the GAM team. Piot had to take a test in one of his classes and withdrew. He did show up later in the day with his U.S. Amateur trophy to take part in post-match festivities. MGJ All content provided by Greg Johnson