GAM Wins Fuller Cup Matches | The Michigan Golf Journal

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.

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