2009 Cape Cod Classic is in the Books

The 2009 Cape Cod Classic finished in dramatic fashion on Sunday with the defending champion Gorse Gods holding on for a 10 to 8 victory. Captain Chuck Nally noted that the 2009 tournament is the closest contest in years. "Any 1 match could have changed the entire outcome", he said. "Congratulations to the Sandbaggers for their courageous effort".

The Sandbaggers held the overnight lead Saturday after winning 3 matches and halving another for a 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 advantage. The Gorse Gods got the lead back on Sunday morning by winning 3 matches and halving 2 more of the 6 individual morning contests. They held on with 3 victories and a half on the back nine for the slim 10 to 8 victory.

Special thanks to Seth Shulam for all his efforts organizing the tournament and making the 2009 CCC another awesome weekend.

Sunday Results

Individual Match Play Results

Front Nine:
Match 1 George Burke Lost to Jim Piacentini - 3&1
Match 2 Gary Townsend Defeated Greg Martin - 2&1
Match 3 Brandon marsh tied Mike Connolly - Even
Match 4 David Rowe Lost to Greg Girard - 1up
Match 5 John Geary Tied Joe Iannone - Even
Match 6 Seth Shulman Lost to Chuck Nally - 2&1

Back Nine:
Match 7 George Burke Lost to Greg Martin - 3&1
Match 8 Gary Townsend Lost to Jim Piacentini - 4&3
Match 9 Brandon Marsh Tied Greg Girard - Even
Match 10 David Rowe Lost to Mike Connolly - 2&1
Match 11 John Geary Defeated Chuck Nally - 5&3
Match 12 Seth Shulman Defeated Joe Iannone - 5&3

Sunday Points: Sandbaggers - 4 1/2, Gorse Gods - 7 1/2

Total Cup Points: Sandbaggers 8, Gorse Gods 10

Gorse Gods Retain the Cape Cod Cup!

Saturday Results

Saturday Results
Match 1 Geary/ Marsh Lost to Girard/Nally - 1 up
Match 2 Shulman/Townsend defeated Martin/Iannone - 3&1
Match 3 Rowe Burke defeated Connolly/Iannone - 4&2
Match 4 Geary/Townsend Lost to Nally/Iannone - 2&1
Match 5 Marsh/Burke defeated Martin/Connolly - 7&6
Match 6 Shulman/Rowe tied Girard/Douglas - Even
Saturday Point Totals: Sandbaggers 3 1/2, Gorse Gods 2 1/2

Saturday Parings

Saturday Morning Fourball Matches

Match 1: ChucK Nally & Greg Girard vs. John Geary & Brandon Marsh

Match 2: Greg Martin & Joe Iannone vs. Seth Shulman & Gary Townsend

Match 3: Joe Iannone & Mike Connolly vs. David Rowe & George Burke

Saturday Afternoon 2-man Scramble Matches

Match 4: Joe Iannone & Chuck Nally vs. John Geary & Gary Townsend

Match 5: Greg Martin & Mike Connolly vs. Brandon Marsh & George Burke

Match 6: Eric Douglas & Greg Girard vs. Seth Shulman & David Rowe

Get Ready to Rumble!

George Burke has filled the 12th and final spot in this years CCC. The field is full, the teams are set and it's time to let the games begin.

Captain Chuck will bring his defending champion Gorse Gods to defend the cup. This is a very strong team, and if victorious, will capture the cup for the 4th year in a row. The Sandbaggers once won it 5 years in a row so there will be no pity party for those guys... The team includes:

Chuck Nally

Bill Price

Joe Iannone

Greg Girard

Mike Connolly

Greg Martin

Seth Shulman and his tired lot of three-putters may have something to say about who goes home with the cup this year. They include:

Seth Shulman

John Geary

Brandon Marsh

David Rowe

Gary Townsend

George Burke

Teams and handicaps are posted on the blog site at http://capecodclassic.blogspot.com/. Feel free to post a comment or two or sign up to receive twitter updates live! Just click the "follow me on twitter" link at the bottom of the page.

Chuck-

CCC field almost full

Bill Price commits to the 2009 CCC. Only 1 opening left in this year's tourney! Please have anyone who is interested email Seth or Chuck. Once the field is rounded out the teams can be drafted. Only 15 days to the big event...

I guess it's time to update this site. I'm looking forward to another year of the Cape Cod Classic. Seth says it's a smaller group this year and a much easier job for the Commish. It seems to get harder and harder to fill the field each year, everyone is so busy. It's great that a few of us can continue to make this happen. Once again, Seth has done allot of work and needs to be commended.

I opened an account on Twitter under the username CapeCodClassic. Feel free to set up your own account on twitter and follow CapeCodClassic. I will be tweeting out the results and lots of color commentary. Friends and family can follow along with what is happening over the weekend.

Go Gorse Gods!

Chuck-