Breakdown of the Three-Session Competition
In an exciting team golf competition, West Virginia (WV) decisively defeated Maryland (MD) with a final score of 18.5 to 9.5 across 28 games spread over three sessions. The match showcased competitive play, dramatic comebacks, and consistent performance from the West Virginia squad.
Session 1: WV Sets the Tone (WV 5-2)
The competition opened with seven four-ball (better ball) matches, where teams of two competed against each other.
Maryland struck first with Andrew Yost and Jayme Bradley defeating Tommy Benson and JT Lewis 1-up in Game 1, giving MD an early 1-0 lead. However, West Virginia quickly responded, taking five of the next six games:
Game 2: Travis Kidwell/Ryan Spotts (WV) won 2&1
Game 3: Ron Bates/Roman Spriggs (MD) won 2&1 — Maryland’s only other Session 1 victory
Game 4: Dan Williams/Jon Hegeman (WV) dominated 4&3
Game 5: Shawn White/Frank Mastalerz (WV) prevailed 4&3
Game 6: Drew Murray/Craig Westfall (WV) won 3&1
Game 7: Maverick Wratchford/Steve Wratchford (WV) cruised to a 5&3 victory
Session 1 Result: WV 5, MD 2
Session 2: WV Extends the Lead (WV 5-2)
Session 2 continued with seven more team matches, and West Virginia maintained their momentum:
The WV pair of Shawn White and Maverick Wratchford opened with a commanding 7&5 victory in Game 8. Maryland managed to claw back two points through Christian Jordan/Dustin Green (Game 9, 1-up) and Ron Bates/Joe Enright (Game 14, 4&2).
West Virginia’s highlights included:
Travis Kidwell/Bobby Horner winning 1-up in Game 10
JT Lewis/Roger Green with a 5&3 victory in Game 11
Ryan Spotts/Drew Murray also won 5&3 in Game 12
Frank Mastalerz/Craig Westfall capturing Game 13, 2&1
Session 2 Result: WV 5, MD 2
Cumulative Score: WV 10, MD 4
Session 3: Singles Showdown (WV 8.5-5.5)
The final session featured 14 singles matches. Despite Maryland’s stronger showing in singles, West Virginia’s cushion proved insurmountable.
Maryland victories:
Christian Jordan (MD) def. Travis Kidwell 2&1
Matt Landes (MD) def. Tommy Benson 5&4
Ron Bates (MD) def. Maverick Wratchford 3&2
Joe Enright (MD) def. Craig Westfall 4&2
Ted Raynovich (MD) def. Dan Williams 3&1
West Virginia victories:
Ryan Spotts (WV) def. Alex Flanigan 4&3
JT Lewis (WV) def. Jayme Bradley 3&2
Shawn White (WV) def. Roman Spriggs 3&1
Bobby Horner (WV) def. Mike Hill 5&3
Jon Hegeman (WV) def. Dustin Green 4&3
Drew Murray (WV) def. Bill Fairgrieve 2-up
Steve Wratchford (WV) def. Cokey Myers 1-up
Roger Green (WV) def. Mark Hilliard 6&4
Game 26 ended in a Square (tie), with Frank Mastalerz (WV) and Tom Coleman (MD) splitting the point (0.5 each).
Session 3 Result: WV 8.5, MD 5.5
Recap
West Virginia’s consistent team performance across all three sessions proved to be the difference. Their ability to win 5-2 in both team sessions gave them an insurmountable lead, heading into singles play. Even with Maryland winning more singles matches (5 wins to WV’s 8, plus one halved match), the deficit was simply too large to overcome.
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Session 1Match Score
Game 1
Andrew Yost/Jayme Bradley (MD) 10MD 1-0
Tommy Benson/JT Lewis (WV) 13
MD 1up
Game 2
Travis Kidwell/Ryan Spotts (WV) 91-1
Christian Jordan/Alex Flanigan (MD) 8
WV 2&1
Game 3
Ron Bates/Roman Spriggs (MD) 29MD 2-1
Bobby Horner/Roger Green (WV) 32
MD 2&1
Game 4
Dan Williams/Jon Hegeman (WV) 242-2
Ted Raynovich/Mike Hill (MD) 25
WV 4&3
Game 5
Mark Hilliard/Joe Enright (MD) 33WV 3-2
Shawn White/Frank Mastalerz (WV) 32
WV 4&3
Game 6
Drew Murray/Craig Westfall (WV) 31WV 4-2
Dustin Green/Tom Coleman (MD) 34
WV 3&1
Game 7
Bill Fairgrieve/Cokey Myers (MD) 43WV 5-2
Maverick Wratchford/Steve Wratchford (WV) 40
WV 5&3
Session 1 Total WV 5-2
Session 2Match Score
Game 8
Shawn White/Maverick Wratchford (WV) 36 WV 6-2
Mike Hill/Tom Coleman (MD) 34
WV 7&5
Game 9
Christian Jordan/Dustin Green (MD) 15 WV 6-3
Tommy Benson/Dan Williams (WV) 15
MD 1up
Game 10
Travis Kidwell/Bobby Horner (WV) 18 WV 7-3
Matt Landes/Mark Hilliard (MD) 16
WV 1up
Game 11
Alex Flanigan/Bill Fairgrieve (MD) 28 WV 8-3
JT Lewis/Roger Green (WV) 26
WV 5&3
Game 12
Ryan Spotts/Drew Murray (WV) 21 WV 9-3
Jayme Bradley/Roman Spriggs (MD) 23
WV 5&3
Game 13
Ted Raynovich/Cokey Myers (MD) 33 WV 10-3
Frank Mastalerz/Craig Westfall (WV) 32
WV 2&1
Game 14
Jon Hegeman/Steve Wratchford (WV) 33 WV 10-4
Ron Bates/Joe Enright (MD) 32
MD 4&2
Session 2 Total WV 5-2
Session 3Match Score
Game 15
Christian Jordan (MD) WV 10-5
Travis Kidwell (WV)
MD 2&1
Game 16
Matt Landes (MD) WV 10-6
Tommy Benson (WV)
MD 5&4
Game 17
Ryan Spotts (WV) WV 11-6
Alex Flanigan (MD)
WV 4&3
Game 18
JT Lewis (WV) WV 12-6
Jayme Bradley (MD)
WV 3&2
Game 19
Roman Spriggs (MD)WV 13-6
Shawn White (WV)
WV 3&1
Game 20
Ron Bates (MD)WV 13-7
Maverick Wratchford (WV)
MD 3&2
Game 21
Bobby Horner (WV)WV 14-7
Mike Hill (MD)
WV 5&3
Game 22
Jon Hegeman (WV)WV 15-7
Dustin Green (MD)
WV 4&3
Game 23
Joe Enright (MD)WV 15-8
Craig Westfall (WV)
MD 4&2
Game 24
Bill Fairgrieve (MD)WV 16-8
Drew Murray (WV)
WV 2up
Game 25
Dan Williams (WV)WV 16-9
Ted Raynovich (MD)
MD 3&1
Game 26
Frank Mastalerz (WV)WV 16.5-9.5
Tom Coleman (MD)
Square
Game 27
Cokey Myers (MD)WV 17.5-9.5
Steve Wratchford (WV)
WV 1up
Game 28
Mark Hilliard (MD)WV 18.5-9.5
Roger Green (WV)
WV 6&4
Session 3 Total WV 8.5-5.5
