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Team Nelson Takes the Inaugural Captain’s Cup
Team Nelson (orange) left to right: Ruben Escobedo, Guy Child, Rob Bachman, Brett Sampson, Russell Hook, Dana Nelson, Kirk Siddens, Jim Jensen
Team Murphy (olive) left to right: Pat Murphy, Steve Poulson, Rafe Johnston, Kurt Jamison, Ron Davis, Randy Hicken, David Fischer, Val Cahoon
By Jesse Dodson, Boatwright Intern
The inaugural event for The Captain’s Cup, a team event for the Utah Golf Association’s top senior golfers, took place at Promontory Golf Club in Park City, Utah. Matches were held on both courses, the Pete Dye designed Canyon Course and the Jack Nicklaus designed Painted Valley Course.
The event consists of two eight-man teams competing in foursome, four-ball, and individual matches. Team Nelson gained momentum in the morning foursome matches, played on the Dye Canyon Course, by overcoming Team Murphy 7-5.
Russell Hook and Rob Bachman certainly helped with that momentum by securing all three available points over Kurt Jamison and Rafe Johnston in their foursome match. On the other hand, Pat Murphy and Steve Poulson took all three points over Guy Child and Dana Nelson to even things up. The duo of Brett Sampson and Kirk Siddens came in through the clutch with a 2.5-.5 win over Randy Hicken and Ron Davis, while the fourth match was halved at 1.5 points each.
Team Nelson held on to that momentum through the four-ball matches, this time played on the Nicklaus designed Painted Valley Course, by winning all but one match, resulting in another 7-5 win. Dana Nelson’s team took off running in the individual race, which was held simultaneously with four-ball matches, taking all but two of the matches. Coming out on top with a 14.5-9.5 finish.
The final result of the Captain’s Cup was 28.5-14.5 in Team Nelson’s favor. The Captain’s Cup is expected to occur annually, providing some of the best senior golfers in Utah a competitive team event to play near the close of their seasons.
View overall results below:
Team Murphy
Team Nelson
Foursomes
Kurt Jamison
Russell Hook
0 pts.
Rafe Johnston
vs
Rob Bachman
3 pts.
Pat Murphy
Guy Child
3 pts.
Steve Poulson
vs
Dana Nelson
0 pts.
Randy Hicken
Brett Sampson
0.5 pts.
Ron Davis
vs
Kirk Siddens
2.5 pts.
Val Cahoon
Ruben Escobedo
1.5 pts.
David Fischer
vs
Jim Jensen
1.5 pts.
Four-Ball
Kurt Jamison
Russell Hook
3 pts.
Rafe Johnston
vs
Rob Bachman
0 pts.
Pat Murphy
Brett Sampson
0.5 pts.
Steve Poulson
vs
Kirk Siddens
2.5 pts.
Randy Hicken
Guy Child
1 pt.
Ron Davis
vs
Dana Nelson
2 pts.
Val Cahoon
Ruben Escobedo
0.5 pts.
David Fischer
vs
Jim Jensen
2.5 pts.
Individual
2 pts.
Rafe Johnston
vs
Russell Hook
1 pt.
3 pts.
Kurt Jamison
vs
Rob Bachman
0 pts.
2.5 pts.
Steve Poulson
vs
Brett Sampson
0.5 pts.
0.5 pts.
Pat Murphy
vs
Kirk Siddens
2.5 pts.
1 pt.
Ron Davis
vs
Dana Nelson
2 pts.
0 pts.
Randy Hicken
vs
Guy Child
3 pts.
0 pts.
David Fischer
vs
Ruben Escobedo
3 pts.
.5 pts.
Val Cahoon
vs
Jim Jensen
2.5 pts.
14.5 pts.
Total
28.5 pts.