22nd Annual NCGA Team Match Finals
2010 Overall Thursday Results
2010 Overall Saturday Results
2010 Team Match Champsionship
Friday, October 22
(Thursday League Championship, Saturday League Championship)
Pairings
Results
Saturday, October 23
(Third Place Match, Overall Championship Match)
Pairings
Results
Five Questions with Team Match Captains
October 22-23, 2010
Poppy Hills GC
PEBBLE BEACH - After thousands of team match rounds, the finale could not have been any closer. Tehama and Pajarao Valley almost went extra holes to crown the winner but Jim Simon was able to close out his match on 18 allowing Tehama to capture the 22nd Annual Team Match Championship title at Poppy Hills.
The victorious Tehama team
Knotted at 16-16 and then 17-17, the championship came down to the last individual match on the course between Simon and Don McCombs. Tehama’s Simon built a 4up lead midway through the back nine but McCombs clawed his way back. Both players teed off on the par-5 closing hole at Poppy Hills as the only competitors on the course, Simon was able to hold onto his 1up lead with a closing bogey that was good enough for a 19-17 win, Tehama’s second since 2005.
The Carmel club’s victory in the final was its second in as many days, capturing the Thursday league title with a win over Windsor the day before. Both finalists advanced on the strength of convincing margins in the semifinals. Tehama was seeking to win its second title since 2005 and avenge a loss in last year’s championship to Riverside.
“Our consistency is due to our home golf course,” commented Tehama captain Yakobovich. “Tehama is tough, there are not many level lies and most of our team is used to difficult playing conditions and we are able to adapt easily.”
While several players from the championship squad were intact, including team captain Bill Yakobovich anchoring the current team, the lineup for Saturday’s play was without five key players because of the Stocker Cup at The Preserve, on overseas trip and a La Rinconada event. One member, Lon Moellentine, competed in wake of a hospital stay just several days before.
“We are truly a team,” explained Yakobovich. “Guys who don’t normally play came through big for us today, this is certainly not the case of just a few guys carrying the team.”
The consolation match also came down to the wire with Windsor holding on to defeat Lake of the Pines 19-17. Lake of the Pines made a late surge to close the gap but Martin Byrne secured the final point to deliver victory for Windsor.
The popular championship is the conclusion to a summer-long competition involving more than 200 teams from across Northern California. The 12-man teams competed in four-ball (best ball) matches concurrent with singles’ matches, with each match worth two points, or a total of six in each group. More than 15,000 rounds were played to bring the final four clubs - Tehama, Windsor, Pajaro Valley and Lake of the Pines - to the Monterey Peninsula.
Tehama - Front Row (L to R): Mo Townsley, Rick Leibovich, Bill Yakobovich and Clark Struve. 2nd Row: Dave Eckles, Jerry Ledzinski, Dan Archer, David Gill, Brad Carl and Jim Sims. Back Row: Gerry Schwartzel, Pat Sullivan and and Jim Simon.
Windsor - Front Row (L to R): Bob lavery, Ken Crownover, Anthony Sadorra and Mike Sremba. 2nd Row: Adam Lewis, Marty Byrne and Joe Winkel. 3rd Row: Bob Sheets and Henri Yates. 4th Row: John Schram, Keith Crownover and Trinidad Macias. 5th Row: Dan McBerty and Vic Sallee.
Pajaro Valley - Front Row (L to R): Kelly Larcher, Tony Gregorio and Stacy Brown. 2nd Row: Ron Menedez, Drew Petulla, Rob Peterson and Tim England. 3rd Row: Danny Martinez, George Barral, Don Mccombs, Brian Key and Mike Gravelle.
Lake of the Pines - Front Row (L to R): Rob Pio, Bill Mann, Joe Slane, Jack Bense and Russ Broughan. 2nd Row: Paul Hooker, Ron Griesel, Alan Searls, and Mike Burwell. 3rd Row: Steve Drew, Mark Owen, Dew Ward, Jim Mullins and Carl Franklin
Team Match Playoffs
Team Match History
| THURSDAY | SATURDAY | |
| 1989 | Auburn Valley GC | Palo Alto GC |
| 1990 | Monterey Peninsula CC | Green Hills CC |
| 1991 | Palo Alto GC | La Rinconada CC |
| 1992 | Monterey Peninsula CC | Salinas GCC |
| 1993 | Green Hills CC | Presidio Army/Presido |
| 1994 | Del Paso CC | El Macero CC |
| 1995 | San Jose CC | Lincoln Park GC |
| 1996 | Elkhorn CC | Atascadero GC |
| 1997 | Sacramento GC | Lincoln Park GC |
| 1998 | Sacramento GC | San Jose CC* |
| 1999 | Vallejo GC* | Monterey Bay GC |
| 2000 | Bayonet/Black Horse GC* | Turlock GCC |
| 2001 | Ukiah GC* | El Macero CC |
| 2002 | Rancho Murieta CC* | Lake of the Pines CC |
| 2003 | Spring Creek GCC* | Wilcox Oaks GC |
| 2004 | Sequoia Woods CC* | San Jose CC |
| 2005 | Tehama GC* | Merced GCC |
| 2006 | Cameron Park CC* | Pasatiempo GC |
| 2007 | Madera GCC | Spring Creek GCC* |
| 2008 | Sharon Heights | The Olympic Club* |
| 2009 | Tehama GC | Riverside GC* |
| 2010 | Tehama GC* | Pajaro Valley |
* Overall Champion