Marshwood Wins B-A Cup
By Rick Colvin
The Marshwood team won the 2024 Bouchillon-Ambrose Cup on Thursday Oct. 31, beating the last place Oakridge team in singles matches on the Magnolia course by just 2 ½ points, which was just enough to edge out Palmetto.
The Deer Creek team, which had led all year long, was beaten 13 ½ points to 7 ¼ points by Palmetto. But that margin of victory wasn’t enough for Palmetto to catch Marshwood.
Captained by Don Snyder, the Marshwood team made a convincing late-season surge in the end-of-season round robin tournament. The team entered the tournament in 3rd place, 4 points behind Deer Creek and only ½ point behind Palmetto. On Oct. 9, in alternate shot competition, Oakridge tied Deer Creek while Palmetto narrowly beat Marshwood. That left Deer Creek still in first with Palmetto in second and Marshwood in 3rd place, four points out of the lead.
A big win Oct. 10 against Deer Creek vaulted Marshwood into the lead, ahead by only .9 points over Palmetto. Marshwood kept the lead by beating Oakridge Oct. 31 while Palmetto held on for 2nd place.
The trophy was to be awarded to Captain Snyder and his team at the Annual Meeting and dinner, Nov. 14.
The Bouchillon-Ambrose Cup is a year-long team competition that is the signature event of the LMGA season. It is underwritten, in part, by Soundview Wealth Advisors partners Kelly Bouchillon and Eddie Ambrose.
Saturday game results
Nineteen players competed in Cha Cha Cha on the Deer Creek course Nov. 9. One net score on the first hole, two on the second, three on the third and then the sequence starts over. The team of David Panitch, Chris Fischer, Gary Hobbs, and Bernie Rosen won the front at -7. The team of Jon Bokina, Mark Holland, and Sonny Brownlee won the back at -5 and overall, at -9.