Results
Team
USA
Team 7
Wobbit Wall/Rob Nicolini
(1 Point - Quota)
Team 6
Phil Jepson/Nick Lambert
(0 Points)
Team 5
Bill McGillis/Art Abdelahad
(2 Points - Both)
Team 4
Fran Wall/Mike Wall
(1 Point - Quota)
Team 3
Fred Wall/Matt Wall
(1/2 Point* - Quota)
Team 2
Rick Neely/Anthony Abdelahad
(1 Point - Quota)
Team 1
John Blakeney/Dave Pendergast
(2 Points - Both) |
Team
Canada Click
on flag to see a Canada team picture
Team 7
Paul Goyetche/Frank Hutchison (1 point - Scramble)
Team 6
Gary Campbell/Ron Fitzmorris (2 points - Both)
Team 5
Mike Goyetche/Roger Hoger (0
Points)
Team 4
Mike Nabozniak/EarlMacdonald (1 Point - Scramble)
Team 3
Bernie Goyetche/Don White
(1 1/2 Points)
Team 2
Serge Larin/Richard Allard
(1 Point - Scramble)
Team 1
Stan Rose/Paddy Dore
(0 Points) |
Controversy Reigns at the
2002 Wider Cup
Oka-August 17,2002 - UPI
In the quota round, Team
USA crushed Team Canada in what appear to be a 5 1/2 point to 1 1/2 point
advantage. The half point of team would later become the controversial
point.More to follow. In the second half of the competition, the Scramble
Match, Team Canada picked up the slack. Team 1 came in without the win
leaving Team USA within a point of victory. Canada Team 2 then turned it
around by coming in with a point followed by Team 3 and 4. Canada had sneaked
back into contention. Canada's Team 5 lost it on the 7th hole while Team
6 dominated USA in both matches. Finally Canada's Team 7 came back from
behind to win hole 7 and 8 and also came in with the point that proved
to be the equalizer.
The initial scoreboard read
this score until officials reviewed the 8th hole cup and established the
inner lining of the cup had been improperly installed causing the Team
Canada ball to fully penetrate the hole and return to the putting
surface. Unaware of the RCGA rule that differs from the USGA rule stating
that the ball must come to rest at the bottom of the hole, Team 3 counted
the putt as missed. This gave Team USA the 1/2 point that would eventually
be taken away from them.
The RCGA rule differs from
the USGA rule in that the holes in the Tundra cannot be dug as deep because
of the permafrost. Therefore any full penetration is considered
good. The view from the 8th tee, proved that the ball disappeared for a
split second therefore establishing full penetration. This resulted in
a full point being awarded to Team 3 (Canada) and a 7-7 tie.
Team 7 had a chance to get
that half point back on 9, but Wobbit's putt clearly jumped over the hole
and did not even penetrate the plane on the top of the hole.
This year's tie will certainly
make the next Wider cup a great spectacle.
Shot of the DAY!
Fred Wall's eagle chip-in
on 9, although his team was down by 2 at the time, the 70 yard shot was
heard around the course, since many teams were sitting around the green. |
Competition
Format
First round (white
tees) - Two Man Quota - 7 points available
Teams of two players
accumulate points. Most points win the match.
8 - points for Eagle
4 - points for Birdie
2 - points for a
Par
1 - point for Bogey
Second round (blue
tees) - Two Man Scramble Match - 7 points available
Teams of two players
best shot (Vegas). (9 hole match game).
If there is a tie
after 14 points, the host team wins? |
Click
on flag to see a Canada team picture
