The Rising Stars Defeat the Savvy Veterans to Win the 2018 Captain’s Cup

The Rising Stars defeated the Savvy Veterans to win the 2018 Captain’s Cup for the second straight year. Captained by Alex Santos and Matt Keesey, the youthful stars beat the experienced vets in comeback fashion during Saturday’s round. After day one, the Savvy Veterans were in the lead six to four but the rising stars dominated Saturday's round, winning the cup with a winning score of 14 1/2 to 10 1/2. Congrats to the Rising Stars on their victory!

The Captain’s Cup featured four different nine-hole matches played over two days. The first nine holes, the game was Alternate Shot, the second nine was One Best Ball of Two, the third nine was Scramble, and the fourth nine was Individual Match Play.

The Rising Stars, posing with their trophy.

Rising Stars Defeat Savvy Vets in 2017 Captains Cup Tournament

The Rising Stars (blue shirts) defeated the Savvy Veterans (red shirts) 19 1/2 to 16 1/2 in a 2 day Ryder-Cup style event. On Friday, they played Alternate Shot and Four Ball Match Play. The Rising Stars had a commanding 12 1/2 to 5 1/2 point lead going into Saturday. Saturday's matches were 18 holes of Singles Match Play. The Savvy Vets made a comeback that fell just a little short in the end. Congrats to the Rising Stars on winning the 2017 Captain's Cup!

Captains - Savvy Vets

Bill Wenzel and Kramer Rock

Captains - Rising Stars

Mike Haupt and Matt Keesey