The second annual Triangle Media Ryder Cup is in the books, and Team Internet has won a famous victory against last year’s champs. Team Traditional gave a game effort, but the youngsters were absolutely ravenous on the way to claiming an emphatic 11.5-6.5 win. Here’s how it went down in each session:
Session One: Fourball
1. Jamie O’Grady and Keith Taylor Internet, def. James Alverson and Andrew Carter, Traditiona, 4&2
2. Shane Ryan and Andrew Westney, Internet, def. Mark Thomas and Chantal McCabe, Traditional, 2&1
3. Ben Swain and Matt Purdy, Internet, def. Hayes Permar and Luke DeCock, Traditional, 3&1
4. Jack Daly and Mark Armstrong, Traditional, def. Randy Brownlow and Lauren Brownlow, Internet, 1-up
5. Jon Pence and Brian Barbour, Internet, vs. Stephen Schramm and Mike Maniscalco, Traditional, Halved
Score after session: Team Internet 3.5, Team Traditional 1.5
Session Two: Foursomes
1. Keith Taylor and Andrew Westney, Internet, def. Mark Thomas and Mike Maniscalco, Traditional, 1-up
2. Randy Brownlow and Jamie O’Grady, Internet, vs. Jack Daly and Luke DeCock, Traditional, Halved
3. Ben Swain and Shane Ryan, Internet, def. Hayes Permar and Mark Armstrong, Traditional, 3&2
4. Matt Purdy and Jon Pence, Internet, def. James Alverson and Stephen Schramm, Traditional, 2-up
5. Andrew Carter and Chantal McCabe, Traditional, def. Brian Barbour and Lauren Brownlow, Internet, 4&3
Score after session: Team Internet 7, Team Traditional 3
Session 3: Singles
1. Luke DeCock, Traditional, def. Keith Taylor, Internet, 2&1
2. Jamie O’Grady, Internet, def. Andrew Carter, 2&1
3. Mark Thomas, Traditional, def. Shane Ryan, 3&1
4. Jack Daly, Traditional, def. Andrew Westney, 1-up
5. Matt Purdy, Internet, vs. Stephen Schramm, Traditional, Halved
6. Ben Swain, Internet, def. Mark Armstrong, Traditional, 2&1
7. Randy Brownlow, Internet, def. Chantal McCabe, Traditional, 4&3
8. Jon Pence, Internet, def. Chip Patterson, Traditional, 2&1
Score after session: Team Internet 11.5, Team Traditional 6.5
Point Leaders
Internet
Ben Swain – 3 (Note: Sundered Wedge MVP award winner)
Matt Purdy – 2.5
Jon Pence – 2.5
Jamie O’Grady – 2.5
Keith Taylor – 2
Andrew Westney – 2
Shane Ryan – 2
Randy Brownlow – 1.5
Traditional
Jack Daly – 2.5 (Note: Has never lost a Ryder Cup match, 5-0-1 all time)
Stephen Schramm – 1.5
Luke DeCock – 1.5
The Sundered Wedge Award (MVP): Ben Swain, Internet
Good Job, Great Effort Award: Mike Maniscalco, Traditional
For last year’s results, click here.
