KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Captain Jason Hull and Shamrock Hills Golf Club take home their fifth KC Cup title on Thursday, September 24 at Oakwood Country Club. Shamrock Hills defeated the Golf Club of Creekmoor to become the 2015 Kansas City Cup Champions.
This was the second KC Cup victory for Shamrock Hills in the last five years. Shamrock Hills won the championship 6 to 3, but it was a lot closer than it looks on the score sheet.
In match No. 1, Seth Adams and Shanon Elliot of Creekmoor controlled the entire match against Joey Angel and Travis Elliott of Shamrock Hills, never allowing Shamrock Hills to gain a lead and win 1-up. The second match was the complete opposite as Jon Troutman of Shamrock Hills easily dispatched Ben Kimminau of Creekmoor 5&4. The third match went Creekmoor’s way as Captain Frank Hoback defeated Chuck Admire 4&2.
Down one point with six matches left on the course, Shamrock Hills made their move. The Professional / Amateur Fourball match was extremely close as it ended all-square, awarding each team a half point, which made the score 2.5-1.5. All of a sudden, things changed for Shamrock Hills as Randy Tarvin and Ray Downing won 2&1 in the fifth match.
With the score all square through five matches at 2.5-2.5, Chris Sharp and Alex Aguirre of Shamrock Hills took over and won their Fourball match with a 3 & 2 victory. In match number seven, Mark Cooper and Jason Hull of Shamrock Hills did not allow Creekmoor a lead the entire match to win 3&2, putting Shamrock up 4.5-2.5 through seven matches.
With Creekmoor down 2 points with two matches to go, Alex Downing and Sam Allegri of Shamrock Hills defeated Creekmoor 5&3 in the eighth match to seal the KC Cup victory for Shamrock Hills Golf Club. The final match was halved to produce a 6 – 3 final score and Shamrock Hills took the KC Cup trophy back to Lee’s Summit.
Final Results per match
Golf Club of Creekmoor Result Shamrock Hills Golf Club
Seth Adams/Shanon Eliot 1 Up Joey Angel/Travis Elliott
Ben Kimminau 5 & 4 Jon Troutman
Frank Hoback 4 & 2 Chuck Admire
Rick Schultz/Jeff Sheppard AS Robert Russell/Eric Reisner
Jim Moore/Kevin Ostby 2 & 1 Randy Tarvin/Ray Downing
Bill Hanger/Johnny Lowe 3 & 2 Chris Sharp/Alex Auguirre
Jason Shelton/Ray Hubbard 3 & 2 Mark Cooper/Jason Hull
John Scarsella/Jerry Relihan 5 & 3 Alex Downing/Sam Allegri
Craig Cozby/Cory Bierly AS Mike Barnes/Darrin Spalding
Total Points 3 to 6 Total Points
