Jeff Knox wins the Crump Cup
Jeff Knox
(Golfweek Photo)
PINE VALLEY, NJ (September 25, 2016) -- Crump
Cup champion Jeff Knox will be dreaming about 1 up
final scores for at least a month. Knox played four
matches this weekend at Pine Valley Golf Club and
he won all four by the same 1 up margin.
Following a pair of wins on Saturday over
Andrew Price and Danny Simmerman; Knox handled
two-time champion and 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur
co-medalist Michael Muehr in his Sunday morning
semifinal match.
Knox, a member of Augusta National Golf Club,
completed his run to the title with one last 1 up win
over John Sawin. Over the years Knox has played in
a number of Masters as a spotter and has played
with the likes of four-time major champion winner
Rory McIlroy.
Sawin reached the finals thanks to a 2&1
semifinal victory over Jeff Osberg.
In the Senior Division it was Jim Lehman
capturing the title 1 up over Tommy Brennan.
Lehman advanced to the title match following a 27-
hole
marathon semifinal match against John Pate.
Brennan made his way to the finals with a 3&1
win over Alan Fadel, who upset medalist Pat Tallent
in
the first round of match play.
FLIGHT WINNERS
Second Flight: Bill Williamson
Third Flight: Steve Harwell
Senior Second Flight: Randy Haag
Senior Third Flight: Oscar Mestre
ABOUT THE
Crump Cup
The George A. Crump Memorial Tournament --
named
for the
hotelier and course architect most famous for
building
Pine Valley -- is arguably the premier mid-
amateur
event in the United States. The invitational field
is
made of of top players from around the United
States
and the UK. The format for the four days is two
rounds
of stroke play qualifying, followed by four
rounds
of
match play. Players are flighted according to
their
qualifying position, and a separate Senior flight
includes three of those flights. Jay Sigel has won
the
event the most times, with nine victories
between
1975 and 1993.
Normally, the public is invited to attend the Sunday
final matches but that tradition has been suspended.
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