“We got soaked!” said Emsley. “I’m not at my best in the rain and we just persevered.”

Emsley said he got lucky on a couple of putts that helped him win the championship. He two-putted a difficult 40-foot putt early in the match and then had another great putt after a two-hour rain delay.

“We had a really long rain delay and we hit our shots onto the seventh green and left our marks,” said Emsley. “When we came back I had a very long, difficult putt and I had no expectations of being able to two-putt it and I knocked it within a couple of inches which was huge. I was elated because I was expecting a three-putt.”

Emsley says he is not a great player in the rain and did not have anything in particular working well during his round. He chalked his victory up, in part, to Fedewa being a bit off his game.

“He just didn’t have his A game today and I think it worked out for my benefit,” said Emsley. “I think it was more him not having his A game than anything. He played well below his average. I’ve played with him a number of times and he is really a great player.”

In the Super Senior division, John Lindholm (Grand Blanc) defeated Tim Redmond (Dexter) 2&1.

“I played better in the pouring rain and when it stopped, Tim started playing better,” said Lindholm. “At my age, you try not to play in this kind of weather.”

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