2014 Silver Quail Cup Matches

The annual Silver Quail Cup Matches were held this past weekend.  On Saturday, October 11, twelve members and two professionals from both Quail Hollow and Silver Lake Country Clubs teed it up at Silver Lake for the day one matches consisting of a front nine two-person Best Ball match, and back nine two-person Scramble match, with each nine hole and overall 18 hole match worth 1 point.  After some well fought matches on a chilly morning, The Quail team trailed Silver Lake by four points 12.5 - 8.5 after day one.

The Quail Team then took home course advantage on Sunday, October 12th, needing to mount a comeback.  The format for day two again consisted of two-person teams playing a Shamble on the front nine, and a Chapman (Pinehurst) format on the back nine, with points given for each format and the total match. The first team of Aquila/Trent brought home 1 out of 3 points, but were followed by the team of Manno/Dryer who took home all three points.  Springer/Lesigonich followed them to the clubhouse right after with another three points, giving Quail their first lead in the event.  Team Foley/Gisondo followed that with 2 out of three points, and the men's side of the event was anchored by the team of Zappitello/Dunlap who halved their match at 1 1/2 points a piece thanks to a big 15 foot putt on the 18th green holed by Mike Zappitello after a very "confident" stroke.

With the men in a good position to cover the four point deficit, the winner of the cup would come down to the two ladies matches. The team of Felice/Brick had a tougher day two after team Felice/Angelo took home all three points on day one, which meant the day two team of Ritchie/Gorka had to take home all three points for a Quail victory. After a tough fought match, the ladies walked in from the 18th green and announced the good news.  All three points were won, and the Quail team snuck out a victory 22-20! This marked the second win for the Quail Team since the inaugural matches in 2002!

Congratulations to the victorious 2014 Quail Hollow team, and thank you to the Silver Lake team for their hospitality and camaraderie.

2014 Quail Hollow Team

Team Captain: Mike Manno

Olle Karlstrom

Zach Dryer

Kyle Trent

Pat Aquila

Craig Dunlap

Mike Zappitello

Dale Springer

Bob Lesigonich

Bob Foley

Mike Gisondo

Diane Ritchie

Lori Angelo

Giselle Felice

Jackie Brick

Barb Gorka

The 2014 Quail Hollow Team
Missing: Kyle Trent, Mike Zappitello, Giselle Felice, Lori Angelo