BFBH Cup | Boys From Back Home Cup

2024 Match

Day 1

First tee time was 8:30am at Bay Harbor Golf Club. We had the first tee time on the sheet. We were setting the pace of play. Each day consisted of 4, 9-hole rounds. Each round is a different gameplay.The opening round was the front 9 at Bay Harbor, and the gameplay was 1 Best Ball. Meaning, between the two partners, we write down the low score for each hole. The opening round was Matt and Chris against Dylan and Dan. Going into this featured matchup, Chris had never beaten Dylan (0-1-6 all time). This match was back and forth and eventually came down to the last hole where Dylan and Dan both had eagle putts but Matt closed the door with a 30 foot putt to push on the last hole and hold off Blue to get the first point of the cup. Every year thus far, the winning team of the opening matchup has aligned with the winning team of the cup. Would 2024 outcome be the same?

Match 2 was Gordon and Curtis against newcomer, Blake and last year's mvp, Evan. This match came down to the last hole, Blue was down 2 with 2 to play, but they found a way to win 8 and 9 and push the match.

Match 3 was Derek and Jake against RJ and Craig. Jake is back on Green after starting as an alternate. In a match that started tight, Blue was too much and won holes 5,6,7 to win 3&2.

Round 2 was at the Quarry and the gameplay was 2 best ball. Now this time, both players on the team add their scores to have a combined score. Match 4 was Green's lower handicaps, Matt and Gordon vs Blue's high handicaps, Evan and Dan. Evan and Dan have never won together. After this match, that remained true. Green took 5 of the first 6 holes to win 4&3.

Match 5 was the featured match. It was Chris and Jake vs Dylan and Craig. Chris (+0 net) and Jake (+10 net) score on the right holes and beat Dylan (+7 net) and Craig (+3 net). What makes a match "featured"? Featured matches are recorded.

Match 6 was Derek and Curtis vs RJ and Blake. Derek and Curtis jumped out to a quick lead after the first hole but Blue was too much. RJ starts 2-0 after 2 matches and Blake gets his first win at a BFBH Cup.

After the best ball and 2 best ball matches, Green was up 1 point on Blue. 3.5 to 2.5

Matches 7-12 were played at The Moor Course at Boyne Highlands. The first 3 matches were Alternate format and the last 3 were Scramble.

To start The Moor, Matt and Curtis had their hands full against Craig and Evan. In a surprising upset, Green scored one point on hole 8, but Blue won 2UP.

Match 8 was Chris and Derek against Blake and Dan. This was an exciting match. 8 of 9 holes were scored by a team and Dan almost got a hole-in-one (instead Blue settled for a net hole-in-one). Green was able to hold off a Blue comeback, and secure a point on the last hole to win 2UP.

Match 9 was one of the most dominate performances of the cup. Blue's, Dylan and RJ faced off against Green's Gordon and Jake in alternate shot. Green had an extra stroke on 7 of the hardest holes. Green even insisted 7 strokes were too many. Dylan and RJ were as good as it gets on alternate shot. They shot even par on 6 holes and won 4&3.

Match 10 started the scramble matches. After starting 3 up after 4 holes Matt and Jake had to hold off Craig and Blake's comeback and won 1UP.

In match 11, Chris and RJ were fighting to stay undefeated and Curtis and Dan were fighting for their first win. Green started strong and was 2 up with 3 to play. On par 3, hole 17, Green had hit on the green and Blue just off. After flubbing a putt and thinning a chip, Blue was just off the green hitting their third shot. Meanwhile, Green hit their put to about 8 feet for par. Dan goes first and drains a 30 footer to take par! Then Curtis steps up and drains an 8 footer center cup. What looked like the last hole and a lost point for Blue, ended on a push and going to hole 18. On 18, RJ hit a perfect drive and cut the corner with a look at the green from 170 yards out on a par 5. Green played all of Curtis's shots and ended with a respectable par. Blue won with a nice birdie and took the hole to push the match.

After Day 1, the score was tied 6-6. Chris goes 3-1-0 and RJ goes 3-1-0.

Day 2

Day 2 started at Arthur Hills. The first 9 holes was a one best-ball bramble and the second 9 holes was a two best-ball bramble. It's the longest course at Boyne so Bramble helps teams off the tee.

The opening match, match 13, started the day will excitement. It was Gordon and Curtis against Dylan and Blake. I'll start with this. Dylan was 2 under par and Blue lost the match on the 8th hole, 2&1! There were two holes were a player didn't shoot under par (net par). Holes 1 and 8. Hole 1 was won by a net par for Green. Gordon had a gross birdie on 2, then on 3 Gordon made an eagle from 130 yards out! The guys didn't see it go in, they looked around for a few minutes until someone said "hey, maybe it's in the cup", and it was! The Cup's first gross eagle! Dylan shot birdie and lost the hole. The 4th hole, Blake shot net birdie. On hole 5, Curtis shot net birdie. On hole 6,Dylan chipped in from 30 yards out for birdie. Then while Gren was looking for a ball to play, Dylan putted in for back to back birdies on hole 7. Eventually, Curtis found a ball to play and chipped past the hole 30+ feet but was able to make the comeback par putt for net birdie! They pushed on hole 7. Both teams parred 8 and the match was over. According to the scores, this match alone had 11 net birdies or better. What a performance gentlemen.

Match 14 was a dogfight between Chris, Jake and RJ, Evan to the end. Chris and RJ still haven't lost at this point and they just got done tieing in the previous match. Chris had the driver working early. Hitting 5 or 6 straight fairways but after 4 holes, Blue was up 2-1. Then Green got on track and took a 1UP lead after winning holes 5 and 6. Then the momentum switched on the par 3, 7. Chris hit on the green giving a both players on Green a birdie putt. Both players on Blue missed the green. Chris and Jake were sitting on the green with a huge advantage. RJ has a great up and down from just off the green. Chris and Jake would both go on to 3 putt the hole. Instead of being 2 down with 2 to play (dormie). The match was all square. Then on 8, everyone is getting a stroke except RJ. On the tee at 8, RJ pushed his drive OB. With the door wide open, Chris steps up and does the same thing. Evan then hits a 5 iron off the tee box to get in play and Jake hits a bomb, and keeps Green in it. On to hole 9, the second par 3. Again Green hits on and Blue is just off. And again Blue is able to get up and down and put the pressure on Green team. With the last putt of the match, Chris is able to make the little 3/4 footer to push the match.

Match 15 was Matt and Derek vs Craig and Dan. This match would come down to the last hole. Green jumps to a quick lead on hole 1. Blue eventually ties the match on hole 5. Then it's back and forth, Green then Blue. On the last hole, it's a par 3 with the match all square. Green is able to hit just off the green and Matt nails a 7/8 footer to get up and down for par and Green takes a point 1UP.

After the first 5 rounds, the score is 8.5, Green to 6.5, Blue.

Match 16 was the start of 2 best-ball bramble format. The 2 best-ball bramble ended up having 3 lopsided victories. To start off, it was Jake and Curtis against RJ and Blake. In a bit of a surprise, Green won 5 of the first 6 holes and won the match 4&3. Giving Curtis his second win of the tournament.

The next match was Chris and Gordon against Craig and Dan. Chris and Gordon felt very confident going into this match. Craig had a great 7/8 foot putt on 11 to push the hole. In the end, Green was too consistent and took 4 of the first 6 holes to win 4&3. Chris ended with 2 over par.

Match 18, the last match at The Hills, was between Matt and Derek against Dylan and Evan. This was another not-so-close match. Green scores on one hole but it's Blue who gets the easy win 4&2.Dylan and Evan are 4-0-1 all time together.

Highlights for rounds 5 and 6 at The Hills. Gordon had the first eagle of the cup. Dylan shot -2 under on the front. Green took 4.5 of the 6 points available.

After 6 rounds, the score is now, 10.5, Green to 7.5, Blue. Green jumped to a 3 point lead after the first 18 holes on day 2.

Pinehurst and singles matches at The Heather. Green needs to 3.5 points to win and Blue needs 6 points to retain the cup. No matter what happens on Pinehurst, it's coming down to the singles matches.

Match 19 was an exciting one. Like I said earlier, Dan and Evan have never won together as partners. However in this match, they found themselves up 2 points with 3 to play. I'm not sure what happened next, but Green came alive. Curtis and Jake won 3 straight holes to win the match 1UP on the last hole. A huge point for Green. Green now has 11.5 points. 2.5 points to go.

Match 20 was Gordon, Derek vs Craig, Blake. This one started out with a lot of scoring. It went Blue, Green, Blue, Blue, Green, then 2 holes of AS. Blue finished them off on hole 8, winning 2&1. Blue now has 8.5. 5 points to go.

Match 21, the featured match between Dylan, RJ and Matt, Chris. This is a rematch of last year. Last year, Green was able to win 2 of the last 3 holes to push the match. This match was just as close but with a different outcome. This year, Green was given 4 strokes to account for handicaps. Every holes besides hole 3 and 9 were scored on. The scoring for the first 8 holes went like this: Blue, Green, tie, Blue, Green, Blue, Green, Blue. The two teams just going back and forth. We find ourselves near the green on 9. Chris chips on with about a 30 footer left for Matt to make par. Dylan hits his shot long, giving RJ a chip from behind the green, on a tree root for par. RJ chips and leaves it just off the green in the rough about 15/20 feet from the pin. So now Matt has putt for par and Dylan has a chip for bogey. Green needs to win the hole to push the match. What do you think happens next? You guessed it, Dylan gets up there and hits a perfect chip to drain it for bogey! Matt gives it his best but misses it just right. They push the hole and Blue wins the match.

After 7 rounds, the score is 11.5, Green to 8.5, Blue. Blue won 2 of the 3 points at Pinehurst.

The Singles Matches. The groups stay together and the matchups are Curtis vs Dan, Jake vs Evan, Derek vs Blake, Gordon vs Craig, Chris vs RJ, and Matt vs Dylan. Since this matches were so close in time, we need to talk about them as they finish, so I'll be jumping out of order.

The first match to end was Match 22. Curtis vs Dan. A hard fought victory and Dan gets his first win of the cup, winning 2&1 on hole 17. The other 2 groups were on 15 and 16. Score update. Green: 11.5, Blue: 10.5.

The next match to end was Match 26, Chris vs RJ. This match was about putting. Who could putt less worse. The greens were extremely fast in the afternoon and it hurt both players. In this year's rematch, Chris ended up winning on the same hole as last year, hole 16. Score update. Green: 12.5, Blue: 10.5.

The next match to finish was on 17. Match 24, Derek vs Blake. This was a tough fought match. Every hole had a winner, so no pushes. Derek had a little 3 footer to win the hole and match and he sealed it. Score update. Green: 13.5, Blue: 10.5.

Derek's putt put Green ahead, 13.5 to 10.5. Which meant Green only needed a 0.5 point to win the cup. Which meant we just needed one player to push a match to get the 14 points. Right after Derek's putt, we found out Jake was 1 up on Evan going into the last hole, which meant the worst he could do is push, meaning Green had the 14 they need to win! It was over, Derek's putt sealed the victory for Green in 2024!👏👏🙌🙌

Match 23, Jake vs Evan. This match would come down to the last hole. Jake won the first hole, but found himself down 1 with 3 to play. He went on to win holes 16 and 17. So he was 1 up going into the last hole. After Evan hit in the water, Jake finished him off and won the match 1UP. Score update. Green: 14.5, Blue: 10.5.

Match 25 between Gordon and Craig came down to the last hole for pride. Craig held Gordon off and won his 4th singles match all time, 1UP. Score update. Green: 14.5, Blue: 11.5.

The last match was between Matt and Dylan. Matt made a clutch putt on 17 after a misread by Dylan. The match came down the green on 18. Matt dunked his in the water and Dylan made par. Dylan won 1UP. Score update. Green: 14.5, Blue: 12.5.

Day 2 highlights, Curtis goes 3-0-1, Jake goes 3-1-0, Chris and Craig win their singles matches to stay undefeated in singles, Dylan chips in on 9 to save a 0.5 point, and Derek is the point that seals the win for the Green Team!