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East-West Championship

The West Prevails 19-17

It was a beautiful weekend for golf for the 2022 East-West Championship,
played on the Woods course, October 21 - 23. The East wanted revenge,
while the West dug in to defend their title! The West was led by Captain
Chuck Whitechurch and Co-Captain Tom White. The West took a
commanding 8-4 lead on day one. The power pairings of Pehr/Christie and
Weber/Zawacki won both of their matches to lead the way.
McNulty/Conway, Latchum/Costello, and Driskill/Starling also had victories.
Though Carlson and Howard did not win on day 1, they bounced back on
Saturday and Sunday.

On day 2, the East captain Bill Goodale
and his Lieutenant Todd Gantt shook
things up and changed course. The new
strategy worked as Ragsdale and Johnsen
won both of their matches. Ham/Bolt,
Cecchini/Kelly, and Ramsey/Keister also
won while Jeffreys/Lisenbee halved both
their matches as did the Binion/Weigand
team. At the end of the day, 2 the East

had fought back and now trailed by only
two points. Of particular note, was the
first-ever protest lodged in East-West
history. The West players, Weber and
Howard, protested the legality of
switching tee balls by East players Ham &
Bolk. Tempers ran high! A lively
discussion ensued, requiring an
intervention by KMGA President Reynolds
to calm the metaphorical waters. The
matter was referred to the Tournament
Committee for adjudication. The protest Victorious West Team
was eventually denied as the East deemed
this “tricky” move was legal.