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Monday 18 deceMber 2017

Tierra del Sol Resort and Golf

Mackenzie Tour holds on to win 2017 Aruba Cup

Match 17 Tee-k Kelly (PGA TOUR Latinoaméri-
ca) defeated Jordan Niebrugge (Mackenzie
Tour) 3&2
Match 18 Max Rottluff (Mackenzie Tour) defeat-
ed Nelson Ledesma (PGA TOUR Latinoamérica)
6&4
Match 19 Brady Schnell halved vs. T.J. Vogel
(Mackenzie Tour)
Match 20 Robby Shelton (Mackenzie Tour) de-
feated José Toledo (PGA TOUR Latinoamérica)
6&5q
Miscellaneous notes:
• Weather: 30 degrees Celsius, Partly
cloudy with brief showers, winds at 33
km/h.
Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada 10.5 vs. PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 9.5
Enrique Berardi/PGA TOUR • Player records for the week (Won-Lost-
(Noord, Aruba) – With T.J. Vogel providing the square his match before halving the 18th to set Halved):
exclamation point for the third straight day, off a celebration for the Mackenzie Tour squad. Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada
Team Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR prevailed in “I’m just so happy for the team. It was a lot clos-
a thrilling finish to win the second annual Aruba er than we anticipated, but a win’s a win and Kramer Hickok 1-1-1
Robby Shelton 2-0-1
Cup on Saturday at Tierra del Sol Resort and I’m just happy for the guys,” said Vogel, who
Golf in Aruba. added that his experience early in the week Johnny Ruiz 1-1-1
Patrick Newcomb 1-2-0
helped him come through in the clutch again.
Vogel’s half point in the final match to finish “I think the first match really helped, coming Rico Hoey 2-1-0
Lee McCoy 1-1-1
gave his team a 10.5 to 9.5 tally over Team down the stretch and winning the last two holes
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, allowing the Mack- with Rico (Hoey). That really helped. I felt like as Max Rottluff 1-1-1
Chase Wright 1-1-1
enzie Tour team to survive a furious charge by long as I was within reach, I was going to be
their opponents and giving the Canadian side able to close strong.” The win caps a thrilling Jordan Niebrugge 1-1-1
T.J. Vogel 2-0-1
their first win in the two-year history of the an- week and a memorable season for all 10 play-
nual team competition. “It feels amazing,” said ers on the team, especially those who earned PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
Mackenzie Tour Team Captain Ben Silverman, promotions to the Web.com Tour.
who saw his team begin the day with a 6.5 to “It was a great way to celebrate our success José de Jesús Rodríguez 0-2-1
3.5 lead but quickly found his side trying to hold throughout the year,” said Hickok. “The year is
off a late rally. “The Latinoamérica Team re- such a grind, and the Aruba Cup a great way Jared Wolfe 1-1-1
Brian Richey 2-1-0
ally pushed hard at the end, and you’ve got to reward the players who played well. It was
to give them a lot of credit for the way they great to get to know these guys better and José Toledo 0-2-1
Nelson Ledesma 1-2-0
fought back today.” Needing just four points to spend a week with them, and I’m glad it ended
secure the cup, Team Mackenzie Tour secured the way it did.” Hank Lebioda 2-0-1
Tee-k Kelly 1-2-0
an early point as Kramer Hickok defeated José
de Jesús Rodríguez 3 and 1 in a battle of each Saturday Singles matches: Brady Schnell 0-1-2
Rodolfo Cazaubón 1-2-0
Tour’s Player of the Year. Max Rottluff and Rob- Match 11 Rodolfo Cazaubón (PGA TOUR
by Shelton also notched decisive victories, win- Latinoamérica) defeated Patrick Newcomb Oscar Fraustro 1-0-2
ning their matches 6 and 4 and 6 and 5, respec- (Mackenzie Tour) 2&1
tively, putting the Mackenzie Tour just one point Match 12 Kramer Hickok (Mackenzie Tour) de-
from victory. Every time it seemed victory was feated José de Jesús Rodríguez (PGA TOUR
at hand, however, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Latinoamérica) 3&1
clawed closer to a remarkable comeback. Os- Match 13 Brian Richey (PGA TOUR Latinoaméri-
car Fraustro drained a 30-foot birdie putt at 18 ca) defeated Rico Hoey (Mackenzie Tour) 2&1
to halve his match with Johnny Ruiz and keep Match 14 Oscar Fraustro (PGA TOUR Latinoa-
hope alive, while Jared Wolfe turned a 1 down mérica) halved vs. Johnny Ruiz (Mackenzie
deficit into a 1 up win over Lee McCoy, putting Tour)
the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Vogel. Match 15 Hank Lebioda (PGA TOUR Latinoa-
After securing points thanks to clutch closing mérica) defeated Chase Wright (Mackenzie
birdies in both Four-Ball and Foursomes play on Tour) 5&4
Thursday and Friday, Vogel was once again put Match 16 Jared Wolfe (PGA TOUR Latinoaméri- Dramatic singles charge by PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
in position to decide the outcome, and he de- ca) defeated Lee McCoy (Mackenzie Tour) 1 falls just short in thrilling finish
livered yet again, making birdie at the 17th to up Enrique Berardi/PGA TOUR