Army Golf Takes First Star in 2017-18 Star SeriesArmy Golf Takes First Star in 2017-18 Star Series
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Army Golf Takes First Star in 2017-18 Star Series

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The first star of the Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA, went to the Black Knights with Nick Turner clinching it for the golf team for a 6.5-4.5 victory. 
 

HIGHTLIGHTS

  • Army led 2.5-1.5 after the first day in Annapolis with two wins and an all-square in four-ball.
  • Turner hit a huge putt on the 14th hole to square the final match and went onto get Army the win.
  • Gunnar Doyle got Army's first point of the day by winning 2-up against Matt Starobin.
  • Doyle birdied the final two holes to pull away after being all-square through 16 holes. 
  • Dean Sakata was 3-up at the turn and earned a point by being 4-up with three holes to play. 
  • Matt Plunkett was down one early in his match, but responded on the eighth hole and went from 1-down to 1-up and never relinquished the lead and won 3-and-2 

 

Team Scores
1. Army: 6.5
2. Navy: 5.5
* Need 6 points to win
 

Singles Results
Gunnar Doyle def. Matt Starobin, 2-up
Charlie Musto def. James McKee1-up
Matt Plunkett def. Ward Wilkinson, 3-and-2 
Thomas Garbee def. Justin Williamson, 3-and-2
Dean Sakata def. Paul Mauer, 4-and-3
Griffin Peters def. Max Messner, 5-and-4
Nick Turner def. Thomas Fricke, 2-up

Saturday's Four Ball
Doyle and McKee def. Garbee and Wilkinson, 2-and-3
Plunkett and Williamson def. Peters and Hicks, 1-up
Turner and Gerardi halved Stardoin and Musto
Fricke and Mauer def. Sakata and Messner, 4-and-3