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