Batula took on Chip Critides. Critides jumped ahead early, but Batula battled back, pulling even several times. The back nine, however, was all Critides, who won four straight to take a commanding 5-up lead with 5 to play – “dormy” in golf lingo. A halved 14th hole gave Critides a 5&4 win. In the B-Flight finals, Don Cameron bested John Emery in dramatic fashion. The seesaw battle had each player taking sizable leads during the match, but eventually came to all-square heading to the final hole. Emery’s errant tee shot gave Cameron the final hole and the match, 1-up. In the monthly outing play, Matt Gilbertson, Chip Critides, Mark Thomas, and TC Gray all won their flights to punch tickets to the December Championship. A special highlight was Amy Gakenheimer, who captured two par-3 “greenies,” both inside 3 feet. This special North Shore OCC golf day ended as they always do: with awards, tales of lost balls, lipped-out putts, and near holes-in-one, all shared over great food, drinks, and conversation.
september/october 2025 | AMA 27
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