In the featured 2025 A-Flight Match Play finals, Scott 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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