The senior flights in the Oak Hills Men's Association came down to the final hole. Ralph Faugno captured the championship flight, and Jim MacIntyre won the A Flight in Friday's final round. Faugno won 1-up over John Picanzi, while MacIntrye went 19 holes to defeat Joe Lazzaro.
Faugno won his first senior title. The golfers entered the final hole all-square. Picanzi found trouble off the tee and needed two shots to punch out. He conceded the hole to Faugno, who reached the green in two. "I would've liked to have won with a birdie or a par,'' Faugno said. "But I'll take it."
Faugno took a 2-up lead into the 15th hole. Picanzi found trouble off the tee, and Faugno appeared to hit a solid tee shot. Faugno's ball found water, however, and Picanzi ended up winning the hole. "That was a little bit of a bad break,'' said Faugno, a 14-handicap. "You don't know where the ball will bounce because the course is so dry."
Picanzi squared the match by winning the 16th hole, and narrowly missed a birdie putt on the 17th hole that would've given him a 1-up lead heading into 18. His putt from five feet bounced out of the cup. "Just a touch too hard,'' Picanzi said.
MacIntrye's win was nearly as dramatic. Lazzaro went 1-up on the 15th hole. MacIntyre squared it 16, and the golfers stayed that way through 18. MacIntyre narrowly missed winning the match with a birdie putt on 18. He won the match one hole later with a par on the first hole.
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