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The season long contest for the Srixon/Cleveland Team Match Play Championship, presented by Nike, came to a close on Thursday, September 19th, where Phil McCluskey and Logan Hill were victorious.

The team from River Bend G&RA battled their way through the North side of the winners bracket, coming out on top of five consecutive matches to earn their spot in the final where they met Eric Locke (Priddis Greens G&CC) and Samuel Kirkness (Inglewood G&CC) from the South. Unfortunately, Kirkness was unable to make the final but was replaced by Matt Bean (Priddis Greens G&CC) to set the stage at beautiful Red Deer G&CC.

The front nine saw a back and forth clash as both teams looked to get a jump on their opponents and the team from Priddis Greens G&CC took the turn at 1up. McCluskey had other plans on the final nine holes as he birdied 10 and 11 to move Riverbend G&RA ahead in the match, then traded birdies with Locke on 12 to keep them in the lead.

McCluskey and Hill kept their lead heading into 18, still 1up, where both players made par, securing their first Srixon/Cleveland Team Match Play Championship. 

Cuthbertson and Belbin Victorious on Consolation Side

There was another match taking place at Red Deer G&CC on September 19th to decided the Champion of the consolation bracket, which includes every team that was unable to win their first round match.

Jeff Cuthbertson (Stony Plain GC) and Mike Belbin (Royal Mayfair GC) emerged victorious on Thursday with a 4&2 finish against Matt Freeman (Canyon Meadows GC) and Kyle Wade (PGA of Alberta Member). After losing in the opening round, both teams stayed alive on their respective sides of the bracket, winning four matches consecutively and earning the chance to win the consolation side of the Championship. 

Thank you to Srixon/Cleveland and Nike for their sponsorship and to all the teams that competed in this years Team Match Play Championship.