Little Swiss Cup
2 Teams Wednesday, May 1
Team Results
New Glarus 4
Monroe 0
Head-to-Head
1. Brett Warrell 6&5
1. Aaron Benzschawel
2. Clayton Streiff 1-Up
2. Brady Spotts
3. Lance Brecklin 3&2
3. Lance Scace
4. Jackson Erstad 4&3
4. Brock Brandli
5. Jack Leonard 4-Up
5. Brody Koehn
NEW GLARUS — In a battle of towns with strong Swiss heritage, New Glarus defeated Monroe in the 8th annual Little Swiss Cup 4-0 on Wednesday, May 1.
“With the proximity of the two towns, a lot of our players and coaches know each other which fuels a fun rivalry,” New Glarus head coach Johnathan Goodness said. “Normally, it is a great break from conference play with a different format and strategies than our regular stroke play, which makes it fun for the players, coaches, and spectators.”
Unlike meets or invites where team scores are calculated by combining the top four individual scores, the Little Swiss Cup was match play. In this format, golfers score points on a head-to-head basis. A player that wins a hole earns a point and is considered 1-up on their opponent.
In comparison to meets where all 18 — or 9 — holes are played, match play can end when a player has clinched victory. For example, if a golfer is 6-up with five holes to play, they have clinched and the match is over. In results, this is signaled with a final score of 2 and 1, 3 and 2, 4 and 3 and so forth.
Three matches ended before 18 holes, with New Glarus players clinching victory. Clayton Streiff was 1-up on Brady Spotts, giving New Glarus its fourth team point. No. 5 and No. 6 matchups were not finished, as the Glarner Knights had clinched the overall team victory.
“Brett Warrell played very well for New Glarus, and I could tell he found a rhythm with his overall game very early in the round,” Goodness said, referencing the No. 1 matchup between Warrell and Monroe’s Aaron Benzschawel. “Clayton, Jackson and Lance really found their stride on the back 9 and were able to hit consistently off the tee, find some greens in regulation and capitalize with good putts. Jack and Nolan seemed to go back and forth with their playing partners until about hole 13 on the back where each was playing smart, keeping the ball in play, advancing the ball on second shots and making good decisions around the green. When we do this as a team, we usually have pretty good success.”
