West Surges to 15-12 Lead at Maridoe With Six Afternoon Wins

The West won six afternoon foursomes matches Saturday at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, turning a one-point deficit into a 15-12 lead over the East entering Sunday singles at the East vs West Matches. Brad Nurski and Zach Foushee defeated Andrew Bailey and Christian Cavaliere 4 and 3, while Corby Segal and Bobby Massa beat Mike Sposa and Andrew Price 2 and 1. Trae Cassell and Chris Wheeler defeated Bob Royak and Stephen Behr 3 and 2, and Nate Smith and Drew Kittleson beat Brett Patterson and Jonathan Bale 2 up. Stewart Hagestad and Parker Edens added a 1-up victory over Nate Gahman and Will Davenport, while Drew Stoltz and Mikel Martinson defeated Matt Vogt and Christian Brand 3 and 2. Live scoring and full tournament coverage can be found on the East vs West Matches tournament hub here.

The teams split the morning session 4½-4½, with Todd White and Evan Beck delivering the morning's largest win, 7 and 5 over Bryan Hoops and Nate Smith. White then partnered Rick Stimmel to beat Hoops and Mike McCoy 1 up, while Doug Hanzel and Danny Nelson edged Jason Pridmore and Gene Elliott 1 up for the East's other afternoon victory. Scott Harvey and Beck halved with Josh Persons and Jordan Russell as the West took the session 6½-2½. Massa, Foushee, Nurski, Kittleson, Edens and Stoltz each won twice Saturday, as did White and Hanzel for the East. midamgolfHQ will have full coverage of Sunday's singles from Maridoe.