Glenn Przybylski and Greg Seelinger successfully defended their 2023 title with a victory at Ivanhoe Club on Thursday.
9th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship September 30 - October 3 • Ivanhoe Club (Mundelein)
Day Four: Thursday, October 3
ON TOP AGAIN: PRZYBYLSKI & SEELINGER SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND CDGA SENIOR AMATEUR FOUR-BALL TITLE AT IVANHOE
MUNDELEIN, Ill. – Before this week’s 9th CDGA Senior Amatur Four-Ball Championship, defending champions Glenn Przybylski (Frankfort / Sanctuary GC) and Greg Seelinger (Downers Grove / Village Links of Glen Ellyn) traversed Ivanhoe Club, the host site, in search of gaining useful insight for the event. During their practice round on Saturday, they were paired with a member - Joseph Guin (Hawthorn Woods / Ivanhoe Club) - who showed them the lay of the land.
As fate would have it, the 2023 event victors Przybylski and Seelinger would meet Guin and partner George McGuire (Green Oaks / Ivanhoe Club) in the Championship match Thursday morning, with the former beating the home-club hopefuls, 5 and 4.
“[Joseph] was pointing out some of the areas,” said Przybylski with a laugh after the win. “We used a little bit of that knowledge today. We knew it was going to be a tough match, with Joe and George being members here. It was nice to be out on top.”
“Yeah it was a good win,” added Seelinger. “We knew it was tough to defend, anytime.”
With a small gallery of Ivanhoe members following along, Guin and McGuire took an early 1-up lead on the par-4 second. Przybylski and Seelinger evened the match on the par-3 fourth before consecutive wins on Nos. 6 and 7 gave them a 2-up advantage of their own. A par win on the eighth by Guin and McGuire cut the deficit to 1-up approaching the par-5 ninth.
DEFENDING CHAMPS, HOME-CLUB HOPEFULS SET FOR CDGA SENIOR FOUR-BALL TITLE TILT
MUNDELEIN, Ill. - Sunny blue skies welcomed the final eight duos Wednesday morning at Ivanhoe Club, as the 9th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship was set for a two-match day. Defending champions Glenn Przybylski (Frankfort / Sanctuary GC) and Greg Seelinger (Downers Grove / Village Links of Glen Ellyn) and medalists and home-club hopefuls George McGuire (Green Oaks / Ivanhoe Club) and Joseph Guin (Hawthorn Woods / Ivanhoe Club) each picked up a pair of wins to set up Thursday morning’s Championship match.
Przybylski and Seelinger began their day with a Quarterfinal match-up against Craig Sopko (Lake Forest / Exmoor CC) and Edward Mular (Schaumburg / Prairie Isle GC), the event’s No. 3 seed. Four-consecutive pars for both sides got the match off and running before a back-and-forth battle gave either side a couple of 1-up advantages through the turn. After squandering a slight lead for the second time, the Przybylski/Seelinger team caught fire by birdieing Nos. 11, 13, 14 and 15 to earn a commanding 4-and-3 win.
Awaiting the defending champions was the duo of Bob Schachner (Libertyville / Ivanhoe Club) and David Passaglia (Kildeer / Ivanhoe Club) following their 1-up Quarterfinal victory. Przybylski and Seelinger lost just one hole in the afternoon match, by way of a bogey at the par-5 10th, to earn their second 4-and-3 triumph in as many matches. The win moved the Przybylski/Seelinger duo to 7-0 in CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball play following their event debut last year.
Meanwhile, McGuire and Guin faced off with the 2022 event runner-up team of Steven Jacobs (Highland Park / Pine Meadow GC) and Matthew Horwitch (Northbrook / Merit Club) in the morning’s Quarterfinal round. A Jacobs/Horwitch birdie at the par-4 second handed McGuire and Guin their first deficit of the week. The eventual winners responded with a birdie of their own at the par-3 sixth to level the match before the two split wins again at Nos. 8 and 11 to keep the match tied coming down the home stretch. Back-to-back birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 proved to be too much for Jacobs and Horwitch, as McGuire/Guin captured the win, 2 and 1.
John Wright (Oswego / Oak Brook GC) and John Finnin (Frankfort / Olympia Fields CC) joined McGuire and Guin in the Semifinals and the tandems each played the opening six holes at even par. McGuire and Guin’s first lead of the match, by way of a birdie at the par-4 seventh, was quickly matched by a Wright/Finnin birdie at No. 9 to send the match inward the same way it began. McGuire and Guin carded what amounted to being the match-clinching birdie at the par-4 14th. A birdie and three pars to close earned the medalists their 1-up victory.
Przybylski/Seelinger and McGuire/Guin are now set to compete for a chance to hoist the final trophy of the 2024 CDGA Championship season on Thursday at Ivanhoe. The title tilt is scheduled to tee off at 8 a.m.
MATCH PLAY RESULTS
Quarterfinal Matches
(1) George McGuire / Joseph Guin def. (8) Steven Jacobs / Matthew Horwitch, 2 and 1
(5) John Wright / John Finnin def. (13) Dave Esler / Ted Pecora, 4 and 2
(7) Bob Schachner / David Passaglia def. (2) Jim Mounce / Daniel Freed, 1 up
(6) Glenn Przybylski / Greg Seelinger def. (3) Craig Sopko / Edward Mular, 4 and 3
Semifinal Matches
(1) George McGuire / Joseph Guin def. (5) John Wright / John Finnin, 1 up
(6) Glenn Przybylski / Greg Seelinger def. (7) Bob Schachner / David Passaglia, 4 and 3
Day Two: Tuesday, October 1
DEFENDING CHAMPS, MEDALISTS AMONG TANDEMS TO MAKE QUARTERS
MUNDELEIN, Ill. - The field of the 9th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship was slashed in half Tuesday at Ivanhoe Club as the Round of 16 Matches unfolded on a brisk, windy morning. Eight duos remain in contention for the final trophy hoisting of the 2024 CDGA Championship campaign.
Medalists George McGuire (Green Oaks / Ivanhoe Club) and Joseph Guin (Hawthorn Woods / Ivanhoe Club), both members of the host facility, continued their strong play with a 1-up triumph over the No. 16-seeded duo of Danny Brown (Gurnee / Prairie Isle GC) and Rich Smales (Lake Bluff / Pine Meadow GC). McGuire and Guin built a 3-up advantage through eight holes, but Brown and Smales battled back to tie the match by winning Nos. 9-11. The top seeds bounced back, however, claiming Nos. 13 and 14 with birdies before closing out the match on the par-4 finisher.
Also among those to make the Quarterfinals are defending champions Glenn Przybylski (Frankfort / Sanctuary GC) and Greg Seelinger (Downers Grove / Village Links of Glen Ellyn), who improved to 5-0 in Senior Four-Ball matches with a 3-and-2 victory against Ian McGregor (Barrington / Club at Wynstone) and Mike Ujiki (Chicago / Club at Wynstone). The title holders never trailed over the course of 16 holes, leading by one through 12 holes before securing the victory by winning Nos. 13 and 16.
Play continues Wednesday with the Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches, with the title tilt slated for Thursday morning.
MATCH PLAY RESULTS
Round of 16 Matches
(1) George McGuire / Joseph Guin def. (16) Danny Brown / Rich Smales, 1 up
(8) Steven Jacobs / Matthew Horwitch def. (9) John Penn / Edward Kantor, 1 up
(5) John Wright / John Finnin def. (12) Pepi Irwin / Joe Marrs, 3 and 1
(13) Dave Esler / Ted Pecora def. (4) Ron Waytula, Jr. / Michael Lawler, 3 and 2
(2) Jim Mounce / Daniel Freed def. (15) Brad Rendell / Michael Stone, 4 and 3
(7) Bob Schachner / David Passaglia vs. (10) Mark Small / John Madden, 19 holes
(6) Glenn Przybylski / Greg Seelinger vs. (11) Ian McGregor / Mike Ujiki, 3 and 2
(3) Craig Sopko / Edward Mular def. (14) Tim Walters / Tom Hammerton, 5 and 4
Day One: Monday, September 30
HOME-CLUB HOPEFULS MCGUIRE & GUIN EARN MEDALIST HONORS IN 9TH CDGA SENIOR AMATEUR FOUR-BALL AT IVANHOE
MUNDELEIN, Ill. - On a picture-perfect day in northwest suburban Mundelein, the tandem of George McGuire (Green Oaks / Ivanhoe Club) and Joseph Guin (Hawthorn Woods / Ivanhoe Club) utilized their home-club knowledge en route to medalist honors in the 9th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Ivanhoe Club. McGuire and Guin fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 in Monday’s stroke-play qualifying round to earn the No. 1 seed for match play, which begins Tuesday Morning.
The medalists birdied the par-4 second to get their round jump-started and followed that up with another birdie 3 on the par-4 eighth. They then rattled off three straight birdies on Nos. 10 through 12 to get to 5 under. The onslaught continued with red figures on the par-5 fifteenth and par-3 seventeenth to finish at 7-under 65. McGuire and Guin sat three shots clear of Jim Mounce (El Paso / El Paso GC) and Daniel Freed (Lexington / Crestwicke), who earned the No. 2 seed by day’s end after a 4-under 68.
Defending champions Glenn Przybylski (Frankfort / Sanctuary GC) and Greg Seelinger (Downers Grove / Village Links of Glen Ellyn), who triumphed at Elgin Country Club last fall, earned the No. 6 seed with a 2-under 70. The pair, who both finished in the top 15 in the Illinois State Senior Amateur Championship earlier this month, notched four birdies to two bogeys to begin their title defense. Additionally, another Ivanhoe-based team, Bob Schachner (Libertyville / Ivanhoe Club) and David Passaglia (Kildeer / Ivanhoe Club), earned the No. 7 seed following a 2-under 70 of their own. The pair have advanced to match play each of the last three years, including a Semifinals run in 2022.
Five-time event champions Tim Sheppard (East Peoria / Pekin CC) and Tom Kearfott (El Paso / El Paso GC) failed to advance from stroke play qualifying for the first time as a duo. The two carded five birdies, three bogeys and a triple bogey to miss the cut by one shot.
Overall, 20 teams finished the day at even par or better, with a 6-for-2 playoff determining the final two match play spots.
The Round of 16 matches will commence at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, with the Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches slated for Wednesday. The championship clash will then be contested on Thursday morning.
Preview
After a busy spring and summer, the 111th season of amateur golf championships conducted by the CDGA concludes with the 9th CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship, Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Ivanhoe Club in Mundelein. One round of stroke play and four rounds of match play await a field of 48 duos comprised of the Chicago District's top amateur tandems age 55 and up.
Schedule
Monday, September 30 The entire field will play 18 holes of stroke play in the morning to determine the low 16 duos that will advance to match play.
Tuesday, October 1 The 16 teams that advanced from Monday’s qualifying round will compete in Round of 16 matches in the morning.
Wednesday, October 2 The Quarterfinals will be contested in the morning, with the Semifinal matches to follow in the afternoon.
Thursday, October 3 The Championship match will be contested in the morning.
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New to the CDGA championship slate in 2016, the CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship is a team match play event for those over the age of 55. Two-person teams begin the Championship with 18 holes of stroke play on the Monday of the event before the low 16 teams are seeded into a match play bracket. Both team members play their own ball throughout, with the lowest score on each hole counting. The duo of Glenn Przybylski and Greg Seelinger won the Championship in 2023 at Elgin Country Club.
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Glenn Przybylski and Greg Seelinger successfully defended their 2023 title with a victory at Ivanhoe Club on Thursday.
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