Around the Green

North Leads 13-11 After Day 1 at Jackie Burke Cup

Galveston – The North Squad heads into Sunday’s Singles Matches with a 13-11 lead as it looks to even the all-time series versus the South at the 14^th Jackie Burke Cup.

The Jackie Burke Cup matches feature 12 players from north Texas squaring off against 12 players from south Texas. Players compete in three rounds: Four-Ball matches, Foursome matches and Singles matches. Each match is worth two points and the team that earns the most points wins the cup.

The North Squad dominated the morning Four-Ball matches and earning a total of nine points to take a 9-3 lead. There were two duos that each earned four points on Saturday. Flower Mound’s Rohit Madireddi and Dallas’ Mateo Trevino won 3&2 in the morning and 2&1 in the afternoon, while Temple’s Dallas Hankamer and Plano’s Matthew Comegys won 1-up in the morning and 3&1 in the afternoon.

Dallas’ Andrew Petruzzelli and Ben Delarosa won their Four-Ball match 1-up over Keaton Vo and Grant Yerger, while Dallas’ Hailey Jones and Abilene’s Maddi Olson made five birdies in the last six holes to win their match for the North Squad.

For the South Squad, Austin’s Cole Sherwood and San Antonio’s Shoichiro Kato totaled four points on the day, winning both their Four-Ball and Foursome matches 2&1.

The South Squad fought back in the afternoon to win four matches and eight points. Players were put together and competed in foursome matches, alternating shots on each hole.

After halving their morning match, Austin’s Thomas Bockholt III, who won the Boys 15-18 Player of the Year Award on Friday, and Pearland’s Vishnu Sadagopan won their Foursome match 1-up over Connor Adams and Gaven Lane. Bockholt and Sadagopan teamed up to make four total birdies in the afternoon, including the 426-yard 16^th.

Austin’s Vo and Driftwood’s Yerger won their afternoon match 5&3 after making birdie on the par-4 15^th.
Houston’s Zoe Slaughter, who was named Girls 12-18 Player of the Year on Friday, and Kingwood’s Elise Parel won their afternoon match after Parel sank a 10-foot putt on the 18^th green.

The players will compete in 12 Singles matches on Sunday at Moody Gardens Golf Course with a total of 24 possible points. The North Squad needs only 11 points tomorrow to retain the Jackie Burke Cup, while the South Squad will need to win 14 points to win for the first time since 2013.

Moody Gardens Golf Course is hosting the Jackie Burke Cup matches for the first time in the event’s 14-year history. Moody Gardens joins an elite list of previous host clubs which includes Brook Hollow Golf Club, Whispering Pines Golf Club, Spanish Oaks Golf Club and Championship Golf Club, which Jackie Burke Jr. founded.

Tee times will start at 8:00 am on Sunday and matches will have live scoring throughout the day. To see all the scores from Saturday, click here. For more information on the Jackie Burke Cup, click here.