The Eighth Annual LinOma Cup was held at the HiMark Golf Club on July 16th and 17th. The event features two teams of 12 players from both Omaha & Lincoln. Omaha had an opportunity to repeat their 2010 title, which was their third overall and a repeat would have been their first in the series.
After the Saturday morning matches of NET Team Total/Alternate Shot, Lincoln held a commanding 12 1/2 to 5 1/2 lead. The afternoon matches of Four Ball held nearly the same form as the morning matches, with Lincoln winning 11 1/2 to 6 1/2, giving them a commanding 24 to 12 lead. In order for Omaha to retain the Cup, they would need to win 24 of the 36 possible points in Sunday's singles matches. Buoyed by sweeps from Tim Holt and Brent Poppe, Lincoln put any drama to rest early, winning the Sunday matches 21 1/2 to 14 1/2, for a Cup winning total score of 45 1/2 to 26 1/2 - the second largest margin of victory in the series.
Tim Holt was the MVG (Most Valuable Golfer) for the winning side, going a perfect 9-0-0 for the weekend, becoming only the third Lincoln player to accomplish the feat (Justin Hash & Scott Diekmann both went 9-0-0 in Lincoln's record setting 2009 win).
The following is a summary of the team scoring, per leg:
Best Ball ---> Lincoln 11 1/2, Omaha 6 1/2
Brian Gable / Brad Jones & Arlan Hansen / Corby Dill Tie, 1 - 1 -1
Matt Diekmann / Dave Spangler defeat Chris Wirth / Mike Davis, 3 - 0 - 0
Tim Holt / Curt Babbitt defeat Matt Liebentritt / Andy Rongisch, 3 - 0 - 0
Jack Best / Justin Hash defeat Bill Reineke / Rory Whaley, 3 - 0 - 0
Darin Johnson / Brian Osborn defeat Scott Diekmann / Brent Poppe, 2 - 0 - 1
Keith Mann / Tom Kernes & Chris Dill / Bill Krajicek Tie, 1 - 1 - 1
Team Total & Alternate Shot ---> Lincoln 12 1/2, Omaha 5 1/2
Brad Jones / Tim Holt defeat Andy Rongisch / Chris Dill, 3 - 0 - 0
Keith Mann / Jack Best defeat Arlan Hansen / Bill Reineke, 3 - 0 - 0
Brian Gable / Brent Poppe defeat Matt Liebentritt / Chris Wirth, 2 - 1 - 0
Matt Diekmann / Tom Kernes defeat Bill Krajicek / Mike Davis, 2 - 0 - 1
Corby Dill / Brian Osborn defeat Scott Diekmann, Justin Hash, 2 - 0 - 1
Curt Babbitt / Dave Spangler defeat Darin Johnson / Rory Whaley, 2 - 0 - 1
Singles ---> Lincoln 21 1/2, Omaha 14 1/2
Brent Poppe defeat Bill Reineke, 3 - 0 - 0
Tim Holt defeat Chris Wirth, 3 - 0 - 0
Tom Kernes defeat Brian Osborn, 2 - 0 - 1
Justin Hash defeat Bill Krajicek, 2 - 0 - 1
Matt Diekmann defeat Chris Dill, 2 - 0 - 1
Jack Best defeat Rory Whaley, 2 - 0 - 1
Scott Diekmann & Mike Davis Tie, 1 - 1 - 1
Keith Mann & Matt Liebentritt Tie, 1 - 1 - 1
Brian Gable & Darin Johnson Tie, 1 - 1 - 1
Arlan Hansen defeat Brad Jones, 3 - 0 - 0
Andy Rongisch defeat Curt Babbitt, 3 - 0 - 0
Corby Dill defeat Dave Spangler, 2 - 1 - 0