The Metropolitan
June 2021
Sam Migdal Wins 2021 Old Warson
Sam Migdal, 2021 Old Warson Cup Champion
Ladue, MO - After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the Old Warson Cup returned June 5-6 at Old Warson Country Club. The 16-player field was determined by Players of the Year Standings from the year prior. Ten of the sixteen-players from the 2019 field were back for this year’s playing. This marked the second match play event of the year after the inaugural Robert A. Shogren Cup was played in May. Ten of the 16 players who will tee it up at Old Warson were on MAGA’s team that went up against the Gateway PGA at Bellerive. The two-day event got underway with round of 16 matches Saturday morning, June 5th. Seven of the eight round of 16 matches resulted in upsets, while the quarterfinals saw the lower seeds advance in all but one match. The semifinals featured matches between Skip Berkmeyer and Jason Landry, and Sam Migdal and Drew Pranger Sunday morning. Berkmeyer, the No. 1 overall seed, never made it to holes 17 and 18 Saturday, winning his matches 4 and 3 and 4 and 2. The reigning Men’s Player of the Year was the only top seed to make it out of the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Berkmeyer and Curtis Brokenbrow were tied making the turn, but Berkmeyer went 1-under on holes 11-13 to grab a three-hole lead and ended the match with a par on No. 15. Jason Landry won 4 and 3 in the Round of 16. A chip-in on No. 6 gave him a four-hole lead and he retained at least a three-hole lead through the end of the match. Landry matched up with Brad Carpenter in the quarterfinals. The Greenbriar Hills member made birdie on the par 4 15th which gave him a 2-up lead, and a par on the par 3 17th was good enough for Landry to win 3-up. Landry and Carpenter both eagled the par 5 6th hole. Migdal took down defending champion Crimson Callahan in the round of 16, winning 2 and 1. A matchup with Tommy Alferman in the quarterfinals saw the same result. Pranger needed all 18 to advance to the semifinals. The Glen Echo member had control of the match from the start and made the turn 2-up. Alex Ciaramitaro made a long birdie putt on No. 17 to tie the match headed to No. 18. Pranger stuck it pin-high and came out on top after a long two-putt par.
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