The Metropolitan
September/October 2021
Old Hickory Golf Club Wins
Old Hickory Golf Club Webster Groves, MO – Old Hickory defeated Spring Lake Country Club 4-2 in the finals of the Thomas O. Sobbe Cup Friday night, September 24th, at Algonquin Golf Club. This marks Old Hickory’s first win at the Sobbe Cup. The club had finished second twice, in 2006, and more recently in 2019. Jeff Cleveland sunk a 40-foot putt just before darkness to get the winning point for his club. The four-ball handicap match of Cleveland and Josh Crume of Old Hickory was tied with Spring Lake’s Haily Meyer and Andrew Smith. A win by Spring Lake on No. 18 would send the cup into a playoff, but Cleveland’s putt gave Old Hickory the win by two points. Tony Gumper gained the first point for Old Hickory in the finals. Going 2-0 on the day and never making it to hole 18, Gumper won 3 and 1 in his final match. Gumper made 16 birdies in regulation to lead all players. Zach Holland joined Gumper in going 2-0 in scratch matches. Holland won his finals match 5 and 4 and made 13 birdies through his two matches. Andrew Francis won 1-up in his singles handicap match getting Old Hickory to 3 points. Francis was 3-up after 10 and traded birdies on the last with Spring Lake’s Gary Boots was enough to get the point. Spring Lake’s Jason Traeder won 7 and 6 in his professional match to get his team’s first point. Bill Latour and Mike Ridder won their senior four-ball handicap match 3 and 1. Old Hickory defeated Greenbriar Hills in the semifinals 3.5-2.5. Tony Gumper earned the first point for Old Hickory after winning 8 and 6. Gumper birdied seven of his first nine holes to take a commanding lead at the turn. Two more birdies on 11 and 12 got his team the first point of the day early on.
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