Army Earns Star with 8-3 Victory over Rival Navy

Sunday, September 30

West Point, NY

8:30 AM

Army West Point

Navy

Army Earns Star with 8-3 Victory over Rival Navy

September 30, 2018 | Men's Golf

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point golf team claimed the annual Star match for the second-straight year when it defeated archrival Navy 8-3 on Sunday.

The Black Knights jumped out to a 3.5-0.5 lead after four-ball play on Saturday and then earned points in the first four singles matches on Sunday to secure victory in the Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA. The match was decided after Army had taken a 7-1 lead on the final day, making it impossible for the Mids to mount a comeback.

MATCH NOTES

Gunnar Doyle earned the first point of the Sunday singles matches by earning a 1-up victory over Thomas Garbee.
Matt Plunkett secured the second point of the day with a clutch 50-foot putt to win 2-up over Navy's Charlie Musto.
Army claimed the Star when Tom Katsenes finished on the 17th hole by winning 2-and-1 and almost at the exact time, Justin Williamson halved his match with Navy's Griffin Peters.
The Black Knights have won the Star in six of the last seven years.
Navy claimed wins over Sam Yom and James McKee but Nick Turner rounded out the points for Army when he defeated Ward Wilkinson by 2-up.

TEAM SCORES
1. Army: 8
2. Navy: 3

SUNDAY SINGLES
Gunnar Doyle def. Thomas Garbee, 1-up
Matt Plunkett def. Charlie Musto, 2-up
Justin Williamson halved Griffin Peters
Tom Katsenes def. Jake Miles, 2-and-1
Paul Mauer def Sam Yom, 1-up
Matthew Starobin def. James McKee, 2-up
Nick Turner def Ward Wilkinson, 2-up

SATURDAY'S FOUR BALL
Turner and Yom def. Thomas Garbee and Paul Mauer, 1-up
Doyle and Katsenes def. Charlie Musto and Michael Brennan, 3-and-1
Williamson and Plunkett def. Griffin Peters and Matthew Starobin, 2-up
McKee and Messner halved Jake Miles and Ward Wilkinson

UP NEXT
Army is back in action on Oct. 8-9 at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Tournament at Vestavia Hills, Ala., which is hosted by Alabama.