The 2012 PBB final was a Saxony Classic - a match of intensity, camaraderie and good sportsmanship.  It took all 18 holes and a lot of gutsy golf to determine our winners.

Horgan/Levy took the Front 1 Up courtesy of two natural birdies by Mr. Levy (on #4 and #9).  They pressed hard to widen their lead on the back, Charlie winning both #10 and #11.  Valenti wouldn't stand for that and quickly won two back with net pars on both #12 and #13 getting his side back to 1 Down.  Levy took #14, but Guido came right back with a great 10 foot putt for an up/down par and the win on #15.  All missed the green on #16, save Valenti who put it on the back fringe and then made a wonderful, downhill curling lag to within 3 ft of the front pin.  If he could win the hole it would be All Square.  But Levy responded with a chip over the bunker that nearly went in:  hole pushed.

Everyone hit the fairway on #17, but none made the green.  Charlie chipped up close, looking like a sure bet for bogie/net par.  Again Valenti held them off with his putter, droping a tense 8 footer for a natural par - which pushed the hole, but left Valenti/Corso down one going to #18.

Nerves on the final tee kept all short of the 150.  Having to win the hole to extend the match, both Valenti and Corso went at the pin and missed left.  Levy came up short, but Charlie put his hybrid on the front of the green.  Charlie then lagged up to 4 feet and Valenti chipped to 6 feet.  When Valenti's putt slid by on the low side it was over.

Congratulations to our new Partners' Best Ball Champions - Major veteran Charlie Horgan and first time major Champion Bill Levy.

See the Final Round Scorecard  - Click Here    and watch the Video below

Well, the plan to watch the match-winning putt on 18 never had a chance. Bob Price and Peter Ennis came on strong right from the first swing.  They were up 5 at the turn.  Pete was in the unusual spot of only getting one stroke on the round and Bob only got one more than Larry.   A good matchup.  But, tough as they are,  the 2003 PBB champions team of Sakala/McNaughton just couldn't just make up enough ground on the back and the match ended on 13.

Congratulations to our new Champions. This makes the 4th year in a row that Ennis has won a major.  And it could be the start of a great comback for Price - unlike Tiger he's back to winning majors after knee surgery - adding this trophy to his 2005 Memorial.

Price/Ennis is definitely a winning combination.  Does anyone remember the famous Team 59 round from 2009?  And can you recall that sandbagging chart from 3 weeks ago?  Probably not relevant - Just asking.