It couldn't have been a more fitting end. Going into the final individual match of the ASGA season (2016) at Bluebonnet Golf Club on October 4th, the East squad desperately needed a win to claim a share of the title and that is exactly what happened. The East clawed to a narrow 70.93 to 71.12 win in this season-ending final on the efforts of William Boyd's 63 and 64s by Don Visness and Joe Noon. William Sampson's 66 was followed by 67s from Samuel Jenkins and Ken Garrett while Lino Oballo, Lawrence Noble, and Juan Davila scored 68s in the dramatic win. Willard Hebbe, Terry Rodriguez, Richard Ortiz, and Dewayne Digby also helped the cause with 70s.
The West squad had the most players under par (20-18) but it was the East's domination at the high end of the scoring range that led them to victory. Leading the West was Kenneth Lauber's 64 and Laird Fowler's 65. Barkley Edwards, Alton Stewart, and Curtis Higgs had 67s while Shawn Higgins, Don Davis, Jim Abercrombie, Jack Scruggs, and Robert Sebring all had 68s. Tom Walters, Bobby Johnson, and Andrew Allen finished with 69s in trying to stop the East comeback. Also assisting the West in that effort were Bill Barreda, Ken Pilcher, Linda Bradford, David Galindo, and John Egbert, all of whom scored a 70.
For the year, both squads finished with 8 wins and 8 losses and shared the East/West Series Championship. The mythical All-Star squad for both the East and West will be posted soon.
