The Men’s Regular 1st flight finals are set, and Nicholas Adams will be going for a second straight championship in the division.
Adams won a 3-1 contest over Alexandria’s Brandon Bistodeau in the final four on Friday. Michael Herzog will join Adams from the first tee box at 8:10 a.m. on Saturday to decide who will walk away with a championship.
Here is a look at how both got to the finals.
Herzog def. Erickson, 3-2
Jake Erickson took down the division medalist on Thursday with a 4-2 win over Tyler Wanous, but he couldn’t repeat that magic against Michael Herzog on Friday.
Herzog got a par win at No. 1 before Erickson’s birdie at 2 evened the match back up. Herzog built a 2-up advantage with par wins at 4 and 6, but again Erickson answered to even the match with a par win at 7 and a birdie win at 11.
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That’s when Herzog took control. His eagle win at 12 jumpstarted a run of three wins over the next four holes. A birdie win on 14 and a par win at 15 helped him to 3-up as Herzog shot 3-under par through his seven holes on the back nine to secure the win.
Adams def. Bistodeau, 3-1
Adams had a similar match against Bistodeau in that neither player could really separate themself from the other by too much.
It was all square after a Bistodeau birdie win at No. 12, but Adams immediately responded. His par at 13 moved him to 1-up, and a birdie win at 14 was the separation he needed to secure the win. He added par wins at 1, 3 and 10 around a bogey win at 4. Bistodeau parred Nos. 2 and 9 for wins, while adding a second birdie win at the par-5 6th hole.
