Live From: The 17th Carey Cup
MAMRONECK, N.Y. (October 20, 2023) – The second day of the 17th Governor Hugh L. Carey Challenge Cup gets underway with singles matches on Friday morning from Winged Foot Golf Club with the MGA lead Golf Ireland 9-1.
Related: Scoring | Pairings | Day 1 Photos
The MGA didn’t lose a match on Thursday across 10 foursome and four-ball matches. In the morning foursomes, the MGA swept the session 5-0 with only one match reaching the 18th hole.
Pairs of Pendleton Bogache of Deepdale and Kaitlyn Lee of Winged Foot, Mark Costanza from Baltusrol and Brad Tilley from Sleepy Hollow, and Chris DeJohn of Arcola and Christian Cavaliere of Hudson National went 2-0-0 across the two sessions Thursday. Golf Ireland’s one point came from a pair of tied matches in the afternoon four-ball matches. Mairead Martin and Aideen Walsh tied their match as did Jack McDonnell and Jack Hearn.
To retain the Cup, the MGA needs only one point from the 10 singles matches on Friday. The singles matches will be played on the West Course.
Friday’s matches were scheduled to get underway at 7:30 a.m. but with the inclement weather they will be pushed back to 8 a.m. with each match being a nine-hole match.
The MGA has had success in recent Carey Cup matches, winning the cup at Arcola in 2019 (6.5 – 5.5) and retaining the cup after a tie in 2021 at Carton House in Ireland (10-10).
The Carey Cup – which originated as the Metedeconk International Challenge Cup – was first played in 1990. The teams played again in Ireland in 1992 but did not meet in 1994. In 1996, the matches were conducted again thanks to an effort spearheaded by the late Governor Hugh L. Carey, who envisioned the matches as an opportunity to foster sportsmanship and goodwill between the countries ever since the matches have been played in his honor with a spirit of camaraderie and competition.
Many consider winged Foot the greatest example of strategic design in the United States, with each hole's challenge visible from the tee and each hole's play reflecting A.W. Tillinghast's belief that "a controlled shot to a closely guarded green is the surest test of a man's golf." Such a demanding and heralded layout has led the Club to a mainstay in major championship golf. The West Course has hosted the U.S. Open in 1929, 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006, and 2020, with another coming in 2028. The West Course has also hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1940 and 2004 and the PGA Championship in 1997. The East Course hosted the 1959 and 1972 U.S. Women's Open and the 1980 U.S. Senior Open.
Additional Coverage
Day 1 Recap | Am-Am Photos | Carey Cup History