The 2009 Mitterling Cup was held on January 16, 2010 at Deer Brook GC in Shelby, NC. Fifty-one players came and competed in the match play event that has been named after Roger Mitterling. Roger was one of the original tour directors for the eGolf Amateur Tour and a big part of what the tour has become today. He passed away last January after a long battle with cancer. One thousand dollars was raised and donated to Stand Up For Cancer in Roger’s memory. After being in a deep freeze for most of January, the weather cleared and warmed up to the 50’s. All the players were happy to be on a golf course since most have not even picked up a golf club in a while. Players came from as far as Columbus, OH to compete in the event. Special thanks to Howard Pavlofsky and Gary Andrews for making the long trip down from Columbus. There were lots of stories about Roger being told by just about every player which brought laughter and a few tears to this old director. Friendships are the biggest reason why the eGolf Amateur Tour stands above the rest. How many people can say they have over 3000 friends! In the feature match, Charlotte Tour Director Dennis McCormac used 12 pars to outlast the team of Joe Lee and Larry Lee (Who believes he is going to have to take up chess!). The other feature matches had the 2009 Championship Flight Tour Champion Joe Jaspers take down the Clemson Orange Warrior, Danny Garrison. Danny was one of the original members of the Upstate, SC Tour where Roger and I started. When all the matches were completed the Charlotte/Pinehurst team had 14.5 points and Upstate Golf Services had 4.5 points. “We will get them next year, even if I have to hire some pros” said Larry Lee. Mitterling Cup Match Results Single Matches Jim Aughtry (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Chris Hennon (Upstate Golf Services) Joe Jaspers (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Danny Garrison (Upstate Golf Services) David Schmidt (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Adam Shealy (Upstate Golf Services) Jacob Sigmon (Upstate Golf Services) defeated Jason Breedlove (Charlotte/Pinehurst) Eric Whitehead (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Bill Daniel (Upstate Golf Services) Steven Clippard (Upstate Golf Services) defeated Henry Lister (Charlotte/Pinehurst) Karl Nagy (Upstate Golf Services) defeated Mike Hindmarsh (Charlotte/Pinehurst) Ruth Traver (Upstate Golf Services) defeated Michelle Staples (Charlotte/Pinehurst) Bob Kelly (Upstate Golf Services) Halved Steve Daniels (Charlotte/Pinehurst) Matthew Crates (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Richard Verry (Upstate Golf Services) Best Ball Matches Mike Nasekos/Rex Mills (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Tony Capehart (Upstate Golf Services) Jim Morehead/Dean Hearn (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Gary Andrews/HowardPavlofsky (Upstate Golf Services) Greg McCoy/David Shakelford (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Tim Brackett (Upstate Golf Services) Joe Lewis/BillMaryman (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Chris Voss/Brandon Hampton (Upstate Golf Services) Darren Green/Bob Sheahan (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Jimmy Turner (Upstate Golf Services) Bruce Hallenbeck/Tom Kubla (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated John Cooney/Vince Thompson (Upstate Golf Services) Mike Germain/Greg Ries (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Neil White/Tom Simpson (Upstate Golf Services) Joe Burgess/Phil Vangeersdaelen (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Gary Bott/Tim Huffman (Upstate Golf Services) Dennis McCormac (Charlotte/Pinehurst) defeated Larry Lee/Joe Lee (Upstate Golf Services)