Team We-Ko-Pa leveraged their home-course advantage to capture the 2010 TaylorMade OB Sports National Team Championship, presented by adidas Golf. The winning team, who shot 207+199=406, was comprised of club professional

Frank O’Connell along with We-Ko-Pass holders Ken Hatch, Joseph Mitchell, Joe Morrill, Fred Anschutz, Philip Donnelly, Joe Morrill, Gary Evans and Michael Friedman. First-round leaders from Tijeras Creek Golf Club shot 206+206=412 to finish in second place, followed by the team from Palm Valley Golf Club who shot 214+203=417 to finish third. The first round of the two-round competition was played on We-Ko-Pa’s Scott Miller-designed Cholla course, and the final round was played on the Coore/Crenshaw-designed Saguaro Course.
 
“Congrats to Team We-Ko-Pa who played great over the past couple of days and closed strong with the low final round,” stated Kris Strauss, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OB Sports. “Also I’d like to take a moment to thank our sponsors – TaylorMade, adidas Golf, Ashworth and Imperial – who truly made this event memorable. Plus, I’d like to thank We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, Eagle Mountain Golf Club and Radisson Fort McDowell for being spectacular host venues!”

In total, 136 national qualifiers participated in the event, representing 16 OB-Sports-affiliated golf clubs from throughout the United States. Each team fielded an eight-person team (grouped together in four, two-person teams) made up of seven qualifiers from the club and the club’s golf professional. Daily prizes were awarded to the top three two-person teams from each flight (Scratch Flight/low gross 1st, 2nd, 3rd place; A Flight, low net 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and B Flight, low net 1st, 2nd, 3rd place). “The Cup” is awarded to the low team score comprised of each teams post best three, two-person-team net scores, across both days of competition. Past champions of the event include High Meadow Ranch (2009), Tijeras Creek Golf Club (2008) and Sandia Golf Club (2007).

Participating golf clubs included We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in Fort McDowell, AZ; Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, AZ.; Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, OR.; Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills, AZ.; Centennial Golf Club in Medford, OR.; Three Crowns Golf Club in Casper, WY.; Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, NM.; Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.; Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, NV.; The Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, NV; High Meadow Ranch in Magnolia, TX.; The Oaks Golf Club in Biloxi, MS.; Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, AZ. and Ahwatukee Country Club/Duke Golf Club/Club West Golf Clubs in Phoenix, AZ. The Title sponsor of the event is TaylorMade while the presenting sponsor is adidas. Other supporting sponsors include Ashworth and Imperial headwear.

For more information on the 2010 TaylorMade OB Sports National Team Championship, presented by adidas Golf, visit www.obsports.com/team

The clubs participating in the TaylorMade OB Sports National Team Championship are professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 37 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States. For more information about OB Sports Golf Management, visit www.obsports.com, call 480.948.1300, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/obsportsgolf, become a Fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/obsports or check out the OB Sports You Tube Channel at www.youtube.com/obsportsgolf

TaylorMade OB Sports National Team Championship, presented by adidas Golf Final Round Results, December 11, 2010 We-Ko-Pa Golf Club-Saguaro Course, Par 71