
Point Venture vs. Lago Vista Golf Course
Name: Travis Cup
Nickname: “War on the North Shore”
Captains: Point Venture – Justin Orbin Lago Vista – Chris Godwin
Goal: Develop a friendly and competitive rivalry between the 2 clubs
Dates: 2023 at Point Venture Golf Club = September 29th – October 1st, 2023
Location: Point Venture Golf Club (Odd Years) Lago Vista (Even Years)
Times:
Fri, September 29th – 9:00am – Shotgun – Practice Round
2:00pm – Optional Shootout
6:00pm – Captain’s Dinner at Captain Pete’s Boathouse
7:00pm – Live Music at the Caddie Shack
Sat, September 30th– 9:00am – T-Times – 9 Hole Matches – 1 low Net (90%)
12:00pm – T-Times – 9 Hole Matches – Alt Shot (50%)
2:00pm – Lunch
3:00pm – Optional Scramble
7:00pm – Live Music at the Caddie Shack
Sun, October 1st – 12:15pm – Team Pictures
12:30pm – T-Times – 18 Hole Individual Matches (100%)
6:00pm – Awards Ceremony & Party
Cost: $199 per player
Cost includes: 5 Rounds of golf with cart and range ball & Captain’s dinner,
2 Team Shirts and a Team Hat, Saturday Lunch, Sunday afternoon
– Trophy Presentation and Beverages, Permanent Crystal Trophy to winning team
Eligibility: Open to any male over the age of 25
Team Make-Up: Point Venture – Top 10 Men on the yearly points list + Low Gross and Low Net from the 2023 Club Championship not already on the team
Lago Vista – MGA Point Leaders, Qualifying tournament and Captain’s Picks
Points: Each match is worth 1 point for a win and ½ point for a tie.
A team would need 12.5 points to win the Travis Cup. If there is a tie, PV will retain the Cup!
Congratulations to the 2023 Point Venture Team for winning the Travis Cup this year with a 20 – 4 victory!
Next year’s matches are at Lago Vista where we will try to retain the Cup for the 4th year in a row!
2023 Travis Cup Results
Day 1 Four- Ball = Point Venture 5.5 Lago Vista .5
Day 1 Foursomes = Point Venture 4 Lago Vista 2
Day 2 Singles = Point Venture 10.5 Lago Vista 1.5
Overall Totals = Point Venture 20 Lago Vista 4
Chris Shive, Gregg Dreyer, Eric Carpenter, Gene Glass, Lance Bass, Johnny Walker, Gary Little, Ken Bingham, Ken James, Jim Barlow, Stan Retrum, & Julian Drakeford.
Click on the link below to see the career statistics from the first 10 Travis Cup competitions. The link will open an Excel spreadsheet in a new window for you!
Travis Cup – Career Statistics