Results
October 18, 2026
El Macero CC finally has its first NCGA Team Match crown.
Winners of the Saturday League title, El Macero defeated Thursday League champion Fountaingrove, 21-15, on Sunday at Poppy Hills in the overall championship match.
In 2001, El Macero reached the finals but lost to Ukiah GC.
"It's a team event, and we have such a great team and such great camaraderie," El Macero captain Reno Cruz said. "We have a lot of great grinders. Guys who have great short games, chippers and putters."
El Macero is made up of teammates Brandon Kavrell, Dyke Mundy, Brian Casey, Jeff Gray, A.J. Meza, Dennis Younglove, Ken Yamauchi, Douglas Gedestad, Justin Carrodo, Chris Shuler, George Sousa and Timothy Mar.
"We represent El Macero, and it's about playing the game the way it's supposed to be played, with great etiquette, and developing great friendships with the other teams," Cruz said.
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October 17, 2026
It'll be Fountaingrove vs. El Macero in the final of this year's NCGA Team Match Championship. Fountaingrove won the title in 2024. El Macero has never won the overall championship.
Thursday Finals | Fountaingrove vs. Spring Creek
It couldn't get any tighter, as both Fountaingrove (above) and Spring Creek finished regulation tied at 18. Fountaingrove would win the playoff, securing their berth into the final.
Fountaingrove is comprised of teammates Tony Coscia, Matt Etchell, Miguel Bunting, Kekoa Morgan, Matt Kreling, Jason Smits, Jim FIsher, Mike Yee, Vince Figueroa, Johnnie Walker, Incho Chong and Uriel Gonzalez.
Saturday Finals | StoneTree vs. El Macero
El Macero CC captured the Saturday League title, defeating StoneTree GC, 21-11.
El Macero is made up of teammates Brandon Kavrell, Dyke Mundy, Brian Casey, Jeff Gray, A.J. Meza, Dennis Younglove, Ken Yamauchi, Douglas Gedestad, Justin Carrodo, Chris Shuler, George Sousa and Timothy Mar.
The Team Match Program is a competition between players that belong to regular NCGA member clubs. Events use a format where two players from a side face off against two players from an opposing side in four-ball and individual matches concurrently, with players earning two points for a win and one point for a tie.
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