Playing together every day has its advantages when it comes
to team competitions, and it certainly worked out for Sam Till, Jr. and Marty
Rifkin. Till and Rifkin play together every day at their home course of
Sycamore Hills Golf Club, and that experience helped them win the IGA Mid Am
Team at Pine Valley Country Club Monday. “We really played good team golf,”
said Rifkin. “And it’s always fun to play with Sam because he’s so good.” The
twosome carded a one-over 72 in the best ball format to combine with their even
par in the first round alternate shot format and win by one stroke over Gordie
Rees and Craig Scheibert and the team of Brooks Snyder and Rick Himes.
Although Till is now a member at Sycamore Hills with Rifkin,
he spent 10 years at Pine Valley and won several tournaments while he was a
member. “I’m very comfortable out here,” he said. “I’ve always liked this
place, and I’ve posted some low scores.” Till won a senior club championship
title and the 2009 Indiana PGA Senior Open, and finished runner-up at the 2008
Mid Amateur.
See complete results here.