63rd Radix Cup Matches

The team of CDGA Amateurs fell 10.5-7.5 to the Illinois PGA Professionals in the 63rd Radix Cup Matches at Oak Park Country Club.
63rd Radix Cup Matches
June 12 • Oak Park Country Club

IPGA RETAINS RADIX CUP IN CLOSELY CONTESTED AFFAIRRIVER GROVE, Ill. - The Illinois PGA Professionals retained the Radix Cup against the CDGA Amateurs, emerging victorious 10.5-7.5 in the event's 63rd iteration at Oak Park Country Club. The teams of Brian Hickey (Edgewood Valley CC) and Lyle Burns (Lincolnshire Fields CC) and Brien Davis (WeaverRidge GC) and Justin Smith (Oak Park CC) were the standout performers for the CDGA, winning 3.0 and 2.5 points, respectively.

RESULTS

CDGA Amateurs	Match Status	IPGA Professionals
Rick Stewart (Arrowhead GC) Joseph Cermak (Mt. Prospect GC)	0-3	Travis Johns (Medinah CC) Jeff Kellen (North Shore CC)
Daniel Stringfellow (Medinah CC) Michael Cascino (Olympia Fields CC)	0-3	Andy Svoboda (Butler National) Chris Green (Glen View Club)
Justin Smith (Oak Park CC) Brien Davis (WeaverRidge GC)	2.5-0.5	Andy Mickelson (Mistwood GC) Carson Solien (Oak Park CC)
Brian Hickey (Edgewood Valley CC) Lyle Burns (Lincolnshire Fields CC)	3-0	Kevin Flack (Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC) Kyle Donovan (Oak Park CC)
Alex Creamean (Skokie CC) Pierce Grieve (Knollwood Club)	1.5-1.5	Matt Rion (Briarwood CC) Frank Hohenadel (Mistwood GC)
Graham O'Connor-Brooks (Glen Flora CC) Chadd Slutzky (The Grove CC)	0.5-2.5	Brian Carroll (The Hawk CC) Chris French (Aldeen GC)
7.5	SCORE	10.5

PREVIEW

First played in 1962, the Radix Cup annually features a team of amateur golfers representing the Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA) squaring off with a squad of Illinois PGA (IPGA) professionals. The format consists of six better ball matches utilizing Nassau scoring, with the team accumulating the most points hoisting the Radix Cup. The IPGA leads the all-time series 38-22-2. The IPGA Professionals won the 62nd iteration, 16-2, in 2024.