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| For Immediate Release | July 30, 2025 |
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| COUSIN COLLECTIVE HULSEY, LUCHTENBURG GRASP CDGA AMATEUR FOUR-BALL TROPHY | |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - GENEVA, Ill. – Many of the 50 duos competing in the 10th CDGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship came in with years of experience playing alongside one another. Jackson Hulsey (St. Charles / The Hawk CC) and Joseph Luchtenburg (West Chicago / St. Andrews G&CC) had nearly a lifetime’s worth. The cousins relied on their familial bond to emerge victorious, 1 up, in the Final Match against Dustin Sloat (Charleston / CDGA Member’s Club) and Tyler Comerford (Glen Carbon / CDGA Member’s Club) Wednesday evening at Eagle Brook Country Club. "We’ve known each other for a very long time,” Hulsey said, estimating they first played golf together 15 years ago at the ages of 6 and 4. “The more we’ve played together, the more we know each other’s games,” Hulsey added. “We know if one gets in trouble, the other one gets either aggressive or safe and just go from there on who hits first and everything like that.” There was no better example of this rhythm than the decisive 17th and 18th holes in the title tilt. With the match tied, Luchtenburg fired his approach on the 189-yard par-3 to 15 feet above the hole. With Comerford in a similar range, Luchtenburg collaborated with Hulsey to read the putt and sank it for birdie. Comerford’s bid slid by the hole, sending the eventual victors to No. 18 1 up. “I knew in the moment it was a must-make,” Luchtenburg, a rising sophomore at Olivet Nazarene University, said. “I had to assume the competitor was going to make his. I put a good line on it and hoped it went in. It went in and I was very happy about that.” Next, it was Hulsey’s turn to bolster the team. Luchtenburg hit first and put his drive in the water down the right side, leaving Hulsey in a precarious position as he stepped to the tee of the demanding 448-yard finisher. “On 18, after I saw him unfortunately hit in the water, I knew that it was ok because I trusted myself and trusted the process. One shot at a time,” Hulsey said. The rising senior at Aurora University flirted with the same hazard Luchtenburg found, but wound up safely in the rough. Sloat was the only one from his duo in play off the tee. His approach shot went long left, while Hulsey’s rolled just off the back left corner of the green. Sloat notched a skillful up-and-down to save par before Hulsey clinched the title with a nervy three-footer. “I just looked at it, picked out my target and hit a couple good shots there at the end,” Hulsey said. “That’s all I knew I had to do.” The 16 holes preceding the climax were closely contested, with no side leading by more than one hole. Hulsey and Luchtenburg birdied the par-3 third to go 1 up and held the advantage until No. 10, when Sloat and Comerford birdied Nos. 10 and 11 to surge in front. The deficit was short-lived, as Hulsey responded by chipping in for eagle on the par-5 12th and celebrated with an assertive fist pump and scream. He also birdied the par-4 14th, sticking his approach from the right rough to within five feet and rolling in the birdie bid. “It was very important for us,” Hulsey said of regaining the advantage. “We don’t do good on No. 10 and 11. We didn’t really win those. We always lost on 11. But we always knew that Nos. 12-14 were our stretch where we could take advantage.” “We love that stretch of holes,” Luchtenburg added. “We were just comfortable throughout that, which helped us out a lot.” Sloat responded impressively in his own right, tallying a 2 on the par-3 15th to once again even the match before the heroics from Luchtenburg and Hulsey concluded the proceedings. Each victor hopes to build off their success in this event, and throughout the summer in the Chicago District, as they prepare to continue their respective college careers. “It helps build confidence,” said Hulsey, who also finished 14th in the Illinois State Amateur Championship and made match play in the CDGA Amateur Championship. “Seeing that trend in my game builds confidence in me.” “Coming out here and getting a win is a huge stepping stone that I’m glad to finally be over,” said Luchtenburg, also a 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist. The 2025 CDGA Championship Schedule continues in August, as the 33rd Illinois State Mid-Amateur Championship is slated for Inverness Golf Club, Aug. 18-19. | |
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