Inaugurated six years ago, The Boca Cup is an annual one-day competition among ten of the most prestigious country clubs in the Boca Raton area.
After all the scoring was done, Stonebridge Golf and Country Club and Addison Reserve were tied with a total of 192 in the 2014 Boca Cup. To decide the tournament each team chose two players to represent their respective team in the sudden death playoff. The Stonebridge team unanimously picked the twosome of Ron Bosco and Doug Bohner for the playoff which started on the 18th hole. The pressure started to build as the crowd increased around the 18th tee. Team Stonebridge won the coin flip and had the honor.
Leading off was Doug Bohner, who hit a pressure-packed drive down the left center of the fairway and Ron Bosco followed with another tee shot down the middle putting the pressure on Addison Reserve to respond. That they did, hitting two tee shots down the middle of the 18th fairway as well. Ron Bosco was away for Stonebridge and hit a great shot just right of the hole, but a gust of wind made his ball come up just short and came to rest in the bunker. Next to play was Doug Bohner, who hit a fabulous shot, pin high, 20 feet right of the hole. Now the pressure was really on the team from Addison Reserve, with both of their players missing the green Team Stonebridge had the advantage. After the other three players played their third shots it was up to Doug Bohner, who responded with a great lag putt to within inches of the hole and tapped in for his par. Once the player from Addison lipped out his putt to tie the hole, the celebration began as Team Stonebridge successfully defended the Boca Cup.
Competing with Stonebridge and Addison Reserve were Boca Grove Country Club, Boca West Country Club, Broken Sound Country Club, The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, St. Andrews Country Club and Woodfield Country Club.
Led by Honorary Captain Herb Kanter, the Stonebridge Boca Cup Championship team members were PGA Golf Professional, Jeff Hall and golf members, Alan Bilgore, Ron Bosco, Doug Bohner, Rich Catania, Tony Codner, Brian Gilbertson, Alan Goldner, Don Gould, and Marvin Kelner. The team from Stonebridge Golf and Country Club is already looking forward to next year’s defense of their title and a treasured 3-peat performance.
The inaugural tournament in 2009 was also won by Stonebridge Golf and Country Club. Woodfield Country Club has won the cup twice and Addison Reserve once.