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Trophy Week brought the curtain down on the 2025 season with Jeff Sergott leading the field at 40 gross and Chad Miller posting an eye-popping 22 net. When the final points were tallied, Matwijec/Sreca were crowned league champions — capping a season of unrelenting consistency. Kasper/Firley finished as runners-up in one of the closest title chases in recent years.

Jeff Sergott posted the week's low gross at 38 facing Will Cotter in a direct head-to-head (Sergott/Lamb vs. Cotter/Lyman) — but Cotter's 29 net flipped the result, earning Cotter 6.5 points to Sergott's 5.5. In a separate matchup, Shawn Hughes went 8 solid points for Hughes/Acquaviva. Kasper/Firley led by 15 over Matwijec/Sreca with Hughes/Acquaviva just 2.5 back of second — two weeks to play.

Jeff Sergott turned in the week's best round — 38 gross / 31 net / 8 points against Allen/Hazeltine on the back nine. Matt Smaldon's 8.5-point effort against Rothdiener/Kaleta was another standout in a separate matchup. With three weeks remaining, Hughes/Acquaviva trailed Matwijec/Sreca by just 1.5 points for second place, making the runner-up race the most compelling subplot of the season's final stretch.

Ryan Bates stole the show with a 37 gross / 29 net / 9-point performance against Sergott/Lamb — one of the best rounds of the season and one off the league's all-time low. Will Cotter (8.5 pts vs. Smaldon/Hazeltine) and Mike Sreca (8 pts vs. Rothdiener/Kaleta) each delivered big in separate matchups. Kasper/Firley's lead stretched to 17.5 over Matwijec/Sreca, with Hughes/Acquaviva just 4.5 back of second.

Eric Kasper's 42 gross / 37 net led a competitive back-nine week for Kasper/Firley against Gentile Jr./Gentile Sr. Jon Hazeltine posted 8.5 points in a separate matchup for Allen/Hazeltine against Matwijec/Sreca. Kasper/Firley extended their lead to 17 over Matwijec/Sreca — with Hughes/Acquaviva and Allen/Hazeltine locked in a tight four-team battle for position.

The league reached its midpoint with the annual Mid-Year Tournament, where teams compete in best-ball format. The format produced meaningful standing swings — Kasper/Firley stretched to 9 points over Matwijec/Sreca (147 to 138), while Allen/Hazeltine and Hughes/Acquaviva sat tied at 125.5 and began pressing the leaders. Four teams separated by just 21.5 points with half the season to go.

Eric Rothdiener posted a standout 43 gross / 33 net / 9.5 points for Rothdiener/Kaleta against Gagnon/Gannon, while Nick Matwijec added 7.5 points for Matwijec/Sreca against Dudeck/Beckwith in a separate matchup. In a key head-to-head, Ryan Bates edged Eric Kasper 8 points to 4 in the Bates/Miller vs. Kasper/Firley showdown. Hughes/Acquaviva surged into third, sitting just 12.5 points behind Kasper/Firley with seven weeks to go.

Eric Kasper led with a 37 gross on the front nine — one of the best ball-striking rounds of the season — though Rothdiener/Kaleta held him to just 5 points in their head-to-head. In a separate matchup, Jon Hazeltine's 39 gross / 25 net / 10-point performance beat Cotter/Lyman and was the week's top points contribution. At the halfway point, Kasper/Firley led by 18 points and appeared to be pulling away.

Mike Sreca and Ryan Bates matched each other at 41 gross — the week's low score — but in entirely separate matchups: Sreca posted 28 net / 9.5 points against Sergott/Lamb, while Bates contributed 8 points against Pomeroy/Woodlan. Eric Kasper added another 8.5-point outing to give Kasper/Firley a comfortable lead at 114 points. Matwijec/Sreca trailed by 11.5 and needed to make a move in the back half.

Frank Gentile Jr. delivered one of the rounds of the year — 37 gross, 26 net, 11.5 points on the back nine against Bates/Miller — one of the lowest net rounds in recent league memory. Despite the heroics, Gentile Jr./Gentile Sr. could manage only fifth place. Kasper/Firley maintained an 8.5-point edge over Matwijec/Sreca, with both teams trading punches heading into the summer.

Eric Kasper's 40 gross / 34 net led the front-nine field against Allen/Hazeltine, with Joe Firley adding 8 points to give Kasper/Firley a productive back-to-back team outing. Kasper/Firley widened their lead to 10 points over Matwijec/Sreca and appeared to be finding a groove heading into the summer months.

Will Cotter's 41 gross — worth a perfect 10 points in a direct matchup against Matwijec/Sreca — was the standout round of a competitive back-nine session. Shawn Hughes also collected 10 perfect points for Hughes/Acquaviva in a separate matchup against Bates/Miller. The big story was Kasper/Firley jumping to first with 52 points, edging Matwijec/Sreca by just two — the first clear front-runner of the season.

The season shifted to the back nine for the first time, with Eric Kasper (39 gross, 9.5 pts, facing Hughes/Acquaviva) and Ryan Bates (42 gross, 9.5 pts, facing Smaldon/Hazeltine in a separate matchup) headlining a competitive day at Crestwood. Matwijec/Sreca extended their lead at the top while Kasper/Firley climbed back into contention — setting up what looked like a season-long race for the title.

Mike Sreca led the field with a 43 gross / 34 net / 9-point performance on the front nine against Bates/Miller, helping Matwijec/Sreca surge to the top of the early standings. Will Cotter also went 9 points against Gagnon/Gannon in a separate matchup, while Joe Hazeltine's 9-point outing lifted Smaldon/Hazeltine into second place. Two weeks in, Matwijec/Sreca held a narrow lead with most of the field still in striking distance.

The 2025 season got underway with Todd Allen posting the round of the day — a clean 39 gross / 32 net on the front nine at Crestwood against Bates/Miller. Eric Kasper (44 gross, 8.5 pts) and Matt Smaldon (44 gross, 8.5 pts) each found their footing with strong net scores in separate matchups. After one week, Kasper/Firley and Matwijec/Sreca shared the early lead at 17 points with the field tightly packed behind.