Dave and Peter Scialabba Claim Father and Son at Echo Lake

WESTFIELD, N.J. (August 11, 2020) - Dave and Peter Scialabba of Meadow Brook will add their names to the McBride Cup after capturing the 70th MGA Father and Son Championship on Tuesday at Echo Lake. The Scialabba team finished with a 5-under 66 in the Pinehurst format, leading the rest of the field by two strokes. An impressive round filled with five birdies and no bogeys earned the duo their first MGA Father and Son title after finishing as the runner-up team in 2019.

"We both played steady all day and were able to get through the round without a bogey," Dave said of their round. "We were fortunate enough to make a couple of early par saves and then settled down to give ourselves quite a few birdie looks for the rest of the round. As any parent or child from a golfing family can imagine, winning an event with the history and prestige of the MGA Father and Son Championship is a real dream come true." Just a day earlier, Dave qualified for the 105th Met Open Championship at the Cherry Valley qualifying round. 

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The Scialabbas also took home the LIGA Father and Son title, as the championships were conducted concurrently at Echo Lake. 

Two shots back of the winners were the teams of Charlie and Eric Berridge, representing Wykagyl and Friar's Head, and Craig and Jack Maerki of Spring Lake and Nassau. 

Jeff and Buddy Robinson, representing Deepdale and Echo Lake, won the Low Net prize after carding a net 5-under 66. 

In the professional division, Matt and Dave Deering of Cedar Hill and Forsgate were the low winners with a 1-under 70. 

The WGA Father and Son title was also awarded at Echo Lake. Charlie and Eric Berridge captured the WGA title with their 3-under 68. Seth and Harrison Blech of Spook Rock won the Low Net prize after a match of cards with Mark and Ben Loomis of Winged Foot. Both teams carded net scores of 2-under 69.