Matt P. "Posey”
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Record: 8-3-1
Scramble 4-3-0 Best Ball 0-0-0 1 v 1 3-0-1 Alternate Shot 1-0-0 |
Yearly Summary
2021: Poet had a great outing in his first Ryder Cup. He was paired with the Bandit and took down the Smith brothers in a decisive victory. Saturday morning, he paired up with the lady driver Mel. Mel was able to put every drive over 300 yards out there, making for an easy 2nd shot every time for Matt and his irons. Troy and Jeff were no match for this formidable pairing. Poet then matched up against Zale in the 1v1 and come to find out, Poet played high school golf and was able to retain all the skills he ever had. He smoked Zale and the match was the easiest of the weekend for Poet.
2022: Poet was brought back down to earth in the 2022 Ryder Cup after a hot rookie year. However, 2022 was the year of love as Searge (vice-captain of Lombardo) played against Poet Saturday morning and decided it was so much fun, that he needed to have him on his team. Matt's final year on Cobra Kai was decent, capturing a final win against a solid Lombardo player in Eric. He was unfortunately paired with the two worst players on Cobra Kai in the scramble rounds, leading to two losses to start the weekend. Poet started 3 up thru 6 holes, red hot after his burning love affair with Searge. He was up 5 at the turn, but Eric was able to battle back being down 2 with 3 holes left. Poet was able to secure the victory on 16 with a win. 2023 will be a huge year for Poet as he will need to prove himself on his new Lombardo squad.
2023: After the lobbying of Searge, Poet was moved over to the Lombardo team, and he came ready to dominate. He did just that, and was a MVP hopeful. Friday afternoon, he was paired with Eric against Rick and Casey. The Lombardo pairing was able to easily handle Cobra Kai and win 4&3. Saturday morning, Poet was paired with Dan M., definitely a big energy team. They were paired against the cobra Kai captain and Rick, again. The match was back and forth, and the Cobra Kai team kept it close, but in the end, Poet and Dan were able to pull out the victory 2 & 1. Poet was then matched in the 1 v 1 against Brad. Most thought that Poet didn't have a chance and the matched started out with Brad winning the first 3 holes. Poet then battled back and won the next 5, yes 5 holes! Brad snuck in a win on 9, leaving Poet up 1 at the turn. The tide had changed, and Poet knew he had a chance. It was back and forth on the back nine with Brad tying it up on 13, 15 and 17. It all came down to 18, where Poet was able to sneak out a win with a bogey, over Brad's double bogey choke job. Huge win for Lombardo yet wasn't quite enough to don the MVP honors this year. Poet will have to show again this year to keep Lombardo in the winner's circle.
2024: Poet came in riding a high from 2023, where he won all 3 matches and had a great bid for the MVP award. He got stymied early in 2024, when he faced Davey and C-Lo in the scramble round with Eric. It was most definitely the match of the afternoon, and it proved to be as the match came down the wire, yet Lombardo team wasn't able to hold on. Saturday morning, he paired with the elder and better Santini where they were able to take down Andy and Jamie. While the match looked close on paper, it really wasn't. Poet had a tough match against Clo on Saturday afternoon. Clo definitely came in the favorite given his recent form and experience in tough Ryder Cup 1 on 1 matches. Clo went up early and it seemed at that time there was no looking back, but Poet battled his way back in the last couple of holes taking the match to square, surprising almost everyone on the course!
2022: Poet was brought back down to earth in the 2022 Ryder Cup after a hot rookie year. However, 2022 was the year of love as Searge (vice-captain of Lombardo) played against Poet Saturday morning and decided it was so much fun, that he needed to have him on his team. Matt's final year on Cobra Kai was decent, capturing a final win against a solid Lombardo player in Eric. He was unfortunately paired with the two worst players on Cobra Kai in the scramble rounds, leading to two losses to start the weekend. Poet started 3 up thru 6 holes, red hot after his burning love affair with Searge. He was up 5 at the turn, but Eric was able to battle back being down 2 with 3 holes left. Poet was able to secure the victory on 16 with a win. 2023 will be a huge year for Poet as he will need to prove himself on his new Lombardo squad.
2023: After the lobbying of Searge, Poet was moved over to the Lombardo team, and he came ready to dominate. He did just that, and was a MVP hopeful. Friday afternoon, he was paired with Eric against Rick and Casey. The Lombardo pairing was able to easily handle Cobra Kai and win 4&3. Saturday morning, Poet was paired with Dan M., definitely a big energy team. They were paired against the cobra Kai captain and Rick, again. The match was back and forth, and the Cobra Kai team kept it close, but in the end, Poet and Dan were able to pull out the victory 2 & 1. Poet was then matched in the 1 v 1 against Brad. Most thought that Poet didn't have a chance and the matched started out with Brad winning the first 3 holes. Poet then battled back and won the next 5, yes 5 holes! Brad snuck in a win on 9, leaving Poet up 1 at the turn. The tide had changed, and Poet knew he had a chance. It was back and forth on the back nine with Brad tying it up on 13, 15 and 17. It all came down to 18, where Poet was able to sneak out a win with a bogey, over Brad's double bogey choke job. Huge win for Lombardo yet wasn't quite enough to don the MVP honors this year. Poet will have to show again this year to keep Lombardo in the winner's circle.
2024: Poet came in riding a high from 2023, where he won all 3 matches and had a great bid for the MVP award. He got stymied early in 2024, when he faced Davey and C-Lo in the scramble round with Eric. It was most definitely the match of the afternoon, and it proved to be as the match came down the wire, yet Lombardo team wasn't able to hold on. Saturday morning, he paired with the elder and better Santini where they were able to take down Andy and Jamie. While the match looked close on paper, it really wasn't. Poet had a tough match against Clo on Saturday afternoon. Clo definitely came in the favorite given his recent form and experience in tough Ryder Cup 1 on 1 matches. Clo went up early and it seemed at that time there was no looking back, but Poet battled his way back in the last couple of holes taking the match to square, surprising almost everyone on the course!
Player Bio
Matt was a high school golfer, but has been on a downward spiral in his golf game ever since. While he can certainly keep pace on the course, it will more than likely be the pace of booze rather than golf. Matt certainly embodies all that the Cobra Kai team has to offer and usually ends up roaming the streets at around 4AM with a handle of Fireball, looking for a party. Matt is yet another scumbag from Clare, making it a total of 6 hicks hacking it around the course.
Ryder Cup Highlight
To be determined...
Fun Fact
Matt actually runs a company...after the Ryder Cup weekend, you will wonder how that company is still successful...