Sun, Jun 28, 2026 · Event Recap
Leave It to Brady
On a bright afternoon that still found ways to bite, Brady Lau turned Beaver Brook's placement test into a winning round — a net 72, the day's low gross at 78, and a three-shot cushion over the field.
The scene at Beaver Brook
Photos from around the round at Beaver Brook.
Feature
Leave It to Brady
Brady Lau handled Beaver Brook's placement test better than anyone, pairing the day's low gross 78 with a winning net 72 to finish three clear of the field — steady golf on a course that looked inviting but punished the wrong miss.
The Setup
Beaver Brook turned out for the Weekenders in its Sunday best — blue sky, soft air, and fairways that looked generous from the tee box. The catch came later. This is a course that asks where you put it, not how far, and the wrong side of a fairway turned routine approaches into long afternoons.
The Winning Round
Brady Lau read the assignment early. He posted matching 39s on each nine for a low-gross 78, and once his strokes came off it stood up as a net 72 — three clear of the field. His card had real discipline to it: birdies on both par 5s, the 1st and the closing 17th, nine pars, and a lone double at the 5th the only number all day worse than a bogey. After that one slip, he never handed another shot back.
- 1Brady LauWinner72
- 2Jeff Matvienko75
- 2Nunzio DePaola75
- 4Jae Kim76
- 4Jon Schiavo76
The Chase
Jeff Matvienko made him work for it — the day's most birdies, four of them — but a net 75 left him sharing second with Nunzio DePaola. Jae Kim and Jon Schiavo were a stroke further back at 76. Nobody, though, could close the three-shot gap Brady built by simply staying out of the big trouble Beaver Brook kept offering.
What It Means
That was the difference. On a course that punished the careless miss and asked a hard question on nearly every green, the winner wasn't the longest or the boldest — it was the one who kept making clean, sensible swings and refused to compound a mistake.
Low gross and low net on a course with teeth — the cleanest kind of win.
Beaver Brook Had Bite
Placement, not power, set the tone.
The scorecard said beautiful; the round said pay attention. Beaver Brook rewarded players who knew where to put it off the tee and made the rest grind out of the wrong spots.
The par 4s carried the teeth. The 8th, the No. 1 stroke hole, played as the hardest on the course, with the 6th, 13th and 15th not far behind. Keep it in front of you and you had a look; flirt with trouble and the green did the rest.
The Greens Asked Questions
The work didn't stop at the green's edge.
Even the good drives didn't buy much peace. Beaver Brook's putting surfaces ran uphill, downhill and across, and a tidy two-putt was never a given.
Speed control separated the field as much as ball-striking did. The players who lagged smart kept their cards clean; the ones who got greedy paid for it.
Spotlight
Spotlight: Frank Garcia
Two closest-to-the-pins in one afternoon is worth a tip of the cap. On a day when the greens were hard enough to handle once you got there, Frank Garcia did the difficult part twice — stuffing his tee shot on both the 7th and the 14th.
It's the kind of ball-striking that can slip past the final tally, but it's hard to do under any conditions — let alone on a course playing this firm and asking this many questions.
From the President
“Another beautiful day, and another reminder that Beaver Brook is tougher than it looks.”
We got the kind of late-June afternoon you hope for — sunshine, good company, and a course showing off. Beaver Brook just made sure we earned it: the fairways gave you room only if you knew where to aim, and the greens had a question on nearly every hole.
Brady Lau answered all of them. Low gross and low net is the hardest daily double we have, and he made it look calm. Well played, Brady — and enjoy the bonus: that one books your spot in our end-of-year Players Championship.
We're dark next weekend for the Fourth of July — go enjoy it with the families. We pick it back up at Flanders Valley on Sunday, July 12. Please get your registration in through the app by Tuesday, July 7 so we can build the pairings.
Most of all, thanks to everyone who came out and played it the way it deserved. Days like this are why we tee it up.
— The PresidentWeekenders Golf Club
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