PLYMOUTH – It was the birdies in the first two rounds that put Tim Carson and Scott Seiler Sr. in position to win the 54th Annual Canasawacta Country Club Men’s Member-Guest title. One clutch par putt after another on the back nine late Saturday afternoon allowed the defending champions to pull off the repeat victory.

“For whatever reason, this feels better than last year,” Carson said after Saturday’s round. “I almost like not being in the final group. When I heard we weren’t in the last group, I felt better. When we made the turn at 10, I was very relaxed.”

The winning team’s back nine was anything but relaxing for most golfers – unless your name is Scott Seiler.

After Seiler birdied the 10th hole to move his team to three-under par on the day, it was an eight-pack of pars the rest way with half of those knee-knockers that would induce sweat on the brow of any thinking, feeling golfer. “My partner has a steel will,” Carson said. “He has icewater in those veins, he really does.”