Has the west ever lost this thing?
As I recall, the West closed out their third straight Mashie on a dramatic seven iron to within a foot on 18 capping a major comeback in the final four holes as Seitz/Tigerman defeated Tarble/Clouser one up.
Usually the dividing line is roughly the southern tip of Lake Michigan and down, so Michiganders and Indianans(?) play for the East, Illinoisans and such play for the West, though George may have to finesse that. I think I know the residences of about 22 guys on the list, and they break heavily for the West so far, but that's probably because I'm already situated there. Jud would be on the West, while Mssrs. Jones and Whitaker would indeed be playing for the East.
More importantly, I see nine members on that list, and so far the members are breaking 2-1 for the West, with only Mssrs. Schmidt, Bert, and Hufnagle representing the East. If the DeVries Cup is any indication, home course advantage tends to be a pretty big factor at Kingsley. Right now, I like our chances for the Four-Peat.