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Quackenbush Earns No. 1 Seed for South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

 

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (June 17, 2021) -- The results from the final round of stroke play qualifying at the 49th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Mount Vintage Golf Club (Chester/Vintage) in North Augusta, S.C. on June 17, 2021. The field is competing at 7,090 yards (par 36-36--72).  

 

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Brian Quackenbush of Aiken, S.C. earned low medalist at the 49th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship, firing 6-under-par, 66 on his final qualifying round for a two-day total of 9-under-par, 135. Quackenbush will be the No. 1 seed entering the match play portion of the championship, which begins Friday morning.

 

Quackenbush found magic in his putting on Thursday’s round. “Today it was actually a little worse ball-striking, but a little better putting. Putts drop more on some days, and that’s what happened today,” he said. On No. 5, Quackenbush made an impressive lengthy putt off the fringe for a birdie. He then followed up on No. 8 with another birdie, then eagled No. 9.

 

A decorated former collegiate golfer at the University of Virginia, Quackenbush knows his way around a course, and he knows how to handle the heat from his fellow competitors. He didn’t look at the leaderboard throughout the entirety of his round, and he knew pacing himself from Wednesday’s round to Saturday’s championship match was vital. 

 

While Quackenbush’s mindset going into today’s round was “hit it, find it, hit it again,” he commented his strategy going into tomorrow and Saturday’s match play may need adjustment and fine-tuning when the time comes. The morning tee times including Quackenbush’s were met with strong gusts of wind which required swift adjustment and accuracy from the field. Nevertheless, Quackenbush made his way to and around the greens just fine. “I’ve gotten a couple more rounds here under my belt now. My game plan might shift a little bit, but basically I’m just trying to hit targets out here.” 

 

Mitchell Vance of Hartsville, S.C. finished runner-up after tying the low round of the day today, 6-under-par, 66, for a two-day total of 8-under-par, 136. Initially, Vance struggled finding his game. “Through four holes I was struggling. I was 2-over, then I told myself if I could just par No. 5, I could take over on No. 6, and that’s exactly what I did.” 

 

The junior from Francis Marion University followed up his par with a birdie on No. 6, and an eagle on No. 9., teeing off with a 3-wood, and sticking another 3-wood on his approach shot a foot from the hole for an easy tap-in. “Losing those shots through four holes today kind of hurt, but getting it back on 6 and starting to get it going from there was really good,” he said. Vance carried that momentum into the back-nine with four consecutive birdies from No. 10 to No. 13, carding six birdies total. Vance’s mindset going into match play tomorrow is simply “play good.”

 

Nick Mayfield of Rock Hill, S.C. finished in third with a 4-under-par, 68 for a two-day total of 5-under-par, 139. The rising junior on the men’s team at the University of South Carolina fired three eagles in his final qualifying round to secure his spot in the match play championship.

 

Michael Rials of Florence, S.C., Crawford Reeves of Taylors, S.C., and Oliver Rotermund of Daniel Island, S.C. went into a three-man, two-hole playoff for the final two match play spots. Rials, a senior on the men’s golf team at Francis Marion University, chipped into the hole on No. 18 to edge into the playoff.
 

All three players made par on the first playoff hole. 18 year-old Rotermund hit his approach shot onto the green then two-putted. Rials hit his shot straight and onto the green, two-putting for par. Reeves, a former Clemson golfer and 2009 South Carolina Amateur Match Play champion, landed his bunker shot inches from the hole on the first playoff hole, then made the putt for par. 

On the second playoff hole, a par 3, all three players hit the green, but only two made par. Reeves and Rials each scored even-par on the two playoff holes to earn their spots into Friday’s match play. 

 

Match play begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. with the Round of 32. Tee times for the round will run until 9:48 a.m. and the Round of 16 will begin in the afternoon after the Round of 32 is complete.
 

49th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

Mount Vintage Golf Club (Chester/Vintage), North Augusta, S.C.

Final Round of Stroke Play Qualifying Results

Pos. Player City, State To Par R1 R2 Total
1 Brian Quackenbush Aiken, SC -9 69 66 135
2 Mitchell Vance Hartsville, SC -8 70 66 136
3 Nick Mayfield Rock Hill, SC -5 71 68 139
4 Andrew Propes Charleston, SC -1 72 71 143
T5 Garrett  Cooper Cowpens, SC E 75 69 144
T5 Colin Trahan North Augusta, SC E 71 73 144
T5 Michael Sims Lexington, SC E 74 70 144
T5 Zachary Armentrout Walterboro, SC E 72 72 144
T5 Jason Steiner Fort Mill, SC E 75 69 144
T10 Nick Willis Cowpens, SC +1 73 72 145
T10 Spencer Skiff Columbia, SC +1 73 72 145
T12 Grant Sellers McBee, SC +2 74 72 146
T12 Connor Fahey Greenville, SC +2 70 76 146
T12 Brandon Hiott Walterboro, SC +2 72 74 146
T12 Connor Moore Bluffton, SC +2 75 71 146
T16 Henry Augenstein Columbia, SC +3 74 73 147
T16 Caleb Loudin Summerville, SC +3 76 71 147
T16 Anthony Clark Fort Mill, SC +3 73 74 147
T19 Christian Sease Greenville, SC +4 79 69 148
T19 John O'Brien Columbia, SC +4 74 74 148
T19 McClure Thompson Little River, SC +4 74 74 148
T19 Drew Weary Bluffton, SC +4 76 72 148
T19 Brian Sears Myrtle Beach, SC +4 75 73 148
T19 Grainger Howle Darlington, SC +4 78 70 148
T25 James Lightsey Indian Land, SC +5 78 71 149
T25 Zach Pardoll Kiawah Island, SC +5 74 75 149
T25 Henry McGannon Charlston, SC +5 74 75 149
T25 Robbie Biershenk Boiling Springs, SC +5 71 78 149
T25 Jarrett Grimes Columbia, SC +5 74 75 149
T25 Luke Cashion Seneca, SC +5 71 78 149
T31 Crawford Reeves Taylors, SC +6 74 76 150
T31 Michael Rials Florence, SC +6 75 75 150
The following players did not make the cut
CUT Oliver Rotermund Daniel Island, SC +6 73 77 150
CUT Pierce Fox Greenville, SC +7 76 75 151
CUT David Kidd York, SC +7 80 71 151
CUT Dylan Murray North Augusta, SC +7 77 74 151
CUT Daniel Brasington Woodruff, SC +8 77 75 152
CUT Daniel Ezelle Taylors, SC +8 78 74 152
CUT Corbin Pye Duncan, SC +8 77 75 152
CUT Frank Wrenn Greenville, SC +9 78 75 153
CUT Trevor Gerard Hartsville, SC +9 77 76 153
CUT Parker Fain Boiling Springs, SC +9 80 73 153
CUT David Hrubala Spartanburg, SC +9 76 77 153
CUT Drew Greene Aiken, SC +9 79 74 153
CUT Nick Howell Laurens, SC +9 76 77 153
CUT Daniel Coker Hartsville, SC +10 77 77 154
CUT Kobie Morton Greenwood, SC +10 81 73 154
CUT Ryan Anderson Aiken, SC +11 78 77 155
CUT Benny Hagerty Aiken, SC +11 82 73 155
CUT Ben Burton Charleston, SC +11 77 78 155
CUT Patrick Golden Murrells Inlet, SC +12 77 79 156
CUT Scott Sullivan Blythewood, SC +12 81 75 156
CUT William Phipps Florence, SC +12 78 78 156
CUT Andrew Lockliear Bonneau, SC +12 79 77 156
CUT Brandon Twigg Charleston, SC +12 81 75 156
CUT Will Durrett Aiken, SC +12 80 76 156
CUT Felix van Kleef Hilton Head, SC +14 83 75 158
CUT Jared Jillson Columbia, SC +15 77 82 159
CUT Baylor Geer Johnston, SC +15 78 81 159
CUT John Weiss Columbia, SC +16 74 86 160
CUT Daniel Kopp Conway, SC +18 82 80 162
CUT David Gibson Lexington, SC +18 84 78 162
CUT Ben Brodhead Charleston, SC +18 79 83 162
CUT Trey Howard Woodruff, SC +20 79 85 164
CUT Travis Gantt Moncks Corner, SC +20 83 81 164
CUT STEVE Paley Columbia, SC +20 84 80 164
CUT Lee Hoggard Greer, SC +21 81 84 165
CUT Eli Ricker Greenville, SC +21 80 85 165
CUT John Moss Fort Mill, SC +21 87 78 165
CUT Derek Byzinski Charleston, SC +22 82 84 166
CUT Sullivan Hooper Leesville, SC +22 89 77 166
CUT Daniel Donato MOUNT PLEASANT, SC +23 85 82 167
CUT Jonathan Abrams West Columbia, SC +23 85 82 167
CUT Keith Chichester Blythewood, SC +26 83 87 170
CUT Jenkins Dwight Sumter, SC +27 84 87 171
CUT Graydon McNair Summerville, SC +27 87 84 171
CUT Josh Nichols Tega Cay, SC +27 86 85 171
CUT Evan Greenplate Hilton Head Island, SC +32 85 91 176
CUT Preston Andrews Chester, SC +33 93 84 177
CUT Rye Tifft Mount Pleasant, SC +33 86 91 177
CUT Connor Keating Daniel Island, SC +41 98 87 185
CUT Ayden Farrington Beaufort, SC +41 93 92 185
WD Matthew Laydon Charleston, SC - 72 WD WD
WD Stephen Heard Greenville, SC - WD NS WD
NS Shea Bogan Clover, SC - NS NS NS
NS William Sheppard Mt. Pleasant, SC - NS   NS

 

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