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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