Cauthen defeats Carter for SC Junior Boys' Match Play Championship
Dwight Cauthen, Jr. of Columbia, SC
defeated Jake Carter of Easley, SC, 3 & 2 in the championship match. Cauthen and Carter’s made the turn all square in the final match, but then Cauthen won four of the next six to win his first CGA championship.
This annual junior championship was conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
Boys’ Championship
Round of 64
Jack Parrott, Columbia, S.C. (2017) def. Hunter Nichols, Clinton, S.C. (2014), 6 and 5
Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. (2015) def. Ben Crimminger, Summerville, S.C. (2014), 6 and 4
Wesley Long, Bluffton, S.C. (2013) def. Hunter Camp, Easley , S.C. (2016), 19 holes
Zach McLain, Gilbert, S.C. (2016) def. Grayson Bell, Piedmont, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016) def. Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C. (2016), 1 up
Logan Kennedy, Greenville, S.C. (2015) def. Luke Lancaster, York, S.C. (2013), 5 and 4
Ryan Wright, Laurens, S.C. (2014) def. Harry Reynolds, Greenville, S.C. (2018), 3 and 1
Grant Garrison, Anderson, S.C. (2014) def. Austin Hall, Clover, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Jonathan Phillips, Hardeeville, S.C. (2015) def. Jake Smith, Spartanburg, S.C. (2014), 5 and 4
Coleman Self, Greenwood, S.C. (2015) def. Ryan Marter, Columbia, S.C. (2017), 5 and 4
Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. (2016) def. Kohler Karavan, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (2016), 4 and 3
Forrest Fowler, Spartanburg, S.C. (2014) def. Will Bundy, Bennettsville, S.C. (2013), 3 and 2
Josh Fickes, Beaufort, S.C. (2014) def. Weston Sanders, Greenwood, S.C. (2015), 20 holes
Alex Handy, Aiken, S.C. (2014) def. Ian Stewart, Columbia, S.C. (2017), 4 and 2
Spencer Skiff, Aiken, S.C. (2014) def. Will Strickland, Greer, S.C. (2015), 5 and 3
Bobby Powell, Simpsonville, S.C. (2014) def. Logan Sowell, Kershaw, S.C. (2016), 2 up
Will Marter, Columbia, S.C. (2014) def. Bryan Edwards, Rock Hill, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2
Cole Patterson, Greenville, S.C. (2015) def. Jennings Huntley, Columbia, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Adam Garrett, Easley, S.C. (2014) def. Spencer Cannon, Conway, S.C. (2014), 7 and 6
Christian Baliker, Simpsonville, S.C. (2016) def. Josh Rhyne, Gaffney, S.C. (2015), 24 holes
Bryce Miley, Lexington, S.C. (2015) def. Sam Greene, Rock Hill, S.C. (2014), 19 holes
Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (2015) def. William Harwood, Columbia, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Alec Weary, Bluffton, S.C. (2016), 5 and 4
Ben Burton, Charleston, S.C. (2016) def. Alex Tilley, Blythewood, S.C. (2016), 4 and 3
Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C. (2014) def. Andrew Hall, Columbia, S.C. (2016), 2 and 1
Miles Baldwin, Rock Hill, S.C. (2016) def. Pierce Fox, Greenville, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C. (2014) def. Brady Hinkle, Lancaster, S.C. (2018), 4 and 3
Stephen Reynolds, Greenville, S.C. (2016) def. Caleb Proveaux, Lexington, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2
Graham Farmer, Anderson, S.C. (2015) def. Justin Hood, Saint Matthews, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (2015) def. Sawyer Mills, Easley, S.C. (2015), 19 holes
John Panetti, Rock Hill, S.C. (2015) def. Matt Moninghoff, Blythewood, S.C. (2016), 5 and 4
Bryson Nimmer, Bluffton, S.C. (2015) def. Cole Hargett, Blythewood, S.C. (2016), 4 and 3
Round of 32
Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. (2015) def. Jack Parrott, Columbia, S.C. (2017), 5 and 4
Zach McLain, Gilbert, S.C. (2016) def. Wesley Long, Bluffton, S.C. (2013), 4 and 3
Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016) def. Logan Kennedy, Greenville, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Ryan Wright, Laurens, S.C. (2014) def. Grant Garrison, Anderson, S.C. (2014), 4 and 3
Coleman Self, Greenwood, S.C. (2015) def. Jonathan Phillips, Hardeeville, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. (2016) def. Forrest Fowler, Spartanburg, S.C. (2014), 5 and 4
Alex Handy, Aiken, S.C. (2014) def. Josh Fickes, Beaufort, S.C. (2014), 1 up
Spencer Skiff, Aiken, S.C. (2014) def. Bobby Powell, Simpsonville, S.C. (2014), 2 up
Cole Patterson, Greenville, S.C. (2015) def. Will Marter, Columbia, S.C. (2014), 1 up
Christian Baliker, Simpsonville, S.C. (2016) def. Adam Garrett, Easley, S.C. (2014), 1 up
Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (2015) def. Bryce Miley, Lexington, S.C. (2015), 1 up
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Ben Burton, Charleston, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2
Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C. (2014) def. Miles Baldwin, Rock Hill, S.C. (2016), 4 and 2
Stephen Reynolds, Greenville, S.C. (2016) def. Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C. (2014), 3 and 2
Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (2015) def. Graham Farmer, Anderson, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Bryson Nimmer, Bluffton, S.C. (2015) def. John Panetti, Rock Hill, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Round of 16
Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. (2015) def. Zach McLain, Gilbert, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2
Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016) def. Ryan Wright, Laurens, S.C. (2014), 3 and 1
Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. (2016) def. Coleman Self, Greenwood, S.C. (2015), 1 up
Alex Handy, Aiken, S.C. (2014) def. Spencer Skiff, Aiken, S.C. (2014), 2 up
Cole Patterson, Greenville, S.C. (2015) def. Christian Baliker, Simpsonville, S.C. (2016), 4 and 3
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (2015), 1 up
Stephen Reynolds, Greenville, S.C. (2016) def. Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C. (2014), 2 and 1
Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (2015) def. Bryson Nimmer, Bluffton, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Quarterfinal
Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016) def. Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. (2016) def. Alex Handy, Aiken, S.C. (2014), 20 holes
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Cole Patterson, Greenville, S.C. (2015), 3 and 2
Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (2015) def. Stephen Reynolds, Greenville, S.C. (2016), 2 and 1
Semifinal
Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016) def. Zakariya Butt, Summerville, S.C. (2016), 2 and 1
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (2015), 2 and 1
Final
Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, S.C. (2016) def. Jake Carter, Aiken, S.C. (2016), 3 and 2