Willis Claims Medalist Honors at SC Match Play

6/13/2019 3:10:00 PM

Nick Willis of Cowpens, S.C. finished the stroke play qualifying at six-under-par, 138 total.

By: Madi Balfe/CGA Communications Intern

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (June 13, 2019) -- Round two stroke play qualifying results of the 47th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, S.C. on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (7,150 yards, Par 36-36--72)

Christian Salzer of Sumter, S.C. will be the first seed going into match play tomorrow. He is awarded the first seed by virtue of being the defending champion, however he did play in the two rounds of qualifying.

“I just kinda wanted to essentially prove it to myself that I was going to qualify and not just be given a spot in the match play,” said Salzer. “I am playing well and anything can happen in match play, so I am going to play my own game and see what happens.”

Nick Willis of Cowpens, S.C. kept his lead from round one to become the stroke play qualifying medalist in the second round of the 47th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, S.C. Willis finished the stroke play qualifying at six-under-par, 138 total, earning him the second seed in match play.

Zach Bishop of Travelers Rest, S.C. fought hard to stay in second place through his second round of stroke play qualifying with a five-under-par, 139 total. This will make him the third seed going into match play tomorrow morning.

“I am feeling pretty good. The first two days went well. I am just trying to move on one step at a time now,” said Bishop.

The first two rounds of stroke play qualifying determine the seeds for match play. A three-for-two playoff took place to determine the final seeds. The 31st and 32nd seeds were claimed by Harry Reynolds of Greenville, S.C. and Jarrett Grimes of Columbia, S.C. Reynolds claimed the 31st seed after two holes and Grimes took the 32nd seed after five holes against Joey Maxon of Clemson, S.C.

Players will be seeded based on their stroke play performance and the round of 32 and 16 matches will be held Friday. The quarterfinal and semifinal will be held on Saturday, June 15. The final championship match will be held on Sunday, June 16.

47th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship
Columbia Country Club | Blythewood, S.C.
Round Two Stroke Play Qualifying Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	R1	R2	Total Score
NS	Christian Salzer	Sumter, SC	DC	DC	DC	DC
1	Nick Willis	Cowpens, SC	-6	66	72	138
2	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-5	68	71	139
T3	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	-3	69	72	141
T3	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	-3	70	71	141
5	Grainger Howle	Darlington, SC	-2	73	69	142
T6	Brandon Neals	Bluffton, SC	-1	72	71	143
T6	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	-1	70	73	143
T6	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	-1	74	69	143
T6	Zack Gordon	Gaffney, SC	-1	70	73	143
10	Zach McLain	Gilbert, SC	+1	71	74	145
T11	Brian Langley	Bluffton, SC	+2	74	72	146
T11	Connor Moore	Bluffton, SC	+2	74	72	146
T11	Jimmy McQuiston	Columbia, SC	+2	75	71	146
T14	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+3	74	73	147
T14	Nicholas Poole	Columbia, SC	+3	73	74	147
16	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+4	75	73	148
T17	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+5	70	79	149
T17	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	+5	75	74	149
T17	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+5	73	76	149
T17	Pierce Fox	Greenville, SC	+5	74	75	149
T17	Shaw James	Chapin, SC	+5	73	76	149
T17	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC	+5	75	74	149
T23	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+6	78	72	150
T23	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+6	73	77	150
T23	Nicholas Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	+6	78	72	150
T26	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+7	73	78	151
T26	Drew Weary	Bluffton, SC	+7	76	75	151
T26	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	+7	77	74	151
T26	Zachary Herold	Lexington, SC	+7	72	79	151
T30	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	+8	79	73	152
T30	Jarrett Grimes	Columbia, SC	+8	76	76	152
The following players did not make the cut
CUT	Joey Maxon	Clemson, SC	+8	78	74	152
CUT	Chad Carter	Aiken, SC	+8	73	79	152
CUT	Cameron Cappuzzo	Fort Mill, SC	+8	76	76	152
CUT	Kobie Morton	Greenwood, SC	+9	76	77	153
CUT	Seth Taylor	Gaffney, SC	+9	73	80	153
CUT	Zach Schwab	Columbia, SC	+10	74	80	154
CUT	Charlie Farrell	Hilton Head, SC	+11	79	76	155
CUT	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	+11	79	76	155
CUT	Ben Brodhead	Charleston, SC	+12	78	78	156
CUT	Karsten Kenley	Myrtle Beach, SC	+12	78	78	156
CUT	Steven Strasheim	Bluffton, SC	+12	78	78	156
CUT	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC	+13	80	77	157
CUT	Jackson Whitfield	Pendleton, SC	+13	77	80	157
CUT	Jake Montgomery	Irmo, SC	+13	81	76	157
CUT	Parker Lewis	Spartanburg, SC	+13	80	77	157
CUT	Ryan Marter	Columbia, SC	+14	80	78	158
CUT	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+14	77	81	158
CUT	Alex Mahaffey	Greenville, SC	+15	87	72	159
CUT	Evan Greenplate	Hilton Head Island, SC	+15	83	76	159
CUT	Kyle Putkonen	Hilton Head, SC	+15	80	79	159
CUT	Mason Herlihy	Hartsville, SC	+15	74	85	159
CUT	Parker Fain	Boiling Springs, SC	+15	75	84	159
CUT	Vijay Mishra	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+15	79	80	159
CUT	Kemp Hooper	Leesville, SC	+17	80	81	161
CUT	William Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+17	80	81	161
CUT	Chandler Norville	Columbia, SC	+18	83	79	162
CUT	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+18	83	79	162
CUT	Burns McBride	Florence, SC	+19	83	80	163
CUT	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+19	78	85	163
CUT	Kristopher Bowie	Greenville, SC	+19	82	81	163
CUT	Will Hicks	Camden, SC	+19	81	82	163
CUT	Alec Vardas	Lexington, SC	+22	84	82	166
CUT	Cole Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+22	83	83	166
CUT	Jayke Wannamaker	Saint Matthews, SC	+22	83	83	166
CUT	Nick Howell	Laurens, SC	+22	82	84	166
CUT	Ben Hinman	Florence, SC	+27	90	81	171
CUT	Scott Tarcy	Fort Mill, SC	+28	85	87	172
CUT	Jenkins Dwight	Sumter, SC	+30	86	88	174
CUT	Chris Martin	Spartanburg, SC	+31	87	88	175
WD	Matt O'Quinn	Beaufort, SC	-	77	WD	WD
WD	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	-	78	WD	WD
WD	Matthew Griego	Loris, SC	-	82	WD	WD
WD	Onterio Jones	Simpsonville, SC	-	86	WD	WD
WD	Daniel Kopp	Murrells Inlet, SC	-	WD	WD	WD
WD	Patrick Golden	Murrells Inlet, SC	-	WD	WD	WD

Schedule of rounds:
Wednesday, June 12
First Round of Stroke Play Qualifying
Tee times starting at 8:00 am.
*Carolinas Amateur Qualifying

Thursday, June 13
Second round of stroke play qualifying.
Cut to low 32 players for match play, playoff if necessary.
Tee times starting at 8:00 am.

Friday, June 14
First and second round of match play (18 holes each round).

Saturday, June 15
Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play (18 holes each round).

Sunday, June 16
Championship match (18 holes).

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