Willis Takes Early Lead at SC Amateur Match Play

Nick Willis of Cowpens, S.C. takes the early lead in the stroke play portion of the S.C. Amateur Match Play Championship

By: Madi Balfe/CGA Communications Intern

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (June 12, 2019) -- Round one stroke play qualifying results of the 47th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, S.C. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (7,150 yards, Par 36-36--72)        

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

Nick Willis of Cowpens, S.C. carded a six-under-par, 66 to lead in the first round of the 47th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, S.C.

“I felt a little bit of pressure coming down the last few holes, because it has been a while since I have been that deep,” said Willis. “So I feel pretty good that I hit some shots with some pressure, but I know that today doesn't really matter. I mean I could have shot 80 today and may not make the cut, but I am just glad that I am in position to be in the match play.”

Zach Bishop of Travelers Rest, S.C. finished in a close second shooting a four-under-par, 68.

“I got off to a really good start,” said Bishop. “First hole I made birdie and then kind of made a few pars to settle in and I was just hitting a bunch of greens. The weather wasn’t great this morning, but it worked out. I had another birdie at the turn. Then I made an eagle on the back side to kind of get it going and then made a bunch of pars coming in.”

Jack Parrott of Columbia, S.C. finished in third place with a three-under-par, 69. Parrott got off to a great start with three birdies in his first seven holes and he managed to stay in that position through his last 11 holes.

The field will be cut to the top 31 scores from the stroke play portion of the event. Defending champion, Christian Salzer of Sumter, S.C. will be seeded number one.  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 One Stroke Play Qualifying Results

Pos.	Player	City, State	To Par	Total Score
DC	Christian Salzer	Sumter, SC	DC	DC
1	Nick Willis	Cowpens, SC	-6	66
2	Zach Bishop	Travelers Rest, SC	-4	68
3	Jack Parrott	Columbia, SC	-3	69
T4	Eddie Hargett	Blythewood, SC	-2	70
T4	Henry Augenstein	Columbia, SC	-2	70
T4	Walker Jones	Sumter, SC	-2	70
T4	Zack Gordon	Gaffney, SC	-2	70
8	Zach McLain	Gilbert, SC	-1	71
T9	Brandon Neals	Bluffton, SC	E	72
T9	Zachary  Herold	Lexington, SC	E	72
T11	Brandon Hiott	Walterboro, SC	+1	73
T11	Chad Carter	Aiken, SC	+1	73
T11	Grainger Howle	Darlington, SC	+1	73
T11	John O'Brien	Columbia, SC	+1	73
T11	Michael Sims	Lexington, SC	+1	73
T11	Nicholas Poole	Columbia, SC	+1	73
T11	Seth Taylor	Gaffney, SC	+1	73
T11	Shaw James	Chapin, SC	+1	73
T19	Brady Hinkle	Lancaster, SC	+2	74
T19	Brian Langley	Bluffton, SC	+2	74
T19	Connor Moore	Bluffton, SC	+2	74
T19	Logan Sowell	Kershaw, SC	+2	74
T19	Mason Herlihy	Hartsville, SC	+2	74
T19	Pierce Fox	Greenville, SC	+2	74
T19	Zach Schwab	Columbia, SC	+2	74
T26	Evans Lewis	Sumter, SC	+3	75
T26	Jimmy McQuiston	Columbia, SC	+3	75
T26	Michael Rials	Florence, SC	+3	75
T26	Parker Fain	Boiling Springs, SC	+3	75
T26	Tyler Gray	Lugoff, SC	+3	75
T31	Cameron Cappuzzo	Fort Mill, SC	+4	76
T31	Drew Weary	Bluffton, SC	+4	76
T31	James Lightsey	Indian Land, SC	+4	76
T31	Jarrett Grimes	Columbia, SC	+4	76
T31	Kobie Morton	Greenwood, SC	+4	76
T31	Nick Russell	Hilton Head Island, SC	+4	76
T37	Jackson Whitfield	Pendleton, SC	+5	77
T37	Matt O'Quinn	Beaufort, SC	+5	77
T37	McClure Thompson	Little River, SC	+5	77
T37	Ryan Reynolds	Camden, SC	+5	77
T41	Ben Brodhead	Charleston, SC	+6	78
T41	Connor Fahey	Greenville, SC	+6	78
T41	David Gibson	Lexington, SC	+6	78
T41	Joey Maxon	Clemson, SC	+6	78
T41	Karsten Kenley	Myrtle Beach, SC	+6	78
T41	Nicholas Mayfield	Rock Hill, SC	+6	78
T41	Stan Sill	Spartanburg, SC	+6	78
T41	Steven Strasheim	Bluffton, SC	+6	78
T49	Charlie Farrell	Hilton Head, SC	+7	79
T49	Harry Reynolds	Greenville, SC	+7	79
T49	Robert Dargan	Columbia, SC	+7	79
T49	Vijay Mishra	North Myrtle Beach, SC	+7	79
T53	Holden Grigg	Myrtle Beach, SC	+8	80
T53	Kemp Hooper	Leesville, SC	+8	80
T53	Kyle Putkonen	Hilton Head, SC	+8	80
T53	Parker Lewis	Spartanburg, SC	+8	80
T53	Ryan Marter	Columbia, SC	+8	80
T53	William Sullivan	Columbia, SC	+8	80
T59	Jake Montgomery	Irmo, SC	+9	81
T59	Will Hicks	Camden, SC	+9	81
T61	Kristopher Bowie	Greenville, SC	+10	82
T61	Matthew Griego	Loris, SC	+10	82
T61	Nick Howell	Laurens, SC	+10	82
T64	Burns McBride	Florence, SC	+11	83
T64	Chandler Norville	Columbia, SC	+11	83
T64	Cole Hargett	Blythewood, SC	+11	83
T64	Evan Greenplate	Hilton Head Island, SC	+11	83
T64	Jayke Wannamaker	Saint Matthews, SC	+11	83
T64	Zachary Armentrout	Walterboro, SC	+11	83
70	Alec Vardas	Lexington, SC	+12	84
71	Scott Tarcy	Fort Mill, SC	+13	85
T72	Jenkins Dwight	Sumter, SC	+14	86
T72	Onterio Jones	Simpsonville, SC	+14	86
T74	Alex Mahaffey	Greenville, SC	+15	87
T74	Chris Martin	Spartanburg, SC	+15	87
76	Ben Hinman	Florence, SC	+18	90
WD	Daniel Kopp	Murrells Inlet, SC	-	WD
WD	Patrick Golden	Murrells Inlet, SC	-	WD

 

The championship is contested at 36 holes of individual stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for Match Play. The defending champion is seeded number one for match play if otherwise eligible.

Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by June 12, 2019, and is a legal resident of South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 10.4 at a CGA member club.

 

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).