Martin-Grimes Win Carolinas Four-Ball

Zachary Martin-John Grimes

CAMDEN, S.C. – Final match play results of the 64^th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship hosted by Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. on Sunday, May 10, 2015 (6455 yards, par 35-35—70, 71.6/128).

Number two seed Zachary Martin - John Grimes of Pinehurst, N.C. needed 17 holes to stave off a late charge by the father-son duo of Bryson Nimmer (son) – Tony Nimmer (father) of Bluffton, S.C. to win the 64^th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship by a 3 and 1 score.  

Martin, a rising junior at the University of North Carolina, and Grimes, a rising senior at Greensboro College, never trailed in the match and held as much as a 4 up lead twice thru 11 holes and 13 holes. But a birdie by turf farm owner Tony Nimmer on the 14^th hole and a clutch par save by incoming Clemson University freshman Bryson Nimmer on the 16^th hole extended the match to the 17^th green. Bryson Nimmer had a birdie putt to place pressure on John Grimes whom still had a 12 foot birdie putt but his effort slid just past the hole sealing the victory for the Pinehurst residents.

Martin-Grimes stood at six-under par for the round thru 17 holes while the Nimmer’s were bogey-free at three-under par.

“It’s a tough golf course out there and you have to stay mentally tough”, Grimes said of the Donald Ross-designed Camden Country Club. “We fed off each other and when one of us messed-up we had each other back’s out there. It was a fun week but a long week for sure”. Martin-Grimes played 118 holes in five days and it was their first trip to Camden.

Match Play Bracket: https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/MatchTree.aspx?id=1191 

Scoring: https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/MatchCard.aspx?ID=1191&mgid=97&mid=4383

The Carolinas Four-Ball Championship is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by the first day of the championship, is a resident of North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association and has an active USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

 

Championship Match Final Results

Zachary Martin / John Grimes of Pinehurst, N.C. def. Bryson Nimmer / Tony Nimmer of Bluffton, S.C., 3 and 1

 

Hole-By-Hole Results

Hole 1 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 4, All Square

Hole 2 Par 3 Nimmer-Nimmer 3, Martin-Grimes 3, All Square

Hole 3 Par 5 Nimmer-Nimmer 5, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 1 up

Hole 4 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 1 up

Hole 5 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 2 up

Hole 6 Par 3 Nimmer-Nimmer 3, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 2 up

Hole 7 Par 5 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 2 up

Hole 8 Par 3 Nimmer-Nimmer 2, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 1 up

Hole 9 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 2 up

Hole 10 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 3 up

Hole 11 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 4 up

Hole 12 Par 3 Nimmer-Nimmer 3, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 3 up

Hole 13 Par 5 Nimmer-Nimmer 5, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 4 up

Hole 14 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 3, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 3 up

Hole 15 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 3 up

Hole 16 Par 3 Nimmer-Nimmer 3, Martin-Grimes 4, Martin-Grimes 2 up

Hole 17 Par 4 Nimmer-Nimmer 4, Martin-Grimes 3, Martin-Grimes 3 up. 3 and 1

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

Now in its 106th year, the CGA annually conducts 43 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 140 One-Day (net and gross) events and qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed more than $1,500,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit www.carolinasgolf.org.