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Quarterfinals Set at SC Am Match Play
2012 champion Matthew Laydon of Charleston advances to quarterfinals
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- Round of 32 and Round of 16 match play qualifying results of the 43rd South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at The Windermere Club in Blythewood on Friday, June 19 (Par 35-36--71, 6661 yards, Course Rating: 72.3/135).
Round of 32 Re-Cap
Match play format is unpredictable. Two opponents battling each over 18-holes makes it compelling to watch. In Friday morning’s Round of 32 matches, 11 of 16 matches were won by the lower seed. Each of the top three seeds was eliminated.
Defending champion Bradley Kauffman, 20, of Greer was awarded the number one match play seed by virtue of his victory last year at Seabrook Island. On their 16th hole, Kauffman was dormie over 19-year-old Jake Smith of Duncan. Smith would win the hole with a par and then rattle off three consecutive birdies to win in 19 holes.
In stroke play qualifying, medalist Robert Lutomski of Mauldin bested his Round of 32 opponent Charles Dallery of Sumter by 11 strokes. The 18-year-old Dallery needed just two birdies to secure a 3 and 2 victory. Dallery finished T-4 earlier this year at the CGA Creed Jr. Boys’ Invitational.
No. 3 seed Wick Andrews of Columbia was three-up thru 12 holes against No. 30 seed Kyle Scruggs, 28, of Chesnee. Scruggs would win the next five holes, including an eagle on the par-4 eighth, to mount an improbable comeback and win 2 and 1.
With their match all square on the 17th tee, No. 29 seed Cary Phillips, 33, of Kershaw, aced the 125-yard hole with a gap wedge en route to besting No. 4 Robert Dargan of Columbia 2 up. It was Phillips’ fourth career hole-in-one.
Round of 32 Results
Jake Smith, Duncan, S.C. (32) def. Bradley Kauffman, Greer, S.C. (1), 19 holes
Chandler McDonald, Richland, S.C. (17) def. Logan Sowell, Kershaw, S.C. (16), 19 holes
Jeremy Grab, Daniel Island, S.C. (8) def. Chris Mitchell, Prosperity, S.C. (25), 1 up
Taylor White, Duncan, S.C. (9) def. Matt O'Quinn, Beaufort, S.C. (24), 2 up
Cary Phillips, Kershaw, S.C. (29) def. Robert Dargan, Columbia, S.C. (4), 2 up
Jonathan Hardee, Greer, S.C. (20) def. Ryan Reynolds, Camden , S.C. (13), 5 and 3
Brandon Truesdale, Winnsboro, S.C. (5) def. Preston Cole, Greer, S.C. (28), 1 up
Cameron Mackay, Bluffton, S.C. (12) def. Chase Fisher, Columbia, S.C. (21), 3 and 1
Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (31) def. Robert Lutomski, Mauldin, S.C. (2), 3 and 2
Nick Eberhardt, Lake Wylie, S.C. (18) def. Thomas Todd III, Laurens , S.C. (15), 2 and 1
Andrew Novak, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (26) def. Jud Milam, Ridgeland, S.C. (7), 5 and 3
Christian Sease, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (23) def. Cody Clepper, Sumter, S.C. (10), 1 up
Kyle Scruggs, Chesnee, S.C. (30) def. Wick Andrews, Columbia, S.C. (3), 2 and 1
Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C. (14) def. Andrew Ward, York, S.C. (19), 3 and 2
Coleman Self, Greenwood, S.C. (27) def. Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C. (6), 4 and 3
Julian Keur, Summerville, S.C. (22) def. Tripp French, Columbia , S.C. (11), 2 and 1
Round of 16 Re-Cap
In the afternoon Round of 16 matches, 2012 champion Matthew Laydon, 40, of Charleston continued his quest for a second title with a 2 up victory over Kyle Scruggs of Chesnee.
Brandon Truesdale, 25, of Winnsboro is the highest remaining seed (5) in the field after a 2 and 1 victory over Cameron Mackay of Bluffton.
The two lowest seeded players Charles Dallery of Sumter (31) and Jake Smith of Duncan (32) also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Round of 16 Results
Jake Smith, Duncan, S.C. (32) def. Chandler McDonald, Richland, S.C. (17), 19 holes
Jeremy Grab, Daniel Island, S.C. (8) def. Taylor White, Duncan, S.C. (9), 3 and 2
Jonathan Hardee, Greer, S.C. (20) def. Cary Phillips, Kershaw, S.C. (29), 5 and 4
Brandon Truesdale, Winnsboro, S.C. (5) def. Cameron Mackay, Bluffton, S.C. (12), 2 and 1
Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (31) def. Nick Eberhardt, Lake Wylie, S.C. (18), 3 and 1
Andrew Novak, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (26) def. Christian Sease, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (23), 6 and 4
Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C. (14) def. Kyle Scruggs, Chesnee, S.C. (30), 2 up
Julian Keur, Summerville, S.C. (22) def. Coleman Self, Greenwood, S.C. (27), 3 and 2
Quarterfinal Round Starting Times
Matches Starting on Tee: 1
8:00 am 32 Jake Smith, Duncan, S.C. (145) vs. 8 Jeremy Grab, Daniel Island, S.C. (139)
8:10 am 20 Jonathan Hardee, Greer, S.C. (143) vs. 5 Brandon Truesdale, Winnsboro, S.C. (138)
8:20 am 31 Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C. (145) vs. 26 Andrew Novak, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (144)
8:30 am 14 Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C. (142) vs. 22 Julian Keur, Summerville, S.C. (144)
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Championship Schedule |
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Wednesday, June 17 |
Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1. |
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Thursday, June 18 |
Stroke Play Qualifying Round 2. Cut to low 32 scores for match play. |
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Friday, June 19 |
Round of 32 (AM) and Round of 16 (PM) match play. (18 holes each round). |
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Saturday, June 20 |
Quarterfinal (AM) and semifinal (PM) rounds of match play. (18 holes each round). |
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Sunday, June 21 |
Championship match (18 holes). |
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