Schank Takes SC Amateur Match Play Medalist

Second Round Stroke Play Qualifying Results
 

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (June 16, 2016) -- Second round stroke play qualifying results of the 44^th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at Bear Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head Island on Thursday, June 16 (Par 36-36--72, 6804 yards, Course Rating: 74.2/139).

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First round leader Riley Schank of Bluffton claimed medalist honors. “My plan was pretty much the same as yesterday, hit mostly the same clubs off of each tee,” Schank said. Schank stumbled out of the gate with two bogeys in his first four holes. “I did not putt quite as well as yesterday and made a few more mistakes.” The University of South Carolina Beaufort golfer found his rhythm with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 & 7. Schank made the turn one-over-par.

Finishing his second round at three-over 75 left Schank in a two-person playoff for medalist with Bryce Howell of Blythewood. Howell came into the second round one stroke behind Schank but used a two-over-par 74 to draw even after 36 holes.

The par-five 18th played host to the medalist playoff. Both players were forced to lay up short of the green after finding a bunker off the tee. From 108-yards, Schank hit his gap wedge to 10 feet. After Howell just missed his birdie putt, the door was open for Schank to win the playoff. Schank sunk his uphill putt to earn the #1 match play seed and medalist honors. “Now I just want to win my matches, one hole at a time. I only have to beat one guy at a time so that is the plan,” Schank explained.

The cut line for the top 32 players qualifying for match play fell at 12-over-par 156. Josh Fickes of Beaufort edged Christian Sease of Mount Pleasant in a playoff for the final match play spot. Round of 32 matches will begin at 8:00am from both the 1st and 10th tee at Bear Creek Golf Club.

After three players broke par Wednesday, only two managed to play into red numbers on Thursday. Austin Zoller of Summerville played two-under-par to grab the #11 seed for match play. Rebounding from an opening round 83, Mount Pleasant's Benjamin Quinque posted 71 to get into match play with #23 seed.

The South Carolina Amateur Match Play championship is conducted at 36 holes of stroke play followed by a cut to the low 32 players for match play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 13th birthday by June 15, 2016, 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 GHIN USGA Handicap Index at a CGA member club that does not exceed 7.4.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

Round of 32
Matches Starting on Tee: 1
Time	Seed		Player A		Seed	Player B
8:00 am	1		Riley Schank, Bluffton, S.C.	vs.	32	Josh Fickes, Beaufort, S.C.
8:09 am	16		John O'Brien, Columbia, S.C.	vs.	17	Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C.
8:18 am	8		Patrick Mitchell, Beaufort, S.C.	vs.	25	Bradford Curren, Ridgeland , S.C.
8:27 am	9		Jonathan Phillips, Hardeeville, S.C.	vs.	24	Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C.
8:36 am	4		Jd Hoft, Bluffton, S.C.	vs.	29	Walker Campbell, Hilton Head, S.C.
8:45 am	13		Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C.	vs.	20	Jamie Phillips, Mt Pleasant, S.C.
8:54 am	5		Matt O'Quinn, Beaufort, S.C.	vs.	28	Kyle C Weiland, Charleston , S.C.
9:03 am	12		Connor Bruns, Duncan, S.C.	vs.	21	Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C.
Matches Starting on Tee: 10
Time	Seed		Player A		Seed	Player B
8:00 am	2		Bryce Howell, Blythewood, S.C.	vs.	31	Chandler Vilcheck, Bluffton, S.C.
8:09 am	15		Tripp French, Columbia, S.C.	vs.	18	Nick Russell, Hilton Head, S.C.
8:18 am	7		Thomas Todd III, Laurens , S.C.	vs.	26	Justin Hood, Saint Matthews, S.C.
8:27 am	10		Johnson Holliday, Aynor, S.C.	vs.	23	Benjamin Quinque, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
8:36 am	3		Ryan Carpenter, Aiken, S.C.	vs.	30	Charlie Spencer-White, Bluffton, S.C.
8:45 am	14		Parker Dudley, Charleston, S.C.	vs.	19	Taylor Ingle, Winnsboro, S.C.
8:54 am	6		Logan Sowell, Kershaw, S.C.	vs.	27	Travis Mancill, Hilton Head, S.C.
9:03 am	11		Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C.	vs.	22	Henry Augenstein, Columbia, S.C.

44th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship
Bear Creek Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Second Round Stroke Play Qualifying Results
June 16, 2016

Place		Competitor		Score
1		* Riley Schank, Bluffton, S.C.		70-74--144  (Even)
2		Bryce Howell, Blythewood, S.C.		69-75--144  (Even)
3		Ryan Carpenter, Aiken, S.C.		71-75--146  (+2)
T4		Jd Hoft, Bluffton, S.C.		75-72--147  (+3)
T4		Matt O'Quinn, Beaufort, S.C.		72-75--147  (+3)
T6		Thomas Todd III, Laurens , S.C.		73-75--148  (+4)
T6		Logan Sowell, Kershaw, S.C.		74-74--148  (+4)
T8		Jonathan Phillips, Hardeeville, S.C.		77-72--149  (+5)
T8		Patrick Mitchell, Beaufort, S.C.		77-72--149  (+5)
T10		Austin Zoller, Summerville, S.C.		80-70--150  (+6)
T10		Johnson Holliday, Aynor, S.C.		76-74--150  (+6)
T10		Charles Dallery, Sumter, S.C.		75-75--150  (+6)
T10		Parker Dudley, Charleston, S.C.		77-73--150  (+6)
T10		Connor Bruns, Duncan, S.C.		75-75--150  (+6)
15		Tripp French, Columbia, S.C.		73-78--151  (+7)
T16		John O'Brien, Columbia, S.C.		77-75--152  (+8)
T16		Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, S.C.		75-77--152  (+8)
T16		Nick Russell, Hilton Head, S.C.		77-75--152  (+8)
T19		Jordan Warnock, Roebuck, S.C.		74-79--153  (+9)
T19		Henry Augenstein, Columbia, S.C.		74-79--153  (+9)
T19		Taylor Ingle, Winnsboro, S.C.		78-75--153  (+9)
T19		Jamie Phillips, Mt Pleasant, S.C.		80-73--153  (+9)
T23		Justin Hood, Saint Matthews, S.C.		79-75--154  (+10)
T23		Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, S.C.		76-78--154  (+10)
T23		Benjamin Quinque, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.		83-71--154  (+10)
T23		Bradford Curren, Ridgeland , S.C.		72-82--154  (+10)
T27		Chandler Vilcheck, Bluffton, S.C.		77-78--155  (+11)
T27		Travis Mancill, Hilton Head, S.C.		77-78--155  (+11)
T27		Walker Campbell, Hilton Head, S.C.		73-82--155  (+11)
T27		Charlie Spencer-White, Bluffton, S.C.		75-80--155  (+11)
T27		Kyle C Weiland, Charleston , S.C.		79-76--155  (+11)
32		** Josh Fickes, Beaufort, S.C.		77-79--156  (+12)
		Failed to Qualify for Match Play
33		Christian Sease, Mount Pleasant, S.C.		78-78--156  (+12)
34		Michael Caprio, Greer, S.C.		81-76--157  (+13)
35		Cary Phillips, Kershaw, S.C.		85-74--159  (+15)
T36		Cole Patterson, Greenville, S.C.		82-78--160  (+16)
T36		Zachary Bishop, Travelers Rest, S.C.		77-83--160  (+16)
T36		Rj Bartolomucci, Hilton Head, S.C.		79-81--160  (+16)
T36		Jacob Burgess, Easley, S.C.		81-79--160  (+16)
T40		Casey Smith, Abbeville, S.C.		79-82--161  (+17)
T40		Chase Fisher, Columbia, S.C.		81-80--161  (+17)
T40		Wesley Long, Bluffton, S.C.		79-82--161  (+17)
T40		Ryan Knapke, Hilton Head Island , S.C.		78-83--161  (+17)
T44		Ryan Reynolds, Camden , S.C.		83-79--162  (+18)
T44		Matthew Laydon, Charleston, S.C.		81-81--162  (+18)
T44		Drew Weary, Bluffton, S.C.		83-79--162  (+18)
T44		Mclean Boyd, Charleston, S.C.		82-80--162  (+18)
48		Tom Graziano, Hhi, S.C.		83-80--163  (+19)
T49		Tyler Smith, West Columbia, S.C.		82-82--164  (+20)
T49		Alex Mihai, Hilton Head, S.C.		82-82--164  (+20)
T51		Patrick Talledo, Blythewood, S.C.		83-82--165  (+21)
T51		Wick Andrews, Columbia, S.C.		78-87--165  (+21)
T51		Kenny Bieschke, Bluffton, S.C.		83-82--165  (+21)
T51		Will Canipe, Murrells Inlet, S.C.		81-84--165  (+21)
55		Robert McGinn, Charleston, S.C.		85-81--166  (+22)
56		Michael McKee, Ware Shoals, S.C.		84-85--169  (+25)
57		Kyle Putkonen, Hilton Head, S.C.		81-89--170  (+26)
58		Vijay Mishra, N Myrtle Beach, S.C.		81-90--171  (+27)
59		Graham Fontes, Bluffton, S.C.		88-86--174  (+30)
T60		Dwight Cauthen, Columbia, S.C.		77-WD--WD  (WD)
T60		Gary Odom, Greenwood, S.C.		79-WD--WD  (WD)
T62		Benji Gecy, Cat Island, S.C.		WD  (WD)
T62		William Harwood, Columbia, S.C.		WD  (WD)
T62		Will Hicks, Camden, S.C.		WD  (WD)
T62		Ethan Willis, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.		WD  (WD)

* Won medalist honors in a playoff
** Earned final match play spot in a playoff

Championship Schedule
Wednesday, June 15	Stroke Play Qualifying Round 1.
Thursday, June 16	Stroke Play Qualifying Round 2. Cut to low 32 scores for match play. Playoff for medalist and last match play position.
Friday, June 17	Round of 32 (AM) and Round of 16 (PM) match play. (18 holes each round).
Saturday, June 18	Quarterfinal (AM) and semifinal (PM) rounds of match play. (18 holes each round).
Sunday, June 19	Championship match (18 holes). Awards ceremony immediately following play.

                               
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