Upsets Aplenty In Day One Of The South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship

 

LANCASTER, S.C. (July 14, 2020) -- Match Play results from the Boys and Girls Divisions after day one of the 2021 South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship at Lancaster Golf Club, in Lancaster, S.C. on July 14 2021. The Boys’ division competed at 6,553 yards (36-36--72). The Girls’ division competed at 5,781 yards (36-36--72).

 

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Boys’ Round of 64 Results

 

The Round of 64 started with an upset in true “March Madness” fashion, with 64 seed Tag Graziano of Hilton Head, S.C., upsetting number one seed Trey Cathuen of Simpsonville S.C., 2 and 1.  Graziano, the last player to book his ticket into the Boys’ Match Play bracket, won a 5-for-1 playoff yesterday afternoon to clinch his spot, and he made the most of it Wednesday morning. 

 

The three other co-medalists of the tournament held their ground in the Round of 64, with number two seed Luke Block of Bluffton, S.C, winning his morning match 3 and 2, number three seed Zach Adams of Charleston, S.C., winning his match 6 and 5, and number four seed Simon Wright of Lancaster, S.C., cruising to a 6 and 4 victory in his first match of the championship. 

 

However, upsets were still aplenty in the Round of 64. Along with Graziano’s bracket busting win, the 58th seed Jake Delbusse of Surfside Beach, S.C., won his match 5 and 4, 56 seed Benjamin Mills of Fort Mill, S.C., won his match 2 up, and the 54th seed Wyatt Harrill of Chapin, S.C., came away with a gritty 2 up victory in his morning match. 

 

In the Round of 32 Graziano continued his impressive play, winning his second round matchup 2 and 1 to move into the Quarter-Finals. Lancaster’s own Simon Wright moved into the Quarters as well, using all of his knowledge of his home club of Lancaster to propel him to the second day. 

 

Delbusse joines Graziano as well as one of the only two players seeded above 50 to move into the second day of the South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship, He won his second round matchup in decisive fashion, with a 5 and 4 victory.

 

Girls’ Round of 16 Results

 

On the girls side of things, seven of eight matches finished with the higher seed advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Number one seed Hannah Altman of Lake City, S.C., cruised to a 3 and 2 victory, and number two seeded Skye Two Hawks Skenandore of Aiken, S.C., rocketed out to a 7 and 5 win. 

 

The lone upset of the Round of 16 came when 10 seeded Katherine Mann of Fort Mill, S.C., came away with an impressive 3 and 2 victory in her first match of the championship. 

 

Four seeded Madison Dixon of Boiling Springs, S.C., came away with a narrow 1 up victory over Emma Hunt of Lake City, S.C., after some final hole heroics. After pulling her drive left into the trees on the 18th at Lancaster Golf Club, Dixon punched out to leave herself a flip wedge into the green. 

 

A chip that came up short would leave her a fifteen footer for par. Dixon willed in her putt with the flatstick, and booked her own one way ticket into a Quarter-Final matchup with Maddie Peake of Pauline, S.C.

 

South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship

Lancaster Golf Club | Lancaster, S.C.

Boys’ Round of 64 Results

 

Tag Graziano, Hilton Head Island, S.C. def. Trey Cathuen, Simpsonville, S.C., 2 and 1

Tyler Taber, Mount Pleasant, S.C. def. Cameron Biddle, Aiken, S.C., 2 and 1

Colt Ingram, Aiken, S.C. def. OT Mitchell, Fort Mill, S.C., 4 and 3

Major Lenning, Simpsonville, S.C. def. Winn McKittrick, Camden, S.C., 7 and 6

Braeden Barnett, Galivants Ferry, S.C. def. Hayden Mincey, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 5 and 4

Sam McMillan, Mount Pleasant, S.C. def. Gabe Schmitz, Fort Mill, S.C., 5 and 3

Benjamin Mills, Fort Mill, S.C. def. Dallas Johnson, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 2 up

Jay Locker, Chapin, S.C. def. Jones Saylor, Bluffton, S.C., 6 and 5

Simon Wright, Lancaster, S.C. def. Carson Lehn, Greenville, S.C., 6 and 4

Aiken Golightly, Rock Hill, S.C. def. Spence Hagood, Greenwood, S.C., 6 and 5

David Oliver, Pageland, S.C. def. Nolan Will, Fort Mill, S.C., 3 and 1

Coleman Ferguson, Columbia, S.C. def. Ethan Ducharme, Charleston, S.C., 4 and 3 

Mitchell McNeill, North Augusta, S.C. def. Luca Seccareccio, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 6 and 5

Jay Smith, Florence, S.C. def. Richard Anaclerio, Aiken, S.C., 19 holes

Hugh Faulkner, Greenville, S.C. def. Tristan McKay, Florence, S.C., 7 and 6

Will Ruth, Moore, S.C. def. David Ross, Spartanburg, S.C., 2 up

Luke Block, Bluffton, S.C. def. Charles Cauthen, Columbia, S.C., 3 and 2

Pake June, Florence, S.C. def. Bradley Parker, Isle of Palms, S.C., 4 and 2

Walker Felton, Mount Pleasant, S.C. def. Cheney Connell, Blythewood, S.C., 2 and 1

Deaton Reed, Lancaster, S.C. def. Logan Lutz, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 1 up

Jake Delbusse, Surfside Beach, S.C. def. Gage Gaskins, Leesville, S.C., 5 and 4

Evan Prickett, North Augusta, S.C. def. James Gibson, Lexington, S.C., 3 and 1

Mason Tucker, Lancaster, S.C. def. Daniel Donato, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 6 and 5

Mason Kucia, Indian Land, S.C. def. Caleb Click, Little River, S.C., 1 up

Zach Adams, Charleston, S.C. def. Thomas Ford, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 6 and 5

Chuck Stanley, Warrenville, S.C. def. Jack Brady, Irmo, S.C., 4 and 3

Miles Eubanks, Warrenville, S.C. def. Jack Seward, Florence, S.C., 4 and 2

Sean Engler, Bluffton, S.C. def. Henry Clarke, Rock Hill, S.C., 3 and 1

Jay Wilkins, Simpsonville, S.C. def. Jacob Hoyle, Simpsonville, S.C., 21 holes

Drew Jeffords, Florence, S.C. def. Lucas Acevedo, Charleston, S.C., 1 up

Wyatt Harrill, Chapin, S.C. def. Cade Kriscunas, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 2 up 

Benton Leinster, Greenville, S.C. def. Gage Howard, Woodruff, S.C., 2 up

 

South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship

Lancaster Golf Club | Lancaster, S.C.

Girls’ Round of 16 Results

 

Hannah Altman, Lake City, S.C. def. Ella Kate Barnett, Galivants Ferry, S.C., 3 and 2

Olivia Wilkie, Bluffton, S.C. def. Zoe Carles, Clinton, S.C., 1 up 

Madison Dixon, Boiling Springs, S.C. def. Emma Hunt, Lake City, S.C., 1 up

Maddie Peake, Pauline, S.C. def. Ava Romfo, Charleston, S.C., 2 and 1

Skye Two Hawks Skenandore, Aiken, S.C. def. Mackenzie Norwood, Kiawah, S.C., 7 and 5

Katherine Mann, Fort Mill, S.C. def. Jennifer Rials, Florence, S.C., 3 and 2

Raegan Propes, Charleston, S.C. def. Caleigh Noonan, Greenville, S.C., 5 and 4

Sofia Carles, Clinton, S.C. def. Lexi Bennett, Santee, S.C., 3 and 2

 

South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship

Lancaster Golf Club | Lancaster, S.C.

Boys’ Round of 32 Results

 

Tag Graziano, Hilton Head, S.C. def. Tyler Taber, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 2 and 1

Major Lenning, Simpsonville, S.C. def. Colt Ingram, Aiken, S.C., 3 and 2

Braedan Barnett, Galivants Ferry, S.C. def. Sam McMillan, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 2 and 1

Jay Locker, Chapin, S.C. def. Benjamin Mills, Fort Mill, S.C., 2 and 1

Simon Wright, Lancaster, S.C. def. Aiken Golightly, Rock Hill, S.C., 3 and 1

Coleman Ferguson, Columbia, S.C. def. David Oliver, Pageland, S.C., 2 up

Jay Smith, Florence, S.C. def. Mitchell McNeill, North Augusta, S.C., 6 and 5

Hugh Faulkner, Greenville, S.C. def. Will Ruth, Moore, S.C., 3 and 2

Pake June, Florence, S.C. def. Luke Block, Bluffton, S.C., 20 holes

Walker Felton, Mount Pleasant, S.C. def. Deaton Reed, Lancaster, S.C., 2 and 1

Jake Delbusse, Surfside Beach, S.C. def. Evan Prickett, North Augusta, S.C., 5 and 4

Mason Kucia, Indian Land, S.C. def. Mason Tucker, Lancaster, S.C., 19 holes

Zach Adams, Charleston, S.C. def. Chuck Stanley, Warrenville, S.C., 6 and 5

Sean Engler, Bluffton, S.C. def. Miles Eubanks, Warrenville, S.C., 2 and 1

Jay Wilkins, Simpsonville, S.C. def. Drew Jeffords, Florence, S.C., 3 and 1

Benton Leinster, Greenville, S.C. def. Wyatt Harrill, Chapin, S.C., 2 and 1

 

Lancaster Golf Club is located right on the outskirts of the town of Lancaster. The original nine holes were designed by Donald Ross in 1939, and feature a more open setup. Russell Breeden’s work on the back nine to finish the course is highlighted by tree lined fairways, giving a different look and challenge to players of all levels. 

 

The championship format is match play with 18 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine the seeding for match play. The top 64 boys and the top 16 girls from the stroke play qualifier will advance to match play. Once a player loses a match, they are eliminated from the tournament.

 

 Entry is open to any male or female amateur golfer who has not reached their 19th birthday as of July 10, who has not started college, 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 and has a current USGA Handicap Index® that does not exceed 18.4. 

 

Schedule of rounds: 

 

Thursday, July 15

Morning - Boys’ Round of 16 and Girls’ Quarterfinal Matches

Afternoon - Boys’ Quarterfinal Matches and Girls’ Semifinal Matches

 

Friday, July 16

Morning - Boys’ Semifinal Matches, Girls’ Championship Match

Afternoon - Boys’ Championship Match

 

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.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as 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 nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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