SC Junior Match Play Championship
Sunset CC     Sumter, SC
July 15, 2011

Final Results

 

Sumter, SC—McKenzie Talbert of North Augusta, SC captured the girls’ title in the 34th South Carolina Girls’ Match Play Championship hosted by Sunset CC in Sumter, SC.  Talbert, a rising high school junior, defeated Kaitlin Matheson of Easley, SC 3&1.  In the championship match Matheson won the first hole and held a 1 up lead until the fourth hole when Talbert won the next three holes to take a 2 up lead through eight.  Matheson cut the lead to 1 up on the ninth and stayed close until a bogey on the 12th hole moved Talbert’s lead back to 2 up.  A birdie on the par 3 14th hole gave Talbert a 3 up lead.  The lead was reduced to 2 up after the 15th and Talbert closed out the match with a birdie on the 17th hole.

 

In the boys’ division, Carson Young of Pendleton, NC secured his first CGA championship defeating Austin Zoller of North Charleston, SC 6&5 in the championship match.  Young, a rising high school junior, advanced to the finals defeating Jon Weiss of Sumter 1 up in his morning semi-finals match.  Zoller advanced to the championship match beating Bradley Tedstone of Simpsonville, SC.  In the championship match, Zoller took a 1 up lead after two holes, but Young then won the next five holes and made the turn with a 4 up lead.  Young then won the 12th hole and closed out the match with a kick in birdie on the 13th.

 

This annual junior championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.   

 

Girls' Division
Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

(69) McKenzie Talbert, N. Augusta, SC def. (91) Page Morehead, Spartanburg, SC, 9&8

(81) Cayla Smith, Easley, SC def. (81) Madison Cox, Easley, SC, 2 up

(85) Madi Mae West, Anderson, SC def. (77) Anne Taylor Hough, Spartanburg, SC, 1 up

(78) Savanah Goodman, Easley, SC def. (84) Hailey Cleary, Lexington, SC, 1 up

Lower Bracket:

(74) Kaitlin Matheson, Easley, SC def. (88) Mary Catherin Ligon, Chester, SC, 473

(83) Riley Lovorn, Anderson, SC def. (80) Morgan Webber, Moore, SC, 19 holes

(77) Maegan Higgins, Piedmont, SC def. (85) Elizabeth Thompson, Charleston, SC, 19 holes

(80) Anna Jenkins, Rock Hill, SC def. (84) Taylor Demby, Chesterfield, SC, 4&3

 

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Talbert def. Smith, 6&5

Goodman def. West, 5&3

Lower Bracket:

Matheson def. Lovorn, 7&6

Jenkins def. Higgins, 1 up

 

Semifinals

Talbert def. Goodman, 4&3

Matheson def. Jenkins, 4&3

 

Finals

Talbert def. Matheson, 3&1

 

 

 

Boys' Division
Round of 64

Upper Bracket:

(DC) Cody Proveaux, Leesville, SC def. (80) Jimmy Self, Greenwood, SC, 5&4

(75) Sharp Turner, Sumter, SC def. (75) Will Strickland, Greer, SC, 2&1

(73) Jon Weiss II, Sumter, SC def. (78) William Noblett, Rock Hill, SC, 4&2

(78) Alex Handy, Aiken, SC def. (73) Dwight Cauthen Jr., Columbia, SC, 1 up

(71) Blake Kennedy, Moore, SC def. (79) Hunter Parks, Buffalo, SC, 3&1

(77) Ben Jansen, Blythewood, SC def. (74) Drake Cassidy, Hartsville, SC, 1 UP

(71) Jackson Moore, Isle of Palms, SC def. (79) Bryce Miley, Lexington, SC, 7&5

(74) Jonathan Hardee, Greer, SC def. (77) Ethan Roberts, Ninety Six, SC, 4&3

(80) John Pate, Coward, SC def. (70) Kyle Eichelsbacher, Hilton Head, SC, 1 up

(75) Steven Reid, Simpsonville, SC def. (76) Parker Mills, Easley, SC, 1 up

(72) Carson Young, Pendleton, SC def. (79) Mark Karavan, Myrtle Beach, SC, 7&6

(74) Preston Cole, Greer, SC def. (78) Daley Ballard, York, SC, 4&3

(80) Cody Clepper, Sumter, SC def. (70) Chandler Sease, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 2&1

(77) Christian Sease, Mt. Pleasant, SC def. (75) Andrew Grice, Columbia, SC, 2&1

(72) Grayson Hiott, anderson, SC def. (79) Beau Teal, Myrtle Beach, SC, 5&4

(78) Andrew Harvey, Murrells Inlet, SC def. (74) Blake Lybrand, Ridge Spring, SC, 1 up

Lower Bracket:

(69) Tyler Lucas, Rock Hill, SC def. (80) Cole Krantz, Cayce, SC, 3&2

(75) Alan McLeod, Mt. Pleasant, SC def. (75) Keenan Huskey, Greenville, SC, 2&1

(73) Grant Waggoner, N. Charleston, SC def. (78) Trace Crowe, Easley, SC, 3&2

(73) Trey Taylor, Gaffney, SC def. (78) Walter Crum, Murrells Inlet, SC, 7&5

(70) Andrew Novak, Mt. Pleasant, SC def. (79) Sawyer Mills, Easley, SC, 8&7

(74) Austin Zoller, N. Charleston, SC def. (77) Ryan Crum, Murrells Inlet, SC, 8&6

(71) John Melton, Williston, SC def. (79) Adam Garrett, Easley, SC, 1 up

(74) Chandler Pearson, Easley, SC def. (77) Solomon Deas, Sumter, SC, 5&3

(70) Landon Coontz, Aiken, SC def. (80) Coleman Self, Greenwood, SC, 6&5

(75) Wesley Long, Bluffton, SC def. (75) Zachary Boe, Bluffton, SC, 19 holes

(73) Joshua Lorenzetti, Blythewood, SC def. (78) Will Hicks, Camden, SC, 2&1

(74) Ryan Parrott, Lake City, SC def. (78) Cody Taylor, Rock Hill, SC, 2&1

(70) Bradley Tedstone, Simpsonville, SC def. (80) Will Bundy, Bennettsville, SC, 2&1

(74) Bryce Howell, Blythewood, SC def. (77) Will Marter, Columbia, SC, 19 holes

(79) Zane Price, Aynor, SC def. (72) Will Mason, Columbia, SC, 2&1

(74) John Schaffer, Sumter, SC def. (78) Lucas Harper, Clover, SC, 6&5

 

Round of 32

Upper Bracket:

Proveaux def. Turner, 5&4

Weiss II def. Handy, 6&4

Kennedy def. Jansen, 1 up

Moore def. Hardee, 19 holes

Reid def. Pate, 4&3

Young def. Cole, 5&4

Clepper def. Sease, 4&2

Hiott def. Harvey, 1 up

Lower Bracket:

Lucas def. McLeod, 1 up

Taylor def. Waggoner, 3&2

Zoller def. Novak, 7&6

Pearson def. Melton, 2&1

Coontz def. Long, 2&1

Lorenzetti def. Parrott, 5&4

Tedstone def. Howell, 7&6

Schaffer def. Price, 2&1

 

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

Weiss II def. Proveaux, 1 up

Kennedy def. Moore, 6&4

Young def. Reid, 5&4

Clepper def. Hiott, 2&1

Lower Bracket:

Lucas def. Taylor, 3&2

Zoller def. Pearson, 2&1

Coontz def. Lorenzetti, 1 up

Tedstone def. Schaffer, 3&1

 

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

Weiss II def. Kennedy, 2&1

Young def. Clepper, 19 holes

Lower Bracket:

Zoller def. Lucas, 21 holes

Tedstone def. Coontz, 3&1

 

Semifinals

Young def. Weiss II, 1 up

Zoller def. Tedstone, 3&1

 

Finals

Young def. Zoller, 6&5