26th Carolinas Mid

VIRGINIAS WINS THE 25th VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS JUNIOR MATCHES

LYNCHBURG (8/19/07) –– The eight-golfer Virginia team prevailed for a four-point victory (10-6) over their Carolinas counterparts to win the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches, which concluded today at Boonsboro Country Club (6,748 yards, par 36-36—72).

Virginias owned a one-point edge (4½-3½) following first-day foursome and four-ball matches. In a closely-contested final day of singles matches, Virginias notched a three-point victory (5½-2½). Virginias took home the Vinny Giles Trophy, snapped a two-match winless streak to Carolinas and claimed their first victory at Boonsboro since 2001, also their last win on Virginia soil.

In taking the title, Virginias won four singles matches and halved three others. Central Virginians Garrett Whitmore (Midlothian) and Bryce Chalkley (Chester) posted victories in the opening two matches. This year’s VSGA Junior Am runner-up, Whitmore bested Harold Varner III (Gastonia, N.C.), 2 and 1, while Chalkley made par at the last to defeat Mitchell Gray (Florence, S.C.), 1 up. Carolinas posted its only victory of the day in match three when North Carolina Junior Amateur champion Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.) bested Jacob Singleton (Brookneal, Va.), 5 and 3. Singleton, though, went undefeated in first-day foursome and four-ball encounters.

Matches four and five were halved. Midlothian’s Nicholas Austin made birdie at No. 18 to earn one-half point in his match against Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.), while reigning VSGA Junior Match Play champion Michael Moyers (Stanardsville) halved Austin Reeves (Greenville, S.C.)

Virginias clinched the ’07 trophy when U.S. Junior Am participant Evan Beck (Virginia Beach) got past Crawford Reeves (Greenville, S.C.), 2 and 1; Beck led the way for Virginias over the two days, accounting for a team-best two-and-a-half points. Making his team-high third appearance on the squad, VSGA Amateur Championship semifinalist Aaron Eckstein (Salem) notched a 1-up win versus Lee Bedford (Cary, N.C.) in match seven. In the concluding match, reigning VSGA Junior Amateur Championship winner Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) halved South Carolina Junior Amateur champion Wesley Bryan (Chapin, S.C.).

LYNCHBURG –– Results following final round singles matches at the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,752 yards, par 36-36—72) from Sunday, Aug. 19.

Garrett Whitmore (Midlothian, Va.) def. Harold Varner III (Gastonia, N.C.), 2 and 1; Bryce Chalkley (Chester, Va.) def. Mitchell Gray (Florence, S.C.), 1 up; Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.) def. Jacob Singleton (Brookneal, Va.), 5 and 3; Nicholas Austin (Midlothian, Va.) halved Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.); Michael Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.) halved Austin Reeves (Greenville, S.C.); Evan Beck (Virginia Beach, Va.) def. Crawford Reeves (Greenville, S.C.), 2 and 1; Aaron Eckstein (Salem) def. Lee Bedford (Cary, N.C.), 1 up; Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach, Va.) halved Wesley Bryan (Chapin, S.C.)

Virginias won final round singles matches, 5½-2½

Virginias won the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches, 10-6

VIRGINIAS LEADS FOLLOWING THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 25th VIRGINIAS-CAROLINAS JUNIOR MATCHES

LYNCHBURG, VA (8/18/07) –– The eight-golfer Virginias team won two morning foursome matches and tied another to help build a one-point edge (4½-3½) over their Carolinas counterparts following the first day of the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,748 yards, par 36-36—72). One point is available per each match.

Virginias won morning foursome action, 2½-1½ and tied four afternoon four-ball matches, 2-2 to own the slim advantage.

In morning foursomes, Virginias went unbeaten in the first three matches, taking a pair of encounters and halving another; two of the three matches went to the 18th hole. Central Virginians Bryce Chalkley (Chester) and Nicholas Austin (Midlothian) teamed for a 1-up win over Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.)-Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.). Meanwhile, in match two, local Jacob Singleton (Brookneal) and VSGA Junior Am runner-up Garrett Whitmore (Midlothian) wiped out Lee Bedford (Cary, N.C.)-Mitchell Gray (Florence, S.C.), 5 and 4. Reigning VSGA Junior Match Play champion Michael Moyers (Stanardsville) and U.S. Junior Am participant Evan Beck (Virginia Beach) halved Crawford Reeves (Greenville, S.C.)-Austin Reeves (Greenville, S.C.) in match three before South Carolina Golf Association Junior Amateur champion Wesley Bryan (Chapin, S.C.) and Harold Varner III (Gastonia, N.C.) scored Carolinas lone victory in foursomes, with a 4 and 3 win.

Though ’07 VSGA Junior Amateur champion Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach) and VSGA Amateur Championship semifinalist Aaron Eckstein (Salem) lost to Bryan-Varner in the morning, they came back to record a 1-up victory over the tandem in the opening afternoon four-ball match. Also for Virginias, Singleton scored his team-best second point of day one, teaming with Beck to notch a 4 and 2 win over Gray and Austin Reeves.

Carolinas claimed the last two four-ball matches in the afternoon session. Bedford and Crawford Reeves posted a 1-up victory over Moyers and Whitmore; Virginias was 4 down with five holes to play, but responded to square the match, before Carolinas made birdie at the last for the point. Also for Carolinas, Hoadley and Knox scored a 3 and 2 win over Chalkley-Austin.

Virginias will look to snap a two-match winless streak to Carolinas and aim for their first victory at Boonsboro since 2001 when the ’07 event concludes with eight singles matches on Sunday, Aug. 19.

LYNCHBURG –– Results following first round foursome matches at the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,752 yards, par 36-36—72) on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Bryce Chalkley (Chester, Va.)-Nicholas Austin (Midlothian, Va.) def. Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.)-Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.), 1 up; Jacob Singleton (Brookneal, Va.)-Garrett Whitmore (Midlothian, Va.) def. Lee Bedford (Cary, N.C.)-Mitchell Gray (Florence, S.C.), 5 and 4; Michael Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.)-Evan Beck (Virginia Beach, Va.) halved Crawford Reeves (Greenville, S.C.)-Austin Reeves (Greenville, S.C.); Wesley Bryan (Chapin, S.C.)-Harold Varner III (Gastonia, N.C.) def. Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach, Va.)-Aaron Eckstein (Salem, Va.), 4 and 3

Virginias won morning foursome matches, 2½-1½

LYNCHBURG –– Results following first round four-ball matches at the 25th Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches at Boonsboro Country Club (6,748 yards, par 36-36—72) on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach, Va.)-Aaron Eckstein (Salem, Va.) def. Wesley Bryan (Chapin, S.C.)-Harold Varner III (Gastonia, N.C.), 1 up; Jacob Singleton (Brookneal, Va.)-Evan Beck (Virginia Beach, Va.) def. Mitchell Gray (Florence, S.C.)-Austin Reeves (Greenville, S.C.), 4 and 2; Lee Bedford (Cary, N.C.)-Crawford Reeves (Greenville, S.C.) def. Michael Moyers (Stanardsville)-Garrett Whitmore (Midlothian, Va.), 1 up; Robert Hoadley (Southern Pines, N.C.)-Andy Knox (Cary, N.C.) def. Bryce Chalkley (Chester, Va.)-Nicholas Austin (Midlothian, Va.), 3 and 2

Virginias and Carolinas halved afternoon four-ball matches, 2-2

Virginias leads following day one foursome and four-ball matches 4½-3½

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Chapel Hill, NC--After the first two round of matches, the 24^th Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches were only separated by 1 point. But after Sunday's singles matches, there was a big separation between the two teams. The Carolinas Junior team blitzed the talented Virginias Junior team 5 1/2 points to 2 1/2 points to win the team matches for the first time in 3 years. Wesley Bryan of Chapin got things going in the first singles match of the morning defeating Garland Green of Tazewell, VA 7&6. When the match ended, Bryan was 7 under par through 12 holes. The Virginias then made a move when Michael Taylor of Ashland, VA defeated Robert Hoadley of Southern Pines, NC, 2&1 in a very tight match. Michael Moyers of Stanardsville, VA kept the move going finally defeating Ryan Sullivan of Winston-Salem, NC, 2&1. Sullivan battled back from being 2 down several times during the match while fighting a bad blister on his hand that made if difficult to hold on the the club. In match #12, McCuen Elmore of Cheraw, SC triumphed over Marshall Bailey of Fincastle, VA, 1 up after coming back from being 2 down during their match. The momentum continued when Jacob Burger of Orangeburg, SC closed out Aaron Eckstein of Salem, VA, 2&1. The 2006 Carolinas Junior champion Will Ovenden of Spartanburg, SC fought back to halve his match with Cory Amory of Crozet, VA after being down several times. The Carolinas team then sealed the victory when Will Collins of Salisbury, NC defeated Lanto Griffin of Blacksburg, VA, 3&2. Clint Tolleson of Spartanburg, SC then capped a victorious day by defeating Sam Beach of Glen Allen, VA, 1 up. The Carolinas Golf Association will keep the Vinnie Giles trophy until next summer when the matches celebrate their 25^th anniversary at Boonsboro CC in Lynchburg, VA.

Match #10 Michael Taylor, Ashland, VA defeated Robert Hoadley, Southern Pines, NC, 2&1

Match #11 Michael Moyers, Stanardsville, VA defeated Ryan Sullivan, Winston-Salem, NC, 2&1

Match #12 McCuen Elmore, Cheraw, SC defeated Marshall Bailey, Fincastle, VA, 1 up

Match #14 Clint Tolleson, Spartanburg, SC defeated Sam Beach, Glen Allen, VA, 1 up

Match #16 Will Collins, Salisbury, NC defeated Lanto Griffin, Blacksburg, VA, 3&2