37th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship

Oldfield Golf Club, Okatie, SC

June 19, 2009

First and Second Round Match Play Results and Quarterfinal Pairings

 

Okatie, SC — First and second round match play results of the 37th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by Oldfield Golf Club in Okatie, SC on Friday, June 19, 2009. (6906 yards, Par 36-36—72).

 

Mitchell Gray, the lone survivor of a four-for-one playoff Thursday night for the last match play position took down defending champion Tripp McAllister of Lake City in the first round by a 4 and 3 score. Gray then defeated Ross Tooley of Mount Pleasant by a 3 and 2 margin to advance to the quarterfinals.

 

Brothers Crawford Reeves and Austin Reeves of Greenville both advanced to the quarterfinals. They would meet in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon if they should advance on Saturday.

 

In other action, Luke Hopkins of Greer rolls into the quarterfinals after 4 and 3 victories over Luke McClellan of West Columbia and Travis Cashion of Columbia.

 

McCuen Elmore of Cheraw breezed in his morning match with a 6 and 5 win over Evan Phillips but had to play all 18 holes in the afternoon match to win 1 up over Scott Glaze of Sumter.

 

1999 champion Robert Godfrey of Seneca lost in the round of 16 to Rob Simmons of Beaufort by a 3 and 1 score.

 

Two-time champion (1991, 2004), Todd White of Moore crushed Todd Stone in the first round 6 and 5 and then cruised to a 3 and 2 score over Brad Williams of Elgin in the round of 16.

 

The quarterfinal round will begin on Saturday morning at 8:30am followed by the semifinals in the afternoon at Oldfield. Finalists will face an 18 hole championship match on Sunday.

 

For more information on the South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship including past champions, sites and scores visit the CGA’s yearbook at www.carolinasgolf.org/tourn/2009/yearbook/scam.pdf

 

This championship is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association which is celebrating its 100th year of serving amateur golf in the Carolinas.

 

Round of 32

Upper Bracket:

(149) Mitchell Gray, Florence, SC def. (DC) Tripp McAllister, Lake City, SC, 4 and 3

(145) Ross Tooley, Mount Pleasant, SC def. (145) Chris Mitchell, Prosperity, SC, 4 and 3

(147) Brewer Bradshaw, Columbia, SC def. (140) Phillip North, Hilton Head, SC, 2 up

(141) Crawford Reeves, Greenville, SC def. (147) Austin Parks, Mount Pleasant, SC, 5 and 4

(137) Scott Glaze, Sumter, SC def. (148) Brandon Hiott, Islandton, SC, 2 and 1

(144) McCuen Elmore, Cheraw, SC def. (146) Evan Phillips, Lexington, SC, 6 and 5

(138) Corbin Mills, Easley, SC def. (148) Mark Gaynor, Florence, SC, 3 and 2

(144) Austin Reeves, Greenville, SC def. (146) Alex Finke, Rock Hill, SC, 2 and 1

Lower Bracket:

(133) Luke Hopkins, Greer, SC def. (148) Luke McClellan, West Columbia, SC, 4 and 3

(144) Travis Cashion, Columbia, SC def. (146) Brandon Coggins, Gaffney, SC, 4 and 2

(140) Robert Godfrey, Seneca, SC def. (147) Richard Burgess Jr, Roebuck, SC, 3 and 2

(141) Rob Simmons, Beaufort, SC def. (146) Brooks Massey, Lexington, SC, 3 and 1

(137) Todd White, Moore, SC def. (148) Todd Stone, Ladys Island, SC, 6 and 5

(146) Brad Williams, Elgin, SC def. (144) Bradley Ricker, Greenville, SC, 1 up

(148) Brad Sill, Duncan, SC def. (139) Jones Brown, Columbia, SC, 4 and 2

(143) Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC def. (146) Kyle Scruggs, Gaffney, SC, 3 and 2

 

Round of 16

Upper Bracket:

Gray def. Tooley, 3 and 2

Reeves def. Bradshaw, 19 holes

Elmore def. Glaze, 1 up

Reeves def. Mills, 19 holes

Lower Bracket:

Hopkins def. Cashion, 4 and 3

Simmons def. Godfrey, 3 and 1

White def. Williams, 3 and 2

Grimes def. Sill, 4 and 3

 

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket:

8:30 Gray vs. Reeves

8:38 Elmore vs. Reeves

Lower Bracket:

8:46 Hopkins vs. Simmons

8:54 White vs. Grimes