37th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship
Oldfield Golf Club, Okatie, SC
June 20, 2009
Quarterfinal and Semifinal Results
Okatie, SC — Quarterfinal and semifinal 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 Saturday, June 20, 2009. (6906 yards, Par 36-36—72).
Crawford Reeves, 18, of Greenville and Jarrett Grimes, 36, of Columbia will face each other in the finals of the 37th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship.
Reeves, the 2007 and 2008 South Carolina Junior Match Play champion, defeated Mitchell Gray of Florence 2 and 1 in the morning quarterfinals and then beat fellow Clemson University teammate McCuen Elmore of Cheraw in the semifinals by a 5 and 4 score.
Grimes, the reigning Carolinas Mid-Amateur champion, beat two-time S.C. Amateur Match Play champion Todd White of Moore, 2 and 1, in the quarterfinals and then was pushed all the way to the 18th hole by Rob Simmons of Beaufort in the semifinals that concluded with a 1 up win.
The championship match begins on Sunday morning at 8:30am at Oldfield.
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.
Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket:
Crawford Reeves, Greenville, SC def. Mitchell Gray, Florence, SC, 2 and 1
McCuen Elmore, Cheraw, SC def. Austin Reeves, Greenville, SC, 1 up
Lower Bracket:
Rob Simmons, Beaufort, SC def. Luke Hopkins, Greer, SC, 1 up
Jarrett Grimes, Columbia, SC def. Todd White, Moore, SC, 2 and 1
Semifinals
Reeves def. Elmore, 5 and 4
Grimes def. Simmons, 1 up
Finals
Reeves vs. Grimes, #1 8:30