New Mexico, Southern California Advance to Finals of Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship

Tournament News

MARANA, Ariz. – The finals are set for the final round of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship with New Mexico and Southern California set to play for the team title. Matches will also be held for third-, fifth-, seventh-, ninth-, 11th-, 13th- and 15th-place with the final round teeing off at 8 a.m. MST Tuesday.

New Mexico became the lowest-seeded team (No. 15) to advance to the final after upsetting Texas A&M, 3-2. The Aggies jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after wins by Conrad Shindler and Ignacio Elvira. The Lobos, however, would claim the next three matches after John Catlin downed Jordan Russell, 1-up, by winning the final hole and James Erkenbeck and Travis Ross both earned 2 and 1 triumphs.

Southern California earned the first berth into the championship match by downing Colorado State, 3-2. Stewart Hagestad put USC in an early lead with a 4 and 2 victory but the Rams would even the match after Riley Arp’s 4 and 3 win. The two sides would trade 1-up victories from the Trojans’ Martin Trainer and Dustin Morris to move the team total to 2-2. USC’s Steve Lim and Bryce Hanstad entered their final hole all square, but Lim birdied No. 18 to win 1-up and give the Trojans the victory.
Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
Third Round Results
March 22

Team Results
Championship Bracket
Semifinals
(8) Southern California def. (12) Colorado State, 3-2
(15) New Mexico def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2

Fifth-Place Bracket
(13) Iowa def. (1) Stanford, 3.5-1.5
(6) UNLV def. (10) San Diego, 3-2

Consolation Bracket
(16) Indiana def. (5) UCLA, 3-2
(14) Arizona def. (7) Texas Tech, 3.5-1.5
(4) Arizona State def. (9) TCU, 3-2
(2) Washington def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 3-2

Individual Match Results
Championship Bracket
(8) Southern California def. (12) Colorado State, 3-2
Riley Arp, Colorado State def. T.J. Vogel, Southern California, 4 and 3
Steve Lim, Southern California def. Bryce Hanstad, Colorado State, 1-up
Martin Trainer, Southern California def. Ryan Peterson, Colorado State, 1-up
Dustin Morris, Colorado State def. Matthew Giles, Southern California, 1-up
Stewart Hagestad, Southern California def. Zahkai Brown, Colorado State, 4 and 2

(15) New Mexico def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2
James Erkenbeck, New Mexico def. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M, 2 and 1
Travis Ross, New Mexico def. Cameron Peck, Texas A&M, 2 and 1
John Catlin, New Mexico def. Jordan Russell, Texas A&M, 1-up
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M def. Nick Geyer, New Mexico, 3 and 2
Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M def. Brandon Putnam, New Mexico, 4 and 2

Fifth-Place Bracket
(13) Iowa leads (1) Stanford, 3.5-1.5
Brad Hopfinger, Iowa def. Sihwan Kim, Stanford, 6 and 5
Vince India, Iowa def. Steve Ziegler, Stanford, 3 and 2
Barrett Kelpin, Iowa def. Andrew DeDecker, Stanford, 3 and 1
Joseph Bramlett, Stanford halved Chris Brant, Iowa
Steven Kearney, Stanford def. Bradley George, Iowa, 3 and 2

(6) UNLV def. (10) San Diego, 3-2
Derek Ernst, UNLV def. Scott Brace, San Diego, 3 and 2
Colby Smith, UNLV def. Kenneth McCready, San Diego, 5 and 3
Alex Ching, San Diego def. Brett Kanda, UNLV, 4 and 3
Eddie Olson, UNLV def. Jason Shano, San Diego, 3 and 2
Gunner Wiebe, San Diego def. Jeremiah Wooding, UNLV, 4 and 2

Consolation Bracket
(16) Indiana def. (5) UCLA, 3-2
Alex Martin, Indiana def. Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA, 6 and 5
David Erdy, Indiana def. Pontus Widegren, UCLA, 2 and 1
Chase Wright, Indiana def. Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA, 3 and 1
Connor Driscoll, UCLA def. Brant Peaper, Indiana, 3 and 1
Mario Clemens, UCLA def. Ren Han, Indiana, 4 and 3

(14) Arizona def. (7) Texas Tech, 3.5-1.5
Tarquin MacManus, Arizona def. Nils Floren, Texas Tech, 4 and 3
Jonathan Khan, Arizona halved Chris Ward, Texas Tech
Rich Saferian, Arizona def. Matt Smith, Texas Tech, 3 and 2
Trent Redfern, Arizona def. Brian Scherer, Texas Tech, 3 and 1
Tyler Weworski, Texas Tech def. Philip Bagdade, Arizona, 7 and 5

(4) Arizona State def. (9) TCU, 3-2
Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State def. Johan de Beer, TCU, 1-up
Scott Pinckney, Arizona State def. Travis Woolf, TCU, 4 and 3
Tom Hoge, TCU def. Knut Borsheim, Arizona State, 7 and 6
James Byrne, Arizona State def. Daniel Jennevret, TCU, 2 and 1
Pontas Gad, TCU def. Braxton Marquez, Arizona State, 5 and 4

(2) Washington def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 3-2
Kent Bulle, Middle Tennessee def. Nick Taylor, Washington, 4 and 3
Richard Lee, Washington def. Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee, 3 and 2
Chris Williams, Washington def. Hunter Green, Middle Tennessee, 3 and 2
Craig Smith, Middle Tennessee def. Charlie Hughes, Washington, 3 and 1
Chris Killmer, Washington def. Brad Simons, Middle Tennessee, 6 and 4