Tournament News
- Arkansas Wins Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
- Arkansas-Duke Advance to Finals of Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
- Arkansas-Chattanooga; California-Duke Advance to Semifinals of Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
- First Round Complete at Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
- Bracket Announced for Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
| Duke Wins Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship |
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BALL GROUND, Ga. – Duke continued its dominant run through the bracket, downing Illinois, 4-1, to claim the team title at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, Ga. Austin Cody provided the first points for the Blue Devils, posting a 5 and 4 victory. Chris DeForest would respond by downing Tim Gornik, 3 and 2, to pull Illinois even in the team standings. Julian Suri claimed a 3 and 1 victory to put Duke back in the lead and Brinson Paolini clinched the win with a 2 and 1 triumph. Wes Roach closed out the scoring for the Blue Devils with a 1-up victory. “Obviously you’ve got to go hats off to the teams that we were playing,” said Duke Head Coach Jamie Green. “They’re very good. There are no easy wins out here. At the same time, I think that says a lot about our guys because they did play hard, they played well, great practice rounds, terrific notes and they were ready for anything. It’s still about having a good plan and hitting good golf shots. You’re just counting them differently. How these guys played down the stretch, that mindset is really what you want to have every time you are playing a stroke-play event. You’re fearless out there and you’re determined and committed and I think that’s the only way they win close matches in the end. If you can do that for 54 holes and get into the top eight and play some match play (at the NCAA Championships) I like our chances. We’ve built some confidence and now the guys know what they can do.” Duke posted a Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship record 16-3-1 mark in its individual matches. Brinson Paolini and Julian Suri both went 4-0 while Austin Cody was undefeated at 3-0-1. Elsewhere in the bracket, Southern California claimed third place by beating Texas Tech, 4-1; Georgia Tech downed Texas A&M, 3-2, for fifth place; UCLA won the seventh-place match, 3-2, over East Tennessee State; Iowa defeated Georgia, 3-1-1, for ninth place; Pacific placed 11th after winning 4-0-1 against Alabama; South Carolina outlasted Washington State, 3-1-1 for 13th; and Texas beat Baylor, 4-1, in the 15th-place match.  Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship Championship Round Results March 22 Championship Match (10) Duke def. (4) Illinois, 4-1 Third-Place Match (11) Southern California def. (9) Texas Tech, 4-1 Fifth-Place Match (3) Georgia Tech def. (5) Texas A&M, 3-2 Seventh-Place Match (1) UCLA def. (15) East Tennessee State, 3-2 Ninth-Place Match (6) Iowa def. (8) Georgia, 3-1-1 11th-Place Match (12) Pacific def. (2) Alabama, 4-0-1 13th-Place Match (16) South Carolina def. (14) Washington State, 3-1-1 15th-Place Match (7) Texas def. (13) Baylor, 4-1 Individual Match Results Championship Match (10) Duke def. (4) Illinois, 4-1 Brinson Paolini, Duke def. Luke Guthrie, Illinois, 2 and 1 Wes Roach, Duke def. Scott Langley, Illinois, 1-up Chris DeForest, Illinois def. Tim Gornik, Duke, 3 and 2 Julian Suri, Duke def. Thomas Pieters, Illinois, 3 and 1 Austin Cody, Duke def. Mason Jacobs, Illinois, 5 and 4 Third-Place Match (11) Southern California def. (9) Texas Tech, 4-1 Matt Smith, Texas Tech def. T.J. Vogel, USC, 2-up Steve Lim, USC def. Nils Floren, Texas Tech, 2-up Jeffrey Kang, USC def. Tyler Weworski, Texas Tech, 2 and 1 Martin Trainer, USC def. Chandler Rusk, Texas Tech, 3 and 2 Sam Smith, USC def. Will Griffin, Texas Tech, 3 and 2 Fifth-Place Match (3) Georgia Tech def. (5) Texas A&M, 3-2 James White, Georgia Tech def. Jordan Russell, TAMU, 5 and 4 Conrad Shindler, TAMU def. J.T. Griffin, Georgia Tech, 5 and 4 Ignacio Elvira, TAMU def. Kyle Scott, Georgia Tech, 2 and 1 Richy Werenski, Georgia Tech def. Cameron Peck, TAMU, 1-up Paul Haley, Georgia Tech def. John Hurley, TAMU, 1-up Seventh-Place Match (1) UCLA def. (15) East Tennessee State, 3-2 Paul O’Kane, ETSU def. Patrick Cantlay, UCLA, 3 and 2 Gregor Main, UCLA def. Spencer Lawson, ETSU, 5 and 4 Devon Komline, ETSU def. Mario Clemens, UCLA, 1-up Connor Driscoll, UCLA def. Patrick Spraggs, ETSU, 4 and 2 Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA def. Lucas Armstrong, ETSU, 20 holes Ninth-Place Match (6) Iowa def. (8) Georgia, 3-1-1 Vince India, Iowa def. Russell Henley, Georgia, 6 and 5 Brad Hopfinger, Iowa halved Harris English, Georgia Chris Brant, Iowa def. Hudson Swafford, Georgia, 2 and 1 Barrett Kelpin, Iowa def. T.J. Mitchell, Georgia, 19 holes Michael Cromie, Georgia def. Jed Dirksen, Iowa, 5 and 3 11th-Place Match (12) Pacific def. (2) Alabama, 4-0-1 T.J. Bordeaux, Pacific def. Bud Cauley, Alabama, 19 holes Alex Johnson, Pacific halved Cory Whitsett, Alabama Alex Edfort, Pacific def. Hunter Hamrick, Alabama, 4 and 3 Patrick Kucich, Pacific def. Trey Mullinax, Alabama, 19 holes Dan Garcia, Pacific def. Scott Strohmeyer, Alabama, 1-up 13th-Place Match (16) South Carolina def. (14) Washington State, 3-1-1 Blaine Woodruff, USC def. Kent Hagen, WSU, 6 and 5 Trent Sanders, WSU def. Wesley Bryan, USC, 2 and 1 Dean Hester, USC def. Nick Ellis, WSU, 3 and 2 Logan Harrell, USC halved Hank Frame, WSU Clint Tolleson, USC def. Branden Dalton, WSU, 5 and 3 15th-Place Match (7) Texas def. (13) Baylor, 4-1 Dylan Frittelli, Texas def. Ryan O’Rear, Baylor, 5 and 4 Cody Gribble, Texas def. Payne Gniewek, Baylor, 2 and 1 Bobby Hudson, Texas def. Jerry Ruiz, Baylor, 4 and 3 Cody Paladino, Baylor def. Julio Vegas, Texas, 4 and 2 Johnathan Schnitzer, Texas def. Matthew Seligmann, Baylor, 6 and 5 |
