Upsets and Large Victories Dominate Day One of Match Play
After the first two rounds of Match Play at the Country Club of Spartanburg, upsets and large victories were the story of the day as both the #1 and #2 seeds were knocked out of contention.
In the morning matches, the Medalist Team of Zach Herold and Bryce Miley posted a 2 Up victory over Briar Herd and Hunter Parks to move on. The 31st seed team of Taylor Ingle and Chris Mitchell defeated first round leaders Josh Branyon and Kyle Milner with a 5 & 4 victory after playing 13 holes 11 under par. One match went into extra holes as the team of Garland Ferrell and Marcus Grumbles defeated Brandon Bradosky and Bryan Kelley after Grumbles drove the green on the Par 4 – 11th Hole and Eagled to win 1 Up. In all, nine of the sixteen matches never made it to the 16th hole.
In the afternoon, the matches were a little closer with only one big win as the Ziefert and Woodard team advanced with a 5 & 3 win. 2012 Four Ball Champions, Walt Todd, Jr and Brandon Truesdale managed a 2 & 1 finish over the veteran team of Jarrett Grimes and John O’Brien. Once again, Ferrell and Grumbles needed extra holes as Grumbles drained a nine foot putt for birdie to beat the brother team of Robert and David Dargan.
Quarter finals will begin on Saturday morning beginning at 8.00 a.m. Semi-final matches will follow in the afternoon. For full information including detailed scoring, pairings and course statistics visit our tournament web page – 53rd Four Ball Championship
The 2016 SCGA Four Ball Championship is one of 21 major championships conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association. The 53rd Annual event is being played on the 6,509 yard, par 72 golf course at The Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, SC.
| Round of 32 | |||||
| Seed | Seed | ||||
| 1 | Herold, Zachary / Miley, Bryce | 2 up | 32 | Herd, Briar / Parks, Hunter | |
| 16 | McMillan, Josh / Sill, Stan | 17 | Siefert, Zack / Woodard, Will | 2 & 1 | |
| 8 | Warnock, Jordan / White, Taylor | 4 & 3 | 25 | Gravley, Mike / Infante, Michael | |
| 9 | Sease, Jordan / Thornton, Cole | 5 & 3 | 24 | Thompson, Jake / Thompson, Robert | |
| 4 | Dargan, David / Dargan, Robert | 3 & 2 | 29 | Brown, Jack / Coleman, Jonathan | |
| 13 | Ferrell, Garland / Grumbles, Marcus | 20 holes | 20 | Bradosky, Brandon / Kelley, Bryan Jr | |
| 5 | Taylor, Trey / Waters, Cabrick | 4 & 3 | 28 | Poole, Stephen Jr / Poole, Steve | |
| 12 | Cole, Preston / Howell, Bryce | 5 & 4 | 21 | Todd, Neal / Todd, Walter | |
| 2 | Branyon, Josh / Milner, Kyle III | 31 | Ingle, Taylor / Mitchell, Chris | 5 & 4 | |
| 15 | Boulware, Bret / Newton, Bryan | 18 | Lightsey, James Jr. / Tucker, Tyler | 1 up | |
| 7 | Addison, Thomas / Jackson, Sam III | 5 & 4 | 26 | Eassy, Chris / Friday, Scott | |
| 10 | Johnson, Yancey / Lutomski, Robert | 5 & 4 | 23 | Robarge, Richard / Wilkins, Christian | |
| 3 | Todd, Walt Jr / Truesdale, Brandon | 1 up | 30 | Handy, Alex / Jasmin, Jay | |
| 14 | Plyler, Mickey / Wooten, Raymond | 19 | Grimes, Jarrett / Obrien, John | 4 & 3 | |
| 6 | Fowler, Forrest / Williamson, Blake | 2 & 1 | 27 | Cook, Bob / Waldthausen, Kurt | |
| 11 | Britton, Kin / McAllister, Jay | 4 & 3 | 22 | King, Brennen / Miller, Benjamin | |
| Round of 16 | |||||
| Seed | Seed | ||||
| 1 | Herold, Zachary / Miley, Bryce | 17 | Siefert, Zack / Woodard, Will | 5 & 3 | |
| 8 | Warnock, Jordan / White, Taylor | 9 | Sease, Jordan / Thornton, Cole | 2 & 1 | |
| 4 | Dargan, David / Dargan, Robert | 13 | Ferrell, Garland / Grumbles, Marcus | 19 holes | |
| 5 | Taylor, Trey / Waters, Cabrick | 12 | Cole, Preston / Howell, Bryce | 2 & 1 | |
| 31 | Ingle, Taylor / Mitchell, Chris | 1 up | 18 | Lightsey, James Jr. / Tucker, Tyler | |
| 7 | Addison, Thomas / Jackson, Sam III | 10 | Johnson, Yancey / Lutomski, Robert | 1 up | |
| 3 | Todd, Walt Jr / Truesdale, Brandon | 2 & 1 | 19 | Grimes, Jarrett / Obrien, John | |
| 6 | Fowler, Forrest / Williamson, Blake | 2 & 1 | 11 | Britton, Kin / McAllister, Jay | |
The SCGA, founded in 1929, is the governing body for amateur golf in South Carolina. As a non-profit organization, the SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Made up of more than 270 member clubs and more than 50,000 individual members, the SCGA annually conducts 21 SCGA statewide championships, 71 one-day contests, ten USGA qualifiers, seven 40-plus tournaments and six special events. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, a Tournament Software System and support, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine and the SC Golf Hall of Fame. The SCGA also houses the offices of the SC Junior Golf Foundation and SC Junior Golf Association in a combined effort to support junior golf and grow the game’s initiatives.
