JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Augusta State head
men’s golf coach Josh Gregory won his first two rounds of
match play Friday in the Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship at
Rivermont Golf & Country Club.
In the round of 64, Gregory won the last three holes of his morning
match to eliminate Anders Albertson of Woodstock, Ga., then
dispatched LaGrange’s Chad Griffith 3 & 2 in the
afternoon to move on to the quarterfinals.
Defending champion Greg Bradford of Talking Rock and past champion
David Noll Jr. of Dalton also advanced.
Bradford ousted Sea Island’s Jack Hall after 20 holes in his
opening round match and defeated No. 17-seed Bill Leonard of
Kennesaw, 1 up, in the second round. Noll, who captured the Atlanta
Amateur Match Play title in 2005, posted a 4 and 2 victory over
Atlanta’s Hector Cora in the morning before besting the
championship’s medalist, Brandon Nelson of Roswell, in 20
holes.
Marietta’s Chris Hall defeated Dan Barkley of Roswell, 3 and
2, and Dave Sexton of Suwanee, 4 and 3, during his quarterfinal
run. Billy Mitchell of Roswell, advanced with victories over Lee
Dennis of Comer and Pooler’s Ryan Wilson.
Deron Hornbach of Atlanta, Chris Chuck of Roswell and
Marietta’s Winston Morris will also be a part of the
quarterfinal field. Hornbach, in the first round, topped
Atlanta’s Jorge Cora, 2 and 1, before defeating Erik Daniels
of Marietta, 6 and 4, in the round of 16. Chuck ousted 3-seeded
Greg Kennedy of Duluth, 20 holes, and proceeded to defeat past
champion Erik Martin of Alpharetta, 3 and 1. Morris took out
Atlanta’s Keith Hadelman, 3 and 2, before dispatching Doug
Stiles of Athens after 19 holes.
Quarterfinal matches get underway at 7:50 a.m. Saturday morning,
with the winners advancing to the semifinals in the afternoon. The
18-hole Championship Match is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Sunday
morning.
Gregory will take on Bradford in the first quarterfinal match.
Entries were open to male amateur golfers who are Georgia residents
and members of a GSGA Member Club. Notable former champions include
Charlie Yates (1931), Tommy Barnes (1936), Dan Yates (1942), Gene
Dahlbender (1946-47, 1957-59, 1962), Bobby Jones’ son, Robert
T. Jones, III, (1948), Charles Harrison (1952-54, 1961, 1965,
1967-1969, 1973, 1977), Larry Mize (1979) and Danny Yates
(1981-82).
Founded in 1916, the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) received
its official charter on June 24, 1924. Since that date, the GSGA
has grown to one of the largest state amateur golf associations in
the country, with over 365 member clubs and 85,000 individual
members. With a mission to promote and preserve amateur golf in the
state of Georgia, GSGA offers a computerized handicapping service,
course rating and measuring, and annually conducts a full schedule
of statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups.
Other services include a summer-long junior sectional program,
award-winning Golf Georgia magazine, membership recognition and
rewards programs and a charitable foundation administering two
college scholarship programs.
For more information, visit www.gsga.org.
87th Annual Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship
Rivermont Golf & Country Club
Johns Creek, Ga.
October 2-5, 2008
Day Two Results
Round of 32
Seed Player Seed Player Result
1 Greg Bradford, Talking Rock def. 32 Jack Hall, Sea Island (76) 20 holes
17 Bill Leonard, Kennesaw (74) def. 16 Greg Nichols, Alpharetta (74) 1 up
25 Josh Gregory, Augusta (75) def. 8 Anders Albertson, Woodstock (71)1 up
24 Chad Griffith, LaGrange (75) def. 9 Graham Redfearn, Cumming (72) 4 & 3
4 Chris Hall, Kennesaw (70) def. 29 Dan Barkley, Roswell (76) 3 & 2
20 Dave Sexton, Suwanee (75) def. 13 Jeff Knox, Augusta (73) 2 up
5 William Mitchell, Roswell (71) def. 28 Lee Denis, Comer (76) 3 & 2
21 Ryan Wilson, Pooler (75) def. 12 Jim Pratl, Dacula (73) 4 & 3
2 Brandon Nelson, Roswell (68) def. 31 Jacob Keen, Lilburn (76) 8 & 7
15 David Noll Jr., Dalton (73) def. 18 Hector Cora, Atlanta (74) 4 & 2
26 Deron Hornbach, Atlanta (76) def. 7 Jorge Cora, Atlanta (71) 2 & 1
10 Erik Daniels, Marietta (72) def. 23 Rick Leslie, Cumming (75) 1 up
30 Chris Chuck, Roswell (76) def. 3 Greg Kennedy, Duluth (70) 20 holes
14 Erik Martin, Alpharetta (73) def. 19 Nate Balanis, Valdosta (74) 3 & 1
27 Winston Morris, Marietta (76) def. 6 Keith Hadelman, Atlanta (71) 3 & 2
22 Doug Stiles, Athens (75) def. 11 John Belicka, Atlanta (73) 20 holes
Round of 16
Seed Player Seed Player Result
1 Greg Bradford, Talking Rock def. 17 Bill Leonard, Kennesaw (74) 1 up
25 Josh Gregory, Augusta (75) def. 24 Chad Griffith, LaGrange (75) 3 & 2
4 Chris Hall, Kennesaw (70) def. 20 Dave Sexton, Suwanee (75) 4 & 3
5 William Mitchell, Roswell (71) def. 21 Ryan Wilson, Pooler (75) 2 & 1
15 David Noll Jr., Dalton (73) def. 2 Brandon Nelson, Roswell (68) 20 holes
26 Deron Hornbach, Atlanta (76) def. 10 Erik Daniels, Marietta (72) 6 & 4
30 Chris Chuck, Roswell (76) def. 14 Erik Martin, Alpharetta (73) 3 & 1
27 Winston Morris, Marietta (76) def. 22 Doug Stiles, Athens (75) 19 holes