GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Augusta State head
men’s golf coach Josh Gregory fared well in the first day of
the Southeastern Challenge Match at Kiva Dunes Golf Course.
Gregory earned two-and-a-half out of a possible three points in
Saturday’s morning four-ball and afternoon foursome matches.
In his morning match, he paired with Dalton’s David Noll to
earn half a point against Alabama’s Woodie Eubanks and Robert
Nelson.
Gregory and Noll held a brief 1-up lead early on in the match
before Alabama won three straight holes on the back nine to move
out to a 3-up lead with five to play. Gregory and Noll then won the
14th and 15th holes to trim their deficit to 1-up. After halving
the 16th hole, Gregory and Noll birdied the 17th to pull even and
when both teams made par on the 18th hole, their match was
halved.
In the afternoon foursomes, Gregory and Noll again rallied on the
back nine to earn wins over both Alabama and Florida. The Georgia
duo defeated Alabama’s Talbert Griffin and Vic Kyatt 3&2
and then knocked off Florida’s Jeff Golden and Doug Snoap by
the same tally.
At the end of the day, Georgia held a half-point edge over Alabama
(10.5 to 10) and a four-point lead over Florida (10.5 to 6.5).
The Southeastern Challenge Match is a biennial competition among
male amateur golfers representing the states of Alabama, Florida
and Georgia. The teams consist of eight mid-amateur and four senior
golfers selected by their respective golf association. The host
site rotates among the three states.
The Southeast Challenge Match debuted at Lake Nona Golf Club in
Orlando, Florida, in 1989 as an event intended to promote goodwill
and competition between the best amateur players, playing as a
team, from Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
The series stands at five wins for Florida, five for Georgia and a
single win for Alabama.
For more information, as well as live scoring of Sunday’s
three-ball matches, visit www.bamagolf.com.