FINAL MATCH - (Austin Eaton vs. Dan Arvanitis)
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| Portsmouth Country Club - 7072 yards | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current Results: Austin Eaton wins the 100th New Hampshire State Amateur Championship on the 37th hole 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 2 (Par 4 - 445 yards) Eaton hammered his ball down the middle of the fairway, he is left with 130 in. Arvanitis hits to the right, his ballis sitting between two roots of a tree. He has picked a wedge to hit out with. He chips out and is still away. Arvanitis puts it on the green about 40 ft away putting for par. Eaton sticks it 2 ft from the flagstick and will have a tap in for birdie. Arvanitis' par putt goes long, Eaton's birdie putt is conceded. Eaton goes 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 3 (Par 4 - 390 yards) Eaton's tee shot is right down the middle, Arvanitis is down the left side in the rough with about 150 yards to the green. Arvanitis hits up to the green, he will have about a 10 ft putt uphill for birdie. Eaton's second shot is long and on the back edge of the green, he will have about 20+ ft for birdie. Eaton leaves his birdie putt about a foot short, his par putt is conceded. Arvanitis' birdie attempt burns the left side of the hole. The hole is halved with pars. Eaton remains 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
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HOLE 4 (Par 5 - 516 yards) | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 5 (Par 3 - 175 yards) Arvanitis lands a little to the right, he will be putting up. Eaton is on the back left fringe. Eaton is putting from the fringe, and leaves it 2 ft short. The par putt is conceded. Arvanitis also comes up short and his par putt is conceded. They halve the hole and Eaton remains 2 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 6 (Par 4 - 443 yards) Eaton's tee shot is long but pushed to the right, it is in the rough but he has a good lie. Arvanitis blasts his tee shot down the right side of the fairway, however he is 20 yards short of Eaton's ball. Arvanitis hits a great second shot, he is right in the middle of the green! Eaton lands his 2nd shot about 20 ft from the flagstick for birdie. Eaton's birdie putt misses by just an inch, the par putt is conceded. Arvanitis also misses his birdie putt, the hole is halved. Eaton remains 2 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 7 (Par 5 - 530 yards) Eaton's tee shot is a snap hook left. Arvanitis pushes his tree shot right just along the tree line. Arvanitis' tee shot is safe, he lays up and will still have 130 yards in. Eaton also lays up and is just inside the 100 yd marker. Arvanitis' 3rd shot is short and spins back. He will be putting from the front fringe for birdie. Eaton gets to the green with his 3rd shot and will have about 18 ft for birdie. Eaton leaves it left of the hole. Arvanitis chips and hits it by the hole, he will have 4 ft coming back for par. Arvanitis makes his par putt, Eaton also makes his 3 ft par putt. The hole is halved, Eaton remains 2 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 8 (Par 3 - 226 yards) Eaton is pin high on his tee shot and will have 17 ft from the fringe. Arvanitis follows up with and equal shot, Eaton will hit first. Eaton's birdie putt goes 2 ft past the hole, he will have that for par. Arvanitis only misses his birdie by a foot, the par putt is conceded. Eaton misses his 2 footer. Arvanitis wins the 8th hole, Eaton falls to 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 9 (Par 4 - 403 yards) Arvanitis' tee shot is left but still in the fairway. Eaton's tee shot is a "monster" down the middle of the fairway!!! Arvanitis' will have 130 into the green and Eaton is left with only 98 yards. Arvanitis' 2nd shot fades right, he will have about 20 ft left for birdie. Eaton's shot is short of the flagstick, he will have 13 ft for birdie. Arvanitis misses his birdie putt right and his par putt is conceded. Eaton also misses his birdie chance by 2 ft. Arvanitis is having him putt out, he misses and the match goes to all square at the turn. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 10 (Par 4 - 435 yards) Arvanitis "rockets" his tee shot down the middle of the fairway. Eaton, with and angry swing, lands long in the right rough. Arvanitis comes up 25 yds short of the green with his 2nd shot. Eaton's 2nd shot is on the green and 18 ft short of the hole. Arvanitis' chip shot is good and comes up about 1 foot short of the hole. Both players make par and the hole is halved. The match is still all square. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 11 (Par 5 - 539 yards) Arvanitis hits his tee shot to the left towards the trees, he lies between 2 trees. Arvanitis will have to chip out, he has no clear shot. Eaton is down the middle and long, about 50 yards past Arvanitis. Arvanitis' chip-out leaves him still 200 yards away. Eaton's 2nd shot is hole high, he will have 40 ft for eagle. Arvanitis' 3rd shot hits the front fringe and will have 25 ft for birdie. Eaton's eagle putt is 3 ft short. Arvanitis' birdie putt comes up 4 inches short, and the par putt is conceded. Eaton makes his birdie putt and wins the hole, he is now 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
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HOLE 12 (Par 4 - 472 yards) | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 13 (Par 3 - 171 yards) Arvanitis' tee shot is short and just in front of the bunker, with 30 ft for birdie. Eaton is in the hazard. He does not have a good lie, he will take relief. He has dropped twice and both times it has rolled back into the hazard, he has now placed the ball. His 3rd shot is 4 ft away for bogie. Arvanitis makes a great birdie attempt, he leaves it about 18 inches short. Eaton's bogie attempt fails, and he concedes Arvanitis' par putt. Eaton falls to 1 up. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 14 (Par 5 - 525 yards) Arvanitis smokes his drive down the middle of the fairway. Eaton goes left over the hazard, it is being looked for. The ball was not found, he will take a drop. Arvanitis' 2nd shot is short and right in the bunker, about 60 yards to the flagstick. Eaton is in the right fringe, he has about 30 ft to the flagstick. Arvanitis has to good bunker shot, he has a 9 footer for birdie. Eatpn's chip for birdie comes up short. Arvanitis is away and he will be putting for birdie. He misses it to the left by about 2 in, the par putt is conceded. Eaton's par putt misses. The match is all square. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 15 (Par 4 - 341 yards) Eaton's drive goes deep down the center of the fairway, he will have 45 yds in. Arvanitis is left in the rough, he will have 85 yds in. Arvanitis has a great shot out of the rough, he is left with a 3 ft birdie putt!!! Eaton's 2nd shot is good but outside of Arvanitis, he will have 4 ft to the hole. Eatons "cans" his birdie putt, Arvanitis is putting to halve the hole. Arvanitis makes his putt. Both players make par, and this great match remains all square! | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 16 (Par 3 - 167 yards) Arvanitis' tee shot is pin high and is about 20 ft from the flagstick . Eaton's tee shot is a knock down and he is left 35 ft from the hole. Eaton chips onto the green past the hole, he will have a par putt coming back about 5 ft. Arvanitis' birdie attempt is left 2 in short, his par putt is conceded. Eaton makes his putt. The match remains all square...this is going to be a tough one!!! | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 17 (Par 4 - 445 yards) Arvanitis' drive is good and just kicked into the right rough at about the 157 yd marker. Eaton drives is perfect, he is left center. Arvanitis is on the green and about 22 ft away from the flagstick. . Eaton is on the green with 18 ft for birdie. Arvanitis' birdie putt comes up short. Eaton's birdie putt burns the right edge, he will have a foot left. They both give each other their par putts. The match is all square. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HOLE 18 (Par 4 -448 yards) Both players have great tee shots. Arvanitis is just to the left and Eaton is down the middle. Eaton is about 20 yards past Arvanitis. Arvanitis' second shot is to the back of the green, he will have 20 ft for birdie. Eaton is long and left on the back fringe, he will have upwards of 30 ft for birdie. The crowd is cheering as the players walk up 18!!! Eaton putts from the back fringe, he misses by a foot. Arvanitis concedes his putt and is now putting for birdie. Arvanitis' birdie putt is well short, he still has 8 ft left for par. Arvanitis hits the hole but the ball does not fall in. Eaton goes to 1 up. The match will resume at noon!
Eaton goes left and may be blocked out by the big tree. Arvanitis hits his to the right rough, he should have a good lie. Eaton got lucky...he will just have to hit a low shot from about 165 yds out. Arvanitis' 2nd shot is well short, he will be chipping uphill a good 20 yds. Eaton's shot clips the tree and LANDS ON THE GREEN, he will have 10 ft for birdie. Arvanitis has a great bump and run shot, he will have 4 ft left for par. Eaton's putt comes up a foot short, the par putt is conceded. Arvanitis misses the putt, the match is tied and they are heading to hole #1. WOW!!! |
SEMI-FINALS
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Austin Eaton vs. Mark Baldwin (Eaton wins 5 and 4)
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HOLE 1: Baldwins tee shot just went into the trees on the right, known to the members as "Healy's Garden". Maybe directly under a tree. Eaton is sitting in the right rough. Baldwins 3rd shot is about 28 feet from the hole. Eaton's birdie putt inside of Baldwin's. Eaton has about 10 feet for birdie. Baldwin's par putt just hits the edge of the cup. His bogie putt is conceded. Eaton missed his birdie, but wins the hole and goes 1 up. |
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HOLE 2: Eaton hits a "monster" shot, 130 yards short of the green. Baldwin is safe in the middle about 190 yards from the green. Baldwin's second shot is 25 yards short of the green. Eaton's second shot is pin high and right on the edge of the green, 30 feet from the hole. Baldwin's chip shot comes up short. Eaton will soon be putting for birdie. Eaton's birdie putt comes up short. His par putt is conceded. Baldwin is now putting to halve the hole. Baldwins drains his par putt to halve the hole. Eaton remains 1 up. |
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HOLE 3: Eaton's drive is dead center in the middle of the fairway. Baldwin follows up with a great drive also in the middle of the fairway. Baldwin has about 165 yards to the green and Eaton only has about 150 yards. Baldwins 2nd shot is left of the green. He might be in hazard, either way he will have a difficult chip shot. Eaton sticks his second shot with about 7 feet left for a birdie. Baldwin is short of the hazard but in a bunker, he is sitting just against the lip. Baldwin just sunk a birdie from the difficult lie in the bunker...he just gave us a fist pump and a huge smile! Eaton just burned the edge of the cup and missed the putt. The match is all square. |
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HOLE 4: Baldwin is straight down the middle on the par 5. Eaton is also dead center of the fairway past Baldwin.Baldwin is 240 from the green and Eaton is 190. Baldwin comes up short with his second shot. Eaton also falls short. After walking up we find that they are both in the front bunker about 2.5 feet from each other, they will both have to blast out. Baldwin leaves his trap shot 7 feet short of the hole. Eaton has an even better shot out of the bunker, he is left with a 2 ft putt for birdie. Baldwin's birdie putt fades to the right. Eaton drains his short birdie putt, he is now 1 up. |
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HOLE 5: Baldwin and Eaton's tee shots are both short. Baldwin's 2nd shot is short of the green. Baldwin took a drop from GUR (ground under repair) and is now chipping up to the green. Eaton's birdie putt comes up short and is conceded. Baldwin misses his par putt and Eaton is now 2 up. |
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HOLE 6: The wind has taken Eaton's long drive over to the right rough along the tree line. Baldwin just hit his well to the right side of the fairway. They are both left with 170 yards to the green. Eaton has a 15 footer for birdie and Baldwin has a 25 footer for birdie. Baldwin just drained his long birdie putt! Eaton follows with his own birdie putt. Eaton remains 2 up. |
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HOLE 7: Eaton's drive is pushed to the right, but ok. He will have a long shot to the green. Baldwin's drive just bounces out of the fairway, it should be in the first cut of the rough. Eaton just took a drop off of the cart path, he is away and will hit first. Eaton is in the middle of the fairway, 100 yards short of the green. Baldwin's second shot is to the right and short. He will have to hit through or over trees to get to the green. Eaton's 3rd shot is long and he will be chipping back at the hole. His chip shot will be about 15 feet. Baldwin hits a great shot from where he was, he has an 8 footer for birdie. Eaton just misses his putt and it is conceded. Baldwin misses his par putt and the hole is halved. Eaton remains 2 up. |
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HOLE 8: Par 3 - Eaton is on the green 40 ft from the flagstick. Baldwin is off of the green and has a 40 yard chip to the hole. Baldwin's chip just landed 15 ft short of the flagstick. Eaton's birdie putt stopped short and is 2 ft from the hole. Baldwin's putt went long and he is still away. Baldwin just made his birdie putt. Eaton makes par and moves to 3 up |
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HOLE 9: Eaton is now 2 under on his ball. Eaton's tee shot is in the left rough. Baldwin's tee shot is to the right and shot of the fairway bunker. Baldwin's second shot is short. Eaton hits a great knock down shot and is roughly 20 ft away for birdie. Baldwin putt from the edge of the green and comes up short. They halved the hole. Eaton remains at 3 up. Eaton has hit 8 out of 9 greens. |
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HOLE 10: They both hammer their drives straight down the middle of the fairway. Eaton is about 150 yds from the green. Baldwin's 2nd shot is short of the green, he still has about 25 yards left. Eaton's 2nd shot is pin high, about 30 ft from the hole. Baldwin's chip just misses the hole, and is off the back. He will be chipping or putting up. Baldwin missed his 1 ft putt for par. Eaton is now 4 up. |
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HOLE 11: Eaton is in the left rough off the tee. Baldwin is also in the left rough but not as deep as Eaton. Baldwin has a great lay up shot to the middle of the fairway on this par 5. Eaton hits it fat out of the rough and is now in the right rough. Eaton hits a good third shot and leaves it 15 ft short of the hole for birdie. Baldwin also has a great shot and is just inside of Eaton. Eaton's birdie putt misses by 4 inches and is conceded. Baldwin also misses by 4 inches. Eaton is still 4 up. |
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HOLE 12: Baldwin is on the right side of the fairway. Eaton is in the pine tree. It is getting difficult to see the ball out there because of the heavy fog. Eaton's ball is sitting up in the rough, there should be no problem. Baldwin is well short of the green, he is about 40 yards short of the hole. Eaton is much shorter, he will have 55 yards to the hole. Jeremy says they are being blown away by the wind out on the bay. Eaton chips up and leaves himself 8 feet for par. Baldwin chips his up to about 3 feet. They both made 4, Eaton remains 4 up. |
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HOLE 13: Eaton leaves it 3 ft short on the par 3 from the tee. Baldwin leaves it 25 ft short. Baldwin's birdie putt misses. He is still away putting for par. Eaton makes a birdie putt to go 5 up with 5 holes to play. |
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HOLE 14: Both players did not hit good tee shots. They both layed up their second shots. Baldwin is on the green in 3. Eaton's 3rd shot is back and pin high on the left. The match is dormie. Eaton wins the hole and the match with a par, 5 and 4. Eaton was 3 under for the match on his ball and hit 12 greens out of 14, on this cold and windy day at the LONG Portsmouth CC. |
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Matthew Giftos vs. Dan Arvanitis (Arvanitis 4 up thru 12 hole) |
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HOLE 1: Giftos hooked his drive, he just hit a provisional. Giftos' ball is lost and he will have to play his provisional. Arvanitis is in the right rough. Arvanitis wins the hole to go 1 up. |
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HOLE 2: Arvanitis hit a beautiful shot and he is just inside 150. Giftos hit into the left rough. Giftos' second shot is short left. Arvanitis is about 12 ft short of the hole for birdie. Arvanitis wins the hole with a par, and goes 2 up. |
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HOLE 3: Arvanitis' drive is right down the middle. Giftos pull-hooked his drive into the left hazard...searching has begun. Giftos' ball was found in the hazard, however he is taking relief. Both players are on the green - Arvanitis lies 2 and Giftos lies 3. Arvanitis just made a birdie. He is now 3 up. |
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HOLE 4: Arvanitis has a great drive. Giftos is in the fairway on the 7th hole. Giftos is short of the bunker and Arvanitis is short of the green from and uphill approach. Arvanitis pitched his shot 40 ft by the flagstick, he will be putting back. Arvanitis won his fourth straight hole, he goes to 4 up. |
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HOLE 5: Arvanitis is left of the green on the par 3. Giftos is short and in front of a trap. Giftos runs the green. Both players made bogie. Arvanitis is still 4 up. |
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HOLE 6: Arvanitis is in the middle of the fairway, about 180 yds away. Giftos is in the 4th fairway also 180 yds away. Arvanitis makes 4. The hole is conceded to Arvanitis. He goes 5 up. |
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HOLE 7: Both players lay up. They are both about 100 yards from the green. The wind is picking up again. Arvanitis is about 25 ft from the flagstick for birdie and Giftos is about 3 ft from the flagstick putting for birdie. Giftos makes birdie and Arvanitis makes par. Arvanitis is now 4 up. |
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HOLE 8: Par 3 - Arvanitis hits it left of green and Giftos is short about 50 yards. Giftos hit it past the hole and misses his putt coming back. Giftos makes 4. Arvanitis has a 6 foot putt for par. Arvanitis makes his putt and wins the hole, he is now 5 up. |
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HOLE 9: Arvanitis is 190 yards short on the right and Giftos is 160 yards short on the left, they are both in the rough. Giftos just chipped up to 4 feet, he will be putting for par. Arvanitis is 40 ft away for par. Giftos wins the hole with a par. Arvanitis is now 4 up. |
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HOLE 10: Both "blasted" their tee shots down the fairway. Giftos is to the right of the green about 30 ft from the flagstick. Arvanitis is short and far from the flagstick. Arvanitis rolls up a 100 ft putt and misses. Giftos makes a birdie. Arvanitis' lead is cut to 3 up. |
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HOLE 11: Both players are left on their tee shots. Not sure if they are in trouble, the referee is going to check. Giftos chipped it out form under a tree and lies 3, Arvanitis lies 2. The hole is halved with pars, Arvanitis remains 3 up. |
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HOLE 13: The hole was halved with pars. Giftos chipped on from over the green and sinks a 20 footer for par. Arvanitis is still just 3 up. |
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HOLE 14: Both players are on the green. Arvanitis makes par and Giftos makes bogie. Arvanitis goes to 4 up. The match is dormie. |
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HOLE 15: Both balls are safe and 100 yards short of the green. Arvanitis is on the green going for birdie. Giftos is walking to his ball. Giftos sticks it 2 feet and will be putting for birdie. Gifos makes birdie, Arvanitis makes par. Arvanitis is 3up and match is dormie |
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HOLE 16: Giftos and Arvanitis both land safely on the par 3 green and both have lengthy birdie putts. |
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HOLE 17: Giftos makes bogie and concedes the par putt to Arvanitis. Arvanitis wins 4+2 and will face Austin Eaton in the finals Saturday morning at 8:00am |
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HOLE 18:
QUARTER FINALS |
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Brett Wilson vs. Mark Baldwin (Baldwin wins 1 up) |
| HOLE 1: Wilson pushed drive right. Baldwin's drive in middle of fairway. Wilson won the hole. |
| HOLE 2: Baldwin's drive is in the fairway. Wilson drove into the left trees. Wilson blasted out of the woods just short of the green. Both players made their par putts. Wilson remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 3: Baldwin's drive is in the center of the fairway and Wilson is in the left rough. Baldwin hooked his second shot and is in or close to the lateral hazard. Baldwin conceded to Wilson. Wilson wins hole and goes 2 up. |
| HOLE 4: Wilson hits drive long and left and fails to clear hazard. Baldwin's drive is in second cut of fairway. Baldwin hits a 60 yard shot to middle of green. Wilson's shot is 8 feet from the flagstick. Baldwin makes par and Wilson make bogie. Wilson is now 1 up. |
| HOLE 5: Wilson is on the middle of the green and Baldwin is short of the green (par 3). Wilson 2 putted for par and is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 6: Baldwin and Wilson are both in the fairway. Baldwin is on the front edge of the green and Wilson is short. Wilson's chip is short of the hole. Both players make par and Wilson remains 2 up. |
| HOLE 7: Wilson is in the rough, about 130 feet from the green. Baldwin is in the fairway. Wilson is 35 feet from the flagstick just over the green. Baldwins approach is short and in thick rough. Wilson just missed his par putt, he is now just 1 up. |
| HOLE 8: Wilson is on the green (par 3) and Baldwin is short. Baldwin left his chip short and made bogie. Wilson made par. Wilson is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 9: Wilson's drive is in the left rough and Baldwin is in the middle of the fairway. Wilson is now 10 yards short of the green and Baldwin's second shot found the green from the middle of the fairway. Wilson make a par and Baldwin makes 5. Wilson is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 10: Wilson is way left with his drive and Baldwin is way right of the cart path. Wilson behind pine tree, he layed up to the right. Baldwin is in the right rough and pin high. Wilson is 25 feet short of the flagstick. Baldwin leaves his third shot 2 feet from the hole. Wilson rolls his putt 6 feet by the hole, he still has the honors. Wilson misses his putt and is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 11: Baldwin is long and down the middle. Wilson was to the right on his tee shot. Wilson's second shot is still short to the right. Baldwins approach is to the left of the front bunker. Both players are short of the green. Baldwin chips up for a 5 footer, Wilson has a 10 footer. Wilson leaves his birdie putt short and Baldwin makes his. Wilson is now just 1 up. |
| HOLE 12: Both drives are in the fairway about 10 feet apart. Both of the players are short of the green. The wind is blowing like crazy out on the bay. Baldwin wins the hole with par, the match is all square. |
| HOLE 13: We are having a hard time hearing the radios out there with the wind, we will tell you what we hear! Baldwin is putting for a birdie. Wilson misses his 3 footer. Baldwin is now 1 up. |
| HOLE 14: Both drives are in the right rough. They both layed up in the fairway. They halved the hole and Baldwin is still 1 up. |
| HOLE 15: Baldwin is to the right in the trees and Wilson is short and left of cedar trees. Wilson's second shot goes into front right bunker. Baldwin's approach is on the green, 40 feet left of the flagstick. Wilson blast out of the bunker and leaves it 18 inches from the hole. They halve the hole. Baldwin remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 16: Wilson's shot is short and right in the bunker. Baldwin's ball finds the green on the par 3. They both leave their second shots short. Baldwin is still 1 up. |
| HOLE 17: The wind took both of their drives into the right rough. Wilson's approach is 20 yards short of the green. Baldwin makes 15 foot putt to save par and halve the hole. Baldwin is 1 up coming up 18! |
| HOLE 18: Baldwin hit his drive high and into the wind. Wilson also hit a high one, it maybe short of the fairway. Both players lie 2 in the fairway. Baldwin hit his 3rd shot over the green. Wilson just clears the bunker and is past the hole by 18 feet. Baldwin's chip shot just lipped out of the hole. They halve the hole and Baldwin wins the match 1 up! |
| Austin Eaton vs. Bob Evans (Eaton wins 6 and 5) Referee: Jeremy Sprince |
| HOLE 1: Eaton's par putt was conceded. Eaton is 1 up. |
| HOLE 2: Both drives are safely down the middle. Evans' second shot is about 3 feet short of the flagstick! Eaton follows up with another good shot. He has a 7 foot birdie putt! Both players made their birdie putts. Eaton remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 3: Both players have "perfect" drives. Eaton's second shot is on the green and is left with a 13 foot putt for birdie. Evans' leaves himself with a long 30 foot putt for birdie. Evans drained his 30 foot putt for birdie. Eaton also makes his birdie putt. Eaton remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 4: Eaton's drive went into hazard he re-teed and hit the middle of the fairway. Evans' is under a tree and he took an unplayable. Both players lie 4. Eaton's bogie putt is conceded. Evans is putting for bogie and misses. Eaton is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 5: Eaton's tee shot is short and left. Evans' tee shot is also short and will have to chip over a bunker. Eaton remains 2 up. |
| HOLE 6: Both have good drives. Eaton is on the right in the first cut of the fairway and Evans is down the middle. Evans' second shot is just short he will again have to chip over a bunker. Eaton's second shot was hit thin and he is left with about 70 yards to the green. Eaton is pin high and has a 12 footer to save par. Evans will have a 10 foot par putt. Eaton drains his 12 foot putt for par and Evans misses his. Eaton is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 7: Evans' tee shot is down the middle of the fairway and Eaton's was pushed to the right. Eaton's tee shot was found in the 3rd fairway, it is safe and playable. Both players layed up on the par 5. They both are about 120 yards short of the green. Eaton sticks it 7 feet from the flagstick for birdie. Evans is long and on the back side of the green, he will have a chip for birdie. Evans leaves his chip 4 feet short of the hole. Eaton missed his birdie putt. Evans makes his 4 foot putt to save par. Eaton remains 3 up. |
| HOLE 8: Par 3 - Evans' tee shot is off the green to the left. Eaton's pushes left, bounces high, lands pin high but 40 yards from the flagstick. Eaton's chip is fat. He leaves himself with a 25 foot putt. Evans' chip shot finds the bottom of the hole and wins the hole. Eaton is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 9: Evans' tee shot is left and in the rough. Eaton's tee shot is in perfect position, right side of fairway. Evans chips out short and to the right. Eaton's second shot is short but on the green he will have a LONG birdie putt. Evans' thrid shot is short, he is left with a 20 foot putt for par. Eaton's "MONSTER" putt is left 5 feet short, but Eaton made a great attempt. Evans' par putt is short and conceded. Eaton makes a par and wins the hole. He wins the hole. He is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 10: Eaton hits a long drive down the fairway. Evans' is also long and on the right side of the fairway. Evans' is left with 180 yards. to the green, Eaton will have 130 yards. Eaton and Evans makes the green and have each a 35 foot putt. Both are putting for bidie. Evans' putt goes by the hole, he will have at least 12 feet coming back. Eaton's putt was good, he is left with a 3 footer. Eaton wins the hole and goes 4 up. |
| HOLE 11: Eaton's drive is to the left side and Evans' drive is about 100 yards short. We are not sure what he hit. Evans' second shot is a low liner and is about 100 yards short of the green. Eaton is short of green after hitting out of the thick rough. Evans' third shot is still short and in the bunker. Eaton's shot almost hit the flagstick and landed just off the green. Evans blasted out of the bunker and is left with a 25 foot putt for par. Evans' par putt is long and is left with an 8 foot putt. Eaton makes his birdie putt and is now 5 up. |
| HOLE 12: The wind took both tee shots to the left. Evans' second shot is long and short of the green. Both are one the green in 3. Evans putts first and leaves it short by, he misses again. Eaton won the hole he is now 6 up. |
| HOLE 13: Eaton's tee shot is left and pin high. Evans is right and will have to hit over another bunker. Evans is now 4 feet short of the hole. Eaton won the match 6 and 5. |
| Craig Steckowych vs. Dan Arvanitis (Arvanitis is 1 up thru 16 holes) Referee: John Emond |
| HOLE 1: Dan made par on the first hole. He wins the hole and goes 1 up. |
| HOLE 2: Dan's drive just bounced off the cart path on the right. Craig's drive is also to the right. Both players make bogie, Dan remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 3: Dan and Craig halve the hole. Danny remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 4: Craig's drive went into the hazard and re-teed. Dan's drive went under a tree and took an unplayable. Craig wins the hole with a double bogie. They are heading in from the rain. |
| HOLE 5: Dan won the hole. He is now 1 up over Craig. |
| HOLE 6: Craig just took relief from a cart path and Dan's drive is on the right side of the tree line. Dan had to pitch out of the trees. Craig now lies 3 in the bunker. Dan is on the green. Dan won the hole, he is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 7: Both lay up to the pond. We may see some birdie action!!! Both Dan and Craig made 5's. Dan is still 2 up. |
| HOLE 8: Craig lips out and makes bogie. Dan makes par and wins the hole. He is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 9: Both hit great drives they are about 155 yards to the green. Both are on the green and have very long putts for birdie. Craig made bogie and Dan makes par. Dan is now 4 up. |
| HOLE 10: Craig is on the green after his second shot. Craig is left with 35 feet for a birdie and Dan is putting for par. They halve the hole and Dan remains 4 up. |
| HOLE 11: Both have 25 foot birdie putts. Craig wins the hole with a par. Dan is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 12: They both halve. Dan is still 3 up. |
| HOLE 13: Both are on the green putting for birdies. Craig has a 20 footer and Dan has a 40 footer. Dan is still 3 up. The wind is blowing! |
| HOLE 14: Dan hit into very tall rough, he is heading back to the tee to hit 3. Craig has reached the green and lies 4. He is waiting for Dan to play. Craig pars and wins the hole. Dan is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 15: Both Craig and Dan are 8 feet away for par. Craig makes the putt and Dan misses. Dan is now 1 up. |
| HOLE 16: On the par 3 they both rolled over the back of the green. They halve the hole and Dan is still 1 up. |
| HOLE 17: Arvanitis short of green in 2, Steckowych just off green to left. Steckowych makes par, Arvanitis makes his par putt. The match is dormie coming to 18. |
| HOLE 18: Steckowych pulls his drive hard left. Arvanitis pushes his drive to the right. Arvanitis second shot doesn't make the green and will have to chip on with his third shot. Steckowych elects to not go for the green from the heavy rough and leaves himself about 130 yards from the middle of the fairway. Craigs third shot misses the green and ends up short right. Dans third shot almost hits the flag and ends up about 15 feet for par. Steckowych's chip shot goes long and is left with about 9 feet for bogie. Arvanitis's par put comes up just short of the hole. Steckowych concedes his bogie and the match. Arvanitis wins 1up. |
| Ryan Friel vs. Mathew Giftos (Giftos wins 4 and 3) Referee: Bill MacAuliffe |
| HOLE 1: Friel returns to the first tee after lost ball. Friel concedes hole to Giftos. Giftos goes 1 up. |
| HOLE 2: Giftos' drive is hit into the woods. Both players make bogie and Giftos remains 1 up. |
| HOLE 3: Giftos won the third hole. He goes to 2 up. |
| HOLE 4: Giftos won the hole with a birdie to go 3 up. |
| HOLE 5: Friel wins the 5th hole with a par. Giftos is now only 2 up. |
| HOLE 6: They both make par. Giftos remains 2 up. |
| HOLE 7: Giftos drains a 30 foot putt to go 3 up. |
| HOLE 8: Sorry our radios failed. |
| HOLE 9: Friel won the hole with a par. Giftos is now 2 up. |
| HOLE 10: They halve the hole with bogies. Giftos is 2 up. |
| HOLE 11: They halve the hole again. Giftos remains 2 up. |
| HOLE 12: Giftos wins the hole with a par and is now 3 up. |
| HOLE 13: They both make bogies and Giftos remains 3 up. |
| HOLE 14: They are both playing their 3rd shots. Giftos wins the hole and is now 4 up. |
| HOLE 15: They halve the hole. Giftos, the 2002 and 2003 Jr. State Champ, wins the match 4 and 3. |
Peter Harrity vs. Ryan Sullivan
Brett Wilson vs. Shane Glennon
Wilson wins 5 + 4
Mark Baldwin vs. Brian Prescott
Baldwin wins 5 + 4
Scott Peters vs. Michael Mahan
Peters wins 5 + 3
Austin Eaton vs. Jeff Sullivan
Eaton wins 2 + 1
Peter Keilty vs. Chris Rivard
Keilty wins on 19th
Phil Pleat vs. Bob Evans
Evans wins 5 + 4
Peter Malley vs. Robert Landry Jr
Malley wins on 19th hole
Craig Steckowych vs. Gene McAuliffe
Steckowych wins 5 + 4
Sean Lacey vs. Neil Kelley
Lacey wins 1 up
Dan Arvanitis vs. Brian Kelley
Arvanitis 4 up thru 13
Josh Allard vs. Joey St. Laurent
St Laurent wins 2 + 1
Ryan Friel vs. Bill Caldwell
Friel wins 3 + 2
Paul Morin vs. Jim Jankowski
Jankowski wins another close one on the 18th!
Derek Macallister vs. Mike Peters
Peters wins 3 and 2
Matt Giftos vs. Bo Harris
Giftos wins 2 + 1
Afternoon matches have begun in the Round of 16
Ryan Sullivan vs Brett Wilson
Wilson wins 7 + 5 players played the match very quickly and got ahead of any officials who could give play by play.
Mark Baldwin vs Scott Peters
all square thru 11, Baldwin in rough off tee on 7, Peters hits cart path and can't tell where ball goes both on green in 3 however; Peters in bunker on par 3 eighth hole, Baldwin in rough Baldwin wins # 8; both double bogey nine, Peters sinks 30 footer for 6, Baldwin 3 putts for 6; both in fairway on 10; Baldwin wins 10th with a birdie; both in fairway on drives on 11; Peters wins 11 with a bird.; Mark Baldwins wins the 13th hole with a birdie.both near green on par 5 14th in two shots, both par 14 so Baldwin remains 2 up; Baldwin in rough on 15, Peters in fairway; 15 halved in par, Baldwin 2 up thru 15; Peters wins 16 with a bird to cut match to 1 up for Baldwin; Peters wins 17 with par and brings match to 18 all square; Baldwin breaks driver on drive on 18 and may need to replace if they go extra holes - driver snaps on swing!!! correction, while leaning to pick up tee, he breaks it so can't replace it but Baldwin wins hole and match is over
Austin Eaton vs Peter Keilty
Eaton 2 up thru 4; Eaton on green in regulation on 5, Keilty in bunker; Eaton pars and wins 5th to go 3 up; Keilty in rough on drive on 6, Eaton in 4th fairway; Eaton wins 6th to go 3 up; Eaton birdies 7 to go 4 up Keilty pars 8 to cut lead to 3 up for Eaton; Eaton birdies nine to go back to 4 up; Eaton now 5 up thru 11; Eaton goes to 6 up thru 12; Eaton wins 6 + 5
Bob Evans vs Peter Malley
All square thru 4; correction on match, Evans was 1 up thru 4, has won 5 and is now 2 up; Malley wins 6 with par and now Evans is 1 up; Malley birdies 7 to bring match to all square; 8 halved with bogey match remains all square; Malley wins 9 to go 1 up; 10 is halved with par, Malley remains 1 up; both par 11 so match remains Malley 1 up; Evans pars 12 to win the hole and now match is all square thru 12. Both players par the 13th to remain all square. Malley birdies 14 to go up 1; Evans birdies 15 to square the match ; 16 is halved with pars so match is all square; Malley hits 2nd shot from rough under weeping willow to within 15 feet for birdie, Evans hits his approach to front left bunker; Evans bunker shot is outside Malley's so Evans will have to putt first for his par, while Malley waits to putt for birdie; Evans misses putt, Malley wins 17 with par to go 1 up; Evans chips in from 70 feet for birdie to send the match to the 19th!!! Evans down the middle on 19, while Malley is to the right and behind a cedar tree; Malley hits 2nd shot to left of green in rough hole high, Evans hits it close to hole in 2, so close that putt was conceded for the birdie Malley chipping for the halve; Malley misses chip so Evans wins 1 up on 19th
Craig Steckowych vs Sean Lacey
Steckowych 1 up thru 1. Both players are in the middle of the fairway on 2. Lacey wins the hole, the match is all square; Steck 1 up thru 3; Lacey putting for bird from 30 ft, Steckowych putting for eagle from about 15 ft; Steckowych wins 4 with a bird to go 2 up; Steck wins 5 with par to go 3 up; Steck loses 6 hole to a bogey to go to 2 up thru 6; Steck loses 7, but pars 8 and goes back to 2 up; both par 9 and Steckowych remains 2 up; Steckowych wins 10 with a bird to go 3 up; Steckowych wins 11 with a par to go to 4 up. Both players par the 12th hole, Steckowych remains 4 up. Lacey wins 13 Steckowych is now 3 up; both birdie 14 to keep the match at Steckowych 3 up; Lacey concedes the match on 15 and Steckowych wins 4 + 3
Dan Arvanitis vs Joey St Laurent
Arvanitis in front of 2nd green in two, St Laurent in front of green in 3; Arvantis is 1 up thru 2, maintains lead thru 3; Arvanitis moves to 2 up thru 4; both par 5, Arvanitis remains 2 up; 6th hole halved with par and Arvanitis remains 2 up; Arvanitis stays 2 up thru 7 with pars; both bogey 8, Arvanitis still 2 up; Arvanitis 2 up thru 10. Arvanitis birdies the 11th hole to go 3up on St. Laurent. Both par 12 and Arvanitis remains 3 up; both par 13 so Arvanitis remains 3 up; Arvanitis wins 14 to be dormie; St Laurent concedes match on 15 to win 4 + 3
Ryan Friel vs Jim Jankowski
Jankowski 1 up thru 1; mistake on last hole, was halved Friel wins 2nd with par to go 1 up, they halve 3 with par so Friel remains 1 up; Friel pars 4 to go to 2 up; fifth hole halved with pars so Friel stays 2 up; Friel pars 6 to go to 3 up; Friel wins 7 with a bird to go 4 up; both par 8 and Friel stays 4 up thru 8; Friel and Jankowski both par 9, Friel remains 4 up. Both players par the 10th hole, Friel remains 4up. Friel birdies 11 and is now 5 up; Jankowski cuts the lead to 4 up for Friel by making par on 12; both bogey 13 so match remains Friel 4 up; 14 halved with bogies so Friel is dormie; Friel wins on 15 with concession by Jankowski 5 and 3
Mike Peters vs Matt Giftos
all square thru 2; both par 3 so match remains all square; Peters birdies 3 to go 1 up; Giftos par putt on 5 conceded wins with a par and match is square after 5; Giftos pars 6 to go 1 up; Peters pars 8, while Giftos bogies, so match is all square; Giftos pars nine, Peters par putt just short, so Giftos goes 1 up thru 9; Giftos bogies 10 while Peters makes par to bring match to all square. Peters concedes the 11th hole and Giftos goes 1up. Peters wins 12th hole with a par and now match is all square; both par 13, each conceded par putts; both par 14 to remain all square; Giftos wins 15 to go 1 up; both par 16, Giftos stays 1 up; 17 is halved and players are playing 18. Giftos wins 1up with a birdie on 18.
