It's Boyns vs. Gandranata in NCGA Am Final

August 13, 2009 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Casey Boyns has taken a commanding lead in his match against Matt Williams while George Gandranata defeated Randy Haag in sudden-death.

NOTE: To view current final match results, click on the link at the bottom of the page.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (August 13, 2009) -- Casey Boyns has defeated Matt Williams, 5 and 4, in the first match of semifinal play at Spyglass Hill, while George Gandranata defeated Randy Haag, 1-up, in sudden-death.

Haag, after going 3-down after eleven holes, birdied Nos. 12, 14, and 15 to square the match with Gandranata and swing the momentum into his direction. The two players matched scores on the next three holes, setting up the sudden-death playoff. On the difficult, 595 yard, par-5 first hole at Spyglass, it was a reversal of fortune for Gandranata in sudden-death, as his bogey in the morning vs. Haag's par turned into a match-winning par vs. Haag's bogey.

Click on the match links on the left side below to view details from any of the matches.

SEMIFINAL RESULTS (Thursday p.m.)

Details	Player 1		margin	Player 2
Match 1	George Gandranata, UC GC	<	19 holes	Randy Haag, The Olympic Club	F
Match 2	Casey Boyns, Monterey Bay GC	<	5 and 4	Matt Williams, Coyote Creek GC	F

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (Thursday a.m.)

Details	Player 1		margin		Player 2
Match 1	Geoff Gonzalez, Diablo CC		3 and 1	>	George Gandranata, UC GC	F
Match 2	Randy Haag, The Olympic Club	<	3 and 2		Ryan Hallisey, Granite Bay GC	F
Match 3	Chris Marin, Caddy Club of PB		4 and 3	>	Casey Boyns, Monterey Bay GC	F
Match 4	Matt Williams, Coyote Creek GC	<	19 holes		Steven Chung, Morgan Creek	F

Results: NCGA Match Play

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	George Gandranata	Emeryville, CA	400
Runner-up	Casey Boyns	Pacific Grove, CA	260
Semifinals	Randy Haag	Orinda, CA	160
Semifinals	Matt Williams	San Jose, CA	160
Quarterfinals	Ryan Hallisey	Granite Bay, CA	120

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It's Boyns vs. Gandranata in NCGA Am Final

The oldest of the NCGA’s major events, the Amateur Match Play Championship, dates back to 1903 when it was first played at San Rafael GC. Varying formats have been used over the 100+ years of competition but today the tournament is 36 holes of stroke...