Olsen takes Tennessee Match Play
Zachary Olsen
NASVILLE, Tenn. (June 30, 2013) — Sunday's final match in the Tennessee Match Play Championship belonged to 18-year old Zachary Olsen. He defeated Hunter Kraus, a native of Memphis and a senior at the University of Missouri, 4 & 3 in the 18-hole final.
The Cordova, Tenn. native Olsen cruised through his final three matches after winning a close 2 & 1 match in the round of 16 before winning his next three without needing to play the final three holes.
Olsen placed third at the Western Junior Amateur just a week ago.
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ABOUT THE Tennessee Match Play
This match play event adopts the format used by the
PGA Tour for the World
Golf Championships Match Play tournament. Under
this format, a field of 64
players will be divided into 16 groups of four players
each. Each group will play
a round-robin format with each competitor playing
three matches within their
group. A player will receive one point for a win, a
half point for a tie, and each
group’s winner will advance to the round of 16.
Applications are open to
amateurs who possess an active USGA/GHIN
Handicap Index of 8.0 or less from
a TGA member club or course.
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