Match play begins at Pacific Northwest Amateur
Hans Reimers
PULLMAN, Wash. (July 8, 2014) -- Tye
Gabriel, the No. 64 seed, scored an upset in
defeating top-seed and medalist Dale
Richards-Brandt in the first round of match
play
at the 2014 Pacific Northwest Amateur.
At Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Gabriel, who
plays at St. Mary's, knocked off the No. 1
seed from Australia, 2 and 1, to advance to
the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
Other first-round upsets included No. 49
Derek Bayley over No. 16 Li Wang, No. 48
Clay Christensen over No. 17 Cody McManus,
No. 52 Clayton Madey over No. 13
Nicholaus Mandell, No. 44 Will Brink over No.
21 Matthew Rachey and No. 54 Alex
Wagner over No. 11 Kevin Murphy.
Hans Reimers and Frank Garber, the Nos. 2
and 3 seeds, respectively, managed to
advance.
Reimers, a recent Mercer graduate and
former Oregon Open champion, defeated No.
63 Cale Lorenzi 2 and 1 to move on to
Wednesday's scheduled Rounds of 32 and
16.
Garber, a rising junior from Washington,
defeated No. 62 Dillon Jahns in 19 holes.
Following Wednesday's Round of 32 and 16
action, the quarterfinals and semifinals
will be played Thursday before the 36-hole
finale on Friday.
For a full look at the match-play tree, follow
the results link below.
ABOUT THE PNGA Amateur
First held in 1899, the Pacific Northwest Men’s
Amateur
is one of the country’s longest running amateur
championships. Held annually at world-class courses
throughout the Pacific Northwest, this championship
is
played in the same format as the U.S. Amateur and
features an impressive list of past champions that
include; Nick Flanagan, Ben Crane, Jeff Quinney, Bill
Sander, and Tiger Woods. Eligibility is open to
members
of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association and top
amateurs throughout the world invited via
Presidential
Invitation. Each year’s champion earns a hosted
exemption in to the Pacific Coast Amateur and
Sahalee
Players Championship.
The Championship will be conducted in two stages:
Stroke Play – All players must complete the 36-hole
stroke play qualifying in order to determine the 64
players who will advance to match play. In the event
of a tie for the final qualifying spot(s), a sudden-
death playoff will be used to determine the qualifiers.
In the event of a tie for the Qualifying Medalist, a
sudden-death playoff will commence.
Match Play – The General Numerical Draw will be in
effect. Single elimination match play. 36-hole
Championship Final Match. All other matches are 18
holes.
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