Finals are Set at Carolinas Four-Ball
CAMDEN, SC (May 7, 2016) - Number nine seed Phillip
Oweida – William Rainey of Charlotte, NC will face the
15 seed team of Michael Thigpen – Gregg Jones of
Florence, SC in the 18-hole championship match at
8:00am on Sunday at Camden Country Club.
Oweida and Rainey, both rising seniors at College of
Charleston, defeated the father-son team of Walter
Todd – Neal Todd from Laurens, SC in the morning
quarterfinals 2 and 1. They made seven birdies in the
first 12 holes to build a five hole lead with six to play.
Todd-Todd won holes 13 through 15, but Oweida-Rainey
closed them out on hole 17. In the semifinal match,
they needed only 16 holes to defeat Chris Mitchell of
Proseprity, SC – Jarrett Grimes of Columbia, SC. The
match wasn’t as smooth sailing as their morning match,
as they found themselves two-down after just four-
holes. They won four of five holes in the middle of the
round to take control and get the victory.
On the other side of the bracket, Thigpen, a
business owner and Jones, a medical sales
representative, had much tighter matches Saturday as
they played 18 or more holes in each match. In their
morning quarterfinal match, they defeated Josh
Campbell of Piedmont, SC – Will Jones of Easley, SC in
19 holes. Neither team led by more than a hole, and
Thigpen-Jones had to make birdie on 18 to force extra
holes and win on the 19th with another birdie. In their
semifinal match, they had to shoot 31 on the back nine
and match birdies on holes 16 and 18 to defeat Parks
Price of Calabash, NC – McLean Boyd of Charleston, SC
1-up.
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ABOUT THE Carolinas Four-Ball
The Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas
is
a perennial favorite with the Carolina's best
amateur golfers. Two rounds of Four-Ball
stroke play format (one best ball of the two)
determine the 32 teams to advance to match
play. Entry is open to any male amateur
golfer
who is a legal resident of one of the
Carolinas,
is a member in good standing of a club which
is
a member of the Carolinas Golf Association
(CGA) and has a current (within 90 days of
opening date) USGA handicap index at a CGA
member club. The championship team
receives
merchandise, trophies and names inscribed
on
the Hale Van Hoy Trophy. Stroke play
qualifying medalists’ names will be inscribed
on
the Joe B. McCarley Cup. Additional prizes are
awarded to all match play contestants.
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