Jarryd Dillas captures Bermuda Match Play
Mid Ocean Club
(Mid Ocean Club Photo)
HAMILTON PARISH, Bermuda (March 4, 2017) --
With a 4&3 victory Jarryd Dillas has won the 2017
Bermuda Match Play title. On Saturday Dillas, the
top-seed, was able to handle No. 3 Arthur Jones.
Throughout the week at Mid Ocean Club the
longest match that Dillas played was the title match,
which reached the 15th hole.
In the Ladies Division No. 1 Tariqah Walikraam
took home the top spot with a 5&4 victory over
three-seed Katrin Burnie.
The Senior Division was captured by No. 5 Gary
Carr who defeated two-seed Lynn Shackelford in 19
holes.
SEMIFINAL RECAP
The title match of the Bermuda Match Play has
been
set and the tilt will feature top-seed Jarryd Dillas
and three-seed Arthur Jones.
Competing at the Mid Ocean Club Dillas has
cruised to the finals and after winning his
quarterfinal match 6&4 he handled No. 4 Robert
Vallis in Friday's semifinals 7&5.
Things were a bit more difficult for Jones but he
was able to move on with a 2&1 triumph over No. 7
Mark Phillips.
In the Ladies Championship No. 1 Tariqah
Walikraam will battle No. 3 Katrin Burnie while in the
Senior Championship it will be No. 5 Gary Carr
against No. 2 Lynn Shackelford.
QUARTERFINAL RECAP
The Bermuda Match has reached the semifinals
and
among those remaining is top-seed Jarryd Dillas.
Playing at the Mid Ocean Club, Dillas moved
onto the semis with a commanding 6&4 victory
over No. 8 Kheary Swan.
In Thursday's final Dillas will square off against
four-seed Robert Vallis who was a 6&4 winner as
well against No. 5 Michael Lindo.
The only upset in the quarterfinal round came
when No. 7 Mark Phillips outlasted No. 2 Spencer
Wideman 2 up. Phillips will now face three-seed
Arthur Jones in the semifinals.
Jones defeated six-seed Michael McCrimmon
4&3 in the quarterfinals.
The semifinal matches in the Ladies
Championship will feature No. 1 Tariqah Walikraam
vs. No. 4 Linda Down and No. 7 Susan Vallis vs. No.
3 Katrin Burnie.
While in the Senior Championship it will be No.
1 Tom Eberhard vs. No. 5 Gary Carr and No. 2 Lynn
Shackelford vs. No. 3 Gray Yancey.
ABOUT THE Bermuda Match Play
Match play tournament for men, women and seniors.
An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round determines
brackets for match play.
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