Giant-killer Blake Collyer storms into last 32 at Australian Amateur
1/14/2016 | by Golf Australia
see also: View results for Australian Men's Amateur, Western Australian Golf Club
Medalist Charles Pilon is the only one of the top three seeds to advance as fellow countrymen Quayle and Donoghue fall
Collyer utilised local knowledge to beat second seed Anthony Quayle two-up in a high-class first round duel that continued right to Metropolitan's 18th green.
"It was a really good match, we both played really well. I guess, I sank some putts when I needed to,'' the victor said.
It's a repeat scenario for Collyer after he saved par from a greenside bunker at the 10th hole in the morning to survive a play-off just to make the 64-man matchplay field.
A member of Metropolitan's pennant team, he cut it fine in a similar qualifying rounds play-off in last year's national championships at The Australian before knocking out a high seed in the first round on his way to the last 16.
"I guess knowing the course really helped me. It gave me some confidence and I felt good out there,'' he said.
On his chances of advancing further this time, Collyer said: "That's the plan. I feel I've got the game to."
Collyer's sub-par upset performance was the local standout on a fine day for the NSW men with Dylan Perry ousting recently crowned Victorian amateur champ Cameron John one-up.
Harrison Endycott won 1-up against Japan's Takumi Kanaya, Corey Jones beat England's Bradley Moore 2 & 1 and Austin Bautista thrashed Welshman Jack Davidson 5 & 4.
Medallist and top seed Charles Pilon continued his good form with a 3 & 2 victory over fellow Australian Haydn Barron.
Golf Australian national squad member Brett Coletta had to work hard to shake off gallant 14- year-old fellow Victorian Karl Vilips 2 & 1.
Curtis Luck, Australia's highest ranked amateur, is out, beaten 2-up by South Korea's Je-chang Ryu. Scot Grant Forrest, runner-up in the 2015 British amateur, led the overseas challenge with a 3 &2 win against Australian Kevin Yuan.
William Heffernan is through the next round after a 3 &2 win agains Fred Lee, while fellow Victorian DJ Loypur was even more impressive with his 6 & 5 triumph against Anthony Marchesani.
Results: Australian Men's Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | , Scotland | 1200 | ||
| Runner-up | , Australia | 900 | ||
| Semifinals | , Wales | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | , Australia | 700 | ||
| Quarterfinals | , Australia | 500 |
About the Australian Men's Amateur
The Australian Men's and Women's Amateur Championships are Australia's oldest Amateur Golf Championships, with both having been played since 1894. Long held as a match play event, in 2021 the format changed to 72 holes of stroke play.
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