NCGA Match Play: Myers, Roberts share medalist honors

August 14, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Myers and Roberts fired identical second-round 3-over 75s to accompany 1st-round 6-under 66s

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2012) -- Jay Myers and Austin Roberts held the lead after Monday's first round of stroke play and they were sitting in the same position following Tuesday's completion of stroke play at the 2012 NCGA Match Play Championship. Myers and Roberts fired identical second-round 3-over 75s to accompany equally-identical 6-under 66s and earn co-medalist honors at 3-under 141 after the two days of stroke play at Spyglass Hill. Maverick McNealy was third, sitting two shots back at 1-under 143 while Ben Geyer is fourth. Match play begins Wednesday with the top 32 players following stroke play moving on to the single-elimination bracket running through Friday.

Results: NCGA Match Play

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Jake Yount	Danville, CA	400
Runner-up	Eric Ash	Loomis, CA	260
Semifinals	Mac McClung	Fremont, CA	160
Semifinals	Danny Paniccia	Fresno, CA	160
Quarterfinals	Scott Hardy	Pleasant Hill, CA	120

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NCGA Match Play: Myers, Roberts share medalist honors

The oldest of the NCGA’s major events, the Amateur Match Play Championship, dates back to 1903 when it was first played at San Rafael GC. Varying formats have been used over the 100+ years of competition but today the tournament is 36 holes of stroke...