35th Annual Georgia-South Carolina Junior Challenge Match
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta
July 16-17, 2010
Day One Results
South Carolina Takes Slight Lead, 4 ½ to 3 ½, at Junior Challenge Match
Lewis, Morris and White Tally Wins for Peach State
Photo Gallery
ATLANTA -- Grant Waggoner of North Charleston fought back with a birdie on 18 to finish All Square with Georgia Junior Champion Scott Wolfes of St. Simons Island, giving the Palmetto State a slim 4 ½ to 3 ½ lead over Georgia in the first round of the Georgia-South Carolina Junior Challenge Match. The 35th annual match is taking place at Atlanta Country Club, July 16-17.
In a day that saw only two of eight matches go the full 18 holes, Team Georgia got off to a good start with two early wins. Joe Lewis of Savannah won 5 and 4 over Will Murphy of Columbia, while Caleb Morris of Metter picked up a 4-and-3 victory over Ford Blanchard of Orangeburg.
South Carolina then rattled off four-straight wins, with Wick Andrews of Columbia topping Matthew Beringer of Macon, 2 and 1, and Cody Proveaux of Leesville winning 5 and 4 over Jack Gibbs of Evans. Columbus’ Jimmy Beck was 3-down through 15 holes in his match with C.J. Liner of North Augusta. He birdied the 16th to get to 2-down with two to play, but halved the 17th, securing the win for Liner and South Carolina. South Carolina also picked up a win from Austin Langdale of Townville, who won the 18th to defeat Austin Vick of Evans, 2 up.
Playing in the final pairing of the day, Davin White of Locust Grove, the runner-up in the 2010 Georgia Junior Championship, posted a 4-and-2 win over Hayden Garrett of Easley, who finished in the same position in South Carolina’s Junior Championship.
South Carolina led 4-3 with one match on the course. Wolfes held a 1-up lead over Waggoner heading into the par-5 18th, but his approach shot to the green fell short of the hole and he settled for par, while Waggoner made his birdie putt to even up the match, giving each team a half-point. It was a key birdie for Waggoner; otherwise the two teams would have been tied, 4-4, after the first day.
Play resumes Saturday with another round of matches beginning at 8:00 a.m. As in the first round, each of the eight matches will be worth one point and the two-day total will determine the winning team.
This is the 35th playing of the Georgia-South Carolina Junior Challenge Match, which brings together the top junior golfers in the two neighboring states. Teams are composed of the top eight finishers from each state’s Junior Championship. Georgia holds a 21-13 lead in the all-time series.
Founded in 1916, the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) received its official charter on June 24, 1924. Since that date, the GSGA has grown to one of the largest state amateur golf associations in the country, with over 355 member clubs and 85,000 individual members. With a mission to promote and preserve amateur golf in the state of Georgia, GSGA offers a computerized handicapping service, course rating and measuring, and annually conducts a full schedule of statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups. Other services include a summer-long junior sectional program, award-winning Golf Georgia magazine, membership recognition and rewards programs and a charitable foundation administering two college scholarship programs.
Day One Results
South Carolina 4 ½, Georgia 3 ½
| South Carolina |
|
Georgia |
Match Result |
Team Pts. |
| Will Murphy, Columbia |
vs |
Joe Lewis, Savannah |
Lewis, 5 and 4 |
GA 1 |
| Wick Andrews, Columbia |
vs |
Matthew Beringer, Macon |
Andrews, 2 and 1 |
SC 1 |
| Ford Blanchard, Orangeburg |
vs |
Caleb Morris, Metter |
Morris, 4 and 3 |
GA 1 |
| C.J. Liner, North Augusta |
vs |
Jimmy Beck, Columbus |
Liner, 2 and 1 |
SC 1 |
| Austin Langdale, Townville |
vs |
Austin Vick, Evans |
Langdale, 2 up |
SC 1 |
| Cody Proveaux, Leesville |
vs |
Jack Gibbs, Evans |
Proveaux, 5 and 4 |
SC 1 |
| Grant Waggoner, North Charleston |
vs |
Scott Wolfes, St. Simons Island |
All Square |
½ each |
| Hayden Garrett, Easley |
vs |
Davin White, Locust Grove |
White, 4 and 2 |
GA 1 |
| Round Two - Saturday, July 17 |
|
| Time |
South Carolina |
|
Georgia |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Cody Proveaux, Leesville |
vs |
Austin Vick, Evans |
| 8:08 a.m. |
Hayden Garrett, Easley |
vs |
Scott Wolfes, St. Simons Island |
| 8:16 a.m. |
Will Murphy, Columbia |
vs |
Matthew Beringer, Macon |
| 8:24 a.m. |
Wick Andrews, Columbia |
vs |
Joe Lewis, Savannah |
| 8:32 a.m. |
Ford Blanchard, Orangeburg |
vs |
Jimmy Beck, Columbus |
| 8:40 a.m. |
C.J. Liner, North Augusta |
vs |
Caleb Morris, Metter |
| 8:48 a.m. |
Austin Langdale, Townville |
vs |
Jack Gibbs, Evans |
| 8:56 a.m. |
Grant Waggoner, North Charleston |
vs |
Davin White, Locust Grove |
