Oct. 30, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas - The UNLV men's golf team won its third-round consolation bracket match on Monday during the second day of play at the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship at Colonial Country Club.
The eighth-seeded Rebels defeated 12th-seeded Washington, 3-2, and will face 10th-seeded Arizona State in the consolation final on Tuesday.
UNLV senior Ryan Keeney remained the only Rebel to win all his matches at the event as he defeated Nick Taylor, 3 and 2. The other Rebel victories were recorded by sophomore Blake Trimble (over Zach Bixler, 3 and 1) and junior Matt Kinsinger (over Alex Prugh, 6 and 5). Junior C.J. Gatto lost to Erik Olson, 6 and 5, while junior Jarred Texter lost to Chris Killmer, 2 and 1.
Lamar and Oklahoma State won their semifinal matches to advance to the championship.
Lamar continued its run with its third straight upset. The 11th-seeded Cardinals, whose top player Dawie Van Der Walt was unavailable because of competing in the World Amateur Team Championship, squeaked by in-state rival and seventh-seeded Texas A&M by the total holes won tiebreaker, 25-23. Oliver Bekker put Lamar on the board first by beating Robert Gates, 7 and 5, but the Cardinals were trailing in three of the other four matches with five holes remaining. The Aggies countered when Bronson Burgoon downed Casey Clendenon, 4 and 2, and Trey Todd defeated Lamar's Justin Harding, 2-up, to take the lead. Texas A&M's Martin Piller and Russell Helson of Lamar would halve the next match. In the final match the Cardinals' Dusty Smith and the Aggies' Matt Van Zandt were all square going into the final hole. Van Zandt conceded a three-foot putt to Smith and needed to make a seven-footer to halve the match and clinch the victory for Texas A&M, but missed.
Fourth-seeded Oklahoma State, which was playing without PING First-Team All-America selections Pablo Martin and Jonathan Moore, who also competed in the World Amateur, advanced to the final by beating top-seeded Florida, 3-1-1. The Gators won the first point of the match after Manuel Villegas defeated Trent Leon, 2 and 1. Trent Whiltekiller tied the score with a 2 and 1 win against Tyler Brown in a match he led the final eight holes before OSU's Tyler Leon and Billy Horschel halved. The Cowboys took the lead with a 2 and 1 Chris Ward victory over Tyson Alexander after Alexander hit the water on the 17th hole of the match. Ryan Posey clinched the berth to the championship for OSU with a par on the final hole to defeat Toby Ragland, 1-up.
In other third round action, Duke eliminated Clemson and Georgia ousted UCLA in the winners consolation A bracket. In the other consolation bracket match, Coastal Carolina was sent home by Arizona State.
Final round action begins at 8 a.m. CT Tuesday.
2006 Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play ChampionshipOct. 29-31, 2006Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, Texas
Third Round Results
Winners Bracket(4) Oklahoma State def. (1) Florida, 3-1-1Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State halved Billy Horschel, FloridaManuel Villegas, Florida def. Trent Leon, Oklahoma State, 2 and 1Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State def. Toby Ragland, Florida, 1-upTrent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State def. Tyler Brown, Florida, 2 and 1Chris Ward, Oklahoma State def. Tyson Alexander, Florida, 2 and 1
(11) Lamar def. (7) Texas A&M, 2-2-1*Russell Helson, Lamar halved Martin Piller, Texas A&MBronson Burgoon, Texas A&M def. Casey Clendenon, Lamar, 4 and 2Oliver Bekker, Lamar def. Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 7 and 5Trey Todd, Texas A&M def. Justin Harding, Lamar, 2-upDusty Smith, Lamar def. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M, 1-up*Lamar wins total holes won tiebreaker, 25-23
Winners Consolation B Bracket(9) Duke def. (5) Clemson, 3-1-1Kyle Stanley, Clemson def. Michael Schachner, Duke, 3 and 1Clark Klaasen, Duke def. David May, Clemson, 1-upMichael Quagliano, Duke halved Sam Saunders, ClemsonJeff Edelman, Duke def. Ben Martin, Clemson, 3 and 1Jake Grodzinsky, Duke def. Tanner Ervin, Clemson, 3 and 1
(2) Georgia def. (3) UCLA, 2-1-2Brian Harman, Georgia halved Lucas Lee, UCLAHudson Swafford, Georgia halved Jason Kang, UCLACraig Leslie, UCLA def. Brendon Todd, Georgia, 2-upMichael Green, Georgia def. Peter Campbell, UCLA, 2 and 1Adam Mitchell, Georgia def. Charlie Harris, UCLA, 6 and 4
Consolation Bracket(8) UNLV def. (12) Washington, 3-2Matt Kinsinger, UNLV def. Alex Prugh, Washington, 6 and 5Blake Trimble, UNLV def. Zach Bixler, Washington, 3 and 1Ryan Keeney, UNLV def. Nick Taylor, Washington, 3 and 2Erik Olson, Washington def. C.J. Gatto, UNLV, 6 and 5Chris Killmer, Washington def. Jarred Texter, UNLV, 2 and 1
(10) Arizona State def. (6) Coastal Carolina, 3-1-1Dustin Johnson, CCU halved Steele DeWald, Arizona StateZack Byrd, CCU def. Erik Coover, Arizona State, 4 and 2Phil Telliard, Arizona State def. Cameron Hooper, CCU, 5 and 4Tristan Bierenbroodspot, ASU def. Joachim Fourquet, CCU, 3 and 2Ryan Kelley, Arizona State def. Moises Cobo, CCU, 4 and 2
Men's Final Round Pairings
Championship Match(4) Oklahoma State vs. (11) LamarTyler Leon, Oklahoma State vs. Russell Helson, LamarTrent Leon, Oklahoma State vs. Casey ClendenonRyan Posey, Oklahoma State vs. Oliver Bekker, LamarTrent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State vs. Justin Harding, LamarChris Ward, Oklahoma State vs. Dusty Smith, Lamar
Winners Consolation A Final(1) Florida vs. (7) Texas A&MBilly Horschell, Florida vs. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&MManuel Villegas, Florida vs. Martin Piller, Texas A&MToby Ragland, Florida vs. Robert Gates, Texas A&MTyler Brown, Florida vs. Trey Todd, Texas A&MTyson Alexander, Florida vs. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M
Winners Consolation B Final(2) Georgia vs. (9) DukeBrian Harman, Georgia vs. Jake Grodzinsky, DukeHudson Swafford, Georgia vs. Clark Klaasan, DukeBrendon Todd, Georgia vs. Michael Quagliano, DukeMichael Green, Georgia vs. Jeff Edelman, DukeAdam Mitchell, Green vs. Adam Long, Duke
Consolation Final(8) UNLV vs. (10) Arizona StateJarred Texter, UNLV vs. Tristan Bierenbroodspot, Arizona StateRyan Keeney, UNLV vs. Ryan Kelley, Arizona StateMatt Kinsinger, UNLV vs. Fredrik Andersson, Arizona StateBlake Trimble, UNLV vs. Phil Telliard, Arizona StateEddie Olson, UNLV vs. Steele DeWald, Arizona State
