SUNDRE, AB -
It was a battle of the best on day two of the Alberta Match Play. The sixteen lowest scoring Alberta Open amateurs went head to head in a match play bracket challenge at the Sundre Golf Club. The top eight then played this afternoon, for their chance to play in the semi-final and finals tomorrow.
First time Alberta Match Play contender, Logan Carver, won his semi-final match 5 and 3, as he fought to the end against his UBC teammate, Evan Holmes. With an eagle on the second hole, and a five-up lead at the turn, the 18-year-old Calgarian's putter was on fire.
"Today was 100 percent putting, I wasn't hitting it exceptionally. I would either miss a green or chip it to like five feet and make it or I'd hit a green and it would somehow die on the front edge. I got it going from the start, and just never looked back."
Carver, the 13th seeded player, will tee off against the first seed Alberta Open low amateur, Brendan MacDougall, tomorrow at 8AM. The two are friends, and Carver knows that he will have to keep his short game momentum going if he's to beat MacDougall.
"Brendan and I go way back, we've been playing in these events since we were like 13 or 14. I know his game. He hits his driver well. He's not going to make too many mistakes, so I'll have to definitely bring it again tomorrow."
MacDougall closed out his match on 16 after three straight birdies, finishing 4 and 2 against UCLA Bruin, Patrick Murphy. Matt Williams won his match with Chris Horton in convincing fashion, 5 and 3. He went bogey-free and made five birdies in tough, swirling conditions. It took Emmett Oh 19 holes to defeat Alex Large. He will face his University of Houston teammate Williams in the semi-finals.
Semi-final victors will advance to the final tomorrow afternoon. The Alberta Match Play Champion will become the second member of the 2018 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship Alberta Morse Cup Team.
