10 Professionals Remain After Two Rounds of the Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Match Play Championship
ROCKWALL, TX – 40 professionals started the day and 10 are left standing after day one of the
Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Match Play Championship at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Two remain in the Senior Division and eight remain in the Open Division.
The Senior Division will be settled tomorrow morning and will feature No. 1 overall seed Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction at Dallas Athletic Club, and No. 2 seed Todd McCorkle, PGA Life Member. Hendley won his two matches today in convincing fashion, besting the No. 8 seed 5&4 in the morning and the No. 5 seed 6&5 in the afternoon.
The eight remaining Open Division professionals are vying for a spot in the Duel in the Desert, which will serve as this year's championship match. The Duel in the Desert will feature the final two competitors going head-to-head competing in a 36-hole, finals showdown on December 12-13 at Lajitas Golf Resort’s Black Jack’s Crossing. The event will feature a $10,000 prize for the champion and $5,000 for the runner-up.
Three of the top four seeds are still in the hunt. This includes No. 1 overall seed and NTPGA Player of the Year, JJ Killeen, PGA director of golf at Red Feather Golf and Social Club. Killeen defeated the No. 32 seed and No. 17 seed to continue to the round of eight.
The biggest upset today belonged to No. 27 seed Andrew Lewis, PGA director of instruction at Altus Performance. Lewis won 1 up over No. 6 seed Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club. Lewis ended up falling to the No. 11 seed Brian Coe, PGA instructor at The Highlands Performance Golf Center, 6&5 in the afternoon.
The Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Match Play Championship is presented by Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, Lajitas Golf Resort, PGA TOUR and XXIO.
Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club
Par: 36-36–72
Yardage: 7,321 yards
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Tomorrow morning’s matches are listed below:
QUARTER FINAL MATCHES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022
Open Division
8:00 a.m.
No. 1 JJ Killeen, Red Feather Golf and Social Club vs. No. 25 Cameron Doan, Preston Trail Golf Club
8:10 a.m.
No. 4 Brandon Bingaman, Bent Tree Country Club vs. No. 5 Spencer Dillard, Preston Trail Golf Club
8:20 a.m.
No. 14 Brandon Veld, Red Feather Golf and Social Club vs. No. 11 Brian Coe, The Highlands Performance Golf Center
8:30 a.m.
No. 2 Gabe Reynolds, Topgolf-Dallas vs. No. 7 Jon Antunes, Heart of Texas Golf Academy
Senior Division
8:40 a.m.
No. 1 Stuart Hendley, Dallas Athletic Club vs. No. 2 Todd McCorkle, PGA Life Member
