Norris & Gregory Set to Face Off in Final Match of the Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Match Play Championship

NTPGA • October 11, 2016

LUFKIN, Texas – The morning Quarter Final Matches of the Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Match Play Championship featured two upsets that included the exit of the #1 seed as well as two of the top Championship seeds advancing to the Semi-Finals.

The opening match of the morning resulted in the first upset of the day with #9 seed Cameron Doan, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, besting #1 seed Stuart Deane, PGA golf coach at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2 & 1. In the second match of the day, the second upset occurred when Paul Norris, PGA golf coach at Texas Wesleyan University (#29 seed) defeated Amanda McCurdy, PGA teaching professional at Tierra Verde Golf Course (#28 seed) 6 & 5. The third match resulted in Ben Cuzen, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club (#7 seed), defeating Thomas Devanna, PGA assistant professional at Tangle Ridge Golf Club (#8 seed), 5 & 4. And the final match resulted in #3 seed Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, topping #11 seed Michael Martin, PGA teaching professional at Sinclair’s Golf Training Center, 2 & 1.

The Semi-Final matches featured Cameron Doan versus Paul Norris and Ben Cuzen versus Greg Gregory.

In the first Semi-Final match, Norris took an early lead on hole #2 and never let Doan back in the match. By the turn, Norris had a 4 UP lead. On hole #13, Doan made birdie to bring it back to 3 UP, but a par on hole #15 sealed the match for Norris for a 4 & 3 victory.

Gregory and Cuzen faced off in the other afternoon match. Cuzen took an early lead going 1 UP after three holes, but a birdie on hole #5 by Gregory brought it back to all square. On #7, Cuzen notched a birdie to go back to 1 UP, but Gregory was eventually able to swing the momentum of the match to his favor. He had a chip in on hole #15 and secure the match on hole #17 with a 3 & 1 victory.

Norris and Gregory will face off in the 18-hole Championship Match on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. Both will be vying for their first Match Play title. The champion will take home a crystal trophy as well as $5,250 of the $36,300 Open Division purse.

In 2015, the Senior Division was expanded from four to eight of the top professionals from the 2016 OMEGA Senior Points Challenge competing for their own $9,150 purse. In today’s Semi-Final Matches, #4 seed Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction at Green Tree Country Club, bested #1 seed Perry Arthur, PGA part owner of The Golf Club of Dallas, 2 UP. Also, #6 seed Rick Woodson, PGA teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course, defeated #2 seed Tom Strueber, PGA Life Member, 1 UP. Hendley and Woodson will square off tomorrow at 8:40 a.m. in the Championship match of the Senior Division. The champion will take home a crystal trophy and a check for $2,750.

The Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Match Play Championship is being contested October 10-12 at Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin, Texas, a 6,711-yard, par 72 layout. The Championship is presented by AT&T Byron Nelson, Lorente Golf and PGA TOUR. The top 32 players on the final 2016 Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Player of the Year Points Challenge were invited to compete in the season-ending major championship.

Tomorrow’s final matchups and the results from today’s matches are listed below:


OPEN DIVISON CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016

Don January Bracket Winner Lee Trevino Bracket Winner

8:30 a.m. #1 Tee
#29. Paul Norris, Texas Wesleyan University vs. #3. Greg Gregory, Hidden Creek Golf Course

SENIOR DIVISON CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016

8:40 a.m. #1 Tee
#4. Stuart Hendley, Green Tree Country Club vs. #6. Rick Woodson, Sherrill Park Golf Course

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