EDISON, N.J. – Carson Looney (Congressional Country Club) and Hunter Powell (University of Maryland Golf Course) advanced to the semifinals of the 10th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, held at Plainfield Country Club and Echo Lake Country Club in New Jersey.
Their journey to the championship began last fall at Worthington Manor, where they fired a 7-under-par 65. They secured their spot in the field after a three-hole playoff.
In stroke play qualifying, Looney and Powell posted rounds of 70 at Echo Lake and 69 at Plainfield, finishing at 1-under-par and tied for 22nd overall. Their efforts earned them the 30th seed heading into match play.
Match Play Results:
Round of 32: Defeated Jonathan Bale and Joseph Dearaney with a par on the 20th hole to win the match.
Round of 16: Defeated fellow MSGA members Connor Tendall (Congressional Country Club) and Ben Warnquist (Manor Country Club) 2 and 1.
Quarterfinals: Edged the side Chip Brooke and Marc Dull 1-up with a birdie on the 18th hole. Notably, Dull played solo after Brooke left to attend his daughter’s high school graduation.
Semifinals: Fell to Will Hartman and Tyler Mawhinney, 3 and 1.
MSGA Highlights:
In addition to Looney, Powell, Tendall, and Warnquist, five other MSGA players competed in the championship:
Mike Filler (Pine Ridge Golf Course) and Ben Shields (Hunt Valley Country Club) carded a 3-over-par and did not advance to match play.
Bennett Espenshade (The Elkridge Club) partnered with Matthew Vital (PA) and reached the Round of 32 before falling to Tendall and Warnquist.
Jeff Castle (Eagle’s Nest Country Club) and Billy Wingerd (Mountain Branch Golf Club) finished stroke play at even par. They entered a 12-for-2 playoff for the final match play spots but were eliminated after the first playoff hole.
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