Runner Up

Ping AZ Junior Match Play Championship
Mesa Country Club
Par 72 6,594 Yards

Coming in to this tournament, I had never even one a single match in a match play format. So my ultimate goal was to play more than one round and atleast get my moneys worth. My first round was delayed an hour because of a thunderstorm, but once it finally got going I was playing pretty solid. I started out one down, as the guy I was playing birdied a tough par three, but I continued to play consistent and sat back as he made the mistakes. I shot one under for the day and won 3 and 2.

The next round I played a guy going to Boise State for golf, and I knew this would be a tougher match. Once again I started one down, but I stayed consistent once again and he made some mistakes. Later in the round, I started to spray the ball with my driver, but I made some really good up and downs. I holed out for birdie out of the green side bunker on 15 to gain a two shot lead, and I beat him on 17 to win 3 and 1. This got me in to the Championship Match.

The final match I had to play Noah Cook, who is going to be my teamate next year at UVU. It was a ton of fun and we were trading birdies for awhile, but I lost it completely with my driver and was hitting out of the trees on like every hole. Noah played some consistent golf and shot 2 under to beat me 3 and 2. Overall, it was a great experience, and atleast a fellow Wolverine walked away with the win! This second place finish, along with the win last week puts me in 3rd place in the player of the year standings, and if I have a good week next week, I could probably finish out in second.