October 30, 2006
After losing a nail-biter to Lamar in Monday's semifinals, No. 12-ranked Texas A&M will face No. 2 Florida for third place on Tuesday at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship at Colonial Country Club.
The 15th-ranked Cardinals squeaked by the Aggies by the total holes won tiebreaker, 25-23. Oliver Bekker put Lamar on the board first by beating Robert Gates, 7 and 5, but the Cardinals were trailing in three of the other four matches with five holes remaining.
The Aggies countered when Bronson Burgoon downed Casey Clendenon, 4 and 2, and Trey Todd defeated Lamar's Justin Harding, 2-up, to take the lead. A&M's Martin Piller and Lamar's Russell Helson halved the next match.
In the final match, the Cardinals' Dusty Smith and the Aggies' Matt Van Zandt were all square going into the final hole. Van Zandt needed to make a seven-footer to halve the match and clinch the victory for A&M, but missed.
"Everyone on our team was really disappointed," A&M Coach J.T. Higgins said. "We were one shot away from being in the finals, but we learned an important lesson about the importance of every shot and every hole. That's something that will help us down the road. Florida is an outstanding team, but our guys are excited about the challenge of playing another top-five team."
No. 3-ranked Oklahoma State advanced to the final by beating the Gators, 3-1-1.
In other third round action, No. 20 Duke eliminated No. 6 Clemson and No. 4 Georgia ousted No. 5 UCLA in the winners consolation A bracket. In the consolation bracket, No. 16 UNLV knocked out Washington and No. 8 Coastal Carolina was sent home by No. 13 Arizona State.
2006 Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship
Oct. 29-31, 2006
Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, Texas
Third Round Results
Winners Bracket
(4) Oklahoma State def. (1) Florida, 3-1-1
Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State halved Billy Horschel, Florida
Manuel Villegas, Florida def. Trent Leon, Oklahoma State, 2 and 1
Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State def. Toby Ragland, Florida, 1-up
Trent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State def. Tyler Brown, Florida, 2 and 1
Chris Ward, Oklahoma State def. Tyson Alexander, Florida, 2 and 1
(11) Lamar def. (7) Texas A&M, 2-2-1*
Russell Helson, Lamar halved Martin Piller, Texas A&M
Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M def. Casey Clendenon, Lamar, 4 and 2
Oliver Bekker, Lamar def. Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 7 and 5
Trey Todd, Texas A&M def. Justin Harding, Lamar, 2-up
Dusty Smith, Lamar def. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M, 1-up
*Lamar wins total holes won tiebreaker, 25-23
Winners Consolation B Bracket
(9) Duke def. (5) Clemson, 3-1-1
Kyle Stanley, Clemson def. Michael Schachner, Duke, 3 and 1
Clark Klaasen, Duke def. David May, Clemson, 1-up
Michael Quagliano, Duke halved Sam Saunders, Clemson
Jeff Edelman, Duke def. Ben Martin, Clemson, 3 and 1
Jake Grodzinsky, Duke def. Tanner Ervin, Clemson, 3 and 1
(2) Georgia def. (3) UCLA, 2-1-2
Brian Harman, Georgia halved Lucas Lee, UCLA
Hudson Swafford, Georgia halved Jason Kang, UCLA
Craig Leslie, UCLA def. Brendon Todd, Georgia, 2-up
Michael Green, Georgia def. Peter Campbell, UCLA, 2 and 1
Adam Mitchell, Georgia def. Charlie Harris, UCLA, 6 and 4
Consolation Bracket
(8) UNLV def. (12) Washington, 3-2
Matt Kinsinger, UNLV def. Alex Prugh, Washington, 6 and 5
Blake Trimble, UNLV def. Zach Bixler, Washington, 3 and 1
Ryan Keeney, UNLV def. Nick Taylor, Washington, 3 and 2
Erik Olson, Washington def. C.J. Gatto, UNLV, 6 and 5
Chris Killmer, Washington def. Jarred Texter, UNLV, 2 and 1
(10) Arizona State def. (6) Coastal Carolina, 3-1-1
Dustin Johnson, CCU halved Steele DeWald, Arizona State
Zack Byrd, CCU def. Erik Coover, Arizona State, 4 and 2
Phil Telliard, Arizona State def. Cameron Hooper, CCU, 5 and 4
Tristan Bierenbroodspot, ASU def. Joachim Fourquet, CCU, 3 and 2
Ryan Kelley, Arizona State def. Moises Cobo, CCU, 4 and 2
Men's Final Round Pairings
Championship Match
(4) Oklahoma State vs. (11) Lamar
Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State vs. Russell Helson, Lamar
Trent Leon, Oklahoma State vs. Casey Clendenon
Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State vs. Oliver Bekker, Lamar
Trent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State vs. Justin Harding, Lamar
Chris Ward, Oklahoma State vs. Dusty Smith, Lamar
Winners Consolation A Final
(1) Florida vs. (7) Texas A&M
Billy Horschell, Florida vs. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M
Manuel Villegas, Florida vs. Martin Piller, Texas A&M
Toby Ragland, Florida vs. Robert Gates, Texas A&M
Tyler Brown, Florida vs. Trey Todd, Texas A&M
Tyson Alexander, Florida vs. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M
Winners Consolation B Final
(2) Georgia vs. (9) Duke
Brian Harman, Georgia vs. Jake Grodzinsky, Duke
Hudson Swafford, Georgia vs. Clark Klaasan, Duke
Brendon Todd, Georgia vs. Michael Quagliano, Duke
Michael Green, Georgia vs. Jeff Edelman, Duke
Adam Mitchell, Green vs. Adam Long, Duke
Consolation Final
(8) UNLV vs. (10) Arizona State
Jarred Texter, UNLV vs. Tristan Bierenbroodspot, Arizona State
Ryan Keeney, UNLV vs. Ryan Kelley, Arizona State
Matt Kinsinger, UNLV vs. Fredrik Andersson, Arizona State
Blake Trimble, UNLV vs. Phil Telliard, Arizona State
Eddie Olson, UNLV vs. Steele DeWald, Arizona State