Anderson Memorial Match Play Recap: Four Teams Advance to Sunday Semifinals at Winged Foot
Match play delivered upsets and drama at Winged Foot as four teams punched their tickets to Sunday's semifinals at the 89th Anderson Memorial Four-Ball.
The 89th Anderson Memorial Four-Ball moved to match play Saturday at Winged Foot Golf Club, and the championship bracket delivered a day of drama on the East Course. In the morning quarterfinals, 16-seed Cavaliere and Minerva Jr. of Hudson National pulled off the day's biggest upset, knocking off top-seeded medalists Goldstein and Buttacavoli of La Gorce 1 up. Albers and McGhee of Mission Hills also advanced with a 1-up win over Larkin Jr. and Whitehead of Belle Meade, while Hegarty and Loomis (the Winged Foot home team) dispatched the Leon brothers of Shady Oaks 2&1 and Sigler and Cassini of Atlanta Athletic Club edged Day and Huntley of Country Club of North Carolina 1 up. Live scoring and full coverage are available on the midamgolfHQ tournament hub.
The afternoon quarterfinals produced more decisive results. Buckley and Whitman of Westchester cruised past Alzamora and Salem of Lima Golf Club 4&3, Costanza and Esteve of Isleworth handled Meinhart and Maxwell of Canyata 2&1, Brown and Wyatt of Capital City Club rolled past their clubmates Boardman and Robinson 5&3, and Colquitt and Lape of Cherokee Town and Country Club eliminated Edgerton and Harrell of Country Club of North Carolina 2&1. Sunday's semifinals are set: Cavaliere/Minerva Jr. face Sigler/Cassini at 8:00 AM, and Costanza/Esteve take on Brown/Wyatt at 8:15 AM, with the championship final to follow. midamgolfHQ will be tracking the action all day from Mamaroneck.