Alabama
Callaway Match Play
Tide Wins Consolation Bracket at Callaway Collegiate Match Play
3/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 24, 2009
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - The Alabama men's golf team knocked off Duke and San Diego to win the consolation bracket of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championships on Tuesday afternoon at The Farms Golf Club.
The Crimson Tide defeated Duke late Monday evening 4-1 and then knocked off San Diego in the consolation finals on Tuesday by winning three of the five head-to-head matchups.
"I was disappointed with the way we struggled during the stroke play," Alabama head coach Jay Seawell said. "But at the same time the final two days of match play were a plus. The guys really responded in the match play situations. Match play was the main reason we came out here because that is going to be an element of the NCAA Championships this year and I really like how we preformed."
The Crimson Tide were without their star freshman Bud Cauley all week after a bone bruise on his forearm sidelined him for the first time in his collegiate career. But senior Matt Hughes stepped in for Cauley and responded with two wins in match play.
Seniors Matthew Swan and Hughes along with redshirt freshman Hunter Hamrick recorded wins over the Toreros on Tuesday. Hamrick produced a dominating 5 and 4 win over USD's Ian Coffman while Swan notched a 3 and 2 win over Blake Trimble in the No. 3 spot and Hughes downed Jason Shano 1-up in the No. 5 spot.
San Diego's Alex Ching beat the Tide's redshirt freshman Hunter Slatton 6 and 5 in the No. 1 position while USD's Gunner Wiebe knocked off Spencer Cole at No. 4 2 and 1. Alabama got wins from Slatton, Hamrick, Cole and Hughes late Monday evening to qualify for the consolation finals with a 4-1 win over Duke.
During match play Hamrick record a perfect 3-0 record while Swan, Slatton and Hughes all earned two wins each and Cole went 1-1-1.
Middle Tennessee captured the overall team title with wins over San Diego State, Florida State and Indiana in the championship bracket.
The Crimson Tide return to action on April 5-7 at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Ga., at The Golf Club of Georgia.
Consolation Finals: (12) Alabama def. (10) San Diego, 3-2
Alex Ching, San Diego def. Hunter Slatton, Alabama, 6 and 5
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama def. Ian Coffman, San Diego, 5 and 4
Matthew Swan, Alabama def. Blake Trimble, San Diego, 3 and 2
Gunner Wiebe, San Diego def. Spencer Cole, Alabama def. Clark Klaasen, Duke, 2 and 1
Matt Hughes, Alabama def. Michael Quigliano, Duke, 1-up
Second Round: (12) Alabama def. (16) Duke, 4-1
Hunter Slatton, Alabama def. Adam Long, Duke, 4 and 3
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama def. Spencer Anderson, Duke, 2-up
Wes Roach, Duke def. Matthew Swan, Alabama, 1-up
Spencer Cole, Alabama def. Clark Klaasen, Duke, 2 and 1
Matt Hughes, Alabama def. Michael Quigliano, Duke, 1-up
First Round: (12) Alabama def. (13) Charlotte, 3-1-1
Hunter Slatton, Alabama def. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte, 5 and 4
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama def. Corey Nagy, Charlotte, 1-up
Matthew Swan, Alabama def. Paul Ferrier, Charlotte, 1-up
Spencer Cole, Alabama halved Ryan Wilson, Charlotte
Blake Stark, Charlotte def. Matt Hughes, Alabama, 2 and 1
