Bracket Busters Match play produced another set of exciting finishes, as 16 players won a pair of matches to advance to Thursday's quarterfinals at Ginn Reunion Resort. On the day, 13 matches extended to the 18th hole or later and five went to extra holes. All four of the stroke play co-medalists failed to advance past day one, while the two No. 3 seeds - Patrick Winther of Rungsted Kyst, Denmark, and Stephanie Kim of Orlando, Fla. - remain in each division. Of the final eight in the Boys Division, three are international players. Joining Winther are Juan Pablo Hernandez of Mexico City, Mexico, and Niclas Carlsson of Enebyberg, Sweden. The Girls Division features Jenny Shin of Torrance, Calif., who won the 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and Victoria Kiser of Orlando, Fla., who won four AJGA events in 2008. Keep track of all the quarterfinal and semifinal matches tomorrow with FootJoy Live Scoring. Battle Royale
The second round matches feature six contests between 2008 Rolex Junior All-Americans - three in each division. Through nine holes, the Boys Division has been headlined by the Brinson Paolini vs. Jordan Spieth match. After dropping the first two holes, Paolini reeled off three straight wins to go 1-up heading to the back nine. Andrew Yun and Mario Clemens are also playing a tight match, as Yun carries a 1-up lead into No. 13. Patrick Cantlay and Julian Suri round out the trio of Rolex Junior All-American matchups in the Boys Division. Cantlay holds a 2-up lead with five holes remaining. In the Girls Division, the premier matchup is the Jenny Shin and Alexis Thompson pairing. Shin, who won the 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, holds a 1-up lead over Thompson, the reigning winner of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship. Stephanie Kim has a commanding 5-up lead over Erynne Lee as the pair head to No. 12, while Victoria Kiser has a 2-up lead over Emma Talley through nine holes. For up-to-the-minute updates, visit FootJoy Live Scoring.
On to the Next...
The first round of match play has finished up at the Polo Golf Junior Classic after some exciting and tense matches. Matthew Ceravolo of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., defeated No. 1 seed Emiliano Grillo of Resistencia, Argentina, 4 and 3. In the Girls Division, the top two seeds advanced, with Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif., defeating Victoria Sungmin Park of Irvine, Calif., 1 up. No. 2 seed Jennifer Johnson of La Quinta, Calif., won 2 up over Lindsey Weaver of Scottsdale, Ariz. Second-round matches began at 12:50 p.m. on Ginn Reunion's Independence (Watson) course. Visit FootJoy Live Scoring for updates on all of the afternoon's matches.
The Long Road Ahead... Players look to advance in match play
All first-round matches are off and running after a one hour fog delay at Ginn Reunion Resort Wednesday morning. Matthew Ceravolo of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is 2-up on Emiliano Grillo of Resistencia, Argentina, the No. 1 seed in the Boys Division, through 13 holes. On the other side of the bracket, Austin Cody of North Charleston, S.C., and James Back of Cerritos, Calif., are trading holes, with their match being all square through eight holes. In the Girls Division, No. 1 seeded Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif., and Victoria Sungmin Park of Irvine, Calif., are locked in a tense battle, with Rah 1-up through 13 holes. No. 2 seed Jennifer Johnson of La Quinta, Calif., and Lindsey Weaver of Scottsdale, Ariz., are battling with each other. Johnson brought the match back to all square on the eighth hole and that is where it remains through 13 holes. Check out FootJoy Live Scoring for updates on all of Wednesday's action.
Match Play Underway... First-round matches tee off at Ginn Reunion Resort First-round matches have begun at the Polo Golf Junior Classic. Thirty-two players from each division advanced after two rounds of stroke play and will play their first two matches Wednesday on Ginn's Independence (Watson) and Legacy (Palmer) courses. FootJoy Live Scoring has full scoring updates, along with videos and blogs from the week. Also, visit the Daily Results page for full stroke play recaps and results. Past Stories:
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