Matches will Resume at Three, Saturday, in 116th Met Amateur
PARAMUS, N.J. (August 3, 2018) – Play in the 116th Met Amateur Championship at Arcola Country Club was suspended for the remainder of the day at 3:05 p.m., due to heavy rains. Play in the quarterfinal round will resume on Saturday at noon. Play was first suspended at 2:25 p.m., while steady, heavy rains forced play to be suspended for the day.
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At the time of suspension, Ryan Davis of New Jersey National led Trevor Randolph of Arcola, 3-up through 10, while Jake Mayer of Plainfeld held a 1-up advantage over Brad Tilley of Sleepy Hollow through 9.
Dawson Jones of Eagle Oaks and Christian Cavaliere of Mahopac stood all-square through seven, and reigning Met Amateur champion Matt Mattare of Darlington led reigning MGA Player of the Year James Nicholas, 1-up through 7.
The day began with a 4-for-3 playoff in which Tilley, Mattare and Louis Amira of The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club secured the final positions in the bracket.
In the morning round of 16, Cavaliere outlasted Ethan Wall of Manasquan River in 21 holes, making birdie on the par-4 3rd to advance. Jones also took care of business in extra holes, as a par-3 on the 2nd closed out his match in 20 holes against Thomas LaMorte of Haworth.
Mayer edged Andrew Biggadike of The Ridgewood Country Club, 2-and-1, while Tilley defeated recent Carter Cup champion Carter Prince of Huntington Crescent, 3-and-2.
Davis recorded the largest margin of victory, defeating Gerry Mackedon of Port Jefferson, 7-and-6. Randolph also closed out his match early on, besting Amira 5-and-5.
After snagging the final seed in match play, Mattare defeated stroke play medalist Chris Gotterup of Rumson, 3-and-2. Nicholas won by the same margin over Ethan Ng of Knickerbocker.