Patrick Carter
PINE VALLEY, N.J. — Saturday at the Crump Cup saw medalist Brad Nurski and defending champion Michael Muehr suffer defeats as Sunday's semifinalists prep for one last day at Pine Valley.
Patrick Carter of Huntington, W.V. defeated tournament medalist Brad Nurski of St Joseph, Mo. in Saturday’s first round by a count of 2-and-1. Then he moved on to defeat 2013 champion Gene Elliott 4-and-3 in the afternoon to set up a semifinal match with Matthew Mattare of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Mattare was one of nine co-medalists back in May at the Walter J. Travis Invitational, won by San Francisco's John Sawin, where Mattare made it to the final four at Garden City Golf Club, as well. He reached the semifinals with a morning victory over Michael McDermott, followed by a 2-up triumph over Muehr, the reigning champion.
Atlanta resident Carlton Forrester, the 2006 champion, will take on Arnold Cutrell of Greensburg, Pa. in Sunday morning’s other semifinal matchup. Forrester handed Seth Sargent a 3-and-1 defeat on Saturday morning, advancing to the quarterfinals where he faced Stephen Summers and survived a close 1-up win.
Cutrell battled Skip Berkmeyer in 19 holes in the round-of-16, then faced first-round leader Sawin and was victorious by a count of 2-and-1.
Sunday morning’s semifinal matches in the Senior Division will feature Glenn Smeraglio of Newtown, Pa. against 2013 Senior champion Marty West of Rockville, Maryland. John McClure of Austin, Texas will face David Nelson of Reno, Nev. on the other side of the bracket.
See the link below for full results from day one of match play at the 91st annual George Arthur Crump Memorial Tournament.
ABOUT THE
Crump Cup
The George A. Crump Memorial Tournament --
named
for the
hotelier and course architect most famous for
building
Pine Valley -- is arguably the premier mid-
amateur
event in the United States. The invitational field
is
made of of top players from around the United
States
and the UK. The format for the four days is two
rounds
of stroke play qualifying, followed by four
rounds
of
match play. Players are flighted according to
their
qualifying position, and a separate Senior flight
includes three of those flights. Jay Sigel has won
the
event the most times, with nine victories
between
1975 and 1993.
Normally, the public is invited to attend the Sunday
final matches but that tradition has been suspended.
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