[Photo courtesy of Treyburn CC]

Saturday AM Quarterfinal Matches:

8:00 AM ET

(1) Bryce Hendrix Raleigh, NC v. (8) Will Minton Raleigh, NC

8:09 AM

(4) John McFadyen Fayetteville, NC v. (21) Charlie Niland Charlotte, NC

8:18 AM

(2) Harrison Rhoades Raleigh, NC v. (27) Nicholas Lyerly Salisbury, NC

8:27 AM

(3) Eric Bae Pinehurst, NC v. (10) Will Stewart Charlotte, NC

Stroke play medalist and No. 1 seed Bryce Hendrix of Raleigh began match play against Zack Swanson of Waxhaw, who grabbed the final spot after a five hole playoff that concluded Friday morning. Winning 5 & 4, Hendrix played the fifteen holes of the match in six-under-par. Swanson went down fighting, the opponents halved holes on Nos. 12, 13, and 14 with three consecutive birdies.

Hendrix did not let his foot off the gas in his Round-of-16 match vs. 17-seed Blake McShea of Zebulon. Again winning in 15 holes - by a margin of 5 & 3 - Hendrix converted seven birdies without making a bogey. In the 30 holes he played Friday, Hendrix was 13-under-par.

"I was hitting it pretty close today," said Hendrix, 20, a rising junior at UNC-Greensboro. "I made a lot of good putts, and just kept on cruising."

In Saturday's quarterfinal match, Hendrix with face 8 seed Will Minton of Raleigh. Minton dispatched two Treyburn Country Club members in his matches. A 20-foot birdie on No. 17 propelled him to win 3 & 1 over 59-year-old Keith Waters of Raleigh. Then in the Round-of-16, Minton toppled Stephen Lavenets of Apex 7 & 6.

No. 2 seed Harrison Rhoades of Raleigh cruised in his Round-of-32 match, winning 7 & 6 over Allen Smith of Durham. A rising junior at N.C. State, Rhoades then edged Austin Bonfiglio 1 up in the Round of 16, with the two opponents halving the final six holes.

Eric Bae of Pinehurst, the No. 3 seed, is into the quarterfinals following a pair of 4 & 3 victories. Bae, a 19-year-old rising sophomore at Wake Forest University, will face Nicholas Lyerly of Salisbury in the quarterfinals. Lyerly, 18, will play at UNC-Greensboro in the fall. Both still teenagers, they are accomplished players. Last year Lyerly became the youngest player to win the North Carolina Amateur. Bae is a two-time CGA champion and qualified to play the U.S. Amateur later this month.

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