Georgia vs. Illinois in the Men’s Division
Duke vs. USC in the Women’s Division
LSU vs. USC in the Men’s Consolation Match
Stanford vs. Baylor in Women’s Consolation Matches
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 3, 2015 – The championship matches have been determined for the inaugural East Lake Cup collegiate match play championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. In the men’s division, Georgia will compete against Illinois; in the women’s division, Duke will face off against Southern California (USC), pitting the top-two ranked women’s college programs in the country.
The semifinal matches concluded this morning following suspension of play on Monday due to darkness. In the men’s division, Georgia (No. 4 seed) defeated defending national champions Louisiana State University (LSU) 3.5-1.5, while Illinois defeated Southern California (USC) 4-1. In the women’s division, Duke defeated defending national champions Stanford 4-1, while USC defeated Baylor 4-1.
The championship and consolation matches began at 11:15 a.m. ET, with the championship matches being played off the first tee and the consolation matches off the 10th tee. The final match will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Golf Channel Tuesday East Lake Cup Programming Schedule (all times ET)
1-2 p.m. Golf Central Pre Game
2-5 p.m. East Lake Cup Day 2 Matches
5-6 p.m. Golf Central
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Semifinals Results:
Women’s Division
Duke Defeats Stanford 4-1
USC Defeats Baylor 4-1
Duke and USC advance to the East Lake Cup Championship match
Stanford (No. 1) vs. Duke (No. 4)
Shannon Aubert Gurbani Singh (3&2)
Lauren Kim Leona Maguire (2&1)
Mariah Stackhouse (2&1) Virginia Carta
Casey Danielson Celiene Boutier (4&3)
Quirine Eijkenboom Sandy Choi (4&3)
Baylor (No. 2) vs. USC (No.3)
Lauren Whyte (1up) Karen Chung
Giovana Maymom Kyung Kim (6&4)
Maggie Beth Byers Robynn Ree (4&3)
L. Gateau-Chovelon (1up, 11) Gabriella Then (3&2)
Laura Lonardi (All Square) Tiffany Chan (1up)
Men’s Division
Georgia def. LSU 3 ½ - 1 ½
Illinois def. USC 4-1
Georgia and Illinois advance to the East Lake Cup Championship match
LSU (No. 1) vs. Georgia (No. 4)
Brandon Pierce Jaime Rivarola (7&5)
Sam Burns (4&3) Sepp Straka
Zach Wright Zach Healy (1up)
Nathan Jeansonne Halved Greyson Sigg
Eric Ricard Lee McCoy (5&4)
USC (No. 2) vs. Illinois (No. 3)
Jonah Texeira Dylan Meyer (1up, 19 holes)
Justin Suh Thomas Detry (1up)
Rico Hoey Charlie Danielson (1up)
Andrew Levitt Alex Burge (1up)
Sean Crocker (2&1) Nick Hardy
QUOTES
Baylor’s Lauren Whyte
“I wanted to get that point on the board for us. Obviously getting up early to play one hole there is a lot of pressure to put a point in there. Obviously I was pretty nervous but I’m glad its done.”
Duke’s Celine Boutier (secured final point for Duke)
“I like the format because it is fun. One thing that keeps me going is that when you make a bad shot on a hole it is over. It’s just one hole. I think that is why I am so good at match play because I get over my shots and bad holes fast. It is definitely an advantage.”
“I think the course is awesome. We were expecting such a great course before we came to Atlanta. With the weather, we got a little worried but the course is holding up really well. The greens are amazing and its awesome to be able to play on this course.”
USC’s Gabriella Then
“I knew I had to give myself some chances out there and get some putts to fall.”
Illinois’ Coach Mike Small
“Chris (Haack) does a great job and runs a great program. We are looking forward to the match. We competed great, but we need to hit more fairways this afternoon.”
Illinois’ Charlie Danielson
“I definitely wanted to win this match for my team and to show everyone that we can come back and beat USC.”
Georgia’s Zach Healy
“The nerves were flowing but the system at Georgia is always putting that pressure on you, so I was ready to deal with it. I knew it was going to be a battle with birdies flying this morning. I’m just glad to come out on top at the end.”
Georgia’s Coach Chris Haack
“They are a great team and they are going to be a heck of an opponent this afternoon.”
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