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Galvin Holtz

upset, but Holtz would take it.

Holtz did well on the front nine building a 2-up lead by winning Nos. 3, 5, 8 and 9. Gutzmer struck for wins on Nos. 1 and 4.

Gutzmer closed the gap to one with a birdie on No. 10 but Holz came back strong, winning No. 12 with an eagle, No. 13 with a birdie, and No. 16 with a birdie. Gutzmer won just one hole – a birdie on No. 15 –during that outburst, and it wasn’t enough to stop Holtz.

Hutton def. Cox, 22 holes

In the day’s longest match, Spencer Hutton, the No. 25 seed, outlasted Kyle Cox, the No. 8 seed, in 22 holes.

Cox held a 2-up lead at the turn and surged to 4-up with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. Both golfers halved the next two holes, putting Hutton in a tough spot –down by four with four holes left.

But Hutton stunned onlookers by pulling off the comeback of the day, winning the final four holes with a birdie on No. 15, a par on No. 16, a birdie on No. 17 and another birdie on No. 18 to send the match into overtime.

Cox didn’t give up, going toe-to-toe with Hutton through three holes before Hutton put the match away with a win in four extra holes.

Wilson def. Farley, 7-5

It wasn’t Mack Farley’s day. Jaques Wilson took a 3-up lead at the turn and piled up four more wins on No. 10, 11, 12, and 13 to put a quick end to the match, 7-5.

Hamak def. Dionne, 2-up

Logan Hamak survived a back-and-forth battle against Derek Dionne to win it in 18 holes.

Dionne was 1-up at the turn, thanks to a par win on No. 2 and birdie wins on Nos. 5 and 6. Hamak, meanwhile, won two holes, a birdie on No. 3 and a par on No. 4.

Hamak tied the match with a birdie on No. 10, but Dionne’s birdie on No. 12 put him back in the lead. Hamak tied it again on the next hole with par. Both golfers halved the next three holes with pars. Hamak then put the match away by winning Nos. 17 and 18 with pars for a 2-up victory.

Meyer def. Laffen, 3-1

In another upset, No. 20 seed Ian Meyer took down the No. 13 seed, Ben Laffen.

Meyer grabbed an early lead with a birdie win on No. 1, and two more birdies on Nos. 5 and 6 put him 3-up. He closed out the front nine with a par win on No. 9 to go 4-up.

Laffen’s birdie on No.

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