CSU Player Aaron Weston (Meridian GC) defeated fellow CSU Teammate Zen Brown (Indian Tree GC) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final match to win the 106th CGA Match Play Championship at Plum Creek Golf and Country Club. For Weston, who will play for CSU this fall in his fifth year at the university, this was the biggest win of his young career.
The match itself was ranked a “10” By CGA Executive Director Ed Mate. Weston only took a 2 up lead going into the second 18 holes of the match despite having played the first 18 three-under par. Weston extended his lead to 3 up on the 23rd hole with a birdie, only to have Brown answer with a birdie on the 24th hole to pull it back to a 2-hole deficit. On the very next hole (par-3 7th), Weston made birdie again to regain his 3 up lead. Weston birdied the next hole (Par-5 8th), but lost the hole to Brown’s eagle which pulled him back within 2 holes. Weston proceeded to birdie the next hole (his third birdie in a row, fourth in five holes) to regain a 3 up lead. Brown made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 29th hole, only to have Weston drop a 15-foot birdie on top of it to halve the hole. Weston halved the following three holes with clutch par putts ranging from five to 15 feet, then Brown birdied the 33rd hole (par-5 15th) to cut the lead to 2 holes. Weston held that lead until the match ended 2 and 1 on the 35th hole (par-3 17th) when Brown conceded Weston’s par to halve the hole. Weston had played the final 16 holes bogey-free with five birdies and had only managed to hold the 2 up lead he had taken into the final 18 holes of this remarkable match.
Weston’s name will join the likes of Babe Lind, Steve Jones, Brandt Jobe and Hale Irwin on the Richard C. Campbell trophy, which will reside at Meridian Golf Club for the following year.
Brown, who won the 2005 CGA Public Links and was the USGA medalist at the U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel earlier this year, will be a sophomore at CSU this fall.
Round of 64
Ryan Anderson, Greeley CC, def. Patrick Grady, Omni Interlocken Resort, 4 and 2
Michael Harrington, Kissing Camels Club, def. Matt Strong, Wellshire GC, 1 up
Kyle Danford, Fort Collins CC, def. Darrin Hall, Lakewood CC, 2 and 1
Patrick Arellano, Kennedy GC, def. Mark Zbrzeznj, Denver CC, 1 up
Kenny Coakley, Omni Interlocken Resort, def. Henry Bissell, Wellshire GC, 2 and 1
Bill Fowler, Rolling Hills CC, def. Brian Carruthers, Sterling CC, 5 and 4
Bob Schuler, Fox Hollow Golf Course, def. Matt Marino, Columbine Country Club, 20 holes
David Lemler, Lone Tree GC, def. David Lysaught, Pinehurst CC, 1 up
Robert Polk, The Pinery CC, def. Michael Love, The Club at Pradera, 1 up
Rick Dewitt, West Woods GC, def. Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, 5 and 3
Josh Berrelez, Boomerang Links, def. Nick Hodge, Highlands Ranch GC, 7 and 4
Luke Symons, Valley CC, def. Gabe Orr, Wray CC, 5 and 3
Derek Fribbs, Plum Creek G & CC, def. Charlie Post, Plum Creek G & CC, 1 up
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Brady Garr, West Woods GC, 2 up
Jacob Lestishen, Lone Tree GC & Hotel, def. David Cosel, Woodmoor Pines CC, 1 up
Caleb Lierman, Murphy Creek GC, def. Bradley Broughton, Cherokee Ridge GC, 4 and 3
Dean Clapp, Meadow Hills GC, def. Ryan Husted, Highlands Ranch GC, 5 and 4
Beau Schoolcraft, Cherry Hills CC, def. Matthew Stratton, Valley CC, 1 up
Tyler Doyle, Highlands Ranch Golf Club, def. David Delich, Broadmoor GC, 1 up
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan G & CC, def. Miles Philpy, Spreading Antlers GC, 3 and 2
Mike Martin, South Suburban Family Sports, def. James Heath, Valley Hi GC, 19 holes
Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC, def. Danny Hahn, Raccoon Creek GC, 3 and 1
Michael Glaesel, Indian Tree GC, def. Drew Stoltz, Fort Collins CC, 2 and 1
Greg Marchese, Inverness Hotel & Golf Club, def. Riley Arp, Collindale GC, 2 up
Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch GC, def. James Kurtenbach, South Suburban GC, 2 and 1
Kevin Denton, Sonnenalp Golf Club, def. David Hoffman, Antler Creek GC, 3 and 1
Ryan D’Onofrio, Indian Tree GC, def. James Kleckner, Fox Hollow at Lakewood, 3 and 1
Len Mize, West Woods GC, def. Jamie Marshall, The CC at Castle Pines, 4 and 2
Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, def. Steve Irwin, Lakewood CC, 4 and 3
Michael Baird, Red Hawk Ridge GC, def. Ty Capps, Highlands Ranch Golf Course, 4 and 3
Brad Dinkel, The Links GC, def. Branson Brophy, Wray Country Club, 5 and 4
Ken Sady, Eagle Ranch Golf Course, def. Christopher Whitford, Fossil Trace Golf Club, 2 up
Round Of 32
Ryan Anderson, Greeley CC, def. Michael Harrington, Kissing Camels Club, 2 and 1
Patrick Arellano, Kennedy GC, def. Kyle Danford, Fort Collins CC, 4 and 2
Kenny Coakley, Omni Interlocken Resort, def. Bill Fowler, Rolling Hills CC, 2 and 1
David Lemler, Lone Tree GC, def. Bob Schuler, Fox Hollow Golf Course, 8 and 6
Rick Dewitt, West Woods GC, def. Robert Polk, The Pinery CC, 5 and 4
Luke Symons, Valley CC, def. Josh Berrelez, Boomerang Links, 3 and 1
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Derek Fribbs, Plum Creek G & CC, 7 and 6
Caleb Lierman, Murphy Creek GC, def. Jacob Lestishen, Lone Tree GC & Hotel, 19 holes
Beau Schoolcraft, Cherry Hills CC, def. Dean Clapp, Meadow Hills GC, 1 up
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan G & CC, def. Tyler Doyle, Highlands Ranch Golf Club, 5 and 4
Michael Martin, South Suburban Family SC, def. Kary Kaltenbacher, Glenmoor CC, 4 and 3
Greg Marchese, Inverness Hotel & GC, def. Michael Glaesel, Indian Tree GC, 20 holes
Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch GC, def. Kevin Denton, Sonnenalp Golf Club, 1 up
Ryan D’Onofrio, Indian Tree GC, def. Len Mize, West Woods GC, 2 and 1
Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, def. Michael Baird, Red Hawk Ridge GC, 5 and 4
Brad Dinkel, The Links GC, def. Ken Sady, Eagle Ranch Golf Course, 5 and 4
Round Of 16
Ryan Anderson, Greeley CC, def. Patrick Arellano, Kennedy GC, 4 and 3
Kenny Coakley, Omni Interlocken Resort, def. David Lemler, Lone Tree GC, 3 and 2
Rick Dewitt, West Woods GC, def. Luke Symons, Valley CC, 24 holes
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Caleb Lierman, Murphy Creek GC, 3 and 2
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan G & CC, def. Beau Schoolcraft, Cherry Hills CC, 1 up
Greg Marchese, Inverness Hotel & GC, def. Michael Martin, South Suburban Family SC, 2 and 1
Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch GC, def. Ryan D’Onofrio, Indian Tree GC, 2 and 1
Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, def. Brad Dinkel, The Links GC, 1 up
Quarterfinal Round
Ryan Anderson, Greeley CC, def. Kenny Coakley, Omni Interlocken Resort, 2 up
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Rick Dewitt, West Woods GC, 5 and 4
Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan G & CC, def. Greg Marchese, Inverness Hotel & GC, 3 and 2
Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, def. Chris Carlson, Highlands Ranch GC, 6 and 5
Semifinal Round
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Ryan Anderson, Greeley CC, 3 and 2
Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, def. Klinton Krieger, Ptarmigan G & CC, 7 and 6
Final Round
Aaron Weston, Meridian GC, def. Zen Brown, Indian Tree GC, 2 and 1
