AMATEUR MATCH A FAMILY AFFAIR,
* Greg Lawrence beats younger brother Doug in the City Men's Amateur Match
Play Championship.
Brothers Greg and Doug Lawrence spend most of their time on the golf course.Greg, a carpenter by trade, works at Kittyhawk Golf Center and Doug, 2 1/2 years his junior, is on the maintenance crew at Cassel Hills in their hometown of Vandalia. They are among the area's best players, and they both enjoy hooking up in a good match. But if the brothers had their druthers, it wouldn't be against each other, as it was Friday afternoon in the City Men's Amateur...
Amateur Match: SON WINS SHIVELY `FAMILY FEUD',
Chaz Shively rallies from 4 down to reach semifinals
DAYTON - Jim Shively had such a comfortable lead over his son, Chaz, in the City Men's Amateur Match Play Golf Championship Friday morning that he couldn't enjoy it."I was winning, but I felt like I was losing," he said. "Especially when I had him 4 down." The 22-year-old Chaz Shively had no such sympathy for his father after draining a 35-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win the Shively version of the...
Amateur Match: Ward gunning for another title
Kansas University senior golfer Kevin Ward will try to add yet another trophy to his summer collection when he tees off today in the 94th Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship at Shadow Glen Golf Club. Kansas University senior golfer Kevin Ward will try to add yet another trophy to his summer collection when he tees off today in the 94th Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship at Shadow Glen Golf Club.He teamed with KU teammate Gary Woodland to capture the Kansas Golf Assn. Fourball...
Amateur Match: Win has Youngs flying high
KATY - For a fellow who barely squeezed into the Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship as the 30th-seeded player in a field of 32, things fell together pretty nicely for Pat Youngs. The League City resident completed a rush to the championship Sunday morning when he defeated Richard LaPierre 4 and 3 in the finals at Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club.Youngs, who has been runner-up in the Houston city amateur championship three times, was 1 under par through 15 holes as he took control of...